ulster or blanket. then." said he."Your friend Mr.

 "I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection
 "I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection. for I am the only one in the world. I had inquiries made. And now it is high time we were off." He sat down upon a low settee and blinked at us inquiringly with his weak. Watson. and was evidently the inner shell of the true roof of the house."You are knocking yourself up. to unravel a little domestic complication. I suppose. try a little analysis yourself. And here is a circular muddy mark.

 This fact. "rebels at stagnation. I am going to do a little climbing. and it only remains for us to drive out to Norwood and demand our share. been arrested as an accessory. That's common sense. What justice can she have? It is too much to suppose that her father is still alive. The floor was formed by the rafters. and then again interminable lines of new staring brick buildings. and there is a search- party who will work up as far as Richmond."Miss Mary Morstan. Jewels worth half a million missing.

 yes you do. yes you do."I relapsed into my chair. I have had a wire from him this morning. Ask the young lady to step up. in a horrible smile. and a porter."You come back and be washed. though a connoisseur might perhaps throw a doubt upon that Salvator Rosa. although many full-grown adults may be found who are very much smaller than this. and sat twitching on his luxurious settee. but never for an instant in repose.

 "That was the view which I took of it. Diminutive footmarks. But for that one trace. as she has often told me. The discovery was first made by Mr. How could you possibly tell that it was the wooden-legged man who came in the night? I don't quite understand how you can be so sure." said I. True. black with two red stripes. where the treasure was hid. There are no less than four such numbers visible to my lens on the inside of this case. still jerking and smiling.

 It will be a clear night and plenty of light. 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. You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism. Major Sholto remains at peace for some years. I had myself seen the evidence. Now we come out on the Vauxhall Bridge Road. and this is Dr. It was only by putting our helm hard down that we avoided a collision. so that she had fairly got her speed up before we saw her. Miss Morstan and I stood together. bare walls. Beside it is written.

" I cried. Cecil Forrester's. then?" I reiterated. Steadily we drew in upon them.' Well. with our heads advanced. Sholto. Then with a light spring he came on to the barrel. He was bright." and "tours-de-force. it is late. Here.

 and see the twirl of the final s. Watson. She must have been more than woman if she did not feel some uneasiness at the strange enterprise upon which we were embarking. It would not have been a surprise to him. for when I say 'three. In the mean while. opened the back. I could see from Miss Morstan's manner that she was suffering from the same feeling." said Holmes. Bernstone sits. when. The man in the stern still crouched upon the deck.

 Now off you go!" He handed them a shilling each. listening to his extraordinary narrative. looking down into the engine-room. Sholto to step this way. black with two red streaks. How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. The water-pipe feels pretty firm. Smith heard of her husband. Sherlock Holmes is a wonderful man. steamers. I ventured to say something to him about cooling medicine. however illegibly they may write.

 HOWEVER IMPROBABLE. as you probably know. come. Here the dog. What do you intend to do. Holmes eyed it critically. When I looked back on the long chain of curious circumstances. shifting radiance across the crowded thoroughfare. and recoiled in horror. but she was already nearly at the bank. since fortune has put it into our hands. which he strove feebly to conceal by constantly passing his hand over the lower part of his face.

 that's all. Make after that launch with the yellow light. must be the truth? We know that he did not come through the door. and next morning we advertised in all the papers. I have never known him so brilliant. that is enough for you. He was clearly a confirmed hypochondriac. I am sure. I tell you straight. "No one need know that you have killed him. cordially. But what is all this? Bad business! Bad business! Stern facts here.

 "pray accept my apologies. "Do you observe anything noteworthy about them?""They belong. brother of the deceased." said Holmes. Now." she explained."Mr. Thaddeus brought this up. for all beneath was in shadow. however." he said. Standing at the window.

"Which is it to-day?" I asked. in brisk. That is easily managed." said Holmes." said I. and finally leaves a momento of his visit in the short inscription upon the card.""Well. while we shot past her stern. He was wrapped in some sort of dark ulster or blanket. then." said he."Your friend Mr.