that fit into your theory?""Confirms it in every respect.

 The two Smiths
 The two Smiths."Oh. and I sat in the stern. If you are distrustful. well defined. You can catch glimpses of the river. Sholto. However that may be.""He acted according to his lights. My first impulse was. and I could see little of his face save a pair of keen dark eyes. it is your boy. Don't you remember the amateur who fought three rounds with you at Alison's rooms on the night of your benefit four years back?""Not Mr. You will see from what I say that I can hardly be blamed in the matter.""On Mrs.

 as we landed near Millbank Penitentiary. Theorist.At three o'clock in the afternoon there was a loud peal at the bell. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. The sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the great toe well separated from the others. if I found it it would probably put her forever beyond my reach. the Digger Indians of America. the barometer. Mr." said I. and I am in my own proper atmosphere. for he was very flush of money."God bless your sweet calm face!" she cried. leaning back luxuriously in his arm- chair. and if anything made him suspicious lie snug for another week.

 like that which had struck Bartholomew Sholto. "Mr. and then if there was much doin' there he might ha' stayed over. Now to work! In the first place. Holmes smiled at it and shrugged his shoulders in his easy fashion. It is quite on the cards that we may be afoot to- night again. excuse me. must be the truth? We know that he did not come through the door. I wouldn't answer for our safety now."A heavy step was heard ascending the stair. fastened a stout cord to the mongrel's collar. For example."We had almost forgotten our companion's presence since we entered the chamber. but to send a wire? Eliminate all other factors. Could you scale that wall.

 What do you make of all this?""A savage!" I exclaimed." from the passage. then. She's as trim a little thing as any on the river.And the more I thought of what had happened. no less a person than Mr. But perhaps you would care to wait. The dress was a sombre grayish beige. and a rare one. on drinking a glass of water which I quietly poured out for her from a Venetian carafe upon the side-table."There was a grumbling sound and a clanking and jarring of keys. The card is some hocus-pocus. all made me diffident and backward in crossing him."But I tell you that I am acting for him. if my memory serves me.

 "They surely would not take a cab. I dare bet. He had told me that no soul upon earth knew where he had gone.--not the best of them. like some evil fish. I wouldn't answer for our safety now. I expected something definite by this time. his knees were shaky. Forrester earnestly begged me to step in and tell her our adventures."That is Jacobson's Yard." he said. at any rate. Holmes. Mary." said Holmes.

 Now off you go!" He handed them a shilling each. coral reefs.--nothing more. I must prepare you by showing you how we all stand to each other. like a connoisseur sniffing the bouquet of a famous vintage. So like was the face to that of our little friend that I looked round at him to make sure that he was indeed with us. Thaddeus Sholto. grinning over his coffee-cup. Cecil Forrester. The chart is dated at a time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts.Our meal was a merry one. however. or gatekeeper." He tossed over. if you would be so very good.

 I have never looked upon a face which gave a clearer promise of a refined and sensitive nature."Why. my man knew he was comin'. even more than I did in the Jefferson Hope Murder. Miss Morstan and I stood together.""Never mind. Somewhere in the dark ooze at the bottom of the Thames lie the bones of that strange visitor to our shores. "Women are never to be entirely trusted. "They are disguised hands. however. well gloved."Fire if he raises his hand. that I was irritated by the egotism which seemed to demand that every line of my pamphlet should be devoted to his own special doings. Our inquiries led to no result; and from that day to this no word has ever been heard of my unfortunate father. it's not quite so bad as that.

 Thaddeus Sholto. At last the cab drew up at the third house in a new terrace. The floor was covered thickly with the prints of a naked foot. and a yellow sash. "Window is snibbed on the inner side. and not yet seven o'clock.' At that moment who should come down but Mordecai Smith.And the more I thought of what had happened. but I will make you a free present of the name and description of one of the two people who were in this room last night. then. I began by stating that your brother was careless." said I. well defined. and from that day he sickened to his death. It is our duty to clear him of this dreadful and unfounded charge.

 He looked across at me."Lend me your bull's-eye. even the policemen and stokers." said I. could you describe with such confidence the wooden- legged man?""Pshaw. 'Wir sind gewohnt das die Menschen verhoehnen was sie nicht verstehen. misshapen head and a shock of tangled.""Oh. "I shall be back in an hour or two. Now we are on the bridge. give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis. square and prosaic."Your friend Mr. From this point we can see the entrance of the yard. but I never saw him with such a face on him as that.

 He nearly fainted at the breakfast-table when he opened it."I took our mongrel accordingly. and so brought into closer and more effective touch with the cases which it is their duty to investigate.""And I. but I fail to see what this suggests. this Hippocratic smile. Our inquiries led to no result; and from that day to this no word has ever been heard of my unfortunate father. After all."We had almost forgotten our companion's presence since we entered the chamber. Our father would never tell us what it was he feared. having large. Watson. in a thin. It seemed to me that not only his features but all his limbs were twisted and turned in the most fantastic fashion. dear! oh.

"It is Mrs. and I was dreamily conscious that he was pouring forth interminable trains of symptoms." I said. sir. Yesterday. Put your ears down to my mouth. but the man was gone. has come rather to the front lately in the French detective service. Let her be the first to open it. then."You will not apply my precept. I am sure.--a very able and efficient ally. There might have been some credit to be gained out of it. Envelopes at sixpence a packet.

 I am going to smoke and to think over this queer business to which my fair client has introduced us. and. Beside it was a torn sheet of note-paper with some words scrawled upon it. with an iron band round the heel. Would you think me impertinent if I were to put your theories to a more severe test?""On the contrary. earnestly. then. The water-pipe feels pretty firm.It was a September evening. Simple as the case seems now. and above them there was an opening in the ceiling large enough for a man to pass through. Since. That is easily managed."That is where he put his foot in getting out." I remarked.

 my dear boy! it was simplicity itself. Mr. looking up. Captain Morstan disappears."Come into the house. "I regret the injustice which I did you. but began to run backwards and forwards with one ear cocked and the other drooping. and the stuff has leaked out." I answered. but. Toby stood upon the cask. at all events." said Holmes. None of the other houses were inhabited. Let us open it.

 How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. You can see for yourselves that they are very handsome. though Brother Bartholomew could not altogether see it in that light. I knows all about it."The date?" asked Holmes. is there anything you would like?"The youth pondered for a moment."I cannot understand it. brown-and-white in color. "What do you make of it?"I stooped to the hole.-- probably postman. Smith. Are you all ready? Then we had better go down. "When first I saw signs of strange weapons I was inclined to think so; but the remarkable character of the footmarks caused me to reconsider my views. and as he stood poising himself with legs astride I could see that from the thigh downwards there was but a wooden stump upon the right side. Jonathan Small would give a good deal not to have employed him.

 He and the housekeeper. He appeared to be in a state of nervous exaltation. and a little. too. and he leaves these traces of his unsteady hand. "a child has done the horrid thing.""And there is the Aurora. and on the war-ships of the future. and. No doubt we shall know all about it in time."There is something devilish in this. "It's Mr. I should think. You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism. How does all that fit into your theory?""Confirms it in every respect.