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

Giles at the other end Of London on the
very day after he first met him, and he
kept in close touch with him until he
got him down to Esther.
Now what did he want with Eccles?
What could Eccles supply? see no
charm in the man. He is not particu-
larly intelllgent-not n man likely to
be congenial to a quick witted Latin.
Why. then, was he picked out from all
the other people whom Garcia met as
particularly suited to his purpose?
Has he any one outstanding quality?
I say that he has. He Is the very type
of conventional British responsibility,
and the very man as a witness to i'm
press another Briton. You saw your
self how neither of the inspectors
dreamed Of questioning his statement,
extraordinary as 1t was"
But what was he to witness?"
Nothing as things turned out-but
everything had they gone another way.
That Is how I read the matter"
II see; he might have proved an
allbi."
Exactly, my dear Watson, he might
have proved an alibi. We will sup
pose. for arguments sake, that the
household of Wisteria Lodge are con-
federates in some design. The attempt,
whatever it may be. is to come OFF. we
will say. before / o'clock. BY some Jug
Cling Of the clocks 1t is quite possible
that they may have got Scott Eccles
to bed earlier than he thought. but in
any case 1t is likely that when Garcia
went out Of his way to tell him that II
was 1 1t was really not more than
I'D .~afa Il =
had to do and be back by the hour men,
toned. he had evidently powerful re-
ply to any accusation. Here was this
irreproachable Englishman ready to
swear In any court Of law that the ac-
cused was in his house all the time
1t was an insurance against the worst"
Eyes, yes. see that. But how about
the disappearance of the others?"
II have not all my facts yet. but I
do not think there are any insuperable
in front OF your data. You find your
self insensibly twisting them around
to fit your theories"
"And the messenger"
How did it run, Our own colors
green and white? Sounds like racing.
Green open-white shut That Is
ridor. seventh right. green blaze This
Is an designation. We may find a jeal-
Gus husband at the bottom of II all. 1t
was clearly a dangerous quest. She
would not have said. God speed had it
not been so. 'D-that should be a
guide"
"The man was Spaniard. suggest
that ID stands for Dolores, a common
female name in Spain"
Good, Watson. very good, but quite |
inadmissible. A Spaniard would write
to Spaniard In Spanish. The writer
of this note Is certainly English. Well. |
we can only possess our souls in pa
thence until this excellent inspector |
comes back to us. Meanwhile we can
thank our lucky fate which has rescued |
us for a few short hours from the insult |
ferable fatigues Of idleness."
An answer had arrived to Holiness |
telegram before our Surrey officer had
returned Holmes read It, and was
about to place 1t in his notebook when
he caught n glimpse of my expectant
face. He tossed 1t across with a laugh. |
I'VE are moving in exalted circles"
said he.
The telegram was a list of names
and addresses: Lord Harrlngby. the
Dingle; Sir George Ffolliott. Oxshott |
Mr.. Hynes Hynes, j. r..
Purdy Place: Mr., James Baker Will
Jams, Forton Old Hall; Mr.. Henderson,
High Gable; the Rev. Joshua Stone,
Neither Washing"
This is a very obvious way Of limit
ing our field operations" said Holmes.
mo doubt Baynes. with his methodical
mind, has already adopted some similar
plan"
~ don't quite understand"
"Well, my dear fellow, we have al
ready arrived at the conclusion that the
message received by Garcia at dinner
was an appointment ar an ass! gnat!0n.
Now, il the obvious reading OF it is cor