The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-21

She would not endeavor to entangle the
old gentleman in a sentimental attach
ment which might deliver him over -
his enemy Threats and even. am -soErS
t.. say, blows refused to move her. one
would have nothing to do with IT. ana ioi
a time Stapleton was at a deadlock.
He found way out of his diftlcuiles
through the chance that Sir Charles. VINO
had conceived friendship for him. mace
him the minister of his charity IN the
case of this unfortunate woman. MIS-.
Laura Lyons. By representing hlhset1
as a. single man he acquired ccmpiete
influence over her, and he gave her 70
understand that in the event OF ner
obtaining divorce from her husoahd
he would marry her. His plans were
suddenly brought to a head oS ms
knowledge that Sir Charles was about
to leave the Hall on the advice Of DR..
Mortimer. with whose opinion he hiinseil
pretended to coincide He must act at
once, or his victim might get beyond ms
power He therefore. put pressure upon
Mrs Lyons to write this letter, ilnplollns
the old man to give her an i1tei'ie"
on the evening before his departure Tor
| London. He then by a specous arsu-
ment prevented her from gong. ana So
| had the chance for which he had waited
'DriElnE BACK III lilS e'e'hii'S AAoA-N
! Coombe Tracey he was in time to get MS
! hound TO treat it with his internal
| naint. and to bring the beast round TO
| the gate at which he had reason to eX-
| meet that ne would find the old gentle
man waiting. The dog. melted by Its
master, sprang over the wlcket-Sate ano
| pursued the unfortunate baronet. VINO
| fled screaming down the 1ew Alley In
| that gloomy tunnel it must indeed nave
i been a dreadful sight to see that huge
black creature, with its flaming jaws and
| blazing eyes bounding after its victim.
| He fell dead at the end of the alley
| from heart disease and terror The
hound had kept upon the grassy border
| while the baronet had run down the
path. so that no track but the mans was
| visible On seeing him lying still the
| creature had probably approached to
| sniff at him. but finding him dead had
| turned away again. 1t was, then that
| it left the print which was actually OBJ
! served by DR.. Mortimer The hound was
| called off and hurried away to its lair in
the Grimpen N1ire. and a mystery was
| left which puzzled the authorities alarm
ed the countryside. and finally brought
/ the case within the scope of our OBJ
| servation.
so much for the death of Sir Charles
| Baskerville You perceive the devilish
cunning of it, for really it would be al
| most impossible to make q case against
| the real murderer. His only acccomplice
/ was one who could never give him away,
and the grotesque. inconceivable nature
| Of the device only served to make It
| more effective. Both of the women con-
| cerned in the case, Mrs. Stapeton and
| Mrs Laura Lyons, were left with a
| strong suspicion against Stapleton. Mrs.
Stapleton knew that he had designs upon
the old man, and also of the existence
| of the hound. Mrs. Lyons knew neither
| Of these things. but had been impressed
by the death occurring at the time OF
an uncancelled appointment which was
only known to him. However. both of
them were under his influence, and he
had nothing to fear from them. The first
| half of his task was successfully ac-
complished but the more difficult still
| remained.
1T is possible that Stapleton did not
know of the existence OF heir in
Canada. In any case he would very
soon learn it from his friend. Dr. Morti-
mer, and he was told by the latter all
details about the arrival of Henry Bas-
kerville. Stapleton's first idea was that
this young stranger from Canada might
possibly be done to death in London
without coming down to Devonshre at
she had refused to help him in laying
a trap for the old man. and he dared not
leave her long out of his sight for fear
he should lose his influence over her.
It was for this reason that he took her
to London with him. They lodged, I
find, at the Marlborough Private Hotel
in Craven Street, which was actually one
of those called upon by my agent in
search of evidence. Here he kept his
wife imprisoned in her room while he
disguised in a beard, followed DR.. Morti-
mer to Baker Street and afterwards &c
the station and to the Northumberland
Hotel. His wife had some inklng of his
plans; but she had such a fear of her
husband-a fear founded upon brutal i'll
treatment-that she dare not write to
warn the man whom she knew to be III
danger If the letter should fall into
Stapleton's hands her own life would not
be safe. Eventually, as we know, she
adopted the eXpedient of cutting out
the words which would form the mes
sage and addressing the letter in a dis
guised hand. It reached the baronet and
gave him the first warning of his dan
ger.
ct was very essential for Stapeton tc
get some article of Sir Henry's attire
so that. in case he was driven TO use the
dog he might always have the means OF
setting him upon his track. With char
acteristc promptness and audacity he
set about this at once. and we cannot
. doubt that the boots or chambermaid of
the hotel was we'll bribed to help him ir
his design. BY chance, however, the first