THE GULLY OF BLUEMANSDYKE,
AND OTHER STORIES.
A small Edition of this Book was publishedin 1889, under the Title of “Mysteries andAdventures.”
THE GULLY OF
BLUEMANSDYKE,
AND OTHER STORIES.
By A. CONAN DOYLE,
Author of "Micah Clarke," "The White Company," "The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," &c.
LONDON:
WALTER SCOTT, LTD., 24 WARWICK LANE,
PATERNOSTER ROW
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| THE GULLY OF BLUEMANSDYKE | 7 |
| THE PARSON OF JACKMAN'S GULCH | 50 |
| MY FRIEND THE MURDERER | 79 |
| THE SILVER HATCHET | 114 |
| THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL | 144 |
| THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX | 188 |
| A NIGHT AMONG THE NIHILISTS | 226 |
THE GULLY OF BLUEMANSDYKE.
A TRUE COLONIAL STORY.
Broadhurst's store was closed, but the littleback room looked very comfortable that night.The fire cast a ruddy glow on ceiling and walls,reflecting itself cheerily on the polished flasksand shot-guns which adorned them. Yet a gloomrested on the two men who sat at either side ofthe hearth, which neither the fire nor the blackbottle upon the table could alleviate.
"Twelve o'clock," said old Tom, the storemanglancing up at the wooden timepiece which hadcome out with him in '42. "It's a queer thing,George, they haven't come."
"It's a dirty night," said his companion, reachingout his arm for a plug of tobacco. "TheWawirra's in flood, maybe; or maybe their horses[Pg 8]is broke down; or they've put it off, perhaps.Great Lord, how it thunders! Pass us over acoal, Tom."
He spoke in a tone which was meant to appeareasy, but with a painful thrill in it which was notlost upon his mate. He gl