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uponhischestandhisbrowsknitted,chargingand
recharginghispipewiththestrongestblacktobacco,
andabsolutelydeaftoanyofmyquestionsorremarks.
Fresheditionsofeverypaperhadbeensentupbyour
newsagent,onlytobeglancedoverandtosseddown
intoacorner.Yet,silentashewas,Iknew
perfectlywellwhatitwasoverwhichhewasbrooding.
Therewasbutoneproblembeforethepublicwhich
couldchallengehispowersofanalysis,andthatwas
thesingulardisappearanceofthefavoriteforthe
WessexCup,andthetragicmurderofitstrainer.
When,therefore,hesuddenlyannouncedhisintention
ofsettingoutforthesceneofthedramaitwasonly
whatIhadbothexpectedandhopedfor.
IshouldbemosthappytogodownwithyouifI
shouldnotbeintheway,"
saidI.
MydearWatson,youwouldconferagreatfavorupon
mebycoming.AndIthinkthatyourtimewillnotbe
misspent,fortherearepointsaboutthecasewhich
promisetomakeitanabsolutelyuniqueone.Wehave,
Ithink,justtimetocatchourtrainatPaddington,
andIwillgofurtherintothematteruponour
journey.Youwouldobligemebybringingwithyou
yourveryexcellentfield-glass."
AndsoithappenedthatanhourorsolaterIfound
myselfinthecornerofafirst-classcarriageflying
alongenrouteforExeter,whileSherlockHolmes,with
hissharp,eagerfaceframedinhisear-flapped
travelling-cap,dippedrapidlyintothebundleof
freshpaperswhichhehadprocuredatPaddington.We
hadleftReadingfarbehindusbeforehethrustthe
lastoneofthemundertheseat,andofferedmehis
cigar-case.
Wearegoingwell,"
saidhe,lookingoutthewindow
andglancingathiswatch."
Ourrateatpresentis
fifty-threeandahalfmilesanhour."
Ihavenotobservedthequarter-mileposts,"
saidI.
NorhaveI.Butthetelegraphpostsuponthisline
aresixtyyardsapart,andthecalculationisasimple
one.Ipresumethatyouhavelookedintothismatter
ofthemurderofJohnStrakerandthedisappearanceof
SilverBlaze?
IhaveseenwhattheTelegraphandtheChroniclehave
tosay."
Itisoneofthosecaseswheretheartofthe
reasonershouldbeusedratherforthesiftingof
detailsthanfortheacquiringoffreshevidence.The
tragedyhasbeensouncommon,socompleteandofsuch
personalimportancetosomanypeople,thatweare
sufferingfromaplethoraofsurmise,conjecture,and
hypothesis.Thedifficultyistodetachtheframework
offact--ofabsoluteundeniablefact--fromthe
embellishmentsoftheoristsandreporters.Then,
havingestablishedourselvesuponthissoundbasis,it
isourdutytoseewhatinferencesmaybedrawnand
whatarethespecialpointsuponwhichthewhole
mysteryturns.OnTuesdayeveningIreceived
telegramsfrombothColonelRoss,theownerofthe
horse,andfromInspectorGregory,whoislooking
afterthecase,invitingmycooperation.
Tuesdayevening!
Iexclaimed."
AndthisisThursday
morning.Whydidn‘tyougodownyesterday?
BecauseImadeablunder,mydearWatson--whichis,I
amafraid,amorecommonoccurrencethananyonewould
thinkwhoonlyknewmethroughyourmemoirs.Thefact
isthatIcouldnotbelieveispossiblethatthemost
remarkablehorseinEnglandcouldlongremain
concealed,especiallyinsosparselyinhabitedaplace
asthenorthofDartmoor.Fromhourtohouryesterday
Iexpectedtohearthathehadbeenfound,andthat
hisabductorwasthemurdererofJohnStraker.When,
however,anothermorninghadcome,andIfoundthat
beyondthearrestofyoungFitzroySimpsonnothinghad
beendone,Ifeltthatitwastimeformetotake
action.YetinsomewaysIfeelthatyesterdayhas
notbeenwasted."
Youhaveformedatheory,then?
AtleastIhavegotagripoftheessentialfactsof
thecase.Ishallenumeratethemtoyou,fornothing
clearsupacasesomuchasstatingittoanother
person,andIcanhardlyexpectyourco-operationifI
donotshowyouthepositionfromwhichwestart."
Ilaybackagainstthecushions,puffingatmycigar,
whileHolmes,leaningforward,withhislong,thin
forefingercheckingoffthepointsuponthepalmof
hislefthand,gavemeasketchoftheeventswhich
hadledtoourjourney.
SilverBlaze,"
saidhe,"
isfromtheSomomystock,
andholdsasbrilliantarecordashisfamous
ancestor.Heisnowinhisfifthyear,andhas
broughtinturneachoftheprizesoftheturfto
ColonelRoss,hisfortunateowner.Uptothetimeof
thecatastrophehewasthefirstfavoriteforthe
WessexCup,thebettingbeingthreetooneonhim.He
hasalways,however,beenaprimefavoritewiththe
racingpublic,andhasneveryetdisappointedthem,so
thatevenatthoseoddsenormoussumsofmoneyhave
beenlaiduponhim.Itisobvious,therefore,that
thereweremanypeoplewhohadthestrongestinterest
inpreventingSilverBlazefrombeingthereatthe
falloftheflagnextTuesday.
Thefactwas,ofcourse,appreciatedatKing‘s
Pyland,wheretheColonel‘straining-stableis
situated.Everyprecautionwastakentoguardthe
favorite.Thetrainer,JohnStraker,isaretired
jockeywhorodeinColonelRoss‘scolorsbeforehe
becametooheavyfortheweighing-chair.Hehas
servedtheColonelforfiveyearsasjockeyandfor
sevenastrainer,andhasalwaysshownhimselftobea
zealousandhonestservant.Underhimwerethree
lads;
fortheestablishmentwasasmallone,
containingonlyfourhorsesinall.Oneoftheselads
satupeachnightinthestable,whiletheothers
sleptintheloft.Allthreeboreexcellent
characters.JohnStraker,whoisamarriedman,lived
inasmallvillaabouttowhundredyardsfromthe
stables.Hehasnochildren,keepsonemaid-servant,
andiscomfortablyoff.Thecountryroundisvery
lonely,butabouthalfamiletothenorththereisa
smallclusterofvillaswhichhavebeenbuiltbya
Tavistockcontractorfortheuseofinvalidsand
otherswhomaywishtoenjoythepureDartmoorair.
Tavistockitselfliestwomilestothewest,while
acrossthemoor,alsoabouttwomilesdistant,isthe
largertrainingestablishmentofMapleton,which
belongstoLordBackwater,andismanagedbySilas
Brown.Ineveryotherdirectionthemoorisa
completewilderness,inhabitedonlybeafewroaming
gypsies.SuchwasthegeneralsituationlastMonday
nightwhenthecatastropheoccurred.
Onthateveningthehorseshadbeenexercisedand
wateredasusual,andthestableswerelockedupat
nineo‘clock.Twooftheladswalkeduptothe
trainer‘shouse,wheretheyhadsupperinthekitchen,
whilethethird,NedHunter,remainedonguard.Ata
fewminutesafterninethemaid,EdithBaxter,carried
downtothestableshissupper,whichconsistedofa
dishofcurriedmutton.Shetooknoliquid,asthere
wasawater-tapinthestables,anditwastherule
thattheladondutyshoulddrinknothingelse.The
maidcarriedalanternwithher,asitwasverydark
andthepathranacrosstheopenmoor.
EdithBaxterwaswithinthirtyyardsofthestables,
whenamanappearedoutofthedarknessandcalledto
hertostop.Ashesteppedintothecircleofyellow
lightthrownbythelanternshesawthathewasa
personofgentlemanlybearing,dressedinagraysuit
oftweeds,withaclothcap.Heworegaiters,and
carriedaheavystickwithaknobtoit.Shewasmost
impressed,however,bytheextremepallorofhisface
andbythenervousnessofhismanner.Hisage,she
thought,wouldberatheroverthirtythanunderit.
‘CanyoutellmewhereIam?
‘heasked.‘Ihadalmost
madeupmymindtosleeponthemoor,whenIsawthe
lightofyourlantern.‘
‘YouareclosetotheKing‘sPyland
training-stables,‘saidshe.
‘Oh,indeed!
Whatastrokeofluck!
‘hecried.‘I
understandthatastable-boysleepstherealoneevery
night.Perhapsthatishissupperwhichyouare
carryingtohim.NowIamsurethatyouwouldnotbe
tooproudtoearnthepriceofanewdress,would
you?
‘Hetookapieceofwhitepaperfoldedupoutof
hiswaistcoatpocket.‘Seethattheboyhasthis
to-night,andyoushallhavetheprettiestfrockthat
moneycanbuy.‘
Shewasfrightenedbytheearnestnessofhismanner,
andranpasthimtothewindowthroughwhichshewas
accustomedtohandthemeals.Itwasalreadyopened,
andHunterwasseatedatthesmalltableinside.She
hadbeguntotellhimofwhathadhappened,whenthe
strangercameupagain.
‘Good-evening,‘saidhe,lookingthroughthewindow.
‘Iwantedtohaveawordwithyou.‘Thegirlhas
swornthatashespokeshenoticedthecornerofthe
littlepaperpacketprotrudingfromhisclosedhand.
‘Whatbusinesshaveyouhere?
‘askedthelad.
‘It‘sbusinessthatmayputsomethingintoyour
pocket,‘saidtheother.‘You‘vetwohorsesinfor
theWessexCup--SilverBlazeandBayard.Letmehave
thestraighttipandyouwon‘tbealoser.Isita
factthatattheweightsBayardcouldgivetheothera
hundredyardsinfivefurlongs,andthatthestable
haveputtheirmoneyonhim?
‘
‘So,you‘reoneofthosedamnedtouts!
‘criedthe
lad.‘I‘llshowyouhowweservetheminKing‘s
Pyland.‘Hesprangupandrushedacrossthestableto
unloosethedo
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