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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1907-08-08, Page 7i++4+44-4-++++++++++++++.+-44±444++++++4+++++++4* The .ound of the Barskervlil s Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. BY A. CONAN DOYLE. Author of "The Green Flag" and "The Great Boer War" Copyright (1Q0•) by A. Conan Doyle. . +++++++++++++++++44-4 ++++++++ ++++:44++++++++1 • Mrs. Barrymore is of interest to me, 'She is a heavy, solid person, very limited, intensely respectable, and in- -+dined to be puritanical. You could bardiy conceive a less emotional sub- ject. Yet I have told you how, on the first night here, I heard her sobbing bitterly, and since then I have more than once observed traces of tears upon her face. Some deep sorrow ;gnaws ever at her heart. Sometimes'I 'wonder if she has a, guilty memooy which haunts her, and sometimes I -suspect Barrymore of being a domes- -tic tyrant. I have always felt that there was something singular and question - ..able in this man's character, but the mdventure of last night bring all my *suspicions to a head. And yet it may seem a small mat- ter atter in itself. You are aware that I am mot a very sound sleeper, and since I lave been on guard in this house my .slumbers have been lighter than ever. Last night, about two in the morning, 3 was aroused by a stealthy ~tep pass- -: •ing my room. I rose, opened my door, and peeped out, A long black shadow was trailing down the corridor. It was thrown by a man who walked softly down the passage with a candle held in bis hand. He was in shirt and trous- ers, with no covering to bis feet. I could merely see the outline, but his . height told me 'that It was Barrymore. He walked very slowly and circum- spectly, and there was something in- •deacribably guilty and furtive in his • whole appearance. I have told you that the corridor is !brokenroren by the balcony whichch runs -round the hall, but that it is resumed upon the farther side. I waited until be had passed out of sight and then I followed him. When I came round the tbalcony he had reached the end of the 'farther corridor, and I could see from • the glimmer of light through an open • door that he had entered one of the *rooms. Now, all these rooms are un - 'furnished and unoccupied, so that his .expedition became more mysterious than ever. The light shone steadily as •lf he were standing motionless, I crept down the passage as noiselessly as I ...could and peeped round the corner of the door. Barrymore was crouching at the win- .dow with the candle held against the ,lass. His profile was half turned to- wards me, and his face seemed to be rigid with expectation as he stared out into the blackness of the moor. For some minutes he stood watching in- -tently. Then he gave a deep groan and with an impatient gesture he put out -the light. Instantly I made my way back to my room, and very shortly •came the stealthy steps passing once more upon their return journey, Long afterwards when I had fallen into a light sleep I heard a key turn some- where in a lock, but I could not tell whence the sound came. What it all means I cannot guess, but there is -some secret business going on in this house of gloom wleich sooner or later -we shall get to the bottom of. I do not • trouble you with my theories, for you asked me to furnish you only with facts. I have bad a long tack with Sir Henry this morning, and we have made a plan of campaign founded upon my observations of last night. I will not speak about it just now, but it should make my next report interest- ing reading. CHAPTER IX. Baskerville Hall, Oct. 15tH, ■ My dear Holmes,—If I was compell- d to leave you without much news -wring the early days of my mission ou must acknowledge that I am mak- ng up for /oat time, and that events rare now Crowding tbick and fast upon sus, In my last report I ended upon my top note with Barrymore at the win- adow, and now I have quite a budget al- eady which will, . unless I am much mistaken, considerably surprise you. For Diarrhoea, Dysentery AND ALL Summer Complaints DR. FOWLER'S EXTRACT OF WILD STRAWBERRY IS AN INSTANTANEOUS CURE, It has been used in thousands of homes during the past sixty-two years and has kiways given satisfeetidn. Every home should have a bottle so at to be ready in case of ernergeney. Price 35 cents at all druggists anti Healers. Do not let some unprincipalled druggist humbug you into taking w- ielded Strawberry Compound. The or- iginal is D. Volumes. The rest are sub. *Mutes, Mrs. G. Bode, Lethbridge, Alta., wtitee : "We have need De. Pommel Exrnitl r nr WIen Seletwn>tn>'it and tbund it a great remedy for Diarrhoea, Summer Goniplaitit and Cramer. Wet would not like to be without it la the IWute a Things have taken a turn which I could not have anticipated, In some ways they have within the last forty- eight hours become muchearer and in scene ways they have bdrome more complicated. But I will tell you all and you shall judge for yourself. Before breakfast on the morning fol- lowing my adventure I went down the corridor and examined the room in which Barrymore had been on the night before. The western window through which he had stared so in- tently has, I noticed, one peculiarity above all other windows in the house —it commands the nearest outlook on to the moor. There is an opening be- tween two trees which enables one from this point of view to look right down upon it, while from all the other windows it is only a distant glimpse which can be obtained. It follows, therefore, that Barrymore, since only this window would serve his purpose, must have been looking out for some- thing or somebody upon the moor, The night was very dark, so that I can hardly imagine how he could bave hoped to see anyone. It had struck me that it was possible that some love in- trigue was on foot. That would liavo accounted for his stealthy movements and also for the uneasiness of his wife: The man is a striking -looking fel- low, very well equipped to steal the heart of a country girl, so that this theory seemed to have something t0 support it, That opening of the door which I had heard after I had returned to my room might mean that he had gone out to keep some clandestine ap- pointment. -pointment. So I reasoned with myself in the morning, and I tell you the direction of my suspicions, however much the result may have shown that they were unfounded. But whatever the true explanation of Barrymore's 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 his study after breakfast, and I told him all that I had seen. He was less surprised than I had expected. "I knew that Barrymore walked ,about nights, and I had a mind to speak to him about it," said he. "Two or three times I have heard his steps in the passage, coming and going, just about the hour you name." "Perhaps then he pays a visit every night to that particular window," I suggested. Perhaps he does. If so, we should be able to shadow him, and see what it is that he is after. I wonder what your friend Holmes would do, if he were here." • I believe that he would do exactly what 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 maxi is rather deaf, and in any case we 'must take our chance of that. We'll sit up in my room to -night, and • r • THE WI<NGUUAM TIMES, AUGUST 8, 1907 "That depends on whether you are going on the Moor," said I. "Yes, I am." "Well, you know what my Instruc- tions are. I am sorry to intrude, but you heard how earnestly Holmes in- sisted that I should not leave you, and especially that yon should not go alone upon the moor," Sir henry put his hand upon mY shoulder, with a pleasant smile. "My dear fellow," said he, "Holmes, with all his wisdom, did not foresee some things whieh have happened since I have been on the moor. You understand me? I am sure that you are the last man in the world who would wish to be a spoil -sport. I must go out alone." It put me in a most awkward pose. tion. I was at a loss what to say or what to do, and before I had made up my mind he picked up his cane and was gone. But when I Dame to think the mat- ter over my conscience reproached me bitte,ly for having on any pretext allowed him to go out of my sight. 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 in- structions. I assure you my cheeks flushed at the very thought. It might not even now be too late to overtake him, so I set off at once in the dime - tion of Merrlpit House. I hurried along the road at the top of my speed without seeing anything of Sir Henry, until I 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 from which I could command a view -the same hill which is cut into the dark quarry. Thence I 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 he Miss Stapleton. It was clear that there was already an under- standing between them and that they had met by appointment. They were walking slowly along in deep cgnver- sation, and I saw her making quick lit- tle movements of her hands as If she were very earnest in what she was saying, while he listened in- tently, and once or twice shook his head in strong dissent. I stood among the rocks watching them, very much puzzled as to what I should do next. To follow them and break into their intimate conver- sation seemed to be an outrage, and yet my clear duty was never for an instant to let him out of my sight, To act 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 if any sudden danger had threatened 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 nothing more which I could do. Our friend, Sir Henry, and the lady had halted on the path and were standing deeply absorbed in their con- versation, when I was suddenly aware that I was not the only witness • of their interview. A wisp of green floating in the air caught my -eye, and another glance showed me that it was carried on a stick by a man who was moving among the broken ground. It was Stapleton with his butterfly -net. He was very much closer to the pair than I was, and he 'appeared • to be moving in their direction. At this instant Sir 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 moment I saw them spring apart and turn hurriedly round. Staple- ton was the cause of the interruption. He was running wildly towards them, his absurd net dangling behind him. He gesticulated and almost danced with excitement in front of the lovers. What the scene meant I could not im- agine, but it seemed to me that Staple- ton was abusing Sir Henry, who offer- ed explanations, which became more angry as the other refused to accept them. The lady stood by in haughty silence. Finally Stapleton turned upon his •heel and beckoned in a peremptory way to his sister, who, after an irreso- lute glance at Sir Henry, walked off by the side of her brother. The natural- ist's angry gestures showed that the lady was included in his displeasure. The baronet stood for a minute look- ing after Mem, ' and then -he walked slowly back the way that he had come, his head Imaging, the very picture of dejection. What all this meant I could not ima- gine, but I was deeply ashamed •. to Sir Henry suddenly drew Iltiss Stapleton ro his side. wait until he passes." Sir Henry rub- bed his hands with pleasure, and it was evident that he hailed the ad- venture as a relief to his somewhat quiet life upon the moor. The baronet has been in communica- tion with the architect who Prepared the plans for Sir Charles, and with a contractor from London, so that We may expect great changes to begin here soon. There have been decorators and furnishers up from Plymouth, and it 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 to make It complete. Be- tween ourselves there are pretty clear signs that this will not be wanting if the lady Is willing, for I have seldom seen a. man more infatuated with a woman than he is with our beautiful neighbor, Miss Stapleton, And yet the course of true love does not run quite as smoothly as one would under the eircufnstanees expect. To -day, for ex- ample, its• surface wee broken by a very unexpected ripple, which has caused Our friend considerable per- plexity and annoyance, After the conversation which I have quoted about BarryInere Sir Henry put on his bat and prepared to go out. AO a matter of Course I did the same. "What, ere you coming, Watson?" he asked looking at mo in ,a curiolrie To His Phased Customers The wise grocer studies his customers—knows t eir tikes and dislikes --knows that his best trade want Mooney's Perfection Cream Sodas He lets them know that he has their favorite biscuits --attd sees that they are not. asked to buy something lust as good, which is NO1' els good. 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"You don't mean to say that you came 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 oc- curred. For an inseent his eyea blazed at me, but my frankness els- armed his anger, and he broke at last into a rather rueful laugh. "You would have thought the middle of that prairie a fairly safe place for i h "but,b a man to be private,"sad e,Y thunder, the whole countryside seems to have been out to see me do MY woo- ing—and a mighty poor wooing at that! Where bad yon engaged a seat?" "I was on tbai• hill," "Quite in the back row, eh? But her brother was well up to the front. Did you see him come out on us?" "Yes, I did." "Did he ever strike you as being crazy—this brother of hers?" "I can't say that he ever did." "I daresay not. I always thought him sane enough until to -day, but you can take it from me that either he or I ought to be in a strait -jacket, What's the matter with me, anyhow? You've lived near me for some weeks, Watson. t nht now. Is thereany- thingme strain Y thing that would prevent me from making a good' husband to a woman that I loved?" "I should say not," "He can't ,object to my worldly position, so it must be myself that lie has this down on. What has he against me? I never hurt man or woman in my life that I know of. And yet he would not so much as let me touch the tips of leer fingers." "Did he say so?" "That, and a deal more. I tell you, Watson, I've only known her these few weeks, but from the first I just felt that she was made for me, and she, too—she was happy when she was with me, and that I'll swear. There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words. But he has never let us get together, and it was only to -day for the first time that I saw a chance of having a few words with her alone. She was glad to meet me, but when she did, 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 com- ing back to it that this was a place of danger, and tilttt she would never be happy until I bad ]eft 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 me. With that I offered in as many words to marry her, but before she could answer down came this bro- ther of hers, running at us with a face on him like a madman. He was just white with rage, and those light eyes of his were blazing with fury. What was I doing with the lady? How dared I "offer her attentions which were dis- tasteful to her? Did I think that be- cause I Was a baronet I could do what I liked? If he had not been her bro- ther I should have known better how be answer him. As it was I told him that my feelings towards his sister were such as I was not ashamed of, and that I hoped that she might honor me by becoming my wife. That seem- ed to make the matter no better, so then I lost my temper too, and I an- swered him rather more hotly than I should perhaps, considering that she was standing by. So it ended by his going off with her, as you saw, and here am I as badly puzzled a than as any in this county. Just tell me what it all means, Watson, and I'Il owe you more than ever I can hojle to pay," t tried one or two explanations, but, indeed, I was completely puzzled. my - Self. Our friend's title, his fortune, his age, his character, and his appearance are alt in his favor and I know nothing against him, unless it be this dark fate which runs in his family, That his advances should be rejected so brus- quely without any reference to the lady's own wishes, and that the Iady should accept the situation without protest Is very amazing, However, our eonjectures were set at rest by a visit from Stapleton himself that very after- noon, He had come to offer apologies for his rudeness of the morning, and +after a long private interview with Sir Henry in his study, the upshot of their conversation was that the breach Is quite healed, and that we are to dine at Merripit House next Friday as a sign of it. "I don't say now that he isn't a 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 handsome apology than he has done." "Did he give any explanation of his conduct?" "His 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 tb- 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 hint. He had not un- derstood, he mild, that I was becom- ing attached to her, but when he saw with his own eyes that It was really so, and that she 'might be taken away from him, it gave him such a shock that for a time he was not responsible for what he said or did. He Was 'very sorry for all that bad passed, and he recognized how foolish and how smi- tten It was that he should iinnagine that he could hold a beautiful women like his i ester to himself for her'w)iole Iffy. If oho had to leave hila he had rather it was to a neighbor like Myself than to anyone else. lint in any rase it was a blow to him, and it would take him some time before he could prepare himself to meet it. He would withdraw ail opposition upon his part If I would promise for three months to let the matter rest and to be content with cul- tivating the lady's friendship during that -•time without elaiming her love. This I promised, and so the matter rests." So there is one of our Small myster- ies 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 suitor was so eligible a one as Sir Henry. And now I pass on to another thread which I have extricated out ot the tangled skein, the mystery of the sobs in the night, of the tear- stained face of Mrs. Barrymore, of the secret journey of the butler to the western lattice window. Congratulate me, my dear Holmes, and tell me that I have not disappointed you as an agent—that you do not regret the con- fidence which you showed in me when you sent me down. All these things- have by one night's work been thoroughly cleared I have said "by one night's work, for on the first we drew entirely blank, I sat up with Sir Henry in his room until nearly three o'clock In the morn- ing, but no sound of any sort did we hear except the chiming clock upon the stairs. It was a most melancholy vigil, and ended by each of us falling asleep in our chairs, Fortunately we were not discouraged, and we deter- mined to try again. The next night we lowered the lamp, and sat smoking cigarettes, without making the least sound. It was incredible how slowly thehours uis c ra wled by, and yet we were helped through it by the same sort of patient interest which the hunter nauet feel as he watches the trap into which he hopes the game may wander. One struck, and two, and we had almost for the second time given it up in des- pair, when in an instant we both sat bolt upright in our chairs, with all our weary senses keenly ou the alert once more. We had heard the creak of a step in the 1 passage. ge. Very stealthily we heard it pass along until it died away in the dis- tance. Then the baronet gently opened his door and we set out in pursuit. Al- ready our man had gone along until we ler and the corridor ldor was all in dark- ness. arkness. Softly we stole along until we had come into the other wing. We were just in time to catch a glimpse of the tall, black -bearded figure, his shoulders rounded, as he tip -toed down the passage. Then he passed through the same door as before, and the light of the candle framed it in the dark- ness and shot one single yellow beam across 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 precaution of leaving our boots be- hind us, but, 'even so, the old boards snapped and creaked beneath @ our tread. Sometimes it seemed impossible that he should fail to hear car ap- preach. However, the roan is fortunate- ly rather deaf, and he was entirely pre- occupied in that which he was doing. . When at last we reached the door and peeped through we found him crouch- ing at the window, candle In hand, his white, intent face pressed against the pane, exactly as I had seen him two nights before. We had arranged no plan of cam- paign but the baronet is a man to whom the most direct way is always the most natural. He walked into the room, and as he did so Barrymore sprang up from the window with a sharp hiss of his breath, and stood, livid and trembling, .before us. His dark eyes, glaring out of the white mask of his face, were full of horror and astonishment as he gazed from Sir Henry to me. "What are you doing here, Barry - more?" "Nothing, sir." His agitation was so great that he could hardly speak, and the shadows sprang up and down from the shaking of his candle. "It was the window, sir. I go round at night to see that they are fastened." 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