"I HEARD HIM CHUCKLE AS THE LIGHT FELL UPON A PATCHED DUNLOP TYRE."
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THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. By A Conan Doyle. | 123 |
THE VOICES OF PARLIAMENT. By Alex. Grant. | 141 |
MR. DONAH. By Tom Gallon. | 149 |
THE STORY OF BRADSHAW. By Newton Deane. | 156 |
GOLDEN BARS. By Max Pemberton. | 161 |
OUR GRANDMOTHERS' FASHION-PLATES. By Arabella Drysdale-Davis. | 170 |
THE WILLING SCAPE-GOAT. By S. B. Robinson | 178 |
CHILDHOOD IN PICTURES. By S. K. Ludovic. | 185 |
DALSTONE LANE. By W. W. Jacobs. | 193 |
AFGHAN BEAST FABLES. Illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. | 204 |
WONDERS OF THE WORLD | 211 |
THE FORBIDDEN CITY OF LHASSA. By G. T. Tsybikov. | 216 |
THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET. Copyright 1904, by George Newnes, Limited. | 223 |
WHAT IS A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT? | 231 |
CURIOSITIES. Copyright 1904, by George Newnes, Limited. | 236 |
V.—The Adventure of the Priory School.
We have had some dramatic entrances and exits upon our small stage atBaker Street, but I cannot recollect anything more sudden and startlingthan the first appearance of Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable, M.A., Ph.D., etc.His card, which seemed too small to carry the weight of his academicdistinctions, preceded him by a few seco