The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-01

cumstances connected with The Study
Ia Scarlet felt that II would be d
strange tangle indeed which he could
not unraveL
! / left him then. still putting at his
black clay pine. with the conviction
that when l came again on the next
evening | would ind that he held in
his hands all the clews which would
lead up To the identity of the disap-
pearing bridegroom of Miss Mary Suth-
eriand.
A professional case of great gravity
was engaging my own attention at the
time. and the whole of next day ! was
busy at the bedside of the sufferer. It
was not until close upon 6 O'Clock that
! found myself free and was able to
spring into a hanson and drive to
Baker street. half afraid that 1 might
rbe too late to assist at the denouement
of the little mystery. / found Sherlock
Holmes alone, however. half asleep,
with his long, thin form curled up in
the recesses of his arm chair 4 for
midable array of bottles and test tubes.
with the pungent clearly smell of
hydrOchIoric acid. told me that he had
spent his day in the chemical work
which was So dear 10 him.
wen, have you solved it," l asked
as I entered.
yes. 1t was the bisulDhate Of
baryta'
mo, no. the mystery" l cried.
"Oh. that / thought of the salt that
I have been working upon. There was
never any mystery in the matter
though, as / said yesterday, some Of
the details are of interest. The only
drawback is that there is no law. /
fear that can touch the scoundrel."
"Who was he, then, and what was
his object in deserving Miss Suther-
land?"
The question was hardly out of my
mouth. and Holmes had not yet opened
his lips TO reply, when we heard
heavy football in the passage, and a
tap at the door.
This is the girrs stepfather. Mr..
James Windibank." said Holmes. He
has written to me TO say that he
would be here at 8. Come in"'
The man who entered was a sturdy,
middle-siZed fellow. some 30 years of
age. clean shaven and sallOw- skinned.
with bland. insinuating manner, and
pair of wonderfully sharp and pene-
trating gray eyes. He shot a ques-
tioning glance at each of US. placed his
shiny top hat upon the sidebOard, and
with slight bow, sidled down into
the nearest chair.
Good evening, Mr.. James Windi
bank" said Holmes. Il think that this
typewriter letter is from you, in
which you made an appointment with
me for 6 O'clock?"
yes, sir I am afraid that 1 am a
little late, but ] am not quite my own
master, you know. j am sorry that
Miss Sutherland has troubled you
about this little matter. for 1 think it
is far better not to wash linen of the
sort in public. DIT was quite against
my wishes that she came. but she is
very eXcitable. impulsiye girl. as you
may have noticed. and she is not easily
controlled when she has made up her
mind on a point. OF course. 1 did not
mind YOU so much. as you are not con-
nected with the official police. but it is
not pleasant TO have a family misfOT-
tune like this noised abroad. Besides.
II is a useless expense, for how could
you possibly find this H0smer Angel?'
ION the contrary" said Holmes,
quietly, Il have every reason to believe
that / win succeed in discovering Mr..
Hosmer Angel.Y
Mr.. Windibank gave a violent start
and dropped his gloves. Il am de-
lighted to hear it," he said.
1T is a curious thing" remarked
Holmes, that a typewriter has really
quite as much individuality as mans
handwriting. Unless they are quite
new, no two of them write exactly
alike. Some letters get more worn than
others, and some wear only on one side.
Now, you remark in this note of yours.
Mr. Windibank, that in every case
there is some little slurring over of the
e. and a slight defect in the tail of
the r. There are fourteen other char
aeteristics. but those are the more
obvious.
We do all our correspondence with
tlsls machine at the office, and no doubt
le5is a little worn" our visitor an