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Thence he drove to Scotland Yard, but, instead of entering, he sat in his cab with his brows drawn down, lost in profound thought. THEN SHE DROVE TO SCOTLAND YARD BUT INSTEAD OF ENTERING HE SAT IN HIS CAB WITH HIS BROWS DRAWN DOWN LOST IN PROFOUND THOUGHT
eir largest and best boat. A reference to the passenger list showed that Miss Fraser, of Adelaide, with her maid had made the voyage in her. The boat was now somewhere south of the Suez Canal on her way to Australia. Her officers were the same as in '95, with one exception. The first officer, Mr. Jack Crocker, had been made a captain and was to take charge of their new ship, the _Bass Rock_, sailing in two days' time from Southampton. He lived at Sydenham, but he was likely to be in that morning for instructions, if we cared to wait for him. No, Mr. Holmes had no desire to see him, but would be glad to know more about his record and character. His record was magnificent. There was not an officer in the fleet to touch him. As to his character, he was reliable on duty, but a wild, desperate fellow off the deck of his ship--hot-headed, excitable, but loyal, honest, and kind-hearted. That was the pith of the information with which Holmes left the office of the Adelaide-Southampton company. K OF GIBRALTAR THEIR LARGEST AND BEST BOAT A REFERENCE TO THE PASSENGER LIST SHOWED THAT MISS FRASER OF ADELAIDE WITH HER MAID HAD MADE THE VOYAGE IN HER THE BOAT WAS NOW SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF THE SEWER'S CANAL ON HER WAY TO AUSTRALIA HER OFFICES WERE THE SAME AS IN NINETY FIVE WITH ONE EXCEPTION THE FIRST OFFICER MISTER JACK CROCKER HAD BEEN MADE A CAPTAIN AND WAS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR NEW SHIP THE BASE ROCK SAILING IN TWO DAYS TIME FROM SOUTHAMPTON HE LIVED AT SYDENHAM AND HE WAS LIKELY TO BE IN THAT MORNING FOR INSTRUCTIONS IF WE CARED TO WAIT FOR HIM NO MISTER HOLMES HAD NO DESIRE TO SEE HIM BUT WOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIS RECORD AND CHARACTER HIS RECORD WAS MAGNIFICENT THERE WAS NOT AN OFFICER IN THE FLEET TO TOUCH HIM AS TO HIS CHARACTER HE WAS RELIABLE ON DUTY BUT A WILD DESPERATE FELLOW OFF THE DECK OF HIS SHIP HOT HEADED EXCITABLE BUT LOYAL HONEST AND KIND HEARTED THAT WAS THE PITH OF THE INFORMATION WITH WHICH HOLMES LEFT THE OFFICE OF THE ADELAIDE SOUTHAMPTON COMPANY
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