The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
BASKERVILLE HALL.

Sir Henry Baskerville and Dr. Nor
timer were ready upon the appointed
day, and we started as arranged for
Devonshire. Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
drove with me to the station and gave
me his last parting injunctions and
advice.
Il will not bias your mind by sug-
costing theories or suspicious, Wat
son.. said he; II wish you simply to
report facts in the fullest possible man
ner to me, and you can leave me to
do the theorizing.
What sort of facts?" I asked.
Anything which may seem to have
a bearing however indirect upon the
case, and especially the relations be-
tween young Baskerville and his neigh
bors or any fresh particulars concern
ing the death of Sir Charles. l have
made some inquiries myself in the last
few days, but the results have, 1 fear,
been negative. One thing only appears
to be certain, and that is that Mr..
James Desmond, who is the next heir,
Is an elederly gentleman of very
amiable disposition, so that this perse-
! cution does not arise from him. l real
ly think that we may eliminate him
entirely from our calculations. There
remain the people who will actually
surround Sir Henry Baskerville upon
the moor"
Would it not be well in the first
place to get rid of this Barrymore
coupler"
'By no means. You would not make
greater mistake. If they are innocent
1t would be a cruel injustice, and If
they are guilty we should be giving
up all chance of bringing it home to
them. No, no, we will preserve them
| upon our list of suspects. Then there
is groom at the Hail. if / remember
right. There are two moorland far
! mers. There is our friend Dr. Morti-
mer ewhom l believe to be entirely
honest, and there is his wife, of whom
we know nothing. There is this natur-
alist Stapleton, and there is his sister,
who is said to be a young lady of at
fractions. There is Mr. FARMLAND, of
Latter Halg who is also an unknown
factor and there are one or two other
neighbors These are the folk who must
be your very special study"
Il will do my best
gu have arms, suppose?"
Yes, thought it as well to take
them"
Most certainly. Keep your revolver
near you night and day, and never re-
| lax your precautions
Our friends had already secured a
first-class carriage, and, were waiting
| for us upon the platform.
NO, we have no news of any kind
! said Dr. Mortimer, in answer TO my
| friends questions. Il can swear to one
thing, and that is that we have not
been Swallowed during the last two
days. We have never gone out with
cut keeping a sharp watch, and no one
could have escaped our notice."
You have always kept together, /
| preSume?"
Except yesterday afternoon. 1 US
ually give UP one day to pure amuse-
ment when l come to town, so 1 spent
1t at the Museum of the College of
! Surgeons"
And 1 went to look at the folk in
the park" said Baskerville. But we
had no trouble of any kind"
1T was imprudent, all the same"
said Holmes, shaking his head and
! looking very grave. Il beg, Sir Hen
~, that you will not go about alone.
Some great misfortune will befall you
If you do. Did you get your other
boot?"
mo. sir, it is gone forever"
Indeed. That is very interesting.
Well, goodbye" he added as the train
began to glide down the platform.
Bear in mind, Sir Henry. one of the
phrases in that queer old legend which
DR.. Mortimer has read to us. and avoid
the moor IN JnOSe hours OF darkness
when the powers of evil are exalted"
| looked back at the platform when
we had left it far behind, and saw the
tall, austere figure of Holmes standing
motionless and gazing after us
The journey was a swift and pleas
ant one, and | spent it in making the
more intimate acquaintance of my two
companions and in playing with DR..
Mortimer's spaniel. In a very few
hours the brown earth had become
rudy, the brick had changed to gran
lite, and red cows grazed in well-hedged
fields where the lush grasses and more
luXuriant vegetation spoke of richer,
II a damper, climate. Young Basker-
Vile stared eagerly out of the window,
and cried aloud with delight as he rec
ognized the familiar features of the
! Devon scenery.
I've been over a good part of the
world since left it, DR.. Watson" said
he; but l have never seen a place to
compare with it."
Il never saw Devonshire man who
did not swear by his county," 1 re-
marked.
1T depends upon the breed of men
quite as much as on the county," said
DR.. Mortimer "a glance at our
friend here reveals the rounded Lead
of the Celt, which carries inside Il the
Celtic enthusiasm and power of attach
ment. Poor Sir Charles head was of
very rare type. half Gaelic, half Iver-
nian In its characteristics. But xau