The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-09
The mans face set in suilen- def,

The mana face set in su1len- def
ance.
There was no man, sir
Come. come, Bannister,''
No, sir. there was no one
In that case. you can give US no
further informa ton. Would you please
remain in the room. Stand over there
near the bedroom door. Nov. Soames
am going to ask you to have the great
kindness TO go up to the room or young
Gilchrist, and to ask him to step down
into yours"
An instant later the tutor returned
bringing with him the student. he was
a fine figure OF a man. tall. 1.-the and
agile, with q springy step and a pleas
ant, open face. His troubled blue eyes
glanced at each of US, and finally rest
ed with an expression of blank dismay
upon Bannister in the ri:rCIes- corner.
Just close the door said Holmes.
Now. Mr. GilChriSt we arc all quite
alone here, and no one need ever know
one word of what passes between US.
We can be perfectly frank with each
other We want to knO ~, -IT. G1lchrist.
how you, an honorable man, ever came
tC commit such an action as that of
yesterday
The unfortunate man staggered back
and cast a look full of horror and re-
prOach at Bannister-
No, no. Mr.. Gnchrist. sir, 1 never
said word-never one world cried the
servant
No. but you have now said Holmes.
Now. sir, you must see that after
Bannister's words your position is
hopeless, and that your only chance lies
in a frank confession"
For a moment Gilchrist. with up
raised hand. tried to control his with
ing features. The next he had thrown
himself on his knees beside the table.
and burying his face in his hands, he
had burst into a storm of passionate
SObbing.
Come, come" said Holmes, kindly,
[ lit Is human to err, and at least no one
can accuse you of being a callous Grim
inaL Perhaps it would be easier for
you if / were to tell Mr.. Soames what
occurred. and you can cheek me where
l am wrong Shall l do 50? We'll, well.
don't trouble to answer. Listen, and
see that / do you no injustice"
From the moment, Mr.. SOames, that
you said 20 me that no one, not even
Bannister. could have told that the
papers We're i'm your room. the case be-
gan to take a definite shape in my
mind. The printer one cOuId. of course
dismiss. He could examine the papers
in his own office. The Indian / also
thought nothing Of. If the proofs were
/ in roll, he could not possibly know what
! they We're. On the other hand, il
( seemed an unthinkable coincidence that
/ a man should dare to enter the room
and that by chance on that very day
/ the papers We're on the table. / dis
/ missed that. The man who entered
] knew that the papers were there. How
! did he know
when I approached your room, ]
! examined the window, You amused
| me by supposing that I was cOntem-
( plating the possibility of some one hay
| ing in broad daylight, under the eyes
4 of all these opposite rooms, forced him
/ self through it. Such an idea was alb
surd. I was measuring how tall a man
/ would need to be in order to see, as ht
passed, what papers were on the cen
/ trail table. I am six feet high, and
! could do it with an effort. No one less
/ than that would have n chance. Al
! ready you see I had reason to thinI
/ that. if one of your three students was
/ a man of unusual height. he was the
most worth watching OF the three.
/ 4 entered. and 1 took you into my
I confidence as TO the suggestions OF the
/ side table. OF the centre table 1 could
make nothing, until in your description
/ OF CilchriSt you mentioned that he wa;
| a lOng-distance jumper Then the whole
! thing came to me in an instant, and
I only needed certain cOrrOboratiV'
! proofs, which I speedily obtained.
What happened was this. This young
/ fellow had employed his afternoon a
the athletic ground, where he had beer
! practicinG the jump. He returned
! carrying his jumping shoes, which arr
provided, s you are aware, with sew
eraI sharp spikes. AS he passed
/ your window he saw, by means
| of his great height. these proofs
| upon your table. and cOnjectureC
what they were. No harm would hav,