The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-09

been done had IL hot been that. as he
passed your door, he perceived the key
which had been left by the carelessness
of your servant. A sudden impulse
were indeed the proofs, 1t was not
dan eercus exploit. for he could always
pretend that he had simply looked in
to ask q question,
Wei, when he saw that they We're
indeed the proofs, II was then that he
yielded 10 temptation He put his
shoes On the table. What was il you
put on that chair near the Window"
Gloves" said the young man.
Holmes looked triUmphantly at Ban
mister He put his gloves on the chair,
and he took the proofs, sheet by sheet.
TO copy them. He thought the tutor
must return by the main gate, and that
he would see him. AS we know, he
came back by the side gate. Suddenly
he heard him at the very door There
was no possible escape. He forgot his
gloves, bat he caught up his shoes and
darted into the bedroom. You observe
that the scratch on that table is slight
at one side, but deepcns in the direc-
ton Of the bedroom door That in it
self IS enough to show US that the sohe
had been drawn in that direction. and
that the culprit had taken refuge there.
The earth round the spike had been
left on the table, and a second sample
was lOOsened and fell in the bedroom.
L
letic grounds this morning, saw that
tenacious black clay is used in the
jumping pit, and carried away a speci-
men of it, together With some of the
fine tan or sawdust which is streWn
over il TO prevent the athlete from slip
ping. Have l told the truth, Mr.. Gil
christ?'
The student had drawn himself erect.
Yes. sir. it is true" said he.
Good heavens. have you nothing to
add?' cried SOames.
Yes, sir l have, but the shock of
this disgraceful exposure has Devil
dered me. / have a letter here, Mr..
SOames. which l wrote TO you early
this morning in the middle of a rest
less night. 1t was before L knew that
my sin had found me out. Here it is.
sir You viii see that ] have said. L
have determined not to go in for the
examination. l have been offered a
commission in the RhOdesian police,
and ] am going out TO South Africa at
once"
Il am indeed pleased to hear that
you did not intend to profit by your un-
fair advantage" said SOames. But
why did you change your purpose ,"
Guchrist pointed to Bannister.
There is the man who set me in the
right PATH said he,
Come now, Bannister," said Holmes
1T will be clear to you. from what !
I
this young man out, since you were
| left in the room, and must have locked
the door when you went out. AS TO his
! escaping by that window. it was incred-
/ ible- Can you not clear up the last
| point in this mystery, and tell US the
reasons for your actiOn?"
1T was simple enough, sir, if you only
/ had known, but, with all your clever
ness, it was impossible that you could
| know Time was, sir, when 1 was but
| Ter to old Sir Jabez Gilchrist, this young
gentleman's father. When he was
/ ruined / came to the college as servant
/ but / never forgot my old employer be
! cause he was down in the world.
! watched his son all I could for the sake
/ of the old days. Well. sir. when I came
/ into this room yesterday, when the
! alarm was given, the very first thing
/ saw was Mr.. Gilchrist's tan gloves
! a-lying in that chair. I knew those
/ gloves we'll and l understood theil
message. If Mr.. Soames saw them, the
! game was up. I Topped down into thai
! chair and nothing would bulge me un-
/ til Mr.. SOameS he went for you. Their
! out came my poor young master. whom
1 1 had handled on my knee, and con
| fessed il all to me. Wasn't il natural
| sir, that l should save him, and WASH
/ il natural also that ! should try Il
! speak to him as his dead father would
! have done, and make him understanC
! that he could not profit by such a deed
! Could you blame me, sir?"
! mo, indeed said Holmes. heartily
/ spTinging to his feet We'll, Soames.
/ think we have cleared your little prob
! lem up, and our breakfast awaits us
| home. Come. Watson. AS to you, sir
I trust that a bright future awaits yoI
in RhOdesia- For once you have falleI