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The Reigate Puzzle

           ItseemsthatWilliamhadsecretlyfollowedhistwomastersonthenightwhentheymadetheirraiduponMr.Acton’sand,havingthusgotthemintohispower,proceeded,underthreatsofexposure,tolevyblackmailuponthem.Mr.Alec,however,wasadangerousmantoplaygamesofthatsortwith.Itwasastrokeofpositivegeniusonhisparttoseeintheburglaryscarewhichwasconvulsingthecountrysideanopportunityofplausiblygettingridofthemanwhomhefeared.Williamwasdecoyedupandshot,andhadtheyonlygotthewholeofthenoteandpaidalittlemoreattentiontodetailintheiraccessories,itisverypossiblethatsuspicionmightneverhavebeenaroused."

           "Andthenote?"Iasked.

           SherlockHolmesplacedthesubjoinedpaperbeforeus.

           IFYOUWILLONLYCOMEAROUND

           TOTHEEASTGATEYOUWILL

           WILLVERYMUCHSURPRISEYOUAND

           BEOFTHEGREATESTSERVICETOYOUANDALSO

           TOANNIEMORRISON.BUTSAYNOTHINGTOANYONE

           UPONTHEMATTER.

           "ItisverymuchthesortofthingthatIexpected,"saidhe."Ofcourse,wedonotyetknowwhattherelationsmayhavebeenbetweenAlecCunningham,WilliamKirwan,andAnnieMorrison.Theresultshowsthatthetrapwasskilfullybaited.Iamsurethatyoucannotfailtobedelightedwiththetracesofheredityshowninthep’sandinthetailsoftheg‘s.Theabsenceofthei-dotsintheoldman’swritingisalsomostcharacteristic

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