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A STUDY IN SCARLET Ry (Ur A. Itoyl* (('onttniied from Iiuit 1mu«* i “I rraly brg your pardon,'' aal<l my companion, who had raffled the li.ilo man b temper by bursting Into an explosion of laughter. "You certainly have the credit of l>elng the firm of us to find this out, and, as you aay, It bears every mark of having been written by the other partlcpant in last night’s mystery. I have not had time to examine this room yet. hut with your permission I shall do ho now As he spoke he wiped a tape-mea sure and a large, round magnifying glass from his pocket. With these two implements he trotted noiseless ly about the room, sometimes stop ping, occasionally kneeling, and once lying flat upon his face. So engrossed was he with his occupation that he appeared to have forgotten our pres ence, for he chatered away to him self, keeping up a running Are of exclamations, groans, whistles, and little cries suggestive of encourage ment and of hope. As I watched him I was irresistibly reminded of a pure- blooded. well-trained foxhound as It dashes backward and forward thru the covert, whining In its eagerness, until It comes across the lost scent For twenty minutes or more he con tinued his researches, measuring with the most exact care the distance be tween marks which were entirely in visible to me, and occasionally apply ing his tape to the walls In an e'jiial ly incomprehensible manner In one place he gathered very carefully a little pile of gray dust from the floor, and packed it away In an envelope Finally he examined with ins glass tha wood upon the wall, going over • very letter of It »1JA U*mm ute exactnee^, | f,,, done he appear %at lsfW.1 for he replaced his and hts glaas in Ms pocket "They aay that g*-n!ua is an Infln it* cm par I* y f>>r faking pa >• he re marked e th a an. .e I' a a »cr» New np to aM yi'gM • <■ WO r«tp fee a week •• tt . • •heels, which left had* praweion. tuuat have been th. •• ice t *• c n xht There Were t!,. > \ of a horse s hoofa. too 'he < •• o one of » hl< h was far more r ( r’' rut than that of the other t i i al lowing that that was a new h »*• he Stnrn the cab was t lie re nf<' r j in ■ t ’i I began, and was not there at an» ti ne during the morning I have "ie.- son s word for It It follows tint I’ brought those two Individuals to the house " “That seems simple enough," stid I; "hut how about the other mm’s height ?" "Why, the height of a man, in nine cases out of ten, can be told from the length of his stride. It is a simple calculation enough, though there Is no use my boring you with figures. I had tills fellow’s stride, both on the clay outside and on the dust within Then I had a way of checking my cal culation. When a man writes on a wall, his instiet leads him to write about the level of his own eyes. Now, that writing was just over six feet from the ground. It was child’s play." "And his age'’" I asked. "Well, If a man can stride four and a half feet without the small est effort, he can't he quite in the sere and yellow. That was the breadth of a puddle on the garden walk which he had evidently walked across. Patent-leather boots had hopped over There is no mystery about It at all. I am simply apply ing to ordinary life a few of those precepts of observation and deduction which I advocated in that art h !o Is there anything else that pu/./les vmi ' "Tim Anger nails and th*- Trbl.i nopoly. ' I suggested "The writing on the wall was -lone with a mm's forefinger dipped in blood My glass allowed uie ’ oh y • er\e that i’' .,»s-r w is sl.cht!) i. M 1 » ^ a • c • « a n I e*t Slid ! • • i r' t ■ -I! ear ie»t c-c - T1 Te 1 *!•*>* - • n • f » 1 • • I ”, n, of t! ■m ir dr.iir suddenly r.»me to a stand Ttiat s Audlev ( ourt tn there, e said, pointing to a narrow slit In ! l.e d- ad colored brick I ^ ou 11 find me here when you come , b:o k " | \ mdley Court v as not'an attractive hxaM’y The narrow passage led us into a quadrangle paved with flags and lined by sordid dwellings. We picked out way among groups of dir ty children and through lines of dis colored linen until we ctme to No. 4f>, the door of which was decorated with a small slip of brass, on which the name Kance was engraved. On inquiry we found that the constable was in bed, and we were shown into a little front parlor to await his com ing. "I made my report at the office," he said. Holmes took a half-sovereign from his pocket and played with it pen sively. "We thought that we should like to hoar it ail from your own lips," he said. "I shall bo most happy to tell you anvihing I can.'’ the constable an swered. with his eyes upon the little golden disk. "lust let me hear it all in your own way, as it occurred." Ranee sat down on the horsehair sofa and knitted his brows, as though deiermined not to omit anything in his narrat i vo. "I" tell it ye from the b- ginning." be sai-l "My time is from 'en at night to six In the morning A' eleven tlo re was a tight at White Hart but. bar th,!, all wa- qu.ei enough op t ne be.v A’ on** o'- !r., k u Peg an to rain a - 1 I net Harr'. ' * • i 1 I i« 1 »' Is 1 if •• h*4n t | ■ •.* Cm * tip i • t> r h . ■ ! f r« * ft | * not , them Holm** hro«r n pstt* nt I v I »hon 1-1 think I ill 1 not)re tiiem. seeing tint l hsd to prop him up me and Murclier between ua He wan a long chap, with a red face, the lower part muffled round " "That will do." cried Holmes "What became of him'’ ’ "We'd enough to do without look in’ after him," the policeman said, in an aggrieved voice "I'll wager lie found his way home all right.” "How was he dressed?" "A brown overcoat.” "Had he a whip in ills hand?" "A whip? No." "He must have left it behind,” muttered my companion. "You didn't happen to see or hear a cab after that ?” "No.” "There's a half-sovereign for you," my companion said, standing up and taking his hat. "I am afraid, Ranee, that you will never rise in the force. That head of yours should be for use as well as ornament. You might have gained your sergeant's stripes* last night. The man whom you held in your hands is the man who holds the clew of this mystery, and whom wo are seeking. There is no use of arguing about it now; I tell you that it is so. ('omo along, doctor." We started off for the eat) together, leaving our Informant incredulous but obviously uncomfortable. "Tbe blundering fool'" Holmes shii). Utterly, as we drove back to our lodgings. "Just to think of his b' - !ng *u> h an incomparaM* b.t of i ■ ■ 1 !u* k, p.it taking advantage of ;• "I am r -'h* r in the -Ink still It 'bat ' b d.'ser ■ r*' - •'! Ibis as * ;• ' - ■ i r •• • <•' * * *• » REFORM THE PRIMARY ♦ 1*1 I t\!T» (.« > ,no\H M M*K (>A IMRolt f \NT M IUK<T John I. McMnhan I’oin’o < hit Clrarly the (’omst Methovl of l*rtni*rj' Hlint ions. To safeguard the primary election tin* right to vote should be regulated by the Democratic party constitution as follows; 1. Only legal voters enrolled. No uauie should be placed on the clu,b roll unless the man presents his reg istration certificate and tax receipt for the* auditor's certificate of his non-liability to taxes), showing that he is a legal voter of that county and precinct, and thus able to fulfill his pledge to "support the nominees" of the primary. 2. Registration certificates and tax receipt. He should present to the election managers the same evi- dertees of his qualification to vote in the general election. There would be no necessity for the repetition of this proof if there were a complete new enrollment every two years, but it is here proposed that no new en rollment he required except for the men who changes his residence. 2. Appear in person. No name should he put on the roll unless the anplicant appear in person and estab lish all tbe facts required One such enrollment should suffice as long as tbe man remains at th d' in e. but up- -leu* *■ he shou’ - nil an i ha\ ! same resi a change of r> -i- • ear again in per ' r ■ M. an g* shou .-de.! r b beat r a' n in a h ati! II- d I- but It d< kp.tr to r b«d definition d*<#<<t'* nork (jrncaon na4 S^s'rnS* KnM ■niched tha «nnev»»er» of thajr nmnteur com ^«nlon ■‘•h ronnidernfcie rurtoe 'y nnd no me oon'«npt Thef eeidently to spprerinte i fact «birh I had Wfun '.o r»n. »e 'bn* i*n»rl«»» Mol»en n»nl!««t nctu.n# • , -1 r*rted tovnrd ** t*8t. ncl pm nnd * hat 'hlch o' l or * tk»r b->« b neh»d Tt »o«id be *-•»<*• ron of ' k« rr*dl' of tfce m*» ’ 1 1*' pf*e»as« to kelp !**>« r •maf i »•! »f frlen f T ar* lo’af aw • e • that t • o «!4 he • pH? for an t one to a'ef. f*r» ' Tho»o one a •«r»4 »f aem la hio *oce no ke • (mj h e eon »tu let *e kno* h*-o *.»»f In ewtl«att*«a «o h • ront'naed Ij • ball Ve happr tr § »• ro« any hWp 1 -aa In the menn'tne I •hou'1 like to ^e«k to the '•<an«ah • »h" '-'aad t k e ho«l T faneua*'. eeniehenaaie and aMreo.* too*m<te sianced al ban '«■ b-- » John Man--* h» aoi f H »• » " , dsty non To* As diet court ' *n'a Hal men *•>«>% n o»«* ai"t.« 1< • fall fo and i*» you. «>r.e It. r.* » In the ca*e ‘ • the t»0 dele. m j rd- r d-'De in a man He « as high. ■»• m 'he prlrr am all feet for h:» height i»ore co^rne square toed an 1 tmoke t a Trichlnopoly cigar He came here with tils v «'tt!n in a four wheeled <ab, which w an ilrawn t-y a home with thr> e (>ld shoos, and on** new on«* on his off for** leg In all probability the murderer had a florid face, and the Anger nails of Hie hlght bun-1 were remarkably long. These are only a few indications, hut they may assist you " l>>Btrade and r.rogson glanced at each other with an Incredulous amlle. ‘‘Poison.’’ said Sherlock Holmes, curtly, and strode off. "One other thing, Lestrade," he aded, turning round at the door: ‘‘ 'Rache' Is the German for ‘revenge'; eo don’t lose your time looking for Miss Rachel.” With which Parthian shot he walk ed away, leaving the two rivals open- raouthed behind him. In doing it * ill h would at t h«• < •> rti*-r of Urn rt*'t • l S’ r •••■ not har«« hcofl Ih* - C 4 4*' if ht rr*’;'* a * a ’ k n IT. f, ’ \ • t v t ft ’ • J * fl*l I * 4 1 (>*•• n • r! rn m»- 1 I A' ,• 1 . - . d -wo or H | ‘ • ,'*.r 1 Ho a ’ » ! up so rr, * »r4t'*'r»'d 4ah**« ' r • ’V ? ‘ » ,'i a k ft ' ‘ " « ' . ! a' t * ■ • * A * *,>nr l! « 4f lac k ..' r ft ! * i k ' ' r ' t r a ’ ' I w •. • • .• r v * 4’ir*-. an a«h a» !• < fi t • • A 'V Y ft R * ' it • aft ; • . ’ ' ■ ft* •! 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One ol the most re- remarkable of th**se Cases is that of Caroline Ollson, a native of tho little island of Okuo, off the coast of Sweden, who fell asleep in 1S7.'> and did not awake until 1 907. The case was recently discussed by Dr. Froderstrom, of Paris who made a detailed examination of the case. It appears that for the first 1 1 years of her life Caroline Olison was in perfect health. Then she fell ill and ultimately sank into a tance, from which no one could awaken her. Food was artificialy administered, and for years she exhibited no interest in any one or anything. Then she awoke, and the most careful eximination failed to reveal the slighest weakness or mental defect. Since she has en joyed exceptionally good health. This seems to he the longest nap on record, although there have been several instances of sleeps lasting 2G years. Another case in which the sleeper regained normal health is that reported from .Minnesota, where a German some time ago completed a sleep wliich, with the exception of a solitary week, continued for 22 years. Hi* went to s 1 *" 1 p quite natur ally one night, but the following morning '•••n t : " I ami from that time for over a sco-e of years ho M til* purp< - on>b (""•r* iv •r mm •I *'\. ! 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You sum Up * hr r •** f Ih» 4 '1re*4 • f a ft i * r. § kj Ii * ’ . » - • ' Fr 4*1 1 » r •a ! Th r* rr a P j« * b! tn u a 1 i: tr . U*n !h. ! h A Y M* ti n a * .r';* ? t . j: ? r: 4 1 . • r, * »• * f, *• * • r. ’nr ’ ' ; ° • r I y •! r a ! • ! . . r t * r • A • ‘ * l ^ ft ti<i ir. !' L i ' y* 1 ! H .• !!..!H f • r • ftft J ;*. • A • r* 1’ r t ' .i no if** 'han 4 l f»‘# * 1 a • u: an 1 r » t Ilf*- 1.4 1 CHAPTER IV. What John Ranee Had to Tell. It was one o’clock when we left No. 3 Lauriston Gardens. Sherlock Holmes led me to the nearest tele graph office, whence he dispatched a long telegram. He then hailed a cab, and ordered the driver to take us to the address given us by Lestrade. ‘‘^here is nothing like first-hand evidence,” he remarked; ‘‘^is a mat ter of fact, my mind Is entirely made up upon the case, but still we may as well learn all that Is to be learned.” "You amaze me, Holmes,” said I. ‘‘Surely you are not as sure as you pretend to be of all those particulars which you gave.” “Thera’s no room for a mistake.” ha answered. “The very first thing which I observed on arriving there that a cab had made two ruts its wheals cioaa to tha curb. '.i*t inf*** b* a ' .••rn an- you noth***! • prtiit*-.! h f i ** r th*> * mr in a n fa«b i'll r* al G*'rmaii lnv.tr:.iM> pr,n *t in t 1 l.atln t tiar.u'N'r ho that w .« muv H.t'. • u;i .*f • * # ; » r * • * 4 ’ t • I ■» 4 ' " I* 4 4 *• ■ , 'a ' • \ » • ■ > » ■ » 111 « . ' K : ■ *.»• *• A f 111 • w at N B 4 • ' * l 41 « a » i * h • g > ■' 4 f ' 4 ■ at • i- r - T t »■ ’ • r • * r n . T v a • 4 ^* •h* ' In r * • nt * l 4 4 ' k.' 4 ax "i Y - •| k 1 Mu- j t :.o , f ft r s A • » • ft ft r » r ' * Y :itf-1 4 • a ' r * • a X ' 4 ' * 4 t * I P« n ■ aa : i. ■ thf * *,, I v mi v f liat this w ,i-i not on*' but tiy a i IuMisy ovrdld Ms part F ' Men * - y I Ml 11’ I T. who w a-* s! in ; I v a bo-lv. tin n i w .t.k* .**s. and ■ n' on a! I k tun I r * m \ i - u TM am: a r- <.11;t. Mi l.-* m ii V ou ru.*.*'. to (livort luqu.ry Into a wrong cMinml 1 in not going to toll you much more of the case, doctor. You know a conjuror get no credit when if I show you too much of mv method once he has explained his trick, and of working, you will tome to the con clusion that 1 am a very ordinary in dividual after all.” • ‘‘I shall never do that.” I answer ed; “you have brought detection as near an exact science as It ever will be brought in this world.” My companion flushed up with pleasure at my words and tho earnest way in which I uttered them. I had already observed that lie was as sen sitive to flattery on the score of his art as any girl could,he of her beauty. "I’ll tell you one other thing,” he said. ‘‘Patent-leathers and Square- toes came in the same cab, and they walked down the pathway together as friendly as possible—arm in arm. In all probability. AYhen they got in side they walked up and down the room—or, rather, patent-leathers stood still, while Square-toes walked up and down. I could read all that in the dust; and I could read that, as he walked, he grew more and more excited. That is shown by the in creased length of his strides. He was talking all the while, and work ing himself up. no doubt. Into & fury. Then the tragedy occurred. I've told you all I know myself, for the rest Is mere surmise sn3 conjecture. We hare i good vorking basis, however, on which to start. We must hurry op, for I want to go to Halle's eon- cart, to haar Norman Neruda, thla ■ a u t **i pi »*»• :' ' g ' I Mi * all Mia* v 11u mi w -I t h*- ri -i iin *«■ v ral kn*lt di-An b> Hi** walk.-,! t h ru u g h a n d trlci! Hi*' kilcli' ii iluor, mii-I tlu'ii John Han'** sprang to bis f*-*'* with a frightened face and suspicion in bis ♦'Vi'S "Where was you hid to s**** all that'*" ho cried. "It seems to me that you knows a deal more than you should.” Holmes laughed, and threw his card across the table to the constable. “Don't get arresting me for the murder,” he said. “I am one of the, hounds, and not the wolf; Mr. Greg- son or Mr. Lestrade will answer for that. Go on, though. What did you do next?” Ranee resumed his seat, without, however, losing his mystified expres sion. "I went hick to the gate and sounded my whistio. That brought Marcher and two more to the spot." "Was the street empty then?" "WeH7'4t was, as far as anybody that could be of any good goes.” "What do you mean?” The constable’s features broadened into a grin. "I’ve seen many a drunk chap in my time,” he said, "hut never any one so crying’ drunk as that cove. He was at the gate when I came out, a-leanin’ up agin the railin’s and a-singin’ at the pitch of his lungs aimut Columbine’s new-fangled ban ner, or some such stuff, ife couldn’t stand, far less help.” "What sort of a man was he’” asked Sherlock Holmea. John Ranca appeared to be some what Irritated at this digression “Ha waa an uncommon drunk sort ru I Mo a'* ft.-' ht > ^ i♦• ml *••■ 11 I that tblv if 1 ! t'oo K - 1- !'i i.iS 1: von . ' . * k* with Hi hood Is - pat tin t v >■ p* tl ai ross tlie pac* now :*Tks i' * d wav trembling and n *in * M* ih*■ *• t t tie legs upon vi 1 hun'eil and fished now slag go;- an 1 stumble under their load, and tbe mind ttiat once reasoned so accurate ly. remembered so perfectly, under stood so plainly now blunders regu larly, reaches its hazy conclusions slow ly, and gropes In darkness among the simplest problems. It's a big debt you owe your friend’ but you need pever worry about pay ing it. Broken hearts, ruined lives, forsaken ideals, diseased bodies, wasted opportunities, and souls eter nally damned, make up the currency with which your debt is paid, and of these you have no concern. If whiskey is your friend, God help you. T l r. i \ i f,, ft r I’ They Will Arbitrate. The threatened strike of 80,000 conductors and trainmen of the forty- five Eastern railroads for higher wages ami improved working condi tions will not be called. Articles of agreement to arbitrate under the Newlands act. the questions at issue, were signed Saturday by the em ployees’ representatives at the con ference committee of railroad man agers. Soldier Kill** Himself. Thomas P Fashey. aged thirty- nine, of Mingo Junction, O . a pri vate In Company G, Seventeenth Fni- ted States Infan’rv. committed sul. clde Thursday at Fort McPherson bv •hooting hlmaelf In tha mouth with hla army rifle r n ' hi*! it, •it, 1 tr* t ■in 1 ot h* r b*TS of tti con*'*'' n<'« ;i • r. i ’I - ** ' g I pen I I.'' * p." a! I ap duitit * v \\ ' 1 IHM'' i r* g • v no m J fO It:.' of r)i*> rnl's. th * comini' 'op exorcising original as w< ll as ap pellate iurisilicion. It would thus scrutinize all the club rolls, adding names improperly reject*''!, and ex punging names improperly enrolled or, no longer qualified. Tims the county executive committee, like the club committee, would seek to re move, both upon appeal and upon original investigation, any enrolled names or persons not then entitled to vote in the primary at that eluh, as of persons deceased, not residing within the club territory, convicted of disqualifying crimes, not register ed or otherwise not qualified to vote in the general election, and negroes who did not vote for Hampton in 1 87F> or 1 878, and persons not Demo crats. 10. State executive committee. The State executive commiHee would be required to act at least 20 days before the first primary on any ap peals or Information brought to its attention by members of the party or upon facts discovered bv it, correct ing any errors in the rolls. There should he legal provisions for the enforremen* of these rules upon appeal to the Courts from the State executive committee, the Court 0 o act a’ chambers or in special ses sion. not to delay the election We allow time for appeals to the Courts when we close the rolls sixty davs before the primary and complete *he party committee decisions st least twenty daya before the primary Furfcer in the interval of kocal G*'< >rg* i i*u n I I ’ixri'rit' I itk •-* I‘"I**-ii in I i • •m*'. u at Hi .uni Mrs \llill I W s 1 V . .| ![. . (11 r, * • in r ! Ii t-.: li on Satur- »•.: i >!. • * i. lor p 11 • m '. Mr i i i i g > ■ n* ar \\ * * s day The cause of death was pirsoning from a mixture of chloroform and laudanum, which the girl had swal lowed some two hours or more before she was found in her room in a semi conscious condition and frothing at the mouth. Following a bath in the afternoon she had gone to her room for the ostensible purpose of taking a nap, as had been her custom. As the time approached for the preparation of supper iter invalid mother sent a small boy to call her. The hoy re ceived no response to his rap on the door and so reported to Mrs. Eth ridge. He was told to go back to the room, enter it and awaken the girl, who was oversleeping. When the hoy opened the door he found the girl lying across the bed, her mouth covered with white froth. Dr. J. S. Porter was hurriedly sum moned. He detected an ordor of chlo roform in the room. He exerted every effort to revive the girl, with out success. She died a few hours after being found. self-government it would he well to follow the lead of the national De mocracy at Baltimore and require the executive commlt’eeman from each club to be elected In the primary election, to take office immediately thereafter and hold till his successor la elected John J McMahan Columbia. 8 C , July 2«. 1»1J.