Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 129, 11 April 1921 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1921-

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The Adventure of the Dancing Man By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Copyrigot, 1921, by Harper & Bros. Published by special arrangement with The McCIure Newspaper Syndicate.

ONLY SURVIVORS OF CIVIL WAR BATTALION MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 59 YEARS

PART ONE J TII U - .1 V. t rA trv cnmA

hours in silence with nia long, thin back curved over a chemical vessel in which he was brewing a partlcu-' larly malodorous product. His head was sunk upon bis breast, and he looked from any point of view like a strange, lank bird, with dull gray plumage and a black top-knot. "So, Watson," said he, suddenly, "you do not propose to Invest in South African securities?" I gave a start of astonishment. Accustomed as 1 was to Holme's curious faculties, this sudden intrusion into ny most intimate thoughts were utterly inexplicable. "How on earth do you know that?" I asked. He wheeled round upon his stool, with a steaming test tube in bis hand, and a gleam of amusement in his deep-set eyes. - "Now Watson, confess yourself utterly taken aback," said he. "I am." " I ought to make you sign a paper to that effect." "Why?" "Because in five minutes you will say that it is all so absurdly simple." " I am sure that I shall say nothing of the kind." "You see, my dear Watson,, he propped his test-tube in the rack, and

began to lecture with the air of a

professor addressing bis class "it is

not really difficult to construct a series of inferences, each dependent upon its predecessor and each simple in itself. If, after doing so, one simply knocks out all the central Inferences and presents one's audience

jgt with the starting point and tho con-

though possibly a meretricious effect. Now. it was not really difficult, by an inspection of the groove between your left forefinger and thumb, to feel sure that you did not propose to invest vour small capital in the goldfields." "1 see no connection." "Very likelr not; but I can quickly

show you a close connection. Here are the missing links of the very simple chain: 1. You had chalk between your left finger and thumb when 3'ou returned from the club last night. 2. You put chalk there when you play billiards to steady the cue. I 3. You never play billiards except with Thurston. 4. You told me four weeks ago that Thurston Lad an option ou some South African property which would expire in a month, and which he desired you to share with him. 5. Your check-book is locked In my drawer and you have not asked for the key. 6. You do not propose to Invest your money in this manner." J "How absurdly simple!" I cried. "Quite so!" said he, a little nettled. "Every problem becomes very childish when once it is explained to you. Here is an unexplained one. See what you can make of that, friend Watson." He tossed a sheet of. paper upon the table and turned once more to his chemical analysis. I look with amazement at the absurd hieroglyphics upon thepaper. "Why, Holmes, it is a child's drawing," I cried. "Oh, that's your Idea!" "What else should it be?" "That is what Mr. Hilton Cubitt, of Riding Thorpe Manor, Norfolk, is very anxious to know. This little conundrum came by the first post, and he was to follow by the next train. There's a ring at the bell. Watson. I should not be very much surprised if this were he." A heavy step was heard upon the

stairs, and an instant later there entered a tall, ruddy, clean-shaven gen tleman, whose clear eyes and florid rheeks told of a life led far from the fogs of Bajcer street He seemed to bring a y whiff of his strong, fresh, bracing, east-coast air with him as he entered. Having shaken hands with each of us, he was about to sit down, when his eye rested upon the paper with the curious markings which 1 had just examined and left upon the table. " "Well, Mr. Holmes, what do you make of these?" he cried. "They told me that you were fond of queer mysteries, and I don't think you can find a queerer one than that. I sent the paper on ahead, so that you might have time to study it before I came. "It is certainly rather a curious production," said Holmes. "At first, sight

it would appear to be some childish prank. It consists of a number of absurd little figures dancing across the paper upon which they are drawn. Why should you attribute any importance to so grotesque an object?" "I never should, Mr. Holmes. But ray wife does. It is frightening her to death. She says nothing, but I can see terror in her eyes. That's why I want to sift the matter to the bottom. Holmes held the paper up so that the sunlight shone full upon it. It was a page torn from at note-book. The markings were done in pencil and ran in this way:

Holmes examined It for some time, and then, folding it carefully up, he placed it in his pocketbook. "This promises to be a most interesting and unusual case," said he "You gave me a few particulars in your letter, Mr. Hilton Cubitt, but I should be very much obliged if you

would kindly go over it all again for

the benefit of my friend, Dr. Watson." "I'm not much of a story-teller,"

said our visitor, nervously clasping and unclasping his great, strong hands. "You'll just ask me anything that 1 don't make clear. I'll begin at the time of my marriage last year, but I want to say first of all, though I'm

not a rich man, my people have been at Riding Thorpe for a matter of five centuries, and there is no betterknown family in the County of Norfolk. Last year I came up to London for the Jubilee, and I stopped at a boarding-house in Russell Square, because, Parker, the vicar of our parish, waa staying in it. There was an American young lady there Patrick was the name Elsie Patrick. In some way be became friends, until before my month was up I was as much in love ks man could be. We were quietly married at a registry office, and we returned to Norfolk a wedded couple. You'll think it very mad, Mr. Holmes, that a man of a good old family should

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of my story. About a week ago It

Vs the Tuesday of, last week. I found ou one of the window-sills a number

of absurd little dancing figures like

these upon the paper. They were scrawled with chalk. I thought that it was the stable-boy who had drawn them, but the lad swore he knew nothing about it. Anyhow, they had come there during the night. I had them washed out, and I only mentioned the matter to my wife afterwards. To my

surmise, she took it very seriously, and begged me if any more came to let her see them. None did come for a week, and then yesterday morning I found this paper lying on the sundial in the garden. I showed it to Elsie, and down she dropped in a dead faint. Since then she has looked like a woman in a dream, half dazed and with terror always lurking in her eyes. It was then that I wrote and sent the paper to you. Mr. Holmes. It was not a thing that I could take to the police, for tbey would have laughed at me, but you,wlll tell me what to do. I am not a rich man, but if there is any danger threatening my little woman. I would spend my last copper to shield her." (Tomorrow The Adventure of the Dancing Men, continued )

MINISTER HAS MARRIED SIXTEEN IN ONE FAMILY BLOOMSBURG. Pa., April 11. In marrying William E. Romig and Miss Eliiabeth Kahler, of this town, the Rev. F. K. Hunsinger, ' Lutheran pastor, kept up one or the most remarkable records of a minister in the state. He married the parents of Mr. Romig, each of his mother's brothers

and sisters and has officiated at the weddings of all the nieces, nephews and children of Mrs. Romig who have been married sixteen weddings in the pne family.

The lord mayor of London Is called on to make about 1,000 speeches during (he one year of his term of office. His responsibilities are not very great.

Left to right: J. B. Harford. Geo. W. Lee and VYra. Howard Lawrence.

Although they now live in the same s.ate these three veterans of

the Civil war recently met for the first time in flity-nint rrwere among the first 100 men to enlist in their battalion in 1863 and sent to Massachusetts to ioin the cavalry there.

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were

of; but you will have to be content with my word for it, and to allow me to be silent as to all that passed up to the time when I became yours. If these conditions are too hard, then go

back to Norfolk and leave me to the

marry a wife in this fashion, knowing : lonely life in which you found me.' It

nothing of her past or of her people,

but if you saw her and knew her, it would help you to understand. "She was very straight about It, was Elsie. I can't say that she did not give me every chance of getting out of It if I wished to do so. 'I have had some very disagreeable associations in my life," said she, 'I wish to forget all about them. I would rather never allude to the past for it is very painful to me. If you can take me, Hilton, you will take a woman who has nothing that she need personally ashamed

was only the day before our wedding

that she said those very words to me. I told her that I was content to take her on her owu terms, and I have been as good as my word. "Well, we have been married now for a year, and very happy we have been. But about a month ago, at the end of June, I saw for the first time signs of . trouble. One day my wife received a letter from America. I saw the American stamp. She turned deadly white, read the letter, and threw it into the fire. She made no

allusion to it afterwards, and I made

none, for a promise is a promise, but she has never lcnown an easy hour from that moment. There is always a look of fear upon her face a look as if she were waiting and expecting. She would do better to trust me. She would find that I was her best friend. But until she speaks, I can say nothing. Mind you, she is a truthful woman, Mr. Holmes, and vnatever trouble there may have been in her past life it has been no fault of hers. I am only a simple Norfolk squire, but there is not a man in England who ranks his family honor more highly than I do. She knows it well, and she knew it well before she married me. She would never bring any stain upon it of that I am sure. "Well, now I come to the queer part

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