Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-23
Maxims of the 18th Hole

Sherlock Holmes dozed IN CORNER VI
the room, his feet propped on the desk
Business was slack.
had been looking through a noun
tain of morning papers vainly trying to
stir up a crime that would warrant
attention. l had emptied bottle OF
whisky and had gotten well through an
other before l came to the following:
SOMETHING FUNNY HERE;
BILLIONAIRE BRIDE GONE"
'Mutilated Plug Hat and
Bruised Pineapple Only
Clues to Dead Wife
of Lord Lumme.
"Jadv Yvette Lumme, recent bride OF
Lord Lumme, tenth earl of worcester
shire, and daughter of Joshua Martin
American fiypaper king, mysterlously as
appeared from Worcestershire last night
officials OF Scotland Yard think she mas
met with foul play. The only clues they
have are a plug hat, full Of holes, and
which was the property of her guardian
Thomas Asknow, who has charge OF neT
accounts, and bruised pineapple, whicn
was found in her room. IL Is thought
the young lady was beaten down with
the pineapple and carried on. Lestrade'
Scotland Yard, hopes to land the Suiity
parties today
I sat rejecting on the possloilltles OF
| the article over another drink, when inc
door was thrown open.
"Mr. Joshua Martin" halooed the page
how. Holmes and ! jumped up 10 greet
| the American hy-paper king
"I was out of town when read about
It," said the millionaire without int.o- ",
| duction, "and | came at once MT
| Holmes" he said. bowling to me-
You can't sell me no fly paper" said
7 howinR In turn. He addressed all MS
remarks to Holmes after that
"Teu me what you want?' yawned
| Holmes,
..I want my daughter" cried Mr.. Mar
| tin. and he told the facts ! had already
read in the paper. .,.
tits as plain as the nose on your
| face" shouted the money king, that lit
| lie ducbtoed Lord Lumme and the
| Guardian nut my daughter out OF the
| sWv expecting TO whack up on the tor-
| tune that 10 coming TO her l know the
| game. Before he was married his lord-
| ship used 10 sneak around charging every
| thing 10 me, from a ham sandwich, when
we wouldn't feed him at the house. TO the
| novers he'd send my daughter. But the
| main thing is the suspicious way he has
! been acting lately. He and the guardian
felier are always arguing They spent
half their time In the country lately
| looking for a place TO bury the girl,
suppose. They had some kind OF secret
code they talked when any one was
around. / often caught them showing
each other queer motions. as II they
| were trying TO hgger out how TO bing
a person over the head without killing
him or swatting real hard. like killing
,vith a terrific waiiop was the only way,
1 one day l asked EN- what they was
| nm 10. They looked at me wild-eyed, and
| 10th whispered a mysterious word that
| sounded like "goun," IL made me feel
| real creepy.
sHis Iordship didn't pay much atten-
| tion 10 my daughter after a while and
| wouldn't even come home 10 meals. He
was getting a red rash on his face and
neck that / thought was from worry.
HIS eyes were bloodshot ana his face was
/ drawn. Toward the last he and the
| guardeen feller couldn't speak to each
| other without hying into a passion. They
| was always hggerin' up on cards. l sup
pose how much OF the fortune each
would take. )"
what did they say interrupted
| Holmes.
sounded like 4 ouRhta mashle her IN
two. Or n 1 hadda good stance / could