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72 A STUDY iN SCARLET. the room, which confirmed me in my opinion as te the murderer’s height, and furnished me with the additional detail as to the Trichinopoly cigar and the length of his nails, I had already come to the conclusion, since there were no signs of a struggle, that the blood which cov- ered the floor had burst from the murderer’s nose in his excitement. I could perceive that the track of blood coincided with the track of his feet. It 1s seldom that any man, unless he is very full-blooded, breaks out in this way through emotion, so I hazarded the opinion. that the criminal was probably a robust and ruddy-faced man. Events proved that I had judged correctly. “ Having left the house, I proceeded to do what Greg-. son had neglected. I telegraphed to the head of the © police at Cleveland, limiting my inquiry to the circum- stances connected with the marriage of Enoch Drebber. . The answer was conclusive. It told me that Drebber had already applied for the protection of the law against an old rival in love. named Jefferson Hope, and that this same Hope was at present in Europe. I knew now that I held the clue to the mystery in my hand, and all that remained was to secure the murderer. “T had already determined in my own mind that the man who had walked into the house with Drebber was none other than the man who had driven the cab. The marks in the road showed me that the horse had wau- dered on in a way which it would have been impossib:e (CO) NAIICE JOO is » “ ] \ = Sis | ; uJ '