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,OCK
CON AN DOYLE,
Author of "1 lv Adventures of Sherloek Holm."
Tk. i, ., r the ns.herrllles." "The Sign
of tr. our." "A tudy In Stsrlet.'
;i'..l t'' younger
Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
BY r. D. 5TIILB
l a t 0 0 ' iTimiuru mown tuti nit ministers Know notninp;
1 1C AClVCltirC Ol that room mv the housemaid in the of ,jjattM. At the Mroe ,uie lt
i . .morning and niy valet or my wlfes couched ln o unfortunate a manner
the aecona at ain
to act union vo i: i )uii our enure
confidence."
"I agfc with rou.
statesman.
Then I will V ; relylnn entirely
upon your h.mor and that of your col
league. Dr. Watson. 1 may appeal to
your patriotism also, for, I could not
imagine a Rreater misfortune for the
country than that this affair should
come out."
"You mny wifely trut us."
"The letter, then, I front n certain
foreign potentate who has beeu ruf
fled by some reeeut uolonlnl develop
ments of this country. It has been
written hurriedly and upon hi own
responsibility entirety. Inquiries hare
shown that his ministers know nothing"
No. 13 of the Series
(Cirri,. JM, h A. Cmtm Ov'. Ctllur't W -H
HAD Intended "The Ad
venture of the Abliey
(Jntnjre" to le the last
of those exploits of my
friend. Mr. Sherlock
Holmes, which I should
over couimutiieate to the
public This resolution of tnlue was
lot due to any hick of material, since
; have notes of many hiiu.lrtHls of ease;
o which I b 'v r.rvcr nlhuled. nor wa
t nnml lr any waninsr interest ou
he part of i.-y n- ; rs la tV slug.d.ir
ersouality i'.ii ! i.ui .uo i.ic.iKxls of i i
emarkal ic l TI: re: I reaii
a the nv.K-i -c wii.eii Mr. IIo!;r.e
as Miowy t ti:e c;: i..::cd pu'oliciu: ju
s. So I r. as to was
: nal pr.n :.ce the r"--
vv of s
i. l.,:t .-.a-e Ik? h.n
it 1. mi, Ion and bc-
t i ; ;y aad I'ce lanu
v. ,ivin i; lUiriety has
,f his exrer..
l actual pro;
rds of hi- . :
ractical vair.i t I
'efinitely reri-l f:
aken him:c
'is on the S
rcoiue h ' 3 t !:.:... '(i: i h- h.. i'. r
mptorliy rc -k! that his wishes in
lis matter h v.;i j lx strictly observed.
4 was o:ii ithi iuy represent lufC to
r Im that I ! given a promise th.it
Lnie Advcr.;" -e of t!ie Second Stain"
honld Ih- "; i whc:i the ti.ues
ere ripe and ps'.-S out to him that
'.. only j. r..ae that this l.ms
jries of epi.s:dci bhould culminate in
le most important International case
hich he hns ever been called upon to
andle th.it I ut list succeeded In ob
iluinar his c-v.i-ent that a carefully
uarded accatut of the incident should
"t last he laid licfore the public
It was. then, lu a year, even In a dec
ie that shall benameless.that upon one
uesday moving in autumn we found
vo visitors of Luro; ean fame wiJi.u
,e walls of oar humble room in Baker
reet. TLe one, austere, high nosed.
-x gle eyed an 1 domla..ut, was none o Ji-
tnan tD" ii:u i.vau L.;ra ueiiiag t.
ice premier of L..i,aiu. Tue o.i.e.
rk, c lean c;:t a:.d elegant, hardly yet
middle and endowed with ev-
ly, beauty of bo.iy and of mind, was
le WsUt IIjiu Irelawney Hope, sec
tary t or Euro. wau affairs and the
loet rlsins sitaiesman In the country.
ley sat ski' by side upon our paper
tered settee, and lt was easy to see
im their worn and anxious faces that
was buaia- ; of the most pressing
portanee which had brought them.
e premier's thin, blue veined hands
jre claspel tightly over the Ivory
nd of his umbrella, and his gaunt,
cctic face loolied gloomily from
dir.es to me. The European secre
y pulled nervously at his mustache
d tilgeted with the seals of his
.tch ch-iin.
Vhon 1 discovered my loss, Mr.
', )!in, wh:!i was at 8 o'clock this
' ' ruing, I at once informed the prime
fi iitcr. It w::s at his suggestion that
V,; have botij o.; e to you.''
; .:' Have you lufr:ned the police?"
nmid durlns? the rest of the day. , They
pre both trusty serTants and hare been
with us for some time. Besides, neither
of them could possibly hsre known
that there was anything more ralua
Me than the ordinary dcpartfijentsl .
papers In my dispatch box."
"Who did know of the existence of ;
that letterr I
"No one In the house.' ' !
' Surelv your wife knew!"
' "No, sir. I had said nothing to my
wife until I missed the paper this
morning."
tue H 'mier nodded approvingly.
i u.'.w .....: kaj..u. sir. how high
is , ur sense ot palmc duty," said he. J
i..c i:uiiean secretary bowiM. i
ioa do i..c no more than Justice,
.... Ur.,i ih.s uioru.ng I have never
i .died oue word to my wife uiou
i. . L.a.ier."
v. e.;.d i-iie have gucssttl ':'
. . iWr. ilo.aics. he could not have
g e -ood. nor couia ai.y one have guess
.. Have you lost any documents be
' . sir."
-.!: i there ill Eng!ftud who did
:.. . v v.f i.i .isteuee of this letter?"
.. i. .i er i-. ..iC cabinet was iu-
I . lacd of it yesterday, but the pledge
c-4 eriH-y wii u abends every cabinet
i. . ..ag wa increased by the solemn
...:..ig wu.cU was given by the prime
i. ,tr. Cood heavens, to think than
a few hours I should myself
! e- lot It! Desire the members of
cabinet there are two or possibly
.... e dcp.irtu.etital olaciais who know
ihc leuer. .No cue e.se in Eugland.
Si.. lIoiu.es. 1 assure you."
L'.ut abroad?"
"1 believe that no oue abroad has
ifL-en it save te i.:..a who wrote It. I
am well couviucod that his ministers
that the usual oJicIal channels have
not been employed."
Holmes considered for some little
tili-C.
".sow, sir, I must ask you more par
ti, v.larly what this document is, and
v. ! y its disappearance shiuld have
an h momentous con eipicnce-,?"
.iii? two statesmen exchanged a
i.-. i k glance, and the premier's shaggy
?rebr'jW8 gathered In a frown.
Mr. IloIn.es. the cnvcl'ie is a long,
tliii one of pale blue color. There Is a
a I of red wax stamped with a crouch
ing lion. It Is addressed in large, bold
fcmdwrltlns to"
1 fear, sir." said Holmes, "that. In
teresting and. indeed, essential as these
' tiils are. my iunuiries must go more
to the root of things. What was the
letter?"
and certain phrases In It are of
provocative a character, that Its pub
lication would undoubtedly lead to a
most dangerous state of feeling In this
country. There would be such a fer
ment, sir. that X do not hesitate to M.y
that within a week of the publication I
of that letter this country would be
Involved In a great war."
Holmes wrote a name upon a slip
of paper and handed it to the premier.
"Exactly. It was he. And lt Is this
Jotter this letter whlen may well mean
the exHudlture of a thousand millions
anil the lives of a hundred thousnud
nieu which has become loot In this un
accountable fashion."
"Have you Informed the sender?"
"Yes, sir; a cipher telegram has leen
dispatched."
"l'erhaps he desires the publication
of the letter."
"No. sir: we have strong reason to
believe that he already understands
that he has acted in an indiscreet and
hot headed manner. It would be a
greater blow to him and to his coun
try than to us If this letter were to
couie out."
"If this Is so. whose Interest Is lt
that the letter should come out? Why
should any oue desire to steal It or to
publish It?"
"There, Mr. Holmes, you take me
into regions of high international jkjI
itlcs. But If you consider the Euro
pean situation you will have uo ditli
culty In perceiving the motive. The
whole of Europe is au armed cauiu.
There is a double league' wtikti makes
a fair balance of military power.
Great Britain holds the scales. It
Britain were driven Into war with oue
confederacy It would assure the su
premacy of the other confederacy,
whether they Joined in the war or not
Do you follow?"
"Very clearly. It is then the Interest
of the enemies of this potentate to se
cure and publish this letter, so as to
make a breach between his country
and ours?"
"Yes. sir."
"And to whom would this document
be sent If lt fell Into the bauds of an
enemy?"
"To any of the great chancelleries of
Europe. It Is probubly speeding on Its
way thither at the present instant us ;
fast as steam can take It. Now, sir."
Holmes, you are In full possession of
the facts. What course do you recom
mend?" Holmes shook his head mournfully.
"You think, sir, that unless this doc-
No. sir,"
ih t!i?
!ch he v.
lo so, 1:
mi'.I do
.t, in t':
puMie. '
Jcsire to i
An I v, : ; ,
I.e-::a:o
1 th" prime minister,
dc. i-ive muuner for
f.iL;o.:s. "We have not
Is it possible that we
Ti inform the police
:r; r 1:1. mean to inform
'l is "v'.at we pariiculu
il? document in question
... if such i::::i:enpe importance that Its
.(I l;i-.t!o:i i !.':'it very easily I might
W lost say i oliaij'.y lead to European
e cipli'-atio; t of the utmost moment,
s n it to :iiu Ti to say that peace or
r may ha: g cpon the Issue. Unless
' recovery can be attended with the
io ;t secrecy then lt mny as well not
-eccvircd at all, for all that Is aim
VJ.at by those who have taken It Is
Mt its contents should be generally
fel understand. Now, Mr. Trelawney
frJJJie, I should be much obliged If you
Tild tell me exactly the clrcum
!aces under which this document
ippeared."
rhat can be done in a very few
ds, Mr. Holmes. The letter for it
a letter from a foreign potentate
i received six days ngo. It was of
Jtfh importance that I have never left
Si n my safe, but I have taken lt
!' ss each evening to my house in
r'S Itehall terrace and kept it in my
V$ room In a locked dispatch box. It
there last night. Of that I am
Vx am. I actually opened the box
ie I was dressing for dinner and
iht the doenment Inside. This morn
t was gaoa, The dispatch box had
r"j d beside th glass upon my dress
Jr5 table all aagtit. I am a light sleep
W and so Is nry wff. We nro both
ll rnred to wtar fhat no one could
It e cntere4 the room during the
rjS it. and yet 1 repeat that the paper
W one."
f Vbat time Aid you dine?"
Jalf past f."
f-ji low long was lt before you went
1 3 ed?"
IiV' ly wife hadjIone to the theater. I
! Jf,ted up for her. It was half past 11
aJre we went to or room."
"hen for foot hours the dispatch
lain nnjuaMd V
f-T'. 'T- ' V0- it ' .
"They are both old nn t Tried s rv
ants."
"t understand you to say tii.1t your
room Is on the second floor, that tli.'re
Is no entrance from without and .hut
.from wlthlp no one could go up uuob
servfd. It must, then, be soincliody In
the bouse who has taken It. To whom
would the thief take UT To one of sev.
eral International spies and secret
agents whose names are tolerably fa
miliar to me. There are three wh i m iy
be said to be the heads of their profes
sion. , I will begin niy research by go
luground and finding If each of thein
Is at his post. If one Is missing espe
cially If he baa disappeared since last
night we will hart some Indication as
to where the document has gone."
"Why should he U missing r asked i
the European secretary. "He would
take the letter to an embassy In Lon
don, aa likely as not."
"I fancy not. These agents work In
dependently, and their relations with
the embassies are often strained."
The prime minister nodded bis ac
quiescence. "I believe you are right, Mr. Holmes.
He would take so valuable a prise to
headquarters with his own hands. I
think that your course of action Is au
xrelleut one. MeanuMht Uunc. we
cannot neglect all our other duties ou
avcuuut of this one misfortune. Should
there be auy fresh developments dur
ing the day we shall communicate with
you, and you v.ll no doubt let us
know the result of your own In
quiries." The two statesmen bowed unci wall,
oil gravely from the riniin.
When our illustrious visitors had ilc
parted Holmes lit his pipe in silence
und sat for some time lost In the deep
est thought. I wns reading the nioni
lie; paper when my friend gave tin ex
clamation, sprang t bis feet and in hi
his pipe down upon the mantelpiece.
"Yes," said he, "there Is no belter
way of approaching It. The situation
Is desperate, but not hopeless. lcii
liow. If we could be Mire which of them
has taken It, it is Just possible that It
has not yet passed out of his hands.
After all. It Is a question of money
with these fellows, nnd I have the
British treasury liehlnd inc. It Is con
ceivable thnt the fellow might hold
It back to see what bids come from
this side before he tries his luck on
the other. There are only those three
capable of playing so bold a grime
there are Obcrsteln, I.a Uothlere und
Edtinrdo Lucas. I will see each of
them."
I glanced at my morning paier.
"Is that Eduardo Lucas of tlodol
phln street?"
"Yes."
"You will not see him."
"Why not?"
"He was murdered In his house last
night." I
My friend has so often astonished me
In the course of our adventures that It
was with a sense of exultation that I j
realized how completely I hud aston- j
Ished him. He stared In amazement j
and then snatched the piqwr from my I
hr:ds. This was the paragraph which j
I had leen engaged In reading when ho
rose from his chair:
Ml'RDER IS WESTMINSTER
A rrlma of mvterliu charncttr
committed lat nlRht at 1 Cololphln
itrrrt. one of the old fanhloned nnd se
cluded rows of eighteenth century houses
which lie between the river and the nb
by. almost In the shadow of the great
tower of the houses of pnrllnment. This
small but select mansion tins been Inhabit
ed for some yearn by Mr. Kduardo I,urua.
well known In socli-ty circles both on ac
i nimt of Ills charmlnK personality and be-
r.-niMe he has the well deserved reputation !
of Ik-Iiik one of tho best amuteur tenors
I.i tho country- Mr. I.uraa Is an unm.ir-
rl-d man. thirty-four years of age. and ,
t.u f.tatllHhmpnt consists of Mrs Prln- 1
nrrmtii iuhmtokv.
t'jpnlilenl Iheod.irs Hoowvelt
Vlet-l'rtMddest c:is. W. Fairbanks
Secretary oi Stale I'sj
swielar of Treasurr Ills M. Shaw
i Secretar ol War Wm. II. Tsft
Attorney Oetieral wm. li. summit
I'ostmaatpr Uenrrat tlwi. B. Cnrlelyon
Hwnuarynf Navy Mrtnn
iMrelaryliitiTlar K. A. Hltclmock
Tretary ol Airtenllnrs James W llx.a
Secretary ol I'lMttaterre V, V. Meicall
STts.
(itivernor tlismbetlaln
Bafors Toll PurehaM Any Other Writs
TXI RIW HOMI tlWIRQ MACNIRI COMPART
ouansi, aiaaa.
Many Sewing Machines srs mads le tell regard
Uttol quality, but ths "New Home" Is mads
le wear. Our guaranty never runs Out.
We make Sewing Muchlnet to Suit alt conditions
el the trade. The "New Ileal" stand el ths
head of all Hla;IMrraie family sewing machines
mM by SMafbwrlatHt dealer only.
TheTie e ri iuia rawing Machine Co.
Siironie Judge
Secretary of Hi Me
Treasurer -
Attorney Oenerel
Htipt. Public ltiiiruetk.
Printer
Dairy and Food Pom
P, 8. frinsuirs
r. A. M.Ke
P. I, Pun l.ar
r. Mmirs
...A. M.l'rawlord
, J. II. Ackermsn
...... H. Whitney
... J. W. Hal'ey
J. II. Mllehell
!, w, rulton
Kinger llerinan
(J. lOllllainsoa
VVESTURN STAGE LINE
OfTico at the Mercantile Compnny'M
Storo Lake view, Oregon.
Conireasmen .
itrra jirtirwtal. sseraicr.
Judgs U Heaeua
Joint Senator Jebn A. Uynx k
Reprtweniattrea JnB, , M,Mlk
W.J. Moor
n. laly
. A.W.Mnnrlni
. B. K. Hlnrharl
K. O A hint mm
. . W. II. We.l
... J. M. W lillia
, . . C. k. M.ixre
W A. currier
f. W. Ix-iil
. J. . I larkaun
Attorney, .
Judge.,
Heri
Hlicrld
rrreaurnr
AHaeamir .
VIllMil Hllpl
Hurveynr
(onittiluloiirra
Hiock liiiivrcior.
i.a as roe NTT.
Hood 5tovk ... Easy Coaches
lii!v from I.nkeview lo I'.lr, connect
'tig 'Aitli Ihnly StH(i to the niilroud.
Office' at
tho lily
(lri'un.
H. CASEU!:l-lt, - -
Illy, Oregon.
Northern Stage Line.
LAKUVIEW-PAISLHY.
A. W. BRYAN. Proprietor.
I-cavcH I.nkcvicw at ( n. in.
every day hut Sumliiy
iU'turning, lcnvcs 1'ninley
at 6 :30 ft. m every Iny hut
Sunilay.
Passengers' are $J. Hound trip
OFFICE- Reynold A Wlunflold'. l.evij
jlakeview Cigar Factory
T I nil Kit l.l IM K
1'nitcd .S'lsles I ,Hiid Ollic c, I.iikcVICW,
Oretfon, l)ctulMr iMlli, W. Notice is
liercl'V K'en llint in cniupliiincn with
the pro of the Act ! ,1 iii.i- :i, H78
entiileil "An m l fur the Mile .f t iintwr
II'ilo, lily, I.iicU in lliirtiitcnii('iihf..iiii.i, Orcein,
NcvHila nihI Ws'liiiiKion Teiiit.iry," h
CXtftuleil I., nil ,t 1 I i - I.lU.'l Sillies
l.v net n Auunct i!':', Tniiik Hull,
Proprietor ) KU.hniIi I'nlli, corny l Klitniatli,
elate of Iri-tfoii, hx the il.iy lilc.l in
I hi" off ice li w oru Htiitciiictilt No, IM't
f..rtln- i l.niiiMil th.- Ni Si'.'i M:i,'
N Nl4 lol lot 'J o mi-tloli l'J
in townnliit No. ill S., Kitiiite No, IK K.,
w. in., sin! will oiler rxil to show that
the land siitiitlit is more viiliiithle (or its
tiinU-r or stone IIihii lor auricullural
(Mirpo-e nn. I lo 1-HliililMi din cliiim to
t-Hi'l IhikI Ir-'dirc -. t IiiikIuiii, clerk ol
Kliiinath county, at lii-."lllre nt Klamath
l-'al'H, tlrckjni i Siituriliiv, the i:ilh ilay
ol .lanilarv, lIMNI. lie tiaMii-s a ltiiOM. :
V. II. Mcl'iiinUr, of Jiturv, tlniimij
llerlvcrl t'reiiiiner, 1'reil IU'hili of
Klamsih Fallx. Orcgoi, ami K. A.
Mct:nlley, .f M t'loii.l, t'ul'l.
Any ami all HrioiiH clnniiiutt sdvcri-e-ly
the alarve ilea n IhJ luinleate reutHt
el to (lie their claims in this ottice on
or hefore said Uh day of Jan., mm.
41-1 J. N. Watson, Kexlutor.
A. Ntoiikman, 1'rop.
Mnlkcr of
Havana and
Domestic Cigars
CUC.NTBV OHtlKHS SOLICITKII
i (iive una trial. Store in the brick
buildititf next door t I'ost A King sa-
was , . . . ex....
EDE HOTEL
Mum. It. M. i Ai.i.AdiiKK, rroprietor.
w
I-'irst Class
Accomodations
Ituildinx Has Been Kiilurifod
To ActoiiKxlato a Largo Trade
Dining Service
Unexcelled...
k!", un elderly houskoeier. nnd of Mltton.
hl.i vulet. The former retires early and
sl.-epa ut the top of tho houae. The valet
y.-.'h out for the evening, vlsltlntr a friend
nt Hammersmith. From 10 o'clock onward
Mr. I.ucas had the houae to himself.
What occurred during that time hus not
v-.-t truiiHplred. but at a iiuurter to 12
I'oiire Constable Harrett. pasMlng along
r;oilolphln atreet. obHerved that the door
: of No. 1 was ajar. He knocked, but re
reived no answer. I'ercelvlng a llxht In
thu front room, ho advanced Into tho pas
' ).:ie and again knoek-d. but without re
ply. Ho then pushed open the door and
. . V. .. ,.,.m ... ') U In ft .tntO llf Willi
. disorder, the furniture txlng all swept to j unimproved agricultural land for ttale
i Mt'.e Kiil and one chair lying on Its back I clicai). ierition : KW'i, H ! i ol
IW'Hldu th a r-halr ana sun i vim,- an.i su i;
TIMMr'.K OTM St
United Slates Ijind (Mlice I-akeviow,
Oregon, Nov 15, Notice is lierehy
given that in cumpliniice with the pro
viHiiinsof tho Act of June .'I, H7H, en
titled "An act for the xale id tliiilxT
lands in thu States of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory," as
extended to all the I'ohlic I-and States
by act of August 4, .Horace K.
Dutilrtp, of IjMkevicw, coiinlv of Lake,
stst of Oregon, has this day 11 led in
this olllce his swortr saleineiit No.
for ll.e urt hast) of thu SW',' ol eec. No.
17 in township No. 37 S., rangn No. ll
Kat, w.tn..sti l will offer proof to show
that Ihtt land sought in more valuable
for its linilier or stone than for agricul
tural purpose, and toci-tiililieli liisclaim
to said land liefore Iti-ginier and Keceiv
er at Lukeview, Oregon, on Friday, the
'Jt.lh day of January, I'.iOtl. lie names
as witncMHCH :
w. li. Ilernsrd, w. A. M.iH-ingill, (Stso.
Lynch, Wm. MoCulley, ull of Ijikcvicw,
Oregon.
Any U id all peraons cUiining adverse
ly liie iiliove dchi rilied luml-i aro re
quested to tile their claims in thia office
on or liefoto shi.I tilli day of Jan. lUOU.
17-4 J. N. WtttHoii, Hegister.
NKW V1NK CKKKK,
- ORKGON
A Chance for Speculators.
rCHOOL LAND. 2H0 acres of
level
of SK'4, hection 10,
In the center, jwhkiu mm i r.Ji ana r ;a oi rr,:,
ifr.- J.plng one of Its legs lay tne n,or' Td.. oJ H.. K. l'J K. W. M. This is a
. m i,n,nt of the hoilHO. no nan oemi . ., . i
Cuprigui by Collier's Weekly.
SUE SEATED HERSELF WITH HElt BACK TO THE WINDOW.
"That Is a state secret of the utmost
importance, aud I fear that I cannot
tell you, nor do I see that it in neces
sary. If by the aid of the powers
which you are said to possess you can
find such an envelope as I describe,
with its Inclosure, you will have de
aerved well of your country and earned
any reward which it lies In our power
to bestow."
Kherloek Holme rose with u smile.
"You are two of the most busy men
iu the country," suld he, "und In my
own small way I have also a good
many calls upon me. I regret exceed
ingly that I cannot help you lu this
matter, and any continuation of this
interview would be a waste of time."
The premier sprang to his feet with
that quick, fierce gleam of his deep set
eyes before which a cabinet nas cow
u n lent Is recovered there will be war?"
"I think lt Is very probable."
"Then, air, prepare for war."
"That Is a hard saying, Mr. Holmes."
"Consider the facts, sir. It la Incon
ceivable that It was taken after 11:30
at night, since I understand that Mr.
Hope and his wife wero both lu the
room from that hour until the loss was
found out. It was taken, then, yester
day evening between 7:30 and 11SJ0,
probably near the earlier hour, since
whoever took lt evidently knew that lt
was there, and would naturally aecure
It as early as possible. Now, ulr, if a
document of this Importance were tak
en at that hour, where can lt bo now?
; No one has any reason to retain it. It
; has been passed rapidly on to those
who need lt. What chance have we
now to overtake or even to trace H7
... . ... . . . V. I
ered. "I am not accustomed, air" he . i is ueyonu our reacu.
II UUI jruu Bay IB jiciivi,.!; ,vn.vu.
Mr. Holmes. I feel that the matter U
indeed out of our hands."
"Let us presume, for arguments
began, but mastered his anger and re
suined bis seat. Then tho old states
man shrugged his shoulders.
"We must accept your terms, Mr.
Ix-d to the heart nnd must have died
Instantly. The knife Ith whlen me crime
had been committed was a curved Indian
dagger, plucked down from a trophy of
oriental arms which adorned one of the
walls. Robbery does not appear to have
been the motive of the crime, for there
had been no attempt to remove the valu
nlilo rnnlents of the room. Mr. Eduardo
l.ucoa was so well known and popular
Hint his violent and mysterious fate will
arouse painful Interest and Intense sym
pathy In a widespread circle of friends.
"Well, Watson, what do you make of
this?" asked Holmes after a long pause.
"It is an amazing coincidence."
"A. coincidence! Here Is one of th
three men whom we had named as
possible actors In this drama, and he
meets a violent death during the- very
hours when we know that that drama
was being enacted. The odds are
enormous against its being coincidence.
No figures could express them. No,
my dear Watson, the two events were
connected must be connected. It is
for us to find the connection."
"Hut now the otliciai ponce must
know all."
"Not at all. They know nil they see
ut (lodolphln street. They know and
Khull know nothing of Whit' hull ter
race. Only wo know both events and i
can trace the relation between them, j
There Is one obvious point which '
would In any case havo tunieu my
suspicions towurd Lucas. (Jodolphln
street, Westminster, is only a few min
utes' walk from Whitehall terrace.
Tho other secret agents whom I have
named live In tho extremo west end.
It was easier, therefore, for Lucas than
for the others to cstabllnh a connection
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