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Perhaps the reason it isn't mentioned in the paper that Conan Doyle had written a Holmes story for the booklet is more mundane than might be thought. If he was writing new Holmes stories for the Strand perhaps he worried that if it got publicity that the owners of the Strand magazine might feel he was violating some agreement between himself and them and so he asked them not to make a big deal about the story. As for how short it is I could see someone approaching him late in the day and asking if he would like to contribute something to the fundraiser. So he dashes off a short Holmes yarn to fit the bill. And since it was just a local fundraising event that would explain why it didn't attract much notice. I'm not saying that I know that is what happened or anything, just that it is possible that that is the reason why it has been so obscure. Conan Doyle did write other stories that aren't in the usual Canon but refer (at least indirectly) to Holmes. I have a book with the following tales (along with some of the accepted canon) included:
1. The story of the man with the watches
2. The story of the lost special
3. The field bazaar
4. How Watson learned the trick
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