The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-13


 never see him again..
 sherlock Holmes listened with the | deepest attention to this singular nar- |
 srWhat did you dor" he asked
 "I wired to Cambridge to learn if l anything had been heard of him there | I have had no answer. No one has seen him."
 Gould he have got back to Cam bridge?" past eleven"
 'sBut. so far as you can ascertain. he did not take 1t
 '.No, he has not been seen."
 What did you do next?' l
 s1 wired to Lord Mount-James?" l
 .rwhy to Lord Mount-James? ?"
 "Godfrey is an orphan and Lord Mount-JaInes is his nearest relative his uncle. l believe ,,z,,+ ,,n- m the matter. Lord Mount-Janes is one of the richest men in England
 50 I've heard Godfrey say.
 "And your friend was closely re- Ia aYes. he was his heir, and the old how is nearly eighty-cram full or gout, too. They say ts he Ea,na1ss oouid ehd5a He never allowed Godfrey shilling ln his fife. for he is an absolute miser, but but 1t will all come to him right enough. Mount
 Have you heard Iro11l Aoi0
 James ?"
 .What motive could your friend have in going & to Loro Mouh' n,oa warryine | him the night before. and if it was to do with money it is posslnle tnd' he would make for his nearest rel from all have heard he would not have much chance of getting H. Godfrey was not fond Of the olo i1ian- He would not go if he could help IL 6AfnrYTaina If vour friend was going to his rel alive. Lord Mount-James, you have then to explain the visit of this rough looking fellow at so late an hour, ana | the agitation that was caused py HIS
 Cyrii overton pressed his hands to his head. 'I can make nothing of | it, said he. and I shall be happy to look into | the matter" said Holmes. I should strongly recommend you to make your preparations for your match | tleman. It must, as you say, nave | been an overpowering necessity which tore him away in such a fashion, ana the same necessity is likely to h4ld | gether to the hotel, and see If the | porter can throw any fresh light | upon the matter.
 | Sherlock Holmes was a past master |
 ness at his ease, and very soon. in | the privacy of Godfrey Stauntons' abandoned room. he had extracted all that the porter had to tell. The | Q gentleman, neither was he a work | ingman. He was simply what the | porter described as a medium look ing chap," a man of fifty, beard griz- seemed himself to be agitafed. The | porter had observed his hand tremb- | ling when he had held out the note. Godfrey Staunton had crammed the | not shaken hands with the man in the hall. They had exchanged a few sentences, of which the porter had
 only distinguished the one word
 time" Then they had hurried off | in the manner described. It was
 just half-past ten by the hall clock
 Let me see,'' said Holmes, seat
 ing himself at staunton's bed. You | are the day porter, are you not?' 1 "Yes, sir, I go off duty at eleven. '
 The night porter saw nothing, ]
 suppose?"
 'tNo, sir; one theatre party came
 in late. No one else."
 Were you on duty all day yester-
 day?"
 Did you take any messages to
 Yes. sir. one telegram
 "Ah! that's interesting. What
 o'clock was it?"
 About six
 | Where was MT. Staunton wher , he received it?"
 Here in his room' ed it?"
 ''Yes, sir, waited to see if there was an answer
 Well, was there 2"
 . ''Yes, sir. he wrote an answer Did you take it?'' NO, he took it himself 'tBut he wrote it in your presence 2 "Yes, sir. I was standing by ths , door, and he wi-h his back turned ;; at that table. When he had writer
 it, he said: "Al1 right, porter, vii 5 take this myself"
 What did he write it with ?'' , "A pen, sir.''
 Was the te1egraphic form one O these on the table ?"
 'tYes, sir, it was the top one" Holmes rose. Taking the forms he carried them to the window ant
 carefully examined that which wa. I uppermost.
 7 '.It is pity he did not write il , pencil" said he, throwing them dowr again, with a shrug of disappoint- 7 ment. "As you have no doubt fire quently observed, Watson, the fen-
 precision usually goes through-a fac , which has dissolved many happy marriage. However, I can find nc trace here. I rejoice, however, tc T perceive InaL ne WTol0 W1ln a DCOdO- [ pointed quill pen. and I can hardly doubt that we will find some impres
 sion upon this blotting-pad. An, yes surely this is the very thiug!" , He tore off strip of the plotting paper and turned toward us a hier oglypIlic.
 7 Cyril overton was much excited t Held it to the glass!' he cried That is unnecessary said Sher g lock Holmes The paper is thin, ana the reverse will give the rnessa ge Here it is.'' He turned it over, ant we read:
 g Stand by us for Gods sake" .'So that is the tail end of the tel l egram which Godfrey Staunton dis | patched within few hours of nj disappearance There are at leas six words of the message which hav '. escaped us; but what reInains-'Sta n' e by us for Gods sake.'-proves tha U U this young man saw a fornida bI . danger which approached him. an |