At present I am only awaiting the return of our colleagues from Tunbridge Wells, where they are at present engaged in trying for a likely owner to the bicycle." It was nightfall before Inspector MacDonald and White Mason came back from their expedition, and they arrived exultant, reporting a great advance in our investigation.
"Man, I'll admeet that I had my doubts if there was ever an outsider," said MacDonald, "but that's all past now.

We've had the bicycle identified, and we have a description of our man; so that's a long step on our journey." "It sounds to me like the beginning of the end," said Holmes.

"I'm sure I congratulate you both with all my heart." "Well, I started from the fact that Mr.Douglas had seemed disturbed since the day before, when he had been at Tunbridge Wells.

It was at Tunbridge Wells then that he had become conscious of some danger.

It was clear, therefore, that if a man had come over with a bicycle it was from Tunbridge Wells that he might be expected to have come.