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BfigS&Mjr ' % ^ A STUDY IN SCARLET By Sir A. Conan Doylo. CHAPTKH VI. Tlio papers next day wore full of the "Brixton Mystery," as they termed it. Each had a long account of tho affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition. There was some information in them which was now to mo. 1 still retain in my scraphook numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon tho case. Ilere is a condensation of a few of them: The Standard commented upon the 5'act that lawless out iron r?f ? "OV ? v**v? O V7 I I visually occurred under a Liberal administration. They arose from the unsettling of the minds of the masses, and the consequent "weakening of all authority. Tho deceased was an American gentleman who had been residing for some weeks in the metropolis. Ho had stayed at tho boarding house of Mine. Charpentier, in Torquay Terrace, Oaniberwell. Ho was accompanied in his travels by his private secretary, Mr. Joseph Stangerson. The two hid adieu to their landlady upon Tuesday, the 1th Inst., and departed to Huston Station with the avowed intention of catching the Liverpool express. They were afterward seen together on tho platform. Nothing more is known of them until Mr. Drehher's body was, as recorded, discovered in an empty house in the Brixton Road, many miles from Huston. How he came there, or how lie met his fate, are questions which are still involved in mystery. Nothing is known of the whereabouts of Stangerson. Wo are glad to lopm that Mr. Lestrade and Mr. Gregson, of Scotland Yard, are both engaged upon the case, and it is confidently anticipated that these well known ofli cers win speedily throw light upon the matter. The Daily 'News observed that there was no douht as to the crime being a political one. The despotism and hatred of Liberalism which animated the Continental governments, had had the effect of driving to our shores a number of men who might have made excellent citizens were they not soured hy the recollection of all that they had undergone. Among these men there was a stringent code of honor, any infringement of which was punished by death. Kvery effort should he made to find the secretary, Stangerson, and to ascertain some particulars of the habits of the deceased. A great step had been gained hy the discovery of the address of the house at which he had boarded?a result which was entirely due to the acuteness and energy of Mr. Gregson, of Scotland Yard. Sherlock Holmes and 1 read theso nothices over together at breakfast, and they appeared to afford him considerable amusement. "I told you that, whatever happened, Lestrado and Gregson would he sure to score." "That depends on how it turns out." 1 "Oh, bless you, it doesn't matter in the least. If the man is caught, it ) will be on account of their exertions; i if he escapes, it will be in spite of j > their exertions. It's heads I win and i tails you lose. Whatever they do, 1 they will have followers. 'IJn sot t trouve toujours un plus sot qui PA,1 ? 9 -< i aw in ii i*. t "What on earth la this?" I cried, < for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in tho hall and on the stairs, accompanied hy audible expressions of disgust upon tho part of our landlady. I "It's the Baker Street division of tho detective police force," said my companion, gravely; and as ho spoke J there rushed into the room half a I dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street arabs that ever I clapped eyes [ on. '"Tention!" cried Holmes, in a sharp tone, and 1he six dirty little ] scoundrels stood in a line like so I many disreputable statuettes. "In i future you shall send up Wiggins E alone to report, and the rest of you must wait in the street. Have you i found it, Wiggins?" u "No, sir; we hain't," said one of the youths. ( "I hardly expected you would. You i must keep on until you do. Here are ; your wages." Ho handed each of b them a shilling. "Now, off you go, aid come back with a better report next time." He waved his hand, and they scampered away downstairs like so many ' rats, and we heard the.tr shrill vr?i^r.a 11 next moment in the street, e "There's more work to be got out 1 of one of those little beggars than ^ out of a dozen of the force," Holmes n remarked. "The mere sight of an official-looking person seals men's lips. These youngsters, however, go everywhere and hear everything. They are as sharp as needles, too; ^ all they want is organization." k.- "Is it on this Brixton case that you flj are employing them?" I asked. 16 "Yes; there is a point which I wish ^ to ascertain. It is merely a matter ir of time; Halloo! wo are going to * hear some news now with a venv' geance! Here is Gregson coming down the road, with beautitude written upon every feature of his face. 6 Bound for us, I know. Yes, he is k stopping. There ho is!" y There was a violent peal at the bell, and in a few seconds tbe fair haired detective came tip the stairs, three steps at a time, and hurst into our sitting-room. "My dear fellow," he cried, wringing Holmes' unresponsive hand, "congratulate me! 1 have made the whole thing as clear as day!" A shade of anxiety seemed to me to cross my companion's expressive face. "Do you mean that you are on the right track?" he asked. "The right track! Why, sir, we have tlie man under lock and key!" "And his name is?" "Arthur Charpentier, sub-lieutenant in ITer Majesty's navy," cried Gregson, pompously rubbing his fat hands and inflating his chest. Sherlock Holmes gave a sigh of relief and relaxed into a smile. "Take a seat and try one of these cigars," he said. "We are anxious to Ulinu' linuf VAII niniinnful t* UTtll ? ~ .. ..v,., u u, win you have some whiskey and water?" "I don't mind if I do," tlie detective answered. "The tremendous exertions which I havo gone through during the last day or two have worn mo out. Not so much bodily exertion, you understand, as the strain upon the mind. You will appreciate that ,Mr. Sherlock Holmes, for we are both brain-workers." "You do me too much honor," said Holmes, gravely. "Let us hear how arrived at this most gratifying result." The detective seated himself in the armchair and puffed complacently at his cigar. Then suddenly he slapped his thigh in a paroxysm of amusement. "The fun of it is," lie cried, "that that fool Lestrade, who thinks himself so smart, has gone off upon the wrong track altogether. He is after the secretary, Stangorson, who had no more to do with the crime than the babe unborn. T have no doubt that he has caught him by this time." The idea tickled Oregson so much that he laughed until he choked. "And how did you get your clew?" "Ah, I'll tell you all about it. Of course, Dr. Watson, this is strictly between ourselves. Tho first difficulty which we had to contend with was the finding of this American's antecedents. Some people would have waited until their advertisements were answered, or until parties came forward and volunteered information. That is not Tobias (Iregson's way of going to work. You remember the hat beside the dead man?" "Yes," said Holmes; "by John Underwood & Son, 229 Camberwell Road." Gregson looked quite crestfallen. "1 had no idea that you noticed that," he said. "Have you been there?" "No!" "Ha! cried Gregson, in a relieved voice. "You should never neglect a chance, however small it may seem." "To a great mind nothing is little," remarked Holmes, sententiously. "Well, I went to Underwood, and asked him if ho had sold a hat of that size and description, lie looked over his books, and came on it at once. He had sent the hat to a Mr. Drebber, residing at Charpentler's hoarding establishment, Torquay Terrace. Thus I got at his address." "Smart?very smart," murmured Sherlock Holmes. "I next called upon Madame Charpentier," continued the detective. "I found her very pale and distressed. Her daughter was in the room, too? an uncommonly fine girl she is, too; she was looking red about the eyes, and her lips trembled as I spoke to her. That didn't escape my notice. I began to smell a rat. You know the feeling, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, when you come upon the right scent ?a kind of thrill in your nerves. 'Have you heard of the mysterious death of your late boarder, Mr. Enoch J. Drebber, of Cleveland?' I asked. "The mother nodded. She didn't seem able to get out a word. The daughter burst into tears. I felt more than ever that these people knew something of the mnttor " 'At what o'clock did Mr. Drebber leave your house for the train?' I asked. " 'At eight o'clock,' she said, gulping in her throat to keep down her agitation. 'Ilis secretary, Mr. Stangorson, said that there were two trains?one at 9: If) and one at 11. He was to catch the first.' " 'And was that the last you saw of him?' "A terrible change came over the woman's face as I asked the question.' Her features turned perfectly livid. It was some seconds before she could get out the single word, 'Yes,' and when it did come it was in a husky, unnatural tone. "There was silence for a moment, and then the daughter spoke in a calm, clear voice. " 'No good can ever come of falsehood, mother,' she said. ' Hot us be frank with this gentleman. We did see Mr. Drebber again'. " 'God forgive you! cried Madame Charpentier, throwing up her hands and sinking back in the chair. " 'You have murdered your broth or!' " 'Arthur would rather that wo spoke the truth,' the girl answered, firmly. " 'You had heat, tell me all about it now,' I said. 'Half confidences are worse than none. "Resides, you do not know how much we know of It.' " 'On your head he it, Alice!' cried her mother; and then, turning turning to mo :'I will tell you all, sir. Do not imagine that my agitation on be half of my son arises from any fear lost he should have had a hand In this terrible affair. Ho 1h utterly Innocent of it. My dread is, however, that in your eyes and in the eyes of others lie may appear to he compromised. That, however, is surely impossible. His high character, his proffession, his antecedents would forbid it.' " 'Your best way is to make a clean breast of it, if your son is innocent he will bo none the worse.' " 'Perhaps, Alice, you had better leave us together,' she said, and her daughter withdrew. 'Now, sir,' she continued, 'I had no intention of telling you all this, but since my poor daughter has disclosed it I have no alternative. Having once decided to speak, I will tell you all, without omitting any particular.' " 'It is your wisest course,' said I. " 'Mr. Drobbor has .been with us nearly three weeks. He and his secretary, Mr. Stangerson, had been traveling on the Continent T untie. ed a Copenhagen label upon each of their trunks, showing that that had been their last stopping place. Stangerson was a quiet, reserved man, hut his employer, I am sorry to say, was far otherwise. He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his ways. The very night of his arrival he became very much the worse for drink, and, indeed, after twelve o'clock in the day he could hardly ever be said to bo sober. His manners toward the maid-servants were disgustingly free and familiar. Worst of all, he speedily assumed the same attitude toward my daughter, Alice, and spoke to her more than once in a way which, fortunately, she is too innocent to understand. On one occasion he actually seized her in his arms and embraced her?an outrage which caused his own secretary to reproach him for his unmanly conduct.' " 'Hut why did you stand all this?' I asked. 'I suppose that you can get rid of your boarders when you wish.' "Mrs. Charpentier blushed at my pertinent question. " 'Would to God that I had given him notice on the very day he came,' she said. 'But it was a sore temptation. They were paying a pound a day each?fourteen pounds a week, and this is a slack season. T am a widow, and my boy in the navy has cost me much. 1 grudged to lose the money. T acted for the best. This last was too much, however, and T gave him notice to leave on account of it. That was the reason of his going.' " 'Well?' " 'My heart crew lieht whnr? t ?nw him drive away. My son is on leave thing of this, for his temper is vio'ent and he is passionately fond of his sister. When I closed the door i behind them a load seemed to he lifted from my mind. Alas! in less than an hour there was a ring at the hell, and I learned that Mr. Drebber had returned, lie was much excited, and evidently the worse for drink. Tie forced his way into the room where 1 was sitting with my daughter, and made some Incoherent remark about having missed his train. He then turned to Alice, and before my very face, proposed to her that she should tly with him. "You are of age," ho said, "and there is no law to stop you. I have money enough and to spare. Never mind the old girl here, but come along with me now straight away. You shall live like a princess." Poor Alice was so frightened that she shrunk away from him, but he caught her ,by the wrist and endeavored to draw her toward the door. I screamed, and at that moment my son Arthur came into the room. What happened then I do not know. T heard oaths and the confused sounds of a scuffle. I was too terrified to raise my head. When T did look up I saw Arthur standing in the doorway laughing, with a stick In his hand. "I don't think that fine fellow will trouble us again," he said. "I will just go after him and see what he does with himself." With those words he took his hat and sfnrfoU nff MVM. V/?1 uumi II1U BllUCl. i ll? noxi morning we heard of Mr. Drebber's mysterious death.' "Tliis statement camo from Mrs Charpentier's lips with many Rasp? and pauses. At time she spoke sc low that I could hardly catch the words. I mado shorthand notes ol all she said, however, so that there should he no possibility of a mistake." "It's quite exciting," said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn. "What hap pened next?" "When Mrs. Charpentier paused,' the detective continued, "I saw thai the whole case hung upon one point Fixing her with my eye in a was which I always found effective witl women, T asked her at what hour hei son returned. " 'I do not know,' she answered. " No; he has a latch-key, and le himself in.' " 'After you went to bed?' " 'Yes.' " 'When did you go to bed?' " 'About eleven.' " 'So your son was gone at leas two hours?' " 'Yes.' " 'Possibly four or Ave?' " 'Yes.' " 'What was he doing during tha timer " 'I do not know,' she answered turning white to her very lips. "Of course, after that there wai nothing moro to be done. I foum out where Lieutenant Cliarpentiei was, took two ofTlcers with me am . arrested him. When I touched hin on the shoulder and warned him tc WHIPS HIS ASSAILANT l( AFTKH HE1NG SHOT HAMPTON MAN GIVES FIGHT. Drunk on Man Shoots l*p tlio Town, Firing at Sovornl Ilefor? Ho Is Rendered Harmless by Heating* Chas. S. Blocker, a prominent young white man of Hampton, was shot anil probably fatally wounded Tuesday night about 10 o'clock by Jesse Smith. The shooting occurred on Lee avenue, the main thoroughfare of the town, in front of the store of W. Fred Lightsey, in which Mr. Blocker works as manager for Mr. Lightsey. The wound was inflicted in the lower intestines, and the exact nature and effects of it can not be ascertained without an exploratory incision. It seems that Smith, who prior to this time has been repeatedly incarcerated in the local jail on charges ranging from drunk and disorderly ' to murder, and who was tried for murder and acquitted several years < ago, proceeded to get drunk Tuesday and to shoot up the town. Mr. W. M. Bishop and several other young men were, it is said, threatened by Smith, and the drunken man shot at Mr. Bishop twice before the altercation with Mr. Blocker, but his aim proved untrue. Hearing the shooting, six travelling men at the local hotel went out to investigate, but Smith herded them into a residence on Lee avenue. Mr. Blocker, who had just come into the town, heard the shooting, and thought that fire had broken out. When ho arrived at his store he found Smith there, and tried to quiet mm, placing his hand on Smith's shoulders, when he was shot at close range, tho bullet taking effect in the right side of the lower abdomen, and coming out about six inches around in front. It Is possible that the muscles of the abdomen deflected the bullet so that there was no entry into the cavity. After being shot, Mr. Blocker, who in a powerful man, knocked Smith down and proceeded to glvo him a sound beating. Mr. Blocker was about to shoot Smith, when some men rushed up and prevented any further trouble. Mr. Blocker was then given medical attention and Smith was locked up in the local jail. The wound of Mr. Blocker is not expected to prove fatal. come quietly with us, he answered us, as hold as brass: *1 suppose you are arresting me for being concerned in the death of that scroundrel Drebber,' he said. We had said nothing to him about it, so that his alluding to it had a most suspicious aspect." "Very," said Holmes. "He still carried tho heavy stick which the mother described him as having with him when he followed Drebber. It was a stout oak cudgel." "What is your theory, then?" "Well, my theory is that ho followed Drebber as far as the Brixton Road. When there, a fresh altercation arose between them, in the course of which Drobber received a blow from tho stick, in the pit of the stomach, perhaps, which killed him without leaving any mark. The night was so wet that no ono was about, so Charpentier dragged the body of his victim into tho empty house. As to tho candle, and the blood, and the writing on the wall, and tho ring, they may all bo so many tricks to throw the police on the wrong scent." "Well done!" said Holmes, in an encouraging voice. "Iteally, Gregson, you are getting along. We shall make something of you yet." "I flatter myself that I have man aged it rather neatly," the detective answered, proudly. "The young man volunteered a statement, in which ho said that after following Drebber for some time, the latter perceived him, and took a cab in order to get away from him. On his way he met an old shipmate, and took a long walk with him. On being asked where his old shipmate lived, he was unable to give any satisfactory reply. I think the whole case (Its together uncommonly well. What amuses me is to think of Lestrade, who had started off upon the wrong scent. I am afraid he won't make much of it. Why, by Jove, here's the very man himself!" It was indeed Lestrade, who had ascended the stairs while we were t talking, and who now entered the room. The assurance and jauntiness ' which generally marked his demean1 or and dress were, however, wanting. p His face was disturbed and troubled, while his clothes were disarranged and tuntidy. He had evidently come t with the intention of consulting with Sherlock Holmes, for on perceiving his colleague he appeared to be embarrassed and put out. He stood in the center of tho room, fumbling nervously with his hat, and uncertain t what to do. "This is a most, extraordinary case," he said, at last; "a most incomprehensible affair." "Ah, you find it so, Mr. Lestrade!" t cried Oregson, triumphantly. "I thought you would come to that con. elusion. 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