message to reach him from without? Obviously by advertisement
through a newspaper. There seems no other way, and fortunately
we need concern ourselves with the one paper only. Here are the
Daily Gazette extracts of the last fortnight. 'Lady with a black
boa at Prince's Skating Club'--that we may pass. 'Surely Jimmy
will not break his mother's heart'--that appears to be
irrelevant. 'If the lady who fainted on Brixton bus'--she does
not interest me. 'Every day my heart longs--' Bleat, Watson--
unmitigated bleat! Ah, this is a little more possible. Listen
to this: 'Be patient. Will find some sure means of
communications. Meanwhile, this column. G.' That is two days
after Mrs. Warren's lodger arrived. It sounds plausible, does it
not? The mysterious one could understand English, even if he
could not print it. Let us see if we can pick up the trace
again. Yes, here we are--three days later. 'Am making
successful arrangements. Patience and prudence. The clouds will
pass. G.' Nothing for a week after that. Then comes something
much more definite: 'The path is clearing. If I find chance
signal message remember code agreed--One A, two B, and so on.
You will hear soon. G.' That was in yesterday's paper, and
there is nothing in to-day's. It's all very appropriate to Mrs.
Warren's lodger. If we wait a little, Watson, I don't doubt that
the affair will grow more intelligible."

So it proved; for in the morning I found my friend standing on
the hearthrug with his back to the fire and a smile of complete
satisfaction upon his face.

"How's this, Watson?" he cried, picking up the paper from the
table. "'High red house with white stone facings. Third floor.