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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
Capítulo 5, Página 17
"But
what
group?"
"Have
you
never,"
said
Sherlock
Holmes,
leaning
forward
and
speaking
softly,
"heard
of
the
Ku
Klux
Klan?"
"I
never
have."
Holmes
turned
the
pages
of
the
book
on
his
knee.
"Here
it
is,"
he
said:
"'Ku
Klux
Klan.
The
name
sounds
like
cocking
a
rifle.
This
secret
group
was
formed
by
ex-Confederate
soldiers
in
the
Southern
states
after
the
Civil
War.
It
grew
quickly
in
places
like
Tennessee,
Louisiana,
the
Carolinas,
Georgia,
and
Florida.
It
used
power
for
politics,
to
scare
black
voters
and
remove
those
against
it.
It
sent
warnings
before
attacks—a
sprig
of
oak-leaves,
melon
seeds,
or
orange
pips.
The
victim
could
change
his
ways
or
leave.
If
he
stayed,
death
would
come
in
a
strange
way.
The
group's
organization
was
so
perfect
that
few
escaped
it
or
traced
its
crimes.
For
years
it
thrived
despite
the
U.S.
government's
efforts.
In
1869,
it
collapsed,
but
similar
acts
appeared
later.'"
"You
see,"
said
Holmes,
putting
down
the
book,
"when
Openshaw
left
America
with
their
papers,
the
society
broke
up.
This
could
be
cause
and
effect.
His
family
has
some
very
angry
people
after
them.
The
diary
and
papers
may
involve
important
men
from
the
South.
Many
won't
sleep
well
until
they
get
them
back."
"Then
the
page
we
saw—"
"Is
what
we
expected.
It
said,
'sent
the
pips
to
A,
B,
and
C'—a
warning
to
them.
Then
A
and
B
left,
and
C
was
visited,
which
was
bad
for
C.
I
think
we
can
solve
this
mystery,
and
Openshaw
must
do
what
I
told
him.
There's
nothing
more
to
say
tonight,
so
give
me
my
violin.
Let's
forget
the
bad
weather
and
worse
people
for
a
while."
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