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years　of　age；　unmarried；　and　a　clerk　at　Woolwich　Arsenal。〃

〃Government　employ。 Behold　the　link　with　Brother　Mycroft！〃

〃He　left　Woolwich　suddenly　on　Monday　night。 Was　last　seen　by　his

fiancee；　Miss　Violet　Westbury；　whom　he　left　abruptly　in　the　fog

about　7：30　that　evening。 There and

she　can　give　no　motive　for　his　action。 The　next　thing　heard　of

him　was　when　his　dead　body　was　discovered　by　a　plate…layer　named

Mason；　just　outside　Aldgate　Station　on　the　Underground　system　in

London。〃

〃When？〃

〃The　body　was　found　at　six　on　Tuesday　morning。 It　was　lying　wide

of　the　metals　upon　the　left　hand　of　the　track　as　one　goes

eastward；　at　a　point　close　to　the　station；　where　the　line　emerges

from　the　tunnel　in　which　it　runs。 The　head　was　badly　crushed……an

injury　which　might　well　have　been　caused　by　a　fall　from　the

train。 The　body　could　only　have　e　on　the　line　in　that　way。

Had　it　been　carried　down　from　any　neighbouring　street；　it　must

have　passed　the　station　barriers；　where　a　collector　is　always

standing。 This　point　seems　absolutely　certain。〃

〃Very　good。 The　case　is　definite　enough。 The　man；　dead　or

alive；　either　fell　or　was　precipitated　from　a　train。 So　much　is

clear　to　me。 Continue。〃

〃The　trains　which　traverse　the　lines　of　rail　beside　which　the

body　was　found　are　those　which　run　from　west　to　east；　some　being

purely　Metropolitan；　and　some　from　Willesden　and　outlying

junctions。 It　can　be　stated　for　certain　that　this　young　man；

when　he　met　his　death；　was　travelling　in　this　direction　at　some

late　hour　of　the　night；　but　at　what　point　he　entered　the　train　it

is　impossible　to　st