she said. has already been arrested. sergeant.

 wait for me
 wait for me. and he would wish to get back before it was broad light. they flitted from the gloom into the light. empty windows and high. an official inquiry could not be made without bringing out some facts about the treasure. and that my heart turned as heavy as lead within me. 'He had suffered for years from a weak heart. in very rough and coarse characters. and then tried to turn the handle and force it open. loose the dog. and a staff of native servants. from Senegambia.

 I should prefer that you remain. We shall all go and try if we can get the better of Brother Bartholomew. and my conscience swelled nightly within me at the thought that I had lacked the courage to protest. but there is no light from within. men. We took Toby round to each in turn. Mrs. He winds it at night." he kept repeating. If Mr. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. So we stood hand in hand.

""They are coming from work in the yard."It is Mrs."Yes. What do you make of all this?""A savage!" I exclaimed. which in that still and moonlit room was more jarring to the nerves than any scowl or contortion. and making every allowance for the space between." I answered. was the same that had contained the ill- omened treasure of the Sholtos. my sons. indeed. and that he wished to make a last communication to us. From the great black house there sounded through the silent night the saddest and most pitiful of sounds.

""Oh. pile it on!" cried Holmes. I could hardly keep from smiling at his crestfallen face when he finally snapped the case to and handed it back.""This is all very well."He mounted the steps. which in that still and moonlit room was more jarring to the nerves than any scowl or contortion. for no one ever knew. however. Let us open it.""If we are to go to Norwood it would perhaps be as well to start at once. I have oysters and a brace of grouse. now.

 so I gives it the run o' the room. Inference. visitors."We were all astonished by the appearance of the apartment into which he invited us. Steadily we drew in upon them. and I shall let him know. What is that black thing down there?""A water-barrel. He was a good-sized. and then again interminable lines of new staring brick buildings. looking down into the engine-room. Of course this may prove to be a false alarm; but it is my duty as an officer of the law to allow no chance to slip. and yet no friends o' the master's.

 I wish you." said Holmes. It has. here is a four-wheeler. and so been led to their hiding-place. the officers--or one of them--gets the treasure and brings it to England. 7 on the left here." said Holmes. tremulous yelps. For weeks and for months we dug and delved in every part of the garden. I felt that years of the conventionalities of life could not teach me to know her sweet. after all.

"Don't trouble yourself about it. wooden leg and all. and the powerful engines whizzed and clanked. The death of Captain Morstan. her lip trembled. By her advice I published my address in the advertisement column. it is late." said Wiggins. It must have whizzed between us at the instant that we fired. He is a poorly-educated man."There was no difficulty about this.""But it was the associate.

 and we heard him stumbling down the stairs in the dark. How's that?""On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside. funnel black with a white band. there was in her also the instinct to turn to me for comfort and protection. will give her a fair share of the Agra treasure. that is more than I can tell. was on the table; and beside it lay this rather curious stone-headed instrument. still jerking and smiling. but the gatekeeper. 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. If my own servant could not believe my innocence. misshapen heads.

 what a black reaction comes upon you. I am a little nervous. sir. braining the survivors with their stone-headed clubs. You see. for Thaddeus Sholto's teeth were chattering in his head. With his long. but for a sergeant up-stairs. on the other hand. and. but I never saw him with such a face on him as that. with a great wheezing and rattling as from a man who was sorely put to it for breath.

 after some thought." he remarked. Thus.""Then tell me. I don't think I could rest until I know more of this fantastic business. and I have long had suspicions as to that valve. And here is a circular muddy mark.--the monster tentacles which the giant city was throwing out into the country. yet her self-control was perfect.""Toby lives at No. with some remarks upon the uses of plaster of Paris as a preserver of impresses. When Gregson or Lestrade or Athelney Jones are out of their depths--which.

"We have no right to take anything for granted.""You are not quite in possession of the facts yet. with a glazed look near the point as though some gummy substance had dried upon it. and how did they go? The door has not been opened since last night. Would you think me impertinent if I were to put your theories to a more severe test?""On the contrary.--the Baker Street irregulars. dark thorn stuck in the skin just above the ear. W.""Can I do anything? I am perfectly fresh now. On opening the Standard. I was able to refer him to two parallel cases. She is down the river somewhere.

 How does all that fit into your theory?""Confirms it in every respect. and the night was fairly fine. Is there anything else?""Only that I insist upon your dining with us. which left only his face exposed; but that face was enough to give a man a sleepless night. merchant-vessels. His appearance corresponded to the sounds which we had heard. if you are crossing the river you may as well return Toby. Can I rely upon you?""Most certainly. and to spare." she said. has already been arrested. sergeant.