3XOCK
HOLMES
By A. CONAN DOYLE.
Author of "Th Advcniurn of Sherlock Holme."
"Th. Hound of th BJierv:ile. ' The Sinn
of the Four." "A Study In Scarlet." Etc.
Mm
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ILLt'ST RATtD
BY f. D. STEELE
The
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No. 7 t :
t Concluded from la wi.)
It was a giwd fire, and' tlie room was
Illuminated by It Near the door I saw
the gleam of an electric switch, but it
waa unnecessary, even If It had boon
safe, to turn It on. At one ide of tlio
fireplace was a henry curtain which
covered the bay window we hnd seen
from outside. On the other wide was
the door which communicated with the
veranda. A desk stood In the center,
with a turning chair of shining red
leather. Opposite w:i a lame iHvik
case with a marble Imst of Athene on
the top. In the comer. Iwtween the
liookcase nnd the wall. t' e- s m-l a
tall, preen safe, the tin ! :':t Ihwhin
back from the polixbed !r.! lai-i's
tipnn its f.iee. Iioiines s,.ite iu-'-;x and
looked at it. Then he crept ti the h' r
of the betlr-xini and svn! w'th i;mthis:
head, li-itenii'g Intently. N i snnn-l e rne
from within. Meanwhile it had struck
Tlie th:iT it vn-M l. v.-Ne to ri"etve our
retreat threi:u!i the enter i!'i.ir. s.) I ex
amined it. To n:y amazement it wa
neither lH-ked n r bolted. I Mtte!ie'
ITjIui-'s on the :rm, nn-l h- furne-l hN
f -tee
I.
I:
maske
l)!l!l K'
prise-1
' I d
til- 1.
MI :
fin thi
I an 1 iu :ti
Y---: stand l.i
any one come,
nnd we fan i---t
they come th-thrni!-!i
the
liiile liel.ilid 1!:-
th;if
v;is evii'i
em.
! Strt
as snr
I do
it."
ivy
'r
i,-t
e Wl)iS ere.!
!---.- ear. -I
At'vhow we
. !nt
ean't
have
t:,.. ,!,
holt it
r. If you hear
mi tlie inside.
v;-y as v.e eunie If
w;iy. ve can pet
if our job is done or
window en-tains if
it Is not. I yon understand?"
I nndded an ! sf-md by the door. My
first feeling of fear hail passed ttway,
nnd I thrilled now with a keener zest
than I had ever enl yed when we were
the defenders of the law instead of its
tlefiers. Tlie h!g!i oi.ject of o?r mis
sion, the cou.seiousnesH that it was
miHelllsh and chivalrous, the villainous
character of our opponent, all added to
the Hiortin(j Interest of the adventure.
Fnr from feeling guilty. I rejoiced and
exulted in our dangers. With u giow
of admiration I watched U-mnes un
rolling his case of instrunients and
choosing h:s tool with the cului, scicu
tiltc accuracy of
foruiH a delicate
peeped throngh. Fruhi the pressure of
Holmes' shoulder against mine I knew
that lie w-ts sharing my observations.
Kipht In front of tin ami almost wlthlu
our roach was tlie broad, rounded back
of Milveitoii. It was evident that we
had entirely miscalculated his move
ments; that be bad never been to his
liedroom, but that be bad been sitting
up In some smoking or billiard room
In the further wing of the bouse, the
windows of which we bad not seen.
His broad, grizzled bead, with Its shin
ing patch of baldness, was In the Im
mediate foreground of our vlslou. lie
was leaning far back In the red leather
chair, his legs nustretcbed. a long,
black clgnr projecting at an angle from
his mouth. He wore a semiinllltary
smoking Jacket, claret colored, with a
h'McU velvet collar. In his band he
held a lung lepil document, which be
was rending In an Indolent fashion.
Mowing rlniri of tobacco smoke from
his lips as he Mid so.
I felt Hi '.Mies' band steal Into mine
i it
nun i;or tat- n rt-n-Mii iiij cuimi-, un 11 j
to say that the situation was within his '
powers uud that he was easy in his
mind. I was not sure whether he had
seen what was only too obvious from
my position, that the d or of the safe
was imporfect'y closed and that M:l
verton mipht at any moment observe
it. In my own mind I had determined
t':t'f If I were sure from the riirid'ty of
his gaze that it had caught ins eye I
would at oti'-e fsprine out. throw my
rentcoat over his head, pinion him
ui ! leave the rest to Holmes. V.v.t Mil
erton never loehed u;. He was lan
rehVy hiteresii-d t y the papers in his
hand, and ji;'.pe 1 f;er page was turned
s he f:i-iwe.l the nmr.n.et.t of the
lawyer. At least, I thought, when he
had f.hi-hi.l tiie diH-utiieni nnd the
cigar lie wl'.l g to his roo'ii. but before
he had readied the cud of either there
came a remarkable development which
tune d our thoughts into quite another
channel.
Several times I had observed that
Milvertun looked i'.t his watch, and i
oti'-c he had risen and sat down again, j
with a gesture of impatience. Tlie Idea,
however, that he might have an ap-
pointineut at ho strange 11 11 hour never j
occurred to me until a faint sound 1
reached my cars from the veranda out-1
side. Milvertun droped his papers and i
sat rigid in his chair. The sound was I
repeated, uud then there came a gen-1
tie tap nt the door. Mllverton rose and
owned it.
"Well," ?aid he curtly, "you are near
ly half an hour lute."
Sj thio was the explanation of the
unlocked door and of the U'Rcrual
vigil of MU-erton. There was the gen
tle rustle of a woman's dress. I had
a surgeon wuo jkt- i clone! the silt between the curtains .
oneratiiin. I knew I Milvetton's face bad turned In our dl-
Ihat the opening of safes was a partie-l rection, but now I ventured very care-
ular hobby with bim, and 1 understood
the joy which it gave him to be cou-'
routed with this g.een ni.d g li inon-j
iter, the dragon which held in its maw
the reputations of 1...11:
Tn.-ning up the c:t!T:s c? 1
I" ll . l pi.iced L'.-i o ( .
lio'.nes hiid cut two li
find wveral sl.e.c.u I.e.
In. If a.i 1. I, j'.. 1.0
Ten r.i . -d f.ie-i",';', 1 ,y:ne;
ph Uiug up ai...;l.cr, h.iu !
the strength and othcie
d mechanic. I'in.ihy I
f iir
i (Ire
ell a
ladies.
. a
To:
s coat ;
j...::ny
i.iio I! ,
1 11 c ill
.''ii 1. lie looi, 1
c i' h with
.i tiie train-'
In-Hi d a cie'k. !
fully to open It once more, ne had re
sumed his seat, the cigar still project
ing nt an Insolent angle from the cor
ner of his rnouth. In front of him. In
the full glare of the electric light, there
stood a tall. Klim. dark woman, a veil
over her face, a mantle drawn round
her chin. Her breath came quick nnd
fast. tin. I everr Inch of the lithe figure
w.is eui'.erlng with strong emotion. !
We!!." said Mllverton. "you've!
me 'in- 11 gioi nigiit s rest, my 1
i ho"i. y lU'll prove worth It.
! in t come sinv o'her time
Ciar.e
Tear,
yon
ch?"
The
"W
If tin
Won::!'
if :
counh
: ho oh I r head,
oil ciu '. rt yoti couldn't,
si Is it bird mistress you
tlie broad green door swung open, and 1
inside I had a fiimjihe of a nuiulier ot '
paier packets, each tied, t-ealed und j
IiohtIImhI. Holmes nicked one out. but ,
It was hard to read by the flickering' have y rr chance to g..t p.vel with her
fire, and be drew out bin little dark, '. l!-.i th g'-l .:,t r.re you
lauiern, for It was too dangerous with! shivering noonf? That's right. I'nll
-UUverton In tha next room to switch ! yourwlf tog-her.. N'o-v let vt get
on Hie electric light Suddenly I saw
him bait, listen Intently, and then In
ta Instant be Lad swung the door of
tha safe to, picked up his coat, stuffed
.tia tools Into the pockets and darted
behind the window curtain, motioning
me to do the same.
It was only when I had Joined him
dfrefo that I heard what had alarmed
Ihh quicker senses. There was a noise
somewhere within the house. A dour
slammed In tlie distance. Then a con
fused, dull murmur broke Itself Into
the measured thud of heavy footstejis
rapidly approaching. They were in the
Viassage outside the room. They paused
,-at tlie door. The door oieued. There
was sharp snick as the electric light
- wss turned on. The t'.oor clo.-ed once
unor. ud the pungent reck of a s't-ong
cigar w.is Uirue t'j oiir nostrils. Tiiou
fjo'sicpi cxiiliiucii buckwnr.i a;id
forw&sd, buck war .j uud forward, v. 1 li
in a few yarjs uf u.i. I'iniilly i' civ
vrat 11 reiik friim a ch iir, and th - ( -leis
ceased. Then 0 Ley clicked in a
loci:, and 1 h -a th- ni tie of .1 ' !
H . f..: I li-iJ ;: ' 1' :
but iio'v I g-u ;. part .il tbft tl-, ; Ml
.of ti;!.' ell i.. .'Milt of l. ol
down to biisln-ss." He took a note
book from tlie dm wit of his desk.
"You say tint yo'i hav five letters
which coiiiiii'oiulse tlie ('ouutess d'Al
bert. Votl v.unt to sell them. I want
to buy them. Ho far so g'ssl. It only
remains to tlx a price. 1 should want
to Iiism et the It-: let's, of course. II
they me really good specimens Great
heavens! Is il you?"
Tin woman, without a word, hud
rui.sed her veil mill dropped the IllllU
tie I I'.mi her emu. It was a dark,
haniho.iie, ciear cut face which con
f mined Milvertun -a face with a curv
ed none, sti-oiig, dark eyebrows shad
ing li..'d, giiitei ing eyes, and a straight,
t In 11 bi ped mouth set in a dangerous
smile.
"It Is I," she said- "the woman whose
lifo you huve ruined."
Milvci Ion laugiied, but fear vibrated
lu his voice. "Von were so very obsti
nate," said he. "Why did you drive
lue to such extremities? I put the price
well within your means. You would
.iot pay."
"ho you sent the' letters to my bus
baud, and hx the uoblest gentleman
that ever, lived. 0 wUan li.ti 1
was nover worthy to lace be broke bis
giliuot heart and dletL You reinein
lr that last night, wheu 1 cam
through that tl wir, 1 beggeI and pray
ed you for mercy, and you laughisl In
n:y face its yon are trying to laugh
now, only your coward heart cannot
keep your lips from twitching? Yin,
y:H never thought to see me here
again, but II was that night which
taught me how I could meet you face
to fni-e nnd alone. Well. Charles Mil
verton, what have you to say?"
"Hon't Imagine that you can bully
nie," said be, rising lo bis feet. "1
have only to raise my voice and I enuu!
cnll my servants and have you arrest
ed. But 1 will make allowance fot
your uatural auger. Leave the room at
once as yon came, and I will say nc
more." 1
The woman stood with her hand
hurled In her bosom and the same
deadly smile on her thin lips.
. "You will ruin no more lives as yon '
have mined mine. Yon will wring nn
more hearts as yon wrung mine. 1
will free the world r a poisonous
tiling. Take that, you bound and that ,
aad that- and that and that!" j
flue hnd drawn a little gleaming re-i
volver and emptied barrel after barrel
Into Mil verton s body, the muzzle with-'
lu two feet of his shirt front. He
shrank away anil theu fell forward
upon the table, coughing furiously and
clawing among the papers. Then be '
staggered to bis feet, received another
shot and roiled upon the floor. "You've
done me"' he cried and lay still. Tlie
woman looked nt him Intently and
ground her heel Into his upturned face. ,
She looked again, but there was no'
sound or movement. 1 heard a sharp
rustle, the night nlr blew into the heat
ed room an. 1 the avenger was g ne.
No Interference upon oiir part could .
have saved the limn from his fate, but
as the woman pniired bullet after bul
let into Milvcrtoii's i-hrlnhltig body 1
was 11 Unit to ttprlng out when fell
Holmes' cold, strong gruap upon my
wrist. 1 understood tlie whole argil- ;
mcni of that linn, restnuniug grip
that it was no iiiTair of ours; that Jus
tice hud overtaken a villain: that wi
had our own duties and our pwn ob
jeets. which were not t 1-e hut sight
of. Hut hardly had the woman rushed
r 1:11 the rooia when Holmes with
; v. .;'t. !-;ieiit steps was over at the oth
er door. He tnsiicd the key in the lock.
At the siiuie Instant we heard voices In
t'"- house und the sound of biirrylns
fi-et. The revolver kliol-i bud roused
tlie household. With perfect cisilness
Holmes slippi-d across to the safe, tilled
his two arms with bundles of letters
and poured them all Into the tire.
Again and again he did it. until tlie
safe was empty.
borne one turned tlie nandle and licat
upon tlie outside of tlie dour. Holmes
looked swiftly round. The letter which
had U-eli the messenger of death for
Mllverton lay, all mottled with his
bliMsl, upon the table. Holmes tossed
It in among the blazing puM-rs. Then
be drew tlie key from the outer door,
passed through after me and locked it
on the outside. "This way, Watson,"
said he, "we can scale the garden wall
lu this direction."
I could not have believed that an
alarm could have spread so swiftly.
Looking back, the huge house was oue
blaze of light. The front door was
open, and figures were rushing down
the drive. The whola.garden was alive
with people, and one fellow raised a
view halloo as we emerged from the
veranda and followed hard at our heels.
Holmes seemed to know the grounds
perfectly, and he threaded bis way
Mviftly among a plantation of small
trees, I close at his heels and our
foremost pursuer panting behind us.
It was a six foot wall which barred
our path, but he sprang to the top and
over. As I did the same I felt the hand
of tin- man behind me grab at 111 v 1111-
I !e. but 1 kicked myself free and scram
bled over a grass sireivn coping. 1 fell
upon my face among some bushes, but
HoIiihm hud me 011 my feet In au In
Mant, uud together we dashed away
li cross the huge expanse of Hampstend
heath. We bad run two mill's, I sup
pose, before Holmes at last halted and
listened intently. All was absolute si
lence behind us. We had shaken off
our pursuers and were safe.
We had breakfasted and were smok
ing our morulug pipe on the day after
the remarkable experience which I
have recorded wheu Mr. Iestrade of
Scotland Yard, very solemn and Im
pressive, was ushered Into our modest
sitting room.
"tiissl morning, Mr. Holmes," said
lie; "good morning. May I ask If you
are very busy Just nowV
Wot too busy to listen to you."
"I thought that perhaps If you had
nothing particular 011 hand you might
care to assist us In a most remarkable
case which occurred only last night at
Hampstead."
"Hear me!" said Holmes. "What was
that?"
"A murder a most dramatic and re
markable murder. I know how keen
you are upon these things, and I would
lake it as a great favor If you would
step down to Appledore Towers and
give us the benefit of your advice. It
Is 110 ordinary crime. We have bad
Tim Iter tmmt Welle.
United States Ijind Otnee, 1 jtkevlew,
Oreiion, Auuu.t 14 llKlo. Notice Is here
bv Klven that In compliance with the
p'rori'ions of the act ol Congress ol
.1 an .1, 187H, entitled "An set lor the
sale of timber lands in the .Vtates ol
I sliiornis, ttreuon, Nevada and Hash
button Territory, " at extended to all
the I'll Mir lJnd States by act of Aug
ust 4, 18!r Hellen Miiler. of Lake City,
count v of Modoo. Ststenf California, has
this day filed In this office his sworn
statement No. LMCI, for the purchase of
the NW'4' f-Kk, NKli and
N I -1 of Section No. 11) In Township 40
S, K '2-J K. W M. snd will offer proof to
show that the land sought is more valu
able for its timber ur stone than for
aitrirultnrsl purposes, and to establish
bis claim to ssul land before Register
and Keeclvcr at I-akeview, Oregon, on
Thursday, the 2.1 day of November, IHIfi.
Ilensmesas witnesses James lKlon,
of Adel. Oregon, Kldon H'oodnock,
tteorge I lank ins and I'. M. Curry, of
ljikeview, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming advnise
ly the ahovetiescrilwd lands are re
quested to file their claims In this office
n or Iwfore said ltd dav of November
:i8 47 J. N. Wstson, Register.
rtal t-raar.
Ijind Office at Lakeview, Oregon,
Oct. 9th, liMlfi. Notice is hereby given
that tie following named settler list
filed notice of bis intention to make
final proof in support of bis claim, and
that said proof will he made before the
Register and Ueeefver at Lskeview, Ore
gon, on the 21st day of November, lllOo,
via:
William H. llenefiiel, U.K. No. Sl'lK,
for the W i' N F.I4 SK!4 N Wt and N W
sec. H Tp. mi. Is.. K. 2i K. w. m.
He rallies the follow ing ttitnexies to
prove his continuous residence upon und
(iiltivalion ol said land vi ;
C. AV. Ient if Ijikevii , Oregon, I'M
mond I.vnch, J M I'.irrish, It. C lias
kins, of I'lllsli, ( Iregoli.
J.N. Watson. Itegister. -41 4't
.. now. nn v. . k
swi. 01 p. .) K, 1 1 K Wi m
He names the following altn.
prove his cnntlnuon resldenw ti - .
oultlvation of said land vli; """"
(lharlea I'slmerW. 2, t M
Vlstlllls; Oeorg. L. Ii0,,rook 7"J
Howard, W. D. Trscy, of
Oregon. J. N. W,tlM,n IleRi,ter '
ollre twi I'libllraltnn
Ilefiirtineiit u( I lie Intel lor. I. nnd Of-fu-e
at I.-tkcvieu . tlie.nl , -t, A, I'Mft.
.NOriCK is herein- given Unit the f-'l-loviiiig
nurio-d Neltler bus tiled in tiee of
las 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 . , 1 1 to make linul prool 111 e 11 1 -port
of bis claim, and I hat mud proof
wlil Is' made bi foie Ueiiter ami lie-i-i
iver at Iaikeviett, Oreg-iii, on the "olh
day of NovcuiU-r, l'.i.lo, t:
AIUtrtDent.il. K. No. LMl.i, f.ir the
VV, S Hi !-: si.'4 -c. ::i, Hw'4 si4
X The Return of
Mtle for ralleaitoa. "
Iepa rtment of the Interior, Uni of
flee at Lskeview, Oregon, Oct. (,
NOTICE Is hereby givun that
losing named sett er list Gled notir, -j
his Intention to make final proof n w!.
IM.rt of his clsim, and that said proofwiti
lis made More Register and IteeeUw
at Ukevlew. Oregon, on 27th d
Novemlier 1H03 j trli :
(lideon Sherman, II. E No. 2709 hi
the Sw.U NEX ,' SEV4' and KFBJ!
sec. 17, Tp. 41 8., R. 21 E., w. m.
He names the following witiitMet t
prove his continuous reslilene apt
and cultivation of ssid laud, vli:
Oeo (sherinnn, B. I,. Held, A. If.
Smith, James Vincent, ah of New
Creek, Oregon. J. N. Watson,
liegiittr
KaUee t ar rakltealtaa.
Iepartment .t the interior, land Of
fice at lskeview, Oregon, Sept, 28,1905.
NOTICE is hereby given that lbs W
low iiig-iiktned M'tller lias filed uutics ul
his iniention to mske tlnsl proof In wis
sirt of his claim, and tlistsaid proof will
lie t.isde U-lore Kegtster and RscsiTurit
Lakeview, Oregon, on the l.'ttli day e(
Novemlier, lif)."!, vis:
Kdwin T. Ilishop, II. E. No, 22.", I
the NE'4 r.W.l4', N 'a KE.V. Sec. 6, inj
NV4- KW.l4', r-'ec. fi, Tp. 4(1 K, U.50t,
w. ni.
I le names the following s ilm-K-l to
prove bis continuous refodeiict-uponiUKl
cultivsi ion of said Intnl. ties it:
W. S. Spencer, .VI. (.'hct.cy, i;Uert S,
Morris, I. W. Jhrbop, all ol I-skew.
(iregnn, J. N. Watson, Ih-KiclHr, M
Plans to set Rich.
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give you a new tart. Cure lieadaclw
and tluxiness t.st. At Lee lleall's ilfM
store; "'h:, g-.isialiteed.
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