The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17
PART |.

Esd il recorded in my notebook
hat it was bleak and windy day
coward the end of March in the
wear 1892. Holmes had received
....frm while we sat at our lunch
md . mad scrubbed a reply. He made
,....ulrk. but the matter remained In
D.. thoughts. for he stood in front of
a.. a,. lfterward with a thoughtful
n.. -mokng his pipe and casting an
,,...-.,nil glance at the message. Sud
den. Do, turned upon me with mis-
chic. .is Wrinkle in his eyes.
81 .upposc. Watson. we must look
.,r,r ,au as man of letters said he.
GLOW do sou define the word gro
tesg
-. ,ngc'-'r, markable. I sug-
gc.... lie shook his head at my def
milton
"TN.r is surely something more than
That. ..td he. some underlying sugges-
u,n OF The tragic and the terrible. If
,,u cast your mind back to some or
tr... narratives with which you have
aoI ..fi long suffering public you will
r...... how often the grotesque has
d.r.II INTO the criminal Think or
r.t ..flr affair Of the red headed men.
TH.r uls grotesque enough in the out
s., aud vet 1t ended in a desperate at
'.r.' lt robbery. or again there was
h.t most grotesque affair of the five
nrtn.. pips which led straight to n
nmrt,rous conspiracy. The word puts
NJ. 800 the alert"
.Ila., YOU it thcre?" I asked.
II. read the telegram aloud:
i.,y, just had most incredible and gro-
t-.J, experience May consult YOU?
SCoTT EccLEs.
Post Office, Charing Cross.
Man or woman?" I asked.
.lu' man. of course. No woman
would ever send a reply paid telegram
She would have come"
WI yru see him."
My dear Watson. you know how
bored have been since we locked up
CH Cauuthrrs. My mind is like "A rae
Ing eng ne earring itself to pieces be-
caus, 30 is not connected up with the
work flr which it was built. Life is
commonplace. the papers are sterile, au-
dac.'y and romance seem to have passed
forever from the criminal world. Can
yul a-h me then. whether / am ready
l' I.''N 80 .' 'AAlN NV IaVbiNbif w
TRIVIAL D. may prove? But here, unless
uw mistaken. is our client"
s measured step was heard upon the
Stalls Jud moment later a stout. tail
GA. NhIskcrcd and solemnly respect
Jh., person VAS ushered into the room
His life history was written in his
l-.N features and pompous manner.
From liS Spats to his gold trimmed spec
l,.,~ DEE was 4 Conservative Churcn-
man. q good citizen, orthodox and con-
,cu,uudI to the last degree. But some
amlZug experience had disturbed his
natly, Dumposure and left its traces in
his br.stiIng hair. his flushed, angry
checks and his Hurried. excited manner.
IT, plunged instantly into his business.
81 have had most singular and I'M
pleasant experience, Mr.. Holiness said
he. Never in my life have / been
placed n such a situation. 1t is most
Imprnpcr-most outrageous. / must in
sist upon some explanation" He swelled
and pulled in his anger.
pray sit down. Mr.. Scott Eccles."
said Holmes in a soothing voice. MAY
! ask, in the first place, why you came
10 me at all?"
"Wrll, sir, 1t did not appear to be
a matter which concerned the police
and yet when YOU have heard the facts
you must admit that I could not leave
II where II was. Private detectives are
a class with whom | have absolutely
no sympathy, hut none the less, having
heard your name"
quite So. Eut in the second place,
why did You not come at once"
'WIIf do NttI moan ."
Holmes glanced at his watch.
1t is a quarter past q" he said.
"Ynur telegram was despatched about
!. But no one can glance at your toilet
and attire without seeing that your
disturbance dates from the moment Of
your waking"
Our client smoothed down his I'M
brushed hair and felt his unshaven
chin.
"iou are right, Mr.. Holmes. I never
EaYc a thought to my toilet. was
only too glad to get out Of such a
house. But have been running around
making inquiries before I came to you.
] went To the house agents. you know.
and they said that Mr.. Garcia's rent
was paid up all right and that every
thing was in order at Wisteria Lodge"
Come, come, sir" said Holmes, laugh
ing. you are like my friend DR.. Wat
son who has bad habit of telling