The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-24

thinking that his strange, catchy little
laugh was also SYMPTOM of some ner
vious malady. The terror of his face
lay in his eyes, however, steel gray,
and glistening coIdlv with malignant
memorable cruelty IN their depths.
I'VE shall know if you speak Of
this" said he I'VE have our own
means of information Now you will
find the carriage waiting, and my
friend will see you on your way"
Il was hurried through the hall and
into the vehicle, again obtaining that
mOmentary glimpse of trees and a gar.
den MIR. Latmer followed closely at
my heels. and took his place opposite
to me without a word. In the silence
we again drove for an undetermined
distance with the windows raised, IN
Ill at last. just after midnight, the car
riage pulled up.
You will get down here, Mr. Mel
as, said my companion. am sorry
to leave you so far from your house,
but there is no alternative. Any at
tempt upon Your part to follow the
carriage can only end in injury to
Yourself
He opened the door as he spoke,
and | had hardly time to spring out
when the coachman dashed the horse
and the carriage ratified away. l
looked around me in astonishment
was on some sort of q healthy common
notified over with dark clumps of
turze-bushes. Far away stretched a
line of houses with light here and
there in the upper windows. On the
other side | saw the red signal lamps
of a railway.
THE carriage which had brought me
was already ont Of sight ! stood gaz-
ing round ana wondering where on
ear III ! might be, when | saw some
one coming towards me in the dark
ness. As he came up to ME I made
out that he was a railway porter
Can YOU tell me what place this
is asked.
'Wandsworth Common said he.
Can | get 4 train into town -
II you walk on a mile or so TO
Chaplain Junction, said he, you'll Just
/ be IN time for the last TO Victoria
so that was the end of nv ad-
venture, Mi Holmes. | do not know
where l was, cor whom l spoke with.
! nor anything save what ! have told
you. But I know that there is foul
play going on, and I want to help that
unhappy man if | can. told the whole
story to Mr., Mycroft Holmes next
morning, and subsequently to the
/ police"
/ We all sat in silence for some little
! time after listening to this extraor-
: binary narrative Then Sherlock
/ looked across at his brother.
! ANY steps," he asked.
! Mycroft picked up the daily news
/ which was lying on the sid-etable.
| neutrality-suspicious. any informa
: tion as to the whereabouts of a Greek
gentleman named Paul Kratides. from
! Athens, who is unable to speak Eng
1 lsh, will be rewarded. A similar re-
! ward paid 10 any one giving informa
ton about Greek lady whose first
name is Sophy. X 2473.' That was in
: all the dailies. No answer"
/ How about the Greek Legation -
i have inquired, they know moth
ing"
! "A wire to the head of the Athens
| police, them"
sherlock has all the energy of the
! family" said Mycroft, turning to me
| well, you take the case up by al
means, and let me know if you do any
| good"
Certainly, answered my friend. ris
ing from his chair. "I'll let you know
! and Mr.. Melas also. In the meantime
! Mr.. Melas. should certainly be on my
; guard, if ! were you, for of course they
( must know through these advertise
ments that you have betrayed them"
To be Continued
! PhiladeInhia is called "Ths Git o.