The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
The Adventure of the
Second Stain

'efcrihc With It's iuciosnre You viii have deservct
we'll of your Country and earned any reward which it
lies IN our power 10 bestow.
Sherlock Holmes rose with smile.
try said he. and in my own small way have also
a, good many calls upon me: regret exceedingly
tlnnahon of this interview would be of time. -
lhe & premier sprang TO his feet with that quick
herce CLEAN Of his deepsct eyes before which cab
net has covered g am not accustomed sir he be
gan, but mastered his anger and resumed his For
r. minute or all sat silence, Then the old
statesman shrugged his shoulders.
doubt you s ard SpG IS M S rs no
sJpect you to act unless we give you entire
80 L. agree with YOU, " said the younger statesman
Then ! viii tell you, rclyng entirely upon your
appeal to your patriotism also forI could imagine
greater misfortune for the country than that this
You may safely trust So
The letter then, is from certain foreign poten-
veopments of this country 1t has been written hur
dledy and upon his own responsibility entirely. u
of the matter At the samo time it is coucbed in so
of 50 proyocative character that its pu6IieatioH
you'd undoubtedly lead to most dangerous state of
ment, sir. that do not hesitate to say that within
week, week OF the publication Of that Letter this country
:. Holmes wrote name upon slip of paper and
handed it to the premier
Exactly. 1t was he. And it is this etter--this
letter which may well mean the expenditure Of thou
men-wh!ch has become lost in this unaccountabls
Have you informed senderG'f
Yes, sir; cipher telegram has been dispatched. -
Perhaps he desires the publication of the letter -
he already that he has acted o n s 1ds Seat
Greet aud hotheadcd manner. 1t would be a greater
blow to him and to bis country than to if this let
IF this is so. whose interest is it that the letter
e0ud - o come % ont Wey should anyone desire to steal
~: There, Mr.. Holmes, you take into regions of
European situation y9m viii! have difficulty in per
ceiring the motive The whole of Europe is armed
,!nulI In 1cp1, ,rrh,
balance Of military power, Great Britain holds the
easrsc II i Ta on we're dTEen into war with one
copfederacT, whether they Joined In the OF not
90 Very clearly. It is then the interest of the enc
mes OF TINS potentae to secure and publish this let
ous our 9 IS to make preach between his country aud
And to whom would this document be sent if it
fell mto The hands of an cncmy?"
ITO any of the great chsucelleres of Europe 1t
instant fast as steam can lake it. '''''"'
Mr. Troawoey Hope 4 'lropped his head his chest
~ is your misfortune my dear fellow No one
have neglected Now Mr. Holmes You are in fuJI
possession of the facts What course do you recon.
H9lmes shook his head mGurDfuqly,,
covered there will he war7'
=, 81 / think it is very probable
''Tbat is hard saying. Mr Holiness
. CONSIDER .n the facts & sir It is inconGevabe that
i
that Mr.. Hope and his wifo were both in the
from that hour until the loss found out It was
probably the earlier hour, since whoever took it
evidently knew that il was there, and would naturally
or this Importance taken at tSat hour where
has beeD rapidly o those who H. What
chance have we now to oVerake or even to trace tf
The prime minister rose from the settcc.
what maj, You 70, say is peIscty Logical Mr. Holmes
Let
document was taken by The maid or by the yalet-'
They are both old aud tried servants
81 understand, YOU TO say that Your room the
second floor. that there is entrance from without
It must, then be somebody in the house who has la
of international spies and secret agents. whose
names arc tolcrsbly familiar TO me-. There are three
win begin my research ,bv going round aud finding
If each Of them rs at his nost II one is missIng-es
will have some indication as to where the document
secretary, FITe would take the letter to embassY
IN London lon az Iii Likely rhase as not aon+s ;du,,
aud their relations with the embassies are often
The prime minister nodded his acauicsccnce
81 believe you are right, Mr. Holmes. He would
baa SO hn that or TO of action ms n
ccent one, Meanwhile. Hope, We cannot neglect all
Should there be any fresh Developments during the
day. We shall coumnncate with you, and YOU will no
doubt let know the results of your Inquiries. y
The two statesmen bowed and walked gravely from
the room.
Wbcu our ilustrious visitors had departed Holmes
lit bis pipe in silence, and sat for time lost in
the deepest thought ] had opened the morning pa
per and immersed in n sensational crime which
bad occurred in London the night before when my
friend gave IN exclamation sprang TO his feet, and
laid his pipe down upon the mnntelpiece
eyes, said he there is better way Of ap
preaching it, The situation is desperate hut
hopeless. Even if could be which
them has taken it. it is lust possible that ii has
yet passed out of bis hands After all it is question
Of money, With these fellows, and haye the British
treasury behind IF il 3 the market III buy it
If it means another penny ou the income tax 1t is
conceivable TINT the fellow might hold it back to see
what bids from this side before he tries his luck
the other. There only those three capable of
playing bold game-there Oberstein. La Roth