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CT "Return of Iholmes By A. CONAN DOYLE, Author of "Th Adventure of Shrrlook Molm." "The Hound of th Bkerville." "The Sign of the four." "A Study In Scirlet." Cle. . . h ! IlLUSTR ATI D by r. n. sTrtLC The Adventure of the Six Napoleons No. 8 of rha Srie (O we'll-led from lust wii k ) In.' rapid mieceselon p passed thrj'n.'Ch, tte frtnge of fashionable Ion Aliljotel Ixindon. theatrical Inndon. OVriiry London, commercial I,ondon. MO, Anally, maritime Indon. till we tjflpe t a riverside city of ino.000 w"ris. wTiere the tenement houos sw-cl- for and reek with the outcast of Eu rope. Here. In a broad thoroughfare, dflre tlie abode of wealthy city mer chants, we found the sculpture works ftr which we searched. Outside was a nslderablo yard full of in mumenttd iflasonry. Inside was a lard room In vcblch fifty workers were carvin-T or ntoldlng. Tlie manager, a big bl mil Cjcrmnn, received us clvP'y and give C clear answer to nil Holmes' noos t?ons. A reference to his books showed ffiat hundreds of casts had been taken from a marble copy of Pevine's head of Napoleon, but that the three which had been sent to Morse Hudson a year or o before had been half of a batch of the other three being sent to Hard ing Bros, of Kensington. There was no reason why those six should be differ ent from any of the other casts. He Cfluld suggest no possible cause why any one should wish to destroy them tn fact, he laughed at the Idea. Their wholesale price was ft shillings, but the retailor would get 12 or more. The nst was taken In two molds from each side of the face, and then these two profiles of plaster of paris were $incd together to make the complete iust. The work was usually done by Italians in the room we were In. When finished the busts were put on n table In the passage to dry and afterward stored. That was nil he could tell us. P.ut the production of the photograph had a remarkable effect upon the man ager. 1 lis face flushed with anger, and his brows knotted over his blue Ten tonic eyes. "Ah. the rascal!" he cried. "Yes. In f?c!. I know him very well. This has always been a respectable establish ment, and the only time that we have oyer had the police lu It was over this very fellow. It was more than a year j'r") now. He knifed another Italian in the street, and then he came to the works with the police on his heels, and lie was taken here. Beppo was his n?.ri:e his second name I never knew, t'tv.ed me right for engaging a man v--;r!i such a face. But he was a good iv-orhman one of the best." VHiat did he get?" '"The man lived, and he got off with a year. I have no doubt he Is out now, 1 it l:e has not dm-d to show his nose I We have a cousin of his here, .Mi! I dure s.;y he could toll you where "No. no." cried Ibilmes; "not a word to the cousin not a word, I beg of you. The matter i! very important, and the f .itlic;- I go wit'- it the more important it seems to g"ov. When you referred i-i vr:r lodger to the sale of th '; casts I o' -erved that the date was June U of :a-r year. Could you give mo the ! :' wh-'ii IJeppo was arre.-ted V" " f e.nild tell you roughly .y tie- pay ;i-t." the man-lger nnswered "Yes," lie continued, alter some turning ov'-r of pages, "h" was paid last on May 20." II- y ill." said Holmes. -J don't 'ihiifr. that I need intrude upon your time and patience any more." Will' a last word -of caution that he should say nothing as to our researches wo turned .our faces westward once more. i'lie afternoon was far advanced be fore we were able to snatch u hasty luncheon ut a restaurant. A news bill r.t the c:;fr.!n?e nminiMiced: "Kensing ton Outrage. Murder by a Madman," and the content of the paper showed that Mr. Horace Harder had got his account Into print nfter all. Two col umns were occupied with a highly sen sational and flowery rendering of the whole incident. Holmes propped It against the cruet stand and read it while he ate. Once or twice he rtiuckled. "This is all right, Watson," said he. "Listen to this: 'It is satisfactory to know that there can be no difference of opinion upon this case, since Mr. Lestrade, one of the most experienced members of the official force, and Mr. Sherlock Holmes, the well known con sulting expert have each come to the conclusion that the groteaijuo series of lncffU'iits, which ha ve ended In s tragic - fashion, arfsa from Ihmj rather tiiaa ftnm tWUimta. ttltaft. .No ex planation save mental aberration cntL cover the facts.' The press, Watson, is a most valuable Institution, If you only know how to use It. And now. If you have quite finished, we will hark back to Kensington and see what the manager of Harding Bros, has to aay on the matter." The founder of that great emporium proved to be a brisk, crisp little per son, very dapper aud quick, with a clear head and a ready tougue. "Tes, sir. I have already read the account In the evening papers. Mr. Horace Harker Is a customer of ours. We supplied him with the bust some months ago. We ordered three busts of that sort from Uelder & Co. of Stepney. They are all sold now. To whom? Oh, I dare say by consulting our sales liook we could very easily tell you. Yes, we have the eutrle here. One to Mr. llarker, you see, and one to Mr. Josiah Brown of Laburnum lo'ge. Laburnum Yale, t'hlswlck. and one to Mr. Saudeford of Lower Urove rad. Beading. No. I have never seen this face which you show me lu the photograph. You would hardly forget it. would you. sir. for I've seldom seen an uglier. Have we any Italians ou the statT? Yes. sir; we have several among our workpeople and cleaners. I dare say they might get n peep at that sales Isook If they wanted to. There is no particular reason for keep ing a watch upon that lNok. Well, well, it's a very strange business, and., I hope that you will let me know If.; anything comes of your Inquiries." Holmes had taken several notes dur ing Mr. Harding's evidence, nnd I could see that he was thoroughly sat isfied by the turn which affairs were taking. He made i.o remark, however. that unless we hurried we should be late for our appointment with I.e strade. Sure enough, when we reach ed Baker street the detective was al ready there, and we found him 'meing up and down in a fever of impatience. His look of importance showed that his day's work had not. been in vain. "Well:" he asked. "What luck, Mr. Holmes?" We have had a very busy day and not entirely n wasted one." my friend explained. "We have bccii both the re- rrn. rromtnty ttte imotograpn we found lu his HHket Is the man himself, so that he may not knife the wrong person, lie dogs the fellow, he sees him enter a house, he watt outside for him, and In the scuttle he receives his own denth wound. How Is that, Mr. Sherlock Holmes?" Holmes clapped his hands approving l.v. "i:celleut. l.estrade. excellent!" lie cried. "But I didn't ijulte follow your explanation of the destruction of the busts." "The busts! You never can get those busts out of your head. After all, that is nothing; petty larceny, six months at the uiiMit. It Is the murder that we are t-rettlly Investigating, and I tell you that I am gathering all the threads Into my hands." "And the next stage?" "Is a very simple one. I shall go down with Ulll to the Italian quarter, find the man whose photograph we have got and arrest him on the charge of murder. Will you come with us?" "I think not. I fancy we ran attain our end la a simpler way. ! can't say for certain because It all depends well, It all depends upon a factor which la completely outside our control. Hut I have great hopes In fact, the betting Is exactly two to one that If you will come with us tonight I shall be able to heln vou to lav him bv the Jieels." "In the Italian quarter?" "No; I fancy Chlswlek Is an address which Is more likely to tltnl him. If you will come with me to Chlswlek tonight, Lestrade. I'll promise to gi to the Italian quartet with yon tomorrow, and no hirm will be done by the de lay. And now I think that a few hours' sleep would do us all good, for I d not propose to leave before 11 o'clock, and It Is unlikely that we shall be back before morning. You'll dine with us. Lestrade. and then you are welcome to the sofa until It Is time for us to start. In the meantime. Watson. I should Ik glad If you would ring for an express messenger, f ir I have a let ter to send, and It is Important that It should go at once' i . Holmes spent the evening In rum (iuVglhg among the' files of the old dally piicrs with which one of our lumber rooms was packed. When at last he de scended It was with triumph In his eyes, hut he said nothing to cither of us as to the result of his researches. For my own part liad followed step by step the methods by which he had traced thi' various windings of this c implex case, and. though I could not yet perceive the goal which we would reach. I understood clearly that Holmes expected this grotesque criminal to make an attempt upon the two remain ing busts, one of wh'ch. I remembered. Wild at Chlswlek. No doubt the object of our Journey w as t catch him In the very act. and 1 conid not but admire the ctmniug with which mv friend had Timhrr 14 Nat lee. Fulled States I.snd OthVo, Lskeview, Oregon, AiiHUKt 14 UHlo. Notice In here by i I ven thai in compliance with the p'rovHolis ol Iho act of Congress ol .In ne. 'I, IH7H, entitled "An set for the shIc of timls-r lands in tho .VI a tes ol Ciilifotiiis, Orcitoii, Nevada and ll'iedi tuition Territory," a extended lo all the I'liblie Liiml Stales by set of Aug list 4, ISU'J, lli llen Miller, of Lake Cily, con nt v of Modoc. Ststeof Cslilornls, bus this day filed In this office his sworn slstemenl No. 2l7l, for the pun luise ol the NV4' M:i NV4 NKl4 and H' N l'4 ol Section No. ill in Township 40 M, K K. W M', ami will offer proof to show that the lam! somiht is more vslu able for Its timber or stone than for suri'ulturl,purMsis, and to establish his claim to' said land before Kcgistcr snd Receiver at Lskeview, Oregon, ou Thursday, the 2:1 day of November. '..o. Ilensmesas witnesses: James Ifodton, of Adel, Oregon, F.ldon ll'oodi'ock, George llsnkins and I. M. Curry, of Lskeview, Oregon. Any and all persons rlsiininu adverse ly the aliove-deBcrlbeil Isnds are re quested to tile their claims in this office n or before said ZU da v of November :W 47 J. N. Watson, Kegister. Land Olllco at IjiWeWew, Oregon, Oct. Kth, IWfi. Notice is hereby given thai the following named settler lis tiled notice of bis Intention to mske final proof in support of his claim, and Hint sshl proof will le made before the Register and Kecefver st Lskeview, Ore gon, on the 21st day of November, lUd'i, vlx: William II. liencllicl, II. F.. No. 21'". for the W',, NK'4 Si:'4 NW4aii. N W s-:t, sec. is Tp. .'HI. S li. 22 i: w. 111. He names the follow ing ilnen' to innve his continuous residence 11 pun and nil ivitlion of said hind vu; C. W. Bent of Ijlkevii w , Oregon, lid noiid Lynch, J M. Ciirisli, It. C. lis kins, of Flush, Oregon. J. N. Watson, Iteginler. tl 4" ollrr lor I'lildlmlloM Hepartmenl of the Interior. I.uel Of tice tit L'lkcvicH, Oregon, O. i. I, I'.HI.'i. NO TICK is hereby given lh.it the fol low ing named settler bus tiled le.tii f his intention to make 1 1 1 11 1 piool in sup port of his claim, and t'nil mud proof willl- made before l.i-gj.ii-r mid lie 11 tcr 111 l.akcvicw, Oreg .11, 11 the 2"lh 1l.1v ol NovemU r, l'i I , ii: AlU it Pent, II. I:. No. .r ti e see. .'I'iTp. IW S., It. 17 K. w. He mimes the following witnesses to prove Ids continuous teldei iihiii and ullivnlion of said bind vis: Charles I'lilinerlee. .Isnies I. Mellek, of 'tillis; (ieoigo Ii. HolbriMik, A. W. II ou shI, W. I'. Trscv, of Lnkevlew, Oregon, J. N. Watson, lb glster. 45 iHlre tor I'Mldlrallen epn Him id "I I In liileilor, land Of lice al Lskeview, Orcgoii, Oct. M, IlKli'i' NO TICK Is hereby given thai llin fol lowing iniuud sell er hss tlltsl notice ol his Intention to mske flusl proof in sup port of his chini, and Hut said proof will m insde before Ucglsler and Uecelver jat lskeview Oregon, oil 27lli day of Novemls-r ItHki; vis: (ildisin Shermsn, II. V. No. for the 84' X HKU X X sec. 17, Tp. 41 H K. 21 K w. m. He names the (oilowing ltnesses to prove his ronli'iuous resldenre and cultivation of ssid Uml. sis: (leo Miermoii, It. I- Held, A. M. Smith, James Vincent, all of New Tina Creek, Oregon. J. N.Watson, 42 4(1 Register attr or 1'ahllrallaM. Iiepsrtmeiit I the Interior, ltnl Of fice al Lskeview, begun, Sept. 2U, Bart. N'O l'll i: is hereby given thai the fob lowing (mined selller ha filed Hot lie of his inientioii to make II nit I proof in sup port of hi clsiiii. mi l Hint ni'l proof will Ih- liulile liefole Ifeginter Slid UecelVer St Lskeview . On-g n, on the l lth day ol November, !' '."1, it. : Ivlwii. T. bi-l II. F. No. 22..H, for (lie M-:'4 W 4. N SI'',, Sec. li. Bill MU, '4. ec. :.. Tp hi S., K. 2i F . W . Ill . Hi intiic-tie- (.. Mowing with. ! lo prove Ills coiitlliilons reldi-lii -lMfl Slid ciiltivaiioo of Mini liiiol. :o-wit: W. 1 1. Ss-in-er, A I I'hei.ey, Klh'rt S, Morris, I. W. Bishop, all of lskeview, Oregon, .1. N. Watson, Register. 44 I ', M I!', s. ::i, Sw 1 Plans to get Rich. Hie lleii mi' filled by siuhb-u break down, due to d hi-' 1 or coiistlpst Ion. Itritce up and luki- I 'r King's New Life Fills. Thev take 1. ot the ImiteriilU ntil' b Hie cl"t.'ilig 0111 I'l.rlgies, Htid gle y : a low ol.llt. I Hi bclldli'lie Hli'l dl.'l ne too At l.ee I'.iilli'M drug stole ; 2"ic, g-l.li 11I1I1 e I . V mm w u Copyright ,y L'Mnr't Wiil.ly. I The Return of SHERLOCK HOLMES V This latest and best work of Dr. Doyle is now running ser ially in the Lake County Ex aminer. The Most Progressive and up-to-date Newspaper in Eastern Oregon. x iSj s ! i N V V I y,.,; , r s j , t UK riCKKO IF his hintino ckof .nd STIU.IK NAFOLFON I t. liters and also lli- wholesale manu facturers. I can trace each of the busts now from the beinninx." "The busts:" cried Lestrade. "Well, well, you have your own methods, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and it Is not for ine to say :i word against them, but I think I have done a better day's work than you. I have, identified the dead man." "Vou don't nay no';" "And found 11 cause for the crime." "Splendid"' "We have nn Inspector who makes a fpocialiy of Saffron Hill uml the Ital ian quarter. Well, this dead man had some Catholic emblem round his neck, und that, hIouk with his color, made me think lie was from the south. Inspect or Hill knew hfiii the moment he caught sifflit of him. His name Is Fle tro Vcnucel, from Naples, and he Is one of the greatest cutthroat In London, lie is connected with the Mafia, which, as you know, is u secret political Bocle ty, enforcing Its decrees by murder. Now, you see how the affair begins to clear up. The other fellow Is probably un Italian also and a member of the Maflu. lie has broken the rules In j some fashion. Fletro Is set uoon bis inserted a wrong ciew in 7tit -n-.:;-..' paper, so as to give the fellow the Idea j Unit he could continue his scheme with Impunity. I wus not surprised when Holmes suggested that I should take 1 my revolver with nie. He had himself , picked up the loaded hunting crop, which wns Ms favorite weapon. j A four wheeler was 11 1 the door nt 11, 1 rwl fn It we drove to n spot ot the 1 other fdde of Hammersmith bridge. : Here the cabman was directed to wait. A short walk brought us to 11 secluded , rond fringed with pleasant houses, each standing In Its own grounds. In; the light of a street lamp wo read , "Laburnum Villa" uiion the gatepost j of one of them. The occupants had ev- I idenlly retired to rest, for all was' dark save for a fanlight over the hall door, which shed a single blurred cir cle on to the garden path. The wood en fence which separated the grounds from the road threw a dense black shadow upon the inner side, and here it was that we crouched. 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