Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-18
The Boscombe
Valley Mystery
nv SIR ARTHUR CONAN DoYLa
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1he Mcclure Ncwroaper
Part Six
nv SIR ARTHUR CONAN DoYLs
The story thus far:

The story thus far:
Holmes andWatson started by train
10 investigate the Boscoinbe Valley
mystery. Holmes told Watson that MIR.
Charles Mccarthy was n tenant of Mr.
John Turner, the largest landlord
proprietor of the region. The men were
social equals, both ex-Australians. Me-
Carthy had an eighteen -ycar-old son,
Turner daughter of the same age.
Mccarthy had, two servants, man aud
girl, and Turner had large establish
mcnt. A day or so before Mccarthy
and his serving man were out together
in the morning and McCarthv said he
must hurry rs he had an engagement at
three. In the afternoon he started out.
A little later his son returned from n
thrcc-day visit to Bristol, took his gun,
and also started out. William Crowder,
Turner's gamekeeper, saw Mccarthy
going toward pond. Boscombc pool,
and his son apparently following him.
Turner'S lodgekceper's child little later
came running home crying that she had
sctn Mccarthy and his son quarrelinp
by the pond. She was interrupted by
Young Mccarthy, who rushed up hat
less, bloodstaincd. to say he had found
his father dead by the pond. The man was
found beaten tu death. The sons gun
was nearby. lie was arrested for TIC
murder.
lie protested his innocence, hlu
said arrest was no moro than his dCs-
scrts. lie said he had been out to shoot
rabbits and had heard the call "Cooce y
which his father used tn him. Following
it, he had como upon his father who seem
eel much surprised to soc HIM and
Quarrelled with HIM lie would not tel
about what-Hc started away but heard
dreadful cry and returned to hno
his father dying lie expired IN his son
arms after murmuring something about
rat. The young man said he thought
as nc ran TO his father that he saw some
thing gray like q cloth lying on the grounc
a dozen yards away, but when h'
looked later it was gone.
When Holmes reached his destination
Lestrade, who had the case. met hln
and Miss Turner came to hun to ash
him to save young McC Carthy whom
she believed innocent, She sad hl'
quarrel with his father concerned her
rs his father wished TO see marriage
between her and the young man Iiolmc'
and Lestrade went TO visit the accusco
man in Jail.
Young Mccarthy confessed tha
two wears before he had got III the
clutches of n barmaid and married
her. So, though he was madly II
love with Miss Turner, he could mo-
marry her and would not tofl he
why. Before his quarrel with IN
father he had spent three days will
his barmaid wife at Bristol. She
reading about his arrest, had WRITER
to tell him she already had HUSBAND
so that there was no tie between them
Next morning Lestrdc told them Mr.
Turner was seriously ILL., Lestrade san
Turner had always helped Mccarthy
They went TO the murdered mans hous'
and Holmes, after measuring the shoe
of Mccarthy and his son, went to th'
scene of the murder. Holmes FOLLOWED
the footsteps around and around anc
finally seemed 10 be satisfied
Holmes declared the murder ha,
been done with q stone he bad found
Ivy tall, left-handed man, who llmpe'
with the right leg, wore thick-sole'
shooting boots and gray clock, smoke'
Indian cigars in cigar-hOlder and car
ried a blunt penknife in his pocket
Lcstrade laughed at Holmes and left hin
Holmes produced a map of the par
of Australia where Mccarthy hat
lived and called Watson's attention
to the place Ballarat, saving Nc
Carthy was probably trying to tel
his son the murderer was so-and-s
of Ballarat when the son caught tn
word rat. He said "Cooee' was a
Australian call, so the Murdered ma
must have been going TO meet q
Australian when he gave the cal
which he usually used for his son, whor
he thought miles away.