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SOTFo Same Tor a six-mue mysetr. Are yoa trudge, Watson?" “Certainly,” I answered. “Your leg will stand it?" “Oh, yes." i “Here you are, doggy! Good old Toby! Smell It, Toby, smell it!” Ke pushed the creosote handker chief under the dog's nose, while the creature stood with its fluffy legs separated, and witha most comical cock to its head,like aconnoisscur snif- ilng the bouquet of a famous vintage. Holmes then threw the handkerchief to a distance, fastened a stout cord to the mongrel's collar, and led him to a groat from India which ;"tvcs him fright. What was that?" “A letter to say lhat the men whom 1 he hrd wiongcd had been set free." “Cr had escaped. That is much more likely, for he would have known what i their term of Imprisonment was. It ] would not have Is-en a surprise to him. ! tV hat does he do then? lie guards him- ; self against a wooden-legged dim—a white man, mark you, for he mistakes a white tradesman for him, and actral- ly tires a pistol at him. No ■, only one white man's name is on the chart. The others are Hindoos or Moham- medant. There is no other white foot of the water barrel. The Therefore we may say with confidence CHAPTEK vn. the episode or the dap.rel. The polio* had brought a cab with them, and in this I escorted Miss Morstan back to her home. After the angelic fashion of women, she had borne trouble with a calm face as long as there was someone weaker than her self to support, and I had found her bright and placid by the side- of the frightened housekeeper. In the cab, however, she first turned faint, and then burst into a passion of weeping— so sorely had she been tried by the adventures of the night. She has told me since that she thought me cold and distant upon that journey. She little guessed the struggle within my breast, or the effort of self-restraint which held me back. My sympathies and my love went out to her, even as my hand had in the garden. 1 felt that years of the conventionalities cf life could not teach me to know her sweet, brave nature as had this one day of strange experiences. Yet there were two thoughts which sealed the words of affection upon my lips. She was weak and helpless, shaken in mind and nerve. It was to take her at a dis advantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time. Worse, still, she was rich. If Holmes’ researches were suc cessful she would be an heiress. Was it fair, was It honorable, that a half- pay surgeon should take such advan tage of an intimacy which chance bad brought about? Might she not look upon me as a mere vulgar fortune seeker? I could notrbear to risk that such a thought should cross her mind. This Agra treasure intervened like an impassable barrier between ns. It was nearly two o'clock when we reached Mrs. Cecil Forrester's. The servants had retired hours ago, but Mrs. Forrester had been so inteVested by the strange message which Miss Morstan had received that she had sat up in the hope of her return. She opened the door herself, a middle-aged, graceful woman, and it gave me joy to see how tenderly her arm stole round the other's waist and how motherly was the voice in which she greeted her. She was clearly no mere paid depend ent, bnt an honored friend. I was in troduced, and Mrs. Forrester earnestly begged me to step in and to tell her our adventures. I explained, however, the importance of my errand, and prom ised faithfully to call and report any progress wjiich we might make with the case. As we drove •"rry I stole y glance back, and 1 still seem to sec that little group on the step, the two graceful, clinging figures, the half- opened door, the hall light shining through stained glass, the barometer, and the bright stair rods. It was sooth ing to catch even that passing glimpse of a tranquil English home in the midst of the wild, dark business which had absorbed us. And the more I thought of what had happened, the wilder and darker it grew. I reviewed the whole extraor dinary sequence of events as I rattled on through th« silent gas-lit streets. There was the original problem; that at least was pretty clear now. The death of Capt. Morstan, the sending of the pearls, the advertisement, the let ter- we had had light upon all those events. They had only led us, how ever, to a deeper and far more tragic mystery. The Indian treasure, the curious plan found among Mors tan’s baggage, the strange scene at Maj. Kholto’s death, the rediscovery of the treasure immediately followed by the murder of the discoverer, the very sin gular accompaniments to the crime, the footsteps, the remarkable weapons, thi words upon the card, eorrespondin. with those upon Capt. Morstan's chnri —here indeeel was a labyrinth in wbicl k man less singularly endowed than m fellow lodger might well despair of ever finding the clew. 1’inchin lane was a row of shabby two-storied brick houses in the lowei quarter of Lambeth. I had to knock for some time at No. 3 !>efore I could make any impression. At last, how ever, there Was the glint Of a enndk behind the blind, and a face looked out at the upper window. "Go on, you drunken vagabond," said the face. “If you kick up any more row m open the Uennels and let out forty-three dogs upon you.” “If you'll let one out it's just what I have come for,” said I. “Goon!” yelled the voice. “So help me gracious, 1 have a wiper in this bag. an' I'll drop it on you're 'ead if you don't hook it." “Hut I want a dog!" I cried. “I won’t bo argued with!” shouted Mr. Sherman. “Now stand clear; for when I say ‘three,’ down goes the wiper.” “Mr. Sherlock Holmes—” I began, bnt the words had a most magical effect, for the window instantly slammed^ down, and within a minute the door ^ was unbarred and open. Mr. Sherman was a lanky, lean old man, with stoop ing shoulders, a stringy neck and blue- tinted glasses. “A friend of Mr. Sherlock is always welcome,” said he. “Step in, sir. Keep clear of the badger; for he bites. Ah, ’ aughty, naughty, would you take a nip at the gentleman?” This to a stoat which thrust its wicked head and rod eyes between the bars of its cage. “Don't mind that, sir; it’s only a slow- Worm. It hain't got no fangs, so I gives It the run o’ the room, for It keeps the beetles down. You must not mind my bein' just a little short wi’ you at first, for I’m guyed at by the children, and there's many a one just comes down this lane to knock me up. What was It that Mr. Sherlock Holmes wanted, sir?” “He wanted a dog of yours.” “Ah! that would be Toby.” “Yes, Toby was the name.” “Toby lives atf No. 7 on the left here.” He moved slowly forward with his candle among the queer animal family which he had gathered round him. In the uncertain, shadowy light I could see dimly that there were glancing, glimmering eyes peeping down at us from every cranny and corner. Even the rafters above our V *-‘U wjer* Hied by solemn fowl*, wbo la-cuy shifted their weignt irom one leg to the other as our voices dis turbed their slumbers. Toby proved to l>e an ugly, long haired, lop-eared creature, half span iel and half lurcher, brown-and-white in color, with a very clumsy waddling gait. It accepted, after some hesita tion, n lump of sugar which the old naturalist handed to me, and. having thus sealed an alliance, it followed me to the cab, and made no difficulties abont accompanying me. It had just struck three on the palace clock when I found myself back once more at Pon dicherry lodge. The ex-prize-fighter McMurdo had, I found, been arrested as an accessory, and both he and Mr. Shoito had been marched off to the station. Two constables guarded the narrow gate, but they allowed me to pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective's name. Holmes was standing on the door step, with his hands in his pockets, smoking his pipe. “Ah, you have him there!” said he. “Good dog. then! Athelney Jones has gone. We have had an immense dis play of energy since you left. He has arrested not only friend Thaddens, but the gatekeeper, the housekeeper, and the Indian servant. We have the place to ourselves, but for a sergeant upstairs. Leave the dog here, and come up.” We tied Toby to the hall table, and reascended the stairs. The room was ?s we had left it, save that a sheet had been draped over the central figure. A weary-looking police sergeant reclined in the corner. "Lend me your bull’s-eye, sergeant,” said my companion. “Now tie this bit of card round my neck, so os to hang it in front of me. Thank you. Now I must kick off my boots and stockings! Just you carry them down with you, Watson. I am going to do a little climbing. And dip my handkerchief into the creosote. That will do. Now come up into the garret with me for a moment.” We clambered up through the hole. Holmes turned his light once more upon the footsteps in the dust. “I wish you particularly to notice these footmarks,” he said. “Do you ob serve anything noteworthy about them?” "They belong,” I said, “to a child or a small woman.” “Apart from their size, though. Is there anything else?” "They appear to be much as other footmarks.” “Not at all. Look here! This is the print of a right foot in the dnst,- Now 1 make one witli my naked foot beside it. What is the chief difference?” "Your toes arc all cramped together. The other print has each toe distinctly divided.” "Quite so. That is the point. Hear that in mind. Now, would you kindly top over to the flap-window and smell he edge of the woodwork? I shall creature instantly broke into a succes sion of high, tremulous yelps and, with Ms nose on the ground, and his ! tail In the air, pattered off upon the 1 trail at a pace which strained his leash and kept us at the top of our speed. The east had been gradually whiten ing, and we could now see some dis tance in tlie cold gray light. The , square, massive house, with its black that the wooden-leggad man Is identi cal with Jonathan Small. Dees the reasoning strike you as being faulty?" “No: it is clear and concise.” “Well, now. let us pat onrsclvcs in the place of Jonathan Small. Let us look at it from his point of view. He i comes to England with the double idea I of regaining what be would consider to j lie bis rights and of having his revenge WITH A LIGHT SPUING HE CAME ON THE BARREL. empty windows and high, bare walls, upon the man who had wrongi 1 him. towered up, sad and forlorn, behind He found out where S’-. Ho Ik. -d, and very possibly he established communi cations with some one inside the house. There is this butler, Lai ilao, whom we have not seen. Mrs. llernstone gives him far from a good character. Small could not find out, however, where the treasure was hid, for no one ever knew, save the major and one faithful servant who had died. Suddenly Small learns that the major is on his death bed. In a frenzy lest the secret of the treasure die with him, ho runs the gauntlet of the guards, makes his way to the dying man's window, and is only de terred from entering fey the presence of his two sons. Mad with hate, how ever, against the dead man, he enters the room that night, searches his pri vate papers in the hope of discovering some memorandum relating to the treasure, and finally leaves a memento of his visit in the short inscription upon the card. He had doubtless planned licforehand that should he slay the major he would leave some such rec ord upon the body as a sign that it was not a common murder, but, from the point of view of the four associates, something in the nature of an act of justice. Whimsical and bizarre con ceits of this kind are common enough in the annals of crime, and usually af ford valuable indications as to the criminal. Do yon follow all this?” “Very clearly.” “Now, what cosld Jonathan Small do? He could only continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts made to find the treasure. Possibly he leaves England and only comes back at inter vals. Then comes the discovery of the garret, and he is instantly informed of it. We again trace the presence of some confederate in the household. Jonathan, with his wooden leg, is ut terly unable to reach the lofty room of Hartholomcw Shoito. lie takes with him, however, a ri.thcr curious asso ciate, who gets over this difficulty, but dips his naked foot into creosote, whence come Toby-, and a six-mile limp for a half-pay officer with a dam aged Achillis tendo.” “Hut it was the associate, and not Jonathan, who > oiuAjitted the crime.’' “Quite so. And rather to Jonathan's disgust, to judge by the way he stamped about when he got into the sm He bore no grudge against Har- acd-ygiihl have pre- Tobey ceased lo navance, oni neg-*.. «. ruu backwards and forwards with ( nc ear cocked and the other drooping, the very picture of canine imlecl ,ion. Then he waddled round ! n circles, leaking up to us from time to t irac. os if to ask for sympathy in his embarrassment. “What the deuce is the matter with the dog?" growled Holmes. “They surely would not take a cab or go off in n balloon.” “Perhaps they stood here for some time." I suggested. “Ah! it's all rlg' - t. He's off again,” said my companhm, in a tone of relief. He was. indeed, oil. for. after sniff ing round again, he suddenly made up us. Onr course led right across the grounds, in and out among the trenches and pits with which they were scarred and intersected. The whole place, with its scattered dirt heaps and ill- grown shrubs, had a blighted, ill- omened look which harmonized with the black tragedy which hung over it. On reaching the boundary wall. Toby ran along, whinin^eagerly, underneath its shadow, aud stopped filially in a corner screen by a young beech. Where the two walls joined, several bricks had been loosened, and the crev ices left were worn down and rounded upon the lower side, as though they had frequently been used as a ladder. Holmes clambered up, aud. taking the dog from me, he dropped It over upon the other side. “There’s the print of wooden-leg’s hand,” he remarked, as I mounted up beside him. “You see the slight smudge of blood upon the white plaster. What a lucky tiling it is that we have had no very heavy rain since yesterday! The scent will lie upon the road in spite of their eight-and-twenty hours' start.” . I.confess that I had my doubts my self whe «• v "ajliffil u P on fne great traffic whic'i'k ~ Hie Lon don road iikT were soon appe^ ^ , SBO. W. BROWN never hesitated «, 'om waddled on in his fashion. Clearly the p^ \:W- r. “SOW STAND CLEAR. stay over here, as I have this nanaEcr- chlcf in my hand.” I did as he directed, and was in stantly conscious of a strong tarry smell. “That is where he put his foot in get ting ont. I f you can trace him, I should think that Toby will have no difficulty. Now run downstairs, loose the dog, and look out for Hlondin.” l!y the time that I got out into the grounds Sherlock Holmes was on the roof, and I could see him like an enor mous glow-worm, crawling very slowly along the ridge. I lost sight of him behind a stack of chimneys, but he presently reappeared, and then van ished once more upon the opposite side. When I made ray way round there I found him seated at one of the corner caves, “That you, Watson?” he cried. “Yes.” “This is the place. What la that black thing down there?” “A water-barrel.” “Toponit?” Yes.” No sign of a ladder?" “No.” “Confound the fellow! It's a most break-neck place. 1 ought to’be able to come down where he could climb up. The waterpipe feela pretty firm. Here goes, anyhow.” There was a scuffling of the feet, and the lantern began to come steadily down the side of the wall. Then with a light spring he came on to the barrel, and from there to the earth. “It was easy to follow him,” he said, drawing on his stockings and boots. “Tiles were loosened the whole way along, and in his hurry he had dropped this. It confirms my diagnosis, as yon doctors express it.” The object which he held up to me was a small pocket or pouch woven out of the creosote rose high other contending scents. “Do not imagine,” said Holmes, • I depend for my success in this cu: upon t he mere chance of one of these fellows having put his foot in the chemi cal. I have knowledge now which would enable mo to trace them in man?,’ different ways. This, however, is the readiest, and, since fortune has put it bito our hands, I should be culpable if I neglected it. It has, however, pre vented the case from becoming the pretty little intellectual problem which it at one tine promised to be. There might have been some credit to be gained out of It, but for this too palpable clew.” “There is credit, and to spare,” said I. “I assure you, Holmes, that I mar vel at the means by which you obtain yonr results in this case, even more than I did in the Jefferson Hope mur der. The thing seems to me to be deeper and more inexplicable. How, for example, conld you describe with such confidence the wooden-legged man?” Pshaw, my dear boy! it was sim plicity itself. I don't wish to be theatrical. It is all patent and above board. Two officers who are In com mand of a convict guard learn an im portant secret as to buried treasure. A map is drawn for them by an English man named Jonathan Small. You re member that we saw the name upon the chart in Capt. Morstan's possession. He had signed it in behalf of himself and his associates—the sign of the four, as he somewhat dramatically called it. Aided by this chart, the Bible. CHRISTOPHER TOBY STOOD l I I..N THE CASK. his mind, and darted away with uu energy and determination such as he had not yet shown. The scent ap peared to be much hotte r than befor-', for he had not even to put his nose on the ground, but tugged at his leesh, and tried to break into a run. I could see by the gleam in Holmes’eyes that he thought wo were nearing the end of our journey. Our course now ran down N ino Elms until we came to Uroderiek A Nelson .; largo timber yard, lust past the White Eagle tavern. Here the dog, frantic with excitement, turned down through the side gate into the inclcsnro, where the sawyers were already at work. On the dog raced through sawdust and shavings, down an alley, round a pas sage, between two wood-piles, and finally, with a triumphant yelp, sprang upon a large barrel, which still stoor upon the hand-trolley on which it had been brought With lolling tongue cad blinking eyes, Tobu stood upon the cask, looking from one to the other of us for some sign of appreciation. The staves of the barrel and the wheels of the trolley were smeared with dark liquid, and the whole air was heavy with the smell of creosote. Sherlock Holmes and 1 looked blank ly at each other, and then burst simul taneously into an uncontrollable lit of laughter. (TO BE COnTINUKD.J mple. Nine times llout of ten whemveare out of sorts our trou bles can be removed by that re liable old medicine, Brown’s Iron Bettors, which for more than 20 years has been curing many people of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ma laria, Impure Blood, Neural gia, Headache, Liver and Kid ney troubles. 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I'm delighted to have them for the chances arc that they are all he has. There is the loss fear of you or me finding one in our skin before long. I would sgoRer face a Martini bullet, I10LMK8 CLAMBERED UP AND TOOK TUE DOG FROM ME. officers—or one of them—gets the treasure and brings it to England, leaving, we will suppose, some condi tion under which he received it unful filled. Now, then, why did not Jonathan Small get the treasure him self? The answer Is obvious. The chart Is dated at a time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts, Jonathan Small did not get the treasure because he and his associates were themselves convicts and could not get away." “But this is mere speculation," said I “It is more than that. It is the only hypothesis which covers the facts. Let us see how it fits in with the sequel. Maj. Shoito remains at peace for some years, happy in the possession of his treasure. Then he receives a letter and folIoWe,»e.' , . e >a tA 0 ? ow -. ^ train of events as fill* n..»cC° 0 them. Of course as to his persoB_'‘ pearance ho must lie middle-aged must be sunburned after serving his time in such an oven as the Andamans His height is readily calculated from the length of his stride, and we know that he was bearded. His hairiness was the'one point which impressed itself upon Thaddens Shoito when he saw him at the window. I don’t know that there is anything else.” “The associate?" “Ah, well, there is no great mystery in that. But you will know all about it soon enough. How sweet the morn ing air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. Now the red rim of the sun pushes itself over the London cloudbank. It shines on a good many folk, but on none, I dare bet, who are on a stranger errand than you and I. How small we feci with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of nature! Are you well up in your Jean Paul?” “Eairly so. I worked back to him through Carlyle." "That w;is like following the brook to the parent lake. He makes but one curious but profound remark. It is that the chief proof of man's real great ness lies in his perception of his own smallness. It argues, you see, a power of comparison and of appreciation which is in itself a proof of nobility. There is much food for thought in Richter. You have not a pistol, have you?" “I have my stick." “It is just possible that we may need something of the sort if we get into their lair. Jonathan I shall leave to you, but if the other turns nasty I shall shoot him dead.” He took out his re volver as he spoke, and. having loaded two of the chambers, he put it hacic into the right hand pocket of his jacket. We had, during this time, been fol lowing the guidance of Toby down the half rural, villa-lined roads which lead to the metropolis. Now, however, we were beginning to come among contin nous streets, where laborers and dock- men were already astir, and slatternly women were taking down shutters and brushing doorsteps. At the square- topped corner public houses business was just beginning, and rough-looking men were emerging, rubbing their sleeves across their lieards after their morning wet. Strange dogs sauntered np, ami stared wondcringly at us as we passed, hut our inimitable Toby looked neither to the right nor to the left, but trotted onwards with his nose to tho ground and an occasional eager whine, which spoke of a hot scent. We had travcrscil Streatham, Brix- ton, Camberwell, and now found our selves in Kennington lane, having borne away through the side streets to the east of the Oval. The men whom we pursued seemed to have taken a curiously zigzag road, with the idea probably of escaping observation. They had never kept to the main road if a parallel side street would serve their turn. 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Arrive Charleston Leave Lanes Arrive Charleston . 7.05 p in 8.40 p in NORTH BOUND. No. 78. ... 4.12 a m . 6.31'a in Kingstree 6 49 a m 7.50 a in No. 32. Leave Charleston Lanes 4.30 p m .. 6.08 p m .. 6.23 p in Arrive Florence 7.15 p in No. 62. . 7.00 a m Arrive Lanes No. 53 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. Train Nos. 78 and 14 runs via Wilson and Fayetteville—Short Line—and Ves close connection for all points North. ~ • —. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. I Typewriting and Copying. AM prepa of work 1 ared to attend to this clais promptly and accurately, and would be gl-d ior those needii g such services to call at my office over Messrs. Welling & Bounoitt’s store. Mrs. LUCY M. NORMENT f| GROVES W ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA * AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect June 8, 1894. SOUTH BOUND. No. 5b. Leave Wilmington Marion Arrive Florence No. 50. Leave Florence Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia No. 58. Leave Florence Arrive Sumter £ No. 62. Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8,38 a m, Manning 9 15 a m. NORTH BOUND. Leave Coin mbit No. 56. . 4.80 a m Sumter... . 6.43 a m Arrive Florence . 8.00 a m Leave Florence Marion Arrive Wilmington 11.50 am Leave Columbia ,No. 68. .am* 4.25 Dm Arrive Sumter ..JSL 5.48 pm Leave Columbia ™ No. 50. Sumter Arrive Florence TASTELESS CHILL TONIC IS JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 90 ots. GALATIA, ILLS., Nov. KS, 1893. Tarta Modtclna Co., «. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:—Wo sold but roar, SOS bottles of lUOVK’S TASTKLKS8 CHILL TONIC sod hove towtbt threo Knew slresdy this year. In all our ex* Lierleuee of It years. In lb* drug business, bare -.ever sold a n article that (aye euch universal setle- tacuou as your Toole. Yours truly, ABsxT.CAan A Co. For sale by J, A.. BO YJD- No. 53 runs thiouga to cuarleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 0.21 p in. Lanes 7.00 p m, Charleston 8.40 p m. Trains on youth and North Caro lina R. R., leave Atkins 9.40 a. m. and 6.80 p. m., arriving Lucknow 11.10 a. m. and 8.00 p. in. Returning leave Lucknow 6.45 a. in. and 4.20 p m., ar riving Atkins 8.15 a. m. and 5.50 p. m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Wilmington, Chadbi-nra and Conway Railroad leave Chad- bourn at 11.30 a m, arrive at Conway 1.45 p m, returning leave Conway at 2 30 p. m., arrive Chadbourn 4:50 p. in. Leave Chadbonrn 5.35 p m arrive at Hnb 6.20 p. in. Re turning leave Hub 8.15 a in, arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 a m. Daily exepet Sac lay. Trains leave Pregnalls 8.80 a. m., Summerton 9.48 a. in., Sumter 10.85 a. in., Darlington 11.55 a. m., Ben- nettsville 12.48 p, m., arrive Hamlet l. 40 p. in. Returning, leave Hamlet 3.10 p in., Bennettxville 3.00 p. m., Darlington 3.53 p. m., Sumter 5.11 p. m, Summerton 5.58 p. m., arrive Pregnalis 7.21 p. m. JOHN F. DIVINE. Qaa’I Sar't.