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I shall study the great Jones' methods and listen to his not too delieato sarcasms. Wir sind gewohnt, dass die mcnschen vcrhoehnen, was sie nicht vcrstelien.' Goethe is always pithy."

CHAPTER VII.

The police had brought a cab with them, and in this I escorted Miss Morstan back to her home. After tho angelic fashion of women she had borne trouble with a calm face as long as there was some one weaker than herself to support, and I had found her bright and placid by the side of the frightened housekeeper. In the cab, however, she fir?, turned faint and then burst into a passion of weeping, so sorely had she been tried by the adventures of the xiight. She has told me since that she thought me cold and distant upon that journey. She little guessed the struggle within my breast or the effort of self restraint which held me back. My sympathies and my love went out to lier, even as my hand had in the garden. I felt that years of the conventionalities of life could not teach me to know her sweet, bravo nature as had this one day of strange experiences. Yet there were two thoughts which sealed the words of affection upon my lips. She was weak and helpless, shaken in mind and ncrvo. It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time. Worse still, she was rich. If Holmes' researches were successful, she would be an heiress. Was it fair, was it honorable, that a half pay surgeon should take such advantage of an intimacy which chance had brought about? Might she not look upon mo as a mero vulgar fortune seeker? I could not bear to risk that such a thought should cross her mind. This Agra treasure intervened like an impassable barrier between us.

XIR was nearly O CJOCK wncn we readied Mrs. Cecil Forrester's. The servants had retired hours ago, but Mrs. Forrester had been so interested by tho strange message which Miss Morstan had received that s'10 sat up in the hope of her return. She opened the door herself, a middle aged, graceful weman, and it gave

And the more I thought of what had happened th wilder and darker it grew. I reviewed the wholo extraordinary soquence of events as I rattled

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the silent gaslit streets. There was the original problem. That at least was pretty clear now. The death of Captain Morstan, the sending of the pearls, tho advertisement, tho letter—we had had light upon all those events. They had only led us, however, to a deeper and far more tragic mystery. The Indian treasure, the curious plan found among jftrstan's baggage, tho strange scene at Major Sliolto'a death, tho rediscovery of tho treasure, immediately followed by the murder of tho discoverer, the very singular accompaniments to the crime, the footsteps, the remarkable weapons, the words upon the card, corresponding with those upon Captain Morstan's chart—here was indeed a labyrinth in which a man less singularly endowed than my fellow lodger might well despair of ever finding the clew.

Pinchin lane was a row of shabby two storied brick houses in the lower quarter of Lambeth. I had to knock for some time at No. 3 before I could make any impression. At last, however, there was a glint of a candle behind the blind, and a face looked out at the upper window. "Goon, you drunken vagabond," 6aid the face. If you kick up any moro row, I'll open the kennels and let out 43 dogs upon you." "If you'll let one out, it's just what I have come for," said 1. "Go on!" yelled tho voice. "So help me gracious, I have a wiper in this bag, and I'll drop it on your 'ead if you don't hook It" "But I want a dog," I cried. "I won't be argued with!" shouted Mr. Sherman. "Now, stand clear, for when I say 'three' down goes the wiper." "Mr. Sherlock Holmes," I began, but the words had a most magical effect, for the window instantly slammed down, and Within a minute the door was unbarred and open. Mr. Sherman waB a lanky, l6an old man, with stooping shoulders, a stringy neck and blue tinted glasses. "A friend of Mr. Sherlock is always welcome," said he. "Step in, sir. Keep clear of the badger, for he bites. Ah, naughty, naughty, would you take a nip at the gentleman?'' This to a stoat which thrust its wicked head and red eyes between the bars of its cago. "Don't mind that, sir. It's only a slow worm. It hain't got no fangs, so I gives it the run o' the room, for it keeps the beetles down. You must not mind my bein just a little short wi'youat first, for I'm guyed at by the children, and there's many a one just comes down this lane to knock me up. What was it that Mr. Sherlook Holmes wanted, sir?" "He wanted a dog of yours."

Ah I that would be Toby." Yes, Toby was the name.".

4'Toby

lives afe.NOi.7f the left here." moved tloyrly torn $3 with his oan-

die among the queer animal family which ho had gathered round him. In tho uncertain, shadowy light I could see dimly that there were glancing, glimmering eyes peeping down at us from every cranny and corner. Even tho rafters above our heads were lined by solemn fowls, who lazily shifted their weight from one leg to the other as our voices disturbed their slumbers.

Tol:y proved to be an ugly, long haired, lop eared creature, half spaniol and half lurcher, brown and white in color, with a very clumsy, waddling gait. It accepted after some hesitation a lump of sugar which the naturalist handed to me, and having thus sealed an alliance it followed me to the cab and made no difficulties about accompanying me. It had just struck 3

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the palace clock when I found

myself back once moro at Pondichcrry Lodge. The cx-prizeiightcr McMurdo had, I found, been arrested as an accessory, and both ho and Mr. Sliolto had been marched off to the station. Two constables guarded tho narrow fit.e, but they allowed

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pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective's name. Holmes was standing on the doorstep, with his hands in his pockets, smoking his pipe. '•A'i, you have him there!" said he. "Good dog, then. Athelney Jones has gone. We have had an immense display of energy since you left. He has arrested not only friend Thaddeus, but tho gatekeeper, the housekeeper and the Indian Bcrvant. We have the placo to ourselves but for a sergeant up stairs. Leave tho dog hero and come up."

Wo tied Toby to tho hall table and reascended tho stairs. Tlio room was as we had left it, save that a sheet had been draped over the central figure. A weary looking police sergeant reclined in the corner. "Lend mo vonr hiillseve. sergeant." said my companion. "Now tie this bit of card round my neck, so as to hang it in front of

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Thank you. Now I must

kick off my boots and stockings. Just you carry them down with you, Watson. I am going to do a little climbing. And dip my handkerchief into the creosote. That will do. Now come up into the garret with

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for a moment."

We clambered up through the hole. Holmes turned his light once more upon the footsteps in the dust. "I wish you particularly to notice these footmarks," ho said. "Do you observo anything noteworthy about them?" ••They belong," I said, "to a child or a small woman." ••Apart from their size, though, is there nothing else?" "They appear to be much as other footmarks. "Not at all. Look here. This is tho print of a right foot in the dust. Now I make one with my naked foot beside it. What is tho chief difference?" •"Your toes are cramped together. The other print has each toe distinctly divided." "Quito so. That is the point. Bear that in mind. Now, would you kindly step over to that flap window and smell tho edge of the woodwork? I shall stay over here, as I liavo this handkerchief in my hand."

I did as

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joy to

see how tenderly her arm stole round the other's waist and how motherly was tho voice in which sho greeted her. Sho was clearly no mere paid dependent, but an honored friend. I was introduced, and Mrs. Forrest:- earnestly begged mo to step in and to tell her our adventures. I explained, however, the importance of my errand and promised faithfully to call and report any progress which we might mako with the case. As we drove away I stole a glance back, and I still seem to see that little group on the step, the two graceful, clinging figures, the half open door, the hall light shining through stained glass, the barometer and the bright stair rods. It was soothing to catch even that passing glimpse of a tranquil English homo in the midst of the wild, dark business which had absorbed us.

directed and was instantly

conscious of a strong tarry smell. •'That is where ho put his foot in getting out. If you can trace him, I should think Toby will have no difficulty. Now run down stairs, loose tho dog and look out for Blonuin."

By the time that I got out into tho grounds Sherlock Holmes was

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and I could see liiiu like an enormous glowworm crawling very slowly along tho ridge. I lost sight of him behind a stack of chimneys, but he presently reappeared and then vanished onco more upon the opposite side. When I made my way round there, I found him seated at one of the corner eaves. "That you, Watson?" ho cried. "Yes." "This is tho placo. What is that black thing down there?" "A water barrel." "Top

"Yes." "No sign of a ladder?" "No." "Confound the fellow! It's a most breakneck place. I ought to bo able to come down where lio could climb up. Tho water pipe feels pretty firm. Here goes anyhow."

There was a scuffling of the feet, and the lantern began to como steadily down tho side of tho wall. Then with a light spring he came

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to tlio barrel and from

there to the earth. "It was easy to follow him," ho said, drawing on his stockings and boots. "Tiles were loosoned tho whole way along, and in his hurry ho had dropped this. It confirms iny diagnosis, as you doctors express it."

Tho object which I10 held up to me was a small pocket, or pouch, woven out of colored grasses and with a few tawdry beads strung round it. In shape and size it was not unliko a cigarette case. Inside wcro half a dozen spines of dark wood, sharp at one end and rounded at tho other, like that which had struck Bartholomew Sholto. "They aro lioll^h things," said he. "Look out that you don't prick yourself. I'm delighted to have them, for tho chances are that they are all ho has. Thero is the less fear of you or me finding one in our skin beforo long. I would sooner face a martini bullet myself. Are you game for a six mile trudge, Watson?" "Certainly!" I answered. "Your leg will stand it?" "Oh, yes!" "Here you are, doggyl Good old Tobyl Smell it, Toby, smell it!" He pushed the creosote handkerchief under the dog's nose, while the creature stood with its fluffy legs separated and with a most comical cock to its head, like a connoisseur sniffing tho bouquet of a famous vintage. Holmes then threw the handkerchief to a distance, fastened a stout cord to the mongrel's collar and led him to the foot of the water barrel. The creature instantly broke into a succession of high, tremulous yelps, and with his nose on the ground and his tail in the air pattered off upon tho trail at a pace which strained his leash and kept up at the top of our speed.

The east had been gradually whitening, and we could now see some distance in the cold gray light. The square, massive house, with its black, empty windows and high, bare walls, towered up sad and forlorn behind us. Our course led right across the grounds, in and out among tho trenches and pits with which they were scarred and intersected. The whole place, with its scattered dirt heaps and ill grown shrubs, had a blighted, ill omened look which harmonized with the black tragedy which hung over it.

On reaching the boundary wall Toby ran' along, whining eagerly, underneath its shadow and stopped finally in a corner soreened by a. young, beech*.- Where. tfco two walls Jolneft several teibkfl bad been

loosened, and the crevices left were worn down and n.-mded upon the lower side, as though tliriy had frequently been used as a ladder. Holmes clambered up, and taking the dog from me he dropped itover upon the other side. "There's tho print of wooden leg's hand," ho remarked as I mounted up boside him. "You see the slight smudge of blood upon the white plaster. What a lucky thing it is that wo have had no very heavy rain since yesterday! The scent will lie upon tho road in spite of their eight and twenty hours' start."

I confcss that I had my doubts myself when I reflected upoa the great traffic which had passed along the London road In the interval. My fears were soon appeased, however. Toby never hesitated or swerved, but waddled

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in his peculiar

rolling fashion. Clearly tho pungent smell of the creosote rose high abovo all other contending scents. "Do not imagine," said Holmes, "that I depend for my success in this case upon the mere chance cf one of these fellows having put his foot in the chemical. I have knowledge now which would enable me to traco them in many different ways. This, however, is tho readiest, aud sinco fortune has put it into our hands I should be culpable if I neglected it. It has, however, prevented tho case from becoming the pretty little intellectual problem which it at one timo promised to be. Tliero might have been some credit to be gained out of it but for this too palpable clew." "There is credit and to spare," said I. "I assure you, Holmes, that I marvel at the means by which you obtain your results in this case even moro than I did in the Jefferson Hopo murder. The thing seems to mo to be deeper and moro inexplicable. How, for example, could you describe with such confidence tho wooden legged man?" '1Pshaw, my dear bov. jt was sininlicitv itself! 1 clout wisii to be tneatricai. it is all patent and aboveboard. Two officers who arc in command of a convict guard learn an important secret as to buried treasure. A map is drawn for them by an Englishman named Jonathan Small. You remember that wo saw tho name upon the chart in Captain Morstan's possession. He had signed it in behalf of himself and his associates—tho sign of the four, as lie somewhat dramatically called it. Aided by this chart the officers or one of them gets the treasure and brings it to England, leaving, wo will suppose, some condition under which ho received it unfulfilled. Now, then, why did not Jonathan Small get the treasure himself? The answer is obvious. Tho chart is dated at a time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts. Jonathan Small did not get tho treasure because ho and his associates were themselves convicts and could not get away." "But this is mero speculation," said I. "It is more than that. It is tho only hypothesis which covers the facts. Let us seo how it fits in with the sequel. Major Sholto remains at peace for some years, happy in tho possession of his treasuro. Then he receives a letter from India which gives him a great fright. What was that?" "A lctteif to say that the men whom he had wronged had been set free." "Or had escaped. That is much moro likely, for he would have known what their term of imprisonment was. It I would not have been a surpriso to him.

What does he do then? Ho guards himself I against a wooden legged man—a white man, mark you—for I10 mistakes a wliito I tradesman for him, and actually fires a pistol at him. Now, only one white man's name is

the chart. Tho others arc Hin-

docs or Mohamniediii.s. There is no other I white man. Therefore wo may say with confidence that the wooden legged man is identical with Jonathan Small. Does tho reasoning strike you as being faulty?" "No it is clear and concise." "Well, now, let us put ourselves in the place of Jonathan Small. Let us look at it from his point of view. He conies to

England with the double idoaof regaining what ho would consider to bo his rights and of having liis revenge upon tho man who had wronged liim. He found out where Sholto lived, and very possibly he established communication with some one inside the house. There is this butler, Lai Rao, whom we have not seen. Mrs. Bernstone gives him far from a good character. Small could not find out, however, wliero the treasure was hid, for

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one

ever knew save tho major and one faithful servant who had died. Suddenly Small learns that tho major is on his deathbed. In a frenzy, lest tho secret of the treasuro die with him, he runs tho gantlet of the guards, makes his way to tho dying man's window and is only deterred from entering by tho presence of his two sons. Mad with hate, however, against the dead man, he enters the room that night, searches his private papers in the hope of discovering some memorandum relating to the treasure and finally leaves a memento of his visit in tho short inscription upon the card. Ho had doubtless planned beforehand that should he slay tho major he would leavo somo isuch record upon the body as a sign that it was not a common murder, but from the point of view of the four associates something in the nature of an act of justice. Whimsical and bizarre conceits of this kind aro common enough in the annals of crime and usually afford valuable indications as to the criminal. Do you'follow all this?" "Very clearly." "Now, what could Jonathan Small do? He could only continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts made to find the treasure. Possibly he leaves England and only comes back at intervals. Then comes the discovery of the garret, and he is instantly informed of it. We again trace the presence of some confederate in the household. Jonathan, with his wooden leg, is utterly unable to reach the lofty room of Bartholomew Sholto. He takes with him, however, a very curious associate, who gets over this difficulty, but dips his naked foot into creosote, whence como Toby and a six milo limp for a half pay officer with a damaged Achillls tendo." "But it was the associate and not Jonathan who committed the crime." "Quite so, and rather to Jonathan's disgust, to judge by the way he stamped when he got into the room. He bore no grudge against Bartholomew Sholto and would have preferred if he could have been simply bound and gagged. Ho did not wish to put his head in a halter. There was no help for it, however. The savage instincts of his companion had broken out, and the poison had done its work, so Jonathan Small left his record, lowered the treasure box to the ground and followed it himself. That was the train of events as far as I can decipher them. Of course, as to his personal appoarance, he must be middle aged and must be sunburned after serving his time in such an oven as the Andamans. His height is readily calou-. lated from the length of his stride, and we knew that he was bearded. His hairiness-' was thepne point which impressed itself upon Ttuaddeu* Sliolto when be wvr him

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at the window. I don't know that there is anything else." "Tho associate?" "Ah, well, there is no great mystery in that. But you will know all about it soon enough. How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. Now the red rim of tho sun pushes itself over the London cloudbank. It shines on a good many folk, but on none, I dare bet, who are on a stranger errand than you and I. How small wo feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of nature! Are you well up in your Jean Paul?" "Fairly so. I worked back to him through Carlylo." "That was like following the brook to the parent lake. Ho makes one curious but profound remark. It is that tho chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness. It argues, you see, a power of comparison and of appreciation which is in itself a proof of nobility. Thero is much food for thought in Ricliter. You have not a pistol, have you?" "I have my stick." "It is just possible that we may need something of the sort if wo get to their lair. Jonathan I shall leave to you, but if the other turns nasty I shall shoot him dead." He took out his revolver as ho spoke, and having- loaded two of the chambers he put it back into the right honrl nnnbflt nf. Via Hanl/at

We had during this time been following the guidance of Toby down the half rural, villa lined roads which lead to the metropolis. Now, however, wo wero beginning to como among continuous streets, where laborers and dockmen were already astir, and slatternly women were taking down shutters and brushing doorsteps. At the square topped corner public houses business was just beginning, and rough looking men were emerging, ruhbing their sleeves across their beards after their morning wet. Strange dogs sauntered up and stared wonderingly at us as we passed, but our inimitable Toby looked neither to tho right nor to the left, but trotted onward with his nose to tho ground and an occasional eager whine, which spoke of a hot scent.

Wo had traversed Streatliam, Brixton, Camberwell and now found ourselves in Kennington lane, having borne away through the side streets to the east of tho Oval. The men whom wo pursued seemed to have taken a curiously zigzag road, with tho idea probably of escaping observation. They had never kept to the main road if a parallel side street would serve their turn. At the foot of Kennington lane they had edged away to the left through Bond street and Miles street. Wliero the latter turns into Knight's place Toby ceased to advance, but began to run backward and forward with one ear cocked and tho other drooping, tho very picture of canine indecision. Then he waddled around in circles, looking up to us from time to time, as if to ask for sympathy in his embarrassment. "What the deuce is the matter with tho dog?" growled Holmes. "They surely would not take a cab or go off in a balloon." "Perhaps tliey stood here for some time," I suggested. "All! it's all right. He's off again," said my companion in a tone of relief.

Ho was indeed off, for after sniffing round again he suddenly mado up his mind and darted away, with an energy and determination such as

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the ground, but tugged at

his leasli and tried to break into a run. I could sec by the gleam in Holmes' eyes that he thought we were nearing tho end of our journey.

Our course now ran down Nine Elms until we came to Broderick & Nelson's largo timber yard, just past tho White Eagle tavern. Here tho dog, frantic with excitement, turned down through the side gato into the inclosure, wliero the sawyers were already at work.

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the dog raced

through sawdust and shavings, down an alley, round a passage, between two wood piles, and finally, with a triumphant yelp, sprang upon a large barrel, which stood upon the hand trolley

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which it had

been brought. With lolling tongue and blinking eyes Toby stood upon tho cask, looking from one to the other of us for Eome sign of appreciation. The staves of tho barrel and the wheels of tho trolley were smeareti with a dark liquid, and tho whole air was heavy with the smell of creosote.

Sherlock Holmes and I looked blankly at each other, and then burst simultaneously into an uncontrollable fit of laughter.

CHAPTER VIII.

"What now?" I asked. "Toby has lost his character for infallibility." "He acted according to his lights," said Holmes, lifting him down from the barrel and walking him out of the timber yard. "If you consider how much creosoto is carted about London in one day, it is no great wonder that our. trail should have been crossed. It is much used now, especially for the seasoning of wood. Poor Toby is not to blame." "We must get on the main scent again, I supposo." "Yes, and fortunately we have no distance to go. Evidently what puzzled the dog at the corner of Knight's placo was that thero were two different trails running in opposite directions. We took the wrong one. It only remains to follow the other."

There was no difficulty about this. On leading Toby to the place where he had committed his fault he cast about in a wide circle and finally dashed off in a fresh direction. "We must take care that he does not now bring us to the place where the creoBote barrel came from," I observed. "I had thought of that, but. you notice that he keeps on the pavement, whereas the barrel passed down the roadway. No we are on the true scent now."

It tended down toward the riverside, running through Belmont place and Prince's street. At the end of Broad street it ran right down to the water's edge, where there was a small wooden wharf. Toby led us to the very edge of this, and there stood whining looking out on the dark current beyond. "We are out of luck," said Holmes. "They have taken to a boat here." Several small punts and skiffs were lying about in the water and on the edge of the wharf. We took Toby round to each in turn, but though he sniffed earnestly be made np sign.

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our patrons desire in the way of Groceries, salted meats, prints and muslins, boots, shoes, hats, etc. Prices always the lowest. Highest price for country produce. Gome and see us.

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