A/N: First of all, I would like to point out that I am not sick anymore… Second of all, would you really like me to tell you what motives Mr. Brightwood have? I am really sorry but I don't like giving out spoilers, so you would have to read and find out. Thirdly: This is my 10th chapter! Yay! Sorry but this is kind of a short chapter here.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters that are owned by someone else, which would mean that, only certain characters are mine… such as Mr. Oliver Brightwood, Ms. Applecrumble, and some various minor non important characters.

Chapter Ten:

"Russell, Russell, wake up."

"Wha-huh? Oh!"

It seems that they were still in that room and that Mary Russell had fallen asleep…

"Well I was trying to find my shirt button that I have dropped somewhere."

…And that she is obviously trying to hide that fact.

"For three hours?"

"Ha, ha you are quite the comedian. Come now, what have you for me?"

A hurricane had seemingly struck the storeroom, books were thrown everywhere and those lost items were once again lost because they weren't seen anywhere.

"Huh? Oh yes. Well it seems that our book was here once. A long time ago. However, we do have a lead."

He handed her a piece of paper.

"What in the name of…"

This is what it read:

Borrowed your book for research. Return it in a week.

Love,

Bernard L. Hummings

"Bernard L Hummings? Isn't that the child book author? The one who wrote about that spider? The one that went up that tree and never came down again? The spider that is, not the man." Holmes looked thoughtful.

"And you would know this information how? Nevermind then… Well since this note was dated back about two years ago, I am pretty sure that he hasn't had the chance to "Return it in a week".

"He in the U.S.A researching for his new child's book, most likely he'll be back before Christmas."

"Do we have that much time though? I think we may need to a boat." Russell shook her head as she said the words and thought some more.

"We'll have one by sunup tomorrow."

They left the library without remembering to lock up the storage room.

End of Chapter

A/N: I wonder what is going to happen to Mary Russell once her supervisors find out she didn't lock up. Well you can't really blame her…would you remember in that situation? Well Anyways REVIEW! You must! It is required! How can you live with yourself if you don't?