The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-17
CONTINUED from Last Sundays Issue.)
Second Report of DR.. watson.)


(Second Report of DR.. Watson.)
THE LIGHT UPON THE MOOR.
Baskerville Hall Oct Is.
My Dear Holmes-If 1 was COM
PEELED to leave you without much
news during the early days of my
mission you must acknowledge that
1 am making up for lost time, and
that events are now crowding thick
and fast upon us. In my last report
I ended upon my top note with Bar
rymore at the window, and now
have quite a budget already which
will. unless l am much mistaken, con-
siderably surprise you. Things have
taken a turn which / could not have
anticipated. In some ways they have
within the last forty-eight hours be-
come much clearer and in some ways
they have become more complicated.
But 1 will tell you all and you shall
judge for yourself.
Before breakfast on the morning
following my adventure 1 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
tentIy has, / noticed, one popularity
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 1t is only a distant glimpse
EAll
therefore, that Barrymore, since only
this window would serve his purpose,
must have been looking out for some
thiffg or somebody upon the moor.
The night was very dark. so that
can hardly imagine how he could
have hoped to see anyone. IL had
strack me that it was possible that
some love intrigue was on foot. That
would have accounted for his Stealthy
movements and also for the uneasi-
Tess Of his wife. The man is strik-
ing locking fellow, very well equipped
I" steel the heart of n CrIr,.V girl,
so that this theory seemed to have
something to support it. That open
ing of the door Which / had heard
after / had returned to my room
might mean that he had gone out
to keep some clandestine appointment.
So 1 reasoned with myself in the
IllOTuiIlSt anu tel YOU the ulItCllOH
of my suspicious, however much the
result may have shown that they
We're unfounded.
But whatever the true explanation
of Barrymore's movements might be,
i felt that the responsibility of keep
ing them to myself until l could ex-
plain them was more than l could
bear. 1 had an interview with the
baronet in his study after breakfast,
4alI Ill
He was less surprised than / had ex-
pected
II knew that Barrymore walked
about nights, and l had a mind to
speak to him about it," said he. 1.-TWO
or three times / 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" l
suggested.
Perhaps he does. If so, we should
be able to shadow him, and see what it
is that he is after. 1 wonder what
your friend Holmes would do, If he
were here"
Il believe that he would do exactly
what you now suggest" said l. HE
would follow Barrymore and see what
he did"
Then we shall do it together"
The man is rather deaf, and in any
case we must take our chance of that.
Well sit up in my room tonight, and
wait until he passes" Sir Henry rub
bed his hands with pleasure, and it was
evident that he hailed the adventure as
relief to his somewhat quiet life upon
Z the moor.
The baronet has been in communica-
ton 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
1t 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.
Between ourselves there ARE pretty
clear signs that this will not be want
ing If the lady is willing, for | have sell
dom seen man more infatuated with
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
circumstances expect. To-day, for ex-
ample, Its surface was broken by a
very unexpected ripple, which has
caused our friend considerable perplex-
ity and annoyance.
After the conversation which l have
quoted about Barrymore Sir Henry put
on his hat and prepared to go out. AS
matter of course I did the same.
What, are you coming, Watson ?"
he asked, looking at me in a curious
way.
THAT depends on whether you are
going on the moor" said l.
Yes, am
Well, you know what my instruc-
tons are. l am sorry to intrude, but
you heard how earnestly Holmes in
sisted that 1 should not leave you, and
especially that you 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 which have happened since
/ have been on the moor You un-
derstand me? l am sure that you are
the last man in the world who would
wish to be spoil-sport.' 1 must go
out alone"
1t put me in a most awkward po-
sition. was at a loss what to say or
what to do, and before / had made up
my mind he picked up his cane and
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