Married Edith,
daughter of Sir Charles Appledore, 1888. Heir and only child,
Lord Saltire. Owns about two hundred and fifty thousand acres.
Minerals in Lancashire and Wales. Address: Carlton House
Terrace; Holdernesse Hall, Hallamshire; Carston Castle, Bangor,
Wales. Lord of the Admiralty, 1872; Chief Secretary of State
for --' Well, well, this man is certainly one of the greatest
subjects of the Crown!"
"The greatest and perhaps the wealthiest. I am aware, Mr. Holmes,
that you take a very high line in professional matters, and that
you are prepared to work for the work's sake. I may tell you,
however, that his Grace has already intimated that a cheque for five
thousand pounds will be handed over to the person who can tell him
where his son is, and another thousand to him who can name the man,
or men, who have taken him."
"It is a princely offer," said Holmes. "Watson, I think that
we shall accompany Dr. Huxtable back to the North of England.
And now, Dr. Huxtable, when you have consumed that milk you
will kindly tell me what has happened, when it happened,
how it happened, and, finally, what Dr.
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