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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1907-04-18, Page 7pet 18th1907 'Oa D 14eTagglat, M. D. XOTani(eXte liticTaggart Bros. - A GENERAL BANKING. BUSle 1NESS TRANSAOTED, NOTES 40.11S,00.UN1ED, DRAFTS ISSV1P. 411ENTEMST ALLOWED ON DE - POSTS. SALE .2,1•OTES PURCH- 4411.1‘SVO • .....”,••f• BRYVONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR NOTARY, PUBLIC, ETC, errfiCE-Sloase B1ock--C14NTO.N. uthotyr & HALE Canveyaiicers, Commissioners, Au 'Real Estate and Insurance r Agency. Money to loan - B. HALE - JOHN .T.1.7DOCT 13RS. UNN. & gUNN • Dr. W. Gunn L. R. C. P. & --Edinburgh- . `Dr. J. Nesbit Gunn M. R. C. S. Eag. L. R. C. P. London alight calls sayfront door of residence aon Rattenbury street, opposite Presbyterian church OFFICE- Ontario street-CLINTON --DR. J. W. SHAW— =OFFICE- RATTENBURY ST. EAST, -CLINTON.-- 1R. C. W. THOMPSON • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON • 'Special attention given to utseases .iof the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat- -Office and Residence - HURON ST. SOUTH, CLINTON 4 doors west of the Commercial hotel. -DR. F. A. AXON. - (Successor to Dr. Holmes.) Specialist in Crown and Bridge work. Graduate •of the Royal Cullege of Beata' Surgeons of Ontario. Honor "-Vaituate of University of 'Toronto tlental Department . Graduate of the Chicago College of Dental Surgerya Chicago. Will be at the Commercial hotel tfayfield, every Monday from 10 a. m. "to 5 p. m. J. LEWIS THOMAS. Civil Eagineer, Architect, • tate (tate Dominion Department Public Walks.) ••••m a.= N. .Consulting Engineer for Mar.- icipal and County Work, El- ectric Railroads, Sewerage and Waterworks Sys.tems, Wharves, Bridges and Re -enforced con- crete. 'Phone 2220 LONDO N, 0 .‘1.1 T. AUCTIONEER-JAME& SMITH LI - Auctioneer for the County of Huron. All orders entrusted to • me will receive prompt attention. Will •sell either by percentage or 'pee sale. 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ANICYlli C!!.nlofl I, have Ken appointed agent for the KapseyellarKis Co131- party in thisdistrict and will keep oil -land a complete list of supplies in my, store °peas:- ite the Molsons Bank, • • r rn ale° dontinuiag the flour, teed aad seed grain, bus- ineas and respectfully solicit a a continuance. Of year patron- age. J. A. Foi-d. 1•.••••••••••4**44•”•••••; I 0,.‘ GHANIAN. ..UPHOLSItHER • Fortnerlywith,Joha Key & Sons • • otToronto.. .4•••'••••••-4,41.3..". A good line of overs*c • carried, • . Best work at lowest rates. • Agent for I SINGER SEWING I MACHINES Needles, •Oil and parts. • ‘. In the old Watts Iri:tig Store.. t ••••••••04•••••••••••••b: The PleKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Criffigaiill • . - • • . --Farm. and Isolated Town property. .On1y Insured -e. . a -OFFICERS, ' J. B. McLean,: President, Kippei 0. Thos.' Fraser Vice-Presideet, Brueellehr P, (Tk. E. 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M. . • ' 4.23 p, tn. Going /lath 10.16 ba 44 41 A.85 p. m. A. 0, PATT/SON, Staten Agent. v. tt. tiona-FiNS, tieket Agt. J. D. 'MACDONALD, Dletridt Paseette ger Agtent, TOrentet, - Clintok NewsuRekord 4++++++++.44++*+++444++4+44++++++++++++++.4 The Hound of the Baskervilles • Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. BY A..CONAN DOYLE. Author of "The Green Flag" ancl "The Great BoetWar" Copyright COO by A. Conan Doyle. _ _.++++++44-4+4-.+74-4+4444-0-. _ , ttli4lei"N; ortrITI)umTerrlasirdl'Hnoatvele laiarld"wilaitto- we had ItIbletakrrirtrurlir ir tnhe wmnOircnn- •ed there, When our unknown had fol- ing. lowed Baskerville home. we should "Seems to Me they are playing me have had the•epportunity of playing for a "sucker in this hotel," he cried. his own game linen bin:melt and sea- "They'll fled they've started in to :ing where be made for. As it is, by an ;„ MOnIzer withthe wrong MAU 'UlkieSS Indiscreet eagerness, which was taken they are careful. By thunder, if that advantage ot with extraordinary quick. . chaP can't find my mining boot there ness and energy .by our opponent we will be trouble, Lean take a joke with Illiaavne,thetrayed • ourselves and lost our. the best, Mr. Holmes, but they've get. . . ; a bit "oVer. tile mark this time." We had been sauntering slowly ; "Still looking +for your boot?" down Regent Street during this 'con- i "Yes, sir, and mean to find it" versation, and Dr. Mortimer, with his• a "But, .surely, you said_that it. wee a comaanion, had , long vanished in ; new brown boot?" . • • front of us, "So it was, sir. Andnow it's 'an otd, aThere is no object in our' follow- ,1 black one." ing them," said Holmee.7"The sbadow i aWhat! yo ut don't mean to Hai , 'has -departed and will: not return. We:' --9" • . .. must see what further cards we have "That's just what I do mean to Sty. In our hands, and play them with dece 1 °MY .had three pairs In the. world- sion, Could yoU swear to that man's the new brown, the old black, and the face within the c.ab?" .. 1 Patent leathers, which I am wearing "I could swear only to the beard," , Last nightathey took one'of my brown ' "And so 'could 1 -from which I' ga. 011eS, and to -day they have sneaked therethat in all probabilityalt was a one of the black. Well, have youget false one. A*clever men upon so dela , It? Sneak out, man, and don't stand cate an errand has he Use for &beard staring" ' sive to conceal, his features Come 111, . An agitated German waiter hed ap•. here, Watson!" . i peared upon .the scene . . • He turnedinto one- of the district "No, sir; I have , made inquiry all messenger offices where he was warm. over t Atop', but 1 eau, hear no word ly greeted by the manager, I of ft." • . - • ' .* '• • "Ah, Wilson, I see you have net for " • •"Well., otther that boot Comes back gotten the little case in which I had before' sundown or I'll pee .the mane= • the good fertune to help pan?" . , I ger and tell him that I gce • right • "NO, sir, indeed I have not you straight out of this hotel" saved my good name, and perhaps my , "It shall . be found, sir -I- promise . . you that 11 you will have a little pa- ' . "My dear fellow, You 'exaggerate. I 'lance it will be found' - - have some recollection, "Wilson,. that "Mind it. is for it's the last thing of you had among your boys a lad named Mine that rii lose hi this 'den- of Cartwright, who. showed 4Senie 'ability thieves..Well;-well, Mr. Helmes, you'll define the investigation."-- - , i • excuse my troubling you about such ,fe "Yes, •sii', he is still with us." ..• I trifle--" • . • - "Could you ring him .up' -thank , a;)'0'Iuttpink its well worth.. , troubling rid 1. should be glad to have . cheetre "ef this five -pound note" - • ., "W t" leok very' Seric•iis Over A led of fourteen, with .: a . bright, lt-P ' • keen tem ha oh.tyGa tfie Summons of . "How de you.'explain'itr 4 . ' • ' . .• "! just don't to eiplain it' the Manager: He stood now gazing with ,great reverence at the .famous. detective. • Let me have the Hotel Directory," said Holmes. "Thank you! Now, Cart- wright, there are the names of twenty- three hotels here, all in the immediate -fierghborhood_of,Charing Cross. •De you see?" "Yes, siri". "You' will visit each of these in turn." "Yoe Will begin in each •case by ear- ing the outside perter one shilling. Here are twenty-three shillings." • "Yes, sin". . ' • .. "You Will tell him that You want to see, the waste paper of yesterday. You will hay that •an importailt telegram has miscarried: and that yeti are look- ing for -it: You understand?", "Yes: sir." • -"But what'yon are really looking for Is the centre page of the Times with" ,some holes cut in it with •scissors. Here is ft copy of the Tit:nee:It is thia page. You could • easily recognize it, could you 'not?"•• . ' "Yes, sir." "In each ease the outside porter will • send for the hall porter, to whence's° you will give' a Here are twenty-three 'shillings. you will thea learn in Possibly twenty cases out. of the twenty three that the waste of the da Yc before' has- been burned or are - `moved. 'In thes three ether cases You will be shown a heap. or Paper and. you willgiook for this page of the Times aimmit it. The odds are. enor- mously against your finding it: There are ten shillings overin case of emer- genetes. Let me have a report by wire at Baker Street' before evening. And now, Watson, it oplyaremains for us to find out by wire the 'dealt* of the cabman, No. 2704, and then" we will drop into nne_43f the, Bond Street pic- ture galleries and fill in the time un- til we are due at the hetet" • • CHAPTER . • • SherlOck I-names:had," in a veiy re- markable, degree,- the power of • dee taohing his mind ata ;will. For two ur' hos' the strange 'business in which we had beea. involved appeared to be forgotten, and he was entirely abaorb- ed In the pictures of the modern Bel- • glen masters.' He would talk of thing but . art,- of whichhe had the 'crudest ideas, from' our leaving the 'gallery until We found ourselves • at •the Northumberiaed -Hotel.. • • . • • "Sir Henry Ba,skerville is upstairs expecting your said the clerk. -"Ile asked' me to show you up 'at once when you came , • , "Have you any objection to my. look- ing atyour register?" said Holmes. • ,"Npt In the least.", P • • The bobk showed that tWo names had been added after that of Seeker - Ville. Ono was •Theoplillus • Johnson.. end family, of Ne*caitle; the other Mrs, Oldraort and. maid, .of ' High Lodge, Alton:. "Surely that 'must be the same John. son Whom t used to .knota," . said Holmes to the 'porter, "A lawyer, its he not, grey -headed,' and walks with a limp?" • , • "NO, sir, this is Mr Johnson, ,the coal -owner„ a vety active gentleman, not older than yourself." • "Serely you are mistaken about bis trade?" - , '"No, sir; •he has 'need this hotel for =air years, and he is very Welt known to us." • . • "Ah, that settles it. 1V1re. Oldmoreo too; I seem to remember the name. Excuse my 'curiosity, but often in call- ing upon one friend one finds anether." "She Is an invalid lady, sir. Her hus- band was once Mayor of Gloucester. She eiwitys comes to Us when she is In town." "Thank You; I am afraid I Cannot claim her acquaintance. We have es- tablished a racist important fact hp these questions, Watson," he con- tinued, in aticriv voice, cia We went UV - stairs together. "We know- now that the people who are so interested in our Mead have not Settled down in his own hotel. That Maim that While they are, as we • have seen, very ittnX10118 to watth him they are equally anxious that he sliciuld not see them. Now, this is a most suggestive fact." "What does it suggest?" • "It suggeetse-halloa, my. dear -fel- low, what on earth is the matter" As we came round the top .of the stairs we had rlin up against Sir Henry taskerville himself. His face • was flushed , with anger, and heheld an old and dusty boot la one of his hands, So furious wait he that lie was hardly artitulate, and when he did enesk .it itas f.. a intich, broader. arid attempt It aeeMs the very maddest, queerest thing that ever happened to me." • "The queerest perhaps—J. said Holmes, thoUghtfullY. • "What do you make of it yourself?" "Well, I doa't profess to understand It yet. This case of yours is very com- plex, 'Sir Henry. When taken in con - unction with ecnir uncle's• death I am •the five hundred cases of oapital luniertairce---whithj have handled' the d •Is one whichputs s� deep. But we hold several tbrads in' our hands, arid the odds ' are that . , one or• other. of them guides us to the • ed. himaripaandaall_that occurred!' truth. • We Inay 'waste time in. follow- -fag the wrong one, but sooner or la - _ter we must come upon the right"' • We had a pleasant luncheon in which little was said Of the business which • had brought us together. It ;•was in the private sitting -room • to which we afterwards repaired that Holmes asked Baakerville what were his intentiens. ."To go to Baskerville ,Hall." •-"And when?" . "At the end of. the week." ' "On thewhole" said Holmes, "1. think that your decision is a wise one. I have anfrple evidence that you are being dog,ged in London; and amid the • millions of this great elty it is difflcult to discover who these people are or what theis Object can be. If their. •1re "Did BarrYfa,Ore profit at all by Sir Charles's will? ' asked HOMO. •"1.10 and his wife bad Ave hundred WW1* each." "Hal Did they know that they Would receive this?" "Yee; Sir Charles was 'very fond of talking about the provittiOne of 14eW111." "That is very interesting"I hope," said Dr. Mortimer, "that you do not look with Suspicious eyes upon eterYOne who received a legacy. from Sir Charles, for I also had a thousand pounds left to me," val "Indeed! And anyone e?" , "There were many Ittsignilleant sums to individuals, and a large num. ber of public cbarities, The residue all went to Sir Henry," "And how muck was tile reeiduer "eleven hundred and forty thousand pounds," Holmes raised his eyebrows in- sur. prise. "I had no idea that PO gigantic a sum was inVolved," said he, "Sir Charles had the reputation of being rieh, but we did not kaow how very rich he was until we ca.me to ex- amine MS securities. The total value of the estate was close on to a nal- lio,nea'Pear me! It is a stake for.whielt a man might well play a desperate game. And one more 'question, Dr. Mortimer. Supposing tbat anything happened to our young friend here - you will forgive the unpleasant hy- pothesis! -who would inherit the es- _ "Since Rodger Baskerville, Sir Charles's younger brother, died un- married, the estate would descend *to the' Desmonds,. who are distant Cowl- aaraes Deemend Is an elderly • eleralman in Westmorland." "Thank you. These details are all of great interest. Have you met Mr. James Desmond?" "Yee; he once comp Own to:visit Sir Charles. He is a .man of vener- able appearance and of saintly life. I remember that he refused to accept any settlement from Sir Charles _ though he pressed it upon him." "And this man of simple tastes twhoouulscla nbdee, the. heir• to Sir, Charles's "He would be the heir to the es- tate, because that is entailed. He would also be the heir to the money unless it were Ailed otherwise by .cro,c4:4 4‘,740 •4441r4,atmes.---alara Wright." "There go tire Ot My thrombi, Wet, son. There is nOtlaing more Stimu- lating than a case where everything gOee against you. We must _cast round for another scent." "We have still the cabman Who "Exactly. have wiredtoget his name and addrese from the Official Registry. I sbOuld not be surprised If this were AU answer to my question." ahe ring at the bell proved to be something even more satisfactory than an answer, however, for the door open- ed and a rough-1001am fellow entered Who was evidently the man hitheelf. "I got a message from the head office that a gent at this address had been Inquiring for 2,704," said. he. "I've driven my oab this seven years and never word of complaint. I cazne here straight from the Yard to ask you to your face what you had against have nothing in the world against You, my good man," said Holmes, "On the contrary, I have halt • a eovereige for you if you will give me a clear an- swer to MY questions.""Well, I've had a good dayeand no mistake," said the cabman, with a grin, "What was it you wanted to ask; sir?" "First of ali your name and ad- dress, in case I want you again." "John Clayton, 3, Turpey Street, the Borough. My cab is out of Shipley's Yard, near Waterloo Station." • Sherlock.Holmes made a note of it. "Now, •Olaytte.., tell me all about the fare who came and watched this house at tee o'clock this morning and afterwards followed the two gentle- men down Regent Street." The man looked surpriged and a lit- tle embarrassed. "Why, there's no good my telling pat things, for you seem to know as much is I .do al- ready," said he: "The truth is that the gentleman told me that he was a de- tective and that was to say nothing about him to anyone." •. ' "My good fellow, this is a very serious business; and you may find yourself •in a pretty bed position if you try to hide anything from me. You say • that your fare told you that he was a detective?" "Yes, he did." "When did he say this?" • "l_left me." ie • the present owner, who can, of When_thi'» ' .Courie, do what he likes with it." ng mote? ' he say anyd h" "And have you made your will, Sir mentioeeis name. Henry?" • No, Mr. Holmes, I have not I've had no time, for it was only yester- day that I learned how m:atters- stood. But in, any case I feel that the money should go with the title and estate. •Ilelmes .cast e swift glance of tri - ail nv.at me. '"Oh, he mentioned his name, did he?. That was imprudent ed?" • - . What . was the:name that lie mention . • . -"HIS name," said the cabman, "was : That was my poor uficle's idem How MrSherlock Holmes is .the • owner going to • restore the Never have I seen reY friend more glories of- the Baskervilies if he bas , completely. taken aback than by the not money enough •to keep up • 'the cabman's reply For an instant he 'sat property? -House; land, and .. dollari ' in- 'silent amazement Then .he burst Must go together:" , • , into a hearty laugh. • ' • • • ..!.• "Quite se. Well, • Sir . Henry, I amof' • . "A touch, Watson -all -tindeniable , one mind with you. as td the advisaa touchl"..said he. "I' feel a' foil as quick -bility of your goirig ,down to Devon- I- and supple s as My .own. He got home ' shire . without delay. There is . only !. noon. me very. prettily that time. So orre,Provision 'which .I- - must make. I hisname was . Sherlock Holmes, was You cettainly must not go alone." .. ----`'Dr.---Mortimer, returns with me." .'• I "Yes, sir, that Waif the gentleman's "Rut .Dr. Mortimer hiabis-praetice itattle'" t . house •Is - --11----aa.Encellent!. Tell me where you pickaway from yours With all tgood - will in he tVorld,he may be .unable - "Ile hailed me at halfeiast-nineln to help youTrafalgar Square. He said that be Wea- : No,. Sir Henry , you mast • take with you someone,, a trusty man, .a detective, and he • Offered. me two • who will be always by.your side' • i guineas if I would do exactly -.-what he• wanted all .day and ask no questions. "I.e. it 'POssible that you could ee'mo yourself, Mr. Holmes?" . ' . . • i. I was glad enough to agree. First we drove •down to the Northumberland "If Matters' mune to a 'crisis I . should endeavour to be present •att . Hotel and waited there until two gen person; but - you can understandthat, tlemen ,came Out and took a cab front with' • my extensive consulting .. prac- i the 'rank. Wefollowed their cab -.un- tied • and with the constant. appeals ! til ft.Pulled up somewhere near here." 1 ". ," '• - "which reach me.. front manyThie very doorsaid Holmes. . quarters, 1 " " it hi impossible for me to be absent '. Well; I couldn't be sure of that but from London for anindefinite time :: I daresay my fare knew all aboutalt. ' '' . At the Present. instant One . of the We pulled up halt -way down the most revered names •in England is •be- • Street and Waited" an ',hour .and a tall. and , Then the twit gentlemen passed us,. ing besmirched by a 'blackmailer, walking, and .we follawed. down Baker. only. I can stop a disastrous scandal. • You will seehow impossible it is .for .' Street and along- io goa-." ' • 1 , al kriow," said Holmes.. •me...- to Dartmoor" .. ' 1 "Until We got threeaquarters dawna. "Wbore would . you • recommend,' • • then", a . .. . . . , . . : i• Regent Street ' •Then my gentleman . Holmes laid his hand upon my,.. threw up :the' trap,, and he cried that . aim,: • . ., . . , 1 I should.driveTright-aWay-te 'Wrifierleo .'.',If . my friend would undertake ..it 1 'Station as herd as I could go. I, whip - having at your Side when you • are ip... a under. the .ten minutes. Then be. paid ped up the mare and we were there , there" is no, man. who is ' better weith 1 . a tight place. No one mut. • ..isay • • so uP 111 two\ "ilea's' Ilke'sa; good nne' more confidently than l." • • .• • ' 1 and away lie Went intd the-, station. The . proposition took me complete- i ed round and . he aid . It. Mielt 111-• Only Jiiat as he was leaving he . tura b 'ly y surprlise, but before. r had time to answer, . Baskerville seized me by :West you to know that yon have been , driving Mr.. *.! '' the hand and 'wrung it"heartily, Sherlock Holmes Thats "Well,now, that is real lane ae.ypa; ihow I come to know the name." , • Dr. Watson," . said he. "You see .how9see. ' And you saw no • more of it is •with Me,' and you know just as ' bit"' ' .". . ' . a • - .. • mach about the matter as -I do, If you• a• 'ret After he went leo the sta. . . will. -conae down to Baskerville Hall ' "°u m _ . . and see e through l'Il . never forget i And how would you describe Mr; lee . . , . . . - : i 'Sherlock Holmes. - . . ' ' • • The promise , of adventure .. had al -4 The cabman scratched. his head. Ways a fascination for Me, And I wag% "Well, he _wasn't altogether such ati . the easy gentleman to describe. I'd• put and by the eagerness with which him ,.at forty years of • age, .and ' he complimented by. the words .of Holmes. baronet .hailed the as a companion, was of middle • heightritwoAr three "I . will come, With pleasure," said .I. inches shorter than you, 'sir? He was "1 do not know lieve,1 could employ my.. dressed like *toff, and he had a black • time ,better." • '. .• . . 1 beard, cut square at the, end, and a. : • "And you will report very carefully : Pale 'face. I don't know as I could. say - comee, as. It will do, I. will direct how t "Color of his eyes" ' t metre than that". • • . to me," .Said Holenes: "When. a 't crisis day all might be ready?" .• • • . . I 'Nothing more that yeti: eati retnem....! 'We, •I can't say .that.",' ' . You shall act. I 'suppose that by Satur- I "Would that suit Dr. Watson"r . -1 ber'?"!!-- . . - : . .. ' • . • ' ' . "Then on Saturday, unless you ,heer ''''W---, . . .. . ! ."No, air; nothing." "Perfectly." • - 'to the contrary, •we shall meet at the elli then; here is yeer half -soy - 40.30 train .from Paddington" ereign. •There'e• another one waiting. We had risen to depart when BO- 1 for pee it you can bring any more in- iterville gave a• cry of aritimph"Good night, sir and. thankyour ,• and formation. Good night?" • . diving into one of the corners of the 4'' John Clayton departed chuckling,' , room he drew a brown boot froder a' cabinet. ' • and Holmes turned to me with a nt un- • "My, missing boot!" be ' cried, • samheittieg. • ot the. shoulders and a rueful t a • May all. our difficulties vanish as "Snap goes our third thread', and we easily 1" said • Sheila& Holmes. end Where we began," "said ate. "The • But it is . i very singular • thing," knew rascal! He knew our number, Da Mortimer remarked.. "I searched Knew. that Sir Henry Baskeraille had this room" carefully before Igneh." consulted me, *potted who I was • in "And ad did I.*t said Baskerville. Regent Street, conjectured that I had "Every Inch' of• it". . ' ' , • . got the nember of the Cab and would "There was certainlyno boot itt. it lay my hands op the driver, and tio: then:" sent back this audacious message. I "In that Case the Waiter enlist haVe .tell you, Watson,, this time we have placed it there while we were lunch- got a foemaa 3vho is worthy Of our ing."• • steel. I've been checkmated in Lon' The German was sent for, but. Pro- don. 1 eau -only wish you better luck feseed to knew nothing of the matter. in Devonshire. But nt not easy in my noi could Any inquiry clear it up, mind about it." , Another item had been added to that '"About, what?" • • " y constant and apparently' piirrnMAbout sending ou, It's an uglyeless. . series of small Mysteries 'which had businese„ Watson, an ugly, dangerous succeeded each other so. rapidly. Set- business, and the anore 'I see of it the ting aside the whele grim story of sir less I Melt. Yes, my dear fellow, you Charles's death, we had a line of III- IliaY laugh, but I. give you rnY Word 'eXplicable incidents all within the that I shall be very •glad to have Yon limits of two days, which ineluded the baelt safe and, sound in Baker Street receipts of the printed letter, the (Mee More." bitaclehearded spy in the hansom, the .- . loss of the new brown boot, the loss : . . °}1AnEit VI' of the old black boot, and now the re tern Of the neiv brown . boot Holmes Sir Henry DaskerVille tied Dr. Mor - sat in silence in the cab as we drove timer were ready upon the appointed back to Baker Street, and I knew from day, and We Started tis arranged for his drawn brows and keen face that DeVniehire. .10. 'Sherlock Holmes his mind, like My own, was Way in drove With Me to the station and gave endeavoring to frame .tome sehethe ,,,ml.'icheis last parting inunctions. and into which .all these . strange and ap- "'v pat ently diseonnected episodes could "I will not bias your mind by you sIAug- ," sid he; "1 wiS gesting theoriee or suspicions, Wat the evening he sat lost In tobacco and - son ah. mplY to be fitted. All afternoon Arid late Mtn grams repot fade in the fullest possible thought.....-. • were handed in. The first ran:- manner to Me, and you ean leave mo Just before dinner tvto tele ond:- to def the theorizing." "What Sort of facts71)--1 asked. "AnS,thing which may seem to have "Heve just. heard that Darrymore is at the naii.-Basiterville," The eee- "Visited twenty-three hotele as a bearing however indirect iipen tile 'directed but sorry to report u hl andeespecially the relations be ia- twee'n 'young . Daskerville and , -his I l'' k I: ilra0,6"11111'' • "His name," said the cabman, "ioas.Afr., „ Slierkek Holags." tentions are evil they might do You a mischief, and we should be powerless to prevent it. You did not know, Dr • Mortimer, that you ,Were followed this morning from •nly house?" • • Dr. Mortimer started violently. • "Followed! By whom?" •' "That, unfortunateli, is what I ean- not tell you. Have you among your • neighbors or acquaintances on Dart- moor any mac with a bl full beard?" a . • "No -or, let me see -why, s. 13arrymore, sir Charles's • butler: is a man with a full, black beard." "Ha! Where is Berrymore?" "He is in charge of the Hall." "We had best ascertain if he it: really there, or if by any poesibility he might be in London." "How cab yeu do that?" • "Give me a telegraph form. 'Is all ready for Ste Henry?' •That will do. Address to Mr. Barrymore, Basker- ville Hall. What is the nearest tele- grapleoffiee? Grimpen. Very good, we Will send a second wire to the post - Master, Orimpen: 'Telegram to Mr. Barrymore,• to be delivered into his own hand, If absent, plectae return wire to Sir Henry Baskerville, North - timberland Hotel.' That should let us know before evening whether 'Barry - more is Itt his post in Devonshire or not:" "That's so," said 13aakervil1e„ "By the way, Dr. Mortimer, who is this Barryrnore, anyhow?" "He is the Stin of the olc1 caretaker, is dead. They have looked after the Ilall for four generations ilow. 80 far as I know, he and his wife are as respectable a couple as any In the Country." "At the mint, time," maid Ditelter- ville, "It's clear enough that 00 lotg OA there are none of the family at the Hall these people have a mighty fine home and nothing to do." "That is true." . •1 t.R,,71 a • • ea • , eliiiitiSok61600.1646614, etegeovie tor any 1reS11 PartieUlare concerning the death of Sir Charlet,. . have made sOMS !Wide* molt in - the last few days, but the results haVe. I fear, been negative. One thing only appears to he certain, and that la that Mr. James Desmond, who is the next heir, Is an elderly gentleman of a very .4m11010 BecutIon does not arise from him. I really think that we may, eliminate hina entirely from ourcaleulationa. There remain the people who will ac- tually eurround Sir Henry Baskerville upon the moor." 'Would It not be will in the...first place to get rid of this BarryMere coupler' "Bp no means. 'you could not make a greater mistake. If they we bine- Cent it would be Cruel inJustice, and If they are guilty, we should be giving up all chance of bringing it home to them. No, no, we will preserve them 'upon our list of .truspects. Then there is a groom at the Hall, if I remember right. There are two moorland-fa:rm.__ era. There is our friend Dr. Mortimer, Whom I believe to be entirely honest, and there is his wife, of whom we know nothing. There in this naturalist Stapleton,- and there is his sister, who Is said to be a young lady of attrac- tions, There is Mr. Frankland, of Laf, ter Hall, who is also an unknown fact- or, end. there are one or two other neighbors. These are the folk who must be your very special study," • "I will do my best." • 'You have arms'I suppoSer "Yes, I thougbt it as well to take them." • • "Most certainly. Keep your revolver near you night and day, and never re- • "lax your precautions." • Our friends had already secured a first-clase carriage and were waiting for us upon the carriage, and • "No, we have •the news of any kind," said Dr. Mortimer, in, answer • to my • friend's questions. "I can swear to one thing, and that is that we have ' not been shadowed during the last two days.. We have never gone out with- out keeping a sharp Watch, and nO one, could have escaped our notice." • "You . have aivra:ys kept together„ I presume?" ' "Except yesterday • afternoon, I usually give up one day to pure amusement whea I - come to town, so I spent it at the Museum of the Col- lege of Bourgeons." • • ' •• • • "And a went to look at the folk in the park," said Baskerville. "But we ' • had no trouble of any kind.". "It wee. imprudent„--;e11--the-same,"--.- - said Holmes,* shaking his head . and , looking very. grave. "I, beg, . sir• , • Henry that you.will not go about alone. Some great•misfortune will befall .you if you do. DM you get your 'other •• boqt?", • • , ."No; sir/it is gone 'for ever." •"Indeed.. .That is very e.interesting, - Well, good-bye," he added,as the train began to glide down the plat- form. "Bear in mind, Sir Henry, • one • of the phrases in that queer old legend which. Dr. Mortimer. has read to us, and avoid -the , moor itt those hours. of 'darkness when thepoviers of evil are exalted." • , • I looked back at the platform when • We had left it far behind, and saw the tall • aUstere figure of Holmes stand- ing motionless and ming after us. -__The journey was a swift and 'pleas- ant oriCand-lipent it in making the more intimate acquaintatice-ormy-two_, companions and in playing with Dr. Mortimer's spaniel. In a very fter hours the brown *earth" had become. ruddy, the brick had .changed .to gran- - ate, .and red cows grazed In well. hedged fields where the lush grasses and more luxitriaat vegetation spoke . of eicher, I . a da.niper, climate. -Young Baskerville stared eagerly out of the •windovr, andcried aloud with delight as he recognized the /Mather • features of the Devon scenery. • "I've been. over a good part'of the world since I left it,..,Dr. Watson." Said he; "but I haye, never eieba• a Place to:: ,eorapare with it" • "I never saw a Devonshire man, who did not Swear by his coaaty," I re-* marked.' • • It -depends upon the breed of men • quite as much as on the comity." said Dr Mortimer 'A glance at our friend , here reveals the rounded head of the :-Celt, which carries inbide it the Celt- • 't The driver pointed with his whip. "Rai- kertille Bak" said he. • • le enthusiasm and powerof attach- ment. Poor Sir Charles's head was of a "very rare type, 'half Gaelic, halt Ivernian in its characteristics. But you were very young when you last saw Baskerville Hall, were you not?" "I was* boy in my 'teens at the time of my-Jallieretr death, and had 'never seen-Thrfrall, for he lived in a little cottage on the South Coast. Thence I went straight to- a friend in Amer's- ca. I tell you it is all at new to me as it Is to Dr. Watson, and rat as keen as possible to see the moor." "Are you? Then your wish Is easily granted, for there is your first sight Of the moor," said Dr. Mortimer, pointing out bf„,the carriage Over the green squares of the fields and the low curve of a wood there rose in the distance a grey, melan- • eholY hill. With a strange jagged aura sdoimniellilfadntlaasigtillee Ilanndtsh:andeistiallnea' Iiic dream. Baskerville sat for a long time. his eyes fixed Upon it, and I read epee 'his eager face how nmeh It meant to him, this first sight of that strange spot Niter° the men of his blood had held sway so long and left their niark so deep,. There he sato cowntluEn IN NEXT ISSUE. Ann ukanwk . awn jumped off: Goat Island last Friday night tied was. ear - tied .• pver the American Falls. He divested hinureli of his liter. clothibe before Ifis