This
is very interesting,
Watson,'
said Holmes.
'There's
a
tobacconist's,
a
newspaper shop, a restaurant and — ah yes, the
offices of the City and Suburban
Bank!'
I could see that Holmes was very excited.
'Well,
Watson, I have some work to do that will take a few
hours,'
went on Holmes. This case at Saxe-Coburg Square is
serious.'
'Serious!'
I said.
'Why?'
'An
important crime has been planned. 1 think we'll be in time
to stop it. But I'll need your help
tonight.'
'At
what
time?'
'Ten
o'clock.'
'Then
I'll be at your apartment at
ten.'
'Good.
And, Watson - there may be some danger, so please
bring your gun with
you.'
I said goodbye and went home. I thought about everything
that had happened. It was a very strange case and I did not
understand what was happening. Where were we going that
evening? What were we going to do? Why did I have to bring
my gun? And who was Vincent Spaulding?
There was only one thing to do. I had to wait until the even-
ing. Then perhaps I would get the answers to these questions