Patrick Kearney

“ If there were any possibility of fraud, you of all men in the world would discover it. So if you report them genuine, as I am sure you will, the scoffers will be silenced."
"You flatter me," said Holmes, "but tell me the story."
Sir Arthur in answer presented a group of photographs. I looked at them in amazement. For the first time in human history, fairies had actually been photographed! There they were, exactly as we have pictured them in our imagination, with gossamer wings, tights, and ballet skirts. ”

“ Desirous of learning the truth at all costs, I searched the United Kingdom, and my scientific spirit was finally rewarded. I discovered an out-of-the-way photographer named Snelling who pronounced the photos genuine! ”