Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 117, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 8, 1905 Page: 4 of 4
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isoSBb.crrfinu 'pnfisca out of
os xproMlvo face and I knew
MWivim U10 myBtcry all the charm of
ejcaRo nnu ucpnneu. 'Anero sun ro-
nl an arrest to bo effocted but
whnt were these commonplace rogues
Hint be should soil his hands with
tlicm? An nbstrusp and learned spe-
cialist who finds that he has been call-
ed In for a case of incnides would ex-
perlcucn ttonictbliiB of the annoyanco
Which I read In my friend's eyes. Yet
the scene In the dlntnir room of the Ab-
bey Grange was suUlcleutly strauge to
arrest his attention and to recall his
waning Interest
It was a very lurge and high cham-
ber with carved oak celling oaken
paneling and a fine array of deer's
beads and ancient weapons around tho
walls. At the further cud from the
door was the high French window of
which wo had heard. Three smaller
windows on the right hand side filled
the apartment with cold winter sun-
bhlne. On tho left was n large deep
fireplace with a massive overhanging
ioak mantelpiece. Beside the fireplace
was u heavy oaken Chair with arms
and crossbars at tho bottom. In and
out through the open woodwork was
woven a crimson cord which was se-
cured at each side to the crosspleco be-
low. In releasing the lady the cord
had been slipped off her but the knots
with which It hud been secured still re-
mained. These details onlystruck our
attention afterward for our thoughts
were entirely absorbed by the terrible
object which lay upon the tiger skin
hearth rug In front of the fire.
It was the body of a tall well made
man about forty years of age. Ho
lay upon bis back his face upturned
with his white teeth grinning through
his short black beard. His two
clinched hands were raised above his
head and a heavy blackthorn stick
lay across them. His dark handsome
aquiline features were convulsed Into
a spasm Of vindictive hatred which
bad set his dead face In u terribly
fiendish expression. He bad evidently
been In his bed when the alarm had
broken out for he wore a foppiRh. em-
broidered nightshirt and bis bare feet
projected from his trousers. His head
was horribly Injured and tho whole
room borp witness to the savage feroc-
ity of the blow which bad struck him
down. Beside him lay the heavy poker
bent into a curve by the concussion
Holmes examined both It and the I tide-
seribabla wreck which It bad wrought.
"lie must be a powerful man tills
elder Itaudall" ho remarked.
"Yes." said Hopkins. "1 have some
record of the fellow and bo Is a rough
customer."
"You should have no difficulty In get-
ting bhn "
"Not tho slightest. We have been on
the lookout for him and there was
soma Idea that ho bad got away to
America. Now that w know that the
gang are hero 1 don't see how they
can fseape. AVe have tho nows at
every seaport already and a reward
will be offered before evening. What
beats me is how they could have done
SO mnd n thing knowing that the lady
could describe them and that we could
not fall to recogulre the description."
"Exactly Ono would have expected
that they would have silenced Lady
Brackonstall as well."
"They may not have realized" I sug-
gested "that she bad recovered from
her faint."
"That is likely enough. If she seem-
ed to b senseless they would not take
her life. What about this poor 'fel-
low Hopkins? I seem to have heard
some queer stories about bhn."
"ne was a good hearted man wbeu
he was sober but a perfect Ilend when
he was drunk or rather when bp wns
half drunk for he seldom really went
the whole way The devil seemed to bo
In him at such times nnd be was capa-
ble or anything. From what I bear. In
spite of all bis wealth and his title he
vory nearly came our way onco or
twice. There was a scandal about his
drenching a dog with petroleum and
setting It on fire her ladyship's dog to
make the matter worse and that was
only hushed up wltb difficulty. Then
he throw a decanter at that maid The-
resa Wright; there was trouble about
that. On the whole and between our-
selves It will bo a brighter bouse with-
out him. What are ypu looking at
now?"
Holmes was down on bis knees ex
nmlnlng with great attention the knots
upon (ho red cord with which the lady
bad been secured. Then bo carefully
scrutinized the broken and frayed ond
where It had snapped off when the bur-
glar had dragged It down
"When this was pulleddnwn the bell"
In tho kitchen must have rpng loudly"
he remarked.
"No ono could bear It. Tho kitchen
stands right at the back of the house "
"How did the burglar know no oUp
would bear It? How dared bo pull at
a boll ropo In that reckless fashion?"
"Exactly Mr. nohnes. exactly. You
put the very question which I have
nBked myself again and again There
can bo no doubt that this fellow must
have known the house and Its habits.
Ho must have perfectly understood
that (be servants would all bo In bed
at that comparatively early hour and
that no one could possibly hear a bell
ring In the kitchen Therefore bo must
have been In close league with one of
tho servants. Surely that Is evident.
Hut there are eight servants and nil of
good character"
"Other things being equal" said
Holmes "ono would suspect the ouo
at whose head the master threw a de-
cHUter. And yet that would Involve
treachery toward tho mlatrpus to whom
this woman wmws devoted Well well
mxm w
&$twff by their light and that
of the lady's bedroom candle that the
trmWaVraw tholr way about"
1 "Aud wbftt did they take?"
"Wel they did not take much-only
half a doien articles of plate off tho
sideboard. Lady Urackonstall thinks
that they were themselves so disturbed
by the doath of Sir Eustace that they
did not ransack the house as they
would otherwise have done."
"I'o doubt that Is true rind yet thoy
drank some wine I understand."
"To steady their nerves."
"Exactly. These three glasses upon
tho sideboard have been untouched I
ijuppdse."
'"Yes nndOio'-bottlc stands as they
left IV j
"Let us look at It Hello hello!
Whnt Is thls?'! -
The three glasses were grouped to-
gether all of them tinged 'with whio
aud one of them coulaltilbg some dregs
of beeswing. The yWttb stood pear
them; two-thirds ftiUArbCHldo it lay
a loug deeply stained twrk. Its ap-
poarance and the dust upon the bottle
showed that wns no common vintage
which the murderers bad enjoyed.
A change had. come over Holmes'
manner. He had lost his listless ex-
pression nnd again I saw an nlert
light of Interest in his keen deep set
eyes. Ho rained the cork nnd exam-
ined it minutely.
"How did they draw It?" he asked.
Hopkins pointed to a half opened
drawer. In It lay somo table linen and
a largo corkscrew.
"Did Lady Brackcnstall say that
crew was used?"
"No; - you remember that she was
senseless nt the moment when the bot-
tle was opened."
"Quite so. Ab a matter of fact tho
crow was not used. This bottle wns
opened by a pocket screw probably
contained In a knife and not more than.
au u.cu uu.i h nun long ir you win j
oxamlue 'the top of the cork you will t
observe that tbo screw was driven In
three times before tho cork wns ox-
traeted. It lias never been transfixed.
This long screw would have transfixed
U and drawn It up with a single pull.
When you catch this fellow you will
find that he has ono oC these multiplex
knives In bis possession."
"Excellent."' said Hopkins.
".But those glasses do puzzle me I
confess. Lady Brackenstnll actually
saw the three men drinking did she
not?"
"Yes; she was clear about that."
"Then there is an end of It What
more Is to be said? And yet yon must
admit that the three glasses are very
remarkable Hopkins. What? You see
nothing remarkable? Well well1 let It
pass. Perhaps when a man has special
knowledge and special powers like my
own It rather encourages him to Seek
a complex explanation when a simpler
one Is at hand. Of course it must be n
mere chance about the glasses. Well
good morning Hopkins. I don't see
that I can be of any use to you and
you appear to have your case very clear.
You will let me know when Randall Is
arrested and any further developments
which may occur. I trust that I shall
soon have to congratulate you upon a
successful conclusion. Come Watson;
I fancy that we may employ ourselves
more profitably at home."
During onr- return Journey I could
see by nolmes face that he was much
puzzled by something which be hod
observed. Every now and then by an
effort be would throw off the Impres-
sion and talk ns If the matter were
clear but then his doubts would settle
down upon him again and his knitted
brows and abstracted eyes would show
that his thoughts bad gone bnck once
more to the great dining room of the
Abbey Grange In which this midnight
tragedy had been enacted. At Inst by
a sudden Impulse just as our train was
crawling out of a suburban station be
sprang on to the platform and pulled
roe out after him.
"Excuse me my denr fellow" said
be as wo watched tho rear carriages of
our train disappearing round a curve.
"I am sorry to make you the victim of
whnt may seem a mere whim; but on
my life Watson I simply can't leave
that case in this condition. Every In-
stinct that I possess cries out against
It It's wrong it's all wrong-1'll
swear that it's wrong. And yet the
lady's story was complete the maid's
corroboration was sufficient thq detail
was fairly oxhet What have I to put
up against that? Three wlneglasses-
tlmt Is all. But If I bad not token
things for granted If I had examined
everything with the care which I should
bave shown had T&e approached the
cose do novo nnd bad no cut nnd dried
story to warp my mind should I not
then havo found something more defi-
nite to go upon? Of course I should
Sit down on this bench Watson until
a train for Chlselhurat arrives ond
allow me to lay the evidence before
you Imploring you in the first instance
to dismiss from your mind tho Idea
that anything which the maid or her
mistress may have said must neces-
sarily be true. Tho lady's charming
personality must not be pornfltfcd to
warp our judgment
"Surely there are details lu her sto-
ry which. If we looked nt In cold bipod
would excite our suspicion. These bur-
glars mado a considerable haul at 8y-
donham a fortnight ago. Somo account
of them and of their appearance was
In the papers and would naturally oc
cur to any one who wished to Invent a
story In which Imagluary robbers
should phy n part. As a matter of
fact burglars who have done n good
stroke of business are as a rule oply
too glad to enjoy tho proceeds In peace
and quiet without embarking on anoth-
er perilous undertaking. Again It Is
unusual for burglars to operate at so
early an hour; It Is unusual for bur-
glars to strike n lady to prevent her
screaming since one would Imagine
that was the sure way to muke her
scream: It )s unusual for them to com
mlt murder when their numbers are
suHlclent to overpower one man; it Is
unusual for them to bo; content with a
limited plunder when thercr w" much
moro wliala th4r raV ajad flJtaUjr I
In Bitch a way thaTshe could nofglvc
Immediate notice of their escape. But
nt imtr rnln T linrfl nlirltvil lihi T Hif. ?
that there Is a certari element of Im-
probability about the lady's story? And
now on tho top of this comes tho Inci-
dent of the wineglasses"
"What about tho wineglasses?"
"CAn you see them In your mind's
eye?"
"I seo ihctn clearly"
"Wo are told that three men drank
from them Dpcs that strike you aa
likely?"
"Why not? Thero was wine In each
glass."
"Exactly but thero was beeswing
only In one glass. You must have no-
ticed that fact What does that sug-
gest to your mind?"
"The last glass filled would bo most
likely to contain beeswing."
"Not nt alb Tho bottle was full of
band It Is Inconceivable that the first
jjjro glasses were clear uud the third
aVIly charged with It There are two
possible explanations and only two. j
une is innt atter me seconu ginss wns
filled the bottlo was violently agitated
nnd so the third wlass received the
beeswing. That does not appear prob-
able. No no I am sure that I am
right."
"What then do you suppose?"
"That only two glasses wero used and
that the dregs of both were poured Into
a third glass so as to give the false im-
pression that three peoplo had been
here. In that way all the beeswing
would be In the last glass would It
not? Yes I am convinced that this Is
so. But If I have hit upon the true ex-
planation of this one small phenom-
enon then In an instant the case rises
from the commonplace to the exceed-
ingly remarkable for It can only mean
that Lady Brackenstnll and her maid
bave deliberately lied to us that not
ntio wnnl of their nforv Is to hp he-
Uevetli thottbey have some very strong
rca80n for coverlng the real criminal
and that we must construct our case
lor ourselves without any help from
them. That is the mission which now
lies before us aud here Watson Is the
Sydenham train"
The household at the Abbey Grange
were much surprised ut our return but
Sherlock Holmes finding that Stanley
Hopkins had gone off to report to head
quarters took possession of tbo dining
room locked the door upon the Inside
nnd devoted himself for two hours to
ono of those minute nnd laborious In-
vestigations which form the solid bnsls
on which his brilliant edifices of de
ductlou were reared Seated In a cor
ner like an interested student who ob
serves the demonstration of his pro
fessor I followed every step of that re-
markable research The window the
curtains the carpet tho chair the rope
each In turn was minutely examined
nnd duly pondered Tbe body of the
unfortunate baronet bad been remoed
and all else remained as we had seen
It In the morning. Finally to my as
tonlsbment. Holmes climbed up on tn
tbe massive mantelpiece Far above
his bead hung the few liiehcs of red
cord which were still attached to the
wlro. For a long time be gazed up
ward at It. and then In an attempt to
get nearer to It be rested bis knee upon
a wooden bracket on the Wall. Thl
brought his hand within a few Inches
of the broken end of the rope but It
wns not this so much a the bracket
itself which seemed to on gage his at-
tention. Finally he sprang down with
an ejaculation of satisfaction.
"It's all right Watson" said he. "We
have got our case one of the most re-
markable In our collection. But dear
me how slow wltted I have been and
bow nearly I havo committed the blun-
der of my lifetime! Now I think that
with a few missing links my chain is
almost complete."
"You have got your men?"
"Manf Watson man. Only one but
a very formidable person. Strong Us
a Hon witness the blw that bent that
poker! Six foot three In height actlvo
as a squirrel dexterous with his fin-
gers; flnnlly remarkably quick wltted.
for this whole Ingenious story is pf his
concoction. Yes Watson we ' have
cpme upon the bnndhvork of a very re-
mnrkable Individual And yet In that
boll rope he has given us a clow which
should uot have left us n doubt"
"Where wns the clew?"
"Well ft you were to pull down a
bell rope Watson where would you
expect It to break? Surely at tbo spot
where It Is attached to the wire. Why
should It break three inches frqm the
top as this ono has done?"
"Because It Is frayed there?"
"Exoctly. This cud which wo can
examine Is frayed. He was cunning
enough to do that with his knife. But
the other end Is not fruyed. You could
not observe that from here but If you
werp on the mnntolplece you would
see that it Is cut clean off without any
mnrlr of fraying whatever. You can
reconstruct what occuircd. Tbe man
needed tho rope ne would not tear
tt down for fear of giving tho alarm
by ringing tho bell. What did ho do?
He spruug upon tho mantelpiece could
nolT qulfe reach it put his knee on tho
bracket-you will see tho Impression In
tho dust-and so got his knife to bear
upon the cord I could not reach the
pluco by nt least three Inches from
which I lufor that be Is at least three
Inches a bigger man than I am. Look at
that mark upon the seat of the oaken
chair! What is It?"
"Blood"
"Undoubtedly It Is blood This alone
puts the lady's story out of court It
she were seated on the chair when
the crime was done how comes that
mark? No no; she was placed lu the
chair after the death of ber husbaud
I'll wager that tbo black dress shows
a correupoudlug mark to this We
have not yet met our Waterloo Wat-
son but this s our Marengo for It
begins lu defeat uud ends lu victory
I should like now to havo a few word
with the nurse Tberesu We must bt
wary for awhile if wa ore to get lb
Information which w want "
She was an Interesting person this
atari) Australian nursa taciturn sua-
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