The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-01
PART FIVE.

perfectly satifled. At the same time,
Stanley Hopkins methods do not COM
mend themselves to me. l am dis
appointed in Stanley Hopkins. l had /
hoped for better things from him.
One should always look for a possible |
alternative, and provide against it. |
1t is the first rule of criminal investi- |
CATION"
What then, is the alternative?"
THE line OF investigation which |
! have myself been pursuing. 1t may |
give us nothing. l cannot tell. But
at least I shall follow it TO the end"
Several letters were waiting for
Holmes at Baker street. He snatched
one OF them up, opened it, and burst
out into 4 triumphant chuckle OF
laughter
Excellent. Watson! The alterna-
tinve develops. Have you telegraph
forms? Just write a couple Of mes
sages for me: Sumner, Shipping
Agent, Ratcliff Highway Send three
men on, to arrive ten tomorrow morn
ing.-Basil' That's nv name in those
parts. The other is; Inspector Stan
ley Hopkins, As Lord Street, Brixtor..
Come breakfast tomorrow at nine
thirty. Important Wire if unable to
C.
Watson, this Internal case has haunt
ed me for ten days. I hereby Danish
il completely from my presence. To
morrow, trust, that we shall hear the
last OF it forever"
Sharp at tho hour named Inspector
Stanley Hopkins appeared, and we
book which he had brought with him
breakfast which Mrs. Hudson had pre-
n
high spirits at his success.
You really think that your solu-
ton must be correct?" asked Holmes.
Il could not imagine a more COM
plete case
1t did not seem to me conclusive"
You astonish me, Mr.. Holmes.
What more could you ask for?"
Does your explanation cover every
point?"
Undoubtedly. find that young
Neligan arrived at the Bramblecya
Hotel on the very day of the crime.
He came on the pretence of playing
golf. His room was on the ground
floor. and he could get out when he
liked. That very night he went down
TO Woodman's Lee, saw Peter Carey
at the hut, quarreled with him, and
killed him with the harpoon. Then
Mortified by what he had done, he
fed out of the hut, dropping the note
have observed that some of them were
in order to question Peter Carey about
these different securities. You may
anxious to recover them in order to
marked with ticks, and the others
the great majority-were not. Those
which are licked have been traced on
the London market, but the others,
presumably, were still in the posses
sion of Carey, and young Neligan,
according to his own account, was
1T seems to me to have only one
do the right thing by his faher's cred
itors. After his flight be did not dare
10 approach the hut again for some
time, but at last he forced himself to
90 so in order to obtain the informa-
ton which he needed. Surely that IS
all simple and obvious?"
Holmes smiled and shook his head.
body? No? Tut, tut, my dear sir,
drawback, Hopkins, and that is that
it is intrinsically impossible. Have
YOU tried to drive a harpoon through
that exercise It is no easy matter, and
YOU must really pay attention to these
details. My friend Watson could tell
you that | spent a whole morning in
tins. He also received his dismissal
requires a strong and practised arm
But this blow was delivered with such
violence that the head of the weapon
sank deep into the wall Do you i'm
agine that this anaemic youth wa.
capable of so frightful an assault? l.
he the man who hobnobbed in run
and water with Black Peter in tn
dead of the night? Was it his pro
file that was seen on the blind TIVE
nights before? No, no, Hopkins, ii Il
another and more formidable person
for whom we must seek
The detectives face had growI
longer and longer during Holmes
speech. His hopes and his ambition.
were all crumbling about him. Blu
he would not abandon his positio,
without a struggle.
You can't deny that Neligan wa
present that night. Mr.. Holmes. Thi
book will prove that. l fancy that
have evidence enough to satisfy
jury, even if you are able to pick
hole in it. Besides, Mr.. Holmes,
have laid my hand upon my man
As to this terrible person Of yours
where is he?"
81 rather fancy that he is on tn
STAIR SAID Holmes, serenely. .
think. Watson, that you would d.
we'll to put that revolver where yol
can reach it," He rose and laid
written paper upon a side-taDle
Now we are ready" said he.
There had been some talking il
gruff voices outside, and now Mrs
Hudson opened the door to say tina
there were three men inquiring 70
Captain Basil.
SHOW them in one by one" SAT-
Holmes.
The first who entered was littl
ribston-pippiD of a man, with rudd
cheeks and fluffy white side-whiskers
Holmes had drawn a letter from hi
pocket.
What name?" he asked.
James Lancaster"
Il am sorry, Lancaster, but tn
berth is full. Here is half a sovereig
tor your trouble. Just step into thi
room, and wait there for a few mil
utes."
The second man was long, DRIED
up creature with lank hair and sa
low cheeks. His name was Hugh Pa
sat down together to the exceller
his half-sovereign, and the order t
wait