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aboot。     Eh�察   �laddiebut    he  would     pay   ye  mair   than   that  daft   beggar�察�

Spitz。; 

     Rage and disgust overpowered me。              ;And THIS is my answer�察─�I said�察�

rushing upon him。 

     I have said earlier in these pages that I was a ;strong; swordsman。 In 

point of fact�察�I had carefully studied in the transpontine theatres that form 

of melodramatic mediaeval sword´play known as ;two up and two down。; 

To    my    disgust�察  �however�察    �this  wretched     Scotchman       did   not  seem    to 

understand   it�察  �but   in   a   twinkling   sent   my   sword   flying   over   my   head。 

Before   I   could   recover   it�察  �he   had   mounted   a   horse   ready   saddled   in   the 

wood�察�and�察�shouting to me that he would take my ;compleements; to the 

Princess�察�galloped away。 Even then I would have pursued him afoot�察�but�察�

hearing shouts behind me�察�I turned as Spitz and Fritz rode up。 

     ;Has the King escaped to Kohlslau�拭─�asked Fritz�察�staring at me。 

     ;No�察─�I said�察 �but Rupert of Glasgow; 

     ;Rupert   of    Glasgow�察─  �growled       Spitz。   ;We've   settled     him�    �He's 

gagged      and   bound    and   is  now   on   his  way   to   the  frontier   in  a  close 

carriage。; 

     ;Ruperton his way to the frontier�拭─�I gasped。 

     ;Yes。    Two of my men found him�察�disguised with a handkerchief over 



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his face�察�trying to escape from the castle。       And while we were looking for 

the King�察 �whom  we supposed   was   with you�察 �they  have sent   the  rascally 

Scotchman home。; 

     ;Fool� ─   �I  gasped。   ;Rupert     of  Glasgow     has   just  left  me�   �YOU 

HAVE       DEPORTED        YOUR       OWN     KING。;      And     overcome     by   my 

superhuman exertions�察�I sank unconscious to the ground。 

    When I came to�察�I found myself in a wagon lit�察�speeding beyond the 

Trulyruralania frontier。      On my berth was lying a missive with the seal of 

the   S'helpburgs。     Tearing   it   open   I   recognized   the   handwriting   of   the 

Princess Flirtia。 

       MY DEAR RUPERT��Owing to the confusion that arises from there 

being so many of you�察�I have concluded to accept the hand of the Duke 

Michael。     I may not become a Queen�察�but I shall bring rest to my country�察�

and Michael assures me in his playful manner that ;three of a kind�察─ �even 

of the same   color�察─�do not   always   win   at poker。      It   will   tranquilize   you 

somewhat to know that the Lord Chancellor assures me that on examining 

the records of the dynasty he finds that my ancestor Rupert never left his 

kingdom during his entire reign�察�and that consequently your ancestress has 

been grossly maligned。        I am sending typewritten copies of this to Rupert 

of Glasgow and the King。         Farewell。 

    FLIRTIA。 

       Once a year�察�at Christmastide�察�I receive a simple foreign hamper via 

Charing Cross�察 �marked   ;Return empty。;           I   take   it in silence to   my  own 

room�察�and there�察�opening it�察�I findunseen by any other eyes but my own 

a modest pate de foie gras�察�of the kind I ate with the Princess Flirtia。              I 

take   out   the   pate�察  �replace   the   label�察  �and   have   the   hamper   reconveyed   to 

Charing Cross。 



    THE STOLEN CIGAR CASE 

    By A。 CON DLE 

       I   found   Hemlock   Jones   in   the   old   Brook   Street   lodgings�察  �musing 

before the fire。    With the freedom of an old friend I at once threw myself 

in my usual familiar attitude at his feet�察�and gently caressed his boot。              I 

was induced to do this   for two reasons�此�one�察�that   it enabled me to get   a 



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good look at his bent�察�concentrated face�察�and the other�察�that it seemed to 

indicate my reverence for his superhuman insight。                 So absorbed was he 

even then�察�in tracking some mysterious clue�察�that he did not seem to notice 

me。     But    therein    I  was   wrongas     I  always    was    in  my   attempt    to 

understand that powerful intellect。 

     ;It is raining�察─�he said�察�without lifting his head。 

     ;You have been out�察�then�拭─�I said quickly。 

     ;No。     But I see that your umbrella is wet�察�and that your overcoat has 

drops of water on it。; 

     I sat aghast at his penetration。        After a pause he said carelessly�察�as if 

dismissing the subject�此 �Besides�察�I hear the rain on the window。                Listen。; 

     I   listened。  I   could   scarcely   credit   my   ears�察  �but   there   was   the   soft 

pattering of drops on the panes。           It was evident there was no   deceiving 

this man� �

     ;Have you been busy lately�拭─�I asked�察�changing the subject。                   ;What 

new problemgiven up by Scotland Yard as inscrutablehas occupied that 

gigantic intellect�拭─�

     He drew back his foot slightly�察�and seemed to hesitate ere he returned 

it   to  its   original  position。  Then     he  answered   wearily�此      �Mere    trifles 

nothing to speak of。        The Prince Kupoli has been here to get my advice 

regarding the disappearance of certain rubies from the Kremlin�察�the Rajah 

of Pootibad�察�after vainly beheading his entire bodyguard�察�has been obliged 

to seek my assistance to recover a jeweled sword。              The Grand Duchess of 

Pretzel´Brauntswig is desirous of discovering where her husband was on 

the night of February 14�察�and last night;he lowered his voice slightly;a 

lodger in this very house�察�meeting me on the stairs�察�wanted to know why 

they didn't answer his bell。; 

     I   could   not   help   smilinguntil    I  saw    a  frown    gathering    on   his 

inscrutable forehead。 

     ;Pray    remember�察─      �he  said   coldly�察   �that   it  was   through     such   an 

apparently  trivial   question   that   I   found   out Why  Paul   Ferroll   Killed   His 

Wife�察�and What Happened to Jones� ─�

     I became dumb at once。          He paused for a moment�察�and then suddenly 

changing back to his usual pitiless�察�analytical style�察�he said�此 �When I say 



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these are trifles�察�they are so in comparison to an affair that is now before 

me。     A    crime    has   been   committed��and�察      �singularly    enough�察   �against 

myself。     You   start�察─  �he   said。  ;You   wonder   who   would   have   dared   to 

attempt     it。  So    did  I�察 �nevertheless�察   �it  has  been    done。    I   have   been 

ROBBED� ─�

     YOU      robbed�     �You�察   �Hemlock      Jones�察  �the  Terror   of  Peculators� ─    �I 

gasped in amazement�察�arising and gripping the table as I faced him。 

     ;Yes�    �Listen。     I would confess it to no other。         But YOU who have 

followed my career�察�who know my methods�察�you�察�for whom I have partly 

lifted the veil that conceals my plans from ordinary humanity��you�察�who 

have for years rapturously accepted my confidences�察�passionately admired 

my     inductions    and   inferences�察   �placed    yourself    at  my   beck    and   call�察�

become my slave�察�groveled at my feet�察�given up your practice except those 

few unremunerative and rapidly decreasing patients to whom�察�in moments 

of   abstraction   over   MY  problems�察  �you   have   administered   strychnine   for 

quinine   and   arsenic   for   Epsom   salts�察  �you�察  �who   have   sacrificed   anything 

and everybody to me��YOU I make my confidant� ─�

     I arose and embraced him warmly�察�yet he was already so engrossed in 

thought that at the same moment he mechanically placed his hand upon his 

watch   chain   as   if   to   consult   the   time。 ;Sit   down�察─  �he   said。 ;Have   a 

cigar�拭─�

     ;I have given up cigar smoking�察─�I said。 

     ;Why�拭─�he asked。 

     I   hesitated�察  �and   perhaps   colored。   I   had   really   given   it   up   because�察�

with my diminished practice�察�it was too expensive。               I could afford only a 

pipe。    ;I   prefer   a   pipe�察─  �I   said   laughingly。   ;But   tell   me   of   this   robbery。 

What have you lost�拭─�

     He arose�察�and planting himself before the fire with his hands under his 

coattails�察  �looked   down   upon   me   reflectively   for   a   moment。       ;Do    you 

remember the cigar case presented to me by the Turkish Ambassador for 

discovering the missing favorite of the Grand Vizier in the fifth chorus girl 

at the Hilarity Theatre�拭       �It was that one。 I mean the cigar case。            It was 

incrusted with diamonds。; 

     ;And the largest one had been supplanted by paste�察─�I said。 



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     ;Ah�察─�he said�察�with a reflective smile�察�you know that�拭─                �You told me 

yourself。      I   remember      considering      it  a  proof   of   your   extraordinary 

perception。      But�察�by Jove�察�you don't mean to say you have lost it�拭─�

     He was silent for a moment。            ;No�察�it has been stolen�察�it is true�察�but I 

shall   still   find   it。 And   by   myself   alone�    �In   your   profession�察  �my   dear 

fellow�察�when a member is seriously ill�察�he does not prescribe for himself�察�

but calls in a brother doctor。         Therein we differ。        I shall take this matter 

in my own hands。; 

     ;And where could you find better�拭─�I said enthusiastically。                 ;I should 

say the cigar case is as good as recovered already。; 

     ;I shall remind you of that again�察─�he said lightly。            ;And now�察�to show 

you   my   confidence   in   your   judgment�察  �in   spite   of   my   determination   to 

pursue this alone�察�I am willing to listen to any suggestions from you。;

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