Well, here's another vacancy in The Red-Headed League,"
replied Spaulding.
' "The
Red-headed
League?" I asked. "What's that?"
'Spaulding
looked at me and laughed.
' "Haven't you ever heard of The Red-Headed League?" he
said. "You could become a member and make a lot of money."
'Well,
when I heard
that,'
said Mr Wilson,
'at
once I became
very interested. I needed more money. So I asked Spaulding to tell
me more about this Red-Headed League.
' "I think," said Spaulding, "the League was started by an
American called Ezekiah Hopkins. Ezekiah Hopkins was a very
rich man and enjoyed doing unusual things.
' "Hopkins was red-headed himself and liked all other
red'
headed men. So when he died, he left his money in his will to help
red-headed men. The money was used to start The Red-Headed
League. When a man became a member, he would be paid an
excellent salary for very little work.