Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-19

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He rsiapssd at once into that half.
humorous. half.cynical vsia which was
his .habitual attitude to thoso abouti
him. "lt would b supsrAuous 20 drive
~ nad, my dear Watson" oaid 49,
"A candid observer would csrtaialy.
declare that we were % already -
fore ~ embarked upon % Wild an
experiment. ] confsss that never
imagined that he eject could b %
sudden and % severe" He dashed
Into the cottage. and. rsappsaring
with the burning lamp held at full
arms lsnsth, b threw It among .
bank q branblss. We must Give The
room = little time to clear. take It.
Watson, that you have NO longer .
shadow Of . doubt % TO how these
tragedies were produced"
"Nons whatever"
"But the cause remains ~ obscure
@ before. Come into the arbor here,
and let 10 discuss 1t together. That
,villainous stun seems still to linger
round my throat. I think We must I'D.
NIT that all the evidence points to
this man, Mortimer Tregennis, having
been the criminal in the nrst tragedy.
though he was tho victim In the sec
ond one"
Then his own death was suicide!"
"Well. Watson. it 10 ON the face of
it a not impossible suppositlon. The
man who had the guilt upon his soul
- "a nj
his own family might well be driven
by remorse to infiict 1t upon himself.
There are, however. some cogent rea.
sons against It. Fortunately, there 10
one man In England who knows all
about It. and I havo made arrange
ments by which We shall hear the
facts this afternoon from his own lips.
Al! be 10 little before his time.
Perhaps YOU would kindly step this
way. DR.. Leon sterndale We have
been conducting q chemical expert.
lment Indoors which has left our little
room hardly At for the reception Of
so distinguished q visitor"
had heard the click Of the garden
gate, and now the majestic figure Of
the great African explorer appeared
upon the path. He turned In some
surprise towards tho rustic arbor In
which We sat. Il
You sent for me, Mr.. Holmes. I
had your note about an hour ago, and
Il have. como, though really do not
know why I should obey your SUM
mons"
perhaps We can clear the point up
before we separate" said Holmes.
meanwhile, am much obliged to you
for your courteous acQuiescence. You
will excuse this informal reception in
the open air, but my friend Watson
and l have nearly finished an addi-
tional chapter to what the papers call
the Cornish horror, and we prefer a
clear atmosphere for the present.
Perhaps, since the matters which We
have to discuss will affect you per
sonally in q very intimate fashion, It
Is as we'll that we should talk where
there can be no eavesdropping."
The explorer took q cigar from his
lips and gazed sternly at my compan-
ion.
Il am at q loss to know, SIR" he
said, what you can have to speak
about which affects me personally In
q very intimate fashion"
1.-THE killing Of Mortimer Tregen-
MIS-" said Holmes.
For a moment l wished that were
armed. Sterndale's fierce face turned
to dusky red. his eyes glared. and
the knotted. passionate veins started
out in his forehead. while he sprang
forward with clenched hands towards
my companion. Then he stopped. and
with violent effort he resumed a
cold, rigid calmness which was. per-
haps, more suggestive of Danger than
his hot-headed outburst.
II have lived SO long among saw
ages and beyond the law" said he.
that l have got into a way Of being
a law to myself. You would do well.
Mr.. Holmes. not to forget it, for l
have no desire to do you an injury"
"Nor have any desire to do you
an injury, DR.. Sterndale. Surely the
clearest proof Of It is that, knowing
what know, have sent for you and
not for the police"
(To Be Concludedl