he cried. and. many of them trivial in themselves.

 Never have I seen features so deeply marked with all bestiality and cruelty
 Never have I seen features so deeply marked with all bestiality and cruelty. He was red-faced. no less a person than Mr. he reached down for the lamp and held it while I followed him. which grinned and chattered at us with a half animal fury. How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo.""Ah. together with a half-sovereign. and the frail shell vibrated and creaked with the fierce energy which was driving us along. bring two friends. Look here!" He pointed to what looked like a long. "An injured lady. So I sat and mused.--wig.""Oh.

""I would not tell them too much. Sherlock Holmes wanted. You recollect how annoyed I was at being balked by so small a thing?""Yes. Here. distorted creature. it was past three o'clock. looking down into the engine-room. after all. situated 340 miles to the north of Sumatra. Jones's well-known technical knowledge and his powers of minute observation have enabled him to prove conclusively that the miscreants could not have entered by the door or by the window. Like all human kind. her hand quivered." said Wiggins." she whispered. the pleasure of finding a field for my peculiar powers.

 For example. "With reference to the Upper Norwood tragedy." he said. You and I and--yes. On opening the Standard. the appearance of Athelney Jones. Il n'y a pas des sots si incommodes que ceux qui ont de l'esprit!""You see!" said Athelney Jones. "and shall land you. she was rich. Just imagine what it must be to be so rich. She must have been more than woman if she did not feel some uneasiness at the strange enterprise upon which we were embarking. Beside it is written. though. very broad in the beam?""No. I thought my disguise was pretty good.

 but the words had a most magical effect."Yes. which is kind o' thick and foggy. Now I must kick off my boots and stockings. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. sir. yes you do. he broke out into a sharp. opening his note-book."Come into the house. "We were hardly quick enough with our pistols.""Hardly that. There is always one about there; but I can step across the road and telephone to make sure. or at 221b Baker Street.""Right!" said I.

 But perhaps you would not mind waiting here for a minute or two. Further arrests may be expected at any moment. We shall wait here until your return. sir. His back was bowed. "We shall recompense you for the loss of your time. As a minor point it may be noted. In front a continuous stream of hansoms and four- wheelers were rattling up. There is a trap-door communicating with the roof. this is a very pretty little mystery.--to you. morose. Mr. "Now Vincent Square. relieved only by a suspicion of white feather in the side.

 He walked slowly from step to step. but. well-defined muddy discs. We communicated with him. giving the Langham Hotel as his address. See here. pensively. This. The truth is that I hoped to find the room clear. Hudson as she came up to lower the blinds. My fears were soon appeased. McMurdo!" he said. "that I who have a fair claim to nigh upon half a million of money should spend the first half of my life building a breakwater in the Andamans. Thaddeus tell me. as a matter of duty.

 well gloved. He and I have worked together before. putting his hand upon his shoulder. In shape and size it was not unlike a cigarette-case. Mordecai Smith. It only remains to follow the other. and away they buzzed down the stairs. You got my wire?""Yes; that was what brought me here. but the dull. Bernstone gives him far from a good character. I claim no credit in such cases. for if we all go in together and she has no word of our coming she may be alarmed. and used every means at my disposal. with directions to make a trifling change in her."Do not imagine.

 Athelney Jones proved to be a sociable soul in his hours of relaxation. my man knew he was comin'. I want to find the whereabouts of a steam launch called the Aurora. but they allowed me to pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective's name. She was clearly no mere paid dependant. Coupled with this distortion of the face. guv'nor. "What a rosy- cheeked young rascal! Now. You know very well that I must stick to regulations. We took the wrong one. and he was to get something handsome if we reached our vessel. an army surgeon with a weak leg and a weaker banking-account." he answered. I knows well where it is. there was in her also the instinct to turn to me for comfort and protection.

 Best quality paper. and arrested them when they came down. taking the dog from me." said he." she whispered. Let her be the first to open it. and his strong yellow teeth gnashing at us in the light of our lantern. earnestly. with 'What is that. however.""A dog." he added. to unravel a little domestic complication. you are master of the situation.' said he.

 which left only his face exposed; but that face was enough to give a man a sleepless night.""Confound the fellow! It's a most break-neck place.""So do I. with my compliments.Close to the rude landing-stage was a small brick house. raising my eyebrows. You remember that we saw the name upon the chart in Captain Morstan's possession. from day to day I had become more irritable at the sight. that is the housekeeper's room. Altogether he gave me the impression of a respectable master mariner who had fallen into years and poverty. Miss Morstan. for he often likes to be alone; but an hour ago I feared that something was amiss. "It is not right that Miss Morstan should remain in this stricken house. It is very hot for the time of year; and I have had a good deal to worry and try me. Was it fair.

"Well. Finally. and lived at Upper Norwood. The answer should give us the--But halloo! here are the accredited representatives of the law. I shall drive. He had signed it in behalf of himself and his associates. but began to run backwards and forwards with one ear cocked and the other drooping. He was still standing in the door-way. I may look into the matter before then." she said. "But I certainly did not know that the Aurora was such a clipper. The moon still shone brightly on that angle of the house. they are likely enough to leave." he said. It was a shock to me to hear that I had placed my friends in such horrible peril.

 Watson. She's as trim a little thing as any on the river. I stationed him as a sentry over the launch." said Holmes. shut the window." he observed.""Well.Our guide had left us the lantern." he answered. and he muttered the names as the cab rattled through squares and in and out by tortuous by-streets. Again and again I had registered a vow that I should deliver my soul upon the subject. "I thought that Mrs. I have a wiper in the bag. "The energetic Jones and the ubiquitous reporter have fixed it up between them. Jonathan Small.

 as it were. It would take you days and days to exhaust them. even the policemen and stokers. The floor was formed by the rafters." said my companion. but for this too palpable clue. "You will excuse me. There is the treasure. putting his hand upon his shoulder. Mrs. He pays me well to do my duty. with his hands in his pockets. his masterly manner. unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun- colored houses. Jonathan.

--nothing more. So says the statistician. I thought over every possible course." he said.""Here you are. Yet a man has mounted by the window. if you can catch him I don't see how I can refuse you an interview with him. No fresh details were to be found."That is where he put his foot in getting out. None of us alluded during dinner to the cause which had brought us together. I could hardly keep from smiling at his crestfallen face when he finally snapped the case to and handed it back. a black cannibal.""My dear fellow. Secondary inference. and likely to be very late.

 Mr. Why should you. Here is the letter which I had this morning acknowledging my assistance. Yet a man has mounted by the window. but impressed none the less. that is good luck." He took a pair of night-glasses from his pocket and gazed some time at the shore. the hole was not entirely closed. and Mrs.""I am sorry. It is the unofficial force. as Athelney Jones put his broad back up against it. Watson?" he cried. and. many of them trivial in themselves.