The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-29
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Antony smoked thoughtfully Cor a it,
tie. Then he took his pipe out OF his
mouth and turned to his friend.
Are You prepared 10 be the complete
Watson?" he asked.
Watson"
Do.you-iollow-me-W Watson; that one.
Are you prepared to have quite oh.
futile questions. TO give me chances OF
scoring off you. Because II all helps. "
my dear Tony" said Bill delighted.
ly, need you ask?" Antony said moth.
ing, and Bill went on happily TO him.
self, Il perceive from the strawberry.
strawberries for desert Holmes you
astonish me. Tut, tut, you know my
methods. Where Is the tobacco? The
tobacco Is In the Persian slipper. Can
| leave by practice for week? l can"
Antony smiled and went on smoking
After waiting hopefully for a minute
or two, Bill said in Il firm voice.:
We'll then, Holmes. feel tCund to
ask you If you have deduced anything.
Also whom do you suspect"
Antony began to talk.
do you remember" he said. zone
OF Holmes little scores over Watson
about the number Of steps up to the
Baker Street lodging? Poor CID Wat.
son had been up and down them a
thousand times, but he had never
{ ought Of countir g ,hem, whereas
Holmes had counted them as q matter
OF course, and knew that there were
seventeen. And that was supposed 10
be the difference between observation
and non-chservat.on. Watson was
crushed again, and Holmes appeared Ia
him more amazing than ever. Now
II always seemed TO me that in that
Tatter Holmes was the ass, and Watso
the point OF keeping in your head an
unnecessary fact like that? II you
really want TO know al any time the
number of steps to your lodging, you
can ring up your landlady and ask her
I've been up and down the steps OF
the club a thousand times. but II you
asked me to tell you at this moment
how many steps there are couldn't dc
II. Could you?'
Il certainly couldn't" said Bit.
But II YOU really wanted TO know,
said Antony casually, with sudder
change OF voice. Il could find out FOL
you without even bothering TO ring VI
the hall porter"
Bill was puzzled as to why they wer,
talking about the club steps, but ht
felt 1t his duty to say that he did want
TO know how many there We're.
Right, said Antony. "lll find out.
lie closed his eyes.
I'm walking up st. James street,
he said slowly. Now I've come 10 tn,
club and I'm going past the smoking
room windows-one-two two.three-four
Now I'm at the steps. | turn In ant
begin going up them. one-two-thre,
-four-flve-six. then broad step
siX-seevn-eight-nine, another broa,
step: nine-ten-eleveri. Eleventh
inside. Good morning. Rogers. Fin,
day again With a little start h
opened his eyes and came back TO hi
present surroundings lie turned 4
Bill with a smile. Eleven" he sal,
Count them the next time you're there
Eleven-and now l hope shall fol
get 1t again"
BIZ was distinctly iaierosted.
That's rather h,t." he said "GS
pouni.
We'll, | can't explain Ii. whelhe
It's something In the actual eye, y
something In the brain, OF what, bu
have got rather an uncanny habI
OF recording things unconsclousl,
You know that game where you loo
at tray fun Of small objects COR thrc
minutes. and then turn away and a.
to make a list OF them. II means
cevil OF lot OF concentration for hi
ordinary person. II he wants to get HI
list complete. but In some odd way
manage to do II without concentrate
at ALL"
Il should think that's rather "A us
ful gift for an amateur detective. Yo
ought to have gone into the professio
! before"
"'hf AZ - iaAufE hStANls ~ rat
er surprising, you know. to a strange
Let's surprise Cayley with 1t, shall we
Howl"
: We'll. let's ask him" Antony sto
ped and locked at Bill oomicaly-"iet
ask him what he's going to do wi,
the key of the office"
For moment Bin did not undo
stand.
KEY OF the officer" he said vasu
. ly. You don't mean Tony WIN
d, you mean Good Godl do you inca
p that Csylsy.-Rut what about Mark"
II don't know where Mark is--that
another thing want to know-bi
I'm quite certain that he hasn't got u
. key Of the office with him Becau
f. Cayleys got H."
Are yoi sure"
"of course. | don't know really tn
! he's got Il. but | do know that !
had IT, know that when ,ane ,