The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-23
. A "Reminiscences OF
Mr.. SHERLOCK HOLMES
BY a. CONAN DOYLE
From the Diaries Of His Friend.
John N. Watson, NJ. D.
(copyrlsht 1914, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association


IN the third week OF November,
In tho year 1895. dense yellow fog
settled down upon London. From
the Monday to the Thursday l
doubt whether IL was ever possible,
from our windows In Baker st.. 60
see the loom OF the opposite houses.
The first day Holmes had spent IN
crossindexlng his huge book OF ref
erences. The second and third had
been patiently occupied upon sub
ject which he had recently made
his hobby--the music OF the Middle
Ages. when. for the fourth time,
we saw the greasy. heavy brown
swirl still drifting past us. my COM
rade's impotence and active ma.
ture could endure this drab exist
ence no longer.
Nothing OF interest In tho pa
per. Watson" he asked.
by Jove! here comes something
at last TO break our dead mo-
notony."
II was the maid with a telegram.
Holmes tore Il open and burst out
laughing.
Well, Welt What nextT' said
he. brother Mycroft Is coming
round"
Holmes handed me his brothers
Telegram.
"Must see you over. Cadogan
West. Coming at once. Mycroft."
"Cadogan westG ! have heard
the name"
TT recalls nothing 10 my mind.
But that Mycroft should break out
/ In this erratic fashion, A planet
might as well leave It's orbit BY
the way. DO you know what My
croft Isl"
-You told me he had some small
office under the British govern
ment"
Holmes chuckled.
Il did not know you quite so
we'll In those days. One has TO
be discreet when one talks OF high
matters OF state. You are right In
thinking that he is under the Brit
ish government You would also
be right In a sense II you said that
occasionally he IL the British gov.
eminent. Mycroft draws E450 a
year. remains a subordinate. has no
ambitions OF any kind. will receive
neither honor nor title. but remains
the most Indispensable man In the
country"
~But who Is Cadogan West. and
what Is he TO Mycroft?"
Il have iti~ I cried. and plunged
among the litter OF papers upon the
sofa. ~Cadogsn West was the
young man who was found dead
on the Underground on Tuesday
morning.
''He left woolwich suddenly on
Monday night. Was last seen by
his fiancee. Miss Violet westbury.
whom he left abruptly In the fog
about 1880 that evening. There
was no quarrel between them. and
she can give no motive for his ae-
ton. The next thing was the dis
covery OF his body"
Very good. The case Is def
mite enough Tho man. dead or
alive, either fell or was precipItated
from a train SO much Is clear 20
me. Continue
There was no ticket In bis poe.
kets.~
NO ticket, Dear me, Watson.
this IL really very singular. un-
derstand that there was no sign Of
robbery"
apparently not. There is a list
here OF his possessions. His purse
contained two pounds fifteen. He
had also a check book on the Wool
wich Branch OF the Capital & Coun.
ties bank. Through this his identity
was established. There were also
two dresscircis tickets for the
Wooiwich theatre. dated for that
very evening. Also. a small packet
of technical papers"
Holmes gave an exclamation OF
satisfaction.
There we have II at last, Wat
SON. British government--Wool-
witch arsenal-technical papers
Brother Mycroft, the chain ia com
plete. But here he comes, II am
not mistaken. 10 speak for him
self
A moment later the tall and
portly form OF Mycroft Holmes was
ushered into the room.
At his heels came our old friend
--Lestrade OF Scotland Yard--thfn
and austere.
"A most annoying business, Sher-
lock" said he. Have you read up
the case7"
we have Just done so. What
were the technical papers,
"Ah. there's the point Fortu-