Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

Walsham. and mentioned the name of
our destination, when the station-mas-
ter hurried towards us. II suppose that
YOU are the detectives from London
said he.
A look of annoyance passed over
Holmes face. ..
What makes YOU think such
thing"
Because Inspector Martin from Nor
wich has just passed through. But
maybe YOU are the surgeons She's not
dead or wasn't by last accounts. You
may be IN time To save her yct-though
it he for the gallows."
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety.
eve are going to Riding Thorpe
Manor" said he, but we haSc heard
nothing of what has passed the H."
ITS terrible business" sud station
master They areI shot. both Mr.. Hill
ton-Cubitt and his wife. She shot him
and then herself-.so the servants say.
He's dead and her life is dcspaired of
VDear. dear one of the oldest families
in the County of Norfolk, aud one of the
most honorcd"
Without n word Holmes hurried to a
carriage, and during the long seven
miles drive he never opened his mouth
/ Seldom have ! seen him ST. utterly dc
| spondcnt He had hrcn uneasy during
all our journey from town. and had
observed that he had turned over the
morning papers with anxious attention
but now this sudden realization of his
worst fears left HIM IN u blank mclan-
choly. lie leaned back in his scat
lost IN gloomy Speculation. Vet there
was much around to interest us. for we
were passing through rs singular a
countryside rs any in England. where
Il lew scattered cottages represented
the population of today. while ON every
hand enormous square lowered churches
bnstlcd up from the fiat, green Landscape
and told of the glory aud prosperity of old
old East Anglia NJ last ,hs violet RIM
of the German Ocean Appeared over the
green edge of the Norfolk coast. and the
driver pointed with hs Whip 10 two old
brick and timhCr gables Which pro
lcctCd from n grove 0t trees THAT
Riding Thorpe Manor sand he
As we drove up to tho portiCOcd
front door, | observed IN front of it
beside the tennis lawn, the black tool
house and the pedestallcd sm-dia
with which we had such strange asso
Citations \ dapper little man, with
quick alert manner and waved nous
tachc; had Just descended from n hgl
dOg-Cart lie introduced hlmself rs I'm
spcCtor Martin. OF the Norfolk Con
stahulary, and he was considerable
astoniShCd when he heard the name q
my companion.
"Whv, MIR Holmes, the crime wa
only committed at three this morning
How could YOU hear ~ II IN londo
and get to the spot as soon 50 ~"
Il anticipated IT, ! came IN the hop
of preventing it
Then You must have important ev
dcncc, of which VIZ are ignorant. fc
they were said TO be a most unite
couple. >" -...
Il have only Tho evidence of tn
dancing men," sart Holmes. Il WI
! explain the matter Ia YOU later Near
while, since It is too laty~ tO prcVCr
this tragedy, | am very anxious that
should use the knowledge which
possess in order to- insure that juStiC
! bc done, Will YOU associate me i'm vo,
! investigation, or will you prefer that
, should act iudcpcndentlV2'
II should be proud TO feel that "
were acting together, Ny Holmes, sa
the inspector earnestly.
Il In that case ] sho,fid be glad to he;
the evidence and to eXam'ne the prem
Scs without an instant of unncccssal
delay" '-t--.....
Inspector Martin had the good sem
to allow my friend to do things IN h
own fashion, and contcntcd hnnSc
; with carefully noting 'he results. II
local surgeon, an odd, white-haiTed ma
had Just come down from Mrs. Hit,
10 Cubitts room and he reported that h
l. injuries were serious, hut not ncCC
& sarily fatal. The bullet had pass,