The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-10

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lose sight of it. Report to me II !
anything fresh occurs, and rely upon
my assistance if it should be needed.
There are certainly some points
of interest in this case, Watson he
remarked, when the landlady had
left US. at may, of course, be trivial
individual eccentricity; or it may be
very much deeper than appears on the
surface. The first thing that strikes
one is the obvious possibility that the
person now in the rooms may be en-
tireIy different from the n who en-
gagged them"
why should you think so?"
well was it not suggestive that
the only time the lodger went out
was Immediately after his taking the
rooms?' He came back-or someone
came back-when all witnesses were
! out of the way. We have no proof
that the person who came back was
! the person who went u Then,
again, the man who took the rooms
spoke English well. This other, how
ever, prints match when it should
have been matches ! can imagine
that the word was taken out of a.
dictionary, which would give the
noun but not the plural. The laconic
style may be TO conceal the absence
of knowledge of English. Yes, Wat
son, there are good reasons to sus-
pect that there has been a substitu-
ton of dodgers"
But for what possible end?"
"Ah, there lies our problem.
There is one rather obvious line of
Investigation" He took down the
great book in which, day by day, he
filed the agony columns of the vari-
Gus London journals. Dear mel.
said he, turning over the pages,
what a chorus of groans, cries, and
bleating! What a rag-bag of singular
happenings But surely the most
valuable hunting ground that ever
was given TO a student of the unusual.
This person is alone, and cannot be
approached by letter without a breach
of that absolute secrecy which is de-
sired. How is any new Or any mes
sage to reach him from without? OBJ
~viously by advertisement through a
newspaper. There seems no other
way, and fortunately we need concern
ourselves with the one paper only.
Here are the Daily Gazette extracts
of the last fortnight. Lady with a
black boa at Princes Skating Club
that we may pass. Surely Jimmy will
not break his mothers heart that
appears to be irrelevant. If the lady
who tainted in the Brixton bus -
she does not interest me. Every day
my heart longs-Bleat, Watson-un-
mitigated bleat! All, this is a little
more possible. Listen to this: BE. pa
tient. Will find some sure means Of
communication. Meanwhile, this col
umn-G'. That is two days after Mrs.
Warren's ledger arrived. 1t sounds
plausible, does it not? The mysteri-
Gus one could understand English,
even if he could not print it. Let US
Sc if we can pick up the trace again.
t Yes, here we are-three days later.
T Am making successful arrangements.
Patience and prudence. The clouds
, will pass.-G.' Nothing for a week
after that. Then comes something
much more definite. The path is
! clearing, If l find chance signal
5 message remember code agreed-one
2 A, two B, and so N. You Will hear
soon.-G'. That was in yesterdays
paper, and there is nothing in today's.
It's all very appropriate TO Mrs. War
ren's lodger. If we wait a little, Wat
son, I don't doubt that the affair will
e grow more Ineligible"
n So it proved; for in the morning ]
n found my friend standing on the
S hearthrug with his back to the fire,
and a smile of complete satisfaction
upon his face.
.How's this, Watson?" he cried
~ l-sol-s1- ,o ~ 80 f-ono tI,o to h1a
Q High red house with white stone
facings. Third floor. Second window
S left. After dusk.-G.' That is definite
= enough. | think after breakfast We
must make 4 little reconnaissance Of
- Mrs. WarreE's neighborhood. All
Mrs. Warren, what news do you bring
e US this morning? ?"
VI Our client had suddenly burst into
the room with an explosive energy
n which told of some new and moment
e~ous development.
Its a police matter, Mr.. Holiness
she cried. 'Ill have no more of it
He shall pack out OF that with his bag
gage. | would have gone straight VI
and told him so, only I thought it VI
but fair to you to take your opinion
: first. But I'm at the end of my pa
thence, and when it comes to knockin:
my old man about
Knocking Mr.. Warren about?"
Using him roughly, anyway.
= But who used him roughly
"Ah- 1t was this morning, sir. NJ
Warren is a t~imekeeper at Morton an
Waylight's, in Tottenham Court road
y He has to be out of the house afte
seven. Well, this morning he had no
I gone 10 PAGES down the road whel
y two men came up behind him, threy
y a coat over his head, and bundled hin
Sc into a cab that was beside the curb
They drove him an hour and the
opened the door and shot him out. H
er lay in the roadway so shaken in hi
wits that he never saw what becam
Id of the cab. When he picked himsel
by up he found he was on Hampstead
Heath; so he took a bus home, an
there he lies now IN the sofa, Will
te came straight round to tell you wha
1g had happened
Most interesting" said Holme:
Did he observe the appearance c
re these men-did he neal them talk?
IS, No; he is clean dazed. He jus
knows that he was lifted up as if b
l magic and dropped as if by magic
1.-Two at least were in it, and mayb
atthree."
gu And you connect his attack wit
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