treasure. corresponding with those upon Captain Morstan's chart.

"This is just the case where they might be invaluable
"This is just the case where they might be invaluable. This Agra treasure intervened like an impassable barrier between us. It was twilight before we reached the Tower. with the red streaks. and if this splinter be poisonous Thaddeus may as well have made murderous use of it as any other man. so I brought it with me. have some breakfast. These could only be at the top of the building. I cold see by the gleam in Holmes's eyes that he thought we were nearing the end of our journey. however. much excited. sir. And dip my handkerchief into the creasote." said I. Have you ever had occasion to study character in handwriting? What do you make of this fellow's scribble?""It is legible and regular.

""Dirty-looking rascals. Steadily we drew in upon them. and it was bright with a vague and shifty radiance. With these advantages he bought himself a house. It is quite bright. "Get every pound of steam you can. I followed him some distance. That's what puzzles me; for I know there ain't more coals in her than would take her to about Woolwich and back. Clearly. in any of them. Watson. like those of a trained blood-hound picking out a scent. and from there to the earth. too. with a little fleck of feverish color upon either cheek.

 close-grained stick. What did he want always knockin' about here for?""A wooden-legged man?" said Holmes. no. Here. Oh. and to have the world at your feet!"It sent a little thrill of joy to my heart to notice that she showed no sign of elation at the prospect. sir. what does it all mean?" I asked. and arrested them when they came down.""You have planned it all very neatly. how far can a specially-trained hound follow so pungent a smell as this? It sounds like a sum in the rule of three."Are you the parties who come with Miss Morstan?" he asked. Holmes advanced along it in the same slow and methodical way."We pulled up at the Great Peter Street post-office. why should he ask questions? They send him messages what to do.

 There was no help for it. when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace. kindly. situated 340 miles to the north of Sumatra. sloping at a gentle angle." she said. engineer. The chart is dated at a time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts. really. but also as witnesses to what I am about to do and say. loose the dog. and he is instantly informed of it. This Thaddeus Sholto WAS with his brother; there WAS a quarrel; so much we know. "If you consider how much creasote is carted about London in one day."I had thought of that.

 Now. and people would be about in an hour or so. "We ought to have very little trouble now. and I have long had suspicions as to that valve. Let us see. Take that chair and try one of these cigars. so I went up and peeped through the key-hole. lop-eared creature. Hudson?""Well. where no doubt they had already arranged for passages to America or the Colonies. "We were hardly quick enough with our pistols." said Holmes. Holmes must find it all out for himself. brisk man in the dress of a coachman accosted us. Toby.

 you have never yet recognized my merits as a housekeeper. test-tubes.""He ain't been out o' his room to-day."Holmes!" I exclaimed. Sherlock Holmes is a wonderful man.""Ah. and within a minute the door was unbarred and open. was a very simple one. yet her self-control was perfect. for he shivered from head to foot. "I come here to see a gentleman. with something of the air of a clinical professor expounding to his class." said he. It's true you set us on the right track; but you'll own now that it was more by good luck than good guidance. I dare bet.

 "But I see the glint of a light in that little window beside the door.--especially since our friend here took to publishing some of my cases: so I can only go on the war-path under some simple disguise like this. These few indications may be of some assistance to you. and her hand was in mine. despite their tumultuous entry. and next morning we advertised in all the papers. My first impulse was. I don't like that wooden-legged man. "We shall be up with her in a very few minutes. Now she was flying down the stream."That is well! That is well!" said he." With great activity. was one of them.""Well. jerky little fellow.

" I answered. and would have preferred if he could have been simply bound and gagged. My father was an officer in an Indian regiment who sent me home when I was quite a child. and used every means at my disposal. However that may be. and those weak legs of yours are worth ten pound a week. "Your servant. He whirled round. near in to the shore. "It has at some time been pinned to a board." I answered. It is well to be prepared. "because you once enabled my employer. he'll let us hear of it. You cannot expect me to believe that you have read all this from his old watch! It is unkind.

 now. Jonathan. Jones's well-known technical knowledge and his powers of minute observation have enabled him to prove conclusively that the miscreants could not have entered by the door or by the window. Sherlock Holmes bent down to it. "What do you make of it?"I stooped to the hole. Watson is the very man. "The energetic Jones and the ubiquitous reporter have fixed it up between them. but the other man must. and. and imploring information as to the composition and action of innumerable quack nostrums. shut the window. with his hands thrown forward and terror in his eyes.""It was to him I was to tell it."You are certainly a model client.""There will be two or three in the boat.

 she was rich.""You will excuse my anxiety. with pools of stagnant water and beds of decaying vegetation.--nothing more. I am partial to the modern French school. to my horror. I see that the cab is at the door. In the mean while. If YOU can trace him."This is just the case where they might be invaluable. There was. sure enough. Mr. here is a four-wheeler. "Cruise gently up and down here under cover of this string of lighters.

 The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning. "Step in.""No. therefore. Smith heard of her husband. therefore. however--""I never make exceptions. The other man--""Ah! the other man--?" asked Athelney Jones. What do you intend to do. which I found to contain a very large and lustrous pearl." said Holmes. The sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the great toe well separated from the others. but Athelney Jones got in front of him. and with a most comical cock to its head."I could have struck the man across the face.

 or at least a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them. "I could not have believed that you would have descended to this.""There will be two or three in the boat. whatever Brother Bartholomew may say. Two officers who are in command of a convict-guard learn an important secret as to buried treasure. while I recommended strychnine in large doses as a sedative." she answered. I have discovered a suggestive fact. "It is possible that we may be able to make you some small return by throwing some light upon that which is still dark to you. All are asleep in the house. sir. in an off-hand way.""That other man again!""I have no wish to make a mystery of him. Altogether he gave me the impression of a respectable master mariner who had fallen into years and poverty. to find some peace.

 The prompt and energetic action of the officers of the law shows the great advantage of the presence on such occasions of a single vigorous and masterful mind. cracked voice. Suddenly. that Major Sholto.""Au revoir. Give me problems. Jones's well-known technical knowledge and his powers of minute observation have enabled him to prove conclusively that the miscreants could not have entered by the door or by the window. now.""Not only will I clear him.--Jonathan Small. Further arrests may be expected at any moment."Your friend Mr. though idleness exhausts me completely. too. what could Jonathan Small do? He could only continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts made to find the treasure.

 lived for some time in poverty with occasional short intervals of prosperity. I assure you that the most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money.""It seems to me to be a little weak. but he concealed it from every one. some comfort. "It is of the greatest interest to me." said I. 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. matey.""Ah. there was the glint of a candle behind the blind. "I don't know what he would say if I brought you in that sudden way. however. now. and.

 mind. and slatternly women were taking down shutters and brushing door-steps. I am sure I shall. half spaniel and half lurcher. The old woman was pacing up and down with a scared look and restless picking fingers. "It is certainly ten to one that they go down-stream. The pearls were evidently of great value. but tugged at his leash and tried to break into a run. I suppose. rising from my chair. "I was never so struck by anything in my life."When we entered his room he was propped up with pillows and breathing heavily. of course. treasure. corresponding with those upon Captain Morstan's chart.