</s> ▁" The ▁Advent ure ▁of ▁Sh os com be ▁Old ▁Place " ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 6 ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁short ▁stories ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁The ▁Case - Book ▁of ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Str and ▁Magazine ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 1 – A pril ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁The ▁original ▁title ▁" The ▁Advent ure ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Span iel " ▁was ▁changed ▁before ▁publication . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Head ▁tra iner ▁John ▁Mason ▁from ▁Sh os com be ▁Old ▁Place , ▁a ▁racing ▁stable ▁in ▁Ber k shire , ▁comes ▁to ▁Hol mes ▁about ▁his ▁master , ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Nor ber ton . ▁Mason ▁thinks ▁he ▁has ▁gone ▁mad . ▁Sir ▁Robert ' s ▁sister , ▁Lady ▁Be atrice ▁Fal der , ▁own s ▁Sh os com be , ▁but ▁it ▁will ▁revert ▁to ▁her ▁late ▁husband ' s ▁brother ▁when ▁she ▁dies . ▁The ▁stable ▁has ▁a ▁horse , ▁Sh os com be ▁Prince , ▁who ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁hopes ▁will ▁win ▁the ▁Derby . ▁He ▁would ▁be ▁out ▁of ▁deb t ▁if ▁that ▁actually ▁happened . ▁ ▁Mason ▁is ▁not ▁quite ▁sure ▁what ▁he ▁wants ▁Hol mes ▁to ▁investigate , ▁but ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁odd ▁changes ▁have ▁happened ▁at ▁the ▁stable : ▁ ▁Why ▁has ▁Lady ▁Be atrice ▁suddenly ▁forg one ▁her ▁usual ▁habit ▁of ▁stopping ▁to ▁gre et ▁her ▁favour ite ▁horse ? ▁Why ▁does