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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1905)
The Adventure 'nf the Second Stain. (Cuiitliiiifil.) paan amvrtaryi household a iimall thing, and yet It may prove essential, Hollo! What davit we here?" Mrs. Hudson had appeared with a lady'a ran! upon her salver. Holme glanced at It, raised hi eyebrows and handed It over to tno. "Aak Lady Hilda Trolawncy Hop If el will b kind enough to step up," aald ha. A moment later our modest apart ment, alrtad ao dlstlnfutthod that morning, was further honored by tha ntranca of tha moat lore) woman Iff London, I bad of tan beard of tha beauty of tha youngest daughter of tha Duka of Ilelmlnster, bat no description of It bad prepared ma for the sub tle, datlcata charm and tha beautl ful coloring of that eKjulalta head. And yet aa wt aaw It that autumn morning it waa not Ita beauty which would lx the first thing to Impress the observer. Tho check waa lovely, but It wnn pnled with emotion; the eye were bright, but It waa the brightness of fever; tho sen altlvo mouth waa tight nml drawn In an effort after aclf command. Terror ( not beauty wna wltat sprung flrt t.' the eye. j "lis my liuolmnd lieen here, Mr. Ilolin.nr "Ye, inndnm, lie line Is-en hrre." "Mr, Holme., 1 Implore you not1 to toll J 1 1 r 1 1 tluit I came here." Holme bow cil nml riiiilon"1 her to h i-halr. "Your liulyHinp .plm cH tno lit a very eelh'ill? pj-ilmn. I le ....it Joil will (It tiuWU Mid tell Hi Mll.it Jon ili-hire, but I fi'ir ili.it I liiiiiioi imm Li- iiny no I'oi, .it mi, ill puolini.e." h'.ie MM t'it in in .ii the room ami mm led hiTneif Villi lier Iiik U to the window. It Wll a queenly plCKelice -tilll, Klitee ful II I 1 llii'U-. y w jui!Ui! . '"Mr J Inline," kIh Kiiiil, inn! her wlill" gloved IiiiihU Iiih..,1 unil mi clM-il iin hhe spoke. ''I will epeuk frnnk'y to you lit the hope that It mny liidiu-e j on to speak frankly In return. There If rinupli'te coiillileiice between my husband nml me on u 1 1 mutter ile one. Thill one I politic. On thin hi llpi lire mciiIin!. Hit tell me noth ing. Now, I am nwaro that there wu a iiioit deplorable (Mi'iirreuee In our holme hint night. I know that a paper lift iliHiipH-iirei. Hut becuime the mat tor In political my hUNhaui! refiiMe to take me Into hi eompleto eoiilldence. Now It In eeutlal ?4Mjtlul, I any that I hIiouUI thoroughly uuderHtnud It. You aro the only other person, save only t lii-Hii polltlelaiiH, who known the true f ici. I leg you then. Mr. Holme, to tell exactly what has happened Olid wh-it It will lend to. Tell me oil. Mr. Holme. I.et no regard for your client' Interest keep you silent, for I assure you that hi luterest. If be w ould ouly It. would lie liext served tiy taking die Into bin complete con fidence. What wna thin paper which waa stolen?" "Mailaui, what you nk me la really Impossible." Kho groaned nnd aank her face In her tiuiiiM. "You iniiMt aee that tlila la no, mad am. If your husband thlnka Ut to ki-cp you In the dnrk over this matter, la It for me. who have only learned thp true fat In under the pledge of profes sional Hecreey, to tell what he baa withheld? It U not fair to nli It. It 1 blui whom j on nni'it ask." "I lutve iKl.cd' htm. I come to you nx n hist resource. Hut without your telling me anything definite, Mr. Holme, you may do n great service if you would enlighten mo on one point." 'What Is It, madam?"' "Is my husband's political career likely to MiiTcr through this IneldeulV" "Well, mailiim, unles it I Met right It may certainly have n very unfortu nate effect.' "Ah!" She drew In her breath sharp ly, on one whoso doubt are resolved. "One more question. Mr. Holmes. From nil c pre.- Ion which my hus band dropped In the first shock of this disaster I understood that terrible public consequence might urlso from the loss of thl document." "If ho an Id no I certainly cannot deny It." "Of what iiat.uri' are they?" "Nny, madnm- there ngaln you nsk me more than I tan possibly nnswer." "Then I will take up no more of your time. I cannot blamo you, Mr. Holmes, for having refused to speak more free ly, oud you on your Hldo will not, I ntn aure, think tho worse of me bo causo I desire, even ngulnst hi will, to nhnre my husband's uuxletles. Once moro I beg that you will say nothing of my visit." She looked back at us from the door, and I bad a last impression of that beautiful, haunted face, the startled eyes and tho drawn mouth. Then she waa gone. "Now, Watson, the fair sex la your department," an Id Holmes, with a smile, when the dwindling froufrou of skirt bad ended in the shun of the front door. "VThnt wns the fair lady'a game? What did she really want?" "Surely lier iwu statement is clear and her nuxlely very natural." "Hum! Think of her nppenrunce, Watson her manner, her biippressed excitement, her restlessness, her tenac ity In asking jostlons. Itcmeuibcr thut she comes of a ttmte w ho do not lightly ahow emotion." "She wna certainly much moved." "Itemembor also the curious earnest ness with which (die assured us that It waa beat for her husband thut she should know all. What did she mean by that? And you must have observed, Watson, how site maneuvered to have the light at her back, flho did net wish ua to read her expression." "Yea, she ohoae the one chair In the room." " "And yet the motive of women are so Inscrutable. You remcmler the wo man at Margate whom I auspeetcd for the earn reason. No Kwder on bar nose that proved to be the correct so lution. How ran you build on auch a quicksand? Their moat trivial action mny mean volumes, or their most ex traordinary conduct may depend upon hairpin or a curling tonga. Good morning, Watson." "You arc off?" "Yea, I will while away the morning at Oodolphln street wltb our friends of the regular establishment. Wltb Kd- uardo Lucas Ilea the solution of our problem, though I must admit that I bav not an Inkling aa to what form It may take. It la a capital mistake to theorise In advance of tit facta. Do , you atay on guard, my good Watson, and receive any fresh v 1st tore. I'll join you at lunch If I am able." . I All that day and the next and next ' Holmes waa In a mood which bis friend would call taciturn and other morose. He ran out and ran In, amok-1 ed Incessantly, played snatches on bis ! violin, aank Into reveries, devoured sandwiches at Irregular hours and hardly answered the ensunl questions which I put to blm. It was evident to lite that things were not going well with blm or his quest. II would any nothing of the ense, and it was from the papers tlmt I lenrned the particu lars of the Inquest and the arrest, with the subsequent release, of John Mlt ton, the vnlot of the deceased. The coroner's Jury brought In the obvious "willful murder." but the parties re mained ns unknown a ever. No mo tive whs suggested. The room wns full of articles of value, but none bad I bi-cll Inkeu. The .' ..l man's papers had H it been t ui j i ri il with. They were carefully e.s.uniiied and showed that he was a keen student of Interna tional piitlllcs, all luilefatlguble g issij.. a remarkable linguist nud mi iintirli . letter writer, lie had beeu on Inti mate term With the leading politician of several countries, but nothlug Hen latlonal was discovered among the doc uments h:ch tilled hi drawers. As to kls relations with women, they iippcnr rl to have Itccii promiscuous, but su erllclal. lie hud litany iicqunluianees i.iiioug them, but few friend, and no one whom he loved. HI habits were regular, his conduct Inoffensive. HI Cent It was an absolute mystery and l.kely to remnlii so. As to Utc arrest of John Mittou, the valet, it wus a council of despair as an alternative to absolute Inaction. Rut no case could be sustained against blm. He had visited friend in Hamnier sutlth thut night. Tho alibi wus com plete. It Is true that he started home ut an hour which should have brought him to Westminster lK-fore the time when the crime wns discovered, but his own explanation that be had walk ed part of the way Hcciiied probable enough in view of the fineness of the night. lie had actually urrlved lit 12 o'clock nnd appeared to be overwhelm ed by the unexiectcd tragedy. He bad always Itceu on good terms with his master. Several of the dend muu's xssesslons, notably n sinull cuse of ra xors, had lxen found In tho vniet'a boxes, but ho explained that they bud Itecn presents from tho deceased, and the housekeeper wo able to corrobo rate the story. Mltton had been In Lu cas' employment for three years. It wns noticeable thut Lucas did not take Mltton on the continent with him. Sometimes he visited Pari for three months on end. but Mil ton was left In charge of the (iodolphlll street bouse. As to the housekeeper, nhe heard noth ing ou the night of the crime. If her master had a visitor be had himself admitted him. So for three mornings the mystery re mained, so far ns I could follow it lu the puiiers. If Holmes knew more, he kept his own counsel, but as ho told me thut Inspector Lestrude had taken blm Into hi contidmice In the case I knew that ho was In close touch with every development. I'pon the fourth day there appeared tt long telegram from rarls which seemed to solve the whole question. "A discovery bus Just been made by the Parisian police," said Uie Dally Telcgrnpb, "which raises tho veil which bung round the truglc futo of Mr. Edunrdo Lucas, who met his death by violence hist Mondny night In Oodol phln street, Westminster. Our renders will remember that tho deceased gen tleman was fouud sftibbed In bis room aud thut Boino suspicion attached to bis valet, but that tho case broke down on an alibi. Yesterday a lady, who bus been known as Mmo. Henri Four itaye, occupying a small villa iu tho ltuo Austerlltz, was reported to tho au thorities by her servants ns being in sane. An examination showed she bad Indeed developed mania of a dangerous and permauent form. On Inquiry the police have discovered that Mmo. Henri Fournuye only returned from a Journey to London on Tuesday lust, nnd thero Is evidence to couuect ber with the crime at Westminster. A compurlson of photographs has proved conclusive ly that M. Henri Pouruayo and Eduar do Lucas were really one nnd tho samo person and that tho deceased bad for some reason lived a double life In Lon don and Paris. Mmo. Fouruaye, who Is of creole orlglu, Is of an extremely excltablo nature and has suffered In tho past from uttneks of Jealousy which have amounted to frenr.y. It U con jectured that If was In oue. of theso that ho committed tho terrlblo crime which has caused such u sensation In London. 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MUNN &Co.",BfMd-New Tfork $1.2sO Reward. The Harney Count) IJve block Aumx-ia Hon. of which I am a member, pay. S75( reward for evident lraJing to the con viction of partie dealing itock be lonKtnr to !t mem ber. In addition I offer i-'HU rward Uorse brand horse boe bar on eiihei or both jaw. Re corded inScountie Ranee, Barney. Lake and Crook Countie Horar rented when aold. Kor.es sold to pw through this section will be reported in thir paper. II not so reporiea, pieaw write or irie phone The Times 1 ncrmiu, nam an, jiurii., ui gon W W Bbowh, rife, Ore Fine Kheep Rawrbj la Jrlodae tsi.t) The Examiner has for sale one of th been ranches In Modoc county, which -c trnls the beat ranee in California It consist of &60 acres all under fence. It lie along fill river for 2 mile. Besides other building there are two house 1 wiles apart. it ai Ideal beep ranch. Il taken quick it will bt old for UUO. if:-- -sx a HI i i , V i ,'.f imm J AW LjJt.-Wn -T" "vi lVt a i V ' ' 'Y tNGRiviii . . nVrib'i v i r e ai.as .rau.s'riuv 4444sss4a The Examiner ex-, We have all the late in type and keep in an Is unable to Rite any po!fMfnt af count of tho pnt, and th doctor hoM ont no liorx-a of tho re-itab!lshmeiJt of hpr reason. Thre Is erldencw that a woman, who mluM hara bwn Mm. Fotirnajre. waa awn for some boors up on Monday nlfc-lit watching tha bourn la Oodolphln strewt." "What do yoti think of that, rfolmasr I Lad rend the aoconnt aloud to bins while he finished his breakfast "My dear Watson,' aald ba aa ha rose from the table and paced np an4 down the room, Myoa are most long aufferlnic. bat If I bare told you not. ln(j In the last three days It la becauss) there Is nothing to tell. Een now tbla report from Tarla doea not hebj us much." "Surely It Is final aa regards man's death." The man's death Is a mere Incident a trlrlal episode, In comparison wlttV our real tank, which la to trace that document and sare a European catas trophe. Only one Important thing ba happened In the last three daya, and , that Is that nothing baa happened. I get reports almost hourly from the gov ernment, and It Is certain that nowber In Europe la there any sign of trouble Jiow, IC, this letter were loose no, can't bo Iooxe but if It Isn't looew where can It le? Who has It? Why la it held back? That's the question that beats in my brain like a bammac Was It, Indeed, a coincidence that Lav tas should meet bis death on the nlgM when Uie letter disappeared? Did U letter ever reach him? If so, why la B not among bis papers? Did tbla mad wife of his carry It off with ber? so. Is It In ber house ia Tarls? JIow could I search for It without lb French polite having their suspicions nrouaedV It is a case, my dear Wai son, where the law Is as dangerous V us ua Vac criminals are. Every man? luunl in ng:ilnt us, and yet the Inter ests at stake are colossal. Should I bring It i a successful conclusion It will certAinly represent the crowning glory of my career. Ab. here la mj latest from the front!" He glanced hurriedly at the note which bad beea handed In. "Hello! Lestrade seems to have observed something of Interest Put on your hat, Watson, and we Watt stroll down together to Westminster." It was my first visit to the scene mt the crime a high, dingy, narrow chef ed house, prim, formal and solid, Ua$ the century which gave It birth. Le strade's bulldog features gased out H ns from the front window, and he greeted us warmly when a big consta ble bad opened the door and let ua in. The room Into which we were shown was that tn which the crime bad beeji committed, but no trace of It now ae? mained save an. ugly. Irregular stain upon the carpet This carpet waa a small square drugget tn the center of the room, surrounded by a broad ex panse of beautiful, old fashioned wood flooring In square blocka highly polished- Over the fireplace was a magnifi cent trophy of wecpons, one of which v had been used on that tragic night - la the window vat a sumptuous uiUft. desk, and every detail of the 'apart3 ment the pletuies, the rugs snd the hangings, all pointed to a taste which . waa luxurious to the verge of effemi nacy. "Seen the Taris news?" asked Le strade. Holmes nodded. "Our French friends seem to bare touched the spot this time. No doubt It's just as they say. She knocked at the door surprise visit I guess, for he kept his life In water tight compart mentshe let her In, couldn't keep her In the street. She told him how she bad traced him, reproached Jhlm; one thing led to another, and then with that dagger so hnndy the end soon came. It wasn't all done in an Instant though, for these chairs were all swept over yonder, and he had one In his hand as if he had tried to hold her off with it We've got It all clear as if we had seen It." Holmes raised his eyebrows. "Aud yet you have Bent for me?" "Ah. yes, that's another matter; a mere trifle, but the sort of thing you take on Interest In queer, you know. aud what you might call freakish. It has nothing to do with tbe main fact can't have, ou the face of it" "What Is It, then?" "Well, you know, after a crime of this sort we are very careful to keep things iu their position. Nothing baa Uvn moved. Officer In charge here day and night. This morning, as the man was buried aud the Investigation over so fur as this room Is concerned we thought we could tidy up a bit This carpet you see, It ia not fastened down, only Just laid there. We had occasion to raise it We found" "Yes? You found" Holmes' face grew tense with, anx iety. "Well, I'm sure you would never guess In a hundred years what we did find. You 6ee that stain on the car pet? Well, a great deal must have soaked through, must It not?" "Undoubtedly it must" "Well, you will be surprised to hear that there la no stain ou tbe white woodwork to correspond." "No stain! But there must" "Yes, so you would say. But the fact remains that there Isn't." He took tho comer of the carpet In his hand, and, turning it over, he show ed that it was indeed as he said. "But the uudcrsido is as stained as the upper. It must have left a mark." Lestrade chuckled with delight at having puzzled the famous expert "Now, I'll show you the explanation. There Is a second stain, but It does not correspond with the other. See for yourself." As he spoke he turned over another porUon of the carpet and therej aure enough, waa a great crtm son spill upou the square white facing of the old fashioned floor. "What do vou m&ke. of that Mr. IJolmf3'j (Continued on next page).