The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-14


up, with fear and astonishment upon
her broad, good-humored face. You've
heard about me, Mr.. Holmes" she
cried, "else how could you know all
that"
Never mind" said Holmes, laugh
ing; ''it is my businets to know
things. Perhaps | have trained myself
TO see what others overlook. If not,
why should you come to consult me-?
Il came to you, sir, because / heard
Of you from Mrs. Etherege, whose
husband you found so easy when the
police and every one had given him
up for dead. Oh, Mr. Holmes, l wish
you would do as much for me. I'm
not rich, but still l have hundred a
year in my own right, besides the lit
tie that | make by the machine, and
would give it all to know what has
become of Mr.. Hosner Angel
Why did you come away to consult
me in such a hurry?" asked Sherlock
Holmes, with his finger-tips together,
and his eyes to the ceiling.
Again a startled look came over the
somewhat vacuous face of Miss Mary
Sutherland. Yes, l did bang out of
the house. she said, for it made me
angry TO see the easy way in which
Mr.. Windibank-that is, my father
took it all. He would not go to the
police, and he would go to you, and
so at last, as he would do nothing, and
kept on saying that there was no
harm done, it made me mad. and
| just On with my things and came right
! away to you"
Your father" said Holmes, your
step-father, surely, since the name is
different
Yes, my step-father. I call him
father, though it sounds funny, too,
for he is only five years and two
months older than myself"
| And your mother is alive?"
"Oh yes, mother is alive and we'll
wasn't best pleased, Mr.. Holmes,
when she married again so soon after
| fathers death, and a man who was
nearly Is years younger than herself
Father was a plumber in the Totten.
ham Court Road, and he left a tidy
4! business behind him, which mother
carried on with Mr. Hardy, the fore
man; but when Mr. Windibank came
he made her sell the business, for he
| was very superior, being a traveller in
wines. They got e4,700 for the good
will and interest, which wasn't near
as much as father could have got il
he had been alive
I had expected to see Sherlock
Holmes impatient under this rambling
and inconsequential narrative, but, or
the contrary, he had listened with the
greatest concentration of attention.
Your own little income" he asked
does it come out of the business?"
ooh no, sir. It is quite separate
and was left me by my Uncle Ned in
Auckland. 1t is in New Zealant
! stock, paying Az percent. Two thous
i anda five hundred pounds was the
amount, but | can only touch the in
terest."
You interest me extremely" sale
Holmes. And since you draw 81
large a sum as a hundred year, will
what you earn into the bargain, YOU
no doubt travel little, and indulge
yourself in every way. l believe tina
a single lady can get on very nicely
upon an income of about $50"
L could do with much less thar
that, Mr.. Holmes, but you understand
that as long as l live at home l dom
wish to be burden to them, and 81
they have the use of the money jus
while l am staying with them. o
course, that is only just for the time
Mr.. Windibank draws my interest ev
cry quarter, and pays it over to moth
er, and / find that / can do pretty vel
with what | earn at typewriting.
; brings me twopence sheet, and
can often do from Is to 20 sheets il
a day."
you have made your position yer,
clear to me-" said Holmes. This i
my friend, DR.. Watson, before whom
you can speak as freely as befor
myself. Kindly tell us now all abou
your connection with Mr.. Hosme
Angel"
A flush stole over Miss Sutherland
face, and she picked nervously at tn
fringe of her jacket. 81 met him frs
at the gasfitters' ball." she sait
They used to send father ticket
when he was alive, and then after
wards they remembered US, and sen
them to mother. Mr.. Windibank di
not wish us to go. He never di
wish us to go anywhere. He woul
: get quite mad if / wanted so much a
to join a Sunday school treat Blu
this time l was set on going, and
would GO; for what right had he t
l prevent? He said the folk were nc
fit for US to know, when all father
! friends were to be there. And b
said that l had nothing fit to weal
!, when l had my purple plush that
| had never so much as taken out {
l the drawer. At last, when nothin
d else would do he, went off to Franc
upon the business of the firm, but W
| went, mother and l, with Mr.. Hard
/ who used to be our foreman, and
was there l met Mr.. Hosmer Angel
Il suppose" said Holmes, ''ths
9 when Mr. Windibank came back frol
I ! France he was very annoyed at you
l. having gone to the ball"
"Oh, well, he was very good abol
it. He laughed, remember, an
S shrugged his shoulders, and sal
l. there was no use denying anything I
e woman, fer she would have he
way"
: 81 see. Then at the gasfitters' ba
s you met, as l understand, gent
Il man called Mr.. Hosmer Angel"
Yes, sir. | met him that night, ar
u he called next day to ask if we ha
0 got home all safe, and after that "