Judge — December 8, 1900 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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SHY-LOCK HOMES, BURG- LAR. BY A. C——N D——LE, HY-LOCK HOMES drew a long breath. “ Watkins,” he said presently, “T have-just drawn a long breath! You probably didn’t notice it.” “Ah, but I did!" I cried with pride at being right there with the “only one.” “ What do you deduce?” “ Hark!" he replied mysterious- ly, jumping up and crawling to the door on his hands and face like a hound on the scent.“ Hark!" “ You are expecting some one?” “ T ventured. (Deduction is so easy when you once learn the trick.) He took out a tape-measure and measured the bric-’-brac. Then he lit his pipe, injected seven grains of cocaine, and sat down. There was a strange glint in his eye. “Oh, no!” he said finally ; “no one!" Then he muttered to himself, at “T was right!" he muttered, ee “Right! But I will draw another ecu EER OF NECESSITY: . = iouske are” Miss JonNson —"' No, no, Mistah Jackson ; Ab am in no hurry to change mah name. Mr. JACKSON (nervously) —**P'raps not; but ah am in a big hurry to change mah “Dic Shy-lock Homes drew another lodgings.” . u Arkansé “This watch is dented on the inside.” This explained everything. He put it in his pocket. Is there anything else of value here?" 1 showed him a ring and a diamond pin Thad brought with me from Afghanistan, He gazed at them intently through his concave lens. Then he put them in his pocket with the watch, “Is this all you own of value?” “Tdon't believe you. Fire! Fire !!" Immediately I remembered what he had often told me about the instinct of saving what was most valuable in case of fire. I y made a dash for my bric-a-brac. He took it ; ee ak ‘ fe out of my hands. j “Aha, I thought so. I was right after ZA: Ae /, eZ 6 \ PRAUEERS all. Save yourself! Save yourself!” Z Y, V5 ES. “fs nl aN SMS . Tran out fe the street. Presently, not Uy , “eH 3 \ ; observing any flames, I went back again. 7 MW YY Till ‘ . . One of the back windows was ope A CHEAP AND EFFECTIVE SUBSTITUTE. Shy-lock Homes was gone. . « hure phat's goi . the docther sed ter buy an ‘lectric batthery an’ give Pat a shock ivery marning, but battheries is ixpensive, an’ if it's shocks he nades, shure it's Billy thot kin accommo- breath, somewhat longer than the first. I was getting harrowed up very fast now and expected new and startling develop. ments any minute. I knew the man I was with. / Have you got your watch on?” he asked sud- denly. He was so quick at such things he had to ask it suddenly or keep quiet. “ Yes," I replied. “ Hand it here,” I gave it to him, all a- tremble. Something was in the wind, He glanced at it rapidly. “ Your brother has heart disease,” he said. T never knew I had a . brother, but it didn’t surprise _A RESOURCEFUL HOST. IN TOPSYTURVY LAND. ae Not having a bed for his friends, “ : Jon The storkey, to give them a boost, Bauy—" This is the five-hundreth lap, Great Scott! will How did you know ? Quite kindly std thoughtfully lends the old man never get to sleep !" Lasked. His beak to the birds for a roost. comicbooks.com