The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-23

Am dining at Goldin's rostaur-
ant, Gloucester Rond. Remington.
Please come ut once aud Join mo
there. Bring with you Jimmy, "A
dark lantern. "A chiHca and n reyol-
YER. y. II.
II was n nice equipment for a re-
spectacle citizen 10 carry through
tho dim. fog draped streets.
slowed them all discrcetly away In
my overcoat. and drove straight 70
tho address given. There sat my
friend at a little round table near
tho door OF the garlHh Italian resi-
taurnnt.
Have you the tools1"
They arc here In my oyercoat. "
Excellent Let me give you n
short sketch OF what ! have done,
with some indication OF what We
are about 90 do. Now IL must DO
evident to you. Watson. that this
young mans body was placed on
tho roof OF the train.
when found that the leading
international agent. who had Just
left London, lived In a row OF
houses which abutted upon the
Underground. | was pleased. Mr..
Hugo Oberstein OF ~ Caulfleld
Gardens. had become my objective.
! began my operations at the 0lou-
cester Road station, where "A very
helpful official walked with mo
along the track. and allowed me 20
satisfy myself not only that the
back stair windows OF Caulfield
Gardens open on the line. but the
even more essential fact that owing
10 the intersection OF one ~ the
larger railways the Underground
trains are frequently held motion
less for some minutes at that very
spot"
splendid. Holmes' You have
got IT,"
We must bear in mind that
Oberstein has gone 10 the Cont
neut TO dispose OF his booty. but
not with any idea OF flight. for he
had no reason TO fear n warrant.
and the idea Of an amateur dom.
icillary visit certainly would
never occur 20 him. Yet that IN
precisely what We are about TO
make"
A minute later we were both in
the area Hardly had we reached
the dark shadows before the step
OF n policeman WAS heard In the
fog above. As its soft rhythm died
away Holmes set 20 work upon the
lower door. saw him rtoop and
strain until with n sharp crash II
flew open. We sprang through into
the dark passage. closing the area
door behind us. holmes led the
way up the curying. uncarpeted
stair. Ills little fan OF yellow light
Hhonc upon IA low window.
Here we are. Watson. this mus,
be the one" He threw Il open. and
ms he did 40 there was n low. harsh
murmur. growing steadily into n
loud roar AZ train dashed past uH
I'm the darkness. Holmes swept his
light along tho window-sill. IL was
thickly coated with SCOT from the
passing engines. but the black sur.
face was blurred and rubbed In
places.
You can see where they rested
the body. Hulio. Watson, What In
thisr There can be no doubt that
Il Is a blood mark" He was point.
Ing 10 faint discoloraiions along
the woodwork OF the window.
Here Il IS on the stone OF the
stair also. The demonstration is
complete. Let us stay here until
train stops"
We had not long 10 wait. The
very merit train roarcd from the
tunnel as before. but slowed In the
open. and then. with a creaking OF
brakes. pulled up Immediately be.
meath US. II was not four feet from
the windowledge TO the roof OF the
carriages. Holmes softly closed the
window.
so far we are justified" said
he.
We assembled the kitchen stair
and entered the suite O, rooms on
the first floor. one was a dining.
room. containing nothing OF inter.
est. a second was n bedroom.
which also drew blank. The re-
naming room was Uttered with
books and papers. Swiftly and
methodically Holmes turned over
the contents OF drawer after
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