The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-25

the road between the open heath on one side and
park which is studded with magnificent trees There
was main gateway of lichen studded stone, each side
but besides this central carriage drive observed
eaI wher there Ss in the hedge and
be from the road. but the surroundings all spoke of
The heath was covered with golden patches of
hcewerng gorse cleaning magniicently in the light
Of the bright spring sunshine. Beside of these
the gateway of the Hail and long 20 peteh Of tho
road % upon either side 1t had been deserted when
tho opposite direction to that in which had come.
black s TaS SesE sad in Or da m nd end az thu that be had
grounds he sprang from his machine and led it
through gap in the hedge, disappearing from my
A quarter of an hour passed, and then second cy-
coming from the station her look about her as
she came to the Charlington hedge. An instant later
his cycle and followed her In ali the broad landscape
nose tho?e were the only moving figures the graceful girl
behind her bending low over his handle bar with a
curonsly frtive suggestion in every movement. She
also She stopped He at once stopped, too. keeping
two hundred yards behind her. Her next movement
whisked her wheels ronnd and dashed straight at him
lie was as quick as she however, and darted off in
road again, her head haughtly in the air. not
delgning to take any further notice Of her silent
distance until the of the road hid them from
my sight.
slowly back He turned in at the Hall gates and dis;
see him standing among the trees. His hands were
raised and he seemed TO be settling his neckte, Then
the drive toward the hall ran across the heath and
pe1ered through the trees. Fa, away could catch
glimpses of the old grey building with its bristlng
Tudor chimneys, but the drive ran through dense
shrnrbbery, and saw no more of my man
good mornings work. and walked back in high
spirits to Farnham The local house agent could tell
me- NOT hinu Gharlj jnufop all onIrn ad
to wellknown firm in Pail Mall There halted on
my way home m and met With c9uTesy from the le1
for the summer was just too late 1t had been let
s bou month Tb 0o M sa h the a
no more, as the affairs of his clients not matters
Mr., Sherlock Holmes listened with attention to the
long report which | was able 10 present to him that
evening but it did not elicit that word of praise
which had hoped for, and should have valued, On
the contrary, his austere face severe
M than usual as he commented upon the things that
had done and the things that had not
Your hiding place, my dear Watson, very
You would have had close view of this interesting
person As it is you were some hundreds of yards
away, and can tell me even less than Miss Smith She
thinks she does not know the man; | am convinced
she does Why, otherwise should he be desperate
so Rs tha she So shGHd mot G SO him as
handle bar Conceament again, you see. You really
and you want to find out who he is You to a
London house aagent
'.Gone, to the nearest public house, That is the
o FROM Se TO e tod
Williamson' II conveys nothing to my mind: If he
I'm 1o Ii + oUt p s
What have we gained by your expedition9 The knowl
&c edge that the the girls story IS true never doubted
and the Hall. never doubted that either: That
the Hall lis is ten7Hted m by Williamson Who the bet
depressed. We do little until next saur-
day and in the meantime may make one or two in
Next morning had note from Miss Smith. re.
which had seen but the pith Of the letter lay in the
postscript:
Holiness when | tell you that my place here has be-
come difficult, owing to the fact that my employer
Ss has o dss to and am that
the same time my promise is of course given. He
9oh "n g seye a bt ho s gently
little strained"
''our, young friend seems to be getting into deep
waters said Holiness thoughtfuly, he finished the
letter 1.-The case certainly presents more features
anf Of be- e ne
for quiet, peaceful day in the country, and I in
elined to run dow down this afternoon and test one or
Holiness quiet day in the country had singular
evening, with cut lip and discolored lump upon his
forehead besides general air of dissipation which
woa hayG Ya9 his hs % fitting 0eet
tekled by his own adventures. and laughed heartily
~ get little active exercise that it is always
treat" said he ''Yog are aware that have some
proficiency the good old British sport of boxing
Occasionally it is of servce today, for example, 7
should have come to very gnominous grief without
it,
! begged him to tell me what had occurred
''I found that country pub which / had already
recommended to your notice, and there / made my
discreet inquiries in the bar, and garruIous
landlord was giving all that I wanted, William.
is whitc.bearded man. and he lives alone
with small staff of servants at the Hall There is
rumor that he is has been a clergyman, but
two incidents of his short residence at the
Hall struck me peculiarly unecclesastical 7 have
already made some inquiries at clerical agency and
they tell me that there man of that name in
orders, whose career has been sngulary dark
The landlord further Informed that there arc
usually week k-ond visors-Fa lot sr'-at the
Hall, and especially gentleman with a red nous