The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

pocket, and began to trace a series OF
three-pointed marks like hens tracks.
| these, said Crewe. commencing upon
the. nineteenth layer OF bricks from the
slightly obique movement. clear up TO
the window He closed his eyes. II
am looking at them now, he continued.
to every four OF these tracks. there are
! slight but wel-defined depressions in
the surface having the rough outline OF
bled here and there under the pressure
of hobnails. In other words. Langton,
our South American friend did ascend
that tprret, walking up its. surface as a
dnce!@ lly @@'sA' walk "Ha' Is the infer
That he c,SsG thTew TEPe up 0yeE the
hand over hand. therefore he is a
sailor" said. with a sudden light
Crewe looked AT me in great amuse-
meut,
My Dear. Sherlock Holmes; you are
but speculative. We are dealing In exact
itudes and there is no possible evidence
TO show that the man threw rope or Is
n sailor
| At this juncturc a newsboy came past
| yelling n special edition OF an evening
newspaper Murder at Noting nm,
Murder at Noting Hin Fun dcscrip
| tion Of scenes OF 'orror,; the vendor
called Crewe stopped to purchase a
copy. unfolded the damp sheet. and read
from under n staring headline;
daT,Sr"T th nSr,, n1r%Gr honIs " vas , commit
ing at Noting Hill The residence of
Mr.. Walter Deans n retired tradcsman,
was entered. aud valuables TO the amount
Of more than a thousand pounds were
taken, and the owner was shot down
| while endeavorlne. as is supposed, to de-
fend his home, The. body Of Mr.. Deans
was discovered by his servants about IL
O'Clock lying across the fireplnce in his
bedroom. which was in confusion, as
| though II had been minutev ransacked.
| No clue has yet been discovered as TO
| the Identity OF the murderer although
n foreign looking man had been observed
lurking In the vicinity recently. Mr.
| Dcans's house stands alone in extensive
grounds: II is perfectly plain brick
! structure and The robber appears TO have
entered through the window of the third
story. on which is Mr.. Deans's bedroom,
though how he contrived 10 effect an
trance without foothod remains for the
present mystery.
II suspected as much, said .Crewe.
Tho. fellow IS so emboldened by the
success OF his first attempt that UNI
less he is caught series OF crimes will
follow. We must get him this after
noon"
You think IL was the same man?'
Undoubtedly" said Crewe. But to
make sure. let us take the train for Not
ding Hi Immediately"
We arrived there an hour and half
later. The grounds were packed with
an immense throng. whom the police were
Intellectually cDdcayoring 10 dlsperSe
Crewe stopped and focused his ewes upon
the building.
What's your business 'erc?" demanded
a policeman roughly. Move on there''
Crewc turned abruptly and left the
grounds. THE same tracks. lie NUT
tered. Now. Iangton. we must catch
this fellow tonight"
''Fill YOU not tell me the significance
Of the marlIlngs?' | asked
Not now. Langton. want to bend
every effort 10 apprehending the mur
derer. Luckily this viii not be difficult.
Since the police imagine him TO be an
Italian he will have no incentive to dis
cuising his true nationality You know
the Spanish quarter"
Bloomsbury. ] said.
1--WE shall find him there These peo
pie would rather die than live outside
their own neighborhoods, Watch for a
man with sack
IA sack?" / uueriod.
Yes" said Crewe innpatently, "He
grinder fiction; nor win he venture 10
leave the creature in his room. We must
search the streets until we find MIN:
Al Tottcnharn Court Road we took an |
omnibus and seated upon the roof. OBJ |
served the streets narrowly Nothing |
escaped Crewe's observant eyes. When |
he had passed through the Bloomsbury |
district we descended. Crewe hailed |
hanson and for hour or more we |
drove slowly up and down tho 9qualid |
thoroug hfarcs CreWc's eyes registering |
every human being among The moving