A lady's handbag was standing on a small table. I saw it was
full of money. The money was tied together. We counted twenty
fifty-pound notes.
This
money
is
important
evidence
26
,'
said Holmes.
'And
now
let's find out where the third bullet went, after it passed through
the window frame.'
We all went outside into the garden. There were flowers
planted underneath the window. The flowers were broken and
there were large footprints on the ground.
Holmes searched in the grass. Suddenly he bent forward and
picked something up. It was the missing bullet.
'I
think,
Inspector,'
he said,
'that
our case is nearly
solved.'
'But,
Mr
Holmes,'
said the Inspector,
'who
was this other
Person and how did he get
away?'
I will tell you
later,'
said Holmes.
'First,
I want to know if
were
is a place near here called Elrige's?'
We asked the servants, but none of them had ever heard the
na
me