Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-12


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Bundled Him into Cab That Was Be.
side the Curb.
good reasons to suspect that there has
I been substitution Of lodgers."
but for what possible end?"
Al! there lies our problem. There
r. one rather obvious line Of investi-
! CATION" He took down the great
book In which. day by day, he fled
the agony columns Of the various Lon
don journals. Dear mel" said he,
turning over the pages. what q cho-
rus Of groans. cries and bleatings!
What a rag-bag Of singular happen
ings! But surely the most valuable
hunting-ground that ever was given to
. student Of tho unusual! This per
son is alone. and cannot be ap-
preached BY letter without breach
Of that absolute secrecy which is de-
sired. How 10 any news or any mes
sage to reach him from without?
+! Obviously BY. advertisement through
newspaper. There seems no other
way. and fortunately We need con-
Germ ourselves with the one paper
only. Here are the Daily Gazette ex-
tracts Of the last fortnight. Lady
with 4 black boa at Princes Skating
chb'-that We may pass. Surely
Jimmy will not break his mothers
heart-that appears to be irrelevant.
II the lady who tainted in the Brix-
ton bus'-she does not interest me.
Every day my heart longs Bleat,
Watson-unmitigated bleat! All! this
10 little more possible. Listen to
this: BE patient. WIN ind some
sure means 81 communication. Mean,
while, this column.-G.' That 10 two
days after Mrs. Warren's lodger ar
rived. It sounds plausible. does 1t
not? The mysterious ono could UNI.
dsrstand English, even II he could not
pIizt it. Let u zee IL We can pick up
tn trace again. Yes. here We are
three days later. Am making suo-
| cessful arrangements. Patience and
prudence. Tho clouds win pass.-G.'
Nothing for week, after that Then
comes something much more definite:
The path 10 clearing II md chance
signal message remember code agreed
|E-ous a. two B, ard so on! You will
hear soon.-G.' That was in yester-
days paper, and there is nothing in
today's. It's all very appropriate to
Mrs. Warren's ledger. If We wait q
little, Watson, I don't doubt that the
affair will grow moro ineligible"
So 1T proved; for in the morning
found my friend standing on the
hearthrug with his back to the IRE.
and q smile Of complete satisfaction
upon his face.
'How's this. Watson?" he cried,
picking up the paper from the table.
I" High red house with white stone
faoings. Third door. Second window
left. After dusk.-G.' That IL den-
mite enough. I think after breakfast
We must make Q little reconnaissance
Of Mrs. Warren's neighberhood. All,
Mrs.. Warren! what news do you bring
% this morning."
Our client had suddenly burst into
the room with an explosive energy
which told Of some new and monen.
tous Development.
TITS police matter, Mr.. Holmes!"
she cried. "l1l have NO more Of it!
He shall pack out Of that with his
baggage. would have gone straight
up and told him SO, only thought it
was but fair to you to take your opin-
ion first. But I'm at the end Of my
patience, and when 1t comes to knock
Ing my old man about"
: Knocking Mr.. Warren aboutf"
Using him roughly, anyway"
"But who used him. roushly?"
"Ah! that's what we want to know!
It was this morning. sir. Mr.. Warren
10 time-keeper at Morton & Way
lights. in Tettsnham Court road. He
has to be out Of the house before
seven. Well. this morning he had not
gono ten paoss down the road whom
two men came up behind him.. threw
Q coat over his head, and bundled him
into cab that was beside theecurb.
They drove him Al hour, and then
opened the door and shot him out. He
lay IN tie ROADWAY 90 shaken in his
wits that he never saw what became
Of the cab. When he picked himself
up he found - wa1 on Hampstead
heath; 20 he took bus home, and
there he lies now on the sofa, while
I came straight round to tell you what
had happened"
Most Interesting" said Holmes.
Did he observe tie appearance of
hsse mon did he hear them talk r.
No: he 70 clean dased. !Ho lust
knows that ~ was lifted up ~ II By
magic. Two at least wepo IN It, and
maybe tbrsA"
And yea- CONNECT this attack with
your lodgeri"
well, we've lived here fifteen years
and no such happsaings ever came
before I've had enough soe him. |
Monsy's mot everything. III hayD
hin out Of ny Aouss before IL day
u done"
wait q Dit 1ED. WHxren. ~ ~
Ing rash. beg1A - thiAk that this |
aha1r may - very much more inpor-
tant thar appeassd ct Arst sight. Il -
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