The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

than anywhere else until the hue and
cry was over. so he lay In hiding thar.
BUT every second night we made s,re
II ne was still there by putting usAA
| IN the window. and II there was an nm.
swer my husband took out sor,o nraas
and meat to him. Every day we honsd
tnat ne was gone, but "a long as ha wa.
t there we couio not desert him. That Ia
che whole truth, as am an honest enrta
| tan woman, and you will see thar e
there Is blame in the matter. 1t does nor
! lie with my husband, but with ma for
whose sake he has done all that he has !"
The womans words came with an tn
tense earnestnssS which carried convic.
| ton with them.
| ''Is this trua Barrymcre.r
| fes. Sir Henry; every word Of tt'
Wen, l cannot blame you for standing
by your own wife. Forget what I have
said. Go to your room. you two and wa
shall talk further about this matter In tn.
morning.
Ehen they were gone we looked out OF
tina window again. Sir Henry had flung
| 1t open, and the cold night wind heat IN
upon our faces. Far away in the blac,,
distance there still glowed that ono tin,
| point Of yellow light.
II wonder he dares" said Str Henry
1T may be so placed as to be only WIS.,
iblo from here
Very likely. How far do you think It
isT'
Out by the Cleft Tor. think"
Not more than a mile or two or"
Hardly that
Well. 1t cannot be far II Barrymore
had to carry out the food to It, And
he IS waiting. this villain. beside that
candle By thunder. Watson, I am go
ing out to take that MANI
mind. It was not as IL the Barry4
nores had taken us into their confidence
Their secret had been forceN from them.
The man was danger to the commune
ty. an unmitigated scoundrel for whom
there was neither pity nor excuse. We
We're only doing our duty In taking this
chance Of putting him back where he
could do no harm With his brutal and
violent nature, others would have to
pay the price IL we held our hands. Any
night. for example, our nsighbors, the
Stapletons. might be attacked by hiss
and tmay have been tho thought OF this
which made Sir Henry so keen upon the
adventure.
II will come" said I.
Then get your revolver and put on
your boots. The sooner We start the
liter. as the fellow may put out his
light and be off,"
In five minutes we were outs,de Tho
door, starting upon our expedition Wa
hurried through the dark shrubbery.
amid the dull moaning Of the autumn
wind and the rustic OF the failing leaves.
The night air was heavy with the smell
OF damp and decay. Now and again
the moon peeped out for an instant,
but clouds were driving over the face
OF the sky, and just as we came out m
a n IN y,u
light still burned steadily in front
Are you armed?" 7 asked
II have a hunting-crop."
I'VE must close In on him rapidly,
for he is said to be a desperate fellow.
,, We shall take him by surprise and have
him at our mercy before he can resist"
I say, Watson said the baronet,
what would Holmes say to this? How
about that hour OF darkness In which
the power of evil Is exalted?"
AS II in answer to his words there
rose suddenly out OF the vast gloom OF
the moor that strange cry which I had
already heard upon the borders OF tha
great Grimpen Mire. It came with the
wind through the silence OF the night
long. deep mutter. then rising howl
and then the sad moan In which 1t died
away. Again and again 1t sounded, the
whole air throbbins with it. strident,
Wild. and menacing. The baronet caught
my sleeve and his face glinmered white
through the darkness.
My God. what's that. Watson?'
II don't know. It's a sound they have
on the moor. I heard it once before"
It died away, and absolute silence
closed In upon u.s. We stood straining
our ears, but nothing came.
WATSON said the baronet, ct was
the cry OF hound
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