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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1907-05-09, Page 7May 9th 1907 gt. D. MeTaggart, M. D. Mciragnirt, rerr•PrrIr.r. Mcrl'aggart Bros, -BANKER'S. A GENERAL RANKING BUS - NESS TRANSACTED. NOTES • DISCOUNTED. DRAFTS ISSUE.G Ettn;ST ALLOWED ON DE- POSITS. SALE NOTE4 PUR-C11- ,errarr,•••• 4 W. BRYIJONE, BARRIST111 , SOLICITOR NOTARY, UBLIC, ETC. OFFME-Sloane Blocks-CLINTON. • SIDOUT as HALE Conveyancers, Commissioners, Real Estate and . Insurance Agency. Money to loan. --- 0. B. HALE -- JOHN la:DOUT a DRS. GlaNN ktr, GUNN Dr. W. Gunn L. R. C. P. az L.R.C.S. -Edinburgh- Dr. J. Nesbit Gum M. K C. S. Eno Night calls ate,front door of residence on Rattellbury street, opposite Presbyterian church OFFICE-- Ontario street-CLINTON -DR. J. W. SHAW- -OFFICE- RATTENBURY ST. EAST, -CLINTON.- R. C. W. THOMPSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special . attention given no eineases at the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat._ -Office and Residence - HURON ST. SOUTH, CLINTON 8 doors west of the Commercial hotel, ..••••f -DR. F. A. AXON. - (Successor to Dr. • Holmes.) Specialist in Crown and Bridge work. Graduate of the Ronal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Honor gradtate of University of Toronto Dental Department . Graduate of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, Chicago. Will be at the Commercial hotel Bayfield, every Mon.day from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. J. LEWIS THOMAS. - Civil Engineer, Architect, ete. • (late • Dominion Department' 'Public Walks.) •••••••••= • Consulting Engineer for Mar.- „ icipal and County Work, El- ectric Railroads, Sewerage and , Waterworks Systems, Whereas, Bridges and Re -enforced con- crete. Phone 2220 LONDO N, •• 0 N T.' ••••m••••• AUCTIONEER-JAME& SMITH LI- eensecl Auctioneer or the .County of Huron. All orders entrusted to me will receive prompt attention. Will sell either by percentage, • or per sale. , Residence on the Bayfield Road, one mile soutb of Clinton.' 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Cilatot News.Record w..rx•• The Hound of the Bask-. ervilles Another Aciventvirts of Sherlock !Holmes. .1 BY A, CONAN DOYLE. Author of "The Green Flag" and "The Great Boer War" 00PYrielt (1902) by 4. Oman Doyle. *4++4-44.4•4 4 +-h+k4 -theorynseeznedsstrisha,vensemennugnen support it. Tbat opening of the door which I had beard after I had returned to my room might mean that he had gone out to keep some clandestine ala pointment So 1 teaselled with myself in the morning, and I tell you the direction of ntY suspielote, however muckh the result may Mere shown that they were unfounded. But whatever the true explanatiot Barrymoren movements might be, I felt that the responsibility of keeping them to myself until I could explain them was more than I could bear. I had an interview with the baronet in bis study after breakfast, and I told him all that I had seen. He was less Surpriaeciatham, I had expected. "I knew. that Barrymore walked - about nights,ap4 I• had' a mind to Speak to him. about It," said Ike, "Two or three times I iave heard hie steps In the passage, coming and going, just about the hour you narae." ' "Perhapetherrhe pays te visit every night to that particular window," I suggested. "Perhaps ,he does. If so, we sbould be able to shadow him, and bee what It is thathe is after. I wonder what your friend Holmes. would do, if he were here." -"1"-retteves--tharlitenvenibl-clonexantin svhat you now suggest," said I. "He would follow Barrymore and see what he did." "Then we shall do it. together." "But surely he would hear us." "The man is rather deaf, and in any case we must take our chane of that. .We'll sit up" in my room to -night, and tie povernents of her bands as it elle ---Weili-"Yery • ' earneateseart-what-sb.e.„ was saying, while he listened in- tently, and once or twice shook his head in strong dissent. I stood among the roas watching them, very much puzzled ao to what I should do next, To follow them and break into their intimate waver. sation seemed to be an outrage, and Yet my clear duty was never for an instant to let him out of my sight. To aet the spy upon a friend was a hate- ful task, Still, I could see no better course than to observe him from the hill, and to clear my conscience by confessing to him afterwards what 1 had done. It is true that 11 any sudden danger had tbreatened him I was too far away to be of use, and yet I am sure that you will agree with me that the position was very difficult, and that there was nothingmore whieh 1 could do. • • Our frierkd, Sir Henry, and the lady had _halted on the path and were standing deeply absorbed in their con: vereation, when I was suddenly aware that I was not the only witness of their interview. A wisp of green floatingin the air caught my eye, and another glance showed me that it was carried on a stick by a man who was moving mang-theahrokea ground -Ka was Stapleton with his butterflymet. He was very much eloser to the pair than I was, and he appeared to -be- moving In their direction. At this instant Sit Henry suddenly drew Miss Stapleton to his side, His arm .was round her, but it seemed to me that she was straining•away from him with her face averted. He stooped his head to hers, and she raised one hand as if -in pro test. Next nacnnent I saw them spring apart and turn hurriedly round. Staple •ton was tbe cause of the interruption, He was running wildly, towards. them, his absurd net danglingbehind him. He gesticulated and . almost dented with excitementan front of the levers. What the scene meant I could not im- agine, but it seemed to me thaLStaple ten was abusing Sir Henry, who offers ed• -explanations, which became mere angry as the other refused.to wept them.. The lady, stood by in. haughty silence, Finally Stapletonturned upon his heel and beckoned in a peremptory • way to his ;sister, who, after an irresca lute glance at Sir Henry, walked off by the side of her brother. The natural- ist's angry gestures showed tharlhe lady was included in his diapleasare. The .baronet stood, for a minute look- ing 'after them, and then he walked slowly hack the i'ara* that he had come; his head • hanging, the .very picture of dejection. • What alathis meant I could mit Imo: gine, but I was 'deeply' ashamed :to have witnessed so -intimate -a scene without my friend's knowledge. 1 tan, down the hill therefore • and met the baronet at the -bottom. His fare was .flushed.avith anger and his brows were. wrinkled, like one who is at his wits'. ends what to do; • '"Halloa,.Watson! Where have you dropped, from?" said he. "You don't mean to 'say that you dame after me in spite of all?" • ••• • I explained everything to him: how. I had found it impossible to -remain be- hind,-- how I had followed him, and how I had witnessed all that had ea cerred. For. an instant his eyes blazed at !ilea but my franknees dis- armed. his anger, and he broke at lest into a rather rueful laugh. • 'Yon would have thought taeanidille Of that prairie a• fairly safe place for •a man to be Private," said he, "but, by thunder,' the -while- eountry-side.seems • to haveteen mit to see me do me woo in -and a mighty poor wooing at. that! • Where had you.eigened a seat?" • "/ was. on that hill." •, . • • "Quite in.theback row, eh? Ea her brother was well up to the front, Did • you see him come out on us?" • • • • "Yes, -:I- did.". • - ' • "'Did he ever • strike', You • asbeieg crazy. -this brother of ' hers?" "I can't say that he ever did." "1 daresay not. I . alwaysthought hint sane enough until today; bat you can take it from me that either he OT 1:ought to be in a strait -jacket. Whatai the matter with me, anyhow? 'You've lived near mefor some welts, Watson, Tell Me straight, , nowi Is there alIy.• thing that would &event me from making a good husband to a woman that I laveci?" . "I should say not." . "He .can't 'object . to my worldly petition, so it must be myself that he has this down on What has he against rne? I never hart man el...Woman in my life that I know of. And yet he would not no mucti as let Me touch tlae tips of her lingers." " "Did he say.soa" . ' . a • Watson,That, arid a deal more. I. tell you, WI've only known her theec nfentniveeke, hut fron the first I jest felt that she Was thadefora me, and she, too -she was liappy when--tere was with me, and 'that I'll swear. There's a light in a woman's eyes that epeaks louder than words. Bat he hae ,..•‘11.wit....mmolomenrommor Sir jienry •suddenly drew, NW: Stapleton •• • .to his side.. • • • waft until he passes." Sir Henry, rub- bed his hands with pleasure, and it was. evident that he hailed the •ad- venture' as a tenet to his somewhat quiet life talon the moor,. ' .The baronet.has'beennin communica- tion with the architect who prepared the 'plane -for Sir Charles, and witlx.a contractor from London, so that we mayexpect great changes to . begin" *here soon. There have been decorators and furnishers up.- from Plymouth, ah at. is evident that our friend has large :ideas, and means to Spare no pains or 'expense to restore the grandeur Of his family.. When the . house . is renovated and refurnished,all that he will need will be a! wife no make it complete: Be- tween ourselves there are 'pretty clear • signs- that this will not be warning it the lady is .willino for I have seldom seen a .man • more infatuated with a • woman than he is with our beautiful neighbor, Miss Stapleton. And Yd. the .enurse of true loves does not run quite as .smoothly as one wduld under the circumstances expect. - To -day, for ex- ample, its surface was broken bya., very unexpected aripple, which has i caused our friend considerable per- plexity and annoyance. .. • After the conversation wnich'I have; quoted about .13arrynsere Sir Henry put •:. on his bat and prepared to go out. As.. a matter of. course I did the same, "What, areyou coming, Watson?" he asked' looking at ite in a- curious way. . • • "That depends on whether you . are going on the' mope,', said 1.I ayes, 1 sm.". • ataaWell, you. know what my instlate- tionialtre.--learaasorry tit intrude, bat you heard how eattestly-Holines In- sisted that•LshOuld not leave yoialeitha especially that Yott should not go alone linejj the. moor." • ' Sir Henry put his hand upori, my shoulder, with a pleasant sinile. . I "Ialy dear, fellow," said he, "Holmes, .With all his Wisdoni, did not. foresee some things which naye • happened ! since I 'have been on the moot. You understand me? 1 am sure that you • are tbe last man in the. ;world . who • would wish to be spoil -sport. I emit go Out alone." • • i It put me in a Most awkward poet - non, 1 was at ca lose What to sey dr what to do, and before I had made up my mind he picked up his cane and was gone. . But when I came to think the matn, ter over my ' conscience reproached. Inc bitterly for having on any pretext allowed him to go out of' MY eight. I imagined what my feelings would be if I had to return .to you and to con- fess that some Misfortune had occur- red through my disregard for .your ila* structioas, I assureyou my cheeks flushed at the .very thought, It might not even now be too tete to overtake Iiim, so I set off at once in the Wee - tion of Merrirnt House. I hurried along the road at the top o1. my speed without geeing anything of Sir Henry, until 1 came to the point where the moor path branches off, There, 'fearing that perhaps I had come in the wrong direction after all, I mounted a hill 'flews whieh I could ctinutand a view -the same hill which is cut Into the dark quarny..Theisce / saw him at once. He was on the Moor path, about a quarter of a mile off,' and a lady was by his side who could only be Miss Stapleton. It was clear that there was already an tinder. standing between them and that they had met by appointment. They were walking slowly along in deep toirret- Whale and 1 saw her making quicklit- never. let us get together, and it was Only to -day for the first time that 1 saw a chance of having a feW words with, her atIone. -She was glad to meet me," but when she die, it was not love that • she would talk about, and she wouldn't ' have let me talk about it either if she could have stopped It She kept cora. ing back to it that this was a place' . of danger, and that She would hever be happy until I had left it. I told her that since I had seen her I was in no hurry to leave it, and that if she real- ly wanted me to go the only way to work it was for her to arrange to go with inc. With that I offeree in as - many words' to marry her, but before she Could answer down tame this bro. ther of hers, running at us with a face on him like a tattdman. Ile was just white with rage, and those light eyes of his Were blazing with fury. What was 1 doing 'with the lady? How dared I offer, her eittentions which were die tasteful to her Did I think that be- cause I was a baronet / meld do what I liked'? If he had. not been 'her bro- ther 1 should have lantern better how to anstver him, As It Was 1 told aim that my feeling's towards hts sistet 'Were such as I was not ashamed of, and that I hoped that she might boxier Me by becoming rny wife. That seem. ed to make the matter no better, so then 1 loin my temper too, and I an• hinI rather nore hotly than 1 should perhaps, considering that ithe was standing by. Se it ended by his going off with her, as you eava and here am as badlypuzzled a man as any In this county, Just tell me What It all 'Mateo Watson, atd owe yttit more that ever 1.1421.hqpg.to pay," I. tried, One or two explanations, but, Indeed, I was completely puzzled MY' self. Our friend's title, his fontune, his age, his Character, and bis appearance are all in his favor and I know nothing against biro, unless it be this dark fate whieb rims in his family. That bits advances abould be reninten so brus- quely without any reference to the lady's own wishes, and that the lady should accept the eituatien without protest is very amazing. However, our conjectures were set at rest by a visit from Stapleton blmseit that very after- noon. He had come tri offer apologies for -his rudeness of the morning, and atter a long private Interview with Sir Henry to his study, the upshot of their convereation was that the breach is quite healed, and 'that we are to dine at Merripit House next Friday as a ei-g4 Vraitt 1TlfIrrnOW-TWOrlarliffrt-07 crazy man," said Sir Henry; "I can't forget the look in his eyes when he ran at me this morning, but I must al- low that no man could make a more ,tandsomesapelogy than he ban done.", "Did he give any explanation of -his conduct?" • "Hie sister is everything in his life, he says, That is natural enough, and I am glad that he should understand her value. They have always been to- gether, and according to his account he has been a very lonely man with only her as a companion, so that the thought of losing her was really terrible to him. He had not un- clerstood, be said, that I was becom- ing attached to het, but whenhe saw with • his awn eyes that it ?MOS realty so, and, that shennight be taken away from him, it gave him such a shock that for a time he was not responsible for what he said or clid. He was •very sorrn for all that had passed, and he recognized how foolish' and how sell-, fish It was that he should imagine that he could , hold a bea,utiful woman like his sister to himself for her whole life. If she had teleave him .he had rather It was to a neighbor like myself tbck,n .to anyone else. But in any "case it was -11-blaw to him, and It would take him •aeme time before he could prepare himself tosnisses sitsit, He would withdraw all opposition upon his part If I would Promise for three months to let the matter rest and to be content with cut- tivating the lady's friendship during that time without claiming her love. This. I promised, and so the matter rests." • So tbere is one of our small MYstera les cleared up. It Is something to have touched bottom anywhere in his bog in 'which we are floundering. We know now why Stapleton 'looked with dis- favor upon his sister's 'suitor -even when that sulton was so eligible d one as Sir Henry, And now I pass on .to another thread' which T. have extricated out of -the tangled skein, the niYsterY of the sobs in the tight, of the tear- stained face of Mrs. Barrymore, of the secret journey �f the butler • to the 'western lattice window.. Congratulate me, my dear Wines, and tell me that I have not disappointed you as aji agent -that you da not regret the con- fidence which you showed inme when You sent me down. All these things have by one night's week . been thoroughly cleaned. • • I have sald "by.'one night's work, for °lathe first we drew' entirely blank. I eat up with Sir Henry :in roam • until nearly three o'clock 'In the Moils - fug, but no. sotind• Of any sort •Clidwe hear execpt the chiffling clock upon the stairs. It was a most thelaricholy• vigil, and ended by each of 1.1R. falling : asleep in our Chairs..Fortunately we Were not 'discouraged, and we deter. tninedto try again. The next night We lowered the lamp,and sat smoking .cigarettes, without niaking the least. sound. It was incredible how ' Shinny the hours crawled by, and yet we were helped through it by the same sort a : patient interest which the 'Minter must feel at be SvatelfeS the trap into•vrhich he hopes the game may wander. One .strucka an.d.two, and • we hadalmost for the second time given it up in dee pair; When in an instant we both sat bolt upright in • our 'chairs; with .aIl our weary senses keendy on the 'alert once' more, 'We tad heard the creak of a step in the passage. • Very stealthily We heard it pass , .along..until it died away la ,the dis- tance , Then the baronet gently opened bis door and we. set Out in pursuits AI-, ready our man had gone along.untis we . lary, and tna corridor was all In datk- .ness. Softly. we . stole along Until we hadcome into the other wing. We. were just M. time to catch a glimpse •of the tall, black -bearded -.figure, nits shoulders rounded, as he tip -toed down - tbe passage. Then he passed' through' the same dooras before, and the' light of the candle trained it in the dark- ness and shot one 'single yellow' beani aciess the gloom of the . corridor. We shuffled 'cautiously towards it, trying - every plank before we dared to put our whole weight. upon it. We had taken the preeaution of leaving our boots be hind us, .but, even so, the 'old boards snapped and • creaked beneath our tread: Sometimes it seemed irapossible • that he should fail toe hear our an - preach. However, the Man is fortunate- ly. rather deaf,,and he wasaentirely pre- occupied in thatwhichhe was doing. When at last.we reached the 'door and .peeped through 'we:found' him crouch - Ing at the windbw, candle in hand, his white, intent face pressed against he pane, exactly as I had seen him two eights •before: s, • • We had arranged noplan sof cam-. paign bun the baronet is "e xnan to whom the most direct way le always the most !lateral. He. walked- into the peonce, and as he did so Barrymore eprang titifrorn-Lthe___window with a share hiss of his breatlia-akneastood, livid and tam/11)1111g, before us.. Albs dark eyes, glaring out of the • white - mask of his face, ,were fial of horror. and astortishmeat as he gazed from sir Hertry tome, • * . "Waat are yea doing here, Barry- . mere?" 'Nothing, sir!' Hisagitation was so great that he could halally sneak, and the shadows sprang up' and down from the Winking 'of- his candle. "It was the window, sir, I go round' at night to. see that they are fastened." "On the second floor?" "Yes, sir, all the windows,' . "Look here, Earryttore," said Sir Henry, sternly; "we 'lave made up o'er minds to have the -truth out of 'You, so It will save yon trouble to. tell itsooner rather than later, Conte, new! No lies! What were you doing at that window?" • The fello'w. looked at its in it helplesS way,. arid he wrung his hands together like (me who is it the last extremity a doubt and misery, "I was doing no hartin sit -lavas bold- ing a candle to the svindosv." "And why were you holding a candle to the wilidOW?" ° "t)on't akiic nte, Sir Henry ---don't ask4 Mel I give you my word, Sir, that It is t ot my Beet•et, and that I cannot tell it. If it concerned no one but ranself I, Would not try to keep it from Yon." A suddeii idea occurred to me, and 1 took the candle from the trembling hand of the butler, "He must have been holding it, at aanaptiOtanaal,"wesra,11h. tun:8 sell: ihfatdheareeneis, and atkred out into the darkness of the bight, vaguely 1 Nand discern the wild* um* +itpoi&sA 44,4 nom. er expanse of the moor, for the zinlon was behind the clouds. And then I gave a Cry of exultation, ter a tiny pin- point or yellow light had suddenly transfixed tbe dark veil, and glowed ateadily in the centre of the black square framed bY the window. ; "There it is!" I cried. "No, no, sir, it in nothing -nothing cit all!" the butler broke in; "I assure yon, sir--" "Move your light across the aviudow, Watson!" cried the baronet, "See, tIke other moves OW Now, -you reseal, do ,,,you deny that 11.1s d signal? Come, speak uP! Who is your confederate e t. The Man's face became openly de' that is going cm?" flan woui;tyno,loriataer,aancl What is this celibate. --allacen-yovaleave-ntr-emaloymant- riot awatntyerl.lfilleineSS, anC1 not youre. I "Very good, sir, if 1 must I Must." "And you go in disgrace. By than - der, you may well be ashamed of your- self. Your family has lived. with mine roof, o.f.,a°vrd haerheIu n d fir nyoue d d years ialseclsoaae ertbls dark plot against me," "No, no, sir; no, not against you!" It was a woman's voice, and Mrs, Barry - more, paler and more horrorstruck than her busband, was staeding at the door. Ilea bulky figure in a shawl and skirt might have been comic were it riot • for the intensity of . feeling upon her face. • - "We beve to go, Eliza, This is the end of it. You. can pack our things," • said the butler, "Oh, John, John, have I brought you to this? It is my doing, Sir Henry -all mine. He has done nothing except for my sake, and ,because I asked him." "Speak out then! • What does it • mean?" "unhappy brother is starving on the moor. We cannot let him perish at oar vet)* gates. The light is a sig- nal to him that food is ready fel' him, and Ins light . outyonder la to show the spot to which to bring it." "Then yqua brother is-" "The escaped convict, sir-Selderk, the . "That's the truth, sir," said Barry - more. nI said that it was not my se- cret and that I could not tell it to you. But now you bave heard It, and you will see that if there was a -plot it was not against you." . This, then,was the explariationof the stealthy expeditions at night and the light at the window. Sia limy and I both stared at the woman in amaze- ment. Was it poasible that this stolidly reapectable 'person was of the same blood as one of the most notorious criminals in the country? "Yes, sir, my name was Selden, and he is my younger brother. We hunker- ed him too much when he was a lad, and gave him his owa way in every- thing ,until lie came to think that the world was made for his pleasure, and that he could ,do what he lilted in it. Then, as he grew older,he met 'wick- ed companions, and the .devil entered into him until he broke my mother's heart and dragged our name in: the dirt. From crime to crime he sank lower and lower; until it is only. the mercy of God which has snatched -him or•r• • • "dify Cod, what's that. raison 2`' front the eafieln; but to mea sir, he was always the little curly -headed •boy that d had nurSed and played. with, as an elder sister Would. That was why he broke 'prison, sir. He aim* that was bete;and. thet we eould' not re fuseao help him.. When Ira dragged himself here. one -Went,. Weary and starving; with the warders, hard at his' heels, what could we de? We took him hi and fed him and cared for him. Then yetrretuaned,' sir, and My bro• alter thought Ire woold be safer on the: •moor than aaywaere else untilthe line aria cry was over; so he lay In hiding • there -But every second night We made sate 'if he was still there. by 'putting .a light 'in the WindOw, and .11 there Wes an answer 'ray husband took Out some bread and meat to him. Every day we hoped that ,he was gone, but as ,bong as he was 'there We eauld• not desert him, That ie the whole trtxth, as I •ate an honest Christian woman, and your will see that if there is blame In the Matta • it does' not. lie with my hus- band, bat With me, far whaee sake he hasalane all 'that he lias." • , • The WonfaVs•--Words-taLme with an intense earnestness what:a catariedaeotr- Vietion with thent. "Is this true; Barrymorer ' .• "Yea, Sir Henry, -Every word of it." "Well; I cannot blame -you for stand- ing by your • CAVA W140: Forget what I have said, Go to your atom, you two, and. we shalt talk 'further about this Matter Ili the morning." Whett they were gone we looked out of the .window again, Sir Henry ,luid flung' it Oen, and the coldnight wind :beat in • upon but faces. Par away in . the black distando there still Mowed that ohe tiny pbint of yellow light. • "I wonder he dares," said Sir Henry. "It may be se placed an to be only visible from here." t It i'sV?eory likely. HOW fat do you think "Out by the Cleft Tor, I think." • "Not more that a mile or two .off." "Hardly that"- • • "Well, it cannot be far if ilarryinore hadto tarty. 0111 the •itaAad he is waiting, this Villain, beside that' e,andle. thunder, Wateina 1 an go- ing out to take that man!" The same thought had eroseed My own tnlnd. Xt was not as if the Barry - mores had taken us int* their eosin- detice. Their Seel -et laka beett forded from them. The rnart Was a danger to the ComitunitYa an unmitigated secani- drel fornwhOM there Was neither pity. nor excuse. We were only dialog our duty in taking this ehanee of puttiag him back Where he Mild do no amen. With big brutal and violent nature, others wcaild have to pay the priee if We held our hands. AbY flight) tor ex. &mule ont 110.14bars thA axiletOnS might ba attacked by lank, and it nr3Y bit\ O boon the thought of this Which made Sir Henry go koala upoie thew ad. "I will come," aid I. "Then get your revolver and Put oo your boats. The sooner we start tbst better, as the fellow° May put ant hie light and be off." In five Minutes we were outside the door, starting upon our expedition. Vet • hurried through the dark ahrubbern amid the dull moaniag of tbe maturate wind and the rustle of the fail! ea leaves, The night a:fr was heavy wale the smell of inp and clecaY Novi and again the moon peeped out for an, instant, but clouds were driving over the face of the sky, and just aa wet camp Out on the moor a thin rain be- gan to fall. The light still burned, steadily in front. hrmeusat heilonsteing-crineoup.1fm rapidly, for he is sate to be a desperate fellow. We shall take laink by surprise and hreasviestym at our mn mercy before he ca "I say, Watson," said the baronet. "what would Holmes say to this? How about that hour of darkness in which, the power el evil is exalted?" As if in answer to his words there rose suddenlyout of the vita gloom or the moor that strange cry which I hat already heard upon the borders of the great Grirapen Mire, It came with. tbe Wind through the silence of the nigata a long, deep mutter, then a rising howl,, and then the sad moan in which died away. Ageirk and egain it sound- ed, the Whole' air threbbing with it, sta. . dent, wild, and menacing, The bararet caught my sleeve and his face glee- mered white through the darkrkess. "Nly God, what's that, Watson?" "I don't knew. It's a sound they' have on the moor. I heard it once Ikea fgIt died away, and an absolute si- , lence closed in upon us.. We steed attaining our ears, but nothing caxne. "Watson," said _the baiopet,"it. Was tieilleyrybloofoda rhaonuliacold' in My veins, for there, was a break in his voice whieh stoelidzedef hithem,suddenhorror which* h4d asift'Wealk. at they call this sound?",lse "Wise?" • "The folk on the conetryside?" "Oa, they are ignorant people. Why ' should you.mind waat they cell it?" "Tall me, Watson. What do they say ' • dflhitensita.ted, but could not escape lae ; question; • • "They say itis tlie'cry a the Hon :d • of the Baskeryilles."- He groaned, and was silent for e few Moments. . • • "A hound, it was,- he said, at •la :'but it seemed to corn° from mc away, over yonder, I think." n'Inwas hard to say whence it cam "It rose and fell With the wind. Is : that the direction' of tiae"gyeat Gei pe:n:WY1Ceels11:11.,eit.lit'i'sw."as tip tame.' Come ne, • Watson, didn't you think yourself 11 .. • it was the cry c4 a hound? 1 em not a child. You need not fear to speak, t. truth."leton Was with me whe ‘en a hea‘rata1.. Pt•tget. He said:that it !algae • e the calling of a strange bird." • "NO, no, 'it wan a hoend, My G. can there be some truth in all thc stories? Is it possible that 1 nack rea itt danger .,f,ro, M SO dai., rl.0 a enuse?."1 ' don't believeft, de Watson?"• "No; ."And, yet it was one thing to lau 7"! about it in London,. and it is anotl • • to. stand out here in thedarkness the moorand to hear suchaa cry a that: And My uncle! Thera was I e lootprint of "the hound beside bine he lay. It all eta togetaer. da t think that I am a coward, Watson, I ut. that sound seemed to freeze ma ve.e • bleed. Feel mY hewn" • . It was as cola as a"block of Maraie. ."You'll be all tight to -morrow.", • "I doea think I'll get tluit etyout of my head. What do ybu advise that we *, do now?" , "Sball' WO„: t111:11 ImiCk?" tfi4NO, by tauneeia we have come to . get our man, and • we will do It after the convict, and a hell -bound, as likely .as not, after es. Comeon! see it through if all tae fiends of the pit were loose uporr.the Moor."' • We stumbled .slowly along . In taeN darkness, with the black learn of tee. • eraggy hills around tas, and nye ye/lowe Speck of light burning steadija front There is nothing' so deceptive ‘.. • as the distance of alight upon a pitch- dark night, and sometimes the glinnrer. seeined to be far away 'upon the bort- • zon and sometimes it might have been,. within a few yards of us. But at last we) could see .whence if came, and thew candle ein,wd ear vtueerlyt weleosieZ g:tulltatetriwnge in a, crevice of the rocks which enticed • it ma each side so as to keep the wi from it, and also to prevent .it. from being 'visible; save in the dIr.netion Of nookerville Hall. A boulder of granite • CONTINUED IN NE.?CT SOME NEW YORK FIRSTS. The first schoolmaster was Adata Reelandsonnappointeci in 1633. • • The first graveyard was laid out 1083 on the west of what Is now \ • Broadwey, above Morris street. . The first farm, called "the eotatianyas , farm," was laid out in 10.33. It.exe tended from what' is ROW Hudson to, Wall street. . Thenlinst-niergymannwtte Dominle - Bogardus, for whom a chinnin-was -- - built in 1633. This was the first 'real ' church building in NeW York. . . The first artist was Dirk Herrnans. Mitch oflicer, wile made a sketch •' New Amsterdam in 1035, which w *afterward engraved in Holland. The first mode of aublie puilislunc was the whipping post, set up in 10 Upon this offenders were hoisted the waist and suspended for an letigth of thee as their offense cell for, Limited life*. Deacon Snnflower-So you do think de route to de happy land. will obeherowded? Deacon Primrose - No, deacon. dean' think 'twill be necessary to to 4 strap.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer. It Would Me` Memel; "Thankeran probably thought hims Original whet) he ptodueed a Without a bete," " "Well, Can you beat hin31" "Batty; a nevel witheut a conser tor"' -Washington Herald. • The, l'ImusiOn Poe • "Todd; your wife Mai a voice. like t Vet." "Oraelous: Don't itaik so Mutt she heard yob 1 should have to get a new dregs to inateb