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doctor Watson. Em here on the petty mister porn. No one else
join me as firing the sunset, eh, doctor, Yes, my voice
a particularly beautiful one. Where the puppies listening asleep on a favorite treat coat
of mine just come back. And you hadn't the heart to move them?
I suppose, No, No, I hadn't. The little fellows looked so
comfortable. In fact, I sometimes wonder if the you woudn't come here to
listen to a dissertation on the behavior of dogs. Well is getting your story
time, doctor, Yes, of course it is. Well, just let
me get my pipe probably lighted. Ah, that's it. The story I'm
angry to tell you tonight began in nineteen hundred and nine. I received a
telegram from my old friend telling me that he was leading his Sussex b farm
and coming to London for a few days. I hadn't seen the great man
for several months, though, naturally I went to Victoria station to meet him.
As a train drew to a stop, the door of a first cast
carriage swung open, and stock Holmes, hand out stretched, jumped down onto
the platform to greet. What's my dear fellow? HOWI Oh, hold my
dear fellow. It's good to see you again. I've missed you. And
are you wichat heavy of bates? Yes, pot, I'm getting a handsome
char I wish I'd got a fair room for nobody, wasn't I should be
very comfortable at the Diogenes stop, by the way. I trust your free
this evening here's naturally one of your plans probably go to the Pura. Oh
what play do you want to see? I probably go to the Savoy here
and see the Shlock Holmes play. I hear it's enormously success and I know
it is, but I've avoided it. I'm told it to Claude Houghton takes
great liberties with your character. And as for the actor portraying me, my
friends told me the Travester he makes me nothing that a bumbling old. Therefore,
a visit to the play might be a salutary experience for both of us.
In any case, my tip to London. This response to a urgent
telegram from Support himself seems to need my help brother badly. Oh well,
he wasn't specific in his telegram. He suggested, however, we attend to
Night's performance and discuss the matter with him afterwards. I see, well,
I suppose if you can sit through it, I can, of course,
Kennal alarm. In any case, you yourself are quite so responsible for the
player's existence. I mean those sensational star who wrote of my muddiest problems.
I should have seen where they would eventually lead to in time though doctors he
portrayed on the cinematograph as well. No, that new fangled things on their
toil, I think, not button. We're on the edge of a strange,
new mechanical world. In fact, I begin to feel a certain concern
about the rumored developments in Wallace telegraphy. But enough of these predictions. It
comes our order with a cap. They'll tell the driver to take a strict
to the savoy kurer. Just look at that line of people at the City
Box Office home clapping old chat. Possibly, but I hope it doesn't mean
that we've got a way to turn. Excuse me, gentlemen. You're mister
Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson an't chow. Yes, yes, I thought I
couldn't be mistaken. My name is Frank Feller. As a box reserved for
you, we asked me to see that you are quite comfortably consider it,
doctuan, Will you follow me? Please? Thank you. Neither of you
have seen the play before. I understand no, mispellers, we haven't.
I imasure will be a strange experiencing ourselves portrayed on the stage. By the
way, I'm playing the part of an old friend of yours, Professor Moriarty.
Oh indeed, I'm looking forward to a very entertaining evening. I'd assume
that you escape hard touches as us will. Yes, I do, mister
Holmes, and I've done it nicely. Now for one hundred and thirty seven
for foles record that I'm sure Professor morriatiums to put in me had it not
been for his memorable demise of the racing back falls. Here we are,
gentlemen. This is the box reserve for you. And now, if you'll
excuse me, I'll go back to my dressing bottle. Oh, I never
brought this to Holmes, so the cord asked me to give you this note.
Thank you all. Well, I'll see you later. H very nice
for for nector obvious snob Watson. Well, what does the claud note say?
I'll read it to your you're home. Since I telegraphed you yesterday,
there have been strange developments. In fact, I've been doing some detective off
stage as well as on. Watch the performance tonight, and watch the audience
too, particularly the occupant of the box opposite yours. Please come to my
dressing room as soon as the last curtain has fallen. He's been very mysterious,
and the box ops is empty. No, no look what to look?
Saoneer's just t to count found at the house lights going out the first
act beginning Home the first act, Yes, well said back and relax,
old fellow. Let's see what they're done to us. Well, well did
you think of the first at home? All the first act? Years?
Yes, I was examining the go into the box opposite ours from attract a
young lady alone and unusually preoccupied in her programmed. In fact, one might
assume that she was trying to hide our face. Yes, but the play.
Don't you think it's ridiculous? Just imagine a crown jeweled the stone from
love and why not? It's been attempted many times. Anyhow, you must
admit that the actor who's portraying me behaves like like a blithering idiot, and
the clause interpretation of you is pretty far fetched, far fetched. The flapping
button a poise? WHAT'SPARVIATI? What a poise? I find myself fully entertained.
You are a strange chaper accounting for the taste? Stop? What the
look the back of the box of the Lord I could have sworn a man
dodged behind the curtain. I don't think the girl saw him, though,
attrack a pomo. I think that the young ladies alone will take the liberty
of joiner oh dash? Should they go the lights again? The second act
starting now? And sit down, plow. We don't want to attract attention,
and we will join out during the next intermition. Why what do you
want with me? My name is shut up pumbs, and this is my
colleague, Dr Watson. How do you do, young Lenna? I hope
you'll forgive this inclusion, but supported the quested that I keep an eye on
you doing a tonight. She's coming in. Sit down. Won't you thank
you? This is very kind. I know you must forgive my I've got
this just now. So I've just been watching share that Combs and Dr Watson
being impersonated on the stage. It's Saba started to have the real couple walk
into my book. I quite understand by the way, just before the curtain
went up on the second Egy, I thought I was just a man coming
to the neck of this box and this disappear again. Were you aware of
his presence? No? No, I didn't see him, but I know
who it is. It's been following me for weeks now. You'd like you
tell us about it, Missus Henshaw, Alicia Henshaw, Yes, I will,
as a matter of fact. That's why I'm here tonight. Sir Claude
Houghton's an old friend of my father's. I had to ask his advice.
He did then investigating himself for a few days, and then he found himself
a little out of his depth, though he decided to telegraph for you,
mister Holmes. We were going to meet in his dressing room after the performance
tonight. BRender A Lama's Henshaw, what is your story? This strange and
mister Holmes, though I didn't realize just how strange until I first saw this
play a few nights ago. You see, my story concerns the stilen ruby
good Lord to Night's Plain of all round the same thing exactly. I might
as well tell you how it all started. My brother is an officer in
the British Army stationed in Egypt. Earlier this year he saved the life of
a very important native personage and some uprising in Cairo, and was rewarded with
a magnificent ruby. This jewel he sent to my uncle Timothy and me.
Or where the last did the henschages? See? Did you rather tell you
the name of this personage? He did? Roar it, mister Holmes.
Apparently the whole affair was hushed up, I see, Please continue. The
trouble began shortly after Uncle Timothy and I received the ruby. A description of
it was published in the papers, and a few days later a message came
to us from the Egyptian Mohammad Ali, laying claimed to the stone as one
stolen from his family years ago. He sent an expert to our house who
examined the ruby under a lens, mister Holmes, and then kept it with
a hammer. It fell to pieces twas a fraud, gracious, way amazing
thing. I'm sure that's not the end of the store, Miss Henshaw,
Ohly, mister Holmes, I wrote and told my brother what had happened.
He became very suspicious and suggested that I investigate the credentials of the expert that
examined the stone. I think I can finish the story for you. The
supposed expert was a duelty who substituted a paste ruby for the real one,
destroyed the imitation. I walked off for the treasure. It's no trick,
of course. You haven't been able to find any trace of the supposed expert.
Well, that's the funny part of mister Holmes. Uncle Timothy and I
gave a description to the police, but it was a very vague one,
I'm afraid. All the time, Uncle, the man reminded him of a
colleague of his many years ago at the university, a professor of mathematics.
He couldn't think of his name, but when we first saw the play a
few nights ago, it was reminded of it. The name was Mariarti,
Mariatti, But Mariarti's dead, as mans, why you say you were?
I can shadow it for some weeks. Yes, an Egyptian. You're still
in the room. And mister Holmes, why don't they leave me alone that
miss Henshaw represents her. That's a very fascinating problem and one that I shall
be most happy to help you solve. You so much the likes again the
last act, Yes, the last act of this little play, but not
I fear of miss Henshaw's problems. Let's meet after the act in the class
dressing room, Charley, Well, Holmes, how did you enjoy the play?
Very much? To claud May, I introduce my old friend, doctor
Watson. How do you do as a car high doctor? I see you've
already made the acquenders of miss sne Or. She no doubt has totally her
trouble then, and mister Holmes is promised to help me splending. Tell me
what's all? How did you like? The Play's interesting? The claude not
quite accurate? Of course? Who tells you? You have to allow us
a little dramatic license. You know, what did you think of Rodney?
The man who was praying you? Doc Oh, since you mentioned it,
I think the fellow needs to study addictionary. Mumble so much, sir,
I come, no, fellow, I think there are times when you're ill,
go hard to understand yourself. Oh rubbish, So Claude, I hope
you'll meet us the Diogenes Club and then we can go out and have some
supper. Excellent idea. I'll tell you there after I've taken off my mates.
Splendid. I think I should be going home now to CLAWDS. I
gave my address to mister Holmes, so he knows where to get in touch
with the Wells. Don't worry. I shall give your problem my undivided attention.
I'll take you to your cab, my deear. There's no need to
say non. Some science sists to hatch on a good night. Goodnight,
strange business homes would will you make a bit of very little as yet,
but it's a fascinating problem. Corre really seems to her have identified himself with
the character of Sherlock Holmes. He gave me the impression that he feels quite
capable of solving the case by himself. Hello, claud hasn't left. He's
coming back in a moment, and you like to play gentlemen very much.
Your own performances, Mayati was most convincing. Congratulations, congratulations. A couple
of times there I had a strange feeling, which you really Well, that's
very flattering. Doctor. Oh hello, all the sounds of there's some trouble
at stage door? He excuse me? On what Let's follow him? Right?
Hell, that's the Clawn. He seems upset about something. Yes,
what happens Clawn, Oh Holmes, I just seen mis Hanshoff in her cap
when her fam looking fellow him door way and got into another. I heard
him, felt that I got to follow her. I tried to stop him,
but he got away. It must be the same man that we saw
in a box during the player as a cloud, and we have an address.
I think we'll drive that once and see that she's arrived safely. We'll
join you later at the Diogenies Club. Well homes here we go off on
another adventure, yes, and one they may give us an opportunity of crossing
tords with my auntie once more. Oh, Mariarch is dead. He was
killed when you and he fell over the precipice in ninety one. He was
supposed to have been killed just as I was, but his body was never
found. It's impossible, or rather possible, that he returned to pour into
the ears of Colonel Morana's story as unlikely and as true, but the one
I related to you on that April evening in eighteen ninety four, one can
be sure of death, old chap until one has touched the cold skin out
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adventure. The famous pair have become involved in a strange mystery concerning a story
Ruby, a frightened girl, and an Egyptian who appears to be shadowing her.
As we rejoined our story, Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson are standing in
a darkened alleyway adjoining the girl's home. Homes Look, look, look an
Egyptian fellow. He's pacing up and down in front of the house. Yes,
therefore we may assume she's staying inside. Uh huh, thanks for giving
up. He's coming this way, exacting meself against the wall. Please,
sir, believe me. Who are you? Please? We are friends of
miss Henshaw, and we're very curious to know why you've been following her.
I am sorry that I cannot answer your question. Set. Look here,
my man, you're talking to Sherlock Home. You are mister Sherlock Holmes.
I'm greatly honored to meet your set all my life. I have known of
you all my life. I have admired you. Then, in that case,
that's you will answer my questions why have you been following miss Henshaw?
Because it is my duty for you in your duty, perhaps I should have
said my destiny with Holmes for two generations now, the family of a Rabbi,
of which I am remember, I have dedicated their lives to finding the
stolen treasure of Ashun's what I gotta do with Miss Henshaw. The treasure of
Ashu. It is a giant ruby. It was stolen many years ago from
the family of Muhammad Ali. A few months ago, Miss Hanshaw received a
mysterious ruvie. I have found out many things, mister Holmes. I have
many sources of information, and I must regard you in the light of a
rival detective. In this case, I happily call myself the detective, mister
Holmes. My life is dedicated to only one problem. Miss Hanshaw now says
the jewel was stolen from her. I do not believe it. That is
why I watch her. If I am wrong this time, and I do
not think I am wrong, then my quest must go on always it would
go on. Permit me to wish you the best, But sir, thank
you, mister Holmes. Good night, gentlemen, meet again. Oh why
did you let him go? Why not? He's frightening Miss Henshaw, but
not molesting her old chap. In fact, it might be a good thing
if someone is keeping an eye on her. Meanwhile, Watson, let's see
if we can find a cab and get back to the diaponies. Bubye,
I don't want to keep the cloud waiting. I thought I have the clad
Hawking arrived yet, Yes, mister Holmes here and another gentleman came in about
five minutes ago. They went up to the library. The other gentleman is
just like, I see, thank you this way, Watson. I'm sorry,
sir Cord. We kept you waiting. We took a little long.
But it's a Cord, great heaven. What's the matter with him? Of
course I found the answer too late. It's it's as they're trying to send
up your ill. What are you trying to tell me? The Ruby?
The Ruby Marioty The answer the answers, m h. The book. The
book was the clud Holmes. He's been stabbed. He's dead, just as
he was trying to give me a message. He is muttering something about the
Ruby and Mariarty, and twice he said it's in the book. Yes,
there's a book still in his hand. It's coffee. It tells of Edgar
Allan Pearls Dams marking page, the story of the Pearline Letter. Thank you,
sup Claude, you delivered your message. Come on, Watson, we
want to catch a murder and a thief. We must go back to the
Savoy tell as quickly as we can. Why do you suppose the Claude was
murdered because it was too curious in investigating the problem of the stolen ruby and
found out something something he promised to tell me at supper, I remember,
and so he was killed by a man who came with him to the club
tonight. Fortunately he gave me a clue by indicating pos story of a purloined
letter, and I still don't see it at high That helps you when it
leads us to the ruby. The premise of post Toilen is that the most
obvious hiding place is the safest. Now what a physical object was most prominent
on the stage in tonight's play by jove a Roof. Exactly how better can
you hide a stolen ruby than by exhibiting it night after night as a stolen
ruby before the eyes of thousands. You mean you expect to find it in
the property room backstaycidly that and a murderer quite pasta Come on watch them.
You have heard about the old chap ye yes I do. I'll keep it
handy visit may not be unexpected and a lot. That's good. Come on
look her. Look the door keeper he stumped over his desk. Hmm,
he's been get control upon. Will take the liberty of following his lantern.
Hummer the atmosphere about a dark and empty theater. Now where that the stage
properties be kept? I wonder hold the lantern at high with over the that's
itid Wow, Look over there a large cabin. It's marked popular department and
it's unlocked. Oh, this is frighteningly easy. Let's look out for track.
Now let's see. Look. Look that's a ruby lying on that prece
Hold it up on the lanton, Watson exactly. It's as I thought.
This is no paste stage property. It's a genuine ruby. The light of
this lantern, it's very hard time on some quick, you're gonna go us
smash the lanton. Yes, he's got an air right, or a poper
one to compact. There's no flash to indicate where he's firing from. Of
course, he's baited his traps so neatly that he knows exactly where we are.
A shot at him. I can't see anything but at least that'll let
him know we're armed. Now move your position quickly watching. Just miss me,
Holmes. This is this hopeless shooting in the dark. Yes, and
I've got to switch the stage lights on keep him off. The head fell
over you. But I try to find the light switches. I've got him,
but he still still shoot and found it. Yes, when I come
to light switch, keep your eye skin watching. I'm turning it off.
There he is, Homes, I'm in the parking away after button. You
can jump over the for tights into the box. Ah, I played the
purpose plum button. I should have remembered the theater exit doors always open from
the inside. No, he didn't get away. Homes fork on the floor.
It's that Egyptian fellow. I hope you haven't wounded in too badly.
I don't care if I have. He was trying to kill us. It's
when he shoulder wound. He's fainted, infernal scoundrel. Now he's a very
gallant man. Undoubtedly he was trying to save us as you shot him.
Just now, hearth you talking about Mariarte What Mariartti Justice kicked through the door
you heard clang a few moments ago and what's this man doing here? As
apode detective? Undoubtedly he followed us, perhaps he preceded us when Mariatti started
shooting. This man tried to capture him and got wounded by you for fames?
Then who is Mariati? He must be someone connected with his servant.
It's obvious Mariatti is Moriatti? What you mean? Frank Pharows the fellow that
played the part on stage? Again remember Poe's tory of a purloined letter?
But why didn't didn't you recognize him? Remember I hadn't seen him for twenty
years, and you haven't forgotten his genius? But disguise? Have you?
What incredible? Aujuster? How bad could Mariatti conceal himself than by announcing lightly
to the theater going public that he was Professor Marianna and he kills the claude
Because he did, the world must have persuaded Mariatti to go to the club
with him. Probably he hoped to expose him in front of me, but
Mariarte found out that taught you too much? Yes, so he stepped in,
rushed back here debate's trap for us? Yes, yes, yes,
yes, but how did he know that we'd we'd walk into it. Well,
he knew that it's a car that gets his secret. And I set
forward, and so he was waiting for us. Oh, hello, it's
coming through. How are you feeling, ma, man? The the rupie,
the ruby? Did you find the rupee? Yes, here is sir?
Tell me, is it the rupie of Muhammad Ali? No? No,
there's a fine storm, but it is not the one for which I
have searched aout my life so much endless Christ must go on. He sat
it again, and mess I made it this case once somewhere. I don't
know you. He covered the rumor. Yes, looked at old Fellow before
I turned it over to Miss Hanshaw. Look at it. Well, probably
it's every facet stands for a bloody deed. It's a beautiful sound. Yet
this lovely bable costs to Claude's wife, and that devil Mariotti still goes free.
One day, Watson, And may the day comes soon I shall meet
Mariatti again. And when that happens and I finally bring him to justice,
then and only then can you write Finney to the character of Sela Holm's well
doctor. That was kind of an exciting story. Tell me. Did the
Egyptian recover from his bullock war years? Indeed you did, and rather quickly
too, mister Foreman, I felt a bad day about shooting him, but
of course I couldn't holp it of course now. But you know, if
I had to shoot summer accident, I would. You should been the actor
who portrayed me on the stage, wretched fellow mumble over plate. Oh,
don't worry about that. After all, you did recover the ruby, Yes,
in a beautiful stone. It was the color of well, the color
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now, doctor Watson, what story do you have lined up for us next
week? I'll ever see next week, mister Foreman. I am going to
tell you a most unusual adventure that occurred to Sherlock Holmes and me early in
the Last World War. It took place in Flanders and concerned a famous British
general, an actress, and a German firing squad. And that sounds like
a real thriller. Well, i'll see you here next week. No,
no, no, not here, mister Foreman. Remember, Or of course,
next week we're going to be at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood for the
seven four Long Drive. That's quite right, ladies and gentlemen. I can't
invite you all to my home for one of our broadcasts, but we can
get together next week at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood. You can get a
free ticket for our broadcast by buying a war bond, and I still hope
that you will do this so that we can see you next week at this
time the night. Cherlock Holm's Adventure is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher
and is based on an incident in the Sir Arthur Coleman Doyle story The Adventure
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