The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07


over the broad moor. and beh}nd him
that one black smudge on the silvered
slope which showed where the man was
lying who had come so horribly to his
end.
FIXING THE NETS.
Were at close grips at last said
Holmes, as we walked together acrnss
the moor. What a nerve tho fellow
has. How he pulled himself together
in the face of what must have been
a paralyzing shock when he found that
the WRONG man had fallen q victim to
his plot. 1 told you in London. Watson.
and tell You now again, that we have
never had a foeman more worthy of our
STEEL
Il am sorry that he has seen YOU
And so was I at first But there was
no getting out of it,
What effect do you think it will have
upon his plans. now that he knows you
are here?''
1T may cause him to be more eau
tious. or it may drive him to desperate
measures at once Like most clever
criminals. he may be too confident In his
own cIeverness and imagine that he has
completely deceived U.S.
why should we net arrest him at
once?'
be man of action. Your instinct is al.
ways to do something energetic. But.
supposing. for arguments sake, that wa
had him arrested tonight. what on earth
the better off should we be for that2 Wa
could prove nothing against him. There's
the devtiish cunning OF it! It he wera
acting through a human agent we could
get some evidence, but If we were to
drag this great dog to the light OF day
it would not help us in putting 4 rope
round the neck of its master"
Surely we have q case.
Not a shadow of one-only surmise
and conjecture. we should be laugh
ed out of court if we came with such q
story and such evidence,
There is Sir Charles DEATH
Found dead without mark upon him.
You and know that he died of sheer
fright and know also what frighteu-
ed him: but how are we to get twelve
stoid jurymen to know it? What signs
are there OF Il hound? Where are the
marks OF it's fangs? OF course. we know
that a hound does not bite n dead body
and that Sir Charles was dead before
ever the brute overlook him, But We
have to prove all this and we are not in
a position to do it
We'll, then. to-night?.'
I'VE are not much better off tonight.
Again, there was no direct connection
between the hound and the mans death
We never saw the hound We heard it
but we could not prove that il was rum
ming upon this mans trail. There is a
completes absence of motive. NO my
dear fellow; we must reconcile ourselves
to the fact that we have no case at
present, and that it is worth our while
to run any risk in order to establish one
and how do you propose to do so?'.
II have great hopes OF what Mrs.
Laura Lyons may do for US when the
position Of affairs is made clear to her
And I have my own plan as well Suffi-
cient for tomorrow is the evil thereof:
but 1 hope before the day is past to
have the upper hand at last"
could draw nothing further from him.
and he walked. lost in thought. as far
as the Baskerville gates.
Are you coming up?''
Yes: 1 see no reason for further con-
cealment. But one last word. Watson.
Say nothing of the hound to Sir Henry.
Let him think that Selden's death was
as Staploton would have believe. He
will have a better nerve for the ordeal
which he will have to undergo tomorrow,
when he is engaged, if I remember your
report Alright. to dine with these people"
And so am T."
must go alone. That VIII be easily
arranged. And now. if we are too late for
dinner, I think that we are both ready
for our suppers-''
Cro be Continued)