The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-05

as understand. is situated in it's own
grounds on one side of the road. Any
thing else?"
Nothing. Mr.. Holmes, save that
was so perplexed that I felt I should
not be happy until I had seen you and
had your advice"
Holmes sat in silence for some little
time
where is the gentleman to whom
you are engaged?,,' he asked at last.
He is in the Midland Electrical
company, at Coventry
He would not pay you a surprise
visit?''
"oh. Mr.. Holmes! AS if I should
not know him!"
Have you had any other admirers?''
Several before 1 knew Cyril
There was this dreadful man.
Woodley, if you can call him an adj
mirer.'
mo one else2'
Our fair client seemed a little con-
fused.
who was hep asked Mr.. Holmes.
''Oh, it may be mere fancy OF mine;
but IL had seemed TO me sometimes
that my employer, Mr.. Carruthers.
takes a great deal of interest in me.
We are thrown rather together. L play
his accompaniments in the evening. He
has never said anything. He is a per
feet gentleman. But a girl always
knows
Hal, Holmes looked grave. What
does he do for a living?"
He is a rich man.
No carriages or horses? -
We'll, at least he is fairly Well-to-
do But he goes into the city two or
three times week. He is deeply in
tereSted in South African gold shares -
You will let me know any fresh
development, Miss Smith. am very
busy just now, but / will find time
to make some inquiries into your case
Good bye, and I trust that we shall
have nothing but good news from
you
ut is part of the settled order of
nature that such a girl should have
followers" said Holmes. as ne pulled
at his, meditative pipe. but for choice
not on bicycles in lonely country roads.
Some secrettve lover, beyond all doubt
But there are curious and suggestive
details about the case, Watson
That he should appear only at that
ooint?''
''Exactly. Our first effort must be
to find who are the tenants or Chart
ington hall. Then. again, how about
the connection between Carruthers and
WoodIey, since they appear to be men
OF such different type2 How came
they both 10 be so keen upon looking
up Ralph Smiths relations? One more
point. What sort of a menage is if
which pays double the markes price for
a governess, but does not keep a horse.
although six miles from the station?
Odd. Watson-very odd,''
You will><o down?'
mo, my dear fellow, you will 90
down. This may be some trifling in
trigue, and 1 cannot break my other
important research for the sake of IL
On Monday you will arrive early at
Farnham; you viii conceal yourself
near Charlington Heath YOU viii oh
serve these facts for yourself. and act
as your own judgment advises. Then.
having inquired as to the occupants
of the hail. you will come back to mr.
and report. And now. Watson, not
another word of the matter until we
have a few solid stepping-stones on
which we may hope to get across to
our solution"
We had ascertained from the lady
that she went down upon the Mon
day by the train which leaves Water
loo at $50. so 1 started early and
caught the 9:13. AT Farnham station
I had no difficulty in being directed
to Charlington Heath. It was i'm
possible to mistake the scene of the
young lady's adventure, for the road
runs between the open heath on one
side and an old yew hedge upon the
other, surrounding a park which is
studded with magnificent trees There
was a main gateway OF Iichen-studded
stone. each side pillar surrnounted nv
mouldertng heraldic embleras. but be-
sides this central carriage drive OBJ
served several points where there were
gaps in the hedge. and paths leading
through them. The house was invisible
from the road. but the surroundings
all spoke of gloom and decay.