Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-23
CHARLES AUGUSTUS MiLvERTos.
Appledore Towers.
Agent. Hampstead

"Who Is hc?" | asked. II
"Thc worst man In London" Holmes
answered as he sat down and stretched
the back of the cardi"
turned 1t over.
"Will call at G:3O-C. A. NJ" read.
"IIum! He's about due. DO you feel
creeping, SHRINKING sensation. Wat
son, when you stand before the ser
penis In the ZOO and see the slitllcry,
gliding, vcnOmous creatures, with their
deadly eyes and wicked, llnttcned
faces? Well, that's how Milverton i'm
presses me. I've had TO do with fifty
murderers In my career. but the worst
of them never gave me the rcpulsion
which have for this fellow. And yet
can't gct'ou Of doing business with
lim-indecd, he Is here ut my invita-
ton"
But who Is hef"
"Ill tell you. Watson. He Is the king
of all the blackmailcrs. Heaven help
the man, and still more the woman.
whose secret and reputation come into
the power of Mllverton With n smil-
ing face and heart Of marble, he will
squeeze and squeeze until he has drain
cd them dry. The fellow Is genius
In his way and would have made his
mark In some more savory trade. His
method is rs follows: He allows 1t to
be known that he Is prepared to pay
very high sums for letters which com
promise people of wealth and position.
He receives these wares not only from
trcachcrous Wallets or maids, but fire.
quently from genteel ruiians who have
gained the confidence and affection of
trusting women. He deals with no mig
gard hand. happen to know that he
paid fT0O to footman for note two
lines In length and that the ruin Of
noble family was the result Every
thing which Is In the market goes to
Mllverton, and there are hundreds In
this great city who turn white ut his
name. No one knows where his grip
may fall, for he Is fur too rich and far
too cunning to work from hand .
mouth. He will hold card back for
years In order to play 1t at the moment
when the stake Is best worth winning.
! have said that he Is the worst man In
| London, and / would ask you how
could one compare the rufiian who In
hot blood bludgeons his mate with this
man who methodically and ut his lei
sure torturcs the soul and wrings the
nerves In order to add to his already
swollen money bags"
had seldom heard my friend speak
with such intensity of feeling.
But surely" said !, "the fellow
must be within the grasp of the law?'
Technically, no doubt, but practical
ly not. What would 1t profit woman,
' for example, to get him few months
Imprisonment II her own ruin must
Immediately follow? His victims dare
not hit back. If ever he blackmailed
an innocent person. then indeed We
should have him, but he is Us cunning
as the evil one. No, no; we must find
other ways to fight him."
And why Is he here2"
Because an illustrious client has
placed her piteous case In my hands
1t is the Lady Eva Blackwell. the mos,
beautiful debutante Of last season
She is to be married In n fortnight tc
the Earl Of Dovcrcourt. This hcnd
has several imprudent letters-impru
, dent, Watson; nothing worse-whicf
were written to an impecunious younl
squire In the country. They would SUI
fee to break Off the match. Milvertor
will send the letters to the earl unless
large sum of money IL paid him.
have been commissioned to meet hin
and to make the best terms can"
> At that instant there was clattel
: and u rattle In the street below. Look