Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23

rand pounds WAS offered. John ftor-
ncr, a plumbcr, who had hecn mcnding
\ broken rrate in the Countcsss room,
had been arrested for the robbery.
ToDAY's lNsTALMENT.
'lium, So much for the police
court" said Holmes, thoughtiully, toss
ing aside the paper. The question
for NJ now 10 solve Is the sequence OF
events leading from a riflcd iewel-case
at one end 60 the crop OF goose IN
Ioitcnham Court Road At the other
You rc, Watson, our little deductions
have suddenly assumed much more
important and lces innocent aspect
Here is tho stone; the stone came from
the goosc, and the goose came from MIR.
Henry Baker, the gentleman with the
had hat and all the other characteristics
with which have bored you. So now
We must set ourselves very seriously 10
finding this gentleman, and asccrtalning
what part he has played IN this little
mystery. To do this, we must try the
simplest means first, and these lie un-
douhtcdly in an advertisement IN all the
evening papers II this fail, ] shall have
recourse 60 other methods"
What will you say"
"Giyc mc pencil and that slip of
papcr. Now, then. Found az the cor
ner OF Goodre street, goose and a
black felt hat. Mr. Henry Baker can
have the same by applying At 6:So this
evening at a2lh, Baker street That Is
clear and concise. ~
VERY. bu, will he see it''
We'll. he is sure 10 keep an eye on
the papers, since TO "a poor man, the
loss WAS heavy one. He Was. clearly
40 scared hy his mischance IN breaking
the window and by the approach OF
Peterson, that he thought OF nothins
hut fight, hut since then he must hay,
bitterly regretted the impulse which
caused him TO drop his bird. Then
again, the introduction OF hls name Wal
cause him 20 see II, for every one wh'
knows him will direct his attention q
il, Here YOU are, Peterson. Run dowi
90 the advertising agency, and have TIN
pa, In the evening papers
In which, slr2"
"Oh, in the Globe, Star, Pail Mall
ST. lamess, Evening News, Standard
Echo, and any others that occur q
yoa
"yery well, sir. And this stoneg"
"Ah, yes, | shall keep the stone
Thank YOU And, say, Peterson, jus
buy a goose on your way back, an'
leave Il here with me, Tor We must hav'
one 20 give 90 this gentleman IN plao'
Of the one which YOU family Is nov
devourinr
When the commiss.onaire had gone
Holmes took up the stone and held J
against the light. "lts a bonny thing,
ssid he Just ~o how Il glints an'
sparslcs. OF course Il is q nucleus am
focus OF crime, Every good stone Il
They are tho devils pet bats. In III
larger and older Jewels every facet ma
stand for a bloody deed. This stone
not vet twenty years old. IL was foun'
In the banks OF the Annoy river j
southern China, and is remarkable j
having every characteristic of the car
huncle, save tina, II Is blue IN shade
instead Of ruby red. In spite OF i
youth, il has already q sinister histor,
There have been two murders, vi
riol.,hrowing, suicide. and sever
rohbcrics brought about for the sake {
this forty-eraln weight OF crystallze
charcoal. Who would think that q
pretty toy would be a purveyor
The gallows and the prison. III lock
up In nv strong box now, and drop
line 20 the countess 20 say that y
have IL.
'Do you think that this man Horne
II Innocent"
II cannot tell.
well. then, you imagine that th
other one, Henry Baker, had Anythlr
20 do with the natter"
II, IA l think, much more likely thu
Ill -. 49, t.l
man, who had no idea that the biz
which hc Wa carrying was OF consider
ably more value than II IL were mao
Of solid gold That, however, sha
determine by very simple test, If v
have an answer 20 our advertisement.
And you can do nothing until them
Nothing.
"ln that case l shall continue my pr
fcssional round. But ! shall come baS
IN the evening at the hour you ha'
mentioned, for l should like TO See u
solution OF so tangled business"
Very glad 70 see you, dine
seven. There is . woodcock, ! believ
Bv-,he-way, IN view OF recent occu
rcnces, perhaps l ought 70 ask MI
Hudson 20 examine it crop.
! had been delayed at a case, and
was little after half-past six when
found myself in Bckcr street on
more. As | approached the house
saw tall man in Scotch bonnet Wi
coat which was buttoned up TO
chin, waiting outside in the brig
semicirclc which was thrown from u
fanlght. Just as ! arrived, the do
was opened, and we were shown up b
gethcr 20 Holmes room.
"Mr. Henry Baker, ] believe" sa
he, rising from his armchair, and gree
ing his visitor with the easy air
pcniality which he could so read
assume. Pray take this chair by u
Ere, Mr.. Baker. II is cold night, al
observe that your circulation is mo