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the 'Exactly, Sf r. Holmes, exactly, tuu put tho very question which I have asked myself again and again. Tbero ran ha no doubt that thin follow mint hav known the house ami It habit. Ha mut hav perfectly understood that the servants would all b In bed at that comparatively early hour arid that no ona could possibly hear a bell ring In tb kitchen. Therefore he roust bare been In cIom league with one of the servant. Purely that la evident. Hat there are eight aerranta, a ad all of good character." "Other thing being equal," eald Ilolmea, "one would auapect the one at whoae bead the master threw a de canter. And yet that would Involve treachery toward the mistress to whom thU woman aeeina devoted. Well, well, the point la a minor one, and when you have rtandall you will probably find no difficult? In aecurlng hi ac complice, Tlie lady's story certntnly aeeina to be corroborated. If It needed corroboration, by every detail which we ae before ua." He walked to thp French window and threw It open. "There are no signs here, but the ground la Iron hard, and one would not expect them. I aee that then can dlea In the mantelpiece have been lighted." "Yea; It waa by their light and that of the lady'a tied room candle that the burglar aaw their way about." "And what 11,1 tbev taker "Well, they did not take much -only half ii i...t articles of nluie off the sideboard. I,ndy Hrackeustull thinks tliut they were themselves so disturbed by the death of Hir Luatac that they did not ransack the bouse, aa they would otherwise have done." "No doubt that la true, and yet they drank some wluo, I understand." To ateady their nervea." "Exactly. Tbeee three glasses upon the sideboard have betu untouched. 1 au'iposo." "Tee, and the bottle aland aa they left if." "I-et ua look at It. Hello, hello! Wlmt Is this r The three glasses were grouped to gether, all of them tinged with wlue and one of them continuing some dreg4 of beeswing. Tho bottle stood near them, two-third full, aud beside It lay a long, deeply stained cork. Ita ap pearance and the dust upon the bottle showed that wa uo common vintage which the murderers bad enjoyed. A change had come over Holmes' manner. He had lost bis Unites ex pression, aud agalu I siiw on alert light of Interest lu bis keen, deep set eyes. He raised the cork and exam ined it minutely. "How did they draw It?" he asked. Hopkins pointed to a half opened drawer. In it Iny some table liueu uud a Inrgo corkscrew. "Ild Iady ltruckeuHtsll say that vrew wu used?" "No; you reiuemlxT that she wns senseless at the moment wlieu the bot tle wns opened." "tjulte no. A a mutter of fnct. the screw whs pot usd. ThU bottle was opened by a pocket screw, probably contained In a knife mid not more than nn Inch inul n half long. If you will examine the top of the cork, you will observe tlmt the screw was driven In three I linen before the cork wax ex tracted. It has never been transfixed. This long .screw would have tran-llxed It mid drawn it up with a single pull. When j'.iil eutch this fellow you will tlud that lie has one of these multiplex knives III his possession." "K.tcclleiit!" said Hopkins. "llllt these hIiiskcs do pIl.Ii! me, I confess. J .inly Hrai-keustall netilully aaw the three men drinking, did she not?" "Yes; fIih was c!e:ir about that." "Then there Is nu end of it. What more Is to be mild? And yet you must lidinll that tho three glasscn ,.,, very renjirkiil.le, Hopkins, What? You see nothing remarkable'; Well, well, let It pass, perhaps when n man has xpeclnl know ledi;e and Hpcclal powers like my own It rather ciii'nunip'N him to seek n complex explanation when n simpler one Is nt hand. Of course It must bo n mere i hanee about, the glasses. Well, good morning, Hopkins. I don't see thnt I can be of any use to you, nnd you appear to have your case very cli nr. You will let mo know when Itaudall Is arrested nnd any further developments which mny occur. I trust that I Hball aoon bnvo to congratulate you upon a successful conclusion. Come, Witt son; I fancy that wo may employ ourselves more profitably nt home." During our return Journey I could aeo by Holmes' faco that ho was much puzzled by something will, ti lie had observed. Every now and then by an effort be Mould throw off the linpros Hlon and talk us If tho matter were clear, but then his doubts would settle down upon hlni ngnln, and his knitted brow ii nd abstracted eyes would show thnt bin thought had gone back oueo inoro to tho great dining room of tho Abbey (irnngo In which this midnight tragedy had been enacted. At last by a sudden Impulse Just as our train was crawling out of a suburban station ho sprang on to tho platform and pulled Ine out after lilm. j "Excuse ute, my dear follow," said ho ns wo watched the rear carriages of our train disappearing round u curve. "I am Borry to mnke you tho vlctli-i of what mny seem n mero whim; but, on my life, Watson, I simply can't leave thnt enso In this condition. , Every In stinct tliut I possess cries out against It. 11' wrong If nil wrong I'll swear thnt It's wrong. And yet the lady' story was complete, dm maid' corroboration wa sulliclcnt, the detail wbb fairly exact. Whut have I to put up against Unit? Three wlueiflnsses Till" ilv Miirr I'f Abbey Orange. , ( ii u i.) mnt m mil. nut IT I had not taken thing for granted. If I bad examined everything with the care which I abould have ahown had wa approached the caae do novo and had no rut and dried atory to warp my mind, abould I not 1 hen have found something more defi nite to go upon? Of rourae I abould. Kit down on thla bench, WaUon, until a train for Cblaelhuret arrlvea, and allow me to lay the evidence before you, Imploring you In the flrat Inatance to dlamlaa from yonr mind the Idea that anything which the maid or ber mlatreaa may have aald rouat necea aarlly be true. The lady'a charming personality muat not be permitted to warp our Judgment. "Hurely there are detalla In ber ato ry which, If we looked at In cold blood, would excite our suspicion. These bur glar made a considerable haul at fly. denbam a fortnight ago. Home account of them and of their aplaranc waa In the paper and would naturally oc cur to any one who wished to Invent a atory In which Imaginary roblxr should pliy a part. A a matter of fnct, burglara who have done good atroke of business are. a a rule, only too glad to enjoy the proceed In peace ami quiet without embarking on anoth er perilous undertaking. Again, It la unusiinl for burglara to operate at ao early an hour; It I unusual for bur glara to strike a lady to prevent hr scream ln-, since one would Imagine that wa the aure way to make her scream; It la unnaual for them to com mit murder when their number are aufflclent to overpower one man; It I unusual for tbero to be content with a limited plunder wben there waa much more wltbln their reach, and, finally, I should say that It waa very unuaual tor auch men to leave a bottle half ! empty. How do all tbeae unuaual strike you, Watson?" ' "Tbelr cumulative effect la certainly considerable, andyet each of them la quite possible In Itaelf. The most unu u tulu of mt ' thmt the lady should be tied to the I chair." "Well, I am not ao clear about that ' Wataon. for It la evident that they ! ""t "her klU her or else secure ber ' in ucn waT BU cou'd no ! i Immediate notice of their escape. But an rat I have ahown, have 1 not ! tnat tnM rtln element of lm- I probability about tn ways atory 7 Ana now, on the top of thla. cornea the Incl dent of the wineglass." "What about the wineglasses?" "Can you aee them In your mlnd'a eye?" "1 aee them clearly." "We are told that three men drank from them. Doe that atrike you aa j likely V "Why not? There waa wine In each glas." ' "Exnctly, but there wa beeswing ' only In one glass. You muat have no ticed that fact What does that sug gest to your mind?" "Tho last glaaa filled would be moat likely to contain beeswing." "Not at all. The bottle waa fnll of It, nnd It la inconceivable that the flrat two classes were clear and the third : heavily charged with It There are two possible explanations, and only two. ' One Is that after the second glass waa filled the bottle waa violently agitated, an I ao the third glasa received tho hcosvlr.jj. That doc not appear prob able. No, no, I am aure that I am right." "What then, do you suppose?" 'That only two glusse were used and that the dregs of both were oured Into n third glass, so a to give the false Im pression tliut three people hud been ' here. In that way all the beeswing would bo In the last glass, would it not? Yes, I am convinced that thla U bo. Hut if I huvo hit upon tho truo ex- plaiiatlon of this one small phenom enon theu in au instant tho case rises from the commonplace to the exceed ingly remarkable, for it can only mean j that Ijidy llruckofistull and ber maid j have deliberately lied to us, that not ; one word of their story I to be be lieved, that they bnve some very strong reason for covering tho real criminal and that we must construct our case for ourselves without any help from them. That is tbo mission which now lies before ua, mid here, Watson, I tho Sydenham train." Tho household at the Abttey Ornngo , were much surprised at our return, but Sherlock Holmes, finding that Stanley 1 Hopkins bnd gone off to report to head- quarters, took possession of tho dining I room, locked tho door upon the inside 1 and devoted himself for two hour to ! one of those minute and laborious In ! vestlgatlona which form the solid basis on which hi brilliant edifices of de duction were reared. Seated lu a cor i ner like an Interested student who ob serves the demonstration of Ida pro fessor I followed every atep of thnt re- iniirknble research. The window, the ! curtulu. tho carpet, the chnlr, the rope ; -each in turn wa minutely examined nnd duly pondered. Tho body of the 1 unfortunate baronet had been removed, : and all elso remained as we had Been It In the morning. Finally, to my aa tonlshment, Holmes climbed up on to , tho mnsslve mantelpiece. Far above bis head hung tho few Inches of red cord which were still attached to the wire. For n long time ho gazed up ward nt It, nnd then In an attempt to get nearer to It ho rested hi kneo upon : u wooden bracket on the wall. This brought his hand within a fow Inches cf tho broken end of the ropo, but it was not this bo much f the bracket Itself which seemed to engage his at tention. Flnully ho sprang down with an ejaculation of satisfaction. "It'a all right. Watson," said ho. "We have got our case one of tho most re markable in our collection. Hut, dear inc. how slow wltted I have been nud how nearly I have committed tho blun der of my lifetime! Now, I think that, with a few missing links, my chain 1 almost complete." "You have not viuir n-.i" mmm AVcCcfable Preparation Tor As similating ihcroodandBctfuTa ting toeStuioacto andlJowBh of Promotes DisUonhecrfu ness and Rest .Contains neither Opium.Morvliine norliivcraL Not Naiic otic. lltl . rmtmi Apcrfecl Remedy forConslirwi flon , Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms jConvulftions .rcverish ncss nnd Loss of Sleep. 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ESTABLISHED IN TT'orrrv II I'll J For Infants and Children. , The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature . of In Use For Over Thirty rears Mil 1 CROSS THE CONTINENT Oeneral Agnt HAND AT THE i LOCATED HOTEL LAKEVicW I f ''jpp styles US MP- IF stock a large assortment of high grade stationery so that there is no delay in executing a large order. )nr prices will be found to compare favorably with other prices. STOCK NEWS EIGHT PAGES LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS 1880. phocu a r o a n o tt 1 1 m oc o. bm shmm. fM mArtnm, ham in MUM ral mrk4 VTrtnlit v, N ftti. COUNTRIES. Piuinttl dlrrrl wllk Wuhinglon Ml tim, wumty mull of Itn tht faint. ttMt $ni InfrtormiMt fractlo Cielstlvtty. DnUnrnnakKU U IMt t,mK T- V4U ItotM hw 04U. WSMIMOTOM, o. e. laosViia Land Notice. JOHN, MOLLAN, Attorney and Counaelor at Law. I Jio Connetkut Avenue ' Washington, D. C. , All pcrton ih. hav hcrctofor. mad. FIN At PROOF In mny kind of Land, Mineral or Tim ber Entries, which ha. been accepted ay tax ReKteter or Receiver of any V. 5. Land Office can hav the leaec of tbelr V. , Patent ret Mid Land, promptly attended to by sending me tbelr Duplicate RecclaU. or Certificates o Entry, and an at reement to pay me $10 when ever said Patent, .hall Ue. JOHN MLLLAN, Oreg en, Callfer. and Nevada , Atete Atotrt BO YEAR8 EXPERIENCE r'M1 - DnwNt CoanrsiiaKTS JLo, ahwim Mnaino a oteb and eeeertvUofl M Snrir aMwrtein oar oofflioo fro. whether inreiiimn M proh.bly puentehle. Caeaaianlao. UafueirtetlrentisaenttaL llaodbnnk on PetebU oent froe. Cndeet aeeoey for eeeartnf ooieata. rmtmttm taaea throw h Maaa Jk Co. reeetvo amiiMw, wHhoe ehwio, la, U Scientific Jlncricam A bsadeneMly flhrntratod woekly. Ireeet err. eaieUon of ony Ktenuae JoonuO. Term.. SI a mr: f nnr BKinUia, itold brail neveoeeitra. $150 Reward. Tbe Barney Count) Live etock A.nocia tlon.oi which 1 an member, payf75C reward for evidence leading to the con viction of parties stealing atock be iongiDf to it. meni bera. . Jn addition I offer 13O0 reward Hone brand boree .boe bar on either or both Jaws. Re corded InSeonntie. Range, Harrier. Lake and Crook Couutie. Honrs vented wben aald. Hone, sold to pear through this aection will be reported in thi paper. If not ao reported, pteaM write or tele phono Th Times Herald. Main B24. Burn., Ore gov W W Blows, File, Ore. riae Mheep Ranrh la Hodo CawaCy Tbe Examiner baa for sale ona of tb beep ranches in Modoc county, which i. trol. the be.t range in California It coniiat of MO acre, all under fence. It Ilea along Pitt river for 2 f mile. Bcide. other bulidlng there are two bonne. V4 miles apart. It I. an ideal .beep rancb. IT taken quick It will bf old for 000. -A TfUDK MAAKS 4 ff-J'-... if. i .ii i ipaavijnii m jn n ay; . RINTING IS AN ART IN which The Examiner ex cells. We have all the late in type and keep in "t4 . io, .iroft, tiitto. . it v iy ri miibililo piTom. sttroiijt aa n li'.ii-witiici tbo blow thnt nt that j. l:i I-: Six fxt tlirr In br-btbt, acttTO a s(tilrrpl, ilfxtTou wltli bla tin. p-rs; fluHlly, remarkably quick wlttod. for this whole Inffr-nlon story la of bla ronrwtlori. Ves, Watson, wa hato coiiip ton tho bnncilwork of a Tery ro mnrksble Individual. Ami yet. In that bell rope he bns ftlvpn us a clerw which should not have left na a doubt," . "Whore wa ttn clew?" . -WpII, If yoii.wtre to ptill down a boll rojx. Watson, wbfre would yo expert it to br?akT Surely at th pt whore It la attached to the wire. .Why abould It break three Incbea from tba top, a thla one baa done?" "Boca use It la frayed there V "Exactly. Thla end. which we c examine, I frayed. He waa cunnlnt enough to do that with his. knife. Bat tbe other end Is not fraywl. You couM not observe that from hero, bat If J were ou tho mantolploce you wonbl aee that H I cut clean off without any mark of fraying whatever. You cm reconstruct what occurred. The man needed the rope. He would not tear ft down for fear of Riving the alarm by ringing the bell. What did ho da lie sprang upon the mantelpiece, could not quite reach It, put hi knee on tba bracket you will see tbe Irapresajon ta the dust and ao got bis knife to bear upon tho cord. I could not reach the place by at least three inches, from which I Infer that he ia at taut threw Inches a bigger man titan I am. Look at that mark upon the seat of tbe oakeft chair! What 1 ltr . , t "Blood.1; "Undoubtedly It ia blood. Thla atom put tbe lady'a atory out of court. - If abe were aeated on the chair what, tbe crime waa done, bow cornea that mark? No, no; she waa placed In tb chair after tbe death of ber hubavnL I'll wager that tb black dreaa show a correaponSlng' mark to, tbl. W Bat, not yet met our Waterloo, Waft son, tat thla la our Marengo, for tt begin In defeat and' ends in victery. I abould like now to have a few words with tbe nurse, Taeresa. We must to wary for awhile If, we are to get taa Information which we want" . Bbe waa an interesting person, fbla tern Australian nurse taciturn, aus picious, nngracloua. It took some tta before Holmes' pieaaant manner aa4 frank acceptance of all abe aald thaw ed ber Into a corresponding amiability. Bbe did not attempt to conceal ber ha- tred for ber late employer. 1 ,' "Yea, air, it 1 true that be threw tb decanter at me. I beard him call my " mlkfiwu a n a mo nil I tntff him that he would not dare to apeak ao if bt brotner bad been mere, men it waa that be threw It at me. Ue might hav thrown a dozen if he had bat left my bonny bird alone. He waa forrer 121 treating her, and she too proud to com' plain. She will not even tell me all that be baa done to ber. She never told am a rt 4Visaaa, mavlra am Via ei n that van aaw thla morning, but I know very well that they come from a stab with a hatpin. Tbe sly devil God forgir me that I abould apeak of him ao now that he la dead! But a devil be waa If ever one walked the earth. He waa alt honey wben flrat we met bin, only eighteen months ago, and we both feel as if it were eighteen year. She had only Just arrived in London. Yea, It was ber first voyage. She had never been from borne before. He won her with bis title and bis money and bis. false London ways. If she made a mistake she has paid for It If ever a woman did. What month did we meet him? Well. I tell you it waa Just aft er we arrived. We arrived In June, and It was July. They were married In January of last year. Yes, she la dowu lu tbo uuruing room again, and I have uo doubt she will see you, but jou must t ak too much of her, for she has pjui? ihruub all that flesh and bloiKl will stuuu." Lady Brackou-itall was reclining on the' same couch, but looked brighter than before. Tbo maid hal entered with us and be'uu ouco more to foment tbe bruise ujiuu ber mistress' brow. "1 hiiie," said the lady, "that, you have not coa;e to cross examine mo isalu?" "No," Holmes answered in bis gen tlest voice; "I will not cause you any unnecessary trouble. Lady Bracken stall, and my whole desire ia to make things easy for you. for I am convinc ed that you are a much tried woman. If you will treat me as a friend and trust nie you may thai that I will Jus tify your trust." "What d3 you want me to do?" "To tell mo the truth." "Sir. Holmes:" "No, nj, Lady Brackenstall; It Is no use. You may have beard of any little reputation which I possess. I will stake it all ou tlio fact that your atory Is nu absolute fabrication." Mistressaad maid wore both staring at Holmes with palo face aud fright ened eyes. "You are nu impudent fellow!" cried Theresa. "Do you mean to say that ' my mistress has told a lie?" Holmes rose from his chair. "Have you nothing to tell me?" "I have told you everything." "Think once more, Lady Bracken stall. Would it not bo better to bo frank?" For an Instant there was hesitation lu her beautiful face. Then some new, strong thought caused it to set like a mask. "I have told you all I know." Holmes took bis bat aud shrugged Lis shoulders. "I am sorry," be said. And without another word we left tho room and the bouse. Tbero was a poud In the park, and to this my friend led tho way. It was frozen over, but a single hole was left for tho conven ience of a solitary swan. Holmes gazed at it and theu passed ou to the lodgo gate. Then be scribbled a short ant. (Continued on next page).