The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Part 43 (2/2)
”You dragged the near the in by a park-keeper
They have been identified as her clothes, and it seemed to me that if the clothes were there the body would not be far off”
”By the sa, every hbourhood of his wardrobe And pray what did you hope to arrive at through this?”
”At so Flora Millar in the disappearance”
”I am afraid that you will find it difficult”
”Are you, indeed, now?” cried Lestrade with some bitterness ”I am afraid, Holmes, that you are not very practical with your deductions and your inferences You have made two blunders in as many minutes This dress does implicate Miss Flora Millar”
”And how?”
”In the dress is a pocket In the pocket is a card-case In the card-case is a note And here is the very note” He slapped it down upon the table in front of him ”Listen to this: 'You will see me when all is ready Co has been that Lady St Simon was decoyed away by Flora Millar, and that she, with confederates, no doubt, was responsible for her disappearance Here, signed with her initials, is the very note which was no doubt quietly slipped into her hand at the door and which lured her within their reach”
”Very good, Lestrade,” said Hol ”You really are very fine indeed Let me see it” He took up the paper in a listless way, but his attention instantly becaave a little cry of satisfaction ”This is indeed important,”
said he
”Ha! you find it so?”
”Extreratulate you warmly”
Lestrade rose in his triumph and bent his head to look ”Why,” he shrieked, ”you're looking at the wrong side!”
”On the contrary, this is the right side”
”The right side? You're mad! Here is the note written in pencil over here”
”And over here is what appears to be the fragment of a hotel bill, which interestsin it I looked at it before,” said Lestrade
”'Oct 4th, rooms 8s, breakfast 2s 6d, cocktail 1s, lunch 2s
6d, glass sherry, 8d' I see nothing in that”
”Very likely not It is most important, all the same As to the note, it is iratulate you again”
”I've wasted ti ”I believe in hard work and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories
Good-day, Mr Holets to the bottoar, and made for the door
”Just one hint to you, Lestrade,” drawled Holmes before his rival vanished; ”I will tell you the true solution of the matter Lady St Simon is a myth There is not, and there never has been, any such person”