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I
had
so
many
letters
now
that
I
could
proceed
with
considerable
confidence
to
the
second
message
,
which
worked
out
in
this
fashion
:
A
.
ELRI
.
ES
.
Here
I
could
only
make
sense
by
putting
T
and
G
for
the
missing
letters
,
and
supposing
that
the
name
was
that
of
some
house
or
inn
at
which
the
writer
was
staying
.
”
Inspector
Martin
and
I
had
listened
with
the
utmost
interest
to
the
full
and
clear
account
of
how
my
friend
had
produced
results
which
had
led
to
so
complete
a
command
over
our
difficulties
.
“
What
did
you
do
then
,
sir
?
”
asked
the
inspector
.
“
I
had
every
reason
to
suppose
that
this
Abe
Slaney
was
an
American
,
since
Abe
is
an
American
contraction
,
and
since
a
letter
from
America
had
been
the
starting
-
point
of
all
the
trouble
.
I
had
also
every
cause
to
think
that
there
was
some
criminal
secret
in
the
matter
.
The
lady
’
s
allusions
to
her
past
,
and
her
refusal
to
take
her
husband
into
her
confidence
,
both
pointed
in
that
direction
.
I
therefore
cabled
to
my
friend
,
Wilson
Hargreave
,
of
the
New
York
Police
Bureau
,
who
has
more
than
once
made
use
of
my
knowledge
of
London
crime
.
I
asked
him
whether
the
name
of
Abe
Slaney
was
known
to
him
.
Here
is
his
reply
:
‘
The
most
dangerous
crook
in
Chicago
.
’
On
the
very
evening
upon
which
I
had
his
answer
,
Hilton
Cubitt
sent
me
the
last
message
from
Slaney
.
Working
with
known
letters
,
it
took
this
form
:
ELSIE
.
RE
.
ARE
TO
MEET
THY
GO
.
The
addition
of
a
P
and
a
D
completed
a
message
which
showed
me
that
the
rascal
was
proceeding
from
persuasion
to
threats
,
and
my
knowledge
of
the
crooks
of
Chicago
prepared
me
to
find
that
he
might
very
rapidly
put
his
words
into
action
.
I
at
once
came
to
Norfolk
with
my
friend
and
colleague
,
Dr
.
Watson
,
but
,
unhappily
,
only
in
time
to
find
that
the
worst
had
already
occurred
.
”
“
It
is
a
privilege
to
be
associated
with
you
in
the
handling
of
a
case
,
”
said
the
inspector
,
warmly
.
“
You
will
excuse
me
,
however
,
if
I
speak
frankly
to
you
.
You
are
only
answerable
to
yourself
,
but
I
have
to
answer
to
my
superiors
.
If
this
Abe
Slaney
,
living
at
Elrige
’
s
,
is
indeed
the
murderer
,
and
if
he
has
made
his
escape
while
I
am
seated
here
,
I
should
certainly
get
into
serious
trouble
.
”
