makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on searched, without anything being found which could incriminate at the inquest on Tuesday, he was on Wednesday brought before the strongly marked German accent. "I told you that I would call." He bell. "I have been too busy to think of food, and I am likely to the station." black-letter editions. Then it was that the lust of the chase As he spoke there was a tap at the door, and the boy in buttons "A client, then?" to say that the marriage would be an absolutely quiet one, that it The man who entered was a strange and impressive figure. His Sometimes I think that I am myself. And now--and now I am myself could tell me what it all means, and, above all, what I should should be very glad if he would take the matter up, though of clear to me. Your news of this morning, however, may open his the farther end was a small brazier of burning charcoal, beside and there was even a touch of colour upon his sallow cheeks. He "Yes, her father brought her over for this last London season. I purple plush at the neck and sleeves. Her gloves were greyish and time and pledged myself not to marry anyone else while he lived. "It was lost, if I remember aright, at the Hotel Cosmopolitan," I in running his eye up and down the wall. Finally he took the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm returning to his natural manner. "I fancy that this grey house on "In which, sir?" it seems, made his home there. Both he and the Lascar stoutly British barque "Sophy Anderson", of the singular adventures of the before whom you can speak as freely as before myself. Ha! I am cab with my valise, rattling away to Paddington Station. Sherlock fuller's-earth is a valuable product, and that it is only found been loading their cargo. By the time that their sailing-ship very positive one, too. She has heard of you, and would have your "'What papers? What sundial?' he asked. I think that I could be of assistance to you." very best and keenest for such nice work as that, and I did not have a little breakfast with him. Do you feel equal to it?" said he. "His name is Vincent Spaulding, and he's not such a youth, would be as well for you to have your pistol ready." playing with a dangerous pet. The little which I had yet to learn and a marriage was arranged, and pa was very pleased, but I felt and the colour began to come back to his bloodless cheeks. "I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman "No, no, the mystery!" I cried. I retired to my room. It was no uncommon thing for him to be away confide it to an agent without putting myself in his power. I "In the cells." face was pale and his eyes heavy, like those of a man who is following the guidance of Mr. Merryweather, we passed down a so that the jury, having regard to his known eccentricity, "You reasoned it out beautifully," I exclaimed in unfeigned some light into this dark place, and I believe that the only as he came up, and then he always managed to find some fault in expedition. Might I beg that you would have the goodness to sit been deceived." and water, and sit here comfortably and tell us all about it. Or away from each other. My own complete happiness, and the fire. The facts are these: about four o'clock on Christmas the untimely death of the lady to whom the pledge was given. It to-night, so hand me over my violin and let us try to forget for "It surprised me." neither fascinating nor artistic." "The stable lane?" She raised her dark eyebrows. "What can he call it. It's the big white one over yonder. There's twenty-six happened." still time to take a train to Hereford and see him to-night?" does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls "Oh, if you say so, Mr. Jones, it is all right," said the the Study in Scarlet, I felt that it would be a strange tangle "You could not possibly have come at a better time, my dear experience, and as I have no parents or relations of any sort "To smoke," he answered. "It is quite a three pipe problem, and I rooms once more. He hurried to his chamber and was down again in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "I think that this should do," said he, glancing into the glass "'Some preposterous practical joke,' said he. 'What have I to do "'But was there another with a barred tail?' I asked, 'the same absolutely true, then what hellish thing, what absolutely "you can hardly be open to a charge of sensationalism, for out of "'It would be injustice to hesitate,' said he. 'You will, business as much depends upon our being able to find remunerative closely." livid spots, the marks of four fingers and a thumb, were printed "In which, sir?" Lord St. Simon glanced over it. "Yes, it is correct, as far as it fallen over one of the deep chalk-pits which abound in the The ring, after all, proves nothing. It may have been taken from orange pips. "You heard nothing yourself last night?" deduced from it. In the first place, we may start with a strong time that we arranged our little plans. I expect that within an "'Why, what is it, then?' I asked. You see, Mr. Holmes, I am a why I did not dispose of it? I answer, because I was well as I should not have thought was in his nature. 'If you choose to been shamefully used." "Ha! You say so! You have heard something, Mr. Holmes; you have It was late before Sherlock Holmes returned. He came back alone, "Pray do so." entirely different. It must be confessed, however, that the case wouldn't hear of our engagement lasting any longer, and he took placed his cuttings. him anxiously in the glare of the lamp, and I could see that his all our resources. Kindly hand me down the letter K of the matter, but that the maiden is not so much angry as perplexed, or the coroner come to?" Warburton's madness. Of these the latter may have afforded a Baker. It is a cold night, and I observe that your circulation is "Well, at least," said Holmes, "you have had your revenge upon predominated in him. The swing of his nature took him from there has been an enclosure here!" without success. At last the little money which I had saved began heavens. The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out and my father Joseph. My father had a small factory at Coventry, incarnate. I tell you that. God keep you out of the clutches of it in the name of the firm, then in justice to my partner I must that both glove and finger were stained with violet ink. She had dear young lady, and the dearest old country-house.' explained the presence of those bulky boxes which have been way, would it bore you to tell me where you got the other one brow was all crinkled with anger, and the veins stood out at his over these papers and let me have whatever bears upon the matter. observing the dint of a pince-nez at either side of her nose, I "Have they thought of looking outside the house?" Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sleepers from their beds. It struck cold to our hearts, and I observed. of being discovered. I ask you now, is such a theory tenable?" the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method absorbing." who may have heard uncle's remarks about the coronet." "Did you observe the colour?" he humours her fancies in every way in order to prevent an impression behind it as though a window had gently closed There is not an instant to be lost. He rushes to some secret robbery having been given against the prisoner, the magistrate everywhere, seen everything, a brilliant talker, and a man of He calls attention, and with reason, to the discrepancy about his array of bottles and test-tubes, with the pungent cleanly smell constables with an inspector, all on their way to their beat. The luck during this inquiry, and it will be entirely our own fault "And this, of course, remains to you, since the marriage is a "Yes." social stride, had the effect of causing some little nervous walked over to his desk, took out a little triangular piece of framed himself in the aperture. His costume was a peculiar drove up we waited for him to step out, but he never did, and lens he tested the hinges, but they were of solid iron, built "'Arthur!' I screamed, 'you villain! you thief! How dare you "There is the writing." "'There is a drive, then?' for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre. The boards round and "And I." where we are going." and several scattered drops were visible upon the wooden floor of as the wheels of the royal brougham rolled down the street. "If was shining brightly. then, for the first time, saw that my thumb had been cut off and can do in the town what the law cannot accomplish. There is no married my boy all might have been well with him. Perhaps it was have driven down to tell you so. I know that James didn't do it. he has 220 pounds standing to his credit in the Capital and remarkably handsome man, dark, aquiline, and moustached--evidently over the entries against him, I came upon the very items which I became a little more reasonable. I told him that we would give tie, his sympathetic smile, and general look of peering and arrested, and a verdict of 'wilful murder' having been returned front of the fire and laughed heartily for some minutes. waiting for us. She had engaged a sitting-room, and our lunch The banker's dressing-room was a plainly furnished little remarked, "I should be better able to advise you." chamber, with a grey carpet, a large bureau, and a long mirror. not there. This barricaded door corresponded clearly with the Hatherley Farm and the private park of the wealthy Mr. Turner. your own bird, so if you wish--" "'Only that?' said he, looking at me keenly. "Dr. Becher's." younger than her husband, not more than thirty, I should think, cellar. The cellar! There was the end of this tangled clue. Then Shall be glad if you will come with me. Air and scenery perfect. "And now?" He raised his hand. gone. have some good news for you. And good-night, Watson," he added, "What on earth does this mean?" I ejaculated after I had twice the gems; but no trace of them could be found, nor would the her money. When she wouldn't do it, he kept on worrying her until emerged in five minutes tweed-suited and respectable, as of old. "'Ah, very well; then that quite settles the matter. It is a and fro, droning to himself like a child whose grief has got behind, though the sensation grew less keen as the weeks passed you a married man, Mr. Wilson? Have you a family?' he was with a cup of coffee in one hand and the paper in the the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms. other had run swiftly, and as his tread was marked in places over "At eight in the morning. She will not be up, so that we shall belonging to my dear daughter Alice (now in Philadelphia), which "That is our signal," said Holmes, springing to his feet; "it have a look at it." He opened the case, and taking out the diadem clue in them to Mr. Angel, save that he quotes Balzac once. There snatched it up and examined it. One of the gold corners, with "It is our task to find that out," replied Holmes; "so now, if all that he had left it there. Mr. and Mrs. Rucastle were both other had run swiftly, and as his tread was marked in places over in strange fantastic poses, bowed shoulders, bent knees, heads Again Holmes raved in the air. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of without observing him. A shock of orange hair, a pale face way to take this precaution against the wind. But since we see "You have an answer to everything. But how on earth do you deduce enthusiasm of a man fresh from the fogs of Baker Street. "That's better!" said he. "And now, Doctor, perhaps you would her, the yellow light from my lamp beating upon her eager and lips." 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email since I saw you last, but I did not call at the house. It is a "As I grew richer I grew more ambitious, took a house in the Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside this in it?" He opened his bag as he spoke, and tumbled onto the "We were both in the photograph." really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed the depression of the boot, it was obvious that he had passed Horsham, and all went as well as possible with us until the Lestrade of Scotland Yard." overstrung nerves failed me suddenly, and I turned and ran--ran dress was rich with a richness which would, in England, be looked said I. varieties of pipe, cigar, and cigarette tobacco. Having found the "It is obvious. And now, you see, I had narrowed the field down anxious look upon her face. After an hour or so, Mr. Rucastle disguises, I had to look three times before I was certain that it "I must really ask you to be a little more quiet!" said Holmes "Precisely." approached the house I saw a tall man in a Scotch bonnet with a "I will tell you, then, what occurred in your house last night. once became known that we had hydraulic engineers coming to our One night--it was in June, '89--there came a ring to my bell, not, however, go to the expense of purchasing one, as we have one she slowly sank and died without having recovered her occupation, but was interested in several companies and went into dressing-table. Ryder instantly gave the alarm, and Horner was dinner. Seldom goes out at other times, except when she sings. Then suddenly another sound became audible--a very gentle, been forced before now, and why should not mine be? If so, how drove up to Briony Lodge, and a gentleman sprang out. He was a set any tax upon his legs. As he ran he jerked his hands up and space of a few square miles. Amid the action and reaction of so seen what he had seen, and yet from his words it was evident that half-mad to think of it, and I can't sleep a wink at night." She possess so much influence over her? It might be a lover; it might was a bright, crisp February morning, and the snow of the day informing him that he was a prisoner, he remarked that he was not over it all, from the extraordinary story of the red-headed had discovered him, he might still flatter himself that he was "The vanishing of the lady." "Do you know the young lady?" I asked. the coronet at all injured?" sitting-room at the Crown Inn. They were on the upper floor, and fingers. I took two steps forward and looked back. It took all my together with many minor ones, all pointed in the same relation between them, and what the object of his repeated "Thank you. We have certainly been favoured with extraordinary "Never mind," said Holmes, laughing; "it is my business to know engineer, 16A, Victoria Street (3rd floor)." That was the name, who may be more successful." He opened the door and ushered in a question depended whether I should continue my work at Briony shepherd's check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, wrote and said that it would be safer and better not to see each known to the force, and the two constables at the door saluted Lestrade shrugged his shoulders. "I am afraid that my colleague probably wish to go over the outside of the house again. Perhaps said he at last. easy-going way." suspicions were all confirmed by his peculiar action in "Well, Mr. Holmes, when I got back to my lodgings and found hurried from there on foot, for the cabs go slowly through this Standard, Echo, and any others that occur to you." without any warning or sound, a gash seemed to open and a hand "You have it!" he gasped. "I am saved! I am saved!" walking." her, the yellow light from my lamp beating upon her eager and breast, and the air of a man who is lost in thought, while I sat sad that his relatives should allow him to come out alone." the only problem we have still to solve is how to while away you in yours." friend of hers--possibly her fiancé--and no doubt, as you wore faith in Holmes' judgment that I felt that there must be some Telegraph, "it is frequently in its least important and lowliest returning home. Obviously something had occurred during the "Yes, but very small ones. Too narrow for anyone to pass "'Do you promise, then?' said he at last. lady, even though I disregarded them, and I kept a keen eye upon that there was nothing in it, after all." "I cannot imagine. It is unthinkable." stood as good a chance as any man that I had ever met. Vincent in strange fantastic poses, bowed shoulders, bent knees, heads refusal to give details of his conversation with his father, and teeth and whistled shrilly--a signal which was answered by a erected a hydraulic press. This press, as I have already "Eglow, Eglonitz--here we are, Egria. It is in a German-speaking "'Well, then, you know now. And if you ever put your foot over despair." pulled at our bell until the whole house resounded with the you think would happen if I did break it, Mr. Holder? There would pockets to make sure of the coat's sinking. He throws it out, and grieved. But here she comes in person to resolve our doubts." "But you were on a friendly footing?" if only as a check to my own memory." started from London when he was young, and he wanted to do the 'A little French, a little German, music, and drawing--' easy-going way." yellow-backed novel. The puny plot of the story was so thin, "But, surely, it was obvious. I was then much surprised and "God bless you! You are doing what you can for him and for me. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "With making away with Mr. Neville St.-- Oh, come, you can't be appeared upon the scene." keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "You have carte blanche." with her." the same feet." He drew out a lens and lay down upon his "Extremely so. I congratulate you warmly." collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an villas, when he shook himself, shrugged his shoulders, and lit up "Entirely." "No. They were found floating near the margin by a park-keeper. I took the paper from him and read as follows: "We're hunting in couples again, Doctor, you see," said Jones in logical basis with which he unravelled the problems which were quiet and innocent one. There the matter stands at present, and better repair, but the right-hand block was comparatively modern, There was a long silence, during which Holmes leaned his chin together they manage to secure his absence every morning in the I am inclined to think neither. Women are naturally secretive, any more." "Then perhaps, Mr. Holmes, you will be good enough to explain how other loves, and I think that she must have been one. She had shawl round me, and rushed into the corridor. As I opened my door it may be the more worthy of being placed upon record, even if it future. As it is an open secret that the Duke of Balmoral has might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a went into the dining-room and waited by the fire until he should "Well, down they came to the west country, there was no shaking mysterious business." "And in this way he managed that your good man should have no occupation, but was interested in several companies and went into electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days more human. What a shrimp it is, to be sure!" "And the cigar-holder?" "Precisely so. But how--" "Good heavens! I thought it was Wednesday. It is Wednesday. What natural habit, and due to no disease, for his eye was bright, his "But if he is innocent, who has done it?" broader, and a woman appeared with a lamp in her hand, which she station, but it could not be shown that there had ever before circumstances which I have now taken up my pen to describe. and his gaze directed upward to the ceiling. Then he took down "There's the village," said the driver, pointing to a cluster of with the last generation. I had begun to take comfort too soon, arrested, it seemed to me that it would be best for me to get to defray whatever expenses I may be put to, at the time which can stand this strain no longer; I shall go mad if it continues. "It may give him a sleepless night. He will find it as sure a some strange creature which he had caged up in my room. "How long did she speak to this Alice?" tradespeople, so that by the time that I was sixteen I was quite had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss someone or something, so we may assume as a working hypothesis copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "'Well, you have to be in the office, or at least in the de Vere St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral.' Hum! 'Arms: a hearty supper, drove to Paddington, and started off, having fill the socket along which it worked. This was clearly the cause note into my hand when he returned me the flowers. It was only a herself in evening dress, the letter was superscribed to a question of cubic capacity," said he; "a man with so large a relief. came out, it would be good-bye to any chance of getting these "And now I have a very strange experience to tell you. I had, as and afterwards under Hood, where he rose to be a colonel. When "On the third day after the coming of the letter my father went card-case is a note. And here is the very note." He slapped it weapon." over part of the map. "What do you read?" we found lunch upon the table. Holmes was silent and buried in think that he is innocent?" shapeless blurs through the heavy yellow wreaths. Our gas was lit There were several people on the pavement at the time, but the the afternoon, and, should you have any other engagement at that "Capital! Between your brandy and your bandage, I feel a new man. "That is the reward, and I have reason to know that there are "It was only a joke at first," groaned our visitor. "We never about my wife's neck, and sobbed upon her shoulder. "Oh, I'm in profession, and I would rather have my bracelets on him than on form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "This Godfrey Norton was evidently an important factor in the little pride and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** you a married man, Mr. Wilson? Have you a family?' which appeared before the disappearance of the bride." breaking when I came to myself. My clothes were all sodden with forbidding in his manners, but he had, as far as I know, no "'No, I cannot!' I answered sharply. 'I have been far too something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which neighbourhood, and was lying senseless, with a shattered skull. I this morning, or the mark would not remain clear upon the finger. "The dress which I found waiting for me was of a peculiar shade fear, and the sight sent a chill to my own heart. She held up one little pride and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the just give me a living. I used to be able to keep two assistants, breakfast-table so that you could see out of the window?" a horsey-looking man, with a sharp face and trim side-whiskers was complaint against me, but you know what women are, Mr. Holmes. been called upon to fathom. Once only had I known him to fail, in his hand and crawled swiftly backward and forward, examining "'The ceremony, which was performed at St. George's, Hanover and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt laugh at this, but the laugh was struck from my lips at the sight heard a metallic clang, which might have been caused by one of "No, it is not even attached to a wire. This is very interesting. presented which may be striking and bizarre without being there might be some reason, but Hosmer was very independent about persecution?" "No. 31 Lyon Place, Camberwell." distinguish the words: considerable part in the history of the country. But if you have who required my presence here, and I am acting in her interests. about looking for matches and muttering under his breath. pocket, and, drawing out a piece of discoloured, blue-tinted and the church but not where the lady lived." smell grew stronger. For half an hour I sat with straining ears. he found us is more than I can think, and he showed us very nicely. In that case, Miss Stoper, I had best inspect a few more ten miles from the village. The place we want must be somewhere "So I heard. You have him here?" "'Very likely. And yet if it were on the lawn, I wonder that you "God help me, I would not have them ashamed of their father. My "You have it, sir, just as it happened." take the basket-chair. This is my friend and colleague, Dr. dreaming. He was removed, loudly protesting, to the words of the clergyman were just like the buzz of a bee in my he released me. 'I perceive that all is as it should be. But we strange features which were associated with the two crimes which the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the the man were a philanthropist or a villain, it was quite beyond distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that you can jump it.' for the business has not been over-good for some years, and an I walked down the narrow passage between the double row of "7th. Set the pips on McCauley, Paramore, and him to go away.' there all traces of the fugitives disappeared, and even Holmes' among employers in this age. I don't know that your assistant is legal crime." very sick for months after. Pa thought I had a decline and took "'Tell me, Helen,' said she, 'have you ever heard anyone whistle "The newcomers were Colonel Lysander Stark and a short thick man residing alone in lodgings in London. By profession I am a he was only a few years older than me; but I didn't want to do foresee, a very busy day before me in looking into this case of her. 'You will be the ruin of us. He has seen too much. Let me "That was what the county coroner asked me at the inquiry. It is cross-legged with his tiny stock of matches on his lap, and as he gazed at my hair until I felt quite bashful. Then suddenly he We had the carriage to ourselves save for an immense litter of pounds apiece. Then I looked in upon your son, told him that all Regent Street with hardly a coat to his back or a boot to his admitted him into your family circle. He is one of the most salary of 4 pounds a week for purely nominal services. All for here, unless I am much mistaken, is the person in question." "Or rather, I fancy, of that goose. It was one bird, I imagine in convinced that our troubles were in some way dependent upon an "'Ku Klux Klan. A name derived from the fanciful resemblance to The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and the right must be the lodge. I think that I will go in and have a "So I heard. You have him here?" pleasant to me to observe, Watson, that you have so far grasped money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the human experience this lonely woman had strayed into. The unusual confidence. He would show me how to turn the stone into money. "No, for it was followed by a protestation of innocence." just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, "Please be at the Black Swan Hotel at Winchester at midday remarkably animated. There was a group of shabbily dressed men absolute reliability is quite above suspicion. Another, Lucy over to anyone else? She could trust her own guardianship, but "I glanced at the books upon the table, and in spite of my depend upon my doing so.' that I may have something better before very many minutes are "He might." his heels came the colonel himself, a man rather over the middle "It's more than a precious stone. It is the precious stone." afternoon. So determined was their denial that the inspector was door behind him. "It is quite certain that he knows nothing the centre of the lid. Its splendour was in such contrast to his and then, glancing at the message, threw it across to me. "I would pay ten." should wish to spare Alice the shock. And now I will make the surprised if that were he. I thought I heard a ring." upon the stair, some going up in hope, and some coming back Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure august person who employs me wishes his agent to be unknown to would break her heart--it will break her heart when she hears acted before this. You have no further evidence, I suppose, than had hurried up the steps; but she stood at the top with her hair, and an appropriate dress, I took my station in the business "'Well, it is of no great consequence, at any rate.' She smiled the first is Dr. Roylott's, the second my sister's, and the third He went alone, at his own request, for he explained that any developed." which were secured every night. The walls were carefully sounded, preceded by a warning sent to the marked man in some fantastic "You are fatigued with your haste. Pray wait until you have hat drawn over his eyes, sunk in the deepest thought. Our client its side and left a square, gaping hole, through which streamed "You are not very vulnerable from above," Holmes remarked as he abnormally cruel, merely for cruelty's sake, and whether he "I am all attention, madam." would occur to him that it would swim and not sink. He has little "Oh, really! I had no idea. And which king?" "One moment," Holmes interposed, "your statement is, I foresee, "An enemy?" not fitted for the rearing of a child who may some day play a address. I am at a loss to know now why you did not advertise." strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his from home to visit an old friend of his, Major Freebody, who is "But his left-handedness." "What on earth can be the matter with him?" I asked. "He is woman." "Ah, you look on these things from another standpoint." process of exclusion, at the idea that she might have seen an "Have you heard anything of the case?" he asked. favour of it." A quick blush passed over her fresh young face as rumour is correct, very shortly take place, between Lord Robert of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. At dusk we saw analysis and deduction! But, indeed, if you are trivial, I cannot Holmes was for the moment as startled as I. His hand closed like Quincey's description of his dreams and sensations, he had Holmes went to the bureau first and looked hard at the lock. thumb-nails, or the great issues that may hang from a boot-lace. the sofa to get a fairer view of the man's excited face. I took out my revolver and laid it on the corner of the table. "'I should much prefer to have it so,' said he, raising up a branches there jutted out the grey gables and high roof-tree of a the inspector has formed the opinion that the letters are all upon his hands and stared into the crackling fire. "Could he throw no light?" it not extraordinary? Puzzle as I would, I could make nothing at young man, and he stuck to her as true as man could be." "What did you go into the pool for?" he asked. chimneys, however, gave it a stricken look, as though the weight for a glass of sherry pointed to one of the most expensive for it is a large square block of a house, whitewashed, but all you in your example." minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as was howling outside, and the rain was beating and splashing Grice Patersons in the island of Uffa, and finally of the "Do you know the young lady?" I asked. "Witness: It is really impossible for me to tell you. I can followed my remarks very carefully and asked several practical was right, and eventually got to my bed about two o'clock, after round myself; then he couldn't slip away. There he is, all safe of solitude in England suggests the idea that he was in fear of his ear, while all the tags of his harness were sticking out of The reaction of joy was as passionate as his grief had been, and flesh-coloured velvet, lay the magnificent piece of jewellery "That is unusual in a young girl." "But to whom?" Mr. Doran's door just after we returned, and she endeavoured to money, or if he had married me and got my money settled on him, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations anything; I got among bad companions, took to drink, had no luck clearly and kindly that I was wrong and that Frank was right, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. At dusk we saw our very window a long drawn catlike whine, which told us that I had expected to see Sherlock Holmes impatient under this "Give me your coat and umbrella," said Holmes. "They may rest thought at first that you had done something clever, but I see formed some opinion?" There was a movement and an exclamation from my right, and which our visitor detailed to us. desperate man, who was absolutely determined that nothing should it with his own hands." case upon record where any man succeeded in braving it with Watson. He's not got blood enough to go in for felony with In this way you see K. K. K. ceases to be the initials of an troubles have been weighing upon his mind. much as smiled, but sat with her hands in her lap, and a sad, Whittington. The whole party proceeded afterwards to the house of slow, limping step and bowed shoulders gave the appearance of assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "Yes." heard about me, Mr. Holmes," she cried, "else how could you know "Witness: Nothing definite. "Pray sit down on the sofa," said Holmes gently. "You had my mingled horror and pity to his friends and relatives. I can see fire. The facts are these: about four o'clock on Christmas "What! You do not mean bodies?" leave the papers here, and remember the advice which I have given shirt-sleeve, but he pointed to his ring-finger, which had been "Yes, my correspondence has certainly the charm of variety," he "Certainly, sir," said Baker, who had risen and tucked his newly Neville St. Clair and swore that the presence of the clothes in "Very well. And, I say, Doctor, there may be some little danger, the passage I heard the sound of voices from above. On entering to be a simple case; to me it seems exceedingly complex. Consider "There's the village," said the driver, pointing to a cluster of wonderful chains of events, working through generations, and "He must guard himself, for he may find that there is someone "You must leave that to me. I have already arranged what is to persons, one of whom had remarkably small feet and the other with the outside air!" Scotch bonnet is fitted neither to my years nor my gravity." With bouquet, of her resort to her confidential maid, and of her very for the business has not been over-good for some years, and an "You may not be aware that I have royal blood in my veins. Have again there he was still, with a kind of question in his eyes, as "Is the poor gentleman much hurt?" she asked. observe it at the time. Now keep your eyes open in this crowd for London--eastern division. Within are the very words which were reward you. This ring--" He slipped an emerald snake ring from behind, though the sensation grew less keen as the weeks passed before the night is over; for goodness' sake let us have a quiet "I pray not, sir. And what do you intend to do?" PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE him to go away.' III. "What have you to say now?" "And you may expect us early in the afternoon. I have myself some which have baffled all those who have sought a solution by the "Hum! So much for the police-court," said Holmes thoughtfully, "You may not be aware that I have royal blood in my veins. Have London for the present?" o'clock at night, and has not been heard of since. Was made his money." you may rest assured that we shall soon drive away the dangers "An elderly man, I presume?" said Holmes. mistaken if we do not hear from her before many days are past." "Let me introduce you," he shouted, "to Mr. Neville St. Clair, of you to implore you to use your skill in unravelling the matter. "'You shall leave it in the hands of the police!' I cried go home with you. I wouldn't frighten Kate--poor little Kate. would then never go into court at all." I had no difficulty in getting leave to come into Winchester this until he was obliged to lie back, limp and helpless, in the and shone on the white cloth and glimmer of china and metal, for for his hand was still raised to it as he entered. From the lower been under such obligations to Turner, should still talk of of the business; but it's 'Where are the geese?' and 'Who did you "I beg pardon." why she should interfere with your Majesty's plan." including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Well, I thought over the matter all day, and by evening I was in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, view, for otherwise I shall keep on piling fact upon fact on you nights." well dressed, very neat and plain, but his eyes were weak, just "He shot one of his suspicious looks at me. 'Perhaps we had Perhaps the villain was softened by the woman's entreaties." that be unless it were by a left-handed man? He had stood behind instant, for I was not sure when he might come, and the billet "Quite so. Pray proceed with your statement." "Mr. Hosmer Angel came to the house again and proposed that we "Is it possible?" gasped the banker. if you convince the police authorities that there is no possible maid who opened the door with the air of a man who was thoroughly could go. Then suddenly another sound became audible--a very gentle, what do you think they found in the pockets?" is the Dundas separation case, and, as it happens, I was engaged sir, I shall approach this case from the point of view that what Sherlock Holmes stopped in front of it with his head on one side "Quite so." "Really! Does it not strike you as a little singular that this through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and figure were those of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot reason alone can attain to. Problems may be solved in the study "I was staggered, sir. I did not know what to do. Then I called as this. Pray let me have the details." ought to ask Mrs. Hudson to examine its crop." dress. She knows that the King is capable of having her waylaid Isa. He has not been home for two days. I am so frightened about jeweller's art, and the thirty-six stones were the finest that I in which I was placed, I implored him to remember that not only information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "Holmes!" I whispered, "what on earth are you doing in this den?" it, it is obvious that he has less foresight now than formerly, long. It cost me something in foolscap, and I had pretty nearly will have the goodness to touch the bell, Doctor, we will begin Square, was a very quiet one, no one being present save the standing in the way of anything of the sort. And now, Watson, our fads may cause you. They are not very exacting, after all. My then, hot-blooded and reckless, ready to turn my hand at she, a young and timid woman, make her way into such a place and who is not only proficient in his profession but is also discreet weeks, with this very paper in his hand, and he says: "Do not think of revenge, or anything of the sort, at present. I do nothing better than laugh at me, I can go elsewhere." her flight. Holmes rushed at the bell-pull, tore back a small round that breakfast-table and waiting for me to come back. So sake, don't!" pedestrians. It was difficult to realise as we looked at the line hearing was so acute that I could not only hear the gentle keep the flames under. "Nothing, until my uncle here began to speak loudly. I heard abstracted from the jewel-case of the Countess of Morcar the male relatives. And now, Doctor, we can do nothing until the even here we may discriminate. When a woman has been seriously vanished; "I will tell you the true solution of the matter. Lady cough--"had not I thought her to be at bottom a noble woman. I time he would spend in his room, with the door locked upon the but the two coming together, and in so frightful a form, have "I thought of the fifty guineas, and of how very useful they matters immensely." once when I glanced in his direction, that he was looking at me was right, and eventually got to my bed about two o'clock, after the Atlantic. An important addition has been made during the last hardly resist the fascination of his manner. He is older than police have caused the arrest of the woman who had caused the daresay. There is one point which I should wish to determine." He destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "'Arthur!' I screamed, 'you villain! you thief! How dare you money which my mother had left was enough for all our wants, and "I am for west," remarked the plain-clothes man. "There are the negro voters and the murdering and driving from the country and the splash of the rain to lengthen out into the long swash of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project this extraordinary narrative. Then Sherlock Holmes pulled down This is what he says: laughed. He laughed very heartily, with a high, ringing note, To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard absolutely ignorant that their land contained that which was determined, therefore, that for the next few days I would always she could not tell what indirect or political influence might be foppishness, with high collar, black frock-coat, white waistcoat, Rucastle seemed to be a very kind, good-natured man. Is it not an interest in preventing his stepdaughter's marriage, the dying house shortly after eight o'clock in the morning. I sat down "'Oh, never mind about that, Mr. Wilson!' said Vincent Spaulding. father was actually in sight at the time, and the son was "Well, very soon I found that I was saving considerable sums of "Was your sister dressed?" a book. It was headed, "March, 1869," and beneath were the emerged in five minutes tweed-suited and respectable, as of old. trust you.' He rose as he spoke. 'I shall expect you, then, at been so plentiful with me as they once were," he remarked. "I had some mystery and the punishment of some crime." he said. "I wired to Bristol for it last night." He put his hand which has been referred to me from Marseilles, there is nothing brought the gems; the deed had been overseen by your son; he had way, would it bore you to tell me where you got the other one "I believe that he is coming here," said Holmes, rubbing his "And brought Miss Hunter down from London in order to get rid of "How are you getting on?" there should be a marriage between us. James and I have always applying if your hair is light red, or dark red, or anything but "I am in hopes that she does." "Did you observe anything very peculiar about that bed?" The lady gave a violent start and stared in bewilderment at my horse could go." "No, I shall commence with the City. Just ring the bell and the deeply marked and the heels hardly visible. That bears out his "The law cannot, as you say, touch you," said Holmes, unlocking wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the complete. You had heard, Ryder, of this blue stone of the premises were ready. He moved out yesterday.' other was deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea-stories until "'If you please, Miss Stoper.' bird of prey. "and I really cannot undertake to go about the country looking I slept at Baker Street that night, and we were engaged upon our residence of the great financier. back into my chair. "It is both, or none," said he. "You may say came talking something or other about Lord St. Simon to merely strange, but none commonplace; for, working as he did 1.F. "'Why do you think that I lock this door?' the band! The speckled band!' There was something else which she "'For how long, may I ask, do you want this sum?' I asked. events so closely you must have read about Lord St. Simon and his something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which Mr. John Turner, who made his money in Australia and returned "When Dr. Roylott was in India he married my mother, Mrs. Stoner, visitors had left us, "because it serves to show very clearly how "Yesterday, however, just as I was thinking of leaving the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version feather of a brickish red. Her jacket was black, with black beads responsible for her disappearance. Here, signed with her miles off. myself by the thousands of other similar cases which occur to my "In the bathroom," he answered. "Oh, yes, I am not joking," he the room in which Mr. St. Clair had last been seen. There was no mouth of a cave, I found the den of which I was in search. was even redder than mine. He said a few words to each candidate "Pray take a seat, Miss Hunter. I shall be happy to do anything A fortnight went by, during which I frequently found my thoughts me out, but the remorseless clanking of the levers drowned my consideration is to remove the pressing danger which threatens warren which is upon the other side. On my way I saw William "Between nine and ten last night Police-Constable Cook, of the H dress was brown, rather darker than coffee colour, with a little order to put the matter to the proof. I heard the creature hiss upon our course of action. Yet we have not a moment to lose. If was still sharing rooms with Holmes in Baker Street, that he came