The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-12

working and industrious. He will do
well
The second floor is inhabited by
Daulat Ras. the Indian. He Is quiet,
inscrutable fellow, as most OF those
Indians are He is well up in his
work, though his Greek is his weak
subject. He is steady and methodicai.
The top floor belongs to Miles Nc
Laren He is brilliant fellow when
he chooses to work-one of the bright
est intellects of the university; but
he is wayward, dissipated, and I'M
principled He was nearly expelled
over a card scandal in his first year.
He has been idling all this term, and
| he must look forward with dread TO
| the examination"
Then it is he whom you suspect?
! Il dare not go so far as that. But,
Of the three, he is perhaps the least
unlikely"
| Exactly. Now, Mr.. Soames, let US
! have look at your servant, Bannls-
| ter"
| He was a little, white-faced, clean
| shaven, grizzly haired fellow OF fifty.
He was still suffering from this sud
den disturbance of the quiet routine
of his life. His plump face was
| twitching with his nervousness, and
his fingers could not keep still.
I'VE are investigating this unhappy
business, Bannister," said his master.
YES, sir"
! Il understand" said Holmes, that
| you left your key in the door,"
| Yes, sir"
WAS it not very extraordinary that
you should do tn IS on the very day
| when there we're these papers inside?'
1T was most unfortunate, sir. But
/ have occasionally done the same
thing at other times"
when did you enter the room?'
! 1T was about half-past four. That
! is Mr.. Soames' tea time"
How long did you stay"
! when l saw that he was absent, 1
withdrew at once
/ Did you look at these papers on the
table,"
mo, sir-certainly not"
How came you to leave the key in
the door,"
Il had the tea-tray in my hand.
/ thought l would come back for the
key Then l forgot"
Has the outer door a spring LOCKE
mo, sir
Then it was open all the time?"
/ Yes, sir"
Anyone in the room could get out ?''
II Yes, SIR
when Mr.. Soames returned and
called for you, you were very much
disturbed"
i YES, sir Such a thing has never
happened during the many years that
|, have been here. 1 nearly tainted,
sir"
so | understand. Where we're you
when you began to feel badT'
Where was l, sir? Why, here, near
the door"
That is singular, because you sat
down in that chair over yonder neal
the corner. Why did you pass these
, other chairs?"
; Il don't know, sir. it didn't matter to
me where l sat-
} Il really don't think he knew much
about it, Mr.. Holmes. He was looking
l very bad-quite CHASTITY"
You stayed here when your master
) left?"
only for a minute or so. Then
locked the door and went to my
room"
? Whom do you suspect"
! ooh, l would not venture TO say
sir. | don't believe there is any gen
tleman in this university who i:
: capable of profting by such an action
No, sir, I'll not believe it"
Thank you, that will do" sale
! Holmes. ooh. one more word. Yo,
2 have not mentioned to any of the
= three gentlemen whom you attend tina
! anything is amiss?"
/. mo sir-not a word
!, You haven't seen any OF them"
mo, sir"
r. Very good. Now, Mr.. soames, W,
I will take a walk in the quadrangle. i
e you please"
i Three yellow squares of light shon,
+ above US in the gathering gloom
Your three birds are all in thei
nests said Holmes, looking up. Hal
/ loa! What's that? One of them seem
restless enough"
1t was the Indian, whose dark sill
t houette appeared suddenly upon hi
+ blind. He was pacing swiftly up an,
down his room.
Il should like to have a peep a
" each of them" said Holmes rs i
v possible?"
" NO difficulty in the world" Soame
i answered. This set of rooms is quit
the oldest in the college, and it is no
5 unusual for visitors to go over them
o Come along, and l will personally cor
e duct you"
d No names, pleased" said Holmes
d as we knocked at Gilchrist's door. .
d tall, faxen haired, slim young fello1
e opened it, and made us welcome whe
/ he understood our errand. There wer
S some really curious pieces of mediat
l. val domestic architecture within
S Holmes was so charmed with one {
l. them that he insisted on drawing it i