The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-21
mo. no. that was living voice"

ITS a very rare Dlrd-prdctlcally /
extinct-in England now. but all things |
are possible upon the moor. Yes, I |
should not be surprised 10 learn that |
what We have heard is the cry Of the /
last OF the bitterns."
Its the weirdest, strangest thing |
that ever heard in my life"
yes, it's rather an uneanny place |
altogether Look lat the hillside yon- |
der. What do you make OF those?"
The whole steep slope was covered !
with gray circular rings of stone, a |
score of them at least.
What are they? Sheep pens?"
mo, they are the homes of our |
worthy ancestors. Prehistoric man
lived thickly on the moor. and as no
one in particular has lived there since,
We find all his little arrangements ex-
actly as he left them. These are his
wigWams with the roofs off. You can
even see his hearth and his couch il
you have the curiosity to go inside"
But it is quite town. When was
1t inhabited?"
'Neolithic man-no date"
What did he dO?"
He grazed his cattle on these slopes,
and he learned to dig for tin when
the bronze sword began 10 supersede
the stone axe. Look at the great
trench in the opposite Hill. That is his
mark. Yes, you will fiud some very
singular points about the moor. Dr.
Watson. Oh, excuse me an instant.
1t is surely Cyclopides."
A small fly or moth had huttered
across our path. and In an instant Sta
pletoh was rushing with extraordinary
energy and speed in pursuit of IT, To
my dismay the creature few straight
for the great mire, and my acquain-
lance never paused for an instant,
bounding from tuft to tuft behind IL.
his green net waving in the air. His
gray clothes and jerky. zigzag, irreg-
ular progress made him not unlike
some huge moth himself. l was stand
ing watching his pursuit with a mix
ture of admiration for his extraordi-
nary activity and fear lest he should
! lose his footing in the treaeherous
| mire, when l heard the sound Of steps,
and. turning round. found a woman
near me upon the path. She had come
/ from the direction in which the plume
of smoke indicated the position of Mer-
ripit house, but lthe dip of the moor
/ had hid her until she was quite close.
/ could not doubt that this was the
| Miss Stapleton of whom I had been
]
| few upon the moor, and / remembered
that | had heard some one describe
/ her as being a beauty. The woman
] who approached me was certainly that,
/ and OF a most uncommon type. There
/ could not have been a greater con-
| trast between brother and sister, for
| Stapleton was neutral tinted, with
! light hair and gray eyes. while she
4 was darker than any brunette whom
have ever seen in England-siim, ele-
| CANT and tall. She had proud. finely
/ cut face, so regular that II might have
/ seemed impassive were ii not for the
sensitive mouth and the beautiful dark.
/ eager eyes. With her perfect figure
/ and elegant dress, she was, indeed, a
! strange apparition upon lonely moor
| land path. Her eyes were on her
! brother as l turned, and then she
quickened her pace towards me. / had
| raised my hat, and was about TO make
| some explanatory remark, when her
own words turned all my thoughts
into a new channel.
GO back" she said. Go straight
back to London instantly"
/ could only stare at her in stupid
surprise. Her eyes blazed at me, and
she tapped the ground impatiently
with her foot
why should go back?" 1 asked.
"I cannot explain" She spoke in a
! low, eager voice, with a curious lisp
/ in her utterance. But for Gods sake
! do what ask you. Go back and never
set foot upon the moor again"
But ] have only just come"
Man, man." she cried. Can you
not tell when q warning is for your
own good? Go back TO London. Start
tonight Get away from this place at
all costs! Hush, my brother is COM
! ingi Not a word of what l have said.
Would you mind getting that orchid
for me among the mares-tails yonder2
1 We are very rich in orchids on the
moor, though, of course, you are rather
late to see the beauties Of the place.
StapletOn had abandoned the chase
and came back to US breathing hard
and flushed with his exertions.
"Halloa, Beryl!" said he, and it
seemed 10 me that his greeting was
not altogether a cordial one.
well, Jack, you are very hot"
yes, | was chasing a CyclOpides.
He is very rare and seldom found in
the late autumn. What pity that l
should have missed him." He spoke
unconcernedly, but his small. light
eyes glanced necessarily from the girl
to me.
You have introduced yourselves.
can see."
Yes. I was telling Sir Henry that
it was rather late for him TO see the
| true beauties of the moor"
why, who do you think this 4s?"
Il imagine that it must be Sir Henry
Baskerville"
mo. no." said 1. Only a humble
commoner, but his friend. Ny name
is Dr. Watson"
A flush of vexation passed over her
! expressive face. We have been talk
ing at cross purposes" said she.
'Why, you had not very much time
for talk" her brother remarked, with
the same questioning eyes.
7 talked as if DR.. Watson were a
resident instead of being merely a Wis
itor," said she. 1T cannot much mat
ter to him whether il is early or late
for the orchids. But you viii come on,
will you not, and see Merripit house2
A short walk brought US 10 il, bleak
! pOorland house, once the farm of some
grazier in the old prosperous days, but
now put into repair and turned into a
modern dwelling. An orchard sur
rounded il. but the trees. as is usual
upon the moor. were stunted and
/ nipped, and the effect Of the whole
place was mean and melancholy. We
! were admitted by a strange wizened,
/ rusty-coated old man servant, who
J seemed In keeping with the house. In
/ side. however. there were large rooms
! furnished with an elegance in which
/ seemed to recognize the taste Of the
lady. As l looked from their windows
at the interminahle granitefiecked
| moor rolling unbroken 10 the farthest
horizon l could not but marvel at what
could have brought this highly edu-
Gated man and this beautiful woman
| TO live in such a place.
Queer spot TO choose. is it not?
said he. as if in answer TO my thought
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