Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
The Adventure of
the Solitary Cyclist
BY SIR Arthur CONAN DOYLE
Copyright 1921. by Harper 4 Bros. Published by special arrangement with
Tho Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Part Two
BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOY

''There was this dreadful man, Wood
lev. if you can call him an admlrer."
"No one else?"
Our fair client seemed a little con-
fused.
"Who was he?" asked Holmes.
ooh, it may be a mere fancy OF mine;
but it had seemed to me sometimes
that my employer, Mr.. Carruthers,
takes a great deal Of interest in mo
| We are thrown rather together. l play
| his Accomplishments in tho evening.
He has never said anything. He is q
perfect gentleman. But a girl always
| knows"
Hal" Holmes looked grave. "What
| does he do for a living?'
He is a rich man."
"No carriages or horsesp"
"Well at least he is fairly well-to-do.
But he G into the city two or three
times a week. He is deeply interested
in South African gold shares"
you will let me know ANY fresh
development Miss Smith. l am very
busy Just now, but will find time
to make some inquiries into your
case. In the meantime, take no step
without letting me know. Goodbye,
and | trust that we shall have moth
ing but good news from YOU
1T is part of the settled order OF
nature that such n girl should have
followers said Holmes, as he pulled
at his meditative pipe, "but for choice
not on bicycles in lonely country roads.
Some secretive lover, beyond all doubt.
But there are curious and suggestive de-
-. 49, Al. ,1.@ llatnAn
That he should appear only at that
point?"
Exactly, Our first effort must
be to find who arc the tenants of Charling
ton Hall. Then, again, how about
the connection between Carruthers and
kWoodley, since they appear to be mer
of such a different type? How came they
both to be so keen upon looking w
Ralph Smiths relations? One more
point. What sort of a menage is 1T which
pays double the market price for q gov
ernness. but does not keep n horse
although six miles from the station
Odd, Watson-very odd!'
you will go DOWN."
mo, nv dear fellow, YOU will e
down. This may be some trifllnl
intrigue, and l cannot break my other
important research for the sake of 1t
On Monday YOU will arrive early a
Farnham: o will conceal yourself nea
CharlingtonHeath; you willbbscrve thes
facts for yourself, and act as your OWL
Judgment advises. Then, having in
Quired as to the occupants Of the Hall
YOU will come back to me and report
And now, Watson, not another wore
of the matter until We have a few sole
stepping-stones on which We may hop'
to get across to our solution"
We had a%scer,ained from the lad,
that she went down upon the Mon
day by the train which leaves Waterloo
at $50, so | started early and caugh
| the 9.13. At Farnham Station | had M
difficulty in being directed TO Charling
ton Heath. 1t was impossible TO mistak,
| the scene of the young lady's adventur
for the road runs between the open heatl
on one side and an old yew hedge upo,
the other, surrounding a park which i
studded with magnificent trees. Their
was a main gateway Of lichen-studde,
stone, each side pillar surmounted b,
Wondering heraldic emblems, but be
sides this central carriage drive | OF
served several points where there wer
gaps in the hedge, and paths leadin
: through them. The house was invisibl
/, from the road, but the surroundings a
spoke Of gloom and decay.
Tomorow-The Adventure of I'll
+ Solitary Cvclist, continued.