The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05

~No. sir. ! don't know that"
HWhaI. then?"
81 know why he was at the gate at
,,sf hour. II was 20 meet woman
30 meet a WOmani HeY"
eyes. sir"
aApd the roman's name?"
81 can't give you her name, sir, but
, can give You the initials. Her int
uals were J.. l..
How do you know this, Barry
more ..,. -
"Wen. SIR Henry, your uncle had a
letter that morning. He hid usually
+. great many letters, for he was a
,rFii, man and well known for his
s5rf heart so that everyone who was
- froubfs was glad 20 turn 10 him.
p,,t that morning, as II CHANGED. there
q orfv this one letter. so ] took the
,,,-. notice Of II. 10 was from
To7nba Tracey. and Il was addressed
ia a w1mans hand.
"WelE'
..yy.I SIR. I thought no more or the
latter and never would have done
had IN not been for my wife. only
s-, weeks ago she was cleaning out
"a, CHARLES study-it had never been
,.r.t.4 since his death-and she found
- ssba- of a burned letter IN the
~ hi the crate. The greater part
- 40 ,gas eharred 20 pieces, but one
little slip. the end Of page, hung To-
satbar and the writing could stu De
rad though IL was gray on nlaek
Ground. II seemed 10 us 20 be post
s.ript AZ the end Of the letter ana II
said. Please. please, as you are q gen
u-man burn this letter, and De al the
rate by 10 o'clock Beneath IL were
signed the initials L. L.
-Have YOU got that Slip
uNo. sir. IL crumbled all to bits AFTER
HAD Sir Charles received any other
letters in the same writing?
Well sir. / took no particular no.
+{ca ~ his letters. ] should not have
noticed this one only Il happened TO
come alone. ,.,,.
and YOU have no idea who l.. l.. Is 2
,.No sir. No more than you have
Rut 1 expect II we could lay our hands
mon that lady we should know more
about Sir Charles death
Fl cannot understand, barrymore
how Won came 10 conceal this import
ant information
"Weu. sir, 10 was Immediately after
that our own trouble came to as. Ana
then again, sir. We were both OF US very
fond of Sir Charles. as we well might
be. considering all that he has done Tor
us. To rake this up couldn't help our
moor master, and it's we'll TO go care
fully when there's lady in the case.
Even the best of US
You thought il might injure his rep
utation?'"
We'll. sir. / thought no good could
come OF H. But now you have been
kind 10 US. and / feel as II Il would
be treating you unfairly not 10 tell you
All that / know about the natter"
VERY good, Barrymore; you can go. .
When the butler had left us, Sir Henry
turned DO me. Well Watson. what dc
you think OF this new light2"
IT seems 10 leave the darkness rather
blacker than before"
so j think. But II We can only trace
/. L.. IL should clear mp the whole busi-
ness We have gained that much. We
know that there is some one who has
the facts If We can only find her. What
do you think We should do?'
Let Holmes know all about Il al
once. II will give him the clue for
which he has been seeking. | am
much mistaken II II does not bring hin
down"
went at once 90 my room and drew
up my report OF the mornings CONVEX
satlon for Holmes. IL was evident 4
me that he had been very busy OF h te
for the notes which / had from Bakel
street were few and short with NJ
comments upon the information which
had supplied, and hardly any refer
ence 20 my mission. No. doubt hil
hlackmailing case Is absorbing all 81
faculties. And yet this new factor mus
surely arrest his attention and renew
his interest. ] wish that he were here
Oct T.-AI day today the rail-
. poured down. rustling on the ivy anC
dripping from the caves. ! thought o.
The convict out upon the bleak, cold
shelterless moor. Poor devil, What
ever his crimes. he has suffered some
thing 20 atone FOR them. And then
Thought of that other one-the face n
the cab, the figure against the moon
Was be also out In that deluge-ths
unseen watcher. the man Of darkness
In the evening / put on my waterproof
and walked far upon the sodden moor
iull OF dark lmaginlngs. the rain beat
ing upon my face and the wind whist
ing about my ears. God help those who
wander into the great mire now. fOl
even the firm upiands are becoming a
mofass. ! found the black tor upon
Waich had seen the solitary watcher
ana from It's craggy summit looked
OUT myself across the melancholy
downs. Rain squalls drifted across theiI
russet face, and the heavy. slate-col.
ored clouds hung low over the land.
sespe. trailing In gray Wreaths doWT
the sides OF the fantastic hills. In ths
distant hollow on the LETT. half bidder
ny The mist the two thin towers oi
BASKERVILLE han rose above the trees
hey were the only signs OF human III,
when / could see, save only those pre-
historic huts which lay thickly upoI
.ne slopes Of the hills. Nowhere wa,
mere any trace OF that lonely maj
Nnom had seen on the same spot tw'
nights before.
AS | walked back I was overtaken b
TT Mortimer driving In his dog car
over rough mOorland track. Whlcl
~ rom the outlying farm house o
'u'mlte- He has been very attentiv
u.s. and hardly a day has passe
,Nal ne has not called al the hall to Sc
now We were getting on. he insiste
upon my climbing into his dog cart an
ne gave me a lift homeward / foun
MN much troubled over the disappear
ahe- az his little spaniel. II had wan
urr'd on 90 the moor and had neve
come hack. I gave him such oonsola
'l'n Ss J might. but 1 thought OF IN
pony on the Grimpen mire. and 7 q
no, fancy that he viii see his little do
again.
hy The way, Mortimer" said l. 4
ue joited along the rough road. II sur
pos there are few people living With
oHNlng distance OF this whom you d
not kn0w2"
Hardly any. I think"
Tan yen, then. tell me the name I
any woman whose initials are L. l. .
ne thought for a few moments.
NO. said he ssrThara are q -