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SILVER BLAZE"
(Continued from page 7.)
"Yes, he lles upstairs. quest is to-morrow."
He has been in your some years, Colonel Ross?”
I have always found him cellent servant.”
The in- ho pushed the matting
into
a more central position. Then service stretching himself upon his
facé and loaning his chin upon' his, an ex-hands he made a carofus study of [the trampled mud in front of him. "I presume that you made an in- "Halloa" said he, suddenly, |ventory of what he had in his poc-"what's this?"
kets at the time of his death In spector?"
have the things themselves in the sitting-room if you would care to see them.”
"I should be very glad."
It was a wax vesta, half burned, which was so coated with mud that it looked at first like a little chip of wood.
"I cannot think how I came to overlook it," said the inspector, with an expression of annoyance.
"It was invisible, buried in the mud. I only saw it because I was looking for it."
"What! You expected to it?""
and
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Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the Anal port of call to which the option extends.
We all filed into the front room and sat round the central table, while the Inspector unlocked a square tin box and laid a small heap of things before us. There was a
No claims will be admitted after the box of ventas, two inches of tallow
Goods havo. left the Godown, and all candle, an A. D. P. briar-root pipe, }
He Goods remaining undelivered after the "I thought it not unlikely." a pouch of sealskin with half an took the boots from the bag and 15th inst. will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must bused of long-cut Cavendish, a sil-compared the impressions of each be presented to the Undersigned on or ver watch with a gold chain, five of them with marka upon the before the 24th inst. or they will not sovereigns in gold, an aluminium ground. Then he clambered up to be recognised. pencil-case, a few papers, and an the rim of the hollow and crawled Goods are to be loft la the Godowns, All broker, chafed, and damaged ivory-handled knife with a very de-about among the ferns and bushes. where they will be examined on the licate inflexible blade marked Weiss "I am afraid that there are no 14th inst. at 10 am. by our sar- and Co., London,
more tracks," said the inspector. veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. "This
a very singular knife," "I have examined the ground very In the case of datiable cargo, Con- said Holmes, lifting it up and ex-carefully for a hundred yards insignees are requested to inform the amining it minutely. "I presume, | each direction."
Imports & Exports Office that they }have auch goods for examination.
as I see bloodstains upon it, that "Indeed!" said Holmes, rising. No Fire Insurance has been effect- it is the one which was found in the "I should not have the impertinence (ed. dead man's grasp. Watson, this knife is surely in your line."
"It is what we call a cataract knife," said I.
to do it again after what you say. B of Lading will be countersign- But I should like to take a little led by
walk over the moors before it grown dark that I may know my ground
"I thought so. A very delicate to-morrow, and I think that I shall blade devised for very delicate put this horseshoe into my pocket work. A strange thing for a man for luck." to carry with him upon a rough ex- pedition, especially as it would not shut in his pocket."
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said Holmes. It is the one quali-
Colonel Ross, who had shown ty which Gregory lacks. We ima- some signs of impatience at my gined what might have happened, companion's quiet and systematic acted upon the supposition, and method of work, glanced at his find ourselves justified. Let us pro- watch.
ceed."
"The tip was guarded by a diac of cork which we found beside his body," said the inspector. "Hia "I wish you would come back We crossed the marshy bottom: wife tells us that the knife had lain with me, inspector," said he. There and passed over a quarter of a for some days upon the dressing- are several points on which I should mile of dry, hard turf. Again the table, and that he had picked it up like your advice, and especially as ground sloped and again we came as he left the room. It was a poor to whether we do not owe it to the on the tracks. Then wo lost them weapon, but perhaps the best that public to remove.our horse's name for half a mile, but only to pick could lay his hand on at the mo- from the entries for the Cup." them up once more quite close to {ment,"
"Certainly not," cried Holmes Capleton. It was Holmes who saw with deelsion; "I should let the them first, and he stood pointing name stand."
with a look of triumph; up. hie "Three of them are receipted hay The Colonel bowed. "I am very face. A man's track was visible dealers' accounts. One of them is glad to have had your opinion, sir," beside the horse's.
"Very possibly. How about these papers 7"
a letter of instructions from Colon- said he. "You will find us at poor) "The horse was alone before," I el Ross. This other is a milliner's Straker's house when you have cried. account for thirty-seven pounds flf-finished your walk, "and "we can "Quite so. It was alone before. teen, made out by Mme. Lesurier, drive together. into Tavistock." Halloal what is this?" of Bond-atreet, to William Darby- He turned back with the Inspec- The double track turned sharp shire. Mrs. Straker tells us that tor, while Holmes and I walked off and took the direction of King's Darbyshire was a friend of her hus-slowly across the moor. The sun Pyland. Holmes whistled, and we His band's, and that occasionally his was beginning to sink behind the both followed along after it. letters were addressed here." etables of Capleton, and the long eyes were on the trail, but I hap-|
"Mme. Darbyshire had somewhat sloping plain in front of was pened to look a little to one side, axpensive tastes,” remarked Holmes, tinged with gold, deepening into and saw to my surprise the same glancing down the account. "Twen-rich, ruddy brown where the faded tracks coming back again in the op- ty-two guineas is rather heavy for ferns and brambles caught the posite direction.
a single costume. However, there evening light. But the glories of "One for you, Watson," said Hol- appears to be nothing more to learn, the landscape were all wasted upon mes, when I pointed it out; "you and we may now go down to the my companion, who was sunk in the have saved us a long walk which scene of the crime."
deepest thought.
would have brought us back on our As we emerged from the sitting- "It's this way, Watson," he said,jown traces. Let us follow the re- room a woman who had been wait-jat last. "We may leave the ques-turn track."
ing in the passage took a step for- tion of who killed John Straker for We had not to go far. In ended { ward and laid her hand upon the in-the instant, and confine ourselves at the paving of asphalt which led spoctor's sleeve. Her face was hag-to finding out what has become of up to the gates of the Capleton gard and thin and cager; stamped the horse. Now, supposing that he stables. As we approached a groom with the print of a recent horror, broko away, during or after the ran out from them.
"Have you got them? Have you tragedy, where could he have gone "We don't want any loiterers found them?" she panted.
to? The horse is a very gregarious about here," said he. "No, Mrs: Straker; but Mr. creature. If left to himself his in- "I only wished to ask a question," Holmes, here, had come from Lon-stincts would have been either to jaald Holmes, with his finger and don to help us, and we shall do all return to King's Pyland or go over thumb in his waistcoat pocket. that is possible."-
to Capleton. Why should be run "Should I be too early to see your wild upon the moor? He would master, Mr. Silas Brown, if I were surely have been seen by now. And to call at five o'clock to-morrow why should gipsies kidnap him? morning?" These people always clear out "Bless you, sir, if anyone is about when they hear of trouble, for they be will be, for he is always the first do not wish to be pestered by the stirring. But here he is, sir, to an- police. They could not hope to sell swer your questions for himself. such a horse. They would run a No, sir, no; it's as much as my great risk and gain nothing by place is worth to let him see me taking him. Surely that is clear." touch your money.' 'Afterwards, if
"Where is he, then?"
you like."
"Surely.I met you in Plymouth, at Mon., 8th Feb., 1985 Mrs. Straker?" said Holmes.
a garden party, some little time ago,
"No, sir; you are mistaken."- "Dear me why, I could have 9th Feb. awarn to it. You wore a costume of dove-coloured silk with ostrich feather trimming."
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"I never had such a dress, sir," answered the Indy.
* "Ah; that quite settles it," said | Holmes, and, with an apology, hei "I have already said that he must As Sherlock Holmes replaced the followed the inspector outside. A have gone to King's Pyland or to half-crown which he had drawn short walk across the moor took us Capleton. He is not at King's Py from his pocket, a fierce-looking to the hollow in which the body had land, therefore he la at Capleton. [elderly man strode out from the been found. At the brink of it was Let us take that as a working by gate with a hunting-crop swinging the furze bush upon which the pothesis, and see what it leads us in his hand. coat Fiad been hung.
to. This part of the moor, as the "What's this, Dawson?" he cried. "There was no wind that night, I Inspector remarked, is very hard "No gossiping! Go about your bu understand," said Holmes,
and dry. But it falls away towards siness! And you-what the devil Capleton, and you can see from do you want here?!?
"None; but very heavy rain.”. "In that case the overcoat was 3rd Feb.not blown against the furze baalies,
but placed thero."
"Yea, it was laid across the busb.""
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"You fill me with interest. perceive that the ground has been trampled up a good deal. No doubt 7th Feb. many feet have been there since
Monday night.”
Aplace of matting has been laid here at the side, and we have all stood up on that."
"Excellent.”
"In this bag I have one of the boots which Straker wore, one of Fitzroy Simpson's shoes, and a cast horseshoe of Silver:Blaze:"
here that there is a long hollow Ten minutes talk with you, my over yonder, which must have been good sir," said Holmes, in the very web on Monday night. If our sweetcet of voices... supposition is correct, then the "I've no time to talk to every gad- horse must have crossed that, and about. We want no strangers here. there is the point where we should Be off, or you may and a dog at look for his tracks.
your heels."
We had been walking brialdy Holmes leaned forward and this conversation, and a few more whispered something in the train minutes brought us to the hollower's ear. He started violently and in question, flushed to the temples.
At Holmes's request. I walked "It's a lie he shouted, "An in- down the bank to the right, and he fernal lie!"
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hand to me. The track of a horan "Oh, come in if you wish to." was plainly outlined in the soft Holmes smiled.I shall not keep "My dear inspector, you surpass carth in front of him, and the shoe you more than a few minutes, Wat yourself!"
which he took from his pocket ex-eon." he said. “Now; Mr. Brown,
!!!!¢¢ Holmes took the bag, and actly fitted the Impression.
I am quite at your disposal.” descending
hollowSee the value of imagination,' (To be continued to-morrow).
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