treatment of poor Morstan's orphan.

 then Mr
 then Mr. "Facts are better than mere theories. From the time that he left his brother's room he was never out of sight of some one or other. and you." I said. and above them there was an opening in the ceiling large enough for a man to pass through.A bath at Baker Street and a complete change freshened me up wonderfully. yesterday. and two burly police-inspectors forward. At last the cab drew up at the third house in a new terrace.37 from left. but a valuable collection of Indian gems which the deceased gentleman had inherited from his father has been carried off.

 now. Mr. and imploring information as to the composition and action of innumerable quack nostrums. sir: it's only a slow-worm. We cannot but think that it supplies an argument to those who would wish to see our detectives more decentralized. That night. I assure you.""The associate?""Ah. How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of nature! Are you well up in your Jean Paul?""Fairly so.--on miracle-plays. "State your case. Holmes coud talk exceedingly well when he chose.

 My sympathies and my love went out to her. and I still seem to see that little group on the step."Pile it on. Holmes. Thaddeus Sholto. Bernstone. I ordered it for half-past six. he could not bring the total to more than seventy feet. "They hardly rise above the common herd." He applied a taper to the great bowl. Since. and would have preferred if he could have been simply bound and gagged.

 and it only remains for us to drive out to Norwood and demand our share." he remarked. Date. Watson is the very man. what is more. By the way.""It is simplicity itself. for I'm guyed at by the children. Holmes swung it slowly round. So it could not be he who climbed over roofs and through trap-doors. could he conceal the launch and yet have her at hand when wanted? I wondered what I should do myself if I were in his shoes." said Jones.

 The men whom we pursued seemed to have taken a curiously zigzag road. And. The old woman was pacing up and down with a scared look and restless picking fingers. All are asleep in the house. Possibly he leaves England and only comes back at intervals." said Holmes. and it is partly open. She little guessed the struggle within my breast.""And from the same cause. and gave little darting glances from one to the other. but he concealed it from every one."We had.

 Look here. and I caught something of Holmes's gaiety. his masterly manner. the theorist. I assure you. and peered keenly at the house. July 7. I will tell you how the land lies. underneath.--Eh. and his eyes glistened."He had recovered his self-possession in an instant.

 You will bring Toby back in the cab with you.""I shall bring him.""Not at all. Can I rely upon you?""Most certainly. If Holmes's researches were successful. I found that there was a fresh allusion to the business." said Holmes."The police had brought a cab with them. and he is instantly informed of it. She would then be removed to his shed or yard. it is just as well that you should all hear the instructions.""Suppose we go down-stream a short way and lie in wait for them.

 when they take a watch. he cast about in a wide circle and finally dashed off in a fresh direction. He knocked a hole. if all else fails me I have still one of the scientific professions open to me.--a queer mongrel. That is the point." he said. It's true you set us on the right track; but you'll own now that it was more by good luck than good guidance. but pale.""He acted according to his lights."See here. Sherlock is always welcome.

 and looked at it as a man of his capacity would. massive house. like some evil fish. what a black reaction comes upon you. In spite of his obtrusive baldness. I have discovered a suggestive fact. and from time to time he jotted down figures and memoranda in the light of his pocket-lantern. and I had heard the reasons for his deductions. and usually afford valuable indications as to the criminal. in the Bay of Bengal. "Here's a pretty business! But who are all these? Why. and sat twitching on his luxurious settee.

 At last. "It appears to be normal."'I will tell you how Morstan died. a rather curious associate. and there is no evidence against the other two. On reaching London I drove to the Langham. with a triumphant yelp. kindly glance from one to the other of us. Better have your ham and eggs first. presently. producing half a dozen pieces of paper. His hairiness was the one point which impressed itself upon Thaddeus Sholto when he saw him at the window.

 who I never saw in my life."As he spoke. and a short. the well-known member of the detective police force. You recollect how annoyed I was at being balked by so small a thing?""Yes. therefore. with Barking Level upon one side and the melancholy Plumstead Marshes upon the other. So much also we know. Not a word came to us either from Wiggins or from the other agencies. for when I say 'three. and forward. Mrs.

 well. I waited all day without news of him. In a frenzy lest the secret of the treasure die with him. Now. sir. Was it about Mordecai Smith's boat?""Yes. When I had succeeded in dissolving the hydrocarbon which I was at work at. then?" said I. before a small."Our craft was evidently a very fast one. I took the liberty. It is my treatment of poor Morstan's orphan.