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With a Miothi'iix tenderness the
gaunt woman iut her arm rouud her
mistress ami IciJ tier from the room.
"She has beu with her all her life
Raid Hopkins. "Mirifd her as a baby
and ca:n with hr to England when
ther ttrst left Australia eighteen
mouth ao. Tliriv.-:i Wright Is her
name. and tue Iciwl of maid you don't
lick up now idats Thin way. Mr.
Holmes, If ot! ideate!"
The keeii interest had parsed out of
Holmes' exjir'"4lve f-iee. and I knew
that with the mster all the charm of
the case had deprrte-!. Tliere still re
mained an :irre-t to be effected, 'utt
what were tliem onimonpiaee rogues
that he should m)P his hand v:th
V An ahsiruM- and learned spe
.:iut.i who tiud that he has been call
rJ in for a i:se of measles would ex
etieuee ttoijietliiui; of the annoyance
which I read in iu friend's eyes. Yet
the rtceue in ;he dmin:; room of the Ah
bey (j range was xiilliriciith strange to
arrl his attention ami to recall his
wailing interest.
It was a it l.i rf and high cham
ber, with carved oak ceiling, oaken
paneling an i a uiw array of deer's
heads and au-itiu weapons around the
walU. At ihe farther end from the
door was ihe hij.ii French wludow of
which we h.id ln-.int. Three smaller
window on tin- riln hand side filled
the apartiiieni . itli cold winter suu
tihiue. On the left was a large, deep
fireplace, with a massive, overhanging
oak mantelpiece. Iteside the fireplace
wax a heavx oaken chair with arms
and crossbars at Ihe bottom. In and
out through the open woodwork was
woven a crimson cord, which was se
cured at each side to the crosspiece be
low. In releasing the lady the cord
had been sli;i".l off Iter, but the knots
with which it li.-id tieeii secured still re
mained. These details oul struck our
attention afterward, for our thought
were entireh ao-orled by the terrible
object whic'i lay upon the tiger skiu
hearth rug in front of the fire.
It was the body of a tall, well made
man altout fit years of age. He
lay upon hi- back, his face upturned,
with bis wh.te teeth grinning through
his short black bard. His two
clinched hand- were raised above his
head, and a hav. blackthorn stick
lay across tiietn. His dark, handsome,
aquiline feature were convulsed luto
a spasm of vindictive hatred, which
had set his dc.id I. tee in a terribly
fiendish epressiou. He had evidently
been in his bed when the alarm had
broken out. for lie wore a foppish, em
broidered mum niirt. and his bare feet
projected from In trousers. His head
was horrihiv injured, and the whole
room bore wnu to the savage feroc
ity of the M. which had struck him
down. Beside tiim lax the heavy poker,
bent into a eure by the concussion.
Holmes exah .1 ed ioiu It and the inde
scribable wicck v inch it had wrought.
"He must U- .1 powerful man, this
elder Randall." lie remarked.
"Yes," said I look ins. "I have some
record of the icllow. and be is a rough
customer."
"You should have no difficulty ia get
ting him."
"Not the slightest. We have been on
the lookout for him. and there was
some idea that he had got away to
America. Now that we know that the
gaug are here 1 don't see how they
can escajK We have the news at
every seaport already, and a reward
will be offered before evening. What
beats me is how they could bare done
so mad a tiling knowing that the lady
coukl describe them and that we could
not fall to recognize the descrlptteo."
"Exactly. One would have expected
that they would have silenced Lady
Brackeustall as well."
"They may not have realised." I sug
gested, ."that (die bad recovered fross
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"That is likely euough. If she seem
ed to be senseless they would not take
her life. What abrut this poor fel
low. Hopkins? I seem to have heard
s'une queer stories about him."
"He v.a 11 good heart ed man when
he was iler. but a erfect fiend when
he was drunk, or rather when he was
half drunk, for he seldom renlry went
the whole way. The devil seemed to be
lu him ar such times, and he was capa
ble of any tiling. From what I hear. In
spite of all his wealth and his title he
very nearly came our way on-e or
twice. Tliere was a scandal about his
drenching a dog with petroleum and
setting it on fire her ladyship's dog. to
make the matter worse and thai was
only hushed tip with difficulty. Then
he threw a decanter at that maid. The
resa Wright: there was trouble about
that. On the whole, and between our-sel-es.
it will lie a brighter house with
out him. What are you looking at
nowV"
Holmes was down on his knes ex
amining with great attention the knots
upon the red cord with which the lady
had lieen secured. Then he carefully
scrutinized the broken and frayed end
where It had snapped off when the bur
glar hail dragged it down.
"When this was pulled down the bell
In the kitchen must have rune loudly."
he remarked.
"No one could hear it. The kitchen
stands right at the back of the house."
"How did the burglar 'know no one
would hear it? How dared be pull at
a bell rope in that reckless fashion?"
"Exactly. Mr. Holmes, exactly. You
put the very question which I have
asked myself again and strain. There
can le no doubt that tin's fellow must
have known the house and Its habits.
He must have perfectly understood
lhat the servants would ail lie in bed
at that comparatively early hour and
that no one could possibly liear a bell
ring lu the kitchen. Therefore he must
have been lu close league with one of
the servants. Surely that is evident.
But there are eight servants, and ali of
good character."
"Ol her tilings being equal." said
II iline. "one would suspect the one
nt whoe h:id the master threw a de
canter. Ami yet that would involve
treachery toward the mistress to whom
this woman seems devoted. Well. well,
the point is a minor one. and when
you have iCamlall you will probably
find no difficulty in securing his ac
complice. The Indy's story certainly
seems to be enrrobor.iteil. if it needed
eorrolKiration. by every 'tail which
We see lief ore U." He walked to the
French window and threw it open.
"There" are no signs here, but the
ground i iron hard, and one would
not expect them. T see that these can
dles in the mantelpiece have been
lighted."
"Yes; it was by their light and that
of the lady's bedroom candle that the
burglars saw their way abit."
"And what did they take?'
"Well, they did not take much aly
half a dozen articles of plate off the
sideboard. I-ady Itrackenstall thinks
that they were themselves so disturbed
by the death of Sir Eustace that they
ild not ransack the bouse, as they
would otherwise have done."
"No doubt lhat is true, aud yet they
drank some wine, I understand."
"To steady their nerves."
"Exactly. These three glasses upon
the sidciioard have been untouched, I
suppose."
"Yes. and the bottle stands as they
left it."
"Let us look at it. Hello, hello!
What is this?"
The three glasses were grouped to
gether, ail of them tinged with wiue
and one of them coutaiuiug some dregs
f beeswing. The bottle stood near
them, two-thirds full, and beside it lay
a long, deeply stained cork. Its ap
pearance aud the dust upon the bottle
showed that was no common vintage
which the murderers had enjoyed.
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manner. H
pressiou. and agate I saw aa atart
light of interest ia his keea, deep act
eyes. He raised the cork and exaav
ined It minutely.
"How did they draw Itr he asked.
Hopkins pointed to a half opened
drawer. In it lay some table linen and
a large corkscrew.
"Did Lady Brackenstall say Oat
screw was used?"
"No; you remember that she was
senseless at the moment when the bot
tle was opened."
"(juite so. As a matter of fact, the
screw was not used. This bottle was
opened by a pocket screw, probably
contained in a knife and not more than
an inch and a half long. If you will
examine the top of the cork, you will
observe th.it the screw was driven In
three times before the cork was ex
tracted. It has never been transfixed.
This long screw would have transfixed
it and drawn It up with a single pull.
When you catch this fellow you will
find that he has one of these multiplex
knives in his possession.
"Excellent:" said Hopkins.
"But these glasses do pmncle me. I
confess. Lady Brackenstall actually
saw the three men drinking, did she
not?"
"Yes; she was clear about that,
"Then there Is an end of It. What
more Is to be said? And yet you must
admit that the three glasses are very
remarkable. Hopkins. What? You see
nothinz remarkable? Well. well. let It
pass. Perhaps when a man has special
knowledge and special powers like ray
own It rather encourages him to seek
a complex explanation when a simpler
one is at hand. Of course It must be a
mere chance about the glasses. Well.
good morning. Hopkins. I don't sea
that I can be of any use to yon. and
you appear to have your case very clear.
You will let me know when Randall is
arrested and any further developments
which may occur. I trust that I shall
soon have to congratulate you upon a
successful conclusion. Come. Watson:
I fancy that we may employ ourselves
more jtrotita bly at home."
"Thtrlhg onrerurn Journey I could
see by Holmes face that he was much
puzzled by something which he had
observed. Every now and then by an
effort he would throw off the impres
sion and t"l'; as If the matter were
clear, but then Ids doubts would settle
down upon him asrain. and his knitted
brows and abstracted eyes would show
that his thoughts had gone back once
more to the great dining room of the
Abliey t'range in which this mtdnight
tragedy had been enacted. At last by
a sudden iniHilse just as our train was
crawlinsr out of a suburban statiou be
spnmsr on to the platform and pulled
me out after him.
"Excuse me. my dear fellow." said
he :t; we walehiil the rear carriages of
our train disappearing round a curve.
"I am sorry to make you the victim of
what may seem a mere whim: but. on
my life. Watson. I simply can't leave
that case in this condition. Every in
stinct that I jiossess cries out against
It. It's wroiiu it's all wrong I'll
swear that it's wrong. And yet the
lady's story was complete, the maid's
corroboration was suKicicnt. the detail
was fairly exact. What have I to put
up against that? Thni wineglasses
that Is all. Hut if I had not taken
tilings f,r era 11 ted. If I had examined
everything with the care which I should
have shown had we approached the
case do novo and had no cut and dried
story to v. am my mind, should I not
then have found something more deli
nlte to :m upon? Of course I should.
Sit down on this bench. Watson, until
a train for Ohiselhurst arrives, and
allow me to lay the evidence lieforr
you. imploriu? joii in the first instance
to dismiss from your mind the Idea
that aiiytliin which the m-.id or her
mistress may have said must neces
sarily be true. The lady's charming
personality nnM not lie permitted to
warp our judsment.
"Surely there are details in her sto
ry which, if we looked at In cold blood,
would ecit our suspicion. These bur
glars made a considerable haul at Sy
denham a fortnight ago. Some account
of them and of their appearance was
In the papers and would naturally oc
cur to any one who wished to invent a
story In which Imaginary robbers
should pl-iy a part. As a matter of
fact, burglars who have done a good
stroke of business are. as a rule, only
too glad to enjoy the proceeds In peace
and quiet without embarking on anoth
er perilous undertaking. Again. It is
unusual for burglars to operate at so
early an hour: it is unusual for bur
glars to sirike a lady to prevent her
screaming, since one would imagine
that was the sure way to make her
scream: It i unusual for them to com
mit murder when their numbers are
sufficient to overpower one man; It Is
unusual for them to be content with a
limited plunder when there was much
more within their reach, and, finally, I
should say that it was very unusual
for such men to leave a bottle half
empty. How do all these unusuals
strike you. Watson?"
"Their cumulative effect is certainly
considerable, and yet each of them is
quite possible in itself, ihe most unu
sual thing of all. as it seems to me. is
that the lady should be tied to the
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"What about the wineeiases?"
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"We are told that three men drank
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"Why not? There was wine in each
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"Exactly, hut there was beeswing
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tlceil that fact. What does that sttg
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"The last glass filled would he most
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"Not at all. The bottle was ft:ll of
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beeswing. That does not appear prob
able. Xo. no. I am sure that I am
right."
"What, then, do you suppose?"
"That only two glasses were used and
that the dres of both wee poured into
a thin! gla-s. so as to gie the false im
pression tiiat three people hail been
here. In that way all the beeswing
would be hi ihe last glass, would it
not? Yes. I am convinced that this i
so. But If 1 have hit upon the true ex
planation of this one small pheiH.m
euou thou iu an instant the case rises
from the commonplace to the exceed
ingly remarkable, for it can only mean
that Lady Brackenstall ami her maid
have deliberately lied to us, that uot
one word of their story is to be be
lieved, that they have s.mie very strong
reason for covering the real criminal
and that we must construct our case
for ourselves without a.iy help from
them. That is the mission which now
lies before us, ami here. Watson, is the
Sydenham train."
The household at the Abbey Grange
were much surpris.il t our return, but
Sherlock Holmes, nudinir that Stanley
Hopkins bad gone off to report to headquarter.-,
took possession of the diuing
room. Iockiil the door upon the inside
and devobil himself for two hours to
one of those minute and laborious in
vestigations which form the solid basis
on which his brilliant e.liticcs of de
duction were rcanil. Scaled iu a cor
ner like an interested student who ob
serves the demonstration of his pro
fessor I foIIoM'ed every step of that re
markable research. The window, the
curtains, the carpet, the chair, the rope
each in turn was minutely examimtl
and duly pondered. The body of the
unfortunate harouet had been removed,
nd all else remained as we had seen
it in the morning. Finally, to my as
tonishment. Holmes climbed up on to
the massive mautelpiece. I'ar aliove
his head hung the few inches of red
cord which were still attached to the
wire. For a long time he gazed up
ward at it aud then In an attempt to
get uearer to It he rested bis knee unon
a wooden bracket on the wall. This
brought his hand within a few inches
of the broken end of the rope, but it
was not this so much ss the bracket
Itself which seemed to engage his at
tention. Finally he sprang down witli
an ejaculation of satisfaction.
"It's all right. Watson, said he. "We
save got our case one of the most re
markable in our collection. But. dear
me. how slow witted I have been and
how nearly I have committed the blun
der of my lifetime! Now. I think that,
witii a few missing links, my ch.iiu is
almost complete."
"You have got your men?"
"Man. Watson, man. Only one. but
a very formidable person. Strong as
a lion witness the blow that bent that
poker! 8ix foot three in height, active
as a squirrel, dexterous with his fin
gers; finally, remarkably quick witted.
for this whole ingenious story Is of his
concoction. Yes. Watson, we have
come upon the handiwork of a very re
markable individual. And yet. in that
bell rope he has given us a clew which
should not have left us a doubt."
"Where was the clew?"
"Well. If you were to pull down a
bell rope. Watson, where would you
expect it t break? Surely at the spot
where it Is attached to the wire. Why
should It break three inches from the
top, as this one has done?"
"Because it is frayed there?"
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