The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
1.-The Adventure of the Missing
Three-Quarter''

don It believe he will ever como back He was
sportsman, Godfrey, down to his marrow, and he
w6uldn' { have stopped his trimming and let II his
skipper if it were not for cause that was too
strong for him. No; I feel as if he were gone Tor
good and we should him again. -
Sherlock Holmes listened with the deepest attcn-
tion this singular narrative.
'sWhat did You do7'' he asked.
'sI wired to Cambridge to learn if anything had
been heard of him there / have had an answer No
one has him.
''Could he have got back to Cambridge
eyes. there is a late tran-quarter past eleven.
''No, he has not been seen
fWhat did you do next?'
FtI wired to Lord Mount-James y
'sWhy to Lord Mount-James?'
ftGodfrey is orphan, and Lord MountJames IS
his nearest reative-his uncle, / believe
t'Jndeed. This throws light upon the matter
Lord Mount.Jame is ono of tho richest men in Eng
land.
$50 I've heard Godfrey say
''And your friend closely reatedF'
eyes he was his heir and the old boy is nearly
eghty-cram full Of gout, too. They say he could
chalk his billiard with his knuckles He never
allowed Godfrey shilling in his life. for he is an
absolute miser, but it will all come to him right
enough
"Have you heard from Lord MountJamcs'''
'ENo''
''what motive could your friend have in going to
Lord MountJames.
ssWelI something was worrying him the night be
fore. and if it to do with money 1T is possible
that he would make for his nearest relative who had
so much Of it, though from all have heard he would
not have much chance of getting it. Godfrey was
not fond of the old He would not 90 if he
could help il. -
''Wcl we soon determine that If your friend
going to his relative, Lord Mount-Jame you
have then explain the visit of this rough-ooklng
fellow so late hour and The agitation that was
caused by his coming >, ,.s scr
Cyril Overton pressed his hands to his head. -
can make nothing of it, ~ said he.
"We, well, have clear day, and ! shall be be
should strongly recommend you to make your prePa
ratons for your match without reference to this
an ovcTpowering necessity which tore him away in
such 2 fashion and the same necSssy IS hte tho to
hotel and If the porter can throw any fresh light
Sherlock Holmes was postmaster in the art of
putting humble witness at his ease and very soon
room. he had extracted all that the porter had TO tell
The visitor of the night before was not gentleman
the porter described as a medium looking chap
nan man Of fifty beard grlz1lised pale face, quietly
porter had observed his hand trembling when he had
held out the note Godfrey staunton had crammed
the note into his pocket, Staunton had not shaken
hands with the man in the hall They had exchanged
few sentences Of which the porter had only dis
hurried off in the manner described 1t was Just
haf,past ten by the hall clock.
c. Let me see, said Holmes seating himself
stagnton's bed. You are the day porter, you
not?'
The night porter saw nothing, j supposc7',
- No, sir, theater party in late No ono
else -
Were you ON duty all day yesterday7''
eyes, sir.
Did you take any messages to Mr.. Staunton,',
'tYes, sir, telegram"
" An that s interesting. What clock this1"
HAbout six.
t'Where Mr. Staunton when he received it,,
'Here in his room.'
* We're you present when he opened it7"
81. Yes; sir, waited to if there an answer"
''Well, there?''
eyes, sir he wrote an answer
@ Did you take it?''
81 No, he took it himself
" But he wrote it in your presence?n
" Yes. sir. ! was standing by the door and he
with his back turned at that table When he had
written IT, he said; 'All right, porter, will take
.. :. What did he write it wth'"
tablet" VII '"'
.Yes, sir, it the top one"
Holmes rose. Taking the forms he carried them
over TO the window and carefully examined that
which uppermost. ~
1T is a,pty he did not write in pencil - said he
throwing them down again with n shrug of disan
polntmcnl y AS you have doubt frequently OH
served watson, the impression usually goes through
IA TACT winch has dissolved many a happy marrIage
ever, TO perceive that ne wrote with broad nointc1
qulll pen. and can hardly doubt that we win End
some impression upon this botting pad All yas
surely this is the very tbngl'' ' 20
He tore Off strip of the blottinp paper and turnoJ
toward us the following hieroglyphc:
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