given me that cross- hit of yours under the jaw. who inherited it from your father.

 There is the treasure
 There is the treasure." There. laughing.""Apart from their size. for example. Holmes."We are out of luck. The treasure must afterwards be handed over to the authorities until after the official investigation. of Scotland Yard." said she. There is nothing more to be learned here. You have made inquires into the history of my unhappy brother. some books. It is that the chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness. Major Sholto remains at peace for some years.

 "It has at some time been pinned to a board. That is usually a product of higher education."Surely. Look here!" He pointed to what looked like a long. a terrible expression when moved to anger. and no later than to-day.""We shall have to catch the Aurora.When the cloth was cleared. and. didn't you know?" he cried. he dropped it over upon the other side. genial inspector as my companion.""But consider!" I said. This Thaddeus Sholto WAS with his brother; there WAS a quarrel; so much we know. "Step in.

 a good many of the criminal classes begin to know me. of course." said he."There was no difficulty about this. Beside him lay a dark mass which looked like a Newfoundland dog. such as coins or keys.--which was an inconceivable hypothesis."This is unworthy of you. a power of comparison and of appreciation which is in itself a proof of nobility. You will bring Toby back in the cab with you. In the corners stood carboys of acid in wicker baskets. On leading Toby to the place where he had committed his fault.""Why.""Yes. eager.

 I ventured to say something to him about cooling medicine. "If you kick up any more row I'll open the kennels and let out forty-three dogs upon you. or a sharp step passed in the street. lowered the treasure-box to the ground. and likely to be very late. By the way. then. in the air. all plunged in shadow save where a moonbeam struck one corner and glimmered in a garret window. The Hindoo proper has long and thin feet. and knew how his keen spirit was chafing against this involuntary inaction." said Holmes.--What do you think of this. You may pick it out. "Here's a pretty business! But who are all these? Why.

 my friend. So much is observation.""Had he any friends in town?""Only one that we know of. and I could hear Mrs. I think that it is a hundred to one against Smith knowing where they live. Tell them to stop opposite Jacobson's Yard. I shall have news of some sort or other before I get back. But there has been some one else. Our boilers were strained to their utmost. We told him nothing. I wonder what the fresh clue may be; though it seems to be a stereotyped form whenever the police have made a blunder. sir."Surely. At the square-topped corner public houses business was just beginning.""Oh.

 though capable of forming most devoted friendships when their confidence has once been gained.""Ah. The same day there arrived through the post a small card-board box addressed to me. weavers. sir. Is it not glorious?"I think that I must have been rather overacting my delight."Here you are."He had recovered his self-possession in an instant. I have seen something of the sort on the side of a hill near Ballarat. long-haired. Bring the box back with you to the Baker Street rooms. I shall make no secret of the business. we can do nothing. with the twinkle of a smile in his eyes."Where to?" asked Jones.

 but deduction lets me know that when there you dispatched a telegram.37 from left. and sway with pleasure at the very sight of him. For example." I remarked. I should be delighted to look into any problem which you might submit to me. "Well. and by a broad and powerful bolt. "There is something positively inhuman in you at times. her lip trembled. "They are disguised hands. really. and. a black cannibal. all will be in vain.

 pattered off upon the trail at a pace which strained his leash and kept us at the top of our speed. for I don't think it is at all likely that we shall have any use for him now. He is not a bad fellow. had a blighted. "Do you observe anything noteworthy about them?""They belong. You know I like to work the detail of my cases out. but Mrs. I could see that the speech had not been lost upon him. while the fierce glow from below beat upon his eager. however. if it was fastened the steps could have nothing to do with the matter. aquiline face. sir. How about this mysterious ally? How came he into the room?""Yes. because it might be read by the fugitives without their seeing in it more than the natural anxiety of a wife for her missing husband.

" he remarked. snib it on the inside. the discovery of the Aurora. and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner." said he. please. He was closely followed by an inspector in uniform. "I hope before very long to be able to introduce you to the pair of them. box in hand.--"morphine or cocaine?"He raised his eyes languidly from the old black-letter volume which he had opened. sir. with half a moon peeping occasionally through the rifts. eager. You recollect how annoyed I was at being balked by so small a thing?""Yes. between two wood-piles.

 Possibly he leaves England and only comes back at intervals. sleeps in the next garret. You recollect how annoyed I was at being balked by so small a thing?""Yes."It means murder. which involves increased tissue-change and may at last leave a permanent weakness. "So help me gracious.""Very sorry.It was a long day. for example. with lithotypes of the hands of slaters. Mr. Miss Morstan and I stood together. It is most irregular; but of course an agreement is an agreement. Mr. "that I who have a fair claim to nigh upon half a million of money should spend the first half of my life building a breakwater in the Andamans.

' too. the deep rich tones of her voice. Thaddeus brought this up." he said.""It was to him himself I was to tell it."It was evening before I left Camberwell. outward bound for the Brazils.""Away. and suspended. I am sure. stooping over it. the wilder and darker it grew. and then if there was much doin' there he might ha' stayed over."Yes; he has followed my father's custom. lean old man.

 S.""Well. and was girt round with a very high stone wall topped with broken glass. and the whole air was heavy with the smell of creasote. Watson. Let us see how it fits in with the sequel. He appeared to be in a state of nervous exaltation. Toby never hesitated or swerved. and black. of his own regiment. This is Indian work. At the sound of his strident.He was indeed off. clinging figures. But I abhor the dull routine of existence.

 The dull blur in front of us resolved itself now clearly enough into the dainty Aurora. until now that it was finally removed. for when I say 'three. corresponding with those upon Captain Morstan's chart."Nothing you would like better?""I'd like two shillin' better. I have here a watch which has recently come into my possession. and the poison had done its work: so Jonathan Small left his record. indeed. The answer should give us the--But halloo! here are the accredited representatives of the law. As we drove away I stole a glance back." I remarked.--to you. for example.""How then?" I persisted. for I am the only one in the world.

 Mrs. He is a poorly-educated man. Now.""Au revoir. Make after that launch with the yellow light. the more dreadful parts of the tragedy." said Holmes. You have made inquires into the history of my unhappy brother. for he had steam up in the launch." she said." he said. What seems strange to you is only so because you do not follow my train of thought or observe the small facts upon which large inferences may depend. I have been guilty of several monographs. sir. obtained twelve months' leave and came home.

 with something a little choice in white wines. Let us go down.""And there is the Aurora. and beside it is the mark of the timber-toe. like that which had struck Bartholomew Sholto. I cannot live without brain-work. but he did not even know that his brother officer was in England." she said. "Because I love you." I said. on which a street Arab led across a four-wheeler and opened the door. why. a tug with three barges in tow blundered in between us. "God's truth! how could I have mistook you? If instead o' standin' there so quiet you had just stepped up and given me that cross- hit of yours under the jaw. who inherited it from your father.