The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-12

to certain height and then suddenly develop
some unsightly eccentricity. You viii sec is often
IN humans. | have theory that the individual
represents in his development the whole procession
OF his ancestors, and that such a sudden turn to
good evil stands for some strong influence which
came into the line of his pedigree. The person be
comes as II WERE the epitome of the history Of his
own family"
1T is surely rather fancifuI."
well, 1 don't insist upon it. Whatever the
cause, Colonel Moran began to go wrong Without
any open scandal he still made India hot TO hold
HIM he retired, came to London and again ac-
CURED an evil name. 1t this time that he
was sought out by Professor Moriartv TO whom
for time he chief of the stat. Moriarty
supplied him literally with money and used HIM
IN only one or two very high-class jobs, which no
ordinary criminal would have undertaken You
may have some recollection of the death of Mrs
Stewart, of Lauder in 1881. Nots Well ] am
sure Moran was at the bottom of II, but nothinc.
could be proved So cleverly was the Colonel con
cealed that even when the Moriartv oanc was
broken up, we could not incriminato him. You re-
member at that date when / called upor YOU in
your rooms, how put up the shutters for fear of
alr-gunsz No doubt you thought me fanciful. l
knew exactly what / was doing, for ] knew of the
existence of this remarkable gun and / knew also
that one of the best shots in the world would be
behind 1t. When were In Switzerland he fol-
lowed US with Moriarty, and IL was undoubtedlv
he who gave me that evil hve minutes on the
Relchenbach ledge.
"You may think that I read the papers with
some attention during my soiourn in France on
the lookout for any chance of laying HIM by the
heels 80 long as he free in London, my life
would really not have been worth living Night
and day the shadow would have been over me and
sooner or lateg his chance must have come What
could do! L could not shoot him at sight, or [
should myself be III the dock. There use
appealing to magistrate. They cannot interfere
on the strength of what would appear to them to
be a wild suspicion. So l could do nothing. But
| 1f1erT IL Il
or later / should get him. Then came the death
of TINS Ronald Adair Ny chance had como at last.
knowing what | did was it not certain that Colo
mel Moran had done it He had played cards with
the lad, he had followed him home from the club,
he had shot him through the open window. There
was not doubt of it. The bullets alone enough
to put his head IN moose. l came over at once.
was by the sentinel He could not fail 10
connect my sudden return with his crime, and 10
be terribly alarmed. l sure that he would
make an attempt to get of the way once,
and would bring round his murdcrous weapon for
that purpose lett HIM excellent mark the
window, and, having warned the police that they
might be needed-bv the way, Watson, you suotted
their presence III that doorway with unerring
cuTacy-l took up what seemed to be iU-
dIclOus post for observation, never dreaming that
he would choose the spot for his attack. Now.
my dear Watson, does anything remain for me TO
explain :"
Yes" said I. you have not made cca: what
was Colonel Moran's motive i'll numbering the Hon
"Ah my dear Watson. there We come into those
realms of conjecture where the most logical mind
may be at fault. Each may form his hypothe-
SIS upon the present evidence. and yours Is likely
to be correct aS mine -r
you have formed one, then p
Il think that it Is not difficult to explain the
facts 1t came out IN evidence that Colonel Moran
and young Adair had, between them,
siderable amount OF money. Now Moran undoubt-
edly played foul-of that l have long beer aware.
believe that the day of the murder Adar had
discovered that Moran was cheating Yer, likely
he had spoken to him privately. and had threat
enCd to expose him unless he voluntarily resigned
his membership of the club. and promised nos t.
play cards again 1t Is unlikely that q youngster
like Adair would at make n hideoua scandal
by exposing 4 well known much older than
himself. Probably he acted as I suggest. The
exclusion from his clubs would mean ruin To No
ran, who lived by his iil-gottcn card-gains. He
therefore murdered Adair. who at the timC was
endeavOring to work out how much money he should
himself return, since he could not profit By his
partners foul play. He locked the door lest the
ladies should surprise him and insist upon know
ing what he doing with these names and coins.
VIII 1t pass"
Il have no doubt that you have hit upon the
truth"
1T viii be verified or disproved at the trial.
Meanwhile, came what may, Colonel Moran viii
trouble more. The famous air gun Of Won
Herder viii embellish the Scotland Yard Museum.
and once again Mr. Sherlock Holmes Is free to de
vote his life to examining those interesting little
problems which the complex life of London so
plentifully presents"