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      ;I thought at first that you had done something clever�察�but I see

      that there was nothing in it�察�after all。;



          ;I begin to think�察�Watson�察─�said Holmes�察 �that I make a

      mistake in explaining。  `Omne ignotum pro magnifico��' you know��

      and my poor little reputation�察�such as it is�察�will suffer

      shipwreck if I am so candid。  Can you not find the advertisement��

      Mr。 Wilson�拭�



          ;Yes�察�I have got it now�察─�he answered with his thick red

      finger planted halfway down the column。  ;Here it is。  This is

      what began it all。  You just read it for yourself�察�sir。;



          I took the paper from him and read as follows��



          To THE RED´HEADED LEAGUE��



              On account of the bequest of the late Ezekiah Hopkins�察�of

          Lebanon�察�Pennsylvania�察�U。S。A。�察�there is now another vacancy

          open which entitles a member of the League to a salary of 4 pound a

          week for purely nominal services。  All red´headed men who are

          sound in body and mind�察�and above the age of twenty´one years��

          are eligible。 Apply in person on Monday�察�at eleven o'clock�察�to

          Duncan Ross�察�at the offices of the League�察�7 Pope's Court��

          Fleet Street。



          ;What on earth does this mean�拭─�I ejaculated after I had twice

      read over the extraordinary announcement。



          Holmes chuckled and wriggled in his chair�察�as was his habit

      when in high spirits。  ;It is a little off the beaten track�察�isn't

      it�拭─�said he。  ;And now�察�Mr。 Wilson�察�off you go at scratch and

      tell us all about yourself�察�your household�察�and the effect which

      this advertisement had upon your fortunes。  You will first make a

      note�察�Doctor�察�of the paper and the date。;



          ;It is The Morning Chronicle of April 27�察�1890。  Just two

      months ago。;



          ;Very good。  Now�察�Mr。 Wilson�拭�



          ;Well�察�it is just as I have been telling you�察�Mr。 Sherlock

      Holmes�察─�said Jabez Wilson�察�mopping his forehead�察 �I have a small

      pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square�察�near the City。  It's not a

      very large affair�察�and of late years it has not done more than

      just give me a living。  I used to be able to keep two assistants��

      but now I only keep one�察�and I would have a job to pay him but

      that he is willing to come for half wages so as to learn the

      business。;



          ;What is the name of this obliging youth�拭─�asked Sherlock

      Holmes。



          ;His name is Vincent Spaulding�察�and he's not such a youth��

      either。  It's hard to say his age。  I should not wish a smarter

      assistant�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�and I know very well that he could better

      himself and earn twice what I am able to give him。  But�察�after

      all�察�if he is satisfied�察�why should I put ideas in his head�拭�



          ;Why�察�indeed�拭 �You seem most fortunate in having an employee

      who comes under the full market price。  It is not a common

      experience among employers in this age。  I don't know that your

      assistant is not as remarkable as your advertisement。;



          ;Oh�察�he has his faults�察�too�察─�said Mr。 Wilson。  ;Never was

      such a fellow for photography。  Snapping away with a camera when

      he ought to be improving his mind�察�and then diving down into the

      cellar like a rabbit into its hole to develop his pictures。  That

      is his main fault�察�but on the whole he's a good worker。  There's

      no vice in him。;



          ;He is still with you�察�I presume�拭�



          ;Yes�察�sir。  He and a girl of fourteen�察�who does a bit of

      simple cooking and keeps the place cleanthat's all I have in the

      house�察�for I am a widower and never had any family。  We live very

      quietly�察�sir�察�the three of us�察�and we keep a roof over our heads

      and pay our debts�察�if we do nothing more。



          ;The first thing that put us out was that advertisement。

      Spaulding�察�he came down into the office just this day eight weeks��

      with this very paper in his hand�察�and he says��



          ;`I wish to the Lord�察�Mr。 Wilson�察�that I was a red´headed

      man。'



          ;`Why that��' I asks。



          ;`Why��' says he�察 �here's another vacancy on the League of the

      Red´headed Men。  It's worth quite a little fortune to any man who

      gets it�察�and I understand that there are more vacancies than there

      are men�察�so that the trustees are at their wits end what to do

      with the money。  If my hair would only change colour�察�here's a

      nice little crib all ready for me to step into。'



          ;`Why�察�what is it�察�then��' I asked。  ;You see�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�I am

      a very stay´at´home man�察�and as my business came to me instead of

      my having to go to it�察�I was often weeks on end without putting my

      foot over the door´mat。  In that way I didn't know much of what

      was going on outside�察�and I was always glad of a bit of news。



          ;`Have you never heard of the League of the Red´headed Men��'

      he asked with his eyes open。



          ;`Never。'



          ;`Why�察�I wonder at that�察�for you are eligible yourself for one

      of the vacancies。'



          ;`And what are they worth��' I asked。



          ;`Oh�察�merely a couple of hundred a year�察�but the work is

      slight�察�and it need not interfere very much with one's other

      occupations。'



          ;Well�察�you can easily think that that made me prick up my

      ears�察�for the business has not been over´good for some years�察�and

      an extra couple of hundred would have been very handy。



          ;`Tell me all about it��' said I。;



          ;`Well��' said he�察�showing me the advertisement�察 �you can see

      for yourself that the League has a vacancy�察�and there is the

      address where you should apply for particulars。  As far as I can

      make out�察�the League was founded by an American millionaire��

      Ezekiah Hopkins�察�who was very peculiar in his ways。  He was

      himself red´headed�察�and he had a great sympathy for all red´headed

      men�察�so when he died it was found that he had left his enormous

      fortune in the hands of trustees�察�with instructions to apply the

      interest to the providing of easy berths to men whose hair is of

      that colour。  From all I hear it is splendid pay and very little

      to do。'



          ;`But��' said I�察 �there would be millions of red´headed men who

      would apply。'



          ;`Not so many as you might think��' he answered。  `You see it

      is really confined to Londoners�察�and to grown men。  This American

      had started from London when he was young�察�and he wanted to do the

      old town a good turn。  Then�察�again�察�I have heard it is no use your

      applying if your hair is light red�察�or dark red�察�or anything but

      real bright�察�blazing�察�fiery red。  Now�察�if you cared to apply
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