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"What the deuce is the rowled Holo off in a balloon"

"Perhaps they stood here for soain," said my companion, in a tone of relief

He was indeed off, for after sniffing round again he suddenly y and determination such as he had not yet shown The scent appeared to be much hotter than before, for he had not even to put his nose on the ground, but tugged at his leash and tried to break into a run I cold see by the glea the end of our journey

Our course now ran down Nine Ele ti, frantic with exciteate into the enclosure, where the sawyers were already at work On the dog raced through sawdust and shavings, down an alley, round a passage, between tood-piles, and finally, with a triue barrel which still stood upon the hand-trolley on which it had been brought With lolling tongue and blinking eyes, Toby stood upon the cask, looking fron of appreciation The staves of the barrel and the wheels of the trolley were smeared with a dark liquid, and the whole air was heavy with the smell of creasote

Sherlock Holmes and I looked blankly at each other, and then burst sihter