Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
The Adventure of
the Solitary Cyclist
Part Six
Dy ARTHUE CONAN DOYL1
Copyright iss by HsR nros Published Vita
Part Six
By srR ARTHUR CONAN DoYL

ask is few details for my private curl
osity However, if there's any diff Guilty
in your telling me, III do the talking
and then you will sec how far you have
chance of holding back your secrets.
South Africa on this game--you William
son, you Carruthers, and Woodley."
Lie number one" said the old man:
81 never saw either of them until two
months ago, and = have never been in
Africa in my life, so you can put that
in your pipe and smoke it, Mr.. Busy"
body Holmesr'
What he says is true" said Car
ruthcrs.
"Wcll. well. two of you came over.
His reverence is our own homemade
article You had known Ralph Smith
in South Africa. You had reason to be-
lievc he would not live long. You found
out that his niece would inherit his
fortune. How's that--ch?'
Carruthcrs nodded and Williamson
Sworc
"Shc was mex. of kin, no doubt, and
YOU were aware that the old fellow
would make no will.
Couldn't read or write" said Car
ruthcrs.
so YOU came over the two of you
and hunted up the girl. The idea was
that one of YOU was to marry her and the
other have share of the plumber. For
some reason Woodlcy was chosen as the
husband Why was that
I'VE played cards for her on the
voyage. He won"
Il sec. You got the Young lady
into your service, and there Woodley
was To do the counting. She rccog-
nized the drunken brute that he was,
and would have nothing to do with
him. meanwhile, Your arrangement
WAS rather upso. by tho fact that
YOU had yourself fallen in love with
the lady Nou could no longer bear the
idea OF this ruflian owning herr
NO. bv George. couldn't
There was n quarrel between YOU.
| He left YOU IN n rage, md began tn
make his own plans Independently of
YOU
IL strikes me, Williamson, there
isn't very much that VIC can tell this
gentleman cried Carruthers, with n
bitter laugh Yes. We Quarrclcd, and
he knocked me down. | am level with
him on that, ANYHOW Then lost sigh;
Of him That was when he picked NJ
with this cast padre here. | founC
that they had set up housekeeping to
gcthcr AT this place on the line that sh,
hal to pass for the station. | kept my
eve ON her after that. for ! knew thcr,
WAS como dcviltry IN the wind. saw
them from time To time. for was any
louS to know what they were after
Two days ago Woodlcy came up tC
my house with this cable. which showcC
that Ralph Smith was dead. He askeC
me II would stand ty the bargain
said would not. He asked me if
would marry the girl myself, and give
him a share. | said ] would willingl,
do so, but that she would not have me
lie said, Let us get her married first
and after n week or two she may Sc,
things hit different said | woulC
have nothing to do with violence. $,
he went off cursing, like the foul-mouth
ell blackguard that he was, and swearin,
that he would have her vet. She was leav
ing me this week end, and had got ;
trap 10 take her to the station, hut | wa
80 uneasy in my mind that | followed
her on nv bicycle She had got n start
however, and before | could catch her
tho mischief was done. The first thin,
knew about it was when | saw yo,
two gentlemen driving back in her dog
cart
Holmes rose and tossed the end o
his cigarette into the gratc. Il hav,
been very obtuse, Watson, - said he
When in Your report you said tha
YOU had seen the cyclist as YOU though
, arrange his nccktic in the shrubbery
that alone. should have told fhc nj
However We may congratulate ourselve
, iinnn q cnrious and. In some rcsnccts