The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-26

here" He took a neat little leather
case out of a drawer, and opening 1t he
exhibited a number of shining instru-
ments- This is a fiTst-claSs- up-to-
cate burgiiug kit with nickel-plated
Jenny, diamond tipped glass cutter,
adaptable keys, and every modern I'M
PTovement which tho march of civiliza-
ton demands Here. too. is my dark
lantern Everything is i'm order Have
YOU . pair of silent shOes2"
Il have rubbcr-soled tennis shoes
Excellent, And n mask
Il can make Il couple out Of black
silk
Il can see that you have 3. strong.
natural turn for this sort of thinE-
Very good do you make the masks.
We shall have some cold supper before
We start. 1t Is now nine-thirty. Al II
we shall drive Dis far as Church row.
1T is a quarter Of an hours walk from
there to AppIedore Towers We shall
be at work before midnight Milvertou
il a heavy sleeper. and retires punctu-
ally at ten-thiTtN- With any luck We
should be back here by ,. with the Lady
EVass letters iD/m pocket.
Holmes and T put on our dress clothes
81 thai We might appear 70 be yve the-
atTe- goeTS hOmeward hound ia Ok
ford street we picked no a hanson and
drove to an address in hampstead
We paid off our "a b, and with our great
coats buttOned up. for 1T was bitterly
cold and the wind seemed to blow
through US. We walked along the edge
% the heath.
It's 4 business that needs delicate
treatment" said Holmes These doc
uments are contained IN a safe IN the
fellows study and the study is the
ante-room Of his bedChamber. on the
other hand. like all these stout. little
men who do themselves well. he Is =
pletnOric sleeper. Agatha-that my
fiancee-says il is 4 joke in the SerV-
ants hall that it's impossible to wake
the master. He has a. secretary who is
devoted TO his interests and never
bUdges from the study all day. That s
why we are going at night. Then he
has d beast Of 4 dog which rOamS the
garden. 1 met Agatha late the last two
evenings. and she locks the brute up 50
as to give me a. clear run. This is the
house. this big one in its own grounds
! Through the gate-nOW to the right
among the lauTelS. We might put on
our masks here. I think. You see. there
is not "a gIimmer Of light in any of the
windows, and everything is working
/ Splendidiy.
With our black silk face-coverings
which turned us into two OF the most
tTuculent figures in London. we stole up
to the silent. gloomy house. A sort of
tiled vcranda extended along one side
of it. lined by several windows and two
doors.
That's his bedroom" Holmes whis-
pered- This door opens straight into
the study 1t would suit us best, but it
is bolted as well as locked and we
should make too much noise getting in.
| Come round here. There's d greenhouse
which opens into the drawing room"
The place was locked. but Holmes
removed Il circle of glass and turned
/ the key from the inside An instant
! afterwards he had closed the door be
( hind us. and we had become feIons in
/ the eyes of the law. The thick. warm
air Of the conservatory and the rich,
( choking fragrance of exotic plants took
/ us b. the throat
! He seized my hand in the darkness
and led me swiftly past banks Of
shrubs which brushed our faces.
/ Holmes had remarkable powers, care
/ fully cultivated. of seeing in the dark.
/ Still holding my hand in one of his.
/ he opened a door, and l was vaguely
( conscious that we had entered a large
| room in which cigar had been smoked
/ not long before. He felt his way
I among the furniture, opened another
/ door. and closed il behind us. Putting
out my hand / felt several coats hang
/ ing from the wall, and l understood
that I was in a passage We passed
! along il. and Holmes very gently
opened "a door upon the right hand
( side. Something rushed out at us and
my heart Sprang into my mouth but |
could have laughed when l realized
| that il was the cat. \ fire was burn
ing in this new room, and again the
air was heavy With tobacco smoke
! Holmes entered on tiptoe, waited for
| me to follow, and then very gently
closed the door. We were in MilVer-
toms study. and a portiere at the far
Their side showed the entrance TO his
bedroom.
1t was a good fire, and the room was
illuminated by it. Near the door
saw Il CLEAN of an electric switch
but il was unnecessary, even If 4
had been safe, to turn it on. At one
side of the fireplace was a. heavy cur
tain which covered the bay window
We had seen from outside on thu
other side was the door which com
municated with the veranda. y desl
stood in the center. with d turning
chair of shining red leather OPPOSITE
was a large bookcase. with q. marble
bust of Athene on the top In TIT
corner. between the bookcase and tn
wall. there stood a tall, green safe. tn
freight flashing back from the pol
ished brass knobs upon its face
Holmes stole across and looked at It
Then he crept to the door of the bed