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A TRUE HISTORY OF A Ifi,IENIARICABLE EXPERIENCE
CHATER IX.
found Holmes dejected arid fionletyllitt MOT,
A BREATC IN TUE (MARL cse, Ile wettld hardly reply to my 5eues-
aad busted himself all evening in an
It was late in the af ternoon before I wo'te, abstruse chemical analysis which involved
strengthened andrefreshed. Sherlock Holm- much heating a retorts and distilling of
vapors, multi% at last in a sme 1 which fair-
Jy drove me out GI the apartment. Up to
thesmall hours of the morning I could Itear
the clicking of his test -tubes which told me
that he was still engaged in his malodorous
experiment', •
In the early.dawa I woke with a start
and was surpmsed to find him standing by
my bedside, clad in a- rude sailor dress with
pealaeltet, and a coarse red scarf around
hes neck.
"1 am off down tbe river, Watson," said.
he, "I have been turning it over in my
miud, and I can see only one wear out of it.
It is worth tryieg, at all events.'
"Surely I can come with you, then?"
sad 1.
" No; yotecan be much mere useful if
yon will remain here as my representative.
lam loath to go, for it is quite on the cards
that some message may come during the
day, though Wiggine was despoodent about
it last night. I want you to open all notes
and telegrams, and to eat on your own
Inclement limier news should come, Can I
rely upon you ?
"Most certainly."
"I am afraid. that you will not be able
to wire to me, for I can hardly tell where I
may find myeelf. If I am in luck, how-
ever, I moy not be gone so very lona I
shall have news of some sort or ether be-
fe.re I get back,"
es still sat as 1 had left him save that he
had laid aside his violin and,
deep in a
book. He looked across at, me, as I stirred
and I noticed thab his face was dark and
tronblecle
" You have slepb soundly," he said, "1
feared that our talk would wake you."
"1 heard nothin," I answered. "Have
yen bad fresh news, then?"
• "Unfortunately, no, I confess that 1
am surprised and disappointed. I expect-
ed something definite by this time. Wig'
gins has just been up to report. He says
that no tracocan be found of the launch. It
is e. provokittg check, for every hour is of
itnportance.
"Can I do anything 1 I am perfectly
fresh now, and quite ready for another
uight's outing."
No ; we can do nothing. 'We can only
wait. If we go ourselves, the message
might come in our absence, and delay be
caused. You can do what you will, but I
must remain oet guard."
"Then I shell run over to Camberwell
and call upon Mrs. Cecil Forrester. She
asked me to yesterdaa."
On /tirs. Cecil Fnrrester ?" asked
Holmes, with the twinkle of a smile in his
eyes.
WoI of course on Miss Marstan too.
They were auxious to hear what hap-
pened.
" I would not tell them too much," said
Holmes. " Women aro never to be entire-
• ly trusted,—not the best of them"
I dal not pause to argue over this atro-
°ion sentiment. "1 shall be back in an
hour or two," I remarked.
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you are crossing the river you may as well
return Toby, for I don't think it la at all
likely, that we shall have any use for hitn
now.' have been iu any way concerned m the
I took our mongrel accordingly, and left matter. He and the houskeeper, Mrs
him, together with a half -sovereign, at the Bernstone, were both released yesterday
old naturalist's Pitichin Lane. At Cam. evening. It is believed, however, that the
berwell I found Miss Morstan a little weary police have a clue as to the real culprits,
after her night's adventures, but very eager
to hear the new:. Mrs. Forrester, too,
wt e full of curiosity. I told them all that
we bad done, suppressing, however. themore
dreadful parts of the tragedy. Thus, al-
though I spoke of Mr Sholtds denth, I "That is tietisfactory so far as it goes,"
said nothing of the exact, manlier and
thought I. "Friend Sholto is safe, at any
method of it. With all my
omissions, how. rate. I wonder what the fresh clue may
ever, there. was enough to atartle and amaze be ; though it mute to be a stereotyped
tbem. form whenever the police have made it
"1. is a romencer cried Mrs. Forrester. blunder,"
"An injured lady, half a million in treasure, tossea the paper down upon the table,
a black cannibal, and it wooden
-legged rat. but at that meuent my eye caught an art -
flan. They take the place of the coneen- vertisament itt the agony column. :an
tioeal dragon or wicked earl." in this way :
"And two knight-errants to the resale," "tem.—Whereas Mordecai Smith, boat -
added. Miss Morstan, with a bright glance man, and his son Jim, left Smith's Wharf at
at me or about three o'clock lo.st Tuesday morn-
" Why, Mary, your fortune dependsupon ing in the steean launch Aurora, black with
the issue of this seareh. I don't think that two red stripes, funnel black with a white
you are nearly excited enough, Just imagine, band, the sum of five pounds will be paid
what it must be to be so tech, and to havo to any ono whoM
can give Information to rs.
the world at your feet!" !Smith, at Smith's wharf, or at 221 h Baker
It, sent a little thrill of joy to my heart I Street, as to the whereabouts of the said
to notice that she showed 00 sign of elation , Mordeoei Smith and the launck Aurora."
at the prospect. Oa the contrary, she gavel This was clearly Hohnes's doing. The
a toss of her proud head, as though the i Baker Street address was enough to prove
matter were one in which she took. small that. It struck me as rather ingentous'
interest. because it mighe be read by the fugitives
"Itis for Mr,. Thaddeus Sholto that I without their seeing in it more than the
am anxious," sbe said. "Nothing, else is , natural anxiety of it wife for her missing
of any consequence; but I think that he husband,
has behaved most kindly and honorably It was a long day. Every time that a.
throughout. It is our duty to Clear him of knock came to the door e or it Sharp step
this dreadful and unfounded charge." passed in the street, I imagined that it was
It was evening before I left Camber- either Holmes returning or an answer to
•well and quite dark by the time I reached. his advertisemeut. I tried to read, but my
Poplar at twelve o'clock. "Go to .Baker
Street at once," it meld. " If I have not re-
turnea, we1t tor ate. I am doze on the
tracik of the Sholto gang. You cen creme
with us to -Alight ifeyou want to be in at the
finish,"
"This sounas well. He has eviaently.
picked up the scent again," said L
Alt, then he 1158 beep at faille ton," ex.
claimed. Joues, with evident satisfaneton.
"Even the best of us ace thrown off eome.
Oxen -lay times. Of course prove to be a false
alarm; but it is my duty as an officer of • •the
le.w to allow no chance to slip. But here
is seine oae at the door. Perhaps this is
A heavy step Was heard ascending the
stair, witlea great sarheezing and:rattling as
from a man who *wee •• 'rely put to it for
breath. 011ee or to" • ne stopped, as
•though the climb wet too much for him,
but at last he ihade his *ay to our door and'
entered. His appearance corresponded to
the sounds which we had heard. He was
nil aged man, clad in. seafaring garb,
with an old pea -jacket biittoned up to Ms
throat. His back was bowed, his knees
were shaky, and his breathing was pain-
fully asthmatic. .&s he leaned upon a thick
oaken cudgel las shoulders heaved in the
effort to draw the air into his lungs. He
had. a coloured searf round his chin, and I
could see little of his face sa e a pair of
keen dark eyes, overhung by bushy white
brows, and long gray side whiskers, Alto-
gether he gave me the i rpression of a re-
spectaole master mariner who had fallen
mto years and poverty.
" What is it, my man?" Tasked.
He looked about in the slow methodical
way orold age.
"Is Mr. Sherlock Holmes here ?" said he.
"No ; but I am acting for him. Yea can
av
tell me any -message you he' for bim."
"It was to himself I was totell it," said he.
But I te 1 you that I am acstingfor him.
Was it about Mordecai Smith's boat?"
" Yes. I knows Well where It is. An' I
knows where the men he is after are. An'
I knows where the treasore is. I knows all
about it."
" then tell me, and I shall let him
know."
"It was to him I was to tell it," he re-
peated with the petulant obstinacy of a very
old man,
St Well, you must wait for him."
"No, no ; I ain't gain' to lose a whole clay
to please no one, If Mr. Holmes ain't here
thea Mr. Holmes must find Mall out for him-
self. I don't care about the look of either
of you, and I won't. tell a word."
"Ile shuffled towards the door, but
Atheiney Janes got in front of him.
" Wait a bit, my friend," said he. " You
bave important information, and you must
not walk off. We shall keep you, whether
you like or not, until our friend returns."
The old man made o. little run towards
the door, but, as Athelney Jones put his
broad back up against it, he recognized the
uselessness of resistance.
"Pretty sort o' treatment this 1" he cried,
stamping his stick. "I come here to see a
gentleman, tend you two who I never saw
in my life, seize me and treat me in thi$
fashion!"
"You -will be none the worse," I said.
is Wo shall recompense you for the loss of
your time. Sit over here on the sofa, and
you will not have long to wait."
He came across sullenly enough, and.seat-
ed himself with his face resting 00 )118 hands.
Jones and I resumed our cigars and our talk-.
suddenly, however, Holmes's voice broke in
upon us.
think that you might offer me a oigar
too," he said.
We both started in our chairs. There was
Holmes sitting close to us with an air of
quiet amusement
"Holmes:" I exclaimed. "You here:
But where is the old man?"
" Hereia the old man," said he, holding
out it heap of white hair. "Here he is,—
wig, whiskers, eyebrows, and all. I thought
my disguise was pretty goo& but I hardly
expected that tt would st.snd thattest."
"Ab, you roper cried Jones, highly de -
I had heard nothing, of hint by breakfast -
time. On openiug tho Standard, ' however,
I foand there was a fresh allusion to the
business. " With reference to the
Upper Norwood tragedy," it •remarked,
"we have reason to believe that the matter
promises to be even more complex owl
mysterious than was originally -supposed.
Fresh evidence has shown that it is quite
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talk exceeiingly well when he chose, and
that night he did choose. He appeared to
be ia a state of nervous exaltation. I have
never known him so brilliant. • He spoke on
a quick succession of subjeots—on aureole -
plays, oa trtediceval pottery, on Straiivarius
violins, on the Buddhism of Ceylon, and on
the war -ships of the future,—handling each
as though he had made it special study of it.
His bright homor mat ked tl.e reaction from
his black depression of the proceeding days
Athelney Jones proved to he a sociable soul
in his hours of relairapion,and faced his dinner
with the air of a bon vivant. For myself,
I felt elated at the thought that we were
nearing the end of our task, and I .caught
something of Holmes's gayety. Nene of us
alluded during dinner to the cause which
had brought us together.
When the cloth was cleared, Holmes
glanced at his watch, and filled up three
glossae with port. "One bumper," said lie,
to the success of our little expedition.
And now it is high time we were off. Have
you a pistol Watson?"
"1 have my old. service -revolver in my
desk."
You had best take it, then. It is well
to be prepared. I see that the cab is at the
door. I ordered it for half -past six."
It was a little pest seven before we reach-
ed the Westminster wharf, and. found our
launch awaiting us. Holmes eyed it criti-
"Is there anything to mark it as a police -
beet'?"
Yes,—that green lamp a,l, the side."
home. My companion's book and pipe lay thoughts would -wander off to our strange
by his their, but he had. disappeared. 1 quest and to the ill-assorted and villainous " You would have made an actor,
and a rare one. You bad the proper work -
looked about in the boos of seeing a note, pair whom we were pursuing. Could there house 3ougb, and those weak legs of yours
"Then take it off:"
The small change was made, we steaped
on board, and the ropes wore cast oft. Jones,
Holmes, and I sat in the steru. There was
one man at the rudder, one to fend the
ani es, and two burly police-Mapectors
forward.
"Where to 3') asked Jones.
"To the Tower. Tell them to step
opposite to Jacobson'a Yard."
Our craft was evidently•tt very fast one.
We shot past the long line* of loaded bargee
as though they were stationary. Holmes
smiled -With satisfaction as we overhauled a
river steamer and left her behind us.
"We ought to be able to catch anything
on the river," he said.
"Well, hardly that. But there are not
many launches to beat us."
"We shall have to catch the Anrora and
she has a name for being a clipper. 1 will
tell you how the land, lies, Watson. Von
recollect how anuoyed I was at being balked
by so swell a thing e"
hyeeas
"Well, I gave my mind a thorough rest
by plunging into a chemical analysis. One
of our greatest statesmen has said that a
change of work is the best rest. So it is.
When I had succeeded in dissolviug the
hydrocarbon which I was at work at, I
eame back to my problem of the Sholtos,
aid thought the whole matter out again.
My boys lied been up the river end down
the river without remit. The launch
was not at any landing -stage or wharf,
nor had it, returned. Yet it could
hardly have been scuttled to hide their
traces,—thoughtliat always remained as a
possible hyp sthesis if eat else failed. I
knew tbat this man Small bailea certain de-
gree of low cunning, but 1 did not think
him capable of anything itt the nature of
delicate finesse. That is usually it product
of higher education. 1 then reflected that
since he hail certainly been itt London some
time—as we had evidence that he maintain-
ed it continual watch over Pondicherry
Lodge—he could hardly leave ate, inomentee
notice, bat would need some little ten% if
it were ouly a day, to arrange his affairs.
That was the balance of probability, et any
rate."
"It seems to me to be a little weak," said
1. "It is more probable that he had ar-
ranged. his affairs before ever he set out upon
his expedition."
"No, I hardly think so. This leir of hia
would be too valuable a retreat in case of
need her him to give it up until he was sure
that he could do without it. But a second
consideration struck me. Jonathan Small
must have felt that the peculiar appearance
of his companion, however much he may
have top -coated him, would give rises to
gossip, and possibly be associated with this
Norwood tragedy. Ile was quite sharp
enough to see that. They had started from
their head -quarters under cover of darkness,
and he would with to get back before
it was broad light. Now, it was past three
o'clock, according to Mrs. Smith, when they
got the boat. It would be quite bright,
and people would be about in an hour or so.
Therefore, Iaroued, they ilia notpeo very far.
Tbey paid Smith well to hold his tongte,
:actorporated 4887, with CaSil Capital of $50,000
but there:was none. be, I wondered, someradical flaw itt my corn -
"1 suppose that Me. Sherlock Holmes panion's reasoning? Might he be suffering
has gone out,"' I said to Mrs. Hudson as from some huge self-deception? Was it
she came up to lower the blinds. not possible that his nimble and speculative
"No, sir. He has gone to his mind had built up this wild theory upon
sir Do you know. alt." sink- aultv premises ? I had never known him
ing a.Jututer voice into an impressive •whis- to be wrong; and yet the keenest reasoner
per, " I am afraid for his health?" may occasionally be deceived. He was to knovr me,—especially since our friend
" Why so, Mrs. Hudson ?" likely, I thought, to fall into error through here took to publishing some of my cases :
the over -refinement of his logic,—his prat- so I can only go on the wer-path under some
erence for a subtle and bizarre explanation simple disguise like this. You got my
"Weil, he's that, strenge, sir. After you
Ws gone ho walked and he walked, op and. wire?"
plainer and more common -place one It yes ;
down, and up and. down, until 1 was weary when a
to his hand. Yet, on the otherthat was what brougbt me Isere."
of the sound of Isis footstep. Then I heard beY reedyhas your case prospered ?"
"How
him talk leg to himself and muttering, and hand, I had myself seen the evidence, and 1C It, has all come to nothing. I have had
, I had heard the reason for his deductions. to release two of my prisoners, and there is
no evidence against the other two."
are worth ten. pound a week. I thought I
knew the glint of your eye, though. You
didn't get away from us so easily, you see."
"1 have been working in that get-up all
day," said he, lighting his cigar. "You,
see a good many of the criminel classes begin
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rootn, but I can hear ltiln walk ing away
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myself somewhat uneasy when through the
long .night I still from time to time heard n
the ull sound. of his tread, and knew bow
his keen spirit was chafing against this in-
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At breakfast -time he looked worn and
haggard, with a little fleck of feverish
colour upon either check.
• . "You are knocking yotit self up, old •man,"
I remarked. "I heard you marching about
in the night."
"No, I could not sleep," he anewered.
"This infernal problem es consuming me.
It is too much to be balked by so petty an "And a whisky -and -soda ?"
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When I looked back on the long chain of
curious oircumstruces, many of them trivial
in themselves, but all tending in the same
direction, I could not disguise from myself
that even if Holmes's explanation were incor-
rect the true theory must be equally outre
and startling.
At three o'clock in the afternoon there
was it loud peal at the bell, an authoritative
voice in the hall, and, to my surprise, no
less a person than Mr. Athelney Jones was
shown up to inc. Very different was he,
however, from the brusque and masterful
professor of common sense who had taken
over the case so confidently at Upper Nor-
wood. His expression was downcast, and
his bearing meek and even apologetic.
" Good -clay, sir ; good -day, ' said he.
"Mr. Sherlock Holmes is out, I under-
stand."
• " Yes, and I cannot be sore when he will
babo.ck. But perhaps you would 'care to
Wait. Take that chair and try one of these
cigars."
"Thank you ; I don't mind if I do,"
said he, mopping his face with a red ban-
danna handkerchief.
agencies at work, and used every means at
my disposal. The whole river has been
searched on either side, but there is no
news, nor has Mrs. Smith heard of her bus.
band. I shall come to the conolUSiOn soon
that they have scuttled the craft. But there
are objections to that."
"Or that Mrs. Smith has put us on the
wrong scent." •
• "No, I think that nifty be dismissed. I
had inquiries made, and there is a launch
of that description." •
" Could it have gone up the river ?"
"1 have considered that possibility, too,
and there is a searetopeety who will work
up as far as Richmond. • If no news comes
today, I shall start off myself tomorrow,
and go for the men rather than the boat.
But surely, tirely, we shall hear something."
We did not, however. Not a word came
to us either from Wiggins or from the other
agencies. There were articles in tnost of the
aperg upon the Norwood tragedy. They
all appeared to be rather hosbile to the un-
• fca tunate Thaddeus Sholto. No fresh de-
• tails were to be found, however, in any of
THE them, save that an inquest watt to be helcl
y
unon the following day. I walked over to ExETE
Camberwell in the evening to report our itt
TIMES succeos to the ladies, and on my return 1
theory about this Norwood case
"I remember that youexpressed one."
"Well, I have been obliged to reconsider
it. I had my net drawn tightly mend Mr.
Sholto, sir, when pop he went through a
hole in the middle of it He was able to
prove an alibi which could not be shaken,
From the time he left his brother's room he
was never out of sight of some one or other.
So it could not be he who climbed over roofs
and through trap-doore, It's a very dark
case, and iny professional credit is at stake.
I should be very glad of a little assistance."
" We all ueed help sometimes," said I.
• " Your friend 1VIr. Sherlock Holmes is a
wonderful men, sir," said he, in a husky
and confidential voitee. "He's a ma.a who
ia not to be beat, I have known that young
men go into a good many cases, but I never
saw the case yet that he could not throw a
light upon. He is irregular M his methods,
and a little quick perhaps in jumping at
• theories'but, on the whole, I think he would
have made a most proinisine officer, and
I don't care who knows it. I have had a
wire from him this morning, by which I
onderstatal that he has got some clue to
this Sholto business. Here is Inc message."
Be took the telegram out of his pocket
mud handed it to me. It was dated front
Sexual Weakness.
Female complaints
Ins potenoy,
Kidney Diseasee•
Liver *Complaint*
Leine Back.
Urinary Diseases,
RHEUMATISM
It is a well known fact that medical science
bus uttoviY failed to atford relief in theumatio
cases, We venturethe assertion that although
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agent for a few years, It Ints cured more cases
of Rheumatism than ail other means con:.
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nizing this fact, aro availing themselves of this
meet Potent of nature's forces,
TO RESTORE MANHOOD
Thousands of people suffer from a variety of
nervous diseases, such as Seminal Weakness,
Impotenoy, Lost Manhood, Weak Back, etc.,
that situ old modes of treatment fail to cure
There is a loss of nerve force or power that
cannot be restored by medical treatment, and
any doctor who would try to accomplish this
by any kind of drugs is practising a dangerous
form of charlatanism, rroporly treated
TENSE DISEASES CAN BE CUBED
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Never mind. We shall give you two
others in the place of them. But you must
put yourself under my .orders. You are
welcome to all the official credit, but you
must act on the lines that I point ona Is
that agreed?"
"'Entirely, if you will help me to the
men."
"Well, then, in the first place I shall
want a. fast police-boat—a steam launch
—to be at the Westminster Stairs at seven
o'clock."
" That is easily managed. There is al-
ways one about there ; but I can step across
dos road and telephone to make sure. '
"Then I shell want two stanch men in
case of resistance."
"Thera will be two or three in the boat.
What else?"
"When we secure the men we shad get the
treasure. I think that it would be a pleas-
ure to ray friend here to take the box round
to the young lady to whom half of ib right-
ly belongs. Let her be the first to open it,
—Eh., Watson ?'
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" You limy° planned ib all every neatly,
'whether they are the r ight rum or not,'
said Jones; but if the affair were in my
hands I should have bad it body of police in
Jacobson's Yard, and arreeted them when
they came down."
"Which would 'taxa been never. This
man. Small is it pretty shrewd fellow. He.
would send a scout on ahead, and if any
thing made Itine ausplainus, he would
snug for another week." ess•
"Bub you might have stuck to 'Mot twat
Smith, and 80 been led to their hiding.
place," said I.
"In that case I should have wasted. my
day. I think that it is a, hundred to one
against Smith knowing where they live. As
long as he bas liquor and good pay, why
should he ask questions? They send him
messages what to do. No, I thought over
every possible course, and this is the best."
na COSTINITED,)
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WHENWIVES WERE SOLD,
The Easton' in England Recorded up to it
Few Tears mesa
In 1877 a wife was sold for L40, and se hot
is more remarkable the artioles of sale were
drawn up and signed at a solicitor's office,
rezerved his launch for the filial escape, and the money paid, and. the chettol handed
hurried to their lodgings with the treasure- over with all the:gravity of law.
'box. In a couple af nights, when they had
time to see whet, view the paper
took, and whether there was any suspicion,
they would make their way under cover ot
darkness to some ship at Gravesend or in
the Deans, where po doubt they bad al-
ready arranged for passages to America or
the Colonies."
"But the launch? They could not have
taken that to their lodgings."
"But so. I argued that the launch imist
be no great way off, in spite of its invisi-
bility, I then put myself in the place of
Small, and looked at itasit man of his cap-
aoity would. He would probably consider
that to send back the launch or to keep it,
ata wharf would make pursuit easy if the
pollee did happen to get on his track.
How; then, could he conceelthelauuch and
yet have her at hand when u anted ? I
wondered what I should do myself if I were
in his shoes. I could only think of one way
of doing it, I might hand the launch over
to sorne.hoat-builder or repairer, with direc-
tions to make a trifling change in her.
She would then be removed to his shed or
yard, and so be effectually concealed, while
at the same time I could hive her ab a few
hours' notice."
"That seethe simple enough."
" It is just -these simple things which are
extremely liable to be overlooked. How-
ever, I deeermined to act on the idea. I
etarted at once itt this httrinMss seaman's
-rig and inquired at all the yards down the
river. I drew blank at fifteen, but at the
sixeeenth—Jecobsonai—I learned that the
Aurora had been handed over to them two
days ego by a wooden -legged man, with
some trivial directions as to her rudder
There ain't naught amiss with her rudder,'
said the foreman. There she lies, with
the red streaks.' • At that moment who
should come down but Mordecai Smith, the
• missing owner? He was rather the worse
for liquor. I should not, of course, have
knowa him, but he bellowed out the name
t
"It would be a great pleasure tome."
"Rather an irregular proceeding," said
Jones, shaking his head. "However, the
whole thing is irregular, and I suppose we
must wink at it. The treaaure must after-
wards be banded over to the arithorities
until after the official investigation,"
"Certain/y. That is easy managed. One
other point. I should much like to have' a
few details about this metter from the lips
of Jonathan Small himself. You know I
like to work the detail of my cases out.
There isuo objection to my having an un-
official interview with hint, either here in
my moms or elsewhere, as long as he is
efficiently gearded ?"
"Well, you are master of the situation.
I have had no proof yet of the existence of
this Jonathan Small. However, if you can
catch him I don't see how I can refuse you
an interview with him."
"That is understood, then?"
• "Perfectly. Is there anything else ?"
• "Only that I insist upon your dining with
us. It will be ready in half an hour. 1
have oysters and a brace of grouse, with
something a little choice in white wines.—
Watson, yeti have -never yet recognized my
merits as a' househeeper."
CHAPTER X. e
VIE END Or TUE ierae-snaa• Our meal was it merry one. I:relin.
if we do not take men, treasure, and all. contains no soda,
es could
In the course of a county court case at
Sheffield in May, 1881, a madnamed Moore
stated that he wasliving with the wife of one
of bis friends, and that he had purchased
her for it quart of beet. This transaction
was brought under the notice of the Govern-
ment hy Mr. A. M. Sullivan, who request-
ed the Home Secretary to take measures for
preventing such reprehensible transactions.
This had no effect evidently, for since that
time many sales have been recorded.
baring the hearing ole school board case
in the course of 1881, at Ripon, a woman
informed the bench that slie had been
bought for 25s., and had assumed the name
of the purchaser.
At Alfreton, in 1882, a lausaand sold his
rib for a glass of beer in a paha house, and
the rib gladly deserted her legal lord. One
cannot expect a wife for less than two -pence
halfpenny..
Two years after this a bricklayer at
Peasholme Green, Yorkshire, sold his wife
for Is. 6d, a "legal" document being drawn
up to make the bargiau bindingon all sides.
In The Globe of May 6, 1887; there ap-
pea.red an account of a well-to-do weever,
at Burnley, who was charged . with having
deserted his•wife and three children. He
admitted the soft impeachment at once, but
urged that, inasmuch as he had sold the
whole faraily to another man before the
alleged desertion, he be acquitted of all
,responsibility for their inamtenance. It
was nothing to hint whether their purchaser .
provided for their wants ; the law bad
better se, to that. For himeelf he had duly
reCeived three half-penee, the amount of the.
purchase meney, and there his interest in
the affair began and ended. . •
During 1889 a paragraph went the round.
of the papers to the affect that a man eon -
elected with a religious body in a village in
the midland counties 'had disposed of his
wife for the small Mtn Of one shilling.
of his launch. - I want her to -night
eight o'clock,' said he, --7' eighteelock sharp,
tnind, for I 119,vo two gentlemen. who won't
be kept waiting.' They had evidenely paid
him well, for he was very flush of money.
chuckinc, shillings about to the men. I
followed him some distenae, but he subsided
into an•ale-house : so 1 wenb back to the
yard, an& happening to pick up one of my
boye on the way, I stationed, him as sentry
over the launch. He is to stand at the
wateris edge and wave his handkerchief to
its when they start, We shall be lying off
in the stream, and it will be astrenge thing
ren Cry for PitcWr's Castori4
Row to Increase theNirculation,
wish 1 mild strike scene plan by which
I could double my circulation," remarked
the editor of a small monthly.
"There are several ways by whieh that
can be accomplished," replied a friend.
"Name them."
"Well, get married. Then two hearts
will beat as one, ancl consequently you 11
have doubled your circulation."
It is a remarkable feet that Soda water