Pittston Gazette

              - V-' 1 ifLl fpll iEl / ilj rU •  i ESTABMSIIKl) 1H50. ' VOI.. XL.U1. NO. 7O. f Oldest Newspaper in tiie Wyoming Vi llev I'lTTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 1C», lH'.ll. A Weekly Local and Family Journal RANNUM VANCE BT At OONAW DOYIiB us scrawled in le word: been tlicro (luring tlio night. There were tho marks of the horse's hoofs, too, the outline of ono of which \wis far more clearly cut than that of the other three, showing that tlmt was a new shoe. Since the cab was there after the rain began, and was not there at any time during' tho morninp ton roan. Jt was precious airty ana lonely. Not a soul did I meet ail the way down, thouph a cab or two went past me. I was a-strollin' down, tiiinkin* between ourselves how uncommon handy a four of pin hot would be, when suddenly a glint of a light caupht my eye in the window of that *i«m) house. Now. I knew that them two houses in Laiiriston pardons was empty on account of him that owns them, who won't have the drains seed to, though the very last tenant what lived in one of them died o' typhoid fever. I was knocked all in a heap, therefore, at seeing a light in the window, and I suspected as something was wrong. When I got to the door—" had given rise to the idea. Then, apain, if not poison, what had caused the man's death, since there was neither wound nor marks of strangulation? Ilut, on tho other hand, whoso blood was that which lay so thickly upon the floor? Thero were no signs of a strupple, nor had tho victim any weapon with which he might have wounded an antagonist. As long as all these questions were unsolved, I felt that sleep would bo no easy matter, cither for Holmes or myself. His quiet, self-confident manner convinced me that ho had already formed a theory which explained all the facts, thouph what it was I could not for an instant conjecture. a clear but rather harsh voice. We could not hear the servant's reply, but the door closed, and some one began to ascend the stairs. The footfall was an uncertain and shuffling one. A look of surprise passed over the face of my companion as he listened to it. I came slowly alonp the passape, and there was a feeble tap at the door. ==gr^S5» FARMER BILL NYE. inero arc ;Dt!U 1 eral court at manufacture C offo of tilt votC; the RC pali] having been men who told him t cratic presidfnt he v tnrbed at all and thatt groatly improve. Vhat ve, with the air of a show- Df tlint?" cried HE WRITES FROM LONDON ON THE This was t wns in tlio Clark* how CONDITION OF AFFAIRS. 1V»'C trio r anCl 110 one —I have Oregson's word for that—dt follows that it must have been thero during the night, and, therefore, that it brought those two individuals to the And Thinks It May He Pue to Individual l it with his or her The mnr- Extravagance, but lie Claims That no tliis smear whor« it At my summons, instead of the man of violence whom we expected, a very old and wrinkled woman hobbled into the apartment. She appeared to be dazzled by the sudden blaze of light, and, after dropping a courtesy, she stood blinking at us with her bleared eyes and fumbling in her pocket with nervous, shaky fingers. I glanced at my companion, and his face had assumed such a disconsolate expression that it was all I could do to keep my countenance. "Come in!" I cried. Is Innocent—He Pays a Visit to Windsor the wall! That rti house." Caatle. What can one do v such things? I have to in- Vt.l od here, in a monarchy, not tc 1 much about the divine right of pi for T. P. O'Connor and some i my acquaintance have • n C■ r ider ably in America and are familiar with onr patriotism and the quotations of same per pat. rsmen-do Df suicide, anyhow, r chosen to write . Soo that candle It was lit at ; lit this corner it instead of the "That seems simple enough," said I; "but how about the other man's height?" [Copyright, ISM, by Edgar W. Nye.] D I lat cornc 1 tell yon There have been few extended comments in England, bo far as I could discern, regarding tho president's message. In the first place, it contained 20,000 words, and 20,000 words of American news wonld last a London paper for months. I take one paper which has a column of American news every morn- London, Dec. 30, 1893 tel piecd l1 if it wa "Why, tho height of a man, in nine cases out of ten, can be told from the length of his stride. It is a simple calculation cnouph thouph there is no use my borinp you with fipures. I had this fellow's stride, both on tho clay outside and on the dust within. Then I had a way of checking my calculation. When a man writes on a wall, his instinct leads him to write about the level of his own eyes. Now, that writing wtis just over six feet from the ground. It was child's play." "And his age?" I asked. (CONTINUED.) contortion, combined witn tno low forehead, blunt nose and prognathous Jaw, pave the dead man a singularly elmious and ape-like appcarance, which he brioht* "You stopped, and then walked back to the parden pate," my companion interrupted. "What did you do that for?" He was very late in returning—so late that I knew that the concert could not have detained him all that time. Dinner was on tho table before he appeared."You will have your data soon," 1 remarked, pointing with my finger; "this is the IMxton road, and that is the house, if I am not very much mistaken."portion of the wall." floes it mean, now tliat .1 it?" asked Gregxon, In Referring to affairsjof state 1: rings rne to speak of Windsor castle. Windsor is a corruption of Wind shore, I believe, and is 45 minutes from Paddington  tion. From Waterloo station it is one hour. By the former way, in living London you pass Kcnsal Green, and at a station called Slough you takcj a branch road to Windsor. Stoke Pogjs is near Slough and is worth visiting, for the manor was at one time owned by William Penn, the founder of Pi nrisylvaisia. was Increased by his writhing, unnatural posture. I have seen death In many forms, but never has it appeared to mo in a more fearsome aspect thai In that dark, grimy apartment, which looked out upon one of the main arteries of suburban London. vosec Itancc gave a violent jump, and stared at Sherlock Holmes with theut no.st amazement upon his features. "It was magnificent," he 6aid, as he took his scat. "Do you remember what Darwin says about music? lie claims that tho power of producing and appreciating it existed among the human race long before tho power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why wo are so subtly influenced by it. Thero are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood." "So it is. Stop, driver, stop!" We were still a hundred yards or so from 'It, but he Insisted upon our alighting, «.nd wo finished our journey upon foot. ill yjjp/f Mp ttw /J. IT I Tt V y^V'V "IT^ »Duy, mats true, sir, he sain; "though how you came to know it, Heaven only knows! Ye see, when I pot up to the door, it was so still and so lonesome that i thought I'd be none the worse for some one with me. 1 lin't afeared of anything on this side ■ f the if rave; but 1 thouph t that maybe X •~iy ®V It - • No. 3 Lauriston pardons wore an illomened and minatory look. It was one of four which stood back some little way from the streets two being1 occupied and two empty. - The latter Lestrade, lean and ferret-like m ever, was standing by the doorway and preeted ray companion and myself "Well, if a man can stride four and a half feet without the smallest effort, he can't be quite in the sere and yellow That was tho breadth of a puddle • "This case will make a stir, sir," he remarked. "It beats anything I havo seen, and I am no chicken." "There is no clew," said Grepson. ''••n f hivi died o' the typhoid in spectinp tho ('rains what killed him. Thff thouph t gavo me a kind o' turn, and I walked back to tho gate to see if I could see Murcher's lantern, but there wasn't no sign of him nor of anyone else." It is also where the tin the port Gray was fcostiy churchyard here is the ona sejt forth in his elegy, and there the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. 1 life of lit. Tlio «mu Dl)n garden walk which ho had evidently walked across. Patentleather boots had pope round and Square-toes had hoppejd over. There is no mystery about i,t at all. 1 am simply applying to ordinary life a few of those precepts of observation and deduction which I advocated in that article. Is there anything else that puzzles you?" "That's rather a broad idea," 1 remarked."None nt all," chimed in Lestnulo "One's ideas must be as broad as nature if they are to Interpret nature," he answered. "What's the matter? You're not looking1 quite yourself. This Brixton road affair has upset you." Sherlock Holmes approached the body, and, kneeling1 down, examined it intently. "You are sure that there is no wound?" he asked, pointing' to numerous pouts and splashes of blood which lay all round. Windsor is a village of 20,000 people, and though only 45 minutes from London lots aro cheaper than they won Id liave been a few years ago at that distance out of Wichita, Kan. "There was no one in the street?" "Not a Wvin' soul, sir, nor as much as a dog. Then I pulled myself together and went back and pushed the door open. All was quiet inside, so I went into the room where the light was a-burnin'. There was a oandle flickerin' on the mantle-piece—a red wax one— and by its light I saw-^1 "Positive!" cried both detectives. "Then, of course, this blood belongs to a second individual—presumably the murderer, if murder has been committed. It reminds mo of the circumstances attendant on the death of Van Jansen, in Utrecht, in tho year 18."D4. Do you remember tho case, Greg-son?" ' "No, sir." "To tell the truth, It has," I said. "I ought to bo more case hardened after my Afghan experiences. I saw my own comrades hacked to pieces at Maiwand without losing my nerve." Windsor castlo standn on tho site of the original building made of wood and arected by Edward the Confessor. It was, however, built by contract and very faulty in construction. It was succeeded by a stone structure' crccted by William tho Conqueror, who had a larger family and turned up his nose at i story and a half house with no underpinning to it. William the Conqueror, it is said, wa3 tho first man in the history af England to successfully inar.ago a crew of builders. Bright aiM early ho would como over to tho works and bring his battleax with him. When the contractor sought to ceil the library with cull lumber or to putty up a fireplace that had been put in tho wrong end of tho chimney, William tho Conqueror would call him asidtv and cut off his head with a bright new battleax. "The finger-nails and the Trichinopoly," I suggested. as scnAwr.Et) in hi^ood-red A VERY OI.D AND WRINKLED WOMAN r.KTT :h a si no r.B WORD. "The writing on the wall was done with a man's forefinger dipped in blood. My glass allowed me to observe that the plaster was slightly scratched in doing it, which would not have been the case if the man's nail had been trimmed. I gathered up some scattered ash from the floor. Tt was dark in color and flaky—such an ash as is only made lDy a Tricliinopoly. I havo made a sjDecial study of cigar ashes— in fact, I havo written a monograph upon the subject. I flatter myself that I can distinguish at a glance the ash of any known brand either of cigar or at tobacco. It is just in such details that the skilled detective diners from fchr- Gregson and Lestrade typo." noRBLEI) INTO THE APARTMENT. AS A FARMER I PROTEST. Why, it means that tho poing- to put the female el, hut was disturbed beic had time to finish. You irds, when this ease comes ■1 up you will find that a 1 Rachel has something1 It's sill very well for Mr. Sherlock Holmes. "Yes, I know all that you saw. You Walked round the room sovoral times, and you knelt down by the body, and then you walked through and tried the kitchen door, and then—" "I can understand. There is a mystery about this which stimulates the imagination; where there is no imagination there is no horror. Have you seen the evening paper?" The old crone drew out an evening paper, and pointed at our advertisement. "It's this as has brought me, good gentlemen," she said, dropping another courtesy; "a gold weddingring in the Brixton road. It belongs to my girl Sally, as was married only this time twelvemonth, which her husband is steward aboard a union boat, and what he'd say if he come 'ome and found her without her ring is more than I can think, he being short enough at the best o' times, but more especially when we has the drink. If it please you, she went to the circus last night along with—" ing, but it is divided into two parts— viz, North American news and South American news. Tho North American news is divided also into Central American news, Canadian news and United States nows, so that tho president's messago would havo to bo boiled down a good deal to fit the spaco left for it. mark to be "Read it up—you really should There is nothing new under the sun •It has all been done beforo." John Ranco sprang to his feet with a frightened face and suspicion in his eyes. "Where was you iiid to Bee all that?" he cried. "It seems to me that you knows a deal more tb$n you ehpuk}." "No." to d woraa "It gives a fairly good account of the affair. It docs not mention the fact that when the man was raised up a woman's wodding ring fell upon the floor- It is just as well it does not." GAZED VACAJTCT.Y AT THE GBOtTNT). As he spoke, his nimble fingers wcrC flying here, there and everywhere you to laugh You may be vC looked out with three tiers of vacant, melancholy windows, which were blank and dreary, save that here and there a "To Let" card had developed like a cataract upon the bleared pancp. A small garden sprinkled over with a scattered eruption of sickly plants separated each of these houses from the street, and was traversed by a narrow pathway, yellowish in color, and consisting apparently of a mixture of clay and of grav el. The whole place was very sloppy from the rain which had fallen through the night. The garden was bounded by a thy e-foot brick wall with a fringe of wootn-ails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stalwart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers, who craned their necks and strained their eyes in the vain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within. ry smart anil clover, but hound is best, when all is said I find the full text of tho message, however, in an American papev and re- Sret exceedingly that the president ioald give the impression to citizens of the United States as well as foreign powers that the lavish use of squash seeds by the agricultural department is responsible for tho great financial depression and lack of employment among tho laboring classes. feeling', pressing-, unbuttoning1, examining, while his eyes wore the same the t ind '•1 far-away expression which I hav beg 3T your pardon!'' said my Holmes laughed, and threw his card across the table to the constable. "Don't get arresting me for the murder," he said. "I am one of the hounds Rnd not the wolf; Mr. Gregson or Mr. Lestrade will answer for that. Go on, though. What did you do next?" "Why?" ready remarked upon. So swiftly was the examination made that one would hardly have guessed the minuteness with which it was conducted. Finally, ho sniffed the dead man's lips, and then glanced at the soles of his patentleather boots. l, who had rufiled the little per by bursting into an ex- "Look at this advertisement," he answered. "I had one sent to every paper this morning immediately after the affair." man's t plosioi have t f laughter. You certainly t of the first of us "Is that her ring?" I asked. I  1h:u" every mart out, and, as you say, it of having been icr participant in I have not this room yet, lion I shall do so "And the florid face?" I asked. lie threw the paper across to me, and I glanced at the place indicated. It was tho flrst announcement in the "Found" column. "In Brixton road "The Lord bo thankedl" cried tho old woman. "Sally will be a glad woman this night. That's the ring." "Ah, that was a more daring shot though I have no doubt that I wi right. You must not ask me that the present state of tho affair." Quito a number of cloistars are connected with the castle as it now appears, but they are not used. In building last year I had contemplated having some cloisters also as I thought they would be a novelty, but my architect was from Nova Scotia and did net know how to build one. ritten the otl Ranco resumed his seat, without, however, losing his mystified expression. "1 wont back to the gat© i*nd sounded my whistle. That brought Mureher and two more to the spot." "Was tho street empty then? "Well, it was, as far as anybody that could bo of any good goes." As a farmer, I feel that this is a stab at our agricultural interosts which is ill deserved and almost certain to produce pernicious results. '•no has not been moved at all?" he asked. last t had t itery "And what may your address be?" I inquired, taking up a pencil. "Jfo more than was necessary for the purpose of our examination." \Dut \ to examine I passed my nana over my brow. "My huad is in a whirl," I remarked; "tho more one thinks of it tho mora mysterious it grows, now came these two men—if there wero two men—into an empty house? What has becomo of tho cabman who drove them? IIow could ono man compel another to take poison? Where did the blood come from? What was the object of the murderer, since rCjbbcry had yo part in it? How came the woman's ring there? Above all, why should tho second man write up the German word "racho" bofore decamping? I confess that I cannot see any possible way of reconciling all these facts." "13 Duncan street, Houndsditch. A weary way from here." now i your permi "You can take him to the mortuary now," he said. "There is nothing' inort to bo learned." As he ipoko ho whipped a tape ure and a large, round maprnifyla from his pocket. With those ' The Hrixton road does not lie between any circus and Iloundsditch," -aid Sherlock Holmes, sharply. Never in the history of the republic has the executive gone out ot his way to deal such a savage blow to tho farmer. It is generally admitted that wo aro the producing class. Others manipulate materials, buy, sell or manufactnre it, but we produce by means of our toil that which not only feeds the world, but affords honorablo employment for speculators and dealers in futures. Tho history of England hn.B been almost made here in this castle since the time of William the Conqueror, for it has been tho abode of her sovereigns up to this moment and ever slincQ that time. The building consists of two quadrangles flanked by 13 towers and has room for all the help to sleep on the place instead of boarding tit home. Gregson had a stretcher ami fou' men at hand. At his call thoy entered the room, and the stranger was lifted and carried out. As they raised him, mg' gl two ii: "What do you mean?" The old woman faced round and looked keenly at him from her little ;ed-rimmed eyes. "The gentleman risked me for my address," she said. 'Sally lives in lodgings at 8 Mayfleld Place, Peckham." iboilt ncuts he trotted noiselessly room, sometimes stopping y kneeling', and once lying The constable's features broadened into a grin. "I've seen many a drunk chap in my time," he said, "but never anyone so cryln' drunk as that cove. He was at the gate when I name out, a-leanin' up ag'n the ratlin's and a-singin' at the pitch of his lungs about Columbine's new-fangled banner, or some such stuff. He couldn't stand, far less help," occa: nail flat on I ii-s fa So engrossed was hC tion that he appeared I had imagined that Sherlock Holmes wonld at once have hurried into the house and plunged into a study of the mystery. Nothing appeared to be farther from his intention. With an air of nonchalance which, under the circumstances, seemed to me to border upon affectation, he lounged up and the pavement, and gazed vacantly at the ground, the sky, the opposite houses, and the line of railings. Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or rather down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground. Twice ho stopped, and once I saw him smile and heard him titter an exclamation of satisfaction. There were many marks of footsteps iipon the wet, clayey soil, but since the poliee had been coming and goingover it, I was unable to seo how my companion could hope to learn anything from it. Still, I had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness of his perceptive faculties that I had no doubt that he could seo a great deal which was hidden from me. with his 1 »\ v\x%^r;4-sC' to havC rgotteii our presence, for he to hin If 11 ruler his "And your name is—" Chit breath the »«•,. , seeping' up a running tiro of exclamations, proane whistle" le time "My name is Sawyer—hers is Dennis, which Tom Dennis married her—and a smart, clean lad, too, as long as he's At sea, and no steward In the company Without wishing to speak harchly of Mr. Cleveland's opinions or to bring a blush to his sensitive cheek, I would like to Inquire if there are not other causes of greater importance than this, to which wo may attribute the sad condition of business affairs at tho close of the old year and the beginning of a new one. St. George's chapel is tho first object Df interest and is a very pleasiiig Gothic structure erected by Edward IV for the Knights of the Garter. Albert Memorial chapel is also on the place to be ready for use in case St. George's should be out of order. Albert Memorial chapel was built by Henry VII for a mausoloum, but was so near tho house that ho abandoned this plan and was afterward buried at Westminster abbey. nd little cries suggestive oi cnconr watched hirj I was irresistibly reCi pure-blooded, wcll-trp Inert 1 as it dashefl backward and hroug-h the covert, whining ;ruu8s, until it comes across i-nt. For twenty minutes or and hope "What sort of a man was he?" asked Sherlock Holmes. minded fox-hou My companion smiled approvingly. more thought of; but when on shore, what with the women and what with liquor shops—" "You sum up the difficulties of the situation succinctly and well," ho said. "There is much that is still obscure, though I have quite made up my inind on the main facts. As to poor Lestrade's discovery it was simply a blind intended to put the police upon a wrong track, by suggesting socialism and secret societies. It was not done by a German. The A, if you noticed, was printed somewhat after tho German fashion. Now a real German invariably prints in the Latin character, so that we may safely say that this was not written by one, lDut by a clumsy imitator, who overdid his part. It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channcL I'm not going to tell you much more of tho case, doctor- You know a conjurer gets no credit when once ho has explained his trick, and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all." John Ranee appeared to be somewhat irritated at this digression. "He was an uncommon drunk sort o' man," he said. "He'd ha' found hisself in the station if wo hadn't been so took up." "His faC^e—his dress—didn't you notice them?" Holmes broke in, impatiently.forward t I OI,AXCKO AT THE PLAN INDICATED. "Here is your ring1, Mrs. Sawyer," I interrupted, in obedience to a sign from my companion; "it clearly belongs to your daughter, and I am glad to restore it to the rightful owner." The farmer makes mistakes, It is true, but you cannot pervert his judgment with pumpkin seeds. Ho feels kindly toward those who send these little gifts, but he reserves his opinion. If the president was led to bolieve that those who receive garden seeds in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Iowa last spring thereby bound themselves to indorse certain principles this fall, he was in error and should not allow his chagrin in November to crop oat in his message. mor led his researche this morning," it ran, "a plain gold wedding ring, found in the roadway between the White Ilart tavern and Holland grove. Apply Dr. Watson. 221i) ltaker street, between eight and nine this evening." \ th the most exact cart the C between marks which With many mumbled blessings and protestations of gratitude tho old crone packed it away in her pocket, and shuffled off down tho stairs. Sherlock Holmes sprangr to his feet the moment she was gone and rushed Into his room. lie returned in a few seconds enveloped in au ulster and a cravat. "I'll follow her," he said, hurriedly; "she must bo an accomplice, and will lead mo to him. Wait up for mo." The hall door had hurriedly slammed bohind our visitor before Holmes had descended tho stair. Looking through the window I could see her walking feebly along tho other sido, while her pursuer dogged her some little distance behind. ''Either his whole theory is incorrect," I thought to myself, "or else ho will bo led now to the heart of tho mystery." There was no need for him to ask me to wait up for him, for I felt that sleep was impossible until I heard the result of his adventure.Tho queen's audience .chamber was the first of the state apartments I visitad. It is said that some people are able here to obtain an audience with the queen who could not get an audience anywhere else. A theatrical friend of mine yesterday told me that bis only audience in Jjonuon naa tioen ope given him by tho lord mayor, who is quite easy of approach, resembling the late Carter Harrison in this respectJ were ent invisible to me. and oeea- ng his tape to the walls incomprehensible man- "I should think I did notice them, seeing- that I had to prop him up—me and Murcher between us. He was a long chap, with a red face, the lower part muffled round—" ner. ice he gathered verD pile of gray dust froii] "Excuse my using your name." he said. "If I used my own some one of these dunderheads would recognize it and want to meddle in the affair." SITF.RLOCK HOLMES APPROACHED THT Bony. 1 it away in an "That will do," cried Holmes. "What became of him?" a ring tinkled down :jnd rolled aero* the floor. Lestrade grabbed it up an stared at it with mystified eyes. lie examined witl; upon the wall, gofer of it with the uess. This done, he "Tliat is all," I answered. "Hut supposing anyone applies, I have no ring." r ev "We'd enough to do without lookin' after him," the policeman said, in an aggrieved voice. "I'll wager he found his way home all right." "Oh, yes, you have," said he, handing me one. "This will do very well. It is almost a fac-simile." "There's been a woman here," 1 cried. "It's a woman's wedding-ring, As the proprietor of an upright farm In the great commonwealth of North Carolina, I resent the Idea that as a class we can be depended upon to yield our political support to the party supplying us with the latest seed of the full dress or crook neck squash I ipp. tiD be satisfied, for he ree tape andglassin his. pocket say that genius is an infinite 'or taking pains," he remarked The audience chamber has a painted ceiling, but while conversing ljvith her most gracious majesty it is ntDt good form to exaruino this too long. On tbo walls there is a fine closing out sale of tapestry and other remnants. The tapestry represents scenes in tho life of Queen Esther and Moidecai. He held It out, as he spoke, upon the palm of his hand. We all gathered round him and gazed at it. There could I Hi no doubt that that circle of plain gold had once adorned the finger of a bride. "llow was he dressed?" "A brown overcoat." "Had ho a whip in his hand?" "A whip—no." "And who do you expect will answer this advertisement?" At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white-faced, flaxenhaired man, with a note-book in his hand, who rushed forward and wrung my companion's hand with effusion. "It is indeed kind of you to come," he said; "I have had everything left untouched.""Why, the man in the brown coat— our florid friend with the squaro toes. If ho does not como himself he will send an accomplice." "It's a very bad definition. but it docs apply to detective with a smil "He must have left it behind," muttered my companion. "You didn't happen to see or hear a cab after that?" tvork.' Grog We are perhaps ignorant of the methods employed by professional men and politicians of the post graduate class. We are often victimized by men whoso leisure and social opportunities permit them to study methods by which wo may be made to suffer, bat over two years ago we passed a set of resolutions and a musical preamble, of which I was the author, wherein we pledgpd ourselves to ignore the shackles by which we had been tacitly bound to the party, bo it Democratic, Republican or Scattering, which seemed most freo and open hearted in the matter of mangel wartzels and the seed of tho Little Early Low Flat Drumhead cabbage. "This complicates matters," sail (Irofrson. "Heaven knows, they werC complicated enough before!" the mane Dn and Lestrade had watched rs of their amateur com- "I shall never do that," I answered; "you havo brought detection as near an exact science as it ever will bo broupht in this world." "Would ho not consider it as too dangerous?" panion with con lerable curiosity and They evidently failed the fact, which I had bolize, that Sherlock Holmes' t actions wero all directed toimo definite und practical end. it do you think of it?" they "No." "Not at all. If my view of the case is correct, and I have every reason to believo that it is, this man would rather risk anything than lose the ring. According to my notion he dropped it while stooping over I)rebber's liody, and did not miss it at the time. After leaving the house he discovered his loss, ami hurried back, but found the police already in possession. owing1 to his own folly in leaving the candle burning. He had to pretend to bo drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at tho gate. Now put yourself in that man's place. On thinking the matter over, it must have occurred to him that it was possible that he had lost tho ring in the road after leaving the house. What would he do then? He would eagerly lookout xor the evening papers, in the nope ol seeing it among the articles found. His eye, of course, would light upon this. He would be overjoyed. Why should he fear a trap? Thero would bo no reason in his eyes why the finding of the ring should be connected with the murder. He would come. IK will come. You shall see him within an hour." The guard chamber is devoted mostly to shelf and heavy hardware, pdnoplies, bomb proof waistcoats, chillid steel trousers, hollow ground cutlafpps. stabknives. galvanized iron tippets, £ast iron husking gloves and metallic mitts for jousting, chain mail health underwear and steel mackintoshes to wear in the Holy Land. "Except that!" my friend answered, pointing to tho pathway. "If a herd of buffaloes had passed along there could not be a greater mess. No doubt, however, you had drawn your own conclusions, Greg son, before you permitted this." "You're suro it doesn't simplify them?" observed Holmes. "There's nothing to be learned by staring at it. What did you find in his pockets?" line cont "There's a half sovereign for you," my companion said, standing up and taking his hat "I am afraid, Ranee, that you will never rise in the force. That head of yours should be for use as well as ornament. You might have gained your sergeant's stripes last nig'lit. The man whom you held in your hands is the man who holds the clew of this mystery, and whom we are seeking. There is no use of anruing about it now; I tell you that it is so. Come along, doctor." to a ppreciat My companion ilushed up with pleasure at my words and tho earnest way in which I uttered them. I had already observed that he was as sensitivo to flattery on the score of his art as any girl could bo of her beauty. gun to smalle: "We have it all here," said Gregson pointing to a litter of objects upon ont of the bottom steps of the stairs. "A ward [CONTTXDRD ON THIRD PAGE.] both kcd IDl«l Not Want Trunks. "I have had so much to do inside the house," the detective said, evasively. "My colleague, Mr. Lestrade, is here. I had relied upon him to look after this." gold watch, No. 1)7,103, by Barraud, of London. Gold Albert chain, very heavy and solid. Gold ring, with masonic device. Gold pin—bulldog's "It would bo robbing you of the t of the case if I was to presume D you," remarked my friend, doing so well now that it a pity for anyone to inters was a world of sarcasm :is ho spoke. "If you will how your investigations tinuod, "I shall bo happy ou any help I can. In the I should like to speak to able who found the body, n you give mo his name and ad- "I'll tell you one other thing," ho said. "Patent-leathers and Squaretoes came in the samo cab, and they walked down the pathway together as friendly as possible—arm-in-arm, in all probability. When they got inside they walked up and down the room— or rather, Patent-leathers stood still while Square-toes walked up and down. I could read all that in tho dust; and I could road that, as ho walked, he grew more and moro excited. That is shown by the increased length of his strides. lie was talking all the while, and working himself up, no doubt, into a fury. Then tho tragedy occurred. I've told you all I know myself, now, for the rest is mere surmise and conjecture. We havo a good working basis, however, on which to start. Wo must hurry up, for I want to go to Halle's concert, to hear Norman Neruda, this afternoon." "Pardon mo, madam," gently urged travel stained Rhodes as he struck the lady of the house at the alley gate, "have you an old pair of shoes you can spare a poor pilgrim on life's thorny path?" St. George's hall is 200 feot by 04 Tn size, and the walls are covered With portraits of tho sovereigns from J ames I to George IV by such artists as Vandyke, Lawrenco and Van dor Wevde.; to hi 'You a head, with rubies as eyes. Russian leather card-case, with cards of Enoch J. I)rebber, of Cleveland, corresponding with the E. J. D. upon the linen. No purse, but loose money to the --- Id 1 Holmes glanced at mo, and raised his eyes sardonically. "With two such men as yourself and Lestrade upon the ground, there will not be much for a third party to find out," he said. We started off for the cab together, leaving our informant Incredulous, but obviously uncomfortable. Bidding him wait a moment, tho good woman went into the house and returned wi.ii a pair of shoes, which she handed to him. Tlio throneroom bus al.-u tome very valuable paintings with in his lot in Of coarse we shall grieve if congress shonld bold the same opinions as the president regarding the malignant and dangerous rise of seeds, both as a corrupter of the farmer and depleter of the treasury, but we shall comfort oursolves with the recollection that a good many of the seeds never grew anyway, and those which did so produced plants as different from the picture on the wrapper as the average party record is from its platform. ux pensive ho cont frames to them tent of seven pounds thirteen. I'oc to gi "The blundering fool!" nolmes said, bit terly, as we drove back to our lodgings. "Just to think of his having such an incomparable bit of good luck, anil not taking advantage of it." "Excuse me, good lady," he murmured hoarsely, "your husband is a Philadel phia policeman?" Tho grgnd dininpc room is furnished with very beautiful carvings, which axo very appropriate lor u dining room, I think. They arc by such nritsts as Griulini; Gibbons and others. Tbo queen does pot use this di' Oregson rubbed his hands in a selfsatisfied way. "I think we have done all that can bo done," he answered; "It's a queer cast;, though, and I knew your taste for such things." edition of Boccaccio's 'Decameron.'with name of Joseph Stangerson upon t hfly-leaf. Two letters—one addressed meantiin the con" to E. J. DA'bber and one to Josej Stangerson." "Ho is," sho replied wonderingly. "How did you know?" Lestrade glanccd at his notc-boolf. " ho said. "lie is off u will find him at 40 'ennington park pate." i note of the address. . doctor," he said; "we '■ him iip. I'll tell you help you in tho turping to tho lias been "I am rather in tho dark still. It Is true that the description of this man tallies with your idea of the second party in this mystery. But why should he come back to tho house after leaving it? This is not the way of criminals." "By the size of these,"was the sorrowful reply. "Here, madam, take them back. I wanted shoes to walk in. I oould use these for trunks; but, alas! I have no need for such." ijocra heriiit has her "You did not come here in a cab?" asked Sherlock Holmes. "At what address?" "American Exchange, Strand—to left till called for. They are both fri i Kanct self unless she has company, 1 meals scut up to br-r rCxnji "No, sir." "Nor Lestrade?" duty Audi Ho Tho grand »cst1bul qnito impressive, especially When ono comes down the latti-r without! suitable preparation. A statue of Queen Victoria and one ot Ueorge IV mnjy lie seen in this vestibule. 1,C1 stairc' crally aro the tiuion istearnsinp company, and refer to the sailing of their boats from Liverpool. It is clear that this unfortunate man was about to return toNew "No, sir." Then ho drifted on, and the woman leaned against tho gatepost and thought. —Philadelphia Call. But I find that quitcr a number of men both here and at home do not agree with the president on this point and attribute our disastrous summer and antiimn to other and quite different causes. In some cases it was due to individual extravagance. For one, I know I was not so economical during the past year as I might havo been. I also had money which I should have placed in circulation instead of hoarding it. I can see now that I should have bought a cow with it. Then I would have had the cow. and some poor man would have had the use of the money. There aro many reasons why stringency came into our midst. The seeds of vice and extravagance sown broadcast may bo in a measure to blamo, but the seeds of the Trophy tomato and the Early Little Dwarf Scrambled Scotch kale aro not at fault. "Then let us go and look at the room." With which inconsequent remark ho strode on into the house, followed by Gregson, whose features expressed his astonishment. fih a "The ring, man, the ring; that was what he came back for. If we have no other way of catching him we can always bait our lino with the ring. I shall have him. doctor, I'll lay you two to one that I have him. I must thank you foritall. I might not have gone but for you, and so have missed the finest study I ever came across; a study in scarlet, eh? Why shouldn't we use a little art jargon? There's tho scarlet tnrea«t ot muruer running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and Isolate it, and expose every inch of it. And now for lunch, and then for Norman Neruda. I U*r attack and her bowirfg are splendid. \\ hat's that little thing of Chopin's she plays so magnificently: Tra-la-lalira-lira-lay."tinned ;i ma "Have you made any inquiries as to this man Stangerson?" York." two t he c "There "And then?" I asked. The private apartments art* very superb and contain a magnificent collection, especially of Sevres china miniatures, pictures and articles .of vertu. These apartments I foundbe locked on the day I was there, but I left my card, partly to show that I bad been there and partly to let the royal family know that we havo a new job printer at Aslievillo who yields tho palm to ho foreign power, potentate or dynasty whatever. murder d tnd the murderer was a more than six feet high, no of life, had small feet t, wore coarse, squaro- This conversation had occurred whilo our cab had been threading its way through a long succession of dingy streets and dreary liy-ways. In tho dingiest and dreariest of them our driver suddenly camo to a stand. "That's Audley court in there," ho said, pointing to a narrow slit in the line of dead-colored brick. "You'll find me here when you come back." "Oh, you can leave mo to deal with him, then. Have you any arms?" "I have my old service revolver and a few cartridges." "So your great work on 'The Subconsciousness of the Normal Apperception' was rejected?" Tho Crushed Author. A short passage, bare planked and dusty, l(;d to the kitchen and offices. Two doors onencd out of it to the left and to the right. One of these had obviously been closed for many weeks. The. other belonged to the dining-room, which was the apartment in which the rnysterioasjifTnir had occurred. Holmes walked in, and I followed him with that stilxlued feelingatmy heart which the presence of death inspires. "I did it at once, sir," said Gregson. "I have had advertisements sent to all was in the \ Ir.r his hei toed bootst the newspapers, and one of my men has gone to the American Exchange, but he has not returned yet." smoked a Trichinopoly e hero with his victim i led cab, which was so with three old shoes one on his off fore-leg. t.v the murderer had a "You had better clean it and load it lie will be a desperate man, and though I shall take him unawares, it is as well to be ready for anything." "Yes. Tho publisher said his presses were going to be so busy with Clara Jeeps Chippy's new novel, 'Only the Second Chambermaid,' that ho couldn't think of bringing out. any thing frivolous this season."—Brooklyn Eagle. "Have you tent to Cleveland?" "We telegraphed this morning.'' iu u f I went to my bedroom and followed his advice. When I returned with the pistol the table had been cleared and Holmes was engaged in liis favorite occupation of scrapifig upon his violin "IIow did you word your inquiries?" and C "Wo simply detailed the circumstances, and said that we should be glad of any information which could help us." ilnger-nails of his remarkably long, w indications, but Audley® court was not an attractive locality. The, narrow passage 1«'C1 us into a quadrangle paved with Hags and lintM.1 lDy sordid dwellings. \Vo picked our way among groups of dirty Children and through lines of discolored linen until we camo to No. 4Ci, the door of which was decorated with a small slip of hrass, on which the name Ranee was engraved. On inquiry we found that the constable was in bed, and we were shown into a little front parlor, to await his coming. i Jt was a large, square room, looiunp all tho larger for the absence of all furniture. A vulgar, flaring paper adorned the walls, but it was blotched iln places with mildew, and here and there grejit strips had become detached and hung down, exposing tho yellow plaster beneath. Opposite tho door was a showy fireplace, surmounted by a mantle-piece of imitation white mar,ble. On one corner of this was stuck the stump of a red wax candlo. The solitary window was so dirty that tho light was hazy and uncertain, giving a dull gray tinge to everything, which ■was intensified by tho thick layer of dust which coated tho whole apartm*Dnfright Thesi The I-atest. In ono drawing room ale is valued at £200,000 and £150,000. Add to this a be head and taxidermed born; 1 Arizona presented by me tl visit here, and you bavo orei costly and luxurious C • ■ i! crockery in the Civilized wo- ehmn ace at "The plot thickens," ho said, as 1 entered. "I have just had an answer Sam—Wha'sdatt'ing Lindy'sgot stuck on do buzzum ob her dress? "Yon did not ask for p:irt any point which appeared to crucial?" "I asked about Stangerson "Nothing else? Is there no circur Btanco on which this whole ca pears to hinge? Will you n graph again?" ilar reason glanced at i incredulous smile, as murdered, how Josiali—Sh! Doan yo' gib it away. She rouldn't aflfohd to buy no cyrsanthunis, go she jes' swiped some of do cold slaw from do restaurant whar she's workin And tied it up in a bunch instid.—Brooklyn Life. to 1 to my American telegram. viow of the ease is correct." toad from If t Leaning hack in the cab, this amateur hlood-hound caroled away like a lark, while I meditated upon the manysidedness of the human mind. X II! v most if former. "And that is?" I asked, eagerly. As a farmer I can place my hand on my heart and say, if it bo tho last word I over utter, that aside from what I have already stated I am as innocent of bringing this financial distress on the country as the child unborn. I know lots of other, farmers who can say the sajuo thing. lock Holmes, curt One other thing, turning round al "My ilddle would bo better for new strings," he remarked. "Put your pistol in your pocket. When the fellow comes speak to him in an ordinary way. Leave the rest to me. Don't frighten him by looking at him too hard." tele Adjoining tho castle is tin park known as Homo ] D::: .. hero a few generations ago C have seen of a Monday morn: ing out tho week's wash, t wives of Windsor. "I have said all I have to Bay," Maid Oreason, in an offended voice. " 'Kaelie' is the (lerman for » don't lose your time look- — CHA1TER V. OTTR AnVKUTIHUMEST RHINOS A VISITOR "Hero is a request for your autograph, Bir," said his private secretary to Mr. Shortribs, president of the Chicago Lyceum.Easy Enough. lie appeared presently, looking a little irritable at Iwinf,' disturbed in his slumbers. "I made my report at the oftlcc," he said. Sherlock Holmes chuckled to him self, and appeared to he about, to makt some remark, when Lestrade, who hat lDeen in the front room while we wen holding1 this conversation in the hall reappeared upin the scene, rubbing his hands in a pompous awl sel f-.-atis an shot he walked two rivals open- Our morning's exertions had been too much for my weak health, and I was tired out in the afternoon. After Holmes' departure for the concert, 1 lay down upon the sofa and endeavored to ffet a couple of hours' sleep. It was a useless attempt. My mind had been too much excited by all that had occurred, and the strangest fancies and surmises crowded into it. Every time that I closed my eyes I saw hefore me the distorted, baboon-like countenance of the murdered man. So sinister was the impression which that face had produced upon me that I found it difficult to feel anything but gratitude for him who had removed its owner from the world. If over human features bespoko vico of the most malignant type, they wore Certainly those of Enoch J. Drebber, of Cleveland. Still I recognised that justice must be done, awl that the depravity of tin? victim was no condonement in the eyes of the law. merry "It is eight o'clock now," I said, glancing at my watch. Holmes took a half-sovereign from his pocket, and played with it pensively. "Very well," replied the amiable man. "Write one and mail it."—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Then why should our seed supply, poor as it is, have to bo shut off in ordor to bring about 'prosperity and plenty? Of course we are ignorant of itatwmanshlp. Statesmanship and a thorough familiarity with it are gifts. Wo can only know what ails the country through tho eloquence of statesmen who come and speak at tho schoolhouso In tho fall of the year. They beseech us to be at tho polls instead of plowing, and then they forget to vote themselves, being too busy asking others to exercise the divine right of suffrage two or three times a day to oxerciso it themselves.Here Shakespeare's Heme's C till 18C3, and hero Mistress F; on to stating: "Yes. lie will probably be here in a few minutes. Open the door slightly. That will do. Now put tho key on tho inside. Thank youl This Is a queer book I picked up at a stall yesterday— 'De Jure inter Gentes'—published in Latin at Liege, in the Lowlands, in 1043. Charles' head was still firm on his shoulders when this little brownbacked volume was struck off." wont E II A1) TO TF.LI, "We thought that we should like to hear itall from your own lips,"he said. Tliero is an old talc g Ds tl • All these details I observed afterward. At present my attention was centered npon the single grim, motionless figure which lay stretched upon the boards with vacant, sightless eyes staring up at the discolored ceiling. It was that of a man about forty-three or forty-four years of age, middlesized, broad-shouldered, with crisp, curling black hair and a short, stubbly beard. He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat, ■with light colored trousers and immaculate collar and cuffs. A top hat, well brushed and trim, was placed jnpon the floor beside him. Ills hands [were clinched and his arms thrown abroad, while his lower limbs were interlocked as though his death-struggle had been a grievous one. On his rigid oe thero stood an expression of horpor and, as It seemed to me, of hatred, «uch as I have never seen upon human {features. This malignant and terrible fled manner i when we left No. . Sherlock Holmes t telegraph office, Severely Punished. hunter, Sometime a keeper hero in Wind.-or t -n- Doth all tho winter time at still  Walk round about an oak with treat, r horns. "Mr. Gregson," he said, made a discovery of the 'I h highest im- jnst rdcr "I shall be most happy to toll you anything I can," the constable answered, with his eyes upon tho little Guest—What's this? whe Ho t 1 a long telegram, and ordered the Waiter—Whipped cream, sah. Guest—It must have been whipped severely. It wems to lDe dissolved in tears. Truth. porta noe, and one which would 1 been overlooked liad I not made ac ful examination of the walls." "■olden disk And there he blasts the tree and take cattle, given Just let us hear it all in your own Ranee sat down on the horse-hair sofa and knit ted his brows, as though determined not to omit anything in his narrative. way, as it occurred." And makes milch klnc yield blood, and sha a chain The little man's eyes sparkled as h spoke, and ho was evidently in a stat of suppressed exultation at havh'., scored a point against his colleague. first-hand ovi- st matter of "Who is the printer?" Tailor—How broad do you want tho collar of tho overcoat to be ? A Fashlonablo Overcoat* In tho most hideous and dreadful manner entirely mado up 1 ill we may as well "Philippe de Croy, whoever he may have been. On the fly-leaf, in very faded ink, Is written, 'Exlibris Guliolmi Why to.' I wondered who William Wliyte was. Some pragmatical seventeenth century lawyer, I suppose. Ills writing has a legal twist about it. Ilcre comes our man, I think." Mr. Fowscads—Mako it so broad that if you were coming down the street to collect tho bill for it I could turn it up so I couldn't see you when you passed. —Texas Sittings. "Come hero," he said, hustling ba into the room, the atmosphere which felt cleaner since the remov Its ghastly Inmate. "Now stand there of I "I'll toll it ye from the beginning," he Raiil. "My time is from ten at night to six in the morning. At eleven there was a flj?lit at the White Ilart; hut, bar that, all was quiet enough on the lieat. At one o'eloek ft hegau to rain, and I met Harry Mnreher him who has tho lDeat —and we stood toeorner of Henrietta IVesently — maybe it two, or a little after -I thought DCild take a look round, and see t all was right down the Ifrix- , Ilolmos, " said I. Wo aro really tho victims of too many nnfeaty statesmen. As farmers wo are led to believe that hard times demand a chango of administration, and misfortune is hailed with delight by this class of educators because it injures the administration at the time in power. Men aro selfish and unreasonable; henco the farmer who don't know what Is going on till too lato is mado a sufferer.il l of tcml to ro not as sure as you preDf all those particulars All Fixed. He struck a match on his boot and held it up against the wall. "Look at that!" he said, triumphant- "Well, young man," said old Mr. Breezy, "while you are at my house I hope you'll feel just like one of the family."j for a mistake," he j very lirst thing on arriving thero A Degenerate Hon of New England. Holland Grovi Ab ho spoke thcro was a sharp ring at tho bell. Sherlock Holmes rose softly, anil moved his chair in the direction of tho door. Wo heard tho servant pass along the hall, and tho sharp click of tho latch as she opened it. "Does Dr. Watson livo here?" asloki "Beans, ma'am?" exclaimed the man at tho kitchen door, aghast, "Beans! Why, ma'am, I've come more'n a thousand miles to git away from 'em!" I have remarked that the paper had fallen away in these parts. In this particular corner of the room a largo piece had peeled off, leaving a yellow Aft nf «;onr»C* nl«U5t»»rIn«* Aiirosq ido two ruts with tlior t tlx tall.in Tho more I thought of it the more extraordinary did my companion's 'vpothesiH. that the man hail hutm poisoned, appear, t renienioer now uo had sniffed his lips, and had no doubt that ho had detected something  "Thank you. I'm sure I have every reason to." the viurb. Now, up ire had no rain for hose wheels, which t a And tho tourist from Boston wentsadly away and tried the next house.—Chi- Chicago Tribune. "What do yon mean?" "Your daughter has just said she would be a sister to mo."—Washington 1. must have