The Adventure of the
Solitary Cyclist.
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jail iltfiiy.
Tlie heath win t-overed with Roldon
ftkim of floworlnjr gome jrleamlne;
MPilflcp'itly fn tlio llpht of tlio bright
ring miiiMliliio. Heulnd ono of tin's
inapt I took up my position so a to
nmniand hot the gateway of the ball
ml a long Htn-tdi of tlio road upon
iiocr slilo. It bad l--n di-tiertcd when
Ittft It, but now I hiiw a cycllHt riding
Jotrn It from tlio oppoHlte direction to
jut In which I bud come. Hit wuh clad
ta t dark milt, and I hiiw that bo bad a
black ln.'iml. On reaching the end of
lie ('lmrllnnton KrountlH be xprang
from Ills iiiui'liliie and led It through a
pp In tlio ln-(ltfi dlHiiiHiarl::g from
a; view.
A quarter of an hour panned, and
Ilea a Heeoiid cycllMt appeared. This
time It wan the young ludy coming
from tlie Htutlou. I Haw ber look about
aer as she came to the Cbnrllugtou
kigt An Imitaut luter the man emerg
ed from bid biding place, sprang upon
Ui cycle and followed ber. In all the
brotil laudRcape those were the only
roving flguren, the graceful girl sit-
duf rery atralgbt upon ber machine
ind tlie man beblud ber bending low
mr hU handle bar wltb a curiously
tortl.re suggestion In every movement
She looked back at bim and slowed ber
Be slowed also. Sbe stopped,
lie at once stopped, too, keeping 200
nrdi behind ber. Uer next movement
ni u unexpected as it was spirited.
tbt auddeuly . wblsked ber wbeela
mai and danhed straight at him. lie
wu u quick as sbe. however, and
fcrted off In desperate flight. Preaout
Ifiliecaine back up the road again, ber
lead tanghtlly In the air, not deigning
tt take any further notice of her silent
ittendant. lie had turned also and
tfllkept his dlHtanee until the curve of
tat road hid them from my eight,
tnmalned In my hiding place, and It
vu well that I did so, for presently
to maa reappeared, cycling slowly
tA. Ho turned In at the ball gates
ail dismounted from bis machine. For
oe mlnuten I could see hlin standing
woiib the treeti. His bauds were
ilswl, nnd be seemed to bo settling
Nsnwktic. Then bo mounted bin cycle
md roilo a way from me down tlio drive
wl the hull. I ran ncrowti the beiHh
lit-red tbrougli the trees. Fur
)' I could catch glimpses of the old
Wy building, with its bristling Tudor
mutioys, hut the drive ruu through a
uo Hhruhhery, and I saw no more of
y inu a,
tjowovor, It sw-nied to me that I bad
JODcufiiitiy good morning's work, and
'ulkwl hack in high spirits to Faru
"W. The local bouse agent could tell
enothiiiK about Cbarllngtou Hall and
Wrl mo to a well known llnu lu
Mall. Tbero I baited on my way
jwne uud met with courtesy from tlio
M!Mutlve. No, I could not have
fli'iKton Hall for the summer. I
Jfxt too late. It bad been let
""t a month ago. Mr. Wllllamsou
Die name of the tenant. JIo was a
"SPecuible, elderly gentlemun. Tlio
""teageut was afraid be could say no
2n a tho a ff n Ira of bis clients wt-ro
wiuattera which bo could discuss,
ittl'.! rlo('k IIol"ie8 listened wltb
"wuon to the long report which I
" ulo to present to blm that even-
t 11 not ell;t tlaut word of
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ri, ""ii.u i uiui uopeu lor unu
hi.. . lvo valued. Ou the contrary,
-"ic-re face was severe.
"r biding place, my dear Watson,
Wry faulty, you Bi,oula uuv0 beeu
Uti tho ll0(lfc'- Tuuu yu W0UlU
w?rtHa: Aa k ,8' you wcre Bome
jureua of yards away and can toll
Jen loss than Miss Smith. She
Blio Uoes not know tbo man. I
wnvlnced sbe does. Why, other-
iiuld bo be no desperately uux-
fat Bho should uot got so near
"cm! ,t0 800 hl" Matures? You do
J" uliu as beiidlug over the handle
t,ouccuiu,ont again, you soe. You
turn,Ve flouu n,1,m,'kuy badly. Ue
ha tll U0UB. "J J'ou want to
who be is. You come to a
m PuJa I bars floner I cried,
witn some nenr.
"Gone to tbo nefirent pr.bllo bouso.
Tlint In Iho center of country gossip.
Tliny would have told you every name
from the master to the scullery maid.
W Illlamson? It conveys nothing to my
mind. If he Is nn elderly man he la
not thin active cyclist who sprints
wsy from that yonng lady's athletic I
i"""1"1' "i nave we gained by your
expedition? The knowledge that the
girl's Htory Is true. 1 never doubled It.
That then. Is a connection between the
cyclist and the bull. I never doubted
that either. That the hull Is tenanted I
by Williamson. Who's (lie better for !
that? Well, well, my dear sir, don't
iook so (icprcsxcil. We can do little j
more until nct Saturday, iii-d In the'
meantime 1 may make one or two In
quiries myself."
Next morning he hail a note from
Minn Smith recounting shortly and ac
curately the very Incidents which I
bad seen, but the pilh or the letter lay ,
in the postscript : ;
"I am sure that you will respect my '
confidence, Mr. Holmes, when I teil
you that my place here has become dif
ficult owing to the fact that my em
ployer has proposed marriage to me. 1
am convinced that his feelings are
most deep and most honorable. At the
name time my promise In of course
given. lie took my refusal very serl
ously, but also very gently. You can
understand, however, that the situation
Is a little strained."
"Our young friend seems to be get
ting Into dvi'p waters," said Holmes
thoughtfully as be finished the letter.
"The case certainly presents more fea
tures of Interest and more possibility
of development than I bad originally
thought. I should be none the worse
for a quiet, peaceful day In the coun
try, and I am inclined to run down this
afternoon and test one or two theories
which I have formed."
Holmes' quiet day in the country bad
a singular termination, for he arrived
at linker street late In the evening with
a cut lip and a discolored lump upon
bis forehead, besides a general air of
dissipation which would have made bis
own person the fitting object of a Scot
land Yard Investigation. He was Im
mensely tickled by bis own adventures
and laughed heartily as be recounted
tbem.
"I get so little active exercise that it
Is always a treat," said be. "You are
aware that I have some proficiency In
the good old British sport of boxing.
Occasionally It Is of service; today, for
example, I should have come to very
Ignominious grief without It."
I begged bhn to tell me what hud oc
curred. "I found that country pub which I
had already recommended to your no
tice, and there I made my discreet In
quiries. I was In the bar, and a garru
lous landlord was giving me all that I
wanted. Williamson Is a white bearded
man, and he lives alone with a small
staff of servants at the hall. There Is
some rumor that be Is or has been a
clergyman, but one or two Incidents of
bis short residence at the hall struck
me us peculiarly uneccleslastlcal. 1
have already made some Inquiries nt a
clerlcul agency, and they tell me that
there was a man of that name In or
dera whose career has been a Blngf.1
lurly dark one.
"The landlord further Informed r.m
that there are usually week end vis
itors 'u warm lot, sir' at the ball,
and especially one gentleman with a
red mustache, Mr. Woodley by name,
who was always there. We bud got
as far as this when who should walk in
but the gentleman himself, who bad
beeu drinking his beer in the taproom
and bad heard the whole conversation.
Who was 1 7 What did 1 waut? What
did 1 mean by asking questions? He
bad il line flow of language, aud bin
adjectives were very vigorous. He
ended u string of abuse by a vicious
buck bander, which I failed to eutlrely
avoid. The next tew minutes were de
licious. It was u straight left against
a slogging rutlian. 1 emerged as you
see me. Mr. Woodley went home iu u
carl. So ended my couutry trip, and
It must be confessed that, however en
joyable, my day ou the Surrey border
has not beeu much more profitable
than your own."
The Thursday brought us another let
ter from our client.
"You will not bo surprised, Mr.
Holmes," said she, "to bear that I am
leaving Mr. Currulhers' employment.
Fveu tbo blgb pay cauuot reeouclle me
to tbo discomforts of my situutlou. On
Saturday I como up to town, and I do
not Intend to return. Mr. Carruthers
lias got a trap, nnd bo tho dangers of
tho louely road, If there ever wero ouy
dangers, are now over.
"As to tbo apoclul cause of my lcav
lug It is not merely tho strained situa
tion with Mr. Carruthers, but it Is tlio
renppearauco of that odious man, Mr.
Woodley. Ho was always hideous, but
he looks more awful tbau ever now,
for be appears to have had an acci
dent, and be Is much disfigured. I saw
him out of the window, but I am glad
to say I did not meet blm. Ho bad a
long talk with Mr Carruthers. who
aeeiuod much excited afterward. 'Wood
ley must be stuylng In the neighbor
hood, for be did not iloep here, and
yet I caught o glimpse of blm again
this mornlug slinking about iu the
shrubbery. I would sooner have a sav
age wild animal loose about tly place.
(Continued on butt paso.)
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