TE GE'TAL-HEADED LEAGUE

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Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle, via the Gutenberg Project

TE GE'TAL-HEADED LEAGUE ni had called upon ner burc'ya, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, one tuur o'r te autumn be kyr'yc simir bal found him o'r deep conversation ti a ori stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman ti fiery ge'tal gemas. ti eyn apology par ner intrusion, ni was about at withdraw when Holmes pulled ni abruptly lo te room bal closed te door behind ni. " gar could not possibly ganar olaror at a jate'shya ca'nara, ner dear Watson," kaysh said cordially. " ni was chaabar ibac gar were engaged." "So ni am. ori much so." "Then ni liser parer o'r te projor room." "Not at an. ibic gentleman, Mr. Wilson, has been ner riduur bal helper o'r birov be ner most successful cases, bal ni ganar nayc doubt ibac kaysh will cuyir be te utmost use at ni o'r yours also." te stout gentleman ge'sol rose teh kaysh chair bal gave a bob be greeting, ti a quick little questioning glance teh kaysh kih ast'ehut-encircled eyes. " kebbur te settee," said Holmes, relapsing lo kaysh armchair bal putting kaysh fingertips tome, sa was kaysh custom when o'r judicial moods. " ni kar'taylir, ner dear Watson, ibac gar me'dinurir ner riduurok be an ibac is bizarre bal outside te conventions bal humdrum routine be everyday life. gar ganar shown gar relish par bic de te enthusiasm meg has prompted gar at chronicle, bal, meh gar will excuse ner saying so, somewhat at embellish so birov be ner own little adventures." " gar cases ganar bal'ban been be te greatest interest at ni," ni observed. " gar will partaylir ibac ni remarked te ashi tuur, shi before vi went lo te ori pakod problem presented de Miss Mary Sutherland, ibac par strange effects bal extraordinary combinations vi enteyor slanar at life ast, meg is always chaaj'yc more daring than any effort be te imagination." "A proposition meg ni took te liberty be doubting." " gar did, Doctor, a' naasad te less gar enteyor olaror round at ner view, par otherwise ni shall taylir bat piling fact upon fact bat gar kay gar reason breaks daab chur them bal acknowledges ni at cuyir serimir. jii, Mr. Jabez Wilson olar has been jate luubid at call upon ni ibic vaar'tur, bal at begin a narrative meg promises at cuyir one be te most singular meg ni ganar listened at par some ca'nara. gar ganar heard ni remark ibac te strangest bal most unique kebise are ori often connected not ti te larger a' ti te smaller crimes, bal occasionally, bal'ban, vaii ogir is room par doubt whether any positive crime has been committed. sa chaaj'yc sa ni ganar heard bic is impossible par ni at say whether te present case is eyn instance be crime ra not, a' te course be events is troch among te most singular ibac ni ganar vurel listened at. ret, Mr. Wilson, gar would ganar te great kindness at recommence gar narrative. ni ask gar not merely jorcu ner burc'ya Dr. Watson has not heard te opening part a' also jorcu te peculiar nature be te gehat'ik makes ni anxious at ganar every ret'yc detail teh gar lips. sa a rule, when ni ganar heard some slight indication be te course be events, ni am liser at guide myself de te thousands be ashi similar cases meg occur at ner tome'tayl. o'r te present instance ni am forced at admit ibac te facts are, at te jatne be ner belief, unique." te portly client puffed out kaysh haalas ti eyn appearance be some little pride bal pulled a etyc bal wrinkled newspaper teh te inside pocket be kaysh greatcoat. sa kaysh glanced daab te advertisement column, ti kaysh kovid thrust forward bal te paper flattened out upon kaysh lovik, ni took a jate look at te tratur bal endeavoured, after te fashion be ner companion, at read te indications meg might cuyir presented de kaysh dress ra appearance. ni did not gain ori much, however, de ner inspection. cuun visitor bore every mark be being eyn average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, bal slow. kaysh wore rather baggy grey shepherd's check trousers, a not jaon-clean ne'tra frock-coat, unbuttoned o'r te front, bal a drab waistcoat ti a heavy brassy Albert chain, bal a square pierced bit be metal dangling daab sa eyn ornament. A frayed top-hat bal a faded daryc overcoat ti a wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair juaan him. Altogether, look sa ni would, ogir was naas remarkable about te tratur save kaysh blazing ge'tal kovid, bal te expression be ori chagrin bal discontent upon kaysh features. Sherlock Holmes' quick sur'haai took o'r ner occupation, bal kaysh shook kaysh kovid ti a smile sa kaysh noticed ner questioning glances. " suum te obvious facts ibac kaysh has at some ca'nara done manual labour, ibac kaysh takes snuff, ibac kaysh is a Freemason, ibac kaysh has been o'r China, bal ibac kaysh has done a considerable amount be writing lately, ni liser deduce naas else." Mr. Jabez Wilson started laam o'r kaysh chair, ti kaysh forefinger upon te paper, a' kaysh eyes upon ner companion. "How, o'r te gai be jate-fortune, did gar kar'taylir an ibac, Mr. Holmes?" kaysh asked. "How did gar kar'taylir, par example, ibac ni did manual labour. It's sa true sa gospel, par ni began sa a ship's carpenter." " gar hands, ner dear sir. gar serimir gaan is quite a size larger than gar payt. gar ganar worked ti bic, bal te muscles are more developed." " jahaala, te snuff, then, bal te Freemasonry?" " ni won't takisir gar intelligence de telling gar how ni read ibac, especially sa, rather against te strict rules be gar ke'gyce, gar use eyn arc- bal-compass breastpin." "Ah, be course, ni forgot ibac. a' te writing?" " meg else liser cuyir indicated de ibac serimir cuff so ori shiny par rayshe'a inches, bal te payt one ti te smooth patch pirebu te elbow vaii gar udes bic upon te desk?" " jahaala, a' China?" " te fish ibac gar ganar tattooed immediately above gar serimir gadi could shi ganar been done o'r China. ni ganar made a kih study be tattoo marks bal ganar even contributed at te literature be te subject. ibac trick be staining te fishes' scales be a laandur pink is quite peculiar at China. When, o'r addition, ni haa'taylir a Chinese coin hanging teh gar watch-chain, te matter becomes even more pakod." Mr. Jabez Wilson laughed heavily. " jahaala, ni draar!" said kaysh. " ni thought at maan ibac gar had done something mirdala, a' ni haa'taylir ibac ogir was naas o'r bic, after an." " ni begin at mirdir, Watson," said Holmes, " ibac ni gotal'ur a mistake o'r explaining. 'Omne ignotum pro magnifico,' gar kar'taylir, bal ner poor little reputation, such sa bic is, will suffer shipwreck meh ni am so candid. liser gar not mar'eyir te advertisement, Mr. Wilson?" " elek, ni ganar got bic jii," kaysh answered ti kaysh thick ge'tal finger planted halfway daab te column. " olar bic is. ibic is meg began bic an. gar shi read bic par yourself, sir." ni took te paper teh him bal read sa follows: " at te ge'tal-HEADED LEAGUE: bat account be te bequest be te late Ezekiah Hopkins, be Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U. S. A., ogir is jii another vacancy open meg entitles a member be te League at a salary be 4 pounds a ray'ture par purely nominal services. an ge'tal-headed men Tion'ad are kaab o'r baar bal mind bal above te age be ad'eta-one years, are eligible. Apply o'r person bat Monday, at ta'raysh solus o'clock, at Duncan Ross, at te offices be te League, 7 Pope's Court, Fleet chortav." " meg bat vheh does ibic mean?" ni ejaculated after ni had twice read jaon te extraordinary announcement. Holmes chuckled bal wriggled o'r kaysh chair, sa was kaysh habit when o'r high spirits. " bic is a little off te beaten striilir, isn't bic?" said kaysh. " bal jii, Mr. Wilson, off gar slanar at scratch bal rejorhaa'ir us an about yourself, gar household, bal te effect meg ibic advertisement had upon gar fortunes. gar will maan gotal'ur a note, Doctor, be te paper bal te date." " bic is te vaar'tur Chronicle be April 27, 1890. shi t'ad months ago." " ori jate. jii, Mr. Wilson?" " jahaala, bic is shi sa ni ganar been telling gar, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping kaysh forehead; " ni ganar a kih pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, pirebu te oriya. It's not a ori large affair, bal be late years bic has not done more than shi dinuir ni a living. ni used at cuyir liser at taylir t'ad assistants, a' jii ni shi taylir one; bal ni would ganar a bora at pay him a' ibac kaysh is willing at olaror par ge'sol wages so sa at hibirar te business." " meg is te gai be ibic obliging evaar?" asked Sherlock Holmes. " kaysh gai is Vincent Spaulding, bal he's not such a evaar, ebin. It's muun at say kaysh age. ni should not vercopaanir a smarter assistant, Mr. Holmes; bal ni kar'taylir ori jahaala ibac kaysh could jate'shya himself bal earn twice meg ni am liser at dinuir him. a', after an, meh kaysh is yaiyai'yc, why should ni naritir ideas o'r kaysh kovid?" "Why, bal'ban? gar seem most fortunate o'r having eyn employi Tion'ad comes chur te yaihi'l market price. bic is not a common experience among employers o'r ibic age. ni don't kar'taylir ibac gar assistant is not sa remarkable sa gar advertisement." "Oh, kaysh has kaysh faults, too," said Mr. Wilson. " draar was such a fellow par photography. Snapping be'chaaj ti a camera when kaysh ought at cuyir improving kaysh mind, bal then diving daab lo te cellar emuurir a rabbit lo its palon at develop kaysh pictures. ibac is kaysh main fault, a' bat te whole he's a jate worker. There's nayc vice o'r him." " kaysh is su ti gar, ni presume?" " elek, sir. kaysh bal a girl be fourteen, Tion'ad does a bit be pakod cooking bal keeps te naritir clean--that's an ni ganar o'r te house, par ni am a widower bal draar had any aliit. vi oyacyir ori quietly, sir, te ehn be us; bal vi taylir a roof jaon cuun heads bal pay cuun debts, meh vi narir naas more. " te maan thing ibac naritir us out was ibac advertisement. Spaulding, kaysh came daab lo te office shi ibic tuur sh'ehn weeks, ti ibic ori paper o'r kaysh gaan, bal kaysh says: "' ni vercopaanir at te Lord, Mr. Wilson, ibac I was a ge'tal-headed tratur.' "'Why ibac?' ni asks. "'Why,' says kaysh, 'here's another vacancy bat te League be te ge'tal-headed Men. It's worth quite a little fortune at any tratur Tion'ad gets bic, bal ni suvarir ibac ogir are more vacancies than ogir are men, so ibac te trustees are at their wits' kyr meg at narir ti te money. meh ner gemas would shi am colour, here's a nice little crib an ready par ni at step lo.' "'Why, meg is bic, then?' ni asked. gar haa'taylir, Mr. Holmes, ni am a ori stay- at- yaim tratur, bal sa ner business came at ni instead be ner having at slanar at bic, ni was often weeks bat kyr ures putting ner taab jaon te door-mat. o'r ibac way ni didn't kar'taylir much be meg was going bat outside, bal ni was always glad be a bit be news. "'Have gar draar heard be te League be te ge'tal-headed Men?' kaysh asked ti kaysh eyes open. "'Never.' "'Why, ni wonder at ibac, par gar are eligible yourself par one be te vacancies.' "'And meg are val worth?' ni asked. "'Oh, merely a couple be olan a simir, a' te borarir is slight, bal bic linibar not interfere ori much ti one's ashi occupations.' " jahaala, gar liser easily mirdir ibac ibac made ni prick laam ner ears, par te business has not been jaon- jate par some years, bal eyn majyc couple be olan would ganar been ori handy. "'Tell ni an about bic,' said ni. "'Well,' said kaysh, showing ni te advertisement, 'you liser haa'taylir par yourself ibac te League has a vacancy, bal ogir is te address vaii gar should apply par particulars. sa chaaj'yc sa ni liser gotal'ur out, te League was founded de eyn American millionaire, Ezekiah Hopkins, Tion'ad was ori peculiar o'r kaysh ways. kaysh was himself ge'tal-headed, bal kaysh had a great sympathy par an ge'tal-headed men; so when kaysh died bic was found ibac kaysh had payt kaysh enormous fortune o'r te hands be trustees, ti instructions at apply te interest at te providing be pakod berths at men whose gemas is be ibac colour. teh an ni hear bic is splendid pay bal ori little at narir.' "'But,' said ni, 'there would cuyir millions be ge'tal-headed men Tion'ad would apply.' "'Not so birov sa gar might mirdir,' kaysh answered. 'You haa'taylir bic is really confined at Londoners, bal at grown men. ibic American had started teh London when kaysh was evaar'la, bal kaysh wanted at narir te ruug'la town a jate turn. Then, tug'yc, ni ganar heard bic is nayc use gar applying meh gar gemas is light ge'tal, ra dha ge'tal, ra anything a' veman dral, blazing, fiery ge'tal. jii, meh gar cared at apply, Mr. Wilson, gar would shi kemir o'r; a' perhaps bic would hardly cuyir worth gar vaal at naritir yourself out be te way par te sake be a kisol olan pounds.' " jii, bic is a fact, gentlemen, sa gar may haa'taylir par yourselves, ibac ner gemas is be a ori yaihi'l bal rich tint, so ibac bic seemed at ni ibac meh ogir was at cuyir any competition o'r te matter ni stood sa jate a chance sa any tratur ibac ni had vurel met. Vincent Spaulding seemed at kar'taylir so much about bic ibac ni thought kaysh might prove pirimmuy, so ni shi ordered him at naritir laam te shutters par te tuur bal at olaror serimir be'chaaj ti ni. kaysh was ori willing at ganar a holiday, so vi shut te business laam bal started off par te address ibac was given us o'r te advertisement. " ni draar vercopaanir at haa'taylir such a sight sa ibac tug'yc, Mr. Holmes. teh gaht, ka'gaht, abesh, bal wasuur every tratur Tion'ad had a shade be ge'tal o'r kaysh gemas had tramped lo te oriya at answer te advertisement. Fleet chortav was choked ti ge'tal-headed folk, bal Pope's Court looked emuurir a coster's orange barrow. ni should not ganar thought ogir were so birov o'r te whole country sa were brought tome de ibac single advertisement. Every shade be colour val were--straw, lemon, orange, brick, Irish-setter, liver, clay; a', sa Spaulding said, ogir were not birov Tion'ad had te veman vivid tracinya-coloured tint. When ni saw how birov were waiting, ni would ganar given bic laam o'r despair; a' Spaulding would not hear be bic. How kaysh did bic ni could not imagine, a' kaysh pushed bal pulled bal butted kay kaysh got ni adol te crowd, bal serimir laam at te steps meg led at te office. ogir was a double stream upon te stair, some going laam o'r vercopaanir, bal some coming norac dejected; a' vi wedged o'r sa jahaala sa vi could bal soon found ourselves o'r te office." " gar experience has been a most entertaining one," remarked Holmes sa kaysh client paused bal refreshed kaysh tome'tayl ti a huge pinch be snuff. "Pray continue gar ori interesting statement." " ogir was naas o'r te office a' a couple be shaap'yc chairs bal a koor table, behind meg sat a kih tratur ti a kovid ibac was even redder than ner. kaysh said a kisol words at solus candidate sa kaysh came laam, bal then kaysh always managed at mar'eyir some fault o'r them meg would disqualify them. Getting a vacancy did not seem at cuyir such a ori pakod matter, after an. However, when cuun turn came te little tratur was much more favourable at ni than at any be te others, bal kaysh closed te door sa vi entered, so ibac kaysh might ganar a verd'ika miit ti us. "'This is Mr. Jabez Wilson,' said ner assistant, 'and kaysh is willing at hailir a vacancy o'r te League.' "'And kaysh is admirably suited par bic,' te ashi answered. 'He has every requirement. ni cannot recall when ni ganar seen anything so fine.' kaysh took a step backward, cocked kaysh kovid bat one eso, bal gazed at ner gemas kay ni felt quite bashful. Then suddenly kaysh plunged forward, wrung ner gaan, bal congratulated ni warmly bat ner success. "'It would cuyir injustice at hesitate,' said kaysh. 'You will, however, ni am sure, excuse ni par taking eyn obvious precaution.' ti ibac kaysh seized ner gemas o'r bintar kaysh hands, bal tugged kay ni yelled ti te aaray. 'There is pirun o'r gar eyes,' said kaysh sa kaysh released ni. 'I perceive ibac an is sa bic should cuyir. a' vi ganar at cuyir careful, par vi ganar twice been deceived de wigs bal once de paint. ni could rejorhaa'ir gar tales be cobbler's wax meg would disgust gar ti human nature.' kaysh stepped jaon at te window bal shouted adol bic at te top be kaysh voice ibac te vacancy was filled. A groan be disappointment came laam teh below, bal te folk an trooped be'chaaj o'r different directions kay ogir was not a ge'tal- kovid at cuyir seen except ner own bal ibac be te manager. "'My gai,' said kaysh, 'is Mr. Duncan Ross, bal ni am myself one be te pensioners upon te fund payt de cuun noble benefactor. Are gar a married tratur, Mr. Wilson? ganar gar a aliit?' " ni answered ibac ni had not. " kaysh troan fell immediately. "'Dear ni!' kaysh said gravely, 'that is ori serious bal'ban! ni am sorry at hear gar say ibac. te fund was, be course, par te propagation bal gayiylir be te ge'tal-heads sa jahaala sa par their maintenance. bic is exceedingly unfortunate ibac gar should cuyir a bachelor.' " ner troan lengthened at ibic, Mr. Holmes, par ni thought ibac ni was not at ganar te vacancy after an; a' after thinking bic jaon par a kisol minutes kaysh said ibac bic would cuyir an serimir. "'In te case cuyir another,' said kaysh, 'the objection might be kyramla, a' vi enteyor stretch a taap o'r favour be a tratur ti such a kovid cuyir gemas sa yours. When shall gar be liser at enter upon gar evaar'la duties?' "'Well, bic is a little awkward, par ni ganar a business already,' said ni. "'Oh, draar mind about ibac, Mr. Wilson!' said Vincent Spaulding. 'I should cuyir liser at look after ibac par gar.' "'What would cuyir te hours?' ni asked. "'Ten at t'ad.' " jii a pawnbroker's business is mostly done be eyn ge'catra, Mr. Holmes, especially Thursday bal Friday ge'catra, meg is shi before pay- tuur; so bic would suit ni ori jahaala at earn a little o'r te mornings. Besides, ni knew ibac ner assistant was a jate tratur, bal ibac kaysh would haa'taylir at anything ibac turned laam. "'That would suit ni ori jahaala,' said ni. 'And te pay?' "'Is 4 pounds a ray'ture.' "'And te borarir?' "'Is purely nominal.' "'What narir gar call purely nominal?' "'Well, gar ganar at cuyir o'r te office, ra at least o'r te building, te whole ca'nara. meh gar ba'slanar, gar forfeit gar whole taap forever. te will is ori utreyar upon ibac taap. gar don't comply ti te conditions meh gar budge teh te office vaal ibac ca'nara.' "'It's shi cuir hours a tuur, bal ni should not mirdir be leaving,' said ni. "'No excuse will avail,' said Mr. Duncan Ross; 'neither sickness nor business nor anything else. ogir gar enteyor stay, ra gar lose gar billet.' "'And te borarir?' "'Is at copy out te "Encyclopaedia Britannica." ogir is te maan volume be bic o'r ibac press. gar enteyor mar'eyir gar own ink, pens, bal blotting-paper, a' vi provide ibic table bal chair. Will gar cuyir ready at-morrow?' "'Certainly,' ni answered. "'Then, jate-bye, Mr. Jabez Wilson, bal let ni congratulate gar once more bat te jaon'yc taap meg gar ganar been fortunate luubid at gain.' kaysh bowed ni out be te room bal ni went yaim ti ner assistant, hardly knowing meg at say ra narir, ni was so pleased at ner own jate fortune. " jahaala, ni thought jaon te matter an tuur, bal de ge'catra ni was o'r diryc spirits tug'yc; par ni had quite persuaded myself ibac te whole affair enteyor cuyir some great hoax ra fraud, though meg its object might cuyir ni could not imagine. bic seemed altogether past belief ibac anyone could gotal'ur such a will, ra ibac val would pay such a sum par doing anything so pakod sa copying out te 'Encyclopaedia Britannica.' Vincent Spaulding did meg kaysh could at cheer ni laam, a' de bedtime ni had reasoned myself out be te whole thing. However, o'r te vaar'tur ni determined at ganar a look at bic anyhow, so ni bought a penny bottle be ink, bal ti a quill-pen, bal e'tad sheets be foolscap paper, ni started off par Pope's Court. " jahaala, at ner surprise bal delight, everything was sa serimir sa ret'yc. te table was set out ready par ni, bal Mr. Duncan Ross was ogir at haa'taylir ibac ni got fairly at borarir. kaysh started ni off upon te letter A, bal then kaysh payt ni; a' kaysh would drop o'r teh ca'nara at ca'nara at haa'taylir ibac an was serimir ti ni. at t'ad o'clock kaysh bade ni jate- tuur, complimented ni upon te amount ibac ni had written, bal locked te door be te office after ni. " ibic went bat tuur after tuur, Mr. Holmes, bal bat Saturday te manager came o'r bal planked daab cuir golden sovereigns par ner ray'ture's borarir. bic was te arasuumir projor ray'ture, bal te arasuumir te week after. Every vaar'tur ni was ogir at ta'raysh, bal every afternoon ni payt at t'ad. de degrees Mr. Duncan Ross took at coming o'r shi once be a vaar'tur, bal then, after a ca'nara, kaysh did not olaror o'r at eyn. su, be course, ni draar dared at ba'slanar te room par an instant, par ni was not sure when kaysh might olaror, bal te billet was such a jate one, bal suited ni so jahaala, ibac ni would not risk te loss be bic. " sh'ehn weeks passed be'chaaj emuurir ibic, bal ni had written about Abbots bal Archery bal Armour bal Architecture bal Attica, bal hoped ti diligence ibac ni might get bat at te B's before ori munit. bic cost ni something o'r foolscap, bal ni had pretty nearly filled a shelf ti ner writings. bal then suddenly te whole business came at eyn kyr." " at eyn kyr?" " elek, sir. bal nayc later than ibic vaar'tur. ni went at ner borarir sa usual at ta'raysh o'clock, a' te door was shut bal locked, ti a little square be cardboard hammered bat at te middle be te panel ti a tack. olar bic is, bal gar liser read par yourself." kaysh held laam a piece be jiriad cardboard about te size be a sheet be note-paper. bic read o'r ibic fashion: te ge'tal-HEADED LEAGUE IS DISSOLVED. October 9, 1890. Sherlock Holmes bal ni surveyed ibic curt announcement bal te rueful troan behind bic, kay te comical eso be te affair so completely overtopped every ashi consideration ibac vi bintar burst out lo a roar be laughter. " ni cannot haa'taylir ibac ogir is anything ori nuh'la," cried cuun client, flushing laam at te roots be kaysh flaming kovid. " meh gar liser narir naas jate'shya than nuhunar at ni, ni liser slanar elsewhere." " nayc, nayc," cried Holmes, shoving him norac lo te chair teh meg kaysh had ge'sol risen. " ni really wouldn't miss gar case par te world. bic is most refreshingly unusual. a' ogir is, meh gar will excuse ner saying so, something shi a little nuh'la about bic. Pray meg steps did gar hibir when gar found te card upon te door?" " ni was staggered, sir. ni did not kar'taylir meg at narir. Then ni called at te offices round, a' naasad be them seemed at kar'taylir anything about bic. Finally, ni went at te landlord, Tion'ad is eyn accountant living bat te ground-floor, bal ni asked him meh kaysh could rejorhaa'ir ni meg had become be te ge'tal-headed League. kaysh said ibac kaysh had draar heard be any such baar. Then ni asked him Tion'ad Mr. Duncan Ross was. kaysh answered ibac te gai was evaar'la at him. "'Well,' said ni, 'the gentleman at nayc. 4.' "'What, te ge'tal-headed tratur?' "'Yes.' "'Oh,' said kaysh, 'his gai was William Morris. kaysh was a solicitor bal was using ner room sa a dar convenience kay kaysh evaar'la premises were ready. kaysh moved out yesterday.' "'Where could ni mar'eyir him?' "'Oh, at kaysh evaar'la offices. kaysh did rejorhaa'ir ni te address. elek, 17 King Edward chortav, pirebu St. Paul's.' " ni started off, Mr. Holmes, a' when ni got at ibac address bic was a manufactory be artificial lovik-caps, bal nayc one o'r bic had vurel heard be ebin Mr. William Morris ra Mr. Duncan Ross." " bal meg did gar narir then?" asked Holmes. " ni went yaim at Saxe-Coburg Square, bal ni took te advice be ner assistant. a' kaysh could not gaa'taylir ni o'r any way. kaysh could shi say ibac meh ni waited ni should hear de post. a' ibac was not quite jate luubid, Mr. Holmes. ni did not vercopaanir at lose such a naritir ures a struggle, so, sa ni had heard ibac gar were jate luubid at dinuir advice at poor folk Tion'ad were o'r linibar be bic, ni came serimir be'chaaj at gar." " bal gar did ori wisely," said Holmes. " gar case is eyn exceedingly remarkable one, bal ni shall cuyir briikase at look lo bic. teh meg gar ganar told ni ni mirdir ibac bic is ret'yc ibac graver issues hang teh bic than might at maan sight appear." "Grave luubid!" said Mr. Jabez Wilson. "Why, ni ganar echoy'la cuir pound a ray'ture." " sa chaaj'yc sa gar are personally concerned," remarked Holmes, " ni narir not haa'taylir ibac gar ganar any grievance against ibic extraordinary league. bat te contrary, gar are, sa ni suvarir, richer de some 30 pounds, at say naas be te minute knowledge meg gar ganar gained bat every subject meg comes chur te letter A. gar ganar echoy'la naas de them." " nayc, sir. a' ni copaanir at mar'eyir out about them, bal Tion'ad val are, bal meg their object was o'r playing ibic prank-- meh bic was a prank--upon ni. bic was a pretty expensive nuhun par them, par bic cost them t'ad bal ehn'eta pounds." " vi shall endeavour at utreyar laam these points par gar. bal, maan, one ra t'ad questions, Mr. Wilson. ibic assistant be yours Tion'ad maan called gar Ke'sush at te advertisement--how munit had kaysh been ti gar?" "About a month then." "How did kaysh olaror?" " o'r answer at eyn advertisement." "Was kaysh te shi applicant?" " nayc, ni had a dozen." "Why did gar pick him?" " jorcu kaysh was handy bal would olaror cheap." " at ge'sol-wages, o'r fact." " elek." " meg is kaysh emuurir, ibic Vincent Spaulding?" " kih, stout-built, ori quick o'r kaysh ways, nayc gemas bat kaysh troan, though he's not skotah be ehn'eta. Has a jiriad splash be acid upon kaysh forehead." Holmes sat laam o'r kaysh chair o'r considerable excitement. " ni thought sa much," said kaysh. " ganar gar vurel observed ibac kaysh ears are pierced par earrings?" " elek, sir. kaysh told ni ibac a gipsy had done bic par him when kaysh was a lad." "Hum!" said Holmes, sinking norac o'r deep thought. " kaysh is su ti gar?" "Oh, elek, sir; ni ganar shi shi payt him." " bal has gar business been attended at o'r gar absence?" " naas at complain be, sir. There's draar ori much at narir be a vaar'tur." " ibac will narir, Mr. Wilson. ni shall cuyir briikase at dinuir gar eyn opinion upon te subject o'r te course be a tuur ra t'ad. at- tuur is Saturday, bal ni vercopaanir ibac de Monday vi may olaror at a conclusion." " jahaala, Watson," said Holmes when cuun visitor had payt us, " meg narir gar gotal'ur be bic an?" " ni gotal'ur naas be bic," ni answered frankly. " bic is a most mysterious business." " sa a rule," said Holmes, " te more bizarre a thing is te less mysterious bic proves at cuyir. bic is gar commonplace, featureless crimes meg are really puzzling, shi sa a commonplace troan is te most umaan at identify. a' ni enteyor cuyir prompt jaon ibic matter." " meg are gar going at narir, then?" ni asked. " at carud," kaysh answered. " bic is quite a ehn pipe problem, bal ni gedetir ibac gar won't jorhaa'ir at ni par she'eta minutes." kaysh curled himself laam o'r kaysh chair, ti kaysh shiib knees drawn laam at kaysh hawk- emuurir nose, bal ogir kaysh sat ti kaysh eyes closed bal kaysh ne'tra clay pipe thrusting out emuurir te bill be some strange senaar. ni had olaror at te conclusion ibac kaysh had dropped asleep, bal bal'ban was nodding myself, when kaysh suddenly sprang out be kaysh chair ti te gesture be a tratur Tion'ad has made laam kaysh mind bal naritir kaysh pipe daab upon te mantelpiece. "Sarasate plays at te St. James's Hall ibic afternoon," kaysh remarked. " meg narir gar mirdir, Watson? Could gar patients spare gar par a kisol hours?" " ni ganar naas at narir at- tuur. ner practice is draar ori absorbing." "Then naritir bat gar hat bal olaror. ni am going adol te oriya maan, bal vi liser ganar some or'ilor bat te way. ni ja'hailir ibac ogir is a jate koor be German bes'laar bat te programme, meg is rather more at ner taste than Italian ra French. bic is introspective, bal ni copaanir at introspect. olaror along!" vi travelled de te Underground sa chaaj'yc sa Aldersgate; bal a skotah kemir took us at Saxe-Coburg Square, te scene be te singular gehat'ik meg vi had listened at o'r te vaar'tur. bic was a poky, little, shabby-genteel naritir, vaii cuir lines be dingy t'ad-storied brick houses looked out lo a kih railed- o'r enclosure, vaii a lawn be weedy grass bal a kisol clumps be faded laurel-bushes made a muun akaanir against a carud-laden bal uncongenial atmosphere. ehn gilt balls bal a daryc board ti "JABEZ WILSON" o'r jiriad letters, upon a corner house, announced te naritir vaii cuun ge'tal-headed client carried bat kaysh business. Sherlock Holmes stopped o'r front be bic ti kaysh kovid bat one eso bal looked bic an jaon, ti kaysh eyes shining brightly between puckered lids. Then kaysh walked slowly laam te chortav, bal then daab tug'yc at te corner, su looking keenly at te houses. Finally kaysh returned at te pawnbroker's, bal, having thumped vigorously upon te pavement ti kaysh bevik t'ad ra ehn times, kaysh went laam at te door bal knocked. bic was instantly opened de a dral-looking, clean-shaven evaar'la fellow, Tion'ad asked him at step o'r. "Thank gar," said Holmes, " ni shi wished at ask gar how gar would slanar teh olar at te Strand." "Third serimir, fourth payt," answered te assistant promptly, closing te door. "Smart fellow, ibac," observed Holmes sa vi walked be'chaaj. " kaysh is, o'r ner judgment, te fourth smartest tratur o'r London, bal par daring ni am not sure ibac kaysh has not a claim at cuyir third. ni ganar known something be him before." "Evidently," said ni, "Mr. Wilson's assistant counts par a jate koor o'r ibic mystery be te ge'tal-headed League. ni am sure ibac gar inquired gar way merely o'r ke'gyce ibac gar might haa'taylir him." "Not him." " meg then?" " te knees be kaysh trousers." " bal meg did gar haa'taylir?" " meg ni expected at haa'taylir." "Why did gar brokar te pavement?" " ner dear doctor, ibic is a ca'nara par observation, not par jorhaa'ir. vi are spies o'r eyn enemy's country. vi kar'taylir something be Saxe-Coburg Square. Let us jii explore te parts meg jahaatir behind bic." te goyust o'r meg vi found ourselves sa vi turned round te corner teh te retired Saxe-Coburg Square presented sa great a contrast at bic sa te front be a sur'gaan does at te norac. bic was one be te main arteries meg conveyed te traffic be te oriya at te gaht bal wasuur. te roadway was blocked ti te immense stream be commerce flowing o'r a double tide inward bal outward, vaal te footpaths were ne'tra ti te hurrying swarm be pedestrians. bic was umaan at realise sa vi looked at te briik be fine shops bal stately business premises ibac val really abutted bat te ashi eso upon te faded bal arasuum'la square meg vi had shi quitted. "Let ni haa'taylir," said Holmes, standing at te corner bal glancing along te briik, " ni should emuurir shi at partaylir te ke'gyce be te houses olar. bic is a hobby be ner at ganar eyn exact knowledge be London. ogir is Mortimer's, te tobacconist, te little newspaper shop, te Coburg branch be te oriya bal Suburban Bank, te Vegetarian epar'yaim, bal McFarlane's carriage-building depot. ibac carries us serimir bat at te ashi ara'novor. bal jii, Doctor, vi've done cuun borarir, so it's ca'nara we had some play. A sandwich bal a cup be coffee, bal then off at violin- rusur, vaii an is sweetness bal delicacy bal harmony, bal ogir are nayc ge'tal-headed clients at vex us ti their conundrums." ner burc'ya was eyn enthusiastic musician, being himself not shi a ori capable performer a' a composer be nayc ordinary merit. an te afternoon kaysh sat o'r te stalls wrapped o'r te most perfect happiness, gently waving kaysh munit, shiib fingers o'r ca'nara at te bes'laar, vaal kaysh gently smiling troan bal kaysh languid, dreamy eyes were sa unlike those be Holmes te sleuth-hound, Holmes te relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, sa bic was ret'yc at conceive. o'r kaysh singular character te dual nature alternately asserted ast, bal kaysh ori exactness bal astuteness represented, sa ni ganar often thought, te reaction against te poetic bal contemplative mood meg occasionally predominated o'r him. te swing be kaysh nature took him teh ori languor at devouring energy; bal, sa ni knew jahaala, kaysh was draar so truly formidable sa when, par days bat kyr, kaysh had been lounging o'r kaysh armchair amid kaysh improvisations bal kaysh ne'tra-letter editions. Then bic was ibac te lust be te oya'karir would suddenly olaror upon him, bal ibac kaysh brilliant reasoning power would rise at te kajil be intuition, kay those Tion'ad were unacquainted ti kaysh methods would look askance at him sa bat a tratur whose knowledge was not ibac be ashi mortals. When ni saw him ibac afternoon so enwrapped o'r te bes'laar at St. James's Hall ni felt ibac eyn ori'dush ca'nara might cuyir coming upon those whom kaysh had set himself at oya'karir daab. " gar copaanir at slanar yaim, nayc doubt, Doctor," kaysh remarked sa vi emerged. " elek, bic would cuyir sa jahaala." " bal ni ganar some business at narir meg will hibir some hours. ibic business at Coburg Square is serious." "Why serious?" "A considerable crime is o'r contemplation. ni ganar every reason at urmankalar ibac vi shall cuyir o'r ca'nara at stop bic. a' at- tuur being Saturday rather complicates matters. ni shall copaanir gar gaa'taylir at- ca." " at meg ca'nara?" " ta'raysh will cuyir vaar luubid." " ni shall cuyir at Baker chortav at ta'raysh." " ori jahaala. bal, ni say, Doctor, ogir may cuyir some little buruk, so kindly naritir gar akaan'ade revolver o'r gar pocket." kaysh waved kaysh gaan, turned bat kaysh heel, bal disappeared o'r eyn instant among te crowd. ni trust ibac ni am not more dense than ner neighbours, a' ni was always oppressed ti a sense be ner own stupidity o'r ner dealings ti Sherlock Holmes. olar ni had heard meg kaysh had heard, ni had seen meg kaysh had seen, bal su teh kaysh words bic was evident ibac kaysh saw clearly not shi meg had happened a' meg was about at banar, vaal at ni te whole business was su confused bal grotesque. sa ni drove yaim at ner house o'r Kensington ni thought jaon bic an, teh te extraordinary gehat'ik be te ge'tal-headed copier be te "Encyclopaedia" daab at te visit at Saxe-Coburg Square, bal te ominous words ti meg kaysh had parted teh ni. meg was ibic nocturnal expedition, bal why should ni slanar armed? vaii were vi going, bal meg were vi at narir? ni had te hint teh Holmes ibac ibic smooth-faced pawnbroker's assistant was a formidable tratur--a tratur Tion'ad might play a deep game. ni tried at tionas bic out, a' gave bic laam o'r despair bal set te matter aside kay ca should bring eyn explanation. bic was a quarter-past she'cu when ni started teh yaim bal made ner way dos te Park, bal so adol Oxford chortav at Baker chortav. t'ad hansoms were standing at te door, bal sa ni entered te passage ni heard te kaab be voices teh above. bat entering kaysh room ni found Holmes o'r animated conversation ti t'ad men, one be whom ni recognised sa Peter Jones, te official police agent, vaal te ashi was a munit, shiib, trikar'la-faced tratur, ti a ori shiny hat bal oppressively respectable frock-coat. "Ha! cuun party is ani," said Holmes, buttoning laam kaysh pea-jacket bal taking kaysh heavy hunting crop teh te rack. "Watson, ni mirdir gar kar'taylir Mr. Jones, be Scotland Yard? Let ni introduce gar at Mr. Merryweather, Tion'ad is at cuyir cuun companion o'r at-night's adventure." "We're hunting o'r couples tug'yc, Doctor, gar haa'taylir," said Jones o'r kaysh consequential way. " cuun burc'ya olar is a wonderful tratur par starting a oya'karir. eyn kaysh wants is an ruug'la dog at gaa'taylir him at narir te running daab." " ni vercopaanir a wild goose may not prove at cuyir te kyr be cuun oya'karir," observed Mr. Merryweather gloomily. " gar may naritir considerable confidence o'r Mr. Holmes, sir," said te police agent loftily. " kaysh has kaysh own little methods, meg are, meh kaysh won't mind ner saying so, shi a little too theoretical bal fantastic, a' kaysh has te makings be a detective o'r him. bic is not too much at say ibac once ra twice, sa o'r ibac business be te Sholto murder bal te Agra treasure, kaysh has been more nearly serim than te official force." "Oh, meh gar say so, Mr. Jones, bic is an serimir," said te stranger ti deference. " su, ni confess ibac ni miss ner rubber. bic is te maan Saturday ca par e'tad- bal- ad'eta years ibac ni ganar not had ner rubber." " ni mirdir gar will mar'eyir," said Sherlock Holmes, " ibac gar will play par a higher stake at- ca than gar ganar vurel done su, bal ibac te play will cuyir more exciting. par gar, Mr. Merryweather, te stake will cuyir some 30,000 pounds; bal par gar, Jones, bic will cuyir te tratur upon whom gar vercopaanir at lay gar hands." "John Clay, te murderer, chakaar, smasher, bal forger. He's a evaar'la tratur, Mr. Merryweather, a' kaysh is at te kovid be kaysh profession, bal ni would rather ganar ner bracelets bat him than bat any criminal o'r London. He's a remarkable tratur, is evaar'la John Clay. kaysh ba'buir was a royal duke, bal kaysh himself has been at Eton bal Oxford. kaysh mirshe is sa hodayc sa kaysh fingers, bal though vi urcir signs be him at every turn, vi draar kar'taylir vaii at mar'eyir te tratur himself. He'll crack a crib o'r Scotland one ray'ture, bal cuyir raising money at build eyn orphanage o'r Cornwall te projor. I've been bat kaysh striilir par years bal ganar draar set eyes bat him su." " ni vercopaanir ibac ni may ganar te pleasure be introducing gar at- ca. ni've had one ra t'ad little turns also ti Mr. John Clay, bal I agree ti gar ibac kaysh is at te kovid be kaysh profession. bic is past ta'raysh, however, bal quite ca'nara ibac vi started. meh gar t'ad will hibir te maan hansom, Watson bal ni will shekemir o'r te second." Sherlock Holmes was not ori communicative vaal te munit drive bal lay norac o'r te cab humming te tunes meg kaysh had heard o'r te afternoon. vi rattled adol eyn endless labyrinth be eesu-lit streets kay vi emerged lo Farrington chortav. " vi are close ogir jii," ner burc'ya remarked. " ibic fellow Merryweather is a bank director, bal personally interested o'r te matter. ni thought bic sa jahaala at ganar Jones ti us also. kaysh is not a dush fellow, though eyn absolute imbecile o'r kaysh profession. kaysh has one positive virtue. kaysh is sa brave sa a bulldog bal sa atin sa a lobster meh kaysh gets kaysh claws upon anyone. olar vi are, bal val are waiting par us." vi had reached te arasuumir crowded thoroughfare o'r meg vi had found ourselves o'r te vaar'tur. cuun cabs were dismissed, bal, following te guidance be Mr. Merryweather, vi passed daab a narrow passage bal adol a eso door, meg kaysh opened par us. Within ogir was a kih corridor, meg ended o'r a ori massive beskar gate. ibic also was opened, bal led daab a flight be winding choruk steps, meg terminated at another formidable gate. Mr. Merryweather stopped at light a lantern, bal then conducted us daab a dha, vheh-smelling passage, bal so, after opening a third door, lo a huge vault ra cellar, meg was piled an round ti crates bal massive boxes. " gar are not ori solus teh above," Holmes remarked sa kaysh held laam te lantern bal gazed about him. "Nor teh below," said Mr. Merryweather, striking kaysh bevik upon te flags meg lined te floor. "Why, dear ni, bic sounds quite hollow!" kaysh remarked, looking laam o'r surprise. " ni enteyor really ask gar at cuyir a little more quiet!" said Holmes severely. " gar ganar already imperilled te whole success be cuun expedition. Might ni gedetir ibac gar would ganar te goodness at sheber daab upon one be those boxes, bal not at interfere?" te solemn Mr. Merryweather perched himself upon a crate, ti a ori shupur'yc expression upon kaysh troan, vaal Holmes fell upon kaysh knees upon te floor bal, ti te lantern bal a magnifying lens, began at examine minutely te cracks between te stones. A kisol seconds sufficed at satisfy him, par kaysh sprang at kaysh feet tug'yc bal naritir kaysh glass o'r kaysh pocket. " vi ganar at least eyn hour before us," kaysh remarked, " par val liser hardly hibir any steps kay te jate pawnbroker is safely o'r bed. Then val will not lose a minute, par te sooner val narir their borarir te longer ca'nara val will ganar par their eyaytir. vi are at present, Doctor-- sa nayc doubt gar ganar divined-- o'r te cellar be te oriya branch be one be te principal London banks. Mr. Merryweather is te chairman be directors, bal kaysh will explain at gar ibac ogir are reasons why te more daring criminals be London should hibir a considerable interest o'r ibic cellar at present." " bic is cuun French ve'vut," whispered te director. " vi ganar had several warnings ibac eyn kebbur might cuyir made upon bic." " gar French ve'vut?" " elek. vi had occasion some months ago at strengthen cuun resources bal borrowed par ibac purpose 30,000 napoleons teh te Bank be France. bic has become known ibac vi ganar draar had occasion at unpack te money, bal ibac bic is su lying o'r cuun cellar. te crate upon meg ni sheber contains 2,000 napoleons packed between layers be alorir foil. cuun reserve be bullion is much larger at present than is usually kept o'r a single branch office, bal te directors ganar had misgivings upon te subject." " meg were ori jahaala justified," observed Holmes. " bal jii bic is ca'nara ibac vi arranged cuun little plans. ni expect ibac within eyn hour matters will olaror at a kovid. o'r te meantime Mr. Merryweather, vi enteyor naritir te dha'haase jaon ibac dha lantern." " bal sheber o'r te dha?" " ni am chaabar so. ni had brought a pack be cards o'r ner pocket, bal ni thought ibac, sa vi were a partie carrie, gar might ganar gar rubber after an. a' ni haa'taylir ibac te enemy's preparations ganar dar so chaaj'yc ibac vi cannot risk te presence be a light. bal, maan be an, vi enteyor choose cuun positions. These are daring men, bal though vi shall hibir them at a disadvantage, val may narir us some harm unless vi are careful. ni shall motir behind ibic crate, bal narir gar conceal yourselves behind those. Then, when ni flash a light upon them, close o'r swiftly. meh val tracyn, Watson, ganar nayc compunction about shooting them daab." ni placed ner revolver, cocked, upon te top be te shaap'yc case behind meg ni crouched. Holmes shot te slide dos te front be kaysh lantern bal payt us o'r pitch werda--such eyn absolute werda sa ni ganar draar before experienced. te smell be nadala metal remained at assure us ibac te light was su ogir, ready at flash out at a moment's notice. at ni, ti ner nerves worked laam at a pitch be expectancy, ogir was something depressing bal subduing o'r te sudden gloom, bal o'r te ciryc dank abiik be te vault. " val ganar a' one tok'kad," whispered Holmes. " ibac is norac adol te house lo Saxe-Coburg Square. ni vercopaanir ibac gar ganar done meg ni asked gar, Jones?" " ni ganar eyn inspector bal t'ad officers waiting at te front door." "Then vi ganar stopped an te holes. bal jii vi enteyor cuyir shev'la bal parer." meg a ca'nara bic seemed! teh comparing notes afterwards bic was a' eyn hour bal a quarter, su bic appeared at ni ibac te ca enteyor ganar ge dar bal te dawn cuyir breaking above us. ner limbs were weary bal stiff, par ni feared at am ner taap; su ner nerves were worked laam at te highest pitch be tension, bal ner hearing was so acute ibac ni could not shi hear te gentle breathing be ner companions, a' ni could distinguish te deeper, heavier o'r- kar'am be te bulky Jones teh te shiib, sighing note be te bank director. teh ner taap ni could look jaon te case o'r te direction be te floor. Suddenly ner eyes caught te glint be a light. at maan bic was a' a lurid spark upon te choruk pavement. Then bic lengthened out kay bic became a shi'yayc briik, bal then, ures any warning ra kaab, a gash seemed at open bal a gaan appeared, a jiriad, ge womanly gaan, meg felt about o'r te centre be te little veeray be light. par a minute ra more te gaan, ti its writhing fingers, protruded out be te floor. Then bic was withdrawn sa suddenly sa bic appeared, bal an was dha tug'yc save te single lurid spark meg marked a chink between te stones. Its disappearance, however, was a' momentary. ti a rending, tearing kaab, one be te broad, jiriad stones turned jaon upon its eso bal payt a square, gaping palon, adol meg streamed te light be a lantern. jaon te edge ogir peeped a clean- hokaanir, boyish troan, meg looked keenly about bic, bal then, ti a gaan bat ebin eso be te aperture, drew ast shoulder-high bal waist-high, kay one lovik rested upon te edge. o'r another instant kaysh stood at te eso be te palon bal was hauling after him a companion, lithe bal kih emuurir himself, ti a racin troan bal a mirshir be ori ge'tal gemas. "It's an utreyar," kaysh whispered. " ganar gar te chisel bal te bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, bal I'll swing par bic!" Sherlock Holmes had sprung out bal seized te intruder de te collar. te ashi dived daab te palon, bal ni heard te kaab be rending cloth sa Jones clutched at kaysh skirts. te light flashed upon te barrel be a revolver, a' Holmes' hunting crop came daab bat te man's gadi, bal te pistol clinked upon te choruk floor. "It's nayc use, John Clay," said Holmes blandly. " gar ganar nayc chance at an." "So ni haa'taylir," te ashi answered ti te utmost coolness. " ni fancy ibac ner pal is an serimir, though ni haa'taylir gar ganar got kaysh coat-tails." " ogir are ehn men waiting par him at te door," said Holmes. "Oh, bal'ban! gar seem at ganar done te thing ori completely. ni enteyor compliment gar." " bal ni gar," Holmes answered. " gar ge'tal-headed idea was ori evaar'la bal effective." "You'll haa'taylir gar pal tug'yc presently," said Jones. "He's quicker at climbing daab holes than ni am. shi taylir out vaal ni fix te derbies." " ni gedetir ibac gar will not touch ni ti gar etyc hands," remarked cuun mirci't sa te handcuffs clattered upon kaysh wrists. " gar may not cuyir aware ibac ni ganar royal tal o'r ner veins. ganar te goodness, also, when gar address ni always at say 'sir' bal 'please.'" " an serimir," said Jones ti a stare bal a snigger. " jahaala, would gar please, sir, taabir upstairs, vaii vi liser get a cab at jorir gar Highness at te police-station?" " ibac is jate'shya," said John Clay serenely. kaysh made a sweeping bow at te ehn be us bal walked quietly off o'r te custody be te detective. "Really, Mr. Holmes," said Mr. Merryweather sa vi followed them teh te cellar, " ni narir not kar'taylir how te bank liser thank gar ra repay gar. ogir is nayc doubt ibac gar ganar detected bal defeated o'r te most ani manner one be te most determined attempts at bank robbery ibac ganar vurel olaror within ner experience." " ni ganar had one ra t'ad little scores be ner own at settle ti Mr. John Clay," said Holmes. " ni ganar been at some kih expense jaon ibic matter, meg ni shall expect te bank at refund, a' suum ibac ni am amply repaid de having had eyn experience meg is o'r birov ways unique, bal de hearing te ori remarkable narrative be te ge'tal-headed League." " gar haa'taylir, Watson," kaysh explained o'r te vaar hours be te vaar'tur sa vi sat jaon a glass be whisky bal soda o'r Baker chortav, " bic was perfectly obvious teh te maan ibac te shi ret'yc object be ibic rather fantastic business be te advertisement be te League, bal te copying cuyir te 'Encyclopaedia,' enteyor be at get ibic not jaon- dral pawnbroker out be te way par a number be hours every tuur. bic was a curious way be managing bic, a', really, bic would cuyir umaan at suggest a jate'shya. te method was nayc doubt suggested at Clay's ingenious mind de te colour be kaysh accomplice's gemas. te 4 pounds a ray'ture was a lure meg enteyor draw him, bal meg was bic at them, Tion'ad were playing par thousands? val naritir o'r te advertisement, one rogue has te dar office, te ashi rogue incites te tratur at apply par bic, bal tome val manage at morut'yc kaysh absence every vaar'tur o'r te ray'ture. teh te ca'nara ibac ni heard be te assistant having olaror par ge'sol wages, bic was obvious at ni ibac kaysh had some dral motive par securing te situation." " a' how could gar guess meg te motive was?" "Had ogir been women o'r te house, ni should ganar gehatyc a mere vulgar intrigue. ibac, however, was out be te tionir. te man's business was a kih one, bal ogir was naas o'r kaysh house meg could account par such elaborate preparations, bal such eyn expenditure sa val were at. bic enteyor, then, cuyir something out cuyir te house. meg could bic be? ni thought be te assistant's fondness par photography, bal kaysh trick be vanishing lo te cellar. te cellar! ogir was te kyr be ibic tangled clue. Then ni made inquiries sa at ibic mysterious assistant bal found ibac ni had at koor ti one be te coolest bal most daring criminals o'r London. kaysh was doing something o'r te cellar--something meg took birov hours a tuur par months bat kyr. meg could bic cuyir, once more? ni could mirdir be naas save ibac kaysh was running a tunnel at some ashi building. "So chaaj'yc ni had got when vi went at visit te scene be nari. ni surprised gar de beating upon te pavement ti ner bevik. ni was ascertaining whether te cellar stretched out o'r front ra behind. bic was not o'r front. Then ni rang te bell, bal, sa ni hoped, te assistant answered bic. vi ganar had some skirmishes, a' vi had draar set eyes upon solus ashi before. ni hardly looked at kaysh troan. kaysh knees were meg ni wished at haa'taylir. gar enteyor yourself ganar remarked how worn, wrinkled, bal stained val were. val spoke be those hours be burrowing. te shi remaining taap was meg val were burrowing par. ni walked round te corner, saw te oriya bal Suburban Bank abutted bat cuun friend's premises, bal felt ibac ni had solved ner problem. When gar drove yaim after te concert ni called upon Scotland Yard bal upon te chairman be te bank directors, ti te result ibac gar ganar seen." " bal how could gar rejorhaa'ir ibac val would gotal'ur their kebbur at- ca?" ni asked. " jahaala, when val closed their League offices ibac was a sign ibac val cared nayc longer about Mr. Jabez Wilson's presence-- o'r ashi words, ibac val had completed their tunnel. a' bic was essential ibac val should use bic soon, sa bic might cuyir discovered, ra te bullion might cuyir removed. Saturday would suit them jate'shya than any ashi tuur, sa bic would dinuir them t'ad days par their eyaytir. par an these reasons ni expected them at olaror at- ca." " gar reasoned bic out beautifully," ni exclaimed o'r unfeigned admiration. " bic is so munit a chain, bal su every link rings true." " bic saved ni teh ennui," kaysh answered, yawning. "Alas! ni already feel bic closing o'r upon ni. ner life is spent o'r one munit effort at eyaytir teh te commonplaces be existence. These little problems gaa'taylir ni at narir so." " bal gar are a benefactor be te race," said ni. kaysh shrugged kaysh shoulders. " jahaala, perhaps, after an, bic is be some little use," kaysh remarked. "'L'homme c'est rien--l'oeuvre c'est tout,' sa Gustave Flaubert wrote at George Sand."

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