Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-06
The Red Headed League
Part Three
BY SHERLOCK HOLMES
cOpyrsh, 1921. by E r. psSU ! ~ nos pSsT:1ca by special arrangement with
~ SHERLOCK HOLMES

seven sheets u foolscap paper, | started
Oh for Popc's Court.
well to my surprise and delight
everything was AS right rs to work. He
started me off upon the letter A, and
then he left me; but he would drop in
from time to time to see that all wa
right with INC. At two o'clock he bade
me good-day, complimented me upon
the amount that | had written, and
locked the door of the Office after me-.
This went on day after day, Mr..
Holmes, and on Saturday the manager
anne in and planked down four golden
sovcrcigns for my weeks work. IL was
the same next week, and the same the
week aftcn Every morning | was there
at ten, and every afternoon | left at
two. BY degrees Mr.. Duncan Ross
took TO coming in only once of n morn
ing, and then, after n time, he did not
come in ut all. Still, of course, ] never
dared to leave the room for an instant,
for | was not sure when he might come,
and the billet was such n p1od one, and
suited me so we'll that l would not risk
the loss OF il.
Eight weeks passed away like this,
and | had written about Abbots and
Archery and Armor and Architecture
and Attlca, and hoped with diligence
that ! might get on TO the BIS before very
long. IL cost me something in foolscap,
and | had pretty nearly filled n shelf
with my writings. And her suddenly
the whole business came TO an end"
TO an end?"
YES, sir. And no later than this
morning. went 10 my work as usual
nc 10 O'Clock, but the door was shut
and locked, with n little square of card
bord hammered on to the middle Of the
panel with n tack. Here it is, and you
can read for yourself"
He held up n piece of white card
board about the size OF a sheet Of note
paper. IL read in this fashion:
The Red-headcd League
Is
Dissolved.
October Q. 1890"
Sherlock Holmes and ! surveyed this
curt announcement and the rueful face
behind il, until the comical side of the
affair 50 completely overtopped every
other consideration that we both burst
into n roar Of laughter.
Il cannot see that there is anything
very funny" cried our client. flushing
up 10 the roots of his flaming head. III
YOU can do nothing better than laugh
AZ me, | can go elsewhere
NO, no. cried Holmes, showing him
back into the chair from which he had
half risen. II really wouldn't miss
your Ease for the world. II is most re-
! frcshingly unusual. BIT there is, If
YOU viii excuse my saving SO, something
iust n little funny about il. PRAY what
steps did You take when you found the
card upon the door,
II was staggered, sir. ] did not
know what to do. Then | called at the
offices round but none of thcrp seemed tc
know ANYTHING about il. Finally, ]
went to the landlord, who is an &C.
countant living on the ground floor anc
I asked him if he could tell me what hat
become Of the Rcd-headed League. He
said that he had never heard Of any such
body. Then | asked him who Mr.
Duncan Ross wNe. He answered that
the name WAS new 70 him.
Well said !, the gentleman a
No. a
What, the red-headcd man.
"Nes.
ooh, said he, his name was vii
liam Morris. lie was a solicitor anc
Was using my room rs p temporary con
venience until his new premises wer,
ready. lie moved gu. Yesterday
Where could | find him.
"tOh at his new offices. He Iii,
tell me the address. Yes. IL KIM
Edward street. near 81. Psulis.'
Il started of, Mr.. Holmes, but whel
| got 10 that address it was a nan
factory OF artificial k~nee-caps. and n
one in IL had ever heard OF either MI
William Morris or Mr.. Duncan Ross"
And what did you do Them aske,
|, Holmes.
Il went home TO Saxe-C oburg Square
, and l took the advice OF my assistant
/, But he could not help me in any wa,
, He could only say that If | waited
| should hear by post. But that was nc
. quite good enough, Mr.. Holmes.
+ did not wish 10 lose such a place withou
a struggle, 50, As | had heard that yo
1 were good enough 10 give advice I
poor folk who were in need of it, ] cam
t right away 10 YOU"
+. And YOU did very wisely" sal
{ Holmes. Your case is an exceeding
{ remarkable one, and | shall be happ
Z 10 look into il. From what YOU hay
E told me ] think that it is possible tina
{ graver issues hang from it than migl
r az first sight appear"
q Grave enough said Mr.. JADE
7 Wilson. "Why,.l have lost four poun
e n week"
4 Continued Tomorrow.