The Calumet news., 1912-05-28

ware!' How's that, Watson?"
81 believe you have hit It,"
mot a doubt OF it. II is a very ur.
gent message, thrice repeated to make
Il more so. But beware OF what?
Wait bit; he is coming to the win
dow once more"
Again we saw the dim silhouette
OF crouching man and the whisk OF
the small flame across the window, as
the signals we're renewed. They came
more rapidly than before-so rapid
that it was hard to follow them.
"'P K RICO 90 -'perlcolo,- Eh,
what's that, Watson? Danger. isn't
1t? Yes, by Jove, its's a danger
signal. There he goes againl PERI
Halloa, what on earth"
The light had suddenly gone out,
the glimmering square of window had
disappeared, and the third floor formed
Il dark band round the lofty building
with its tiers of shining easements.
mat last warning cry had been sud-
denly cut short. How, and by whom?
Inc same thought occurred on the in
stant TO us both. Holmes sprang up
from where he crouched by the win
dow.
This Is serious, Watson" he cried.
Ihere is some deviltry going forwardl
why should such a message stop in
such a way? l should put Scotland
fard In touch with this business-and
yet, 1t Is too pressing for us to leave"
shall go for the police?"
We must define the situation a lit
Tie more clearly. 1t may bear some
more innocent Interpretation. Come.
watson, let us go across ourselves
and see what we can make of r."
AS we walked rapidly down Howe
street glanced back at the building
which We had left. There, dlmly ont.
ilhed at the top window, l could see
the shadow Of head, woman's head
gazing tensely, rigidly, out into the
night, waiting with breathless sus.
pense for the renewal of that inter.
rupted message. At the doorway OF
the Howe street fats a man. muffled
IN a cravat and great-coat, was lean
ing against the railing. He started
as the hall-light fell upon our faces.
"Holmes!" he cried.
why, Gregson!" said my comnan.
ion, as he shook hands with the scot.
land Yard detective. Journeys end
with lovers meetings. What brings
you here?"
Inc same reasons that bring you.
expect" said Gregson. "How you
got on to it l can't imagine"
Dinerent threads, but leading up
TO the same tangle. I've been taking
the signals"
"Signals?"
YES from that window. They
broke off in the middle. We came
over TO see the reason. But since II is |
safe in your hands see no object in
the business"
Wait a bit!" cried Gregson, eager.
ly. III do you this Justice. Mr..
Holmes, that l was never in a case
that l didn't feel stronger for having
you on my side. There's only the one
exit 10 these flats, so We have him
safe"
"Who is he?"
We'll. well. we score over you for
once, Mr.. Holmes. You must give
US pest this time" He struck his
SUCK sharply upon the ground. on
which cabman, his whip in his hand.
sauntered over from a four.wheeler
which stood on the far side of the
street. May introduce you to Mr..
sherlock Holmes?" he said to the cab.
man. This is Mr.. Leverton of Pink.
erton's American agency"
The hero Of the Long Island Cave
mystery" said Holmes. "Sir. | am
pleased to meet you"
The American, a quiet, businesslike
Young man, with clean-shaven.
hatchet face. flushed up at the words
of commendation. Il am on the trail .
of my life now, Mr.. Holmes" said he.
III can get Gorgiano-"
What! Gorgiano of the Red Cir ,
cle?"
oh, he has a European fame, has ,
he? Well, we've learned all about ,
him in America. We know he is at !
he bottom of fifty murders, and yet /
we have nothing positive we can take I
him on. tracked him over from New I
York, and I've been close to him for '
week in London, waiting some ex. 4
,use to get my hand on his collar. Mr.. a
iregson and ran him to ground in !
hat big tenement house, and there's r
'nly the one door, so he can't slip us. i
There's three folk come out since he .
vent in, but I'll swear he wasn't one =
4 them"
Mr.. Holmes talks OF signals" said q
iregson. Il expect, as usual, he n
nows a good deal that we don't"
In "a few clear words Holmes ex- :,
lained the situation as IL had an :,
cared to US. The American struck :,
Is hands together with vexation. =
Hes on to us!" he cried.
'Why do you think so?" y
well. 1t figures out that way. does 4"
not? Here he is, sending out mes =,
ages to an accomplice-there are sew. y =
raj OF his gang In London. Then sud. /"
emily, just as by your own account he - J,
as telling them that there was dan y, ).
err. he broke short off. What could -
mean except that from the window