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enlng Into a grova at the highest point.
From amid tha branches there Jutted out
the gray gables and high rooftree of a very
old mansion.
"Stoke MoranT" said he.
- "Tea. sir. that be tha house of Dr.
Ortmesby Roylott," remarked the driver.
1 "There la some building going on there,"
said ttolmes ;"t ha, t Is where we are going."
"Thira'a ' the village," aald tha driver,
pointing to a cluster of roofs 'some distance
to the 'left; "but If you want to get to the
house, you'll find it shorter to get over this
stile, and so by the footpath over the fields.
There It Is, where the lady is walking."
"And tho lady, I fancy, ts Miss Stoner,"
observed Holmes, shading his eyes. "Yes,
I think we had better do as you suggested.
We got off, paid our fare, and the trap
rattled back on Its way to Leatherhead.
"I thought it as well," said Holmes, as
we climbed the stile, "that this fellow
should think we had come here as archi
tects, or on some definite business. It may
stop tils gossip. flood afternoon. Miss
Btoner. You see that we have been as good
as our word."
Our client of the morning had hurried
forward to meet us with a face which spoke
her joy. "I have been waiting so eagerly
for you," she cried, shaking hands with us
warmly. "All hns turned out splendidly.
Dr. Roylott has gone to town, and It Is un
likely that he will be back before evening."
"We have had the pleasure of making tha
doctor's acquaintance," said Holmes, and
In a few words he sketched out what had
occurred. Miss Stoner turned white to tha
Hps as she listened.
"Good heavens!" she cried, "ha has fol
lowed me, thenT"
"Bo It appears."
"He Is so cunning that I never know
when I am safe from him. What will he
say when he returns?"
"He must guard himself, for he may find
that there is someone more cunning than
himself upon his track. You must lock
yourself up from him tonight. If he is vio
lent, we shall take you away to your aunt's
at Harrow. Now, we must make tha best
use of our time, so kindly take us at once
to the rooms which we are to examine."
The building was of gray, lichen-blotched
stone, with a high central portion and two
eurvh-ig wings. Ilk tha claws of a crab,
thrown out on each side. In one of these
wings ' ths windows were broken and
blocked with wooden boards, while tha roof
waa partly caved In, a picture of ruin. The
central portion was in little better repair,
but the right-hand block was comparatively
modern, and the blinds in ths windows,
with the blue smoke curling up from tha
ehlmneys, showed that this was where tha
family resided. Borne scaffolding had been
ere ted against the end wall and the stone
work had been broken Into, but there were
o signs of any workmen at the moment of
our visit. Holmes walked slowly up and
don the lll-trlmmed lawn and examined
with deep attention tha outsldes of ths
trlndows.
, "This, I take It, belongs to the room In
yhleh you uced to sleep, the center one to
your sister's and the one next to the main
butldmg to Dr. Roylott's chamber?''
. ; "Exactly so. Dut I am now sleeping In
the middle one."
"Pending; the alterations, as I understand.
t)y the way, there does not seem to be any
ery pressing need for repairs at that end
wall."
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"Ah, that Is suggestive. Now, on the
other side of this narrow wing runs the
corridor from which these three rooms
open. There are windows In It, of course?"
"Yes, but very small ones. Too narrow
for anyone to pass through."
"As you both locked your doors at night,
your rooms were unapproachable1 from that
side. Now, would you have the kindness
to go Into your room and bar your shut
ters V
Miss Stoner did so, and Holmes, after a
careful examination through the open win
dow, endeavored In every way to force tha
shutter open, but without success. There
waa no slit through which a knife could be
passed to raise the bar. Then with his lens
he tested the hinges, but they were of solid
iron, built firmly Into he massive masonry.
"Hum!" said he, scratching his chin In
some perplexity; "my theory certainly pre
sents some difficulties. No one could pass
these shutters If they were bolted. Well,
we shall see If the Inside tbrows any light
upon the matter."
A small sldedoor ' led into the white
washed corridor from which the three bed
rooms opened. Holmes refused to examine
the third chamber, so we passed at one
to the second, that in which Miss Stoner
was now sleeping, and In which her sister
had met her fate. It was a homely little
room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fire
place, after the fashion of old country
houses. A brown chest of drawers stood In
one corner, a narrow white-counteroaned
bed In another, and a dressing table on
the left-hand side of tha window. These
articles, with two small wicker-work
chairs, made up all the furniture in the
room, save for a square of Wilton carpet
In the center. The beards round and tho
panelling of the walls were of browi,
worm-eaten oak, so old and discolored that
It may have dated from the original build
ing of the house. Holmes drew one of the
chairs Into a corner and sat silent, while
his eyes traveled round and round and up
and down, taking In every detail of tha
apartment.
"Where does that bell communicate
with?" he asked, at last, pointing to a
thick bell-rope which hung down beside the
bed, the tasaol actually lying upon the
DUlow.
"It goes to the housekeeper's room."
"It looks newer than the other things."
"Tts, It waa only put there a couple of
years ago."
"Your sister asked for It, I suppose?"
"No, I never heard of her using it. We
always used to get what we wanted for
ourselves."
"Indeed, It seemed unnecessary to put
so nice a bell-pull there. You will excuse
me for a few minutes while I satisfy my
self as to this floor." He threw himself
down upon his face with his lens In his
hand, and crawled swiftly backward and
forward, examining minutely the cracks
between the boards. Then he did the same
with the woodwork with which the cham
ber was panelled. Finally he walked over
to the bed, and spent some time In staring
at it, and In running his eye up and down
tha wall. Finally he took the bell-rope In
his hand and gave it a brisk tug.
"Why It's a dummy," said he.
"Won t It ring?"
"No, It is not even attached to a wire.
This is very Interesting. Tou can see now
that it la fastened to a hook Just above
where the little opening for the ventilator
Is."
"How very absurd! I never noticed that
before."
"Very strange!" muttered Holmes, pull
ing at the rope. "There are one or two
very singular points about this room. For
example, what a fool a builder must ba to
open a ventilator into another room, when,
with the same trouble, he might have com
municated with the outside air!"
"That Is alsA nulte modern." aald the lady.
"Done about the same time as the bell
rope?" remarked Holmes.
"Yes, there were several little changes
carried out about that time."
"They aoem to have Usen of a most Inter
esting character dummy bell-ropes, and
ventilators which do not ventilate. With
your permlasloa, Mies Stoner, we shall
carry our reaearches Into the Inner apart
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was as plainly furnished. A camp-bed, a
small wooden shelf full of books, mostly
of a technical character, an arm chair
beside the bed, a plain wooden chair against
the wall, a round table and a large Iron
aafe were the principal things which met
the eye. Holmes walked slowly round and
examined each and all. of them with the
keenest Interest.
"What's In here?" he asked, tapping the
safe. f
"My stepfather's business papers."
"Oh! you haVe seen-Inside, then?"
"Only once, some years ago. I remember
that it waa full of papers."
"There Isn't a cat In It. for example?"
"No. What a strange Idea!"
"Well, look at this!" He took up a small
saucer of milk which stood on the top of It.
"No; we don't keep a cat. But there Is a
cheetah and a baboon."
"Ah, yes, of course! Well, a cheetah Is
Just a big cat, and yet a saucer of milk
does not go very far In satisfying Its wants,
I dare say. There ts one point which I
should wish to determine. He squatted
down In front of the wooden chair, and
examined the seat of It with the greatest
attention.
"Thank you. That Is quite settled." said
he, rising and putting his lens in his pocket.
"Hello!" here is something interesting!"
The object which had caught his eye was
a small dog-lash hung on one corner of the
bed. The lash, however, was curled upon
Itself, and tied so as to make a loop of
whip-cord.
"What do you make of that, Watson T'
"It's a common enough lash. But I don't
know why It should be tied."
"That is not quite so common. Is It? Ah,
me! It's a wicked world, and when a clever
man turns his brains to crime It Is the
worst of all. I think that I have seen
enough now, Miss Btoner, and with your
permission we shall walk out upon the
lawn."
I had never seen my friend's face so grim
or his brow so dark as It was wian we
turned from the scene of this Investigation.
We had walked several times up and down
the lawn, neither Miss Btoner nor myself
liking to break in upon his thoughts before
he roused himself from his reverie.
"It is very essential, Miss Stoner," said
ha, "that you should absolutely follow my
advice In every respect."
"I shall moat certainly do so."
"The matter Is too serious for any hesita
tion. Your life may depend upon your
compliance."
"I assdre you that I am In your hands."
"In the first place, both my friend and I
must spend the night in your room."
Roth Miss Btoner and I gased at him In
astonishment. (
"Yes, It must be so Let me explain. I
believe that that ts the village Inn over
there?"
"Yes, that Is the Crown.' "
"Very good. Your windows would be
visible from there?"
"Certainly."
"You must confine yourself to your room,
on pretense of a headache, when your step
father comes back. Then when you hear
htm retire for the night you must open the
shutters of your window, undo the hasp,
put your lamp there aa a signal to us and
then withdraw quietly with everything
which you are likely to want Into the room
which you used to occupy. I have no doubt
that. In spite of the repairs, you could man
age there for one night."
"Oh, yes. easily."
"The rest you will leave In our hands."
"But what will you do?"
"We shall spend the night In your room,
and we shall Investigate the cause of this
noise which has disturbed you."
"I believe. Mr. Holmes, that you have al
ready made up your mind," aald Miss
Btoner, laying her hand upon my com
panion's sleeve ''
"Perhaps I have."
"Then for pity's sake tell me what was
the cause of my slsetr's death."
"I should prefer to have clearer proofs
before I speak."
"You can at least tell whether my own
thought la correct, and If she died from
some sudden fright."
"No. I do not think so. I think that
there was probably more tangible cause.
And now. Miss Stoner, we must leave you,
for If Dr. Roylott returned and saw us
ear Joarney would be In vela. Good bye
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In engaging a bedroom arid sitting-room
at the "Crowh Inn." They were on the
upper floor, and from our window we could
command a view of the avenue gate and of
the Inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor
House. At dusk va saw Dr. Orlmesby Roy
lott drive past, his huge form looming up
beside the little figure of the lad who
drove him. The boy had some slight diffi
culty in undoing the heavy Iron gates, and
we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor's
voice and saw the furj with which he
shook his clinched fists at him. The trap
drove on, and a few minutes later we saw
a sudden light spring up among the trees
as the lamp was lit In one of the sitting
rooms.
"Do you know, Watson," said Holmes,
as we sat together In the gathering dark
ness, "I have really some scruples as to
taking you tonight. There Is a distinct
element of danger."
"Can I be of assistance?"
"Your presence might be invaluable."
"Then I shall certainly come."
"It Is very kind of you."
"You speak of danger. You have evi
dently seen more in those rooms than waa
visible to me."
"No, but I fancy that I may have de
duced a little more. I Imagine that you
saw all that I did."
"I saw nothing remarkable save the bell
rope, and what purpose that could answer
I confess Is more than I can Imagine."
"You saw the ventilator, too?"
"Yes, but I do not think that it ts such a
very unusual thing to have a small opening
between two rooms. It was so small that
a rat could hardly pass through."
"I knew that we should find a ventilator
before ever we came to Stoke Moran."
"My dear Holmes!"
"Oh yes, I did. You remember In her
statement ahe said that her sister could
smell Dr." Roylott's cigar. Now, of course
that suggested at once that there must be
a communication between the two rooms
It could only be a small one, or It v.ould
have been remarked upon at the coroner's
Inquiry. I deduced a ventilator."
"But what harm can there be In that?"
"Well, there Is at least a curious coinci
dence of dates. A ventilator Is made, a
cord If hung and a lady who sleeps In the
bed dies. Does not that strike your
"I cannot as yet see any connection."
"Did you observe anything very peculiar
about that bed?"
"No."
"It was clamped to the floor. Did you
ever see a bed fastened like that before?"
"I cannot aay that I have."
"The lady could not move her bed. It
must always "be in the same relative posi
tion to the ventilator and to the rope for
so we may call it, since It waa clearly
never meant for a bell-pull."
"Holmes," I cried, "I seem to see dimly
what you are hinting at. We are only Just
In time to prevent some subtle and hornblo
ci inie."
"Subtle enough and horrible enough.
When a doctor doea go wrong he is the
first of criminals. He has nerve and he
has knowledge. Palmer and Prltchard were
among the heads of their profession. This
man strikes deeper, but I think, Watson,
that we shall be able to strike deeper still.
But we shall have horrors enough before
the night Is over; for goodness' sake let us
have a quiet pipe and turn our minds for a
few hours to something more cheerful."
About 9 o'clock the light among the trees
waa extinguished and all was dark in t lie
direction of the manor houae. Two hours
passed alowly away, and then, suddenly.
Just at the stroke of 11, a single bright
light shone out right in front of us.
"That la our signal," said Holmes, spring
ing to his feet; "it comes from the middle
window."
As we paaaed out he exchanged a few
words with the landlord, explaining that we
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later we were out on the dark road, a chill
wind blowing In our faces, and one yellow
light twinkling to front of us through the
gloom to guide us on our somber errand
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grounds, for unrepaired breaches gaped la
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and were about to enter through the win
dow, when out from a clump of laursl
bushes the.re darted what seemed to be a
hideous and distorted child, who threw
Itself upon the grass with writhing limbs,
and then ran swiftly across the lawn Into
the darkness.
"My God!" I whispered; "did you see It?"
Holmes was for the moment as startled
as I. His hand closed like a viae upon my
wrist In his agitation. Then he broke Into
a low laugh and put his lips to my ear.
"It Is a nice household," he murmured.
"That Is the baboon."
I had forgotten the strange pets which
the doctor affected. There waa a cheetah,
too; perhaps we might find It upon our
shoulders at any moment. I confess that
1 fell easier In my mind when, after fol
lowing Holmes' example and slipping off
my shoes, I found myself Inside the bed
room. My companion nolself ssly closed the
shutters, moved the lamp onto the table
and cast his eyes round the room. All was
as we had seen It In the daytime. Then
creeping up to me and making a trumpet of
his hand, he whispered Into my ear again
so gently that It was all that I could do to
distinguish the words:
"The least sound would be fatal to- our
plans."
I nodded to show that I had heard.
"We must sit without light. Me would
see It through the ventilator."
I nodded 'again.
"Do not go asleep; your very life may
depend upon it. Have your pistol ready tn
case we should need It. I will sit on the
side of the bed and you In that chair."
I took out my revolver and laid It on the
corner of the table.
Holmes had brought up a long thin oane,
and this he placed upon the bed beside him.
By It he laid the box of matches and the
stump of a candle. Then he turned down
the lamp, and we were left In darkness.
How shall I ever forget that dreadful
vigil? I could not hear a sound, not even
the drawing of a breath, and yet I know
that my companion sat openeyed within a
few feet of me. In the same state of nerv
ous tension In which I was myself. The
shutters cut Off the least ray of light, and
we waited In absolute darkness. From out
side came the occasional cry of a night
bird, and once at our very window a long
drawn eat-like whine, which told us that
the cheetah was Indeed at liberty. Far
away we could hear the deep tones of the
parish clock, which boomed out every quar
ter of an hour. How long they seemed,
those quarters! Twelve struck, and 1 and
2 and 8. and still we sat waiting silently
for whatever might befall.
Suddenly there wae the momentary gleam
of a light up In the direction of the ven
tilator, but was suceefded by a strong
smell of burning oil and heated metal.
Borne one In the next room had lighted a
dark lantern. I heard a rentle aound of
movement, and then all waa silent once
more, though the smell grew stronger.
For half an hour I sat with straining
ears. Then suddenly another sound became
audible a very gentle sound, like that of
a small Jet of steam escaping continually
from a kettle. The Instant that we heard
It Holmes sprang from the bed. struck a
match and lashed furlcusly with his cane
at the bell rull.
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But I saw nothing. At the moment when
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He had ceased to strike and waa gating
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broke from the silence of the night the
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a hoarse yell of pain and fear and anger
all mingled in one dreadful shriek. They
' aay that away down In the village, and
even In the distant parsonage, that cry
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With a grave face he lighted the lamp
and led the way down the corridor. Twice
he struck at the chamber door without any
reply from within. Then he turned the
handle and entered. X at his heela, with
the cocked pistol In my band
it was a singular sight which met oar
eyes. On the table stood a dark lantern
with the shutter half open, throwing a
brilliant beam of light upon the Iron
safe, the doir of which stood ajar. Beside
this table, on a wooden chair, sat Dr.
Orlmesby Roylott, clad In a long gray
dressing gown, his bare ankles protruding
beneath, and his feet thrust Into red heel
less Turkish slippers. Across his lap lay
the short stock with the long lash which
we had noticed during the day. His chin
was cocked upward and his eyea were
fixed In a dreadful, rigid stare at the
corner of the celling. Round his brow
he had a peculiar yel'ow band, with brown
ish speckles, which seemed to be bound
tightly round his head. As we entered
he made neither sound nor motion.
'The band! the speckled band!" whis
pered Holmes.
I took a step forward. In an Instant his
strange headgear began to move, and thore
reared Itself from among his hair the squat
diamond-shaped head and puffed neck of
a loathsome serpent.
"It Is a swamp adder!" cried Holmes;
"the deadliest snake tn India. He has died
within ten seconds of being bitten. Vio
lence does, in truth, recoil upon the vio
lent, and the schemer falls into the pit
which he digs for another. Let us thrust
this creature back Into Its den, and we can
then remove Miss Stoner to some place of
shelter, and let the county police know
what has happened."
As he spoke he drew the dog-whip swiftly
from the dead man's lap, and throwing the
noose round the reptile's neck, he drew It
from Its horrid perch, and carrying It at
arm's length, threw It into the Iron safe,
which he closed uaon it.
Such are the true facts of the death of
Dr. Orlmesby Roylott, or Stoke Moran. It
Is not necessary that I should prolong a
narrative which has already run to too
great a length, W telling how we broke
the sad news to the terrified girl, how we
conveyed her by the morning train to the
care of her good aunt at Harrow, of how
the slow process of official Inquiry came to
the conclusion that the doctor met his fate
while indiscreetly playing with a dangerous
pet. The little which I had yet to learn
of the caae was told mi by Bherlock
Holmes as we traveled back next day.
"I had," said he, "come to an entirely
erroneous conclusion, which shows, my dear
Watson, how dangerous it always is to
reason from insufficient data. The preaence
of the gypsies, and the use of the word
'band,' which waa used by the poor girl, no
doubt to explain the appearance which she
had caught a hurried glimpse of by the
light of her match, were sufficient to put
me upon an entirely wrong scent. I can
only claim the merit that I instantly' re
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became clear to me that whatever danger
threatened an occupant of the room could
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not come either from the window or the
door. My attention was speedily drawn, ai
I have already remarked to you, to this
ventilator and to the bell-rope which hung
down to the bed. The discovery that this
was a dummy, and that the bed was
clamped to the floor, Instantly gave rise
to the suspicion that the rope was there
as a bridge for something passing through
the hole, and coming to the bed. The idea,
of a snake Instantly occurred to me, and
when I ceupled It with my knowledge that
the doctor was furnished with a supply of
creatures from India I felt that I was
probably on the right track. The idea of
using a form of poison which could not
possibly be discovered by any chemical
test was Just each a one as would occur
to a clever and ruthless man who had an
eastern training. The rapidity with which
such a poison would take effect would also,
from his point of view, be an advantage.
It would be a sharp-eyed coroner, indeed,
who could distinguish two little dark punc
tures which would show where the poison
fangs had done their work. Then I thought
of the whistle. Of course he must recall
the snake before the morning light revealed
it to the victim. He had trained it, prob
ably by the use of the milk which we saw,
to return to htm when summoned. He
would put It through this ventilator at the
hour that he thought best, with the cer
tainty that It would crawl down the rope
and land on the bed. It might or might
not bite the occupant, perhaps she might
escape every night for a week, but sooner
or later she must fall a victim.
"I had come to these conclusions before
ever I had entered his room. An Inspec
tion of his chair showed me that he had
been in the habit of standing on It, which
of course would be necessary In order that
he should reach the ventilator. The sight
of the safe, the saucer of milk, and the
loop of whipcord were enough to finally
dispel any doubts which may have re
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Stoner was obviously caused by her step
father hastily closing the door of his safe
upon Its terrible occupant. Having once
made up my mind, you know the steie
which I took In order to put the matter te
the proof. I heard the creature hlHS, as I
have no doubt that you did also, and I
instantly lit the light and attacked It."
"With the result of driving it through
the ventilator."
"And also with the result of causing It
to turn upon tts master at the other side.
Some of the blows of my cane came home
and roused Its snaklsh temper, so that It
flew upon the first person It saw. In this
way I am no doubt Indirectly responsible
for Dr. Or'neehy Roylott's death, and I
cannot say it Is likely to weigh vary heavUy
upon my conscience."
(The End Copyright by Harper & Broa.)
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