On May 14th…

May 14, 1900: Lord Saltire disappeared. [PRIO]

Alan Howard as the Duke of Holdernesse

” `Holdernesse, 6th Duke, K.G., P.C.’ – half the alphabet! `Baron Beverley, Earl of Carston’ – dear me, what a list! “Lord Lieutenant of Hallamshire since 1900. 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.”

 

Date information provided by the volume A Day-by-Day Chronology of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, according to Zeisler and Christ, compiled and edited by William S Dorn.

One Reply to “On May 14th…”

  1. Great picture Selena, You have a ability to pick the right picture to fit. Thanks for being my-partner in our column. Chips

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