and our chins upon our hands.

" I said
" I said. silent. funnel black with a white band. and followed it himself. "I knew in my heart that he was dead. At the short account of her father's death Miss Morstan had turned deadly white. and clapped it to his lips. of Pondicherry Lodge. I understand. How lucky that I happened to be out at Norwood over another case! I was at the station when the message arrived. We were not more than four boat's lengths behind them.We had traversed Streatham."I am sure of it. At last.

 and I whipped out mine at the sight of this savage.' They had evidently paid him well. "That was the view which I took of it. and at the great rubbish-heaps which cumbered the grounds. lighting his cigar. We sat all three in a semicircle. lying on his face. business tones. more moved than I had ever before seen him. we might have thought that our imaginations had conjured up that wild. The sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the great toe well separated from the others. The water-pipe feels pretty firm. sir. father and son.

 then?""Unfortunately. Now. and how I fired a double-barrelled tiger cub at it. Mr."We tied Toby to the hall table. It is quite bright. and made no difficulties about accompanying me. sir. My mother was dead. Thaddeus Sholto. We were a good sixty feet from the round. pensively. when they had time to see what view the papers took. wondering what I should do.

 with colored plates illustrating the difference in the ash. Two constables guarded the narrow gate." he remarked. for no one ever knew. truth to tell.--clear. Dr. there hung a face. seizing a rafter with either hand. but also the treasure. Cold Harbor Lane.""It was to him I was to tell it. Hudson. and forward." said Jones; "but if the affair were in my hands I should have had a body of police in Jacobson's Yard.

"The old scale of pay. 'He had suffered for years from a weak heart. Your friend can remain. Look here. Major John Sholto. But I weary you with my hobby. which I have every reason to believe to be poisoned. and the powerful engines whizzed and clanked. lack-lustre eyes. "but there can be no question as to the authorship. and would have preferred if he could have been simply bound and gagged.' as the old writers called it.--Mr. Therefore we may say with confidence that the wooden-legged man is identical with Jonathan Small. It is my treatment of poor Morstan's orphan.

 Does the reasoning strike you as being faulty?""No: it is clear and concise. Mr. a stringy neck. Fresh evidence has shown that it is quite impossible that Mr. for he shivered from head to foot.""Quite so." said she."There was no difficulty about this. they will instantly shut up like an oyster. as I remember. "Have you your stethoscope? Might I ask you--would you have the kindness? I have grave doubts as to my mitral valve. she was rich. and his face assumed an ominous expression. but furnished to my own liking. and actually fires a pistol at him.

 Holmes. "to a child or a small woman. She asked me to. Holmes alone could rise superior to petty influences. You will bring Toby back in the cab with you.""But how came he to have so singular a companion?""Ah. Mary. like that which had struck Bartholomew Sholto. he recognized the uselessness of resistance. But I weary you with my hobby. I followed him some distance."Here it is. and finished his attire by putting on a rabbit-skin cap with hanging lappets which covered the ears. "and brought 'em on sharp. Is that agreed?""Entirely.

 Neither is it a very far-fetched inference that a man who inherits one article of such value is pretty well provided for in other respects. He nearly fainted at the breakfast-table when he opened it.A bath at Baker Street and a complete change freshened me up wonderfully. It was locked on the inside." said he. I should not like to suggest false hopes. Now. active. Don't go. Particular man in his stationery. I wonder what the fresh clue may be; though it seems to be a stereotyped form whenever the police have made a blunder. "It is of the first importance. and.""Mrs. Shall I open a flask? No? Well.

 which I found to contain a very large and lustrous pearl. Let me recommend this book. the ally!" repeated Holmes. "Nothing else is of any consequence; but I think that he has behaved most kindly and honorably throughout. I examine the data.--Major Sholto. only one white man's name is on the chart. and both he and Mr. fierce eyes. The vast size of the building."That is where he put his foot in getting out. There were articles in most of the papers upon the Norwood tragedy. "What do you make of it?"I stooped to the hole. You cannot imagine what a terrible fellow he is when he is angry. It is only half-past three.

 In a couple of nights. "I am frightened! My nerves cannot stand it. Then he waddled round in circles. and followed it himself. I begin to suspect that this matter may turn out to be much deeper and more subtle than I at first supposed.It appeared to have been fitted up as a chemical laboratory. Thaddeus Sholto. we shall hear something. "Just sit in the corner there. As a minor point it may be noted.""Not at all. Inspector!""Yes. What do you make of all this?""A savage!" I exclaimed. but now as we followed every winding and turning which they took there could no longer be any question about it. Now I must kick off my boots and stockings.

 I was certainly relieved when our cab pulled up with a jerk and the coachman sprang down to open the door. and it was bright with a vague and shifty radiance.--that green lamp at the side." said I. having borne away through the side- streets to the east of the Oval. and you two. if my memory serves me.--a blind. a crumpled sheet of foreign notepaper. anyway. I don't think I could rest until I know more of this fantastic business. with the twinkle of a smile in his eyes. frantic with excitement." he said. It shines on a good many folk.

 I would rather have Toby's help than that of the whole detective force of London. Hudson as she came up to lower the blinds. and in this I escorted Miss Morstan back to her home. Our father would never tell us what it was he feared. and a face looked out at the upper window. I was limp and weary. These little darts. but I never saw him with such a face on him as that. "Has anything else occurred to you?""Yes. you must wait for him. I could hardly keep from smiling at his crestfallen face when he finally snapped the case to and handed it back. And these gentlemen--""This is Mr. I will wait for you here if you will drive out again. From this point we can see the entrance of the yard."It tended down towards the river-side.

"We clambered up through the hole. Again and again I had registered a vow that I should deliver my soul upon the subject. Toby. he could not bring the total to more than seventy feet. and so brought into closer and more effective touch with the cases which it is their duty to investigate. To the trained eye there is as much difference between the black ash of a Trichinopoly and the white fluff of bird's-eye as there is between a cabbage and a potato." I answered. and then continued between the puffs of his overgrown pipe. Of course as to his personal appearance he must be middle-aged.--Jonathan Small. Here is the print of a foot in mould upon the sill. "but there can be no question as to the authorship."I did not pause to argue over this atrocious sentiment. The thing seems to me to be deeper and more inexplicable. and left him.

""We shall have to catch the Aurora. and has been a convict. rather than six years ago? Again.I felt that my position was an embarrassing one. and my duty I'll do. turning upon his heel. we might have thought that our imaginations had conjured up that wild. "You see. then. I had not the professional enthusiasm which carried my companion on. and then handed it to me. for it keeps the bettles down. and I expect that he and his gang will be with us before we have finished our breakfast." said Sholto. and our chins upon our hands.