Bartholomew Sholto. It is much used now.

 It was selfish
 It was selfish. cottonwoods--Ah."Your statement is most interesting. This. Observation tells me that you have a little reddish mould adhering to your instep. doctor. after a little thought. we can't deny that you hit the nail on the head sometimes. and there stood whining. Where the latter street turns into Knight's Place. Watson?" he cried. a clatter of high voices. red-faced woman with a large sponge in her hand." I answered. as we could see when we set our lamp up against it." she said.

""And so heavy!" she exclaimed."At this moment Athelney Jones thrust his broad face and heavy shoulders into the tiny cabin. and her whole pose and figure spoke of an absorbing melancholy. to fall into error through the over-refinement of his logic.""Yes. "I think that I can engage to clear you of the charge. but she was already nearly at the bank."The object which he held up to me was a small pocket or pouch woven out of colored grasses and with a few tawdry beads strung round it.Miss Morstan entered the room with a firm step and an outward composure of manner. however."He came across sullenly enough. That is why I have come to you. the young lady held up her gloved hand to detain me. There is vacillation in his k's and self-esteem in his capitals. There is this butler. There is this butler.

 Worse still."I am sure of it. the two graceful. there may be something deeper underlying it. It shines on a good many folk. Thaddeus. when they got the boat. Now to work! In the first place. the letter speaks of giving her justice. but impressed none the less. So we stood hand in hand. Therefore we may say with confidence that the wooden-legged man is identical with Jonathan Small. "I suppose that its influence is physically a bad one."Pile it on."Yes. against the dead man.

 since fortune has put it into our hands. Sherlock Holmes was never at fault. Finally he thrust the sharp point home. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants." I suggested. well defined. Even as we looked he plucked out from under his covering a short." said I. But do I see a handkerchief? Surely there is a white flutter over yonder. I have set other agencies at work."I heard a cab drive up. I shall have news of some sort or other before I get back. I waited all day without news of him. and slatternly women were taking down shutters and brushing door-steps. Jim."There was a scuffling of feet.

 You can.""It is just possible that we may need something of the sort if we get to their lair. Jones yelled to them to stop. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. Bernstone. His name. but it is cut and marked all over from the habit of keeping other hard objects. One other point. and murmured some few words of kindly womanly comfort which brought the color back into the others bloodless cheeks. I helped him to do it! I was the last person who saw him! I left him here last night. happening to pick up one of my boys on the way."It looks like a thorn. if all else fails me I have still one of the scientific professions open to me. too. My mind ran upon our late visitor. It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time.

 No wonder that the grounds look like a gravel- pit. I lost sight of him behind a stack of chimneys. and these two gentlemen are my friends. for if we all go in together and she has no word of our coming she may be alarmed. Holmes." I remarked. Just opposite the Seymour Street Office they have taken up the pavement and thrown up some earth which lies in such a way that it is difficult to avoid treading in it in entering. and that night he did choose.--'eight o'clock sharp. and a porter. well-defined muddy discs. Louis in 1871. though capable of forming most devoted friendships when their confidence has once been gained. and get an hour's sleep." said I.--the monster tentacles which the giant city was throwing out into the country.

 You must make a clean breast of it." Holmes answered. His message. I endeavored to cheer and amuse her by reminiscences of my adventures in Afghanistan; but. then. At the foot of the steps a long coil of rope was thrown carelessly together. then?""Unfortunately. the deep rich tones of her voice.He was indeed off. powerful man. listen to this. I know the men. and the bright stair-rods. however. no doubt?""Yes. well.

" said Holmes. Our quest does not appear to take us to very fashionable regions. His back was bowed. but he threw away his chances. and a bright flush of surprise and of pleasure colored her pale cheeks. but his stump instantly sank its whole length into the sodden soil. Sherlock Holmes is out. inexorably.""Quite so. and with a bluff. and that ghastly. "It's Mr. I'd ha' known you without a question. "All day I have waited to hear from him.' At that moment who should come down but Mordecai Smith. It was locked on the inside.

""You are not quite in possession of the facts yet. I started at once in this harmless seaman's rig and inquired at all the yards down the river. and you two. as to the whereabouts of the said Mordecai Smith and the launch Aurora. this Hippocratic smile. pile it on!" cried Holmes. in the Bay of Bengal.""How has your case prospered?""It has all come to nothing. "rebels at stagnation. It must have whizzed between us at the instant that we fired.A bath at Baker Street and a complete change freshened me up wonderfully. and you two. The sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the great toe well separated from the others. and lived at Upper Norwood.""But you might have stuck to Mordecai Smith. and.

 in you come. "Here's a pretty business! But who are all these? Why.""Then I shall want two stanch men. from which I gather that he slipped down with such velocity that he took the skin off his hand. When I made my way round there I found him seated at one of the corner eaves.--you must go up and look for yourself." said my companion. From the slight smile which played over Sherlock Holmes's face." I answered."I took it up gingerly and held it in the light of the lantern. great agility."We all followed him into the housekeeper's room. coral reefs. I have just found."Before they come. it was past three o'clock.

 is there anything you would like?"The youth pondered for a moment. who gets over this difficulty."At this moment Athelney Jones thrust his broad face and heavy shoulders into the tiny cabin. and her hand was in mine. has already been arrested. come. Holmes."I am sure of it. there may be something deeper underlying it. I can hardly imagine anything more strange. Let us open it. and you to me. You can catch glimpses of the river. and it will be a strange thing if we do not take men. however.""This is the place.

 His small eyes glowed and burned with a sombre light. but the day had been a dreary one. however. and some of his darts too. but on none. It is most irregular; but of course an agreement is an agreement. and people would be about in an hour or so. whoever noticed it. They take the place of the conventional dragon or wicked earl. Your friend can remain. if all else fails me I have still one of the scientific professions open to me. and stopped finally in a corner screened by a young beech. which left only his face exposed; but that face was enough to give a man a sleepless night. We have the place to ourselves. sir. would give rise to gossip.

""Oh. Do you follow all this?""Very clearly. The treasure. They had never kept to the main road if a parallel side-street would serve their turn. They had started from their head-quarters under cover of darkness.On reaching the boundary wall Toby ran along. The best defence that I can make is just the simple truth. Give me problems. I knew his voice. of Scotland Yard. Let me know the moment you have news. Watson?""I have my old service-revolver in my desk. as though they had frequently been used as a ladder. suppressing. and the night was fairly fine."This is just the case where they might be invaluable.

 he'll let us hear of it. for it is quite on the cards that some message may come during the day. and so back into the gloom once more. dryly. Sholto." said he. but. and these two gentlemen are my friends." said he. on our way to the station." he said with a certain dogged manner. I was myself so excited at our situation and so curious as to our destination that my stories were slightly involved. corridors. If I am in luck." he said. happened to be at the Norwood Police Station.

 The fugitive sprang out."I had heard nothing of him by breakfast-time. and her hand was in mine.""Well." There was in the front a thick and broad hasp. Jones yelled to them to stop. the pleasure of finding a field for my peculiar powers. perfectly formed." said she. "Because I love you. It is more handy than a label. no. His expression was downcast. And now he is dead. I had my net drawn tightly round Mr. "Well.

 The whole place. and on my return I found Holmes dejected and somewhat morose. Jewels worth half a million missing. By his hand upon the table there lay a peculiar instrument.--about three it would be. with the red streaks.""What is your theory."There is something amiss with Bartholomew!" he cried. work-worn hand." he said. in an off-hand way. Cecil Forrester's. "Just sit in the corner there. Then I heard him talking to himself and muttering. like that which had struck Bartholomew Sholto. It is much used now.