The evening world. Newspaper, April 5, 1904, Page 13

3 ys a ° a * *., SYNOPSIS me ae ‘CEDING CHAPTERS. Oyri! Ballard, w Yorker, t# killed during « at aul Craddock’ apartimests in ‘carnegie Hall. apparently supernatural events attend his death. a taviets alos ara found in-his’ pocket ene the autopsy Bo trace of poison in the system. As Gresham and ith, two detectives, are discusslig the affair they Bye joined by @ tall, thin’ Englishman, whom Beckwith in- fwoduces to Greshari as the cl Gresham replies: *'Do you mean to tell me this is SHER- fQck HOLMESt’ ‘S “Am I Sherrock Holmes?’ fintahed the stranger. ‘That's a question many people > Reve asked. You can answer it to suit yourself, ‘Were aro the facts; A great English writer has cre- fated the character ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and imputed fo him a certain skill in unravelling knotty criminal @ases. Now it may be merely an odd coincidence, Wut ‘Sherlock Holmes’s’ methods and many of his @wangest adventures are the methods which I credit mayself with originating and the adventures which I have experienced.” “In other words, you are the original from whom he Wrew Sherlock Holmes,” completed Beckwith. ‘It was in that way Dr. Watts introduced me to you in —_—+ CHAPTER IL The Famous Detective, HERLOCK HOLMES?" repeated Gresham in- credulously, Are you"—— | “Bay,” interrupted Gresham, “eising you up from your pictures and the way you talk, I believe you're Sherlock Holmes himself and that you're concealing your name to avold notoriety here” “Think what you like,” replied the other in a tone made Gresham wonder whether or not this tal, man was having a joke et his expense or onvhether he was in earnest. “I've told you I am sup- many people to be the original of Sherlock It is also true I came here ¢o rest and to you aren't really Sherlock Holmes, then what * queried Gresham. “I know most of big English detectives by hearsay. What is your mame, Mr. Englishman?’ “Well,” drawled the @tranger, with an amused _ lance at Beckwith, ‘suppose you keep on calling me ‘The Englishman. “Bo be it,” agreed Gresham with a rather woful Yeugh. “But I suppose your wonderful skill as a de- tective is genuine, even if your name isn't, eh?” “I can vouch for its reality,” laughed Beckwith. ‘“I had the honor of meeting ‘The Englishman’ in and he let me accompany him on one or two cases, His work made me feel a raw beginner. “How furious poor Dr, Watts was because a broken leg laid him up and ‘The Englishman’ did me the kkindness to choose me es his companion on thor Then woe came ovor together on * the Cymric, and’\— ‘“Are—are the stories written about Sherlock , Holmes all true?"’ asked Gresham, staring at his hero as a newsboy might at Jeffries. ‘The great detective's brow clouded slightly. “They are very tnteresting stories," he replied, “but , there is a tendency to look on the romantic, senti- “mental side of every case and to play that up at “the expense of some of the finer detalls of work. 1 here 1s no poetry, no romance in our business, as ‘you know.” Knowing how sore a subject this was to The Eng- Beckwith hastened to change the topic. “T'm thirsty,” he announced. “Let's all go across tfe“hall to the cafe and I'll proceed to demonstrate to you how infinitely superior a Scotch highball !s to @ British brandy and soda." “{ must apologize, Sergt. Gresham," sald The Eng- goMahman as ho sipped reflectively his long, golden “ @rink, “for eavesdropping. I saw Beckwith talking with you and came across to speak to him, I found ‘ you were telling a most interesting story, #0 I sat Aown to wait until {t should be concluded. I read of this Ballard case in The Evening World last night. Zt is as interesting a case as has come under my ob- “ghow an unthinking man some of the tacts EN “gasented Gresham warmly. “Mystery?” mused The Englishman, frowning <!glightly. “Is there such a thing on earth as a mys- « tery? Show a baby the alphabet. It is a mystery o him. Yet a little study makes St clear as day Yet, invarl- crime and he will declare it a mystery. ‘The word edly, a little study will make it clear. ‘mystery’ has no place In our language.” “Then kindly explain the Ballard case to me," re torted Gresham, somewhat nettled. 41 “IT have not studied It T qualitied my aadT saying that ‘study’ would. make all mysteries *Selear, For instance, here ts something that might geem mysterious to some people: You left your watch ‘at home this morning. It ts a gold stem-winder, and you wear it on a fob, Not on a chain, Your fel Jow detectives make fun of you for having a fob in- stead of a chain, You carry the watch in your left- hand vest pocket Instead of in tho right, like most people, You did not forget it this morning, but left it home purposely.” That's all true,” agreed Gresha, grinning in purzled fashion, “but how you knew {t is a mys- assertion "tery" — “That same old word ‘mystery’ again, It ts no mystery. Nor, if the truth were known, Is this Bal- lard case.” asked Gresham, © con~ mind telling me,” how you came to all th watch? “Would you more respectfully clusions about my “By cultivating the faculty of observation. That Is all. T knew you left your wateh at home, because as we came into the cafe you felt for itvand tt was not there, You feit at the loft side of your vest, not the right. Y hand hed the vest just be- Jow the centre of the and pocket tis where ono would reach for a hanging fob. The Nand goes higher and nearer the cent ala. explatny what T sald of the left 1 the f When » found ou wate was o mn you did not look wortted, > would who had forgotten to A Dre ve the Editor of The What Ix the dress for an ornect Very selon time, Tt p | between hin v4 Wo ro the Yalitor of ‘The Bventi Will clever readers se ing problem? A box-ca follow is 31 feet loi A WONDERFUL DETECTIVE STORY. Ghe Fatal Chord, or the Baffling Mystery of the Carnegie Hall Murder. ; To Be Completed | r ed within Bureau of Vita) Statist | records are kept on fle. | Oar Notsy et By Albert Payson Terhune. in Twelve Daily wear his watch and who could not, for the moment, think where he had left it. You remembered at pnce that you had left it off purposely. That it was u gold watch and a stem-winder I deduced from the rest of your costume. A man as careful about his dress as you are would have only a first-class watch Your clothes are up to date. Such men do not carry cheap or old-fashioned watches.” “How did you know the other men at Central guy me about the fob, though?” “You olght to know that half the watches re- ported stolen are really only lost and that they are lost because they are on a fob and not on a chain that would hold them in case they slipped from the wearer's pocket. This fact made the police avold who is so foolish as to wear one. They would be doubly amused at one of thelr own cOmpanions who took such risks. As you see, it !s all absurdly simple, And so this Ballard murder will prove, as I said, with a little stud; “Study! groaned Gresham. Every copper and de- “Mystery? re instalments. Gresham. “It can have nothing to do with hi murder.” “An Itallan girl deeply in love—the man does not marry her—‘can have nothing to do with bis mur- der.’ Oh, these police!” muttered The Englishman under his breath. Then, aloud: “Had any one a grudge against him? A motive for his death? You say he was rich and unmar- ried. Who his next of kin?" “His brother, Royce,” answered Beckwith. “Their father was a millionaire. Cyril was his favorite son Royce was wild, and there were sonie afloat about him. He was a ne‘er-do-well. Never stuck to anything, Studied medioine—was expelled Took up law—failed, The father left his fortune to wearing fobs, end they usually make fun of any one | Cyril, leaving Royce just enough to keep tlm going. There was little love lost between the brothers. “Studied medicine, e ‘Oh,” cried Gresham. ‘You think It was he who made those tablets? We never thought of that. You think he’s the man "I ¢hink nothing, because I know nothing of the NEW LIGHT ON THE CASE. Is there such a thing on earth as a mystery?” tective and reporter in New York is spraining his brain to study it out. And we can't make anything of it.” “Perhaps you've all been studying with your books held upside down. For instance, what examination —microscopic examination—was mede of the floor In that part of the alcove where Herr von Rickerl said he saw a man standing et the time Ballard thrust his way into the alcove? I suppose the floor was hard wood? Yes? And from the curtain being drawn across few guests would probably go In there. BO) a boot mark on the waxed floor might have been vi: {ble to the microscope. It might have led to tho fdentifying of the one person who was near Ballard when he died. I suppose no such examination was mada one,” said Gresham, “It isn't the custom here.” ‘Nor In England, except in such cases as I under- take. Still, it 1s in just such tiny details as those and a thousand lke them that the key, to these al leged ‘mysteries’ is found. Footprints only discern- ible through a microscope, fakes of tobacco-ash, even the half-invisible mark made by a brushing shoulder or finger-tip, on wall or door, All these are significant to the trained observer. Tell me,” he broke off abruptly, “did you personally examine this alcove?” Yer.” 5 There ts no door leading from {t Into any room other ne, It opens only on the main drawing-room T even examined the walls of the alcove, They are papered and there is no chance for a secret door {11 the wall. Besides, it’s in a modern apartment-house, where such things would be tmpossible,”’ What furniture is tn the alcove?” ‘one except the plano. You are absolutely certain? a haseock or a tabouret?”* “Not one stick of furniture except the piano. I'll take my oath aon that. What's the joke?”’—for a smile was relaxing the tense Mnes about The Eng- lshman's Ips. Merely a question of observation. You, a skilled detective, stand ready to swear there In not an atom of furniture of any sort, except the plano, in that alcove, Yet what was the pianist supposed to sit on while he played? Was there no plano stool?" Gresham bit his mustache with vexation. “I'd forgotten the piano stool,” he said sulkily, “but I can't sce what bearing {t has on the case. “Most probably {t has none at all. I merely mon- tloned it to show how seldom the police take (he trouble to get all the details accurately. A man In your business should be able to photograph on his brain everything he sees ut such a time, Now for No chair, nor even the people concerned, ‘This man Rallard, was he married or single | ‘Single, rich and stingy.” put In Beckwith, “When | I left New York, six months ago. there was somo! talk of his being engaged to an Italian girl, an artist | named Bona Pittani, whom society had taken up. | There was no doubt the girl was head over ears in » with him, though what she could see to love | V “On, that war off some months ago. interrupted circumstances. What was it you said to Beckwith awhile ago about the folly of jumping at con- clusions? But, if I might offer @ suggestion, look up this Italian girl's career since she broke with Cyril Ballard, and also try to find the extent of Royce Ballard’s knowledge of medicine—especially of chem- istry. The host—Craddock, I think you sald his name was—what sort of man is he?" “He all right!” responded Beckwith quickly. Craddock’s one of the whitest men alive. He's an odd chap, one of the tern, qutet, masterful sort, with a tremendous lot of force and personal mag- netism. But when you get to knowing him you see what a brick he {s, He's one.of the few Bohemians left in New York. Not the sort that wear long hair, forswear the bathtub, frequent 9-cent table d'hotes, and fall to pay their debts; but an all-around citizen of the world, accomplished et everything and a man who bends society to his will instead of bending to society's. He's been everywhere, done everything, and knows everybody. By the way, when I left he ‘Paul ‘was rumored to be engaged Ao Iris Durand. I won- der ff it was true.” “{ guess not,” answered Gresham. don't know people in that walk of life, of course; but I read in one of the soclety papers just a Ittle while ago that a girl of that name was reported engaged to this plano chap, young Slurd von Rickerl.”* She's a lovely girl.’ sald Beckwith. “I wish them ut,” changing the subject, Ballard case, man, fe just the sort of thing T should have thought would wake you up wide, It may not be a ‘mystery.’ but it surely has points th: promise to be of dnterest. Why not take a fly at It “T came over here for a rest," objected The Eng- lishman, “Lf was run down from overwork, Besides, I don't know your country or your city, In England Tam at home. Finding a criminal there ts like find- ing some familiar article In my own room. Here It /e all strange to me. I should probably fall. I cer- tainly could not do myself credit. and yet"— He paused. “It's a grand chance," urged Beckwith. “It's the greatest case of the year, You will get a grand chance to study our police methods, to see New York 1 to meet a lot of pleasant people. Think {t over.’ ‘o need to think tt over!’ sighed The English- man, regretfully, ‘I came here for rest, but the mo- ment I read of that case last night in The Evening World, I felt the old fever of ¢he man-hunt rushing back on me and I knew there was no use trying to shake {t off. I say there's ‘no need to think it over,’ for it's all thought over, I shall take up the case. ham and Beckwith thrust out congratulatory "exclaimed je | who am working with you, not you with me." corrected The Englishman. “Remember, though, in introducing me, that I am Dr, Joseph Watts, not ) you believe to be the original of Sherlock the ma Holmes. And first of all let us go to Craddock's rooms. It may not even now be too late to pick up there.” _{To Re vontinued.) somo clue Into a@ Minited period to tho where such the streets. i evident! hon ht up, for they play ening wedding fpr a geatiema Scores the Ashman. [snes Sunday just as on = To 38.2. 19 the Ralltor of The Evening word |The games seem to consist A Box-Car Problem A few lines in regard to the ashman, {8¢® Who ean scream the foude tho girls generally win, ate children during the ashman comes around Is ix every two or three days twits, and the ashes are all the are any other dav We ean are downtown, but Sundays, from pe oe LETTERS, QUERIES AND ANSWERS. ¥ ¥ naming of Potter's Field? What in the meaning of the three golden balls of the pawnbrokers? MKS. BUSBY. The inhabitants of the town of Sing gto Sing objected to baing {dentified with a place bearing thy same name as a it tol-| prison, “Potter's Field” is derived from week when /_ field of the same name mentioned in 1th Rible, which was bought with the Poor ttle not "well | thelr ganies of tr and attuted pawnbroxing, eet wide, Seventec id ones [Over the street, also the garbage. That | ow on until dark, will not be autat | “Thirty Pleces” discarded by Judas In- fata 8 fect wide. Beventeon and one | ¢ SL LN celts Jak nat | no the west aside untean the polire|carict. The pottera field ‘to bu thalf, tony of cow! 1 the cnr, | bs Rh ine stekners, especially : strangers in ts its Biblical description. Fetisch. 34 lowing {0 |1n this. kind of weather, ALCOR, [enforce the law. D. |'The three balls represented ne coat-of- fenbie to What will be Strect Nickname for “Theetore.” jarms of the Lombard family, who in- | nthe car? y To the Palltor Isn't thero could induce }Inw regardin fine depth of © + Wantu to Merry {fo tho Madltor of The Evening World Can You tell me where IT can be mare in New York City so {t can be kept} om in Secret. 3. [in apartment the upper west side many persons live marriages performed here must bo weather becomes mild turn thelr chtl- of we » Hvening World no sort Of a society that ne puller to enforce the K quiet on Sunday? Along What is “Dorie” t houses, and when the ! To the Faditor of The Evening Worlds the nickname of? ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: ‘hat Was the cause. for the renaming of Sing Sing town? Whence came the Jong as @ flour barre) Horse’s Head and Barrel. To the Editor of The Evening World A says a horse's head is as long asa flour barrel. B says it 1s not. Which ts right? J. AND ¥. The average horse's head is, about as ady stories |, in 73 H, Mr. Nagg, pleas do not from the house, i am trav- Please, to quarre “You are not going to quarrel, say? Yes, you are. I always when you are going to commence be cause you start by grinning malicious- at me, as you are doing now ‘That's right! Scowl! I was just going to congratulate myself that for once in your life you were actually smiling, but as soon as I rejoice in the fact you tmmediately frown with fearful ferocity! “Please pull down that shade to the car window. “That's too low! “Now it ls too high!. ‘Oh, there ts the sun again eves! “Now yuu have pulled it down too far, How can I see anything? “Why did you disturb me? Why didn't you leave the shade alone? "You saw I was comfortable. You saw I enjoyed looking out of the car window and you deliberately pulled down the blind “Where és the porter? porter! please do not commence you in my Ring for the Mrs. Nags and Mr. elling for a little relief and recreation. | know | By Roy (Copyright, 1904, by the Press Publishing Company, The New York World.) “Where is the porter? Ring for t! Don't touch that bell, T won't have any one fussing around me! “Why don't vou sit down? “Get up! You are sitting on my hand- kerchtef! < “Why don't vou get a stateroom? “Well, thank goody Tam getting away from the work and worry! “But If 1 hadn't taken the matter | into my own hands [ presume T would be stuck In the house while you went | galllvanting off on business enjoying | yourself, | ‘Why do you fidget? What are you |nervous about? Oh. i am so glad | Cad but I suppose you are sorry. “What do you care for the cheerful | company of q kind and loving woman? You don't care a thing for #, and 1 know it “What are you worryiag about? Something at the office, you say? “That's right. think of something | beside your wife! Because I sit silent and srgiiing {t ix no reason that I would not ike a little attention, patd to me. “Why do you let things worry you? ‘Tell me what Is matter, Why he porter! Don't touch that bell!” iniess you ean say something to make here happy? 1 new you would. to feed the parrot. I know she will |rorget it and tt will dle! a clean handkerchief. vo forgetful “You forgot your, pandkerchiet, you |don't you take me into your confidenca? “ you are heginning to think up = Aisagreeablo to say to me. are you not like T am, sik t | x BARNUN & BAILEY 10493 0 Dolo 0 MEO; Mi ace jexeo oho—o war extra published by the vessels in the first att A Bowery newsboy couldn't hustle any Back of the boy is a repr CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of | AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF ML 3} 14th St a= ate ees Smar.8e. kes sr | Evga, 8.15. 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This In the Bo and O., you say? “Why don't you save your fault-fin Who salt it wasn't? ing for your home? Don’t air your dis ‘ow pick and ouarrel at me. Tot manners here, while T ate me forget my worries. s to forget my worries, “Did forge: to wind the clock But that’s the way it goes—faw, jaw, before we left? Of course you did, Jaw! Snarl, snarl, snarl. “1 wonder if mother will remember | Vord to me? a {riend spoiled my trip. Oh, why did I come? “T can e it now. The cat is kill- we ing it. I have a premonition the cat Philadelphia, in Killing Itt | “Oh, why didn't I bring tt aiong? “Piense. Mr. Nags. do not sit thers met inoping Hke as if you hadn't in the world! 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