The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-17
THE SALT LAKE HERALD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1905

THE SALT LAKE ]
was Just Z o'clock when we reached /
the Copper Beeches. having put up cur !
trap at a Wayside public house. The |
group OF trees, with their dark leaves
shining like FURNISHED metal IN the
light of the setting sun, were sufficient
to mark the house. even had Miss Hun
ter not been standing smiling Oh the
doorstep.
Have your managed it?7 asked
Holmes.
A load thudding noise came from
somewhere downstairs. THAT is Mrs. 1
T0ller in the cellar" said she. Her
husband lies snoring on the Kitchen
rug. Here are the keys, which are the
duplicates of Mr.. Rucastle's.
You have done well, indeedP' cried
Holmes, with enthusiasm. NOW lead
! the way, and we shall soon see the end
Of this black business"
We passed the stair, unlocked the
door, followed on down q passage, and
found ourselves in front Of the barrl-
cade which Miss Hunter had described,
Holmes cut the cord and removed the
transverse bar. Then he tried the var
ious keys in the lock, but without sue
cess. No sound came from within, and
at the silence Holmes face ciouded
over.
Il trust that We are not too late"
said he. Il think. Miss Hunter, that
we had better go in without you. Now,
Watson, put your shoulder 10 il, and
we shall see whether we cannot make
cur way in"
1t was old rickety door. and gave at
! once before our united strength. To-
| gether we rushed into the room. 1t
was empty. There was no furniture
| save a little pallet bed. = small table.
and a Dasketful Of linen. The sky
! light above was open. and the prisoner
gone.
There has been some villainy here,
/ said Holmes; this beauty has guessed
/ Miss Hunters intentions, and has car
ried his victim off.
/ But howe"
Through the skyHght. We shall
! soon see how he managed it," He
/ swung himeslf up onto the roof. An,
yes" he cried; here's the end OF
/ long light ladder against the caves
/ That is how he did it,"
| But it is impossible" said Miss
| Hunter; the ladder was not there
when the Rucasties went away"
HE has come back and done il. l
| tell you that he is q clever and danger
/ Gus man. / should not be very much
/ surprised if this were he whose step l
| hear now upon the stair. think,
Watson. that it would be as well for
/ you to have your pistol ready"
The words were hardly out OF his
I mouth before man appeared at the
door of the room, a very fat and burly
man, with a heavy stick in his hand.
Miss Hunter screamed and shrunA
/ against the wall at the sight OF him,
but Sherlock Holmes sprang forward
and confronted him.
You villain" said he, where is your
daughter
The fat man cast his eyes round,
and then up at the open skylight.
1T is for me to ask you that" he
shrieked, you thieves Spies and
thieves! I have caught you, have
caught you, have I? You are in my
power. I'll serve yOur He turned
and clattered down the stairs as hard
as he could go.
Hes gone for the dog cried Miss
Hunter.
Il have my revolver said /.
Better close the front door" cried
Holmes, and we all rushed down the
stairs together. We had hardly reached
the hall when we heard the baying OF
a hound, and then a scream of agony,
with d horrible worrying sound which
it was dreadful to listen to. An ell
DERBY man with a red face and shaking
limbs came staggering out at side
/ door.
MY Godm he cried. Some one has
loosed the dog. 1t has not been fed foI
two days. Quick, quick, or it'N be toe
late"
Holmes and ! rushed out and round
the angle OF the house, with TOlleI
] hg8ns ff8 bEalF fNhaRa
huge famished brute, its black muZzle
buried in Rucastie's throat, while he
Writhed and screamed upon the gr und
Running up, 1 blew its brains out, and
it fell over with its keen white teeth
! still meeting in the great creases Of his
neck. With much labor We separated
them, and carried him, living, but hor-
ribly mangled, into the house. W.
laid him upon the draWing-rOom sofa
and having despatched the sobereC
TOller to bear the news TO his wife.
did what 7 could To relieve mis- pain
We were all assembled round him wheI
: the door Opeied and q tall, gaun'
= woman entered the room.
{ Mrs Toller" cried Miss Hunter.
yes. miss, Mr.. Rucastle let me on
when he came back before he went vi
to you. All. miss, 1t is a pity You
didn't let me know what YOU were
your plans were wasted
"Ha." said Holmes. looking keenly a
3 her. 1T is clear that Mrs. TOllel
q knows more about this matter thar
2 anyone else.
yves sir, / do. and I am read!
1 ( enough to tell what 1 know
: 'Then, pray sit down and let US hea
: Il. for there are several points on Whicl
. J must confess that 1 am still in TN
: ! dark"
, Il viii soon make it clear to YOU,
, I said she: "and ia have done SO befor
S / nov if I could ha' got cut from tn
cellar II there's police court bushes
.. over this, yUu'u remember that l wa
70 the one that stood your friend. an
h that / was Miss Alces friend, too.
, she was never happy at home, Mis-
2 Alice wasn't. from the time that he
father married again She was slighte
e like, and had no say III anything; bu
e / il never really became bad for her unit
L after she met MIR. Fowler at a friend
Il house. AS well as [ could learn. Mis-
70 Alice had rights Of her own by vii
but she was so quiet and patient, sh