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I (ots Reizirn of 1 SHERLOCK HOLMES I By A. CON AN DO 1 LL, Author of "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes." The Hound of the Rakerville." "The Sin of the four." "A Study In Scrlrt." Etc &k I! r 1 ILlfSTRATin BY F. n. STEUE The Adventure of (he Norwood Builder No. 2 of the Series '' I "l7'li ('. iHl'ill it,' 't in the iT.:i.::ia! ex; e--t." aid Mr. !:e:l-k ,Ki!:nf. " 1. iis.i.a ha I iu.e u s i.ga aly u:i:nt rest In. ity s lice the vi.ath f ! the late laujciitisi Pro .il ir.arj ." I I ' .;j h..rlly think tliat y-tl wjni.t Je! ' i:. liv ilrrLI cit.ZeUs tj aC'V With I fOi:." I snsnrTe-l. V v til. I t: ur t-.it If -iuti.' Mtl he. w "I til ii t,.: a he "!sii-sl ba -k A. .-h.i r fr..-.. ,!. breakfast table "Tie- .. ::.:;t.''y is t.io cv.'.n ff : ii I :i i one the imT save r..o coor 1? . v rk -!. ..it. "b.)- -'ki i v.i g .;. With that man in cli 1 1 eie's is.iRii,' p.i;-r j -i-ncmt-I ut M. es'. Kilt Often it m on:y I Bre .s:: il't Watson, the fa::;t tPt i:i ili. :!::! t it wa !t tg;i j t I .l::t t l::.-. ..giiant I tn w-: tiit-re. a tae g-i.::-t rre-sc-s ir r: - ed:r-s f 't wel rv!i;!j..i th f f ': r t V ! :.-!;s n the a-: r r t.:ti-. v. .nvv.!t. fn; - tr: r t t the : ..-.a vita i . rtt ::.: u ... If . X . T ..f.i 1 1:1.. I i. .1.1 I :-. If..', j:: o' II :..4 :: iti - .... :'r. 1 v. .. j 1..: ! r-;. ;; y .. .. ' : v: ; -:.:, lia-l L it i ; in.'.iu u- Lf L.til htiiici. 1 "3 : i .i i u o". er L.y n.i es that M ... ,?- . t.i iii. U-s thf taw of the ;iT-i i f I rvfjVi.l iluriiio, ai.d al m tii'- lij. k.ng u-alr of uie Iutch h ;ijish:; FrieslniiJ. v.h.ch sj iifiirly eo.t u.1 tejth our l.vm. His culJ auJ pfruaj uature whs always averse, how ever, to miythii-g lu the fchajie of jiuiilic iHihuinf, aud he bouud ine iu the tiio.it rtricgeiit terms to say no further wurd 9 himself, hia inetho'Js or hi huo rneb a frobibltiou which, as I have JiIaiu(-d, has ODly liow bewi rem ve I. tir Slierlock Holmes wa.-( leaning hark tarTiu. chair after his whimsical protest d wan UQfoldliig his tuoruiug jiajK-r k0 a leiur;l fashion when our atteu Wni' arrested ly a tremendous (ring at the bell, fj'.ijwej immediately IV hollow Crunauiiug Bound, aa if mne one were beating on tiie outer with his fist. As it ojieued there camp- a tuuioltuou!) rush into the hull, iHtl ftHft clattered vi the Hair end mm MuttuM later a wild eyed and frau ,0r fimnn man, pale, dinheveled and Uliatiiii;. Iiur.tt into the room. He Iwtkayl from ue t J ttie other of us. and Kutltxr our (aze tf inquiry he hecauie cautM'ioBH that some apology was Det-i mi tor tlim unceremonious entry. "J ui worry, Mr. Holmes," he cried. Vou tiiuHfu't b'.ame ine. I am nearly kml Ur. Hsliues. I am the unhappy JmIiu tleftor McFarlane." ijje nmde the euuouucement as If the a me. aline would explain b.nh his vhtlt and Its manner, hut I cxild bee Wf'tty Ottipaniou's unresponsive face tltat it meant no more to him than to "Have a cigarette. Mr. McKarlane." aMMir, pushing Lis case lc.-l "I sat ure that with your syin"t ms my Sv.-4 Ir, Wataon here hi- 1 pre- a nedatlve. The weat er has rerr liariu theie If t few fif" Now, if you feel a litr'" more cswipoed I should be plad if ynu would mtt down In that chair and ten us very atowly and quietly 'lio you i re and vHaf t U that you want. Y i men (fumil ynir naiue a If I hhouH recog kise it, lut I ausure you thai u-oud liar ilvuw facta that you ar.- u bach-!-, a wtlii-itjr. a J'r-ma ud an athmatic I Luow lioihing i ..iterer BtMut you." f:.!lhir urn I wiU "lti iu' frutud'a tne:ii'xi. it was not iiitn. uit tor me to f.ii'.iw hi .lislui-iions mid to iiterve ' the jHBtiilwmS f 'attire, tW sliif of iiiiiwrs. the w atHi charni and the ; breathim: nHiifh hnJ prvUtij'ted them, j O ir cl'ent. however. tarl lu amaze- i M'Mti r . " ' j 1 Ye. 1 a::i all that. Mr. Holmes, and ; in aihl:tion 1 am the m.t unfortuuate i ir.au at thi nioimif iu Indou. For i heaven's sake, dnn't atandou me. Mr. Ho::!!"-: If they come to arrest me tie fore 1 have finished my story make them c'.vc me time so that I may tell you liie iiMe trtitu. I ciUnl fr to j jail happy !f knew that you were workitic for me outsiihv" j "Arrest yon" said Ho!tne. "niis is' really nnwt crati most Interesting. tu , what eharce do you expe-t to le ar- ! rested';" t pon the chartf of mnrderin? Mr. Jonas nldaere of Lower Norwivid." , My cuU:uiuion"3 expressive face , ahoweil a sympathy which was not. I am afraid. e:mly unmixed with snt tsfaction. "I"'ar me." -.aid he, "it was only this j moment at hreakfast that I was say- Inj: to try friend Ir. Wntsou that seu- ' satii;ial castas had disuppeand out of j our puTs." ! Our visitor wretched forward a quly- j eriiiK hand and picked up the Ia!ly j Telegraph, which still lay upon Holmes' j tnee. - "If y.-u had 1'Wke.l at it. sir, yon would have seen at a glance what the ' errand is on which I have come to you tin- ranming. I feel as if my tame u-ad my misfortune itu-l lie iu every man's mouth." He turned tt over t cp.se the ceutrul page. "Here it is. atii with yoar jermisiou I will read It t i you. Listen to this. Mr. H..lsies. The Leadlines are: "Mysterious Affair at L" er Norwood. Insappear !! "f a '-LI Known ISuilder. Sus r .' Mnier and Arson. A t'iew tj th-- i 'r..:i:ia!. That is the clew wh.'-'.i th- are aiready fallowing. Mr. II -iLi.-i, aaJ I know that it Wids iu fallii.iy t-" me. I have (wen followed f:-o:a !...ud.'U F.ridg- Ktation. and I am sr.t tli.-t ti.'-y i.T" i;.'y waiting fr the war..:.: to arrest me. It wdi break tr y tuoth-:-s heart - it will break her heart!" II- v.Ttiug Li- h.tiidn in un i. :. ;' a;i;.rehnsiou mi l -w ayeil huekuar-J Mi i forward hi h: l.air. 1 i'uLe i w itfre; u;i, this man W!iO was aceueJ or lieing the peq.- trat ir a cri'ue of viulenre. lie was fiaxetj hu!rel and handsome, in e wash ed out negative fashion, with fr:imten ed blue eyes and n clean shaven faee, with a weak, sensitive mouth. His age may tune b-en about twenty-neveu. his dre-s and bearing that of n gentleman. From the p.x ket of his light summer oven-oat protruded the bundle of In dorsed papers which prorlu lined his profession. "We must use what time we have." said Hoines. "Watson, would you hate the kindness to take the paper and to read the paragraph in Ues tionV T'nderjieath the vigorous headlines whieh our client had quote-l I read the following suggetie narrative: Liite lat rlniit or early this morning- an Incident fKeiirr?d at I.ow.-r Norwoid whl" h p'lir.tn. It la feared, to a serious er'rr Mr J mas (lldai-rp 1 :: :: known fient of t .nt suburb. !: I has e ir-ri- tl on I. s I.MPineHu a a b- f:lr for m;iny V:rs .!- (iMaerf Is a ! 'Ii.-lnr tlftv two i-.r ii?, an! 1'-. --s -i t...-i. r --t IIo-'- ai ". t J-Ti rut - - I i.t r.i-.nl of 'h it rum- He has t .i l Mi- r -i. -t.i tion C'f b -in .' I":tn Of e." .-, i. , , H - rr-.!1.- . t i r-trin fir .r. itr Uf has pr -tl. 'r- wtthdritwn fr e-i fie lit:-i-ness l-i v 1 te is s.-.i 1 to l,.c a-n.issed consi-ie-. wealth. A m'i t'tnU-r vard still .xit4'm. i nvcvfrf. at t-i- tt.ifk of the hoem-, ard UkI nij?ht. ale-t 1 o i lo k an a!nrrn w riven tlutt one of liie stiieks was on tit.- The engine t- Hoon un tae mi-i-.. ie:t the dry wood liMiti.-d with Ci'-'at f ry. und It was Imp-inni.!- to ur-t-' t'-ie ' Oiif. iirratlon until the staek had I n ft.'n-iv i unsumed f to this piint I . i-M-i.-t. nt tiore the upt",traii' e of an wr :,r;Jrv tt--i Uient. but frenli tii'li'-atioris h n i (.oir.: to nouii rrirn.' .'.irpri.'-e :n Xj.'r' 'I :tt the abseric- of tlte mMS-u-r i f t1:.- . r".:t:;iflhment fr-trf. th- se.Tie i. f i; ;i"'l an Inquiry ?jio-,j. whieh i i iiit ne had diHnpferfr--l from the :,'- - An examination of ru room re v" J tli it tiie bed had not en nl.-pt In. t ...t a imf" which siorjd In It whs u?-n. ii. .:t .1 iniriit-r of Import a it pat-rs were f r- l aixi .t the room and tmally that t' ,-r vere t.ipr;H of a murderous Htr-.iftffle, :--r:t tw, i of blood being found within ;..c ! -. t.nd an oaken walking sticeL ui.i I , snowed stains of bi'jod nj.oc tn" ti.n iie it la known thai Mr JunaJ . .ui r- l.a j received a late visitor in bl le(.i(m i.i-iti thai night, and the stick t in id fuu L -n identified a the property of t Mie pernn, who Is a youna London o:i' itur named John Hector Mr Far lane J..i.ior odri.ii;r of. GraJutjn Se Mi-fiif-'. -la: of 1-t. Ureshafn butldtngs. E V. Th p.iii. beiie.e tnnt they have ei.d-nce ir tne'r iiu.-K-mion whli h supplies a ver - InrliK motive for the crime, and al t : t r it cannot be doubled that sensb t .-;ui iev iopmer.ls will toiiow. loiter It is rumored aa we go to prert ... , I'O. tte'or iiS.i.v.iti,fu turf Iietui4ll who l ecus- tx-eu urresieei on in rnartre or toe fnui oot of Jonas Oldacre It Is st least certain that s warrant has heen Issued. There have l-en further and sinister develop. ment In the Investigation t Norwood IVhi.I.s the sIkiis of a smiKcle In the room of the unfortunate builder It l now known that the French wlndnwi of his N-drooni (whl. h l on the pn-jnd flooii were foun.l to ' open, that ther w re marks as If some bulky object ha. I been drncced ncross to the w.io.1 pile, and llnallv It is asserted that charred re malns have b.--ii foun.l amniu the char coal ashes of the fire The no'iee theorv It that a most sensational . rime h is been c.iain.lMed that the ., rrn was chiMs-d to death In Ins own !-droom. his p.ifcrl rifled and his dead b-sly dracired acrose to the wood stack, which was then tKniteJ. so as lo lu.le all tra.es of the crime The conduct of the criminal Investigation hn ii..n i. rt in the i xperiem-ed hands of In- st-i tor l.estra.le of Scotland Yard, followiiiir un the clews with h'.s toniej energy and sagacity. Sherlock HtlHs listened, with ol.we1 eyes and lingua-tips together. b this re inarkatile ic.;tiuit. "The case has certainly s une points of interj-st." said he In his languid fashion. "May 1 ask. lu the lirt place. Mr. McFarlnne. how It Is that riti are still at lils rty. since then' apin-nrs to lo enough evidence to Justify your ar rest ?" "I live at Torringtou Islge. Klack heath, with my parents. Mr. Holmes, but last night, having t i do business tery lute with Mr. Jonas ol.hicre. I stayed at a hotel In N'orwojd and came tJ my business from there. I kr.ew nothing of this affair until I wa in the train, when I read what you have just beard. I at once saw the bor- ribl" danger of my position, and I hur ried to put the case into your hands. I have no doubt that I should have lieen arrested either at my city otllee or at n.y h ttie. A man followed me from Loudon Itridge station, and I have no doubt (Jreut heaven! What is that?" It was a clang of the ts-11. followed instantly by heavy steps tipin the stair. A moment later our ol I friend Lestrade appeared in the doorway. Over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of one or two unlfornK-d policemen outside. "Mr. John Heetir M cFnrlane?" said Lestrade. Our unfortunate client ros". with a ghns'ly face. "I arrest you for the w lll'til murder of Mr. Jonas ildacre of Lower .N iI-wikhI." Mcl'arlaiie turned t us with a ges ture of d-s;uCr aud sank iut; his chair Uce u: -re like one wh i is crushed. " ine moment. I.estrade," said Holmes. "Half an hour more or less can make ti difference t i you, and t'-e jent i.-:ia u was about to g'e u an uc ei.init of this very interesting alTair w!m h might aid us in cievrii.K it tip." "I think there will Ik ii i din'n-ulty In b-arli.g it up." said LestiM'ie grimly. "N-me the less, with jour permis sion, I hbollld lie much interested to hear h.s account." "Well. Mr. Holmes, it is d.ihclllt for me to refuse you anyth.iig. for you hae lieeu of U.se to the force oiice or twice ill the pa-;, and We owe .ou a j. od turn at Scotland Yard." said Lestrade. "At the same time I must rema.u with my prisoner, und I am bound to warn him that anything he may say will up liear in evidence against him." "I wish nothinj; Is-tter." said our client. "All I ask is that you should hear and reoogulze the absolute truth." Lestrade looked at his watch. "I'll give you half an hour," said he. "I must rxplaiiydirst." said M Farlane. "that I knew nothing of Mr. Jonas ' ildacre. His name was familiar to me. for many years ag my parents were acquainted with him, but they drifted apart. I was very much surprised, therefore, when yesterday about 3 o'clock lu the afternoon he walked Into my ollice in the city. Dut I was still more astonished wheu he t old me the object of his visit. He had iu his hand several sheets of a uoteb M.k. covered with scribbled writing here they are and he laid them ou my table. " 'Here Is uiy will,' said he. -1 want you, Mr. McFarlane. to cast it Into proper legal shape. I will sit here while you do so.' "I set myself to copy it, aud yog cau imagine my astonishment when I found that, with some reservations, he had left all his property to me. He was a strange little ferretlike man, with white eyelashes, and wheu 1 looked up at hliu I found his keeu gray eyee fixed upon ine with an amused expres sion. I could hardly believe my own seuses as I read the terms of the will, but he explained that he was a bache lor with hardly any living relation, that he had known my parents In hi youth aud that he had always heard of me as a very deserving young man and was assured that his money would be lu worthy hands. Of course I could only stammer out my thanks. "'Jlie will was duly finished, signed and witnessed by my clerk. This is it on the blue paer, and these slips, as I have explained, are the rough draft. Mr. Jonas I ildacre then informed me that there were a number of document building leases, title deeds, mortgages, scrip, and so forth which It was nee essary that I should see aud under stand. He said that his mind would not lie easy uutll the 'whole thing was settled, and he begged me to come otn. to his house at Norwood that night bringing the will with me, aud to ar range matters. 'Beinetnlier, i boy, not one word to your parents about the affair uutll everything Is settled. We will keep it as a little surprise for them.' lie was very Insistent upon this point and made me promise it any's nearest agent, Q. milit Ijikevicw, Ore. THE OUARANTEtD COMPOUND for any part icolar sue or amount nay J lie obtaimsl by applying to the Com p. I merest uoiu ouna of The Mutual Life Insur ance Company of New York . . . klCHAKD A. McCt'KOY, ITcsld, nt W L. MATH A WAY, Ore. Manager. TIMMF.R -Al OTH K Fnited Slates Ijind Office Ijikcview ; Oreson. .1 til V 3d, SHO. Notice is hereliy j iriven that in compliance w ii h th. ,ro. j visions ot the Act o( June .'I, 7s;s. en. lulled "An act for the sale of tunlier I lands in the States ol California, Oregon, Tliis uld liond differs from any policy j Nevada and Washington Territory." t ... , ... ., i, ' ! exlended to all the I'uMic Ijind States written by tins or any other life tnsnr ; ... .... , . ,So., ,.:"' persons have this day tiled in thi othc their sworn ala'enients, to-wtt: Mrs. Liiaie Mayer, ol Portland, mud. tr of Multno.iiah, state of Ort-ion , Sworn Statement No. 21'.V. for the sJ ; Swl. S.S-.J7, and n1, X SL' N t cis-. o-t, i p. ,.i, .-s., rv. 1 1 r.. Margaret Kvan, of Marquet. stste of Michigan. Sworn sla'cmetit No. iii.'iT, for I he purchase I the N Ncr. 2, ance company in the follow ing essential particulars: " 1st The policy s fry its terms, able in 'told Coin..,, This refers to the principal sum and the interest 2d. It guarantees annually. specified term of years, .1 er cent in ' I.I on all premiums previously paid ! pay- txith for a These credits mav las draw n at the : Tn ;,". S.. K 17 K. time they are made or at any other time, J Maitin Kyan, of Marquet i.oi l. it.... ..eo.ib.vLt to. r..tnuin i Mich, sworn statement No. with the Company, they will lie increas enl by jierrent interest, compounded annua.lv, unti: trie end ol liie said term and, iu llierveiitof the death of the the purchase ol the NK4, Nw1, Sl-:, Sev. II r.. state of SM.VS, for l, NK.'i, s; :. Tp. a., s., k. That thev will effer protif to ihow I I I ..o.il.t I m .0li..kl. . ' ilin liir Olio, rs...o o- ,..',- innmiMp , , ,ii : lot its timtier tir stone tnan lor Ititnrul- sured. any such accuniulatated creil.ts , Xar lurfMIHr!1 ,tl to t slsblisl, their w ill lie paid with the sum insured i claim to said land liefore Oeo. T. llald- 'M. At the end of the jieriod during : . Jinlge. at his omic at Klanisth which premium payments are required ' Falls, on Tuesday the 72lh day of Sept. ' d), ir, or 1M year., as the case may be). W- ' " "?7T 1 . ,Mf- the t ornpany. unrequired, will exchange shft.r , Wrsslland, Wash., Martin this Iond for a lew one a stipulated amount, payable at Hie death of the in sured sol, in liie meantime, drawing 3 per cent simple interest annually on it par value, tkivcii-al am ivterkst cv aki.c in ot i) iiitv. The accumulated surplus or dividend will at the same time be paid in cash, or it may tie applied to increase the amount of the new 15 per cent Bond, which Will also theresfte participate annuallv in the dividends ot the Company. In addition to these features which are ieculiar to the iold IVond, it al. combines all the ad vantages of the I'is tributioti Policies of The M"tua! Life Insurance Company of New York, such as full participation in the surplus earn ings of : Lf Company. Cash Surrender and Loan Yalue". grace in payment of premiums, Automatic 1'aid Up Insur ance, e'c. Fu'l niii"i ti i it i - : regarding this ej. ces.l 1 1 1 ii ! iopular and attractne C'Uii biuati.iiiof Investment and I'rotecti. m Kvan, of Marqaet, Mich., C. IV. Em iHsly, of Portland, Oregon. C. K. Peter on. ol Stevenstif, Hash, and Albert Peterson, of Stevenson, H ash. Any am! all persons claiming adverse ly the alsive-des rilied lands are request ed to file their claims in this office on or U-fi.re said ?h day ol Sept., M.". lT-:i J. S. W atscn, llegister. r ii. ritttor. Land otlice at I.akevie. Oregon, Aug. 7th, l'.sio. Notice is hereby kiveti that the follow init-nanieil m-tller has filed notice of his intention tn make tinal proof in ftip port tf his claim, and that said prisif will lie made Is-fore llegister and Receiver at 1-nkevion, Oregon, on the 1 lth day of epl. P.sCi, vix : Oeorge liatikitis one of the beirs of lluldah l'.r-ed II I. 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