The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-22
PART FIVE

PART FIVE
you want to 60 home, no doubt,
doctor" he remarked, as we emerged.
Yes, it would be as well"
And | have some business to DO
which will take some hours. Thls
business at Coburg Square is serl-
GUS"
why serious?"
"A considerable crime is in contem-
plation. l have every reason TO oeheVe
that we shall be in time to stop II.
But TODAY being Saturday rather COM
plicates matters. l shall want your
help tonight"
AT what time?"
Il shall be at Baker Street at
ten"
VERY well. And say, doctor, there
may be some little danger, so kindly
put your army revolver in your
pocket" He waved his hand. turned
on his heel, and disappeared IN an
instant among the crowd.
I trust that ! am not more dense
than my neighbors, but I was always
oppressed with a sense of my own
stupidity in my dealings with Sherlock
Holmes. Here I had heard what he
had heard. had seen what he had
seen, and yet from his words 1t was
evident that he saw clearly not only
what had happened, but what was
about to happen, while to me the whole
business was still confused and gro
tesque. AS drove home to my house
in Kensington | thought over it all,
from the extraordinary story OF the
red-headed COPPER of the "Encyclo-
paedia" down to the visit to SAKE
Coburg Square. and the ominous
words with which he had nocturnal
expedition, and why should l go
armed? Where were we going, and
"a what were we to do? | had the hint
jofrom Holmes that this smooth-faced
pawnbroker's assistant was formid-
able mana man who might play a
deep game. l tried to puzzle it out
but gave it up in despair, and set the
matter aside until night should bring
an explanation.
It was a quarter past nine when
started from home and made my way
across the Park, and so through Ok
ford Street to Baker Street. TWO
hansoms were standing at the door
and as l entered the passage, / heard
the sound OF voices from above. On
entering his room | found Holmes IN
animated conversation with two men
one of whom I recognized as Peter
Jones, the official police agent, while
the other was a long, thin. sadfacec
man, with a very shiny hat and op
pressively respectable frock-coat.
"Ha, our party is complete" said
Holmes, buttoning up his pea-jacket
and taking his heavy hunting croI
from the rack. Watson, I think yor
know Mr. Jones, OF Scotland Yard
Let me introduce you to Mr. Merry
weather, who is to be our companion
in tonight's adventure
We're hunting in couples again
doctor, you see,' said Jones, in his
consequential way Our friend here
is a wonderful man for starting 6
chase. All he wants is an old dog tc
help him to do the running down"
4 hope wild goose may not prove
to be the end of our chase" observed
Mr.. Merryweather, gloonily.
you may place considerable con
fidence in Mr.. Holmes, SIR said the
police agent, loftily He has his OWE
little methods, which are, if he won't
mind my saying so, just a little toe
theoretical and fantastic, but he has
the makings of detective in him. L
IS not 100 much to say that once OF
twice, as in that business of the
Sholto murder and the Agra treasure
he has been more nearly correct thar
the official force"
oh, If you say so, Mr.. Jones, it |!
all right" said the stranger, with de
ference. Still, confess that l mis-
my rubber. 1t is the first Saturda.
night for seven-and-twenty years tina
| have not had my rubber"
Il think you will find" said Sher
lock Holmes, that you will play for
higher stake tonight than you hav,
ever done yet, and that the play will
be more exciting. For you, Mr.. Merry
weather, the stake will be SOM
100000: and for you, Jones. it will
be the man upon whom you wish t,
l1y your hands"
John Clay, the murdered, thiei