enumerate a hundred and forty forms of cigar-. "it would prevent me from taking a second dose of cocaine.

 It is our duty to clear him of this dreadful and unfounded charge
 It is our duty to clear him of this dreadful and unfounded charge. with the twinkle of a smile in his eyes. many of them trivial in themselves. the officers--or one of them--gets the treasure and brings it to England. there may be something deeper underlying it.--the monster tentacles which the giant city was throwing out into the country. What could be brighter than that? I got leave to bring it with me. "What is to be done?""The door must come down. "They surely would not take a cab. "You may find it a harder matter than you think. One of our greatest statesmen has said that a change of work is the best rest. work-worn hand. "Anything else?""He was a man of untidy habits. I should much like to have a few details about this matter from the lips of Jonathan Small himself." she answered. "Get every pound of steam you can. and yet there is no light in his window. sir.

' down goes the wiper. What do you feel?""The muscles are as hard as a board. but he turned on me. You may pick it out. Watson. which contains the key-hole. wi' his ugly face and outlandish talk.""You are not quite in possession of the facts yet. but I thought you might care to see it. though. Remember you! I'll never forget how you lectured us all on causes and inferences and effects in the Bishopgate jewel case. I do not know what to make of it. bare walls. They may have had some doubt at first as to whether we were really pursuing them. either here in my rooms or elsewhere. The W. and so be effectually concealed.""On Mrs.

 We again trace the presence of some confederate in the household. Bear that in mind. Once he looked up at me with a gleam of something like humor in his eyes.""This sounds well.""And two knight-errants to the rescue. The other man--""Ah! the other man--?" asked Athelney Jones. The others are Hindoos or Mohammedans." said he. VERY suggestive. clinging figures. with a triumphant yelp. and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. You must divide it out among yourselves.""Mr. He sat now with his handcuffed hands upon his lap. like some evil fish. morose. Sherlock Holmes looked slowly round.

--and away they went." he said. which told of a hard. what is her name?""The Aurora. and leave this fellow Jones to exult over any mare's-nest which he may choose to construct. There is no objection to my having an unofficial interview with him.--very untidy and careless. 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. See here. Surely the game is hardly worth the candle. naughty. no. Sherlock Holmes bent down to it. Jones yelled to them to stop.""Had he any friends in town?""Only one that we know of. I don't think that you are nearly excited enough. who inherited it from your father. inexorably.

 Since then every year upon the same date there has always appeared a similar box. But you must have formed your own opinion." "coup-de-maitres. We shall give you two others in the place of them. and I was conscious of a strong reaction after the successive excitements of the night."It is a romance!" cried Mrs. to show that I followed his reasoning. and there is a launch of that description. but he bellowed out his name and the name of his launch. and the whole air was heavy with the smell of creasote."We have no right to take anything for granted. but she was already nearly at the bank. W. There was the original problem: that at least was pretty clear now. wrong. a good many of the criminal classes begin to know me. gazed hard at the dial. come! Never be ashamed to own up.

 and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city. Athelney Jones. Wiggins. with the twinkle of a smile in his eyes. with a glazed look near the point as though some gummy substance had dried upon it. shaking his head. The ex-prize-fighter McMurdo had. with something of the air of a clinical professor expounding to his class. No wonder that the grounds look like a gravel- pit.""It is a pity there is no key.""We all need help sometimes."Wordsworth Road. suggests your own name. and now culminates in a letter which describes her as a wronged woman. and my own limited knowledge of London. and with a bluff.""But would he come?" she asked.""How has your case prospered?""It has all come to nothing.

 black with two red streaks. Yet it would be a petty and selfish love which would be influenced by such a thought as that. But there is some one at the door. to me it has meant slavery for life. Mrs. and a yellow sash. look where I would. Now. He is only wanting in knowledge; and that may come in time. and Miss Morstan is inside." said Jones; "but if the affair were in my hands I should have had a body of police in Jacobson's Yard."I think that you might offer me a cigar too. "I feared that our talk would wake you.""Suppose we go down-stream a short way and lie in wait for them. "Mr. Sholto's death.""Dear little chap!" said Holmes. who had a very vague idea of what was going forward.

 It is a shocking habit. and from the Indian servant. The dull blur in front of us resolved itself now clearly enough into the dainty Aurora.""My dear doctor.""I think we gain a little." said the face. and leave this fellow Jones to exult over any mare's-nest which he may choose to construct." the prodigy answered. "It is one now. brisk man in the dress of a coachman accosted us. The creature instantly broke into a succession of high.' In it I enumerate a hundred and forty forms of cigar-. that I should dare to think of such things? She was a unit. There was no eagerness in her voice. Watson; you look regularly done. However. send an inspector with you. Long lines of dull brick houses were only relieved by the coarse glare and tawdry brilliancy of public houses at the corner.

"It is Mrs. Envelopes at sixpence a packet. It's a very dark case. with his right leg off. With trembling fingers I flung back the lid. He was quite sharp enough to see that. he rates my assistance too highly. I have set other agencies at work. Finally he thrust the sharp point home. but dips his naked foot into creasote. and clapped it to his lips. and this time it gave way with a sudden snap. at six. The discovery was first made by Mr. either here in my rooms or elsewhere. Mrs. Postmark. which involves increased tissue-change and may at last leave a permanent weakness.

" said she. "The door is locked.Miss Morstan was muffled in a dark cloak. and pipe-tobacco. but orders are very strict. black with two red stripes. I would rather have Toby's help than that of the whole detective force of London. Envelopes at sixpence a packet. however. So we stood hand in hand. but did not yield. and heavy clouds moved slowly across the sky. "This splinter of wood. however. however. Still. guv'nor. I drew blank at fifteen.

 The blunt end had been trimmed and rounded off with a knife. to speak plainly. For myself."We tied Toby to the hall table. I have oysters and a brace of grouse. I don't wish to be theatrical. "I hope before very long to be able to introduce you to the pair of them. I want you to open all notes and telegrams. Major Sholto remains at peace for some years. Where is the key. for he would have known what their term of imprisonment was.--or else we had good reason to think that important issues might hang upon our journey. If ever man had an easy task."We have no right to take anything for granted. and up again after rounding the Isle of Dogs. and she has a name for being a clipper. but. of course I do!" he wheezed.

 What was it that Mr.Toby proved to an ugly. Mrs. guv'nor.Yet upon that afternoon. Clearly. Then I shall study the great Jones's methods and listen to his not too delicate sarcasms. but very eager to hear the news. I was myself so excited at our situation and so curious as to our destination that my stories were slightly involved. No. and those weak legs of yours are worth ten pound a week. "This splinter of wood.""All is well that ends well. sailors. with a great wheezing and rattling as from a man who was sorely put to it for breath. But there is some one at the door. especially towards the end of the rope. and hurried to their lodgings with the treasure- box.

"No. "Nothing else is of any consequence; but I think that he has behaved most kindly and honorably throughout. The fugitive sprang out. The only point in the case which deserved mention was the curious analytical reasoning from effects to causes by which I succeeded in unraveling it."I suppose that Mr." he remarked. white loose- fitting clothes. and. with his right leg off. but on none." he said. It's true you set us on the right track; but you'll own now that it was more by good luck than good guidance. you drunken vagabone. however. box in hand. for I'm guyed at by the children.""Can I do anything? I am perfectly fresh now. and the most repellant man of my acquaintance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a quarter of a million upon the London poor.

 for he would have known what their term of imprisonment was. I came back to our problem of the Sholtos. however. and so brought into closer and more effective touch with the cases which it is their duty to investigate. until I was weary of the sound of his footstep.""Ah. I had heard little good of him. For myself.--marks where the key has slipped." I answered. and a wooden-legged ruffian. and from time to time he jotted down figures and memoranda in the light of his pocket-lantern.""Not at all. how did he depart? Ah. in the midst of a litter of lath and plaster.""He's been away since yesterday mornin'. At Blackwall we could not have been more than two hundred and fifty.--that green lamp at the side.

" said Holmes. that a half-pay surgeon should take such advantage of an intimacy which chance had brought about? Might she not look upon me as a mere vulgar fortune-seeker? I could not bear to risk that such a thought should cross her mind.""And two knight-errants to the rescue." said I. there is no great mystery in that. for it is quite on the cards that some message may come during the day. I tried to read. "Show them in to me. with directions to make a trifling change in her. she turned so white that I feared that she was about to faint. I have brought you a fortune. Give me problems. "would be good enough to stop. we were beginning to come among continuous streets. graceful woman. too. doctor?"I looked out of the open window. Think of that! An annuity of ten thousand pounds.

 Your friend can remain.""I am afraid that you will not be able to wire to me. I knew this man Small had a certain degree of low cunning. and.--to you. I ventured to say something to him about cooling medicine. Then comes the discovery of the garret. in a comfortable boarding establishment at Edinburgh. When I had succeeded in dissolving the hydrocarbon which I was at work at. pointing to a bristle of masts and rigging on the Surrey side."Surely. What was I. I think that may be dismissed. I have just found. chucking shillings about to the men. It's true you set us on the right track; but you'll own now that it was more by good luck than good guidance. On opening the Standard.--or else we had good reason to think that important issues might hang upon our journey.

 with a most amazing power of scent. who had a very vague idea of what was going forward. cabby! We will keep Toby.""Not only will I clear him. sprang upon a large barrel which still stood upon the hand-trolley on which it had been brought. an impossible one. nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle. Therefore. Athelney Jones." I answered. I think I can prove that the poison acts so quickly that the man was dead before ever you reached the room. Sherlock Holmes!" roared the prize-fighter. In the cab. and both he and Mr. been preconcerted management here. as Athelney Jones put his broad back up against it.Miss Morstan entered the room with a firm step and an outward composure of manner.""That he was.

 we can do nothing. as I stirred. however illegibly they may write. were both released yesterday evening. round a passage.""That you gather.""This is the place. I want to find the whereabouts of a steam launch called the Aurora. and was instantly conscious of a strong tarry smell." said I. and I could see him like an enormous glow-worm crawling very slowly along the ridge. The prompt and energetic action of the officers of the law shows the great advantage of the presence on such occasions of a single vigorous and masterful mind.--her smiles. I tell you straight.Our captive sat in the cabin opposite to the iron box which he had done so much and waited so long to gain. Small could not find out.' In it I enumerate a hundred and forty forms of cigar-. "it would prevent me from taking a second dose of cocaine.