The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

mer. l think you could not do better
than to tell your story as you told il
! to u.s."
Thus encouraged, our scientific friend
drew his papers from his pocket, and
presented the whole case as he had
done upon the morning before. Sir
Henry Baskerville listened with the
deepest attention, and with an oc-
| casional exclamation of surprise.
We'll. I seem to have come into
an inheritance with a vengeance
said he. when the long narrative
! was finished. "Of course, I've heard
of the hound ever since / was in the
nursery. It's the pet story of the fam
| lily, though l never though of taking
it seriously before. But as to my I'M
cle's death-well, IL all seems boiling
UP in my head. and 1 can't get it clear
yet You don't seem quite to have
made up your mind whether it's a
case for a policeman or a clergy
man"
Precisely"
And now there's this affair Of the
letter to me at the hotel. 1 suppose
that fits into its place"
1T seems to show that some one
knows more than we do about what
goes on upon the moor said DIR. Nor
timer.
And Also said Holmes, that
some one is not ill-disposed towards
you, since they warn you of danger"
"Or it may be that they wish, for
their own purposes, to scare me
away"
well, of course. that is possible
also. 1 am very much indebted to
you, DR.. Mortimer, for introducing me
to problem which presents several
interesting alternatives. But the
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decide, Sir Henry, is whether it is or
is not advisa BILE for you to go to Bas-
kerville Hail.
why should 1 not go?"
There seems to be danger"
DO you mean danger from this fam
lily fiend or do you mean danger from
human beings?''
well, that is what we have to find
OUT
Whichever it is, my answer is fixed.
There is no devil in hell, Mr.. Holmes,
and there is no man upon earth who
can prevent me from going to the home
of my own people, and you may take
that to be my final answer" His dark
browns knitted and his face flushed TO
a dusky red as he spoke. 1t was
evident that the fiery temper of the
Baskervilles was not extinct in this
their last representative. Meanwhile"
said he, Il have hardly had time TO
think over all that you have told me.
It's a big thing for man TO have
to understand and to decide at one
sitting. l should like to have a quiet
hour by myself to make up my mind.
Now, look here, Mr.. Holmes, it's half
past eleven now, and 1 am going back
right away to my hotel. Suppose you
and your friend DR.. Watson, come
round and lunch with US at 2? I'll be
able to tell you more clearly then
how this thing strikes me-"
rs that convenient to you, Wat
son?"
Perfectly"
Then you may expect us. Shall
have a cab called?"
I'D prefer to walk, for this affair
has Hurried me rather"
"I'll join you in walk, with pleas
ure," said his companion.
Then we meet again at 2 o'clock
Au revoir, and good morning."
We heard the steps of our visitors
descend the stair and the bang of the
front door In an instant Holmes had
changed from the languid dreamer to
the man of action.
Your hat and boots, Watson, quick!
Not a moment to lose!" He rushed in
to his room in his dressing gown and
WdS DdCk again III d lev SCNOiAhS III e.
frock-coat We hurried together down
the stairs and into the street DR..
Mortimer and Baskerville were still
visible about two hundred yards ahead
of us in the directions of Oxford
street.
Shall I run on and stop them?"
Not for the world, my dear Watson.
l am perfectly satisfied with your
company if you will tolerate mine.
Our friends are wise, for it is certainly
a very fine morning for a walk"
He quickened his pace until he had
decreased the distance which divided
us by about half. Then, still keeping
a hundred yards behind, we followed
into oxford street and so down Regent
street. Once our friends stopped and
stared into a shop window, upon which
Holmes did the same. An instant af-
forwards he gave a little cry of salts
faction, and, following the direction of
his eager eyes, ! saw that handsom
cab with a man inside which had halt
ed on the other side of the street was
now walking slowly EDWARDS again
There's our man, Watson, Come
along Well have good look at him,
If we can do no more"
At that instant l was aware of a
bushy black beard and pair of pierre
ing eyes turned upon us through the
side window of the cab. Instantly the
trap-door at the top flew up, something
was screamed to the driver, and the
cab flew madly off down Regent street
Holmes looked eagerly round for an
other, but no empty one was in sight
Then he dashed in wild pursuit amid
the stream of the traffic, but the start
was too great and already the cab
was out of sight.
ssFThare poXVi" said Holmes bitterly
as he emerged painting and white with
vexation from the tide of vehicles.
was ever such bad luck and such bad
management, too? Watson. Watson.
if you are an honest man you will
record this also and set it against my
successes"
"Who was the MANI"
81 have not an idea"
"a spy?'
''Well it was evident from what we
have heard that Baskerville has been
very closely Swallowed by someone
since he has been in town. How else
could 1t be known SO quickly that it
was the Northumberland Hotel which
he had chosen? If they had followed
him the first day / argued that they
would follow him also the second. You
may have observed that l twice stroll
ed over to the window while DR.. Nor
timer was reading his legend"
Yes l remember"
IT was looking out for loiterers in
the street. but saw none.
We are dealing with a clever man,
Watson. This matter cuts very deep,
and though I have NOT finally made