The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-01

but socks and his open coat disclosed a niqhf1
shirt beneath. il. II undoubtedly tho Germs-
Holmes turned the body over ,rcvercnty, and !,
anincd it with great attention lie then sat in de-
thought for Time, and could see by his ruffled bro
that this grim discovery had not IN his opinion, sd
TIT ut is s. q little diTeut 70 know what to do wat
son. said he, at last :. Ny own nclinations sse a
push this inquiry on. for VIC have already lost X
much time that We cannot afford to waste anoths<
hour. On the other hand We, are bound to inforn
the police of the discovery and to gee that this po
fellows body is looked after
'<T could take note back.
'' But need your company and assistance Wait 4
Bit There is fellow cutting peat up yondey Briu[
him over here, and he viii guide the police"
| brought the peasant across, and Holmes dspatchs1
''Now Watson said he, eve have picked MP ~.
sES Palmer 'S tire and we sse what that has led to- m
other is the bicycle with the patched Dunlop Befos<
we start to investigate that let us try to realiz.
what we do know, as make the most Of it, an
TO separate the essential from the accidental"
bv 2f a m Of TiS his 20 own R Heu go taas
from his window and he went on either aono wh
That is sure.
''Wel now, let us turn to this unfortunate Germs.
t The he sy es Tha fn h wos Vhsn d
German went without his socks. He certsinly actsi
on very short notice y
" "Undoubtedly'
'sWhy did he go7 Because from his bedroom win.
dow. he the flight Of the boy; because he wisAd
bicycle pursued the lad, and in pursuing him meI
''Now 7 come to the critical part of my argumsnt
The natural action & Of man in in pursuing little be-
could overtake him. But the German does not Do b.
He turns to his bicycle ! am told that TIA he vas g
not see that the boy had swift means Of G.
caPeiu - s;e,,,,o
tLct us continue our reconstruction He meets IN
death five miles from the school NOT by bullsf
mark S'h bI bid Sor might a 'qb1sS by "
arm. The lad, then, had a companion in his aisht
And the fight was swift one, since it took Avs
Yet we survey the ground round the scene Of Che
tragedy What do we find few cattletracks nothinr
more took wide sweep round, and there is I'd
path within fifty yards. Another cycist could hays
had nothing to do with the actual murder, wsr'
there any human footmarks"
'5so he said sns @sf'iG1 most u@inans
mark. It is impossible 1 state it, and therefore
must in respect have stated it wrong; Yet you
say for Yourself Can you suggest st, any & &Tailacy
H1n morass Watson7''
az at my wits ends
Tut, tut, we have solved some worse problsa.
use it, Come, then and, having exhausted the Palmef
let see what, the Dunlop with the patched eovd
We picked up the track and followed 1t onward
for some DISTANCE, but soon the moor rose into
OS be hoped for At the spot where we saw the last
nesse Hail. the stately towers OF which rose son
miles to left or to low, gray village which q
IN front OF MS, ana Jhe QOslIlOn OF Ln9 CHS
As we approached the foEbidding and squad iss
with the sign Of game;coek above the door hoI.
to save himself from falling He had had one
those violent strains Of the ankle which leave a.
where squat, dark, elderly man was smoking blaek
clay pipe.
% Who you, and how do you get my name
pat7' the countryman answered, with suspicion
flash of pair of cunning eyes.
90 Well. it's printed the board above he1I
It's easy to see man who is master Of his sEn
house, l suppose. you haven't such thing as st''
riage in your stablee9'
81 .,6a can hardly put my foot to the ground"
"Well then, hop"
but Holmes took it with admirable good humor
Look here my man, said he. This Is reaQ
rather awkward fix for I don't mind fe~
Neither do - said the morose landlord.
Tes @nts for bs s5 5ye 1P0tiS5 Offer
The landlord pricked up his ears.
,'TheHs .'To HoldsrGyssse do ySs TaDt nD to s0''
''Pals of the Dock ] supposed said the landlon.
surveying mud-stained garments with ironieI
Holmes e; laughed good Daturedly;
"Ws "W11,h II be glad to see u.s. anyhow"
1s Because is,Y We bring him news Of bis lost son"
:. What, you re on his trackf'
~ He has been heard Of in Liverpool They exps&
TO get him every hour
Again swift change passed over the heavy,
shaven face. His manner suddenly genial
I've less reason to wish the Dock well than mo
men, - said he, for ! was his head coachman onf@
and cruel bad be treated 1t him that sacke'
me without character on the word Of lying css
chandler But m glad to hear that the young ler
was heard Of in Liverpool and I'll help you to sss'
the news to the Hall. !"
'tThauk you' said Holmes. owen have aen;
food first Then you can bring round the bicyeIA
~ haven't got bicycle -
Holmes held up a sovereign
81 tell YOU man, that haven't got one, III -
you have two horses far the Hall
''Well well, y said Holmes Gwen talk about ~
when we've had something to eat ,,..L
When left alone in the stone tagged kffe9I
en-. 1T was astonishing how rapidly that spraued ank
recovered II was nearly nightfsl and we had eatsI
nothing since early morning that we speDt eon&
time over meal. Holmes lost in thought -
once or twice he walked TO the window saafI safI
stared earnestly out. II opened TO squa1I