The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19

he lies beside the water pool and waits
Tor the coming of the thirsty beast of
prey What savage creature was IT,
which might steal upon US out of the
darkness Was Il "A fierce tiger Of
crime. which could only be taken fight-
ing hard with flashing fans and claw.
or would II prove to he some skulkinE
jackal dangerous only to the weak and
UnguardedP
In absolute silence We CrouChed
amongst the bushes. waiting for what
ever might come At first the steps OF
a few belated villagers, or the sound
OF voices from the village. Hghtened
our vigil, but one by one these inter
ruptions died away and an absolute
stiffness fell upon US. save for the
chimes Of the distant church. which
told US OF the progress of the night, and
for the rustic and whisper Of a fine
rain falling amid the foliage which
rooted Us in.
Half-past = had chimed. and st was
the darkest hour which preCedes the
dawn. when we all started as a low but
sharp click came from the direction OF
the gate Someone had entered the
drive Again there was "a long silence.
and had begun 10 fear that il was a.
4 false alarm when n Stcalthy step Vas
+ heard upon the other side of The hut.
and moment later metallic scra pins
and blinking. The man was trying In
force the lock. This time his skill was
greater or his tool was better. for there
was - sudden snap and the Creak OF
the hinges Then match was struck
and the next instant the steady liEht
from candle filled the interior Of the
hNt. Through the gaUZe curtain our
+ eyes were an riNeted upon the sCeUF
! Within
The Nocturnal visitor WAS q youuE
, man. trail and thin, with a black NOUS
he. which intensified the deadly
paIoT of his face. He could not have
. LFBsf -rl1rTh a hnE-a Of
have never seen any human being who
appeared To- be in such a Ditia bile fright.
for his teeth were Visibly ChatterinE.
and he was shaking i'm every limb He
was dressed like q gentleman. i'm Nor
/ folk jacket and knickerbockers. with a.
cloth cap upon his head. We watched
him staring round with frightened eyes.
Then he laid the caudIe-end upon the
/ table. and disappeared from our view
I into one of the corners. He returned
, with large book. one of the Iogboolzs
which formed line upon the shelves.
Leaning on the table, he rapidly turned
over the leaves of this volume until
he came TO the entry which he sought
/ Then. with an angry gesture of his
clenChed hand. he closed the book re-
! placed it in the corner. and put out
/ the light. He had hardly turned to
leave the hut when Hopkins hand was
on the fellows collar. and I heard his
/ loud EaSp Of terror as he understood
I
TelIt. and there was our wretched cap
tive. ehiveTing and covering in the
grasp of the detective. He sank down
/ upon the sea-chest, and looked help
| IeSsly from one Of us to the other.
Now. my fine fellow said Stanley
Hopkins who are you, and what do
you want here2'
The man pulled himself together. and
faced us with an effort at self-com-
posure-
''Tou are detectives. I suppose - said
he You imagine I am connected with
the death of Captain Peter Carey
assure YOU that I am innocent"
Wen see about that" said Hopkins
First of all, what is your name?'
1t is John HOpley Nergan.''
J saw Holmes and Hopkins exchange
a quick glance.
What are you doing here2''
Can ! speak COnfdentially2
No. certainly not"
Why should I tell you2'
IF YOU have no answer. it may so
badly with you at the trial.
The young man WINGED.
We'll l viii tell you" he said why
should I nOt2 And yet I hate to think
! Of this old scandal gaining new lease
of life Did you ever heard of Daw-
son and NeIigan2-
I could see from Hopkins face that
he never had. but Holmes was keenly
! interested
You mean the West county bank
ers-' said he They failed for "A mil
lion, ruined half the county families Of
Cornwall. and Neligau disappeared. -
Exactly NellSau was my father"
As last we We're getting something
positive. and vet il seemed a long gap
between an abscOndiuE banker ana Cap
tain Peter Carey pinned against the