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Etc. mYmmWmW The Adventure of the Second Stain No. IS of the 3mrim IW. h A. Omm BmU. CmVi mmd MtCfara. rttUi OtJ HAD Intended "The Ad venture of the Abbey Grant" t be the last f the ecptoits of mj Mr. Sherlock which I should ,vr commonlcab) to the public. This reeolatiea of mine was not doe to an? lack of aiiterlal. since I hare mates of saanj hondreds of cases to which I hare aerar alloded. Bar was it caasaa bj any waalnc; Interest on th part f say readers la the singular prsonsllty and amive methods of this lacaarkable man, Th real reason lay rdactaac which Mr. Holmes to to eantinned publication f his experiences. 8 long as he was hi actual professional practice the rec ords f hi successes were of aom practical value to hhm, but sine he haa definitely retired from London and be taken himself to study -and bee farm lag on the Sussox downs notoriety baa became hateful to him, and be haa per emptorily requested that his wishes hi this matter should be strictly observed. It was only upon my reprfsentlng to iim that I had given a promise that imbm Adventure of the Second Stain" should be published when the times war ripe and pointing out to him that It la only appropriate that this long series of episodes should culminate In to most important International caa which he haa ever been called upon to handl that I at last sacceeded in ob taining bis csnssat that a carefully guarded account of the Incident should at last he laid before the public. It was, then, in a year, eveu hi a dec ade that shall be nameless, that upon one Tuesday morning hi autumn wo found two visitors of Karapsam fame within the walls of our humble room hi Baker street. The one, austere, high nosed, eagle eyed and msaalnamt, waa none oth er than the illastrioms Lord 'Bellinger, twice premier of Britain. The other, dark, clean cut and elegant, hardly yet of middle age and oadowed with ov ary beaaty of body and of mind, was the Bight Hem. Trelawney Hope, sec retary far araropoaa affairs and the est rising statesman In toe eountry. They sat side by all mpsm ear paper littered settee, and It waa easy to see from tfieir worn and anxious faces that tt was basinets of the most pressing importaneo which had brought them. The premier's thin. Mo veined hands were clasped tightly ver the ivory head f his ambraUa, and his gaunt, ascetic face looked gloomily from Holmes to me. The Buropean secre tary pulled nervously at his mustache and fidgeted with the seals of bis watch chain. . M Whsn I discovered my loss, Mr. Holmes, which waa at 8 o'clock this morning, I at once informed the prime minister. It was at his suggestion that we have both cam to yoa." "Have you informed the police?" "No. sir." said the prime minister, with the quick, decisive manner for which he was famous. "We have not done so. nor is it possible that we should do so. To Inform the police must. In th long run. mean to Inform the public. This Is what we particular ly desire to avoid." "And why. airy "Because toe document hi question is of such immense importance that Its publication might very easily I might almost say probably lead to European amplications of th utmost moment It Is not too much to say that peace or war may hang mpon the Issue. Unless Its recovery earn bo attended with toe almost secrecy them It may as well not b recovered at all, for an that la aim ad at by those who hav taken It Is that Its contents should b generally known." "I understand. Now, Mr. Trelawney Hope, I should be much obliged If you would tell me exactly the circum stances under which this document disappeared." "That ean be dome la a very few wards, Mr. Holmes. Th letter for It waa a letter from a. foreign potentate was received six dsya ago. It waa of sneh Imperteac that I have never left It la my safe.' but I have taken It across each evening to my house In Whitehall terrace and kept It In my bedroom In a locked dispatch box. It waa there last night Of that I am rials, I actually opened the box while I was dressing for dinner and saw the document inside. This morn ing it was gone. The dispatch box had stood beside th glass upon my dress ing table all night I am a light sleep er, and so Is my wife. We are both prepared to swear that no one could have entered the room during tl;o might and yet I repeat that the paper la gone." "What time did you dine?" "Half past 7." "How long was It before you went tobedr "My wit had gone to the theater. 1 waited up for her. It wni half past 11 before we went to our roam." "Then for four hours the dispatch box had lain unguarded?" "So one Is ever permitted to ont-r that room save the housemnM in r'.i morning and my valet or my wif'- maid during the rest of the c a- r' -are ? oth trusty servants nnl 1'"- -i with us for some time. Besides, m i 1. r of hem could possibly have kn " n that there was anything more vair. -ble than the ordinary departmental papers In my dispatch box." "Who did know of the existence of that letter?" "No one in the house." "Surely your wife knew?" "No, sir. I had said nothing to my wife until I missed to paper tola m of ILLUSTRATED BY P. D. STEELE The premier nodded approvingly. "I have long known, sir, how high Is your sense of public duty," said ha. The European secretary bowed. "You do me no more than justice, air. Until this morning I hare never breathed one word to my wife upon this matter." "Could she have guessed?" "No, Mr. Holmes, she could not have guessed, nor could any one have guess ed." "Hare you lost any documents be ferer "No, sir." "Who is there in England who did know of the existence of this letter?" "Each member of the cabinet was in formed of it yesterday, but the pledge of secrecy which attends every cabinet meeting was increased by the solemn warning which was given by the prime minister. Good heavens, to think tiiat within a few hours I should myself have lost It! Besides the members of the cabinet there are two or possibly three departmental officials who know of the letter. No one else in England, Mr. Holmes, I assure you." "But abroad?" "I believe that no one abroad has seen it save the man who wrote it. I am well convinced that his ministers that the usual official channels have not been employed." Holmes considered for some little time. "New, sir, I must ask you more par ticularly what this document is, and why Its disappearance should have auch momentous consequences?" The two statesmen exchanged a quick glance, and the premier's shaggy eyebrows gathered in a frown. "Mr. Holmes, the envelope is a long, thin one of pale blue color. There Is a seal of red wax stamped with a crouch ing lion. It is addressed in large, bold handwriting to" "I fear, sir," said Holmes, "that, in teresting and, indeed, essential as these details are, my inquiries must go more to the root of things. What was the letter?" Cowngat Uy CoUiw's Watkly. HE SEATED HERSELF WITH "That is a state secret of the utmost Importance, and I fear that I cannot tell you, nor do I see that it is neces sary. If by the aid of the powers which you are said to possess you can find such an envelope as I describe, with its lnclosure, you will have de served well of your country and earned any reward which It lies In our power to bestow." Sherlock Holmes rose with a smile. "You are two of the most busy men In the country," said he, "and in my own small way I have also a good many calls upon me. I regret exceed ingly toat I cannot help you in this matter, and any continuation of this Interview would be a waste of time." The premier sprang' to his feet with that quick, fierce gleam of his deep set eyes before which a cabinet has cow ered. "I am not accustomed, sir" he began, but mastered his anger and re sumed his seat Then the old states man shrugged his shoulders. "We must accept your terms, Mr. Holmes. No doubt you are right, and It Is unreasonable for us to expect you to act unless we give you our entire confidence." "I agree with you," said the younger statesman. "Then I will tell you. relying entirely upon your honor and that of your col league. Dr. Watson. I may appeal to your patriotism also, for I could not Imagine a creator misfortune for the country than that this aaair should con:e out." "Yon may safely trust us." 'The letter, then. Is from a certain foro'crj ficd 6: ir potentate who hns been ruf soiue recent coloninl develop f th! co'in'ry. It has been .. "-'p-iy m.1 unr.n his own . entirely Iniilriehtve ;ir' ' r: know nothine VT.'tt. -t -. " res-ir- -,; i. shiv - Of tie i: It At the -aiae time it is un.'jrtunite a manner I 'lr:"-" in it are of so a character that its pub COUt-h.' an.! v provo 1:1 r(. BaaaaaaaBBaaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauyB' sSt aaaaaaaaavawEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaas?naantaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa asas.s.Hi!$..slslslsls. lication '- "t!d undoubtedly lead to a mort da i ,"r .--as state of feeling in this country. There would be such a fer ment, sir. that I do not hesitate to say tiiat within a week of the publication of that letter this country would be Involved in a great war." Holmes wrote a name upon a sl!p f paper and handed It to th premier. : "Exactly. It waa he And & la this letter this letter which may well mean the expenditure of a thousand millions and, the lives of a r hundred thousand men which has become lost in thla un accountable fashion." "Have you informed the sender?" "Yes, sir: a cipher telegram baa been dispatched." "Perhaps be desires the publication of the letter." "No, sir; we have strong reason to believe that he already understands that be has acted in an iudiscreet ahd hot headed manner. It would be a greater blow to him and to his coun try than to us If this letter were to come out." "If this is so, whose interest Is it that the letter should come out? Why should any one desire to steal It or to publish it?" "There, Mr. Holmes, you take m into regions of high international pol itics. But If you consider the Euro pean situation you will have no diffi culty in perceiving the motive. The whole of Europe is an armed camp. There is a double league which makes a fair balance of military power. Great Britain holds the scales. If Britain were driven into war with one confederacy it would assure the su premacy of the other confederacy, whether they joined in the war or not Do you follow?" "Very clearly. It is then the Interest of the enemies of this potentate to se cure and publish this letter, so as to make a breach between his country and ours?" "Yes, sir." "And to whom would this document be sent if it fell into the hands of an enemy?" "To any of the great chancelleries of Europe. It Is probably speeding on Its way thither at the present Instant as fast as steam can take it. Now, Mr. Holmes, you are In full possession of the facts. What course do you recom mend?" Holmes shook his head mournfully. "You think, sir, that unless this doc ument is recovered there will be war?" "I think it is very probable." "Then, sir, prepare for war." 'That is a hard saying. Mr. Holmes." "Consider the facts, sir. It Is incon ceivable that It was taken after 11:30 at night since I understand that Mr. Hope and bis wife were both in the room from that hour until the loss was found out It was taken, then, yester day evening between 7:30 and 11:30, probably near the earlier hour, since whoever took it evidently knew that it was there, and would naturally secure It as early as possible. Now, sir. If a documentpf this Importance, were tak- HEB BACK TO THE WINDOW. en af that hour, wnere can It be now? No one has any reason to retain it. It baa been passed rapidly on to those who need it What chance have we now to overtake or even to trace it? It hi beyond our reach." "What you say Is perfectly logical, Mr. Holmes. I feel that the matter Is indeed out of our hands." "Let us presume, for argument's sake, that the document was taken by the maid or by the valet" "They are both old and tried serv ants." "I understand you to say that your room is on the second floor, that there Is no entrance from without and that from withii no one could go up unob served. It must, then, be somebody in the bouse who has taken It. To whom would the thief take it? To one of sev eral international spies and secret agents whose names are tolerably fa miliar to me. There are three who ma y be said to be the heads of their profes sion. I will begin my research by go ing round and finding if each of them is at his post. If one is missing espe cially if be has disappeared since last night we will have some indication as to where the document has gone." "Why should he be missing?" asked the European secretary- "He would take the letter to an embassy in Lon don, as likely as not." "I fancy not. These agents work In depoir',ently. and their relations with he embassies are often strained." The prime minister nodded his ac quiescence. "I believe you are right, Mr. Holmes. H? would take so valuable a prize to headquarters with his own bands. I thin': hit your course of action is an vit one. Meanwhile. r'pe. we neslect all our other duties on .nt of this one misfortune. Should. iu.i. be any fresh derebpments dur ing the day we shall communicate with you. and you will no doubt let us know the results of your own in qu.ries." The two statesmen bowed and walk ed gravely from the room. When our illustrious visitors had de parted JJolmos lit his pipe in silence and sat for some time lost in the deep- , est thought. I was reading the morn-1 Ing paper when my friend gave an ex aia i- sprang to his feet and laid his nine down un35jig mantelpiece. 4-tv' "said ne, nerTa mo better way of approaching it The situation Is desperate, but not hopeless. Even mow. If we could be sure which of them has taken It It Is just possible that it has not yet passed out of his bands. After all. It Is a questJom of money with these fellows, and 1 have the British treasury behind me. It is con ceivable that the fellow might hold It back to see what bids come from this side before he tries his luck on the other. There are only those three capable of playing so bold a game there are- Obersteim, La Rot Were and Eduardo Lucas. I will see each of them." I glanced at my morning paper. "Is that Eduardo Lucas of Godol phln street?' "Yes." "Yon win mot s aim." "Why not?" "He waa murdered hi him house last might" My friend has so often astonished me in the course of our adventures that it waa with a sense of exultation that I realized how completely I had aston ished him. He stared In amazement and then snatched the paper from my hands. This was the paragraph which I had been engaged la reading when he rose from his chair: MURDER IN WESTMINSTER. A crime of mysterious character was committed last night at 16 Godolphin street, one of the old fashioned and se cluded rows of eighteenth century houses which He between the river and the ab bey, almost in the shadow of the great tower of the houses of parliament. This small but select mansion has been Inhabit ed for some years by Mr. Eduardo Lucas, well known in society circles both on ac count of his charming- personality and be cause he has the well deserved reputation of being one of the best amateur tenors in the country. Mr. Lucas is an unmar ried man. thirty-four years of age, and his establishment consists of Mrs. Prln gle. an elderly housekeeper, and of Mitton. his valet. The former retires early and sleeps at the top of the house. The valet was out for the evening, visiting a friend at Hammersmith. From 10 o'clock onward Mr. Lucas had the house to himself. What occurred during that time has not yet transpired, but at a quarter to 12 Police Constable Barrett passing along Oodolphin street, observed that the door of No. 16 was ajar. He knocked, but re ceived no answer. Perceiving a llsht in the front room, he advanced Into the pas sage and again knocked, but without re ply. He then pushed open the door and entered. The room was In a state of wild disorder, the furniture being all swept to one side and one chair lying on Its back in the center. Beside this chair and still grasping one of Its legs lay the unfor tunate tenant of the house. He had been tabbed to the heart and must have died Instantly. The knife with which the crime had been committed was a curved Indian dagger, plucked down from a trophy of oriental arms which adorned one of the walls. Robbery does not appear to have been the motive of the crime, for there had been no attempt to remove the valu able contents of the room. Mr. Eduardo Lucas was so well known and popular that his violent and mysterious fate will arouse painful interest and Intense sym pathy In a widespread circle of friends. "Well. Watson, what do you make of this?" asked Holmes after a long pause. "It is an amazing coincidence." "A coincidence! Here is one of the three men whom we had named as possible actors in this drama, and he meets a violent death during the very hours when we know that that drama was being enacted. The odds are enormous against its being coincidence. No figures could express them. No. my dear Watson, the two events were connected must be connected. It is for us to find the connection." "But now th official police must know all." "Not at all. They know all they see at Goaolphin street They know and shall know nothing of Whitehall ter race. Only we know both events and can trace the relation between them. There is one obvious point which would in any case have turned my suspicions toward Lucas. Godolphin street. Westminster, Is only a few min utes walk from Whitehall terrace. The other secret agents whom I have named lire in the extreme west end. It was easier, therefore, for Lucas than for the others to establish a connection or receive a message from the Euro pean secretary's household a small thing, and yet it may prove essential. Hello! What have we here?" Mrs. Hudson bad appeared with a lady's card upon her salver. Holmes glanced at it. raised his eyebrows and handed it over to me. "Ask Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope If she will be kind enough to step up," said he. A moment later our modest apart ment, already so distinguished that morning, was further honored by the entrance of the most lovely woman in London. I had often heard of the beauty of the youngest daughter of the Duke of Belminster, but no description of it had prepared me for the. sub tle, delicate charm and the beauti ful coloring of that exquisite head. And yet as weVw it that autumn morning it was not Its beauty which would be the first thing to impress tLe observer. The cheek was lovely, but it was paled with emotion; the eyes were bright, but it was the brightness of fever: the sen sitive mouth was tight and drawn In an effort after self command. Terror not beauty was what sprang first to the eye. "Has my husband been here, Mr. Holmes?" "Yes. madam, he has been here." "Mr. Holmes, I Implore you not to tell faimi that I came here." Holmes bowed and motioned her to a chair. (To be continued,) Cesfke, Csfcftssa, HAND MADE Spring Wagons Let us build you one. 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