The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24

~ ~, mere 10 no reason why we should tAA
anyone INTO our condolences ro-norrow
T ro.n,ns nj sh "a and my way to Coombs
Lyons OF equivocaI reputa s mrs hI Ions
step will have been MAZE towards c,ear
me one incident In e.. cham of mystic
dom Of the serpent. for wHer, Mor,,ner
pressed his ques.ions to an INCONVENIENCE
extent l asked him casually to what tyne
Frank!ands skull belonged and so heard
nothing but cranlology for the rest OF
our drive l have no, lived for years With
Sherlock Holmes for nothing
II. have 80 only one oshs. incident to record
day. This was my converse tion with
Barrymore Just now, which gives me ana
more strong card which can play in due
time.
Mortimer had stayed to dinner and ne
and the haronet played ecarte after
fee in to the library and I took the
chance to ask him few questions
Well. said T. has this precious rela-
Ing out yonder?'.
~ ~ don't Ion l know: sir. hope to Heaven
nothing but trouble here 1ve NOT pF6 6esra
OF him since left out food for him iast
and that was three days ago"
Did you see him rSere?"
mo. sir. but the food was pone wher,
next l went that way.
so you would think sir. unless 1t was
the other man who TOOK TT.
I sat with my conee-cup half way To
my lips and stared at Barrymo o 70
You know that there is another man
them"
the moor"
Have you seen him.
How do you know OF him them
Selden told me OF him, sir. week
ago or more. Hes in hiding. too. but he's
not convict as far as can make out
Itt aGns IKE X. that pr G WatsonI e y9
spoke with sudden passion of earn
estness.
no interest In this matter but that OF
object except to help HIM. Tell IL me frank X
ly. what it is that you don't like
Barrymore hesitatef for n moment as
II he regretted his outburst. or found it
difficult to express his own feelings IN
words
IT'S all these gonss-on., SIR" he, cried
rain-lashed window which faced the
moor; There's foul play somewhere.
and there's black vfllianr brewing. to that
I'll swear! Very glad should be. sir.
to see Sir Henry on MS way back to
London a.ain"'
But, wha t. is It that alarms you?"
Look at Sir Charles death. That was
Look at the noises on the moor at night
There's not a man would cross 1t after
hs If ne n paid o for vonds eo ao at
watching the waiting, What's he wait
ing for7 What does It rean- 1t reaus
no good to anyone Of the name OF Bas-
kerviile and very glad I shall hs to he
quit of 1t all on the day that Sir Hanry's
HALL
~ But ut about this stranger. SAID Gan
did se,den saw? DID he frd out where
he hid. or hat he was doins?"
He saw him once or twice but he IS
first he thought that he was the police.
but soon he found that he had some
ay OF his own. kind OF gentleman he
was. as far. as he could see hu. what no
was doing he could not make out"
and where did he say that he lived?'
Among the old houses on the hillside
the stone huts where the old folk used
to live.
Put how about his rood?''
"SeIden found out that he has got a
,rG VINO WORKS for him and hrines hhr-
all he needs tiaresav he goes to Coou1ba
Tracey for what he wants"
Very good. Barrymore We may talk
further OF this some other time" When
the butler had gone walked over to
the black window. and I looked through
at the tossing outline Of the wird-swept
trees It Is wild night Indoors. and
what must Y be in a stone hut upon
It be which leads man to Turk IN such
place at such time, And what deep
and earnest purpose enn he he have which
hut upon the moor seems to lie the very
centre OF that problem which has vexad
me so sorely. I swear chat another day
shall not have passed before have done
all that man can do to reach the heart
OF tho mystery.
TO be- continued