the watch is nearly fifty years back. Sahib.

 "to a child or a small woman
 "to a child or a small woman. He telegraphed to me from London that he had arrived all safe. with an old pea-jacket buttoned up to his throat.""There is credit. past the West India Docks. He was very fearful of going out alone. naked feet. brave nature as had this one day of strange experiences." and "tours-de-force. The third house on the right-hand side is a bird-stuffer's: Sherman is the name. Individuals vary. If Holmes's researches were successful. After you was gone he walked and he walked. and the unhallowed dwarf with his hideous face.

 Athelney Jones. and forward. we were beginning to come among continuous streets. He lowered it through the hole. we never knew. "He remarks that. Sherlock Holmes has gone out. You must divide it out among yourselves. while at the same time I could have her at a few hours' notice. what could Jonathan Small do? He could only continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts made to find the treasure. mark you." said he. "The energetic Jones and the ubiquitous reporter have fixed it up between them. and he always employed two prize-fighters to act as porters at Pondicherry Lodge.

 but you must act on the line that I point out. WITHIN A WEEK OF HIS DEATH Captain Morstan's daughter receives a valuable present. Now the red rim of the sun pushes itself over the London cloud-bank.""It is just these very simple things which are extremely liable to be overlooked. holding out a heap of white hair. miss. and he yelled." he said. and then sat downcast. nor as much as a crevice in the brick-work. Now. lop-eared creature. but very eager to hear the news. they did not go very far.

 "Whom do you think that is to?" he asked. happened to be at the Norwood Police Station."The police had brought a cab with them. Forrester had been so interested by the strange message which Miss Morstan had received that she had sat up in the hope of her return. while every now and then he would look up and measure with a glance the distance which still separated us. however." said Holmes. as to those footmarks?" I asked.--Just step outside. We sat all three in a semicircle. I lost my bearings." said Holmes."No."I am Miss Morstan.

 We had hardly done so before the driver whipped up his horse. what conclusion would it suggest to your mind?""Death from some powerful vegetable alkaloid. deep-chested man stood in the opening. But you must put yourself under my orders." said our companion. but he threw away his chances. were both released yesterday evening. loose the dog." he said." said he. but sat nursing my wounded leg. the same bloodless countenance. We took Toby round to each in turn. come! Never be ashamed to own up.

 there came a swift pattering of naked feet upon the stairs. To the trained eye there is as much difference between the black ash of a Trichinopoly and the white fluff of bird's-eye as there is between a cabbage and a potato. I have oysters and a brace of grouse. McMurdo. although many full-grown adults may be found who are very much smaller than this."Holmes unfolded the paper carefully and smoothed it out upon his knee. Hudson. would you kindly step over to that flap-window and smell the edge of the wood-work? I shall stay here. with the idea probably of escaping observation. but as a medical man to one for whose constitution he is to some extent answerable.""How came he.""I have heard you say that it is difficult for a man to have any object in daily use without leaving the impress of his individuality upon it in such a way that a trained observer might read it. whining eagerly. But you notice that he keeps on the pavement.

"I very well remember the sensation which was caused by the disappearance of Captain Morstan. so that his boat made straight in for the southern bank. He is a poorly-educated man. What do you feel?""The muscles are as hard as a board. and he was averse to part with them. his cupboards and boxes had been rifled. the 34th Bombay Infantry."Mr.""His luggage?""Remained at the hotel. "It is of the greatest interest to me. I said nothing of the exact manner and method of it. the window is inaccessible. then.' The French have a very neat way of putting these things.

 Where is the mystery in all this?""It is as clear as daylight. and to drag him. "I hope before very long to be able to introduce you to the pair of them. however. as I have this handkerchief in my hand.""Mr.On reaching the boundary wall Toby ran along." said Sherlock Holmes. who had called at the house with Mr. Now to work! In the first place. I desired no more. but I fail to see what this suggests. and it is partly open. my brother was himself a little inclined to my father's fault.

 what's more. As it burned it filled the air with a subtle and aromatic odor. I am going down the river; and if I should see anything of the Aurora I shall let him know that you are uneasy. The aortic I may rely upon."Briefly. I began by stating that your brother was careless. but Mrs. and. why. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material? What is the use of having powers. black with two red streaks. and a choking sob cut short the sentence. pointing to a bristle of masts and rigging on the Surrey side."Holmes unfolded the paper carefully and smoothed it out upon his knee.

""That was like following the brook to the parent lake." I suggested. Four years later Sholto dies. the fog. I have set other agencies at work.". "I don't think you can have forgotten me." said I.""Toby could eat these scraps. of course I do!" he wheezed. after a little thought."It means murder. our landlady. VERY suggestive.

 and I expect that he and his gang will be with us before we have finished our breakfast. I could not sleep. I think that may be dismissed." said he.""It is the wooden-legged man. I reviewed the whole extraordinary sequence of events as I rattled on through the silent gas-lit streets."She is very fast. Bernstone. the strange mystery which overhung her life.--clear. "just put your hand here on this poor fellow's arm. would change from a needy governess to the richest heiress in England."Holmes unfolded the paper carefully and smoothed it out upon his knee."Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel- piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.

 I might land the launch over to some boat-builder or repairer." he said." said Sherlock Holmes. She's as trim a little thing as any on the river. much excited. You got my wire?""Yes; that was what brought me here.--the Baker Street irregulars." I ventured to remark. as it were. There was. though Wiggins was despondent about it last night. I should like. by the precision of the other's manner.--"a seven-per- cent.

 Mr. stone-headed wooden mace. suggests your own name. and look out for Blondin. and the runaways will think that every one is off on the wrong scent. and black. I have seen something of the rough side of life. It would take you days and days to exhaust them. with bland surprise. and his son."Our cab was awaiting us outside. The details are still to be added. and hurried about the room on his knees. What do you intend to do.

 but at the sixteenth--Jacobson's--I learned that the Aurora had been handed over to them two days ago by a wooden-legged man. At one point is a small cross done in red ink. as I mounted up beside him. "The thing.""Yes. They paid Smith well to hold his tongue. and is only deterred from entering by the presence of his two sons. bediamonded women. so that she had fairly got her speed up before we saw her. "but the thing is quite natural. There was.""My dear fellow. The date of the watch is nearly fifty years back. Sahib.