Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-26


while 60 glance over These are the
documents In the extraordinary case
81 the Ciela Scott. and This Is the
message which ~,ruck Justice OF the
Peace Trevor dead with horror as he
read a."
Ne had picked from a ORA liver a little
furnished cylinder. and. sndoing the
tape he handed me a short note
scrawied upon q hsif-sheet Of slate
say PAPER
The supply II rem~ for London To-
Eolng steadily M" q ran. Head
keeper Hudson. We believe, has been
now told 90 receive al orders FOR ny
psper and Tor preservation Of your
hon -rh.as,nts iife.'
AZ Looked M from resding this
enirmAticsl message. I s~w Holmes
,huckiins 81 the .xSes~on upon my
face
You lock a t,u. bewnder~i." said
4 cannot So. how such a message
a. this could inspire hcrror y, seems
io me 20 10 rather rrot-sdus than
otherwise
that tho reader. who was nnc robust
old man. was kncckcd clean down by
70 ss u ~ had hsen the butt end or
pistol"
You arouse NV curiosity" seid J.
nut why DID YOU say iu.t now thsi
there were very particular reasons
why should study this case
"pecsus. 10 was he rrst IN which
Was ever engaged
I had oftsn endesvcred 20 elicit from
NY companion whs had nrst turned
hs wind IN N. objection ~ criminal
reasarsh. 'ut had never caught him
before in communicative humor
Now Ne snt forward IN his armchair
and spread out the documents upon
hUs knv.- Then Ne 100 ms plpe and
$40 ~ Some me smoking and turn
inc them over
You never heard ne talk ~ Victor
Trevor he asked tie WAS the only
friend I mad. during On. t~-o wears I
VAS 81 college, 7 Va. never very
suciahle fellow Watson. always rather
fond 90 mcning IN nv rooms and
working out nv own litt. methods ~
thought. ~ that I never mised much
with tho men ~ nv yes Rar ,encins
ma boxing I had few athletic tastes.
and then my me ~ study was quite
distinct from that Of the other fellows
o. that We had no points q, contact a.
OIL" Trevor was tho only man knew
nnd mat only through the sccident %
ia hull terrier freezing on my ankle
emo mofning - 7 went down 20 chapel
~ Was a proSaic wsy - forming a
endship bat % was effective. I was
ttd hN the heels Cor ter DAYS and
TfrVor used 20 come IN 90 inquire after
mo A. nrst % vac only q minute =
chat ana soon his visits ienethened
ed belorc ne end ~ The term We
we're CLOSE Slosd- a.. wa- hearty
flN-h.Oc,ied % low RAJ % spirits and
,UerEv che very opposite To- me 50
mos. rospec's bur w had snne sub
.tets 900 common and b, WAS a bond ~
union when found that he was a.
friendless - Finally. he invited m,
down 90 he fathers pi>ce a. ponni-
thorpe. IN Norfolk and 7 accepted M,
hospitality Tor month % the ions
Vacation
Old Trevor vas evidently q man a
zane wealth and consiaersucn. a J. T
urt landed proprietor. nonn!thorp'
~ a little hamlet Jurt 90 the nor7h o'
iansmere. IN the country % tho Breads
The house was an old-fashioned vide
spread. OAK -besmed brck buUdlng
with a hne l.me-hneG avenue lead "a
up % % There Vac exoenen; Wild
duck shoorng IN thc fcns rcn,aTSabl,
Ecod ,shinS q small but select nbrary
AIKEN over a. ! understand from
furmsr o>cupant ana a tolerable cook
o. that ho wrlis - a fastidiou~ mar
.,hn could not put IN . pl-a-an; mont
there
Trevor senior We widc~-er. an,
ms frsnd ne only son
There has been daughter heard
BIZ sho had died ~ diphtherja while
ou vsii % Birmingham. The fathe
interested me extremely III. wac
man ~ little r-altur. hut wiki a con
Siderable amount % rude strength. br;l
uhYs.ca'iy AMI mentally 10 knew
hsrfy any fcok. trIt ne had travele,
faf had seen much % the world. an,
bad remembered al that he IA,
earned To- per~on he ws~ a thick &c
hIf'Y man Win . shrCk 90 grtzz -
hair a hTTrWn. weather -lrcaton lac.
ana blue evce Vshich were A~~r 90 IN,
Nsrse ~ hercen~ N., be had a r.-,pu
tsuou for kindness and charity on IN,
epuutf, -slds nnd wDs noted for .h.
lsni-ncy - his sents nor- frnm IN,
bench
ON. even nF shortly after ro, AZ
rival, ~s w'rs sitting over q glass q
port after dinner when Young Trevo
h-ran - ta'k atpui f,use hAh.,s O
observation and inference which I IA,
already fofTn.-i into q sysi.m. although
! had M. SET Apprec Aied N. mar
shiCh they wvr, - play m my ne
The old man evidently thousht tha
10 ~pn wac ssarreratinr IN h, d,
ss,rlptiUn - one or two trivial feat
which had performed
Come. nov. nv Holmes stid hs
lausnins spontaneously I'm az II
cell~nf subject. n you can dedi.o~ any
fhing from mo
i Tear there - no. very much
hnsv~rsd \ might sussest that yo
ave gone st,,,s In fear of some rer
snnal attach within IA. las, twelve
MONTH
The laurf faded from rs lipS. an
- stared ~ me in rreaf surpr.~e
Vel thnfs true enough sad n.
YOU anew Nictor turning % hi sor
when ve ornk, up thai Poaching gan
fhev sw"fs n sniis 10. and Sir EdwSr
i.rv has actually been attacked Nv
Hrn1s been on fns" guard snos th.r
thought l have No idca how you sno,
You haN. very handsome stick
Hf,sw.rs-i ny tue inscription ] Oh
g. "a that D.. had hot had a mon