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The Wingham Times, 1907-06-27, Page 7++++4++++++++++++++++,+ * * + ♦ + **f++%+. +; Tbe Hound of the Fitaskervilles Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, BY A. CONAN ..1)OYLE,. t4 t! rr O 0 Author of The Gx�enTlag and "The Great Bo,.>r Wer Copyright (1905) by h9. (bans Doyle, +++444.4.4+++.+4++4++44-}4+++ 4++++++++++4, .+ 44++ CIIlePTER, I, "Out that was an," "No, no, my dear Watson, not all -•-- Hr, Sherlock Holmes, •who was ay 1Fo iueans all, I would suggest, for usually very late in the mornings, save aet'lunls., that a presentation to a doc- aupou those not infrequent occasions ter k more likely to conte from. a hos- when he was up all night, was seated i410 a,t dim of from use hunt en dbchp a that hen at the breakfndt table. I stood upon the Imspilrl the words 'Charing Cross' very !&earth -rug and picked up the stick t rtuse Ily suggest thentselves." "which our Visitor had left behind him "'atm may be right." the night before. It was a fine, thick ' ,"' , ib,: probability lies Iii that direc- tsort whicf h is, bulbous -headed, of the ton. Acrd if we take this as a working sort which is known as a "Penang hypothesis we have a fresh basis from broad silverJust ba lawyer,' Lthe head was a r.,it•h to start our eonstructIon of this nd, nearly an inch t,c!,ttosvn visitor;' across. "To tames Mortimer, M.R.C.S., Wen, theft, supposes„ that 'C.C.He ongrfront his friends of the C,C,H,?" was c, .. , stand for `Charing; gross Hos- It ajust sd uch hit, with the date 185l - peel,' what further inferences may we was. just such a stick as the old- dee, �;.,,, fashioned family practitioner used to aearry--dignified, solid, and reassuring. "Well, Watson, what do you make •wf it?" Holmes was sitting with his back to lane, and I had given hint no sign of lay occupation. "How did you know what I was do- ing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head." • "I have, at least, a well -polished sil- ver-plated coffee-pot in front of me," said he, "But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor's stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes •of iniportance. Let me hear you recon- struct themanbyan examination of u ta aI think," said I, following as far as I could the methods of my companion, "that Dr, Mortimer is a successful el- derly medical man, well -esteemed,. since those who know him give him ,this mark of their appreciation." "Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent!" "I think also that the probability is in favor of his being a country prac- titioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot." "Why so?" "Because this stick, though original - 1Y a veryhandsomedsome one, has been so ;knocked about that I can hardly ima- v tion carrying 1 . . i town practitioner t scolio to 3 g n g The thick iron ferrule is worn down, so it is evident that he has done a g reat amount of walkiug with it." "Perfectly sound!" said Holmes. "And then again, there` is the 'friends of the C.C,H.' I should guess fhat to be the Something Hunt, the ecal hunt to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assist- ance, and which has made him a small presentation in return." "Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound I o say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abili- ties, It may be that you are not your- self luminous, but you are a conductor of light, Sonie people without posses- sing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I Confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your -debt." He had never said as much before, land I must admit that his words gave ane keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my ad- miration and to the attempts which I bad made to give publicity to his (methods. I was proud too to think that T had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his ap- proval. He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minu- tes with his naked eyes. Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette and, carrying the cane to the window, ho looked over it again with a convex lens. "Interesting, though elementary," said he, as he returned to his favorite corner of the settee. "There are cer- 'tainly one or two indications upon the stick. It gives us the basis for several deductions." "Has anything escaped me?" I ask- ed, with some self-importance. "I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked. " :nit the dog?" "I am afraid, my dear Watson, that •• I I se been in the habit of carrying :most of your conclusions were error- t tis ,;tics: behind Ms master. Being a toes, When I said that you stimulated l t ; r.y, ,ebele the dog has held it tightly ane I meant, to be frank, that in noting l,: the middle, and the marks of his wont fallacies I was occasionallyottha1 ,alt ire very plainly visible. The guided towards the truth. Not that you d, , ams, as shown in the space be - tare entirely 'wrong in this instance. teeth these narks, is too broad in my The man is certainty a country prat- a ii dun for a terrier and not broad 'titioner. And he walks a good deal."c,,,,tzlt tor a mastiff. It may have been "Then I was right." ny Jove, it is a curly-haired` "To that extent" 'mottle)." lie bud risen and paced the room as la - ulse. Now be halted in the recess es tit,; window, There was such a ring Li' rttorvictfon in his voice that I glanced To keep the up in peorprise, 'Me dear fellow, how can you pos- ;u;,ly 4e so sure of that?" ��n in Health "i'ot the very simple reason that I a:•':"• Me dog himself on our door -step, awl there is the ring of its owner. ' Don't move, I beg you, Watson. He is It is quite possible that, while you r. prof; s sional brother of yours, and eons il'ceience may be of assistance to nes Now is the dramatic anomefit o1• Wntsen, witch yon hear a step ttu,nt the stair which is wanting into yens lite, and you know not whether eve emel or ill. What dons I)1'. fames hlc rtir v r, the man of science, ask of ,4'!t„rlucl( Holmes, the pecialist in (rime? Colne 1111” 'i'n,: appearance- of our 'visitor was ar enrin'ise to ate, since I haul eepceted a typievl country practitioner. He was a noSe .. very MI, titin mori , with n longn S e 'het= t' beak, which jutted ont between n 1 t to- gether eyes, net c se ✓ , Iv'tan greyy , telt ti and sparkling brightly from be - Idea e pair of gold -rimmed ;:•JaSsses. He a: clad in a professional but rather t;lov.^aty fashion, for his frock -coat was tgirt^;y:autl'his trousers flayttt. Though 1, wing, bis long back was Wirt ally bow- tw With ofotNward a to Walked bow - cd, end 1 thruag of his head and a nc11'1A1 air of 11../ ring benevolence. As he entered his eve*'. tr it upon the stick in IIoinles's lista], and lies ran towards it with an em. chitargon-oX joy, "1 am so very glzhd," "Do xrone suggest themselves? Yon 1.not.• my methods. Apply them!" i e'en only think of tete olivious con- cltisiorn that the man has practised in town before gping to the country." "1 think that we might venture a Iit- tar•• ,waiter than this. Look at is In this Pell . On what occasion would it be meet probable that such apresentation voila be made? When would his f ie.tes unite to give a pledge of their gc: t,d grill? Obviously at the moment v, "ii Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the E- r elee of the hospital in order to start prt,etice for himself. We 'know there l been a presentation, We believe te, r„ has been a change from a town i Is it h•,fr:ti. countrypractice. c to a i , ateetehing our inference too far 1. sus 1 ant tate presentation. was on t,,' rev:, •.ion of the change?" "it t':xtainly seems probable." "Now, you will observe that he could net have been on the staff of the hos- peit 1, since only a man well-establish- ee is a London practice could hold sack a position, and such a cue would not meat into the country. What was , 1 is: u? If he was in the hospital and Y:'t. net on the staff he could only have b• t n n house -surgeon or a, house- p.eysician—little more than a senior statical. Andho left five years ago— _ o— tle. Osloat;isenthest c: Sc your grave, xi:Wale-aged fancily practitioner tVanish- e , hem thin air, my deur Watson, and Liver; emerges a young fellow under t;,irti, amiable, unambitious, absent n.leeed, and the possessor of a favorite epee. which I should describe roughly a:: ba leg; larger than a terrier and s,uc"ller than a mastiff" i tettk:lied incredulously as Sherlock Heinle,: leaned back in his settee and blew little wavering rings of smoke up t(' tete coiling, ".t' to the latter part, I have no nee us of checking you," said I, "but at hese 11 is not difficult to rind out a few par;tlealars about the man's age and professional career," Prom my small ter:Weal shelf I tools down the Medical DI I. :, tory and turned up the name. There were several Mortimers, but only one who could 'be our visitor. I reed his record aloud. ";etnttimer, James, M.R,C,S., 1882, ('Ampule Dartmoor, Devon. House sur - peon troln 1SS2 to 1884, at Charing Cross Hospital. Winner of the Jackson p,'i,;"t for Comparative Pathology, with esstay entitled 'Is Disease a Reversion?' Corresponding member of the Swedish. Pei lolegical Society. Author of 'Some Free Ise of Atavism' (Lancet, 1882). Do We Progress?' (Journal of Psychol- cry, Mrrch, 18S88). Medical Oilicer for tbs. eua'!shes of Grimpen, Thornley, and lien es now." •'N,a mention of that local hunt, Wat- ten," seta. Holmes, with a mischievous s nide, "but a country doctor, as you eery astutely observed. I think that I ten fairly justified in my inferences. t n to the adjectives, I said, if I remem- b::r right, amiable, unambitious and ab- sent-minded. It is my experience that 1-, is only an amiable man in this world vow receives testimonials, only an un- e-nbilieus. one who abandons a. Lon - doe east' r for the country, and only a. i r'eee'iit•mfnded one who leaves his s. icl: sed not his visiting -card after v :.hese an hour in your roost." THE WINGJJ .M TIMES JUNE 27, 19117 said he. "I was not sure whether 1 had left it here or in the Shipping Ofdce, i would not lose that stick for the world." "A presentation, I see," said Holmes. "Yes, sir." "Froth Charing Cross Hospital?" "1, rorn one or two frienis there on the occasion of my marriage." "Dear, dear, that's bath" said Hol- wes, shaking his head, I)r. Mortimer biiulced thropgh his glasses in mild astonishment, "Wiry was it bad?" "Only that you leave disarranged our little deductions. Your inarriego, you, say?„ "yes, sir, I married, and so left the hospital, and with it all hopes of a con- sulting practice. It was necessary to make a home of my own." °Copse, come, we are not sit far wrens; after all," said Holmes, "And now, Dr. James Mortimer—" "Mister, sir, Mister --a humble . "And a man of precise mind, evi- dently," "A dabbler in science, Mr. Holmes, a picker up of shells on the shores of the great unknown ocean. I presume that it is Mr. Sherlock Holmes whom I ant addressing and not--" "No, this is my friend Dr. Watson." . "Glad to meet you, sir. I have heard your name mentioned in connection with that of your friend. You interest me very much, Mr, Holmes. I had hard- Iy expected so dolicnoeepnatic a skttlI • or such well -marked supra -orbital de- velopment. Would you have any objec- tion to my running my finger along your parietal fissure? A cast of your skull, sir, until the original is avail- able, would be an ornament to any an- thropological museum. It is not my in- ; tention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull." Sherlock Holmes waved our strange visitor into a chair. "You are an en- thusiast in your line of thought, I per- ceive, sir, as I am in mine," said he, "I observe front your forefinger that you make your own cigarettes, Have no hesitation in lighting one." Tne man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering finger's as agile and ,restless as the antennae of an insect. Holmes was silent, but his little darting glances showed me the interest which he took in our curious compan- ion. I presume, sir," said he at last, "that it was not merely for the purpose of examining my skull that you have done me the honor to call here last night and again to -day?" • "No, sir, no; though I am happy to have had the opportunity of doing that as well. I came to you, Mr. Holmes, because I recognized that I am myself an unpractical ma.r, and because T am suddenly confronted with a most serious and extraordinary problem. Recognizing, as I do, that you are the second highest expert in Europe-----" "Indeed, she May I inquire who has the honor to be the first?" asked Holmes, with some asperity. ' "To the man of precisely scientific mind the work of Monsieur Bertillon must always appeal strongly!' "Then had you not better consult him?" " `I said, sir, to the precisely scienti- fic mind. But as a practical man of af- fairs it is acknowledged that you stand alone. I trust, sir, that I have not inad- vertently--" "Just a little," said Holmes. "I think, Dr. Mortimer, you would de wisely if know of Dr. Chase's Ointment as it cure for eczema, psoriasis and the most se- vere forms of itching skin disease, you may bave overlooked its 'value as a beautifier of the s kin. There are minor fortes of skin trouble such as rough skin, red skin, chafing, chapping, pimples, blackheads, blotches, irritation, or poisoning from the cloth- ing, ete., which disfigure and form a ti starting point for serious disease. A few ap plfeat ions of Dr. Oh a se,s d n t - •merit at such times'uoionlfrt ove . these blemishes, but also restorethe health and beauty of the skin and pose lively prevent further development. Dr. Chase's Ointment is delightfully pare and creamy, Is pleasant to use, and is rapidly absorbed. It acts as a food, for the akin, making " soft, smooth and velvety. By its soothing, hing, antiseptic and healing properties it allays inflammation relieves itching, and heals Sores, wounds, and ulcers; alio cents a boxt, at. all deal - ere, or 'Jdmantnon, Mattes & Co., To- ronto, • such a hound o There ran behind lar'm f hell. When " sweets" lose their sweetness— arid weetness ...and " substantials," their charm—there are always MOONEY'S PERVECTION CREAM SODAS to coax back the appetite. Do YOU know how good they art ? 105 'Warp fortune, lh!oS 'd%C,. #!: that they should put the hounds upon lifetime, profit by his .good fort , her. Whereat Hugo ran from the :and ntatlY will have personal reasons. Weak kidneys that are making your house, crying to his grooms that they for bewailing his untimely end. His. back ache --that are reeking yott suffer should waddle his mare and unkennel ? generous donations to local n' with Rheanlatisni, Science, Lumbago,- the Pack, and giving the hounds a lret'• ; ty charities have been iazul requconently� More drunken thanthe rest, cried out countrysine Snouts, wraiths ani D'art i chicolumns. et of the ..ids he swungtheist to s m Metal's, h nti are Chari" ed into well, scrota • kidzlo s chronicled in these 1>y Ilu•ju It is Ilu,ju-• the Gentle the line, and sa off dull cry in the moon, '"Che circumstances connected with Kidney pili—that heals the kftlneys litalif:'r}ver the moor, .rho death of Sir Charles cannot be Raid gives yon practically a Pew Bair oaf hew, for some space the revellers to have Been entirely Cleared up Uy organs and corrects all Bladder Troubles. stood agape, unable to understand all the inquest, but at least enougil I£ you kiiow yoti have Kidney Trouble, that had been done in such haste. Bat been done to dispose of those remora or if you suspect it by the rams in the anion, their bemused wits awoke to to which local superstition has given backheadaches,freduent desire to urinate the nature of the deed which was like rise. 'There is no reason whatever to 1 , that u e. t 1 ail o be o e o oris � t -inn --take Ian Su on our positive guarantor. d n upon the moorlands, Dver;;• suspect fool play,. of o g - that it will cure you or money refnllcledJ• tiling was now in an uproar, some call- death could be front any but natural sec. a box—at druggists, .Ihe Clank Ing for their pistols, some for their Causes. Sir (.dairies was. a widower, Chem. C o., Limited, Windsor, Ont, fg horses, and some for another bask of and a man who may be said to have wine. But at length some sense came been in some ways of an eccentric ....,..-;,_...__.� _� .�. back to their crazed minds, and the habit of mind. In spite of his consider - whole of them, thirteen in number, able wealth he was simple in his per - without .more ado you would kindly . took horse and started in pursuit. The sonal tastes, and his indoor servants tell me plainly what the exact nature : moon shone clear above them, and the,Y ' at Baskerville Hall consisted of a mar - of the problem is in which you demand rode swiftly abreast, taking that vied couple named Barrymore, the hus- mY assistance." course which the maid must needs' hand acting as butler and the wife a$ CHAPTER U. have taken if she were to reach her , housekeeper. Their evidence, corrobo- own home. rated 'by that of several friends, tends "I have in es pocket a menuscript;' thee passed ahad netof the e a night she iherde or two a forssome how ttime hat itbeentlImpaired, 11 and said Dr. James Mortemex' uponithe moorlands, andtheycried to points especially to some affection of "I observed it as yon entered Clic - him to know if he had seen the hunt, the heart, manifesting itself in changes room," said Holmes, And the man, as the story goes, was of color, breathlessness, and acute at It is an old manuscript,"so crazed with fear that he could tacks of nervous depression. D. James "Early eighteenth century, unless it scarce speak, but at last be said that , Mortimer, the friend and medical at is a forgery," he had indeed seen the unhappy maid- tetidant of the deceased, has given eve- "How can you say that, sir?" en, with the hounds upon her track. deuce to the same effect. You have presented an inch or two , 1 s m. saide facts of the case are simple. Sir But T rave eon ore than that,' Tlt of it to my a beenation all the time t he,'for Hugo Baslterville passed met Charles Baskerville was in the habit that you have rtes talking, not give upon bis black mare, 'end there ran ! every night before going to bed of be a poor expert who could give mute behind him such a hound of hell walking down the famous Yew Alley the date of a document within a de- as God forbid should ever be at my of Baskerville Hall. The evidence of code or so. You may possibly have heels.' So the drunken squires cursed' the Barryntores shows that this had read my little monograph upon tris the shepherd and rode onwards. But been his custom. On the 4th of May subject. I ace dateot at s 7174 soon their skins turned cold, for there Sir Charles had declared his intention tThe exact is 17 bre Dr.pMor-. came a galloping across the moor, arse of starting next day for London, and "Thisdrew it from his breastipocket, the black mare, dabbled with white had ordered Barrymore to prepare his "This family paper was committed to froth, went past with trailing bridle luggage. That night he went out as my care by Sir Charles deathBaskerville, and empty saddle. Then the revellers usual for his nocturnal walk, in the death whose sudden and tragic some rode close together, for a great fear course of which he was in the habit three months ago created so much ex- was on them, but they still followed of smoking a cigar. He never returned. citement in Devonshire, I may say that over the moor, though each, had he At twelve o'clock Barrymore, finding I was his personal friend as weIl as been alone, would have been right glad •the hall door still open, became alarm - his medical attendant. He was a strong, to have turned his horse's head. Riding ed, and, lighting a lantern, went in minded man, sir, shrewd, practical, slowly in this fashion they came at search of his master. The day had and as unimaginative as I am myself, last upon the hounds. These, though .been wet, and Sir Charles's footmarks Yet he took this document very known for their valor and their breed, were easily traced down the Alley. seriously, and his mind was prepared were whimpering in a cluster at the Half -way down this walk there is a h anend asdi eventually r just n d a to isY jmoor. t on i goyal, ascall gateleadsout o the head o a1 or we hick o e d fdeep dip g Y w overtake him." it,upon the moor, some slinking away There were indications that Sir Holmes stretched out his hand for ad some, with starting hackles and Charles had stood for some little time the manuseriitt and' flattened it upon staring eyes, gazing down the narrow here. He then proceeded down the his 1>nee, valley before them.Alley, and it was at lire far end of it "You will observe, Watson, the al- ,"The company bad come to a halt, that his short use of the long 's' and the more sober men, as you may guess, short, It is one of several indications than When they started. The most of which enabled me to fix the date." then would by no means advance, but I 1papedr over his radedder at rho th three of theist, the boldest, or it may low paper and the faded script. At the be the most drnulden, rode forward head was written: "Baslaerville Hail," down the goyal. Now, it opened into and below, in large, scrawling figures: "lathe "It appears to be a statement of some sort." "Yes, it is a statement of a certain •ttheBaskerville runs inB v t which legend r family." "But I understand that it is some- thing more modern and practical upon which you wish to consult me?" "Most neyodern. A most practical, pressing it: atter, which must be de- cided within twenty-four hours. Batt the manuscript Is short and k intimately connected with the affair. With your Permission I will read it to you." Holmes' leaned back in his chair, Placed els. Ogee -tips. together, and closed his eyes, with an air of resigna- tion. Dr. Mortimer turned the manu- script to the light and read in a high, crackling voice the following curious, old-world narrative:— "0f the origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles there have been matey statements, yet as I come in a direct line from .Hugo Baskerville, and as I had the story from my father, who also had it from his, I have set it down with all belief that it occurred even as is here set forth. And I would have you believe, my sons, that the same Justice which punishes sin may also meet graciously forgive it, and that no ban is so heavy but that by prayer and repentance it may be removed. Learn then from this story not to fear the fruits of the past, but rather to be cir- cumspect in the future, that those foul passions whereby our family has suffer- ed .so grievously may not again be loosed to our undoing. "Know then that in the time of the Great Rebellion (the history of which by the learned Lord Clarendon I most earnestly- commend to your attention.) this Manor of Baskerville was held by Hugo of that name, nor can it be gain- said that he was a most wild, profane, and godless man, This, in truth, his neighbors might have- pardoned, see- ing that saints have never flourished in those parts, but there was In him a certain wanton and cruel humor which made his name a byword through the West. It chanced that this Hugo came to love (if, indeed, so dark a passion may be known under se bright a name) the daughter of a yeo- man who held lands near the Basker- ville estate. But the young maiden, be- ing discreet and of good repute, would ever avoid him, for she feared his evil name. So it Came to pass that one Illicbaelntas this Hugo, with five or six of his idle aid wicked companions, stole down upon the farts and carried off the maiden, her father and brothers being from hone, as he well knew, When they had brought her to the Hall the maiden was placed in an upper chamber, while Hugo and his friends - sat down to a long carouse, as was their nightly custom. Now, the poor lass upstairs was like to have her wits turned at the singing and shouting and terrible oaths which caste up to her trove below, for they say that the words used by Hugo Baskerville, when he was in wine, were such as• might blast the man rho said them. At last in the stress of her fear she did that which might have daunted the bravest or most active titan, for by the aid of the growth of ivy which covered (anti still covers) the south wall she cane d')wii from ruder the eaves, and so homeward across the moor, there be lug Mee leagues betwixt tate Hall and her fathrt's farm. "It chatuwed that sortie little time later Dago left his ;nests to carry food and drink—with other worse things, pert t utee---to his captive, and so ca. Mote* and the bird es- fottud tee cage t.t pt- t ! t , seem, he a Then, is i Would se_t r es- capee. v c '1 t bec,t,ne as one that hath a devil, for, rushing down the stairs into the dining; hall, he sprang; upon the great table, fitments awl trenchers hying be- fore hila, and he Cried aloud before ali the company that he would that very kervtlle Hall, eta it is common tall. Were those e s themes of re- lathe we ro 0 . w 1 e hose f, nks ht t Ender his hotlyaud soul to the Powers of evil if lie nti; he. but eel- ted Uy t t the wench,Ani While the royal a broad space in which stood two of those great stones, still to be seen there, which were set by certain tor - gotten peoples in the days of old. ,he moon was shining bright upon• the andtherein the centre clearing, lay the unhappy maid where she had fall- en, dead of fear and of fatigue. But it was not the sight of her body, nor yet was it that of the body of Hugo Bas- kerville lying near her, which -raised the hair upon the heads of these three daredevil roysterers, but it was that, standing over Hugo, and plucking at his throat, there stood a foul thine, a great, black beast, shaped like a i bodywas discovered. One fact which has riot been explained is the statement of Barrymore that his mas- ter's footprints altered their character from the time that he passed the moor - gate, and that he appeared from thence onwards to have been walking upon his toes. One Murphy, a gipsy horse -dealer, was on the moor at no great distance at the time, but he appears by his own h worsefor have been the o secs to v conies drink. He declares that he heard cries, what direc- tion from d to state unable butiss tion they came. No signs of violence were to be discovered upon Sir Charles's person, and though the doc- tor's evidence pointed to an almost in- credible facial distortion—so great that Dr. Mort?ner refused at first to believe that it was indeed his friend and patient who lay before him—it was explained that that is a symptom which is not unusual in cases of dyspnoea hound; yet larger than any hound that and death from cardiac exhaustion. ever mortal eye has tested upon..Ancl This explanation was borne out by.the even as they looked the thing tore the post-mortem examination, which throat out of Hugo Baskerville, on showed long-standing organic disease, which, as it turned its blazing eyes and the coroner's jury returned a. ver - and dripping jaws upon theta, the dict in accordance with the medical three shrieked with fear and rode for evidence. It is well that this is so, for dear life, still screaming, across the it is obviously of the utmost import - moor. One, it is said, died that very ance that Sir Charles's heir should set - night of what he had seen, and the tle at the Hall and continue the good other twain were but broken men for work which has been so sadly inter - the rest of their days. rupted. Had the prosaic finding. of the "Such is the tale, my sons, of the coroner not finally put an end to the coming of the hound which is said to romantic • stories which have been have plagued the fancily so sorely ever whispered in connection with the affair, since. If I have set it down it is be- it might have been difficult i~o lend a tenant for Baskerville Hall, It is un- derstood that the next-of-kin is Mr. Henry Baskerville, if he be still alive, the son of Sir Charles Baskerville's younger brother. The young man when last heard of was in America, and in- quiries are being instituted with a view to informing him of his good fortune." Dr. Mortimer ttefolded his paper and replaced it in his pocket. "Those are the public facts, Mr. Holmes, in connection with the death of Sir Charles Baskerville." "I must thank you," said Sherlock Holmes, "for calling niy attention to a case which certainly presents some features of interest. I had observed some newspaper comment at the tine, Vous that they say nothing thereof to but I was exceedingly preoccupied by their sister Elizabeth,)" I that little affair of the Vatican cameos, When Dr. Mortimer had finished and in my anxiety to oblige the Popo reading this singular narrative het I lost touch with several interesting pushed his spectacles up on his fore- English cases. This article, you say, head and stared across at Mr. Sher - loci: Holmes. The latter yawned and contains all the public facts?" cause that which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hint- ed at and guessed. Nor can it be denied that many of the family have been un- happy in their deaths, which have been sudden, bloody, and mysterious. Yet may we shelter ourselves in the in- finite goodness of Providence, which would not forever punish the innocent beyond that third or fourth generation which is threatened in Holy Writ. To that Providence, my sons, I hereby commend you, and I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from cross- ing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted. "(This from Hugo 'Baskerville to his sons Rodger and John, with instruc- tossed the end of his cigarette into the fire. "Well?" said he. • "Do you not find it interesting?" "To a collector of fairy tales." Dr. Mortimer drew a folded news- paper out of his pocket. "Now, Mr. Holmes, we will give yen is is the Devon ug aCount morelittle recent. of�iMay 14th of this year. It is a short account of the facts elicited at the death of Sir Charles Baskerville which occurred a few days before that date." My friend leaned a little forward and his expression became intent. Our visitor readjusted his glasses and be- gan:— "The recent sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose name has been mentioned as the probable Lib- eral next election, elase casts . gloom ovevon at r resided the tuat Bask ery le Hall foty. Though Sir rlaacorn paratively short period his amiability of character and extreme generosity had won the affection and respect of all who had been brought into contact with him. In these days of nouveaux riches it is refreshing to find a case where the scion of en old county fanc- ily which has fallen upon evil clays is able to make his oWu fortune and to bring it back With him to restore the fallen grandeur of his line. Sir Charles, its is well known, made large sums of ion. pkat r n s iect 1t African 1 t S Ottt moue it Y More wise than those who go on until the Wheel turns against thein, the realised his gains and returned to Eng- land with theist. It is only two years Das - It he took up his residence at construction and improvement rvhic'h have been internap leas stood aghast at the fury of the Being; t are , " openly entreated desire that the Whole * 1:,Cstdenoo 'Phone ego. G5. tl8ltcr3, Nur. fi;<. iii, a. 44. til -.r., wicked it b it h{s death. It does. "Then let me have the private onus." He leaned back, put his finger- tips together, and assumed his most impassive and judicial expression. "In doing so," said Dr. Mortimer, who had begun to show signs of some strong emotion, "I am telling that which I have not confided to anyone. My motive for withholding it from the coroner's inquiry is that a man of science shrinks from. placing himself in the public position of seeming to in- dorse a popular superstition. I had the farther motive that Baskerville Hall, as the paper says, would certainly re - mein untenanted if anything were done to increase its already rather grim reputation. 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My little boy, one year old, was very bad with it, and a few• doses cured him. I also used it on my' other six children for cramps and still have half the bottle left. I cannot praiser. it too much," 1 1 %tlea ,.. � a�'g;•I � t a� q aP 66 et C •^, R Mr r ;c vie•; ti «Mare« ett C.R.G. Standing orf)• lingo )/here.' Putt ar fiat/ thing, rr 4))11/1 1' 0"rrxa a/ i//.'irl!)7ran-f. with you there is no reason why X should not be perfectly frank. "The moor is very sparsely inhabited„ and those who live near each other are thrown very mach together. For this reason I saw a good deal of Sir - Charles Baskerville. With the excep- tion of Mr. Frankland, of Latter Hall, and Mr. Stapleton, the naturalist, there are no other men of education with in many miles. Sir Charles was a re- tirees man, but the ch-ance of his ill- ness drought us together, and a com- munity of interests in science kept us so. He had brought back much scienti- fic information from South Africa, and many a. charming evening we have - spent together discussing the compara- tive ompares tive anatomy of the Bushman and thea Hottentot. "Within the last few months it 14e - came increasingly plain to me that Sir Charles's nervous system was strained to the breaking point. He had taken this legend which I have read you en ceedingly to heart—so much so that, although he would walk in his own, grounds, nothing would induce him to go out upon the moor at night. Inered-t ible as it may appear to you, Mr.! Holmes, he was honestly convinced that a dreadful fate overhung his fain ily, and certainly the records which.' he was able to give of his ancnestors were not encouraging. The idea of some ghastly presence constantly haunted him, and on more than ono, occasion he has asked me whether I lead on my medical journeys at night ever seen any strange creature or heard the baying of a hound. 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