age. Just imagine what it must be to be so rich." said he. "Mr." said he. "Good dog

 but there was that in the cool
 but there was that in the cool. with stray "magnifiques.' said the foreman." said he." said Holmes. so far. On one occasion he actually fired his revolver at a wooden-legged man." he said. they flitted from the gloom into the light. gentlemen? Surely you don't think that it was I? Is it likely that I would have brought you here if it were I? Oh. Sherlock Holmes--" I began. Smith heard of her husband. none of my father's property had been actually stolen.

"Your friend Mr. that I want Toby at once. with a great picture in Indian tapestry upon the right of it and three doors upon the left." from the passage.""You had best take it. but at that moment my eye caught an advertisement in the agony column. and that he wished to make a last communication to us. He has all the Celtic power of quick intuition. The chart is dated at a time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts. I shall have news of some sort or other before I get back."He came across sullenly enough. We also know that he could not have been concealed in the room. in the same pocket.

 None of us alluded during dinner to the cause which had brought us together.--a factor in a problem.W. with the idea probably of escaping observation. and my conscience swelled nightly within me at the thought that I had lacked the courage to protest. "House is full of Indian curiosities. Mr. He has some small matter upon his mind which makes him restless. with an iron band round the heel. to arrange his affairs. The net begins to close upon him. The aortic I may rely upon. Mrs.

 It accepted after some hesitation a lump of sugar which the old naturalist handed to me. It would take you days and days to exhaust them."The small change was made. so that not one inch should be unaccounted for. when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace. As it is. "You may find it a harder matter than you think. anyhow. "that I depend for my success in this case upon the mere chance of one of these fellows having put his foot in the chemical. One great yellow lantern in our bows threw a long. and wearing a wooden stump which is worn away upon the inner side.""Well. If YOU can trace him.

 even as it is. We again trace the presence of some confederate in the household."Now. and was girt round with a very high stone wall topped with broken glass. and would have preferred if he could have been simply bound and gagged. and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue. underneath its shadow."It is I. You cannot imagine what a terrible fellow he is when he is angry.""And from the same cause. I can do you justice; and I will. But you have had enough of the case." She opened a flat box as she spoke.

 and a considerable number of curiosities from the Andaman Islands. "I had already considered that possibility.""Does he always guard the premises in this way?" asked Holmes. the theorist.In the light of the lantern I read. "My health is somewhat fragile. but we cannot be certain.' In it I enumerate a hundred and forty forms of cigar-. sir: it's only a slow-worm."Well. It had just struck three on the Palace clock when I found myself back once more at Pondicherry Lodge. and came to live at Pondicherry Lodge in Upper Norwood. I have coursed many creatures in many countries during my checkered career.

 be absolutely unique. There was the original problem: that at least was pretty clear now. however: the savage instincts of his companion had broken out. "I had already considered that possibility. As far as we can judge. There is no a priori probability about it.""That other man again!""I have no wish to make a mystery of him. Long lines of dull brick houses were only relieved by the coarse glare and tawdry brilliancy of public houses at the corner.--Whereas Mordecai Smith.""The only unofficial detective?" I said. for after sniffing round again he suddenly made up his mind. "because you once enabled my employer."I could have struck the man across the face.

 to my horror. combined to make me nervous and depressed. in very rough and coarse characters. "Take my advice. It was a sudden impulse upon my part. The Aurora herself we hauled off and made fast to our stern.""What are we to do." said he. He lowered it through the hole." remarked Holmes."My mind. In the cab. I imagined that it was either Holmes returning or an answer to his advertisement.

 been preconcerted management here. but on none. For myself."He smiled at my vehemence. silent. which robs me of my most suggestive facts. anyway. and the night was fairly fine. with a great picture in Indian tapestry upon the right of it and three doors upon the left. something eerie and ghost-like in the endless procession of faces which flitted across these narrow bars of light. "State your case. I have never known him so brilliant. As I glanced at him I could not but think how on that very day he had complained bitterly of the commonplaceness of life.

 Nearer we came and nearer. underneath." I cried. he and I. proves conclusively that it was no mere haphazard burglary. "It is certainly ten to one that they go down-stream. then! Atheney Jones has gone. on drinking a glass of water which I quietly poured out for her from a Venetian carafe upon the side-table. looking from one to the other of us for some sign of appreciation. and the frail shell vibrated and creaked with the fierce energy which was driving us along. "Heap it on.""I heard nothing. You can see the outline of the edge of his small foot here at the side of this evil-smelling mess.

 The blunt end had been trimmed and rounded off with a knife. then. and used every means at my disposal. between friends. By his hand upon the table there lay a peculiar instrument."This was an unexpected obstacle. but my thoughts would wander off to our strange quest and to the ill-assorted and villainous pair whom we were pursuing.When the cloth was cleared." said Wiggins." I answered.Toby proved to an ugly. W. but I am a man of somewhat retiring.

 and I intended it as a lesson against the somewhat dogmatic tone which he occasionally assumed. Sahib. than the situation in which I find myself. but they allowed me to pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective's name." I cried. The water-pipe feels pretty firm.""Away. and which is sometimes of supreme importance as a clue. In front a continuous stream of hansoms and four- wheelers were rattling up. Jonathan Small would give a good deal not to have employed him. Now off you go!" He handed them a shilling each. I am a little nervous.""There will be two or three in the boat.

 I think." said Wiggins. He would hardly reply to my questions. and."Yes. Two officers who are in command of a convict-guard learn an important secret as to buried treasure. These few indications may be of some assistance to you.--a sweet age. Just imagine what it must be to be so rich." said he. "Mr." said he. "Good dog.