Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-02
TODNY'S INSTAIMENT.


Tor charming week We wandered
w the valley of the Rhonc, and then.
branching of at lcuk. we made our
way over the Gcmmi Pass. still deep
m snow. and 80. hv wav of lntcrlaken,
to Mciringcn. IL was lovely trip,
the dainty green ol the spring below,
the virgin white oi the winter above;
hut q, was clear To me that never for
ono instant did Holmes forget the
shadow which lay across him In the
h"mclv Alpine villages or m the lonely
mountain passes. could still tell hy his
qu'ck elancing ewes and his sharp
scruiinN oi every face that passed up,
that he was well convinced that, walk
whrnr We would. we could not walk
our~civcs clear oi the danger which
va~ dogring our footsteps.
Once. | remember. ~ We passed over
The Gcmmi. and walked along the border
oi the Inclancholy Dauhcnscc, a large
r,~k which had been dislodged from the
uigc upon our right clattcrcd down
and rnsrcd into the lake behind Us
~ an instant Holmes had raced up on
The ridge ard. standing upon a lofty
punaclc. O. nj ms neck in every
drcrtion. IL VAS m vain that our
guii, assured HIM that n fall of stones
W.. common chance IN the spring
'ur. ~ that spot He said nothing.
hri hr smiled AZ me with the air of a
man who sccs the fulhllmcnt of that,
Wl,h he had expected
\nd Vet for all hrs watchfulnCsS he
". never depressed ON the contrary.
can never rccollect having seen HIM
o. such cvIbcrant spirits. Again and
ar1in he recurrcd 20 the fact that If
h. could I've assured that society was
lrccd from Professor Moriarty he
sould checriully bring his own career
to q conclusion.
/ think that ! may go so far as to
AN. Watson. that | have not lived
ahoilN m vain" he remarked. IF my
'ccorl were closed tonight | could still
urNCV n with equanimliy. The air oi
London - the swcctcr for my presence.
H. over a thousand cases am not aware
thai | have ever used my powers
upon the wrong side. Of late | have
hocn tempted 10 look into tho problems
furnished hy nature rather than those
more superficial ones for which oul
sitihCial state Of society u responsible
y our memoirs will draw 10 an end.
s'-on. upon the day that ! crown my
,r.or hV the capture or extinction oi
tlr must dangerous and capable Grim
% 3 100 Europe
: hall he hrlcf. and vet exact. IN tho
I.t which remains for me 10 toll. II
IT, rot n subject on which would Will
rrlv dwell, and vet | am conscious
haf a duty dcvolvcs upon me TO Omi'
uo detail
I, was on the 81 Of Nav that We
rarhcd the little village of Meiringcy
where We put UP ~ the Englischel
Hot. then kept hy Peter Steller th,
,ldcr cur landlord was an intelligent
man. and spoke excellent English. hav
nc served for three wears a. waite
81 be Grosvenor Hotel IN London. 4
~. advice. on the afternoon of tn
i'h We set of together. with the IN
tcrtion of crossing the hills and spend
iug he night az the hamlet OF Roscn
leu We had strict injunctions. how
'ver. on no account 10 pass the falls o
Bcichenhach. which are about half
Wav up the hill, without making
email detour 10 see them
l. i.. indeed fearful placc Tn,
orient. swollen by the melting snow
nlunrcs into a tremendous abyss. from
which the spray rolls up like the smok,
rom o. burning house The shaft int
rhich the river hurls itself j. an i'm
mcn-c charm. lined hy glistcning coal
lack rock. and narrowing into
crcsmirg. boiling pii Of incalculabl'
iopth. which hrlms over and shoots IN,
stream onward over IT, jagged lip. Th'
ong sweep of green water roaring for
Nef down. and the thick fiickerin.
wrisin of spray kissing forever up
sard turn q man giddy with their con
fani whirl aud clanor. We stoo,
iear the edge recring down al IN,
.Icsm of the breaking water far below