The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08


ceuched hand he closed the book, replaced it in the
to leave the hut when Hopkiuss hand was on the fsl
lows collar aud heard his loud gasp OF terror as & ne
aud there was wretehed captive, Shivering mud aud
covering in the grasp Of the detective He SANK dow9
upon the seachest, aud looked heplessy from one Oh
'' NOV, my my fine fellow said Stanley Hopkins,
"wbo are you. and what do YOU want heref
The man pulled himself together and faced us with
''You are detectives, supposed said he. IYou
imagine am connected with The death Of Captain Peter
see about sad Hopkins First
of al What k is I,I your pagein nsi ),
saw Holmes and Hopkins exchange quick glance
San ..Nn .s,,5in,x ! spsaE cot eophSdentialiyf %
twhy should tell youf''
'.1f you have answer, it may 60 badly with you
7Rs EoG'E EEi n's ss Yiassd gss b. said wAy should
gaining psw ,,! lease Of life Did you ever hear OF
could from Hopkinss face, that be never had'
ssn ss sid be-
They failed for million ruined half tho county fam
41acv Nsaa gam SsngaS nS
At last we were getting something positive, ana yet
and Captain Peter Carey pinned against the Vail with
one of his own barpoons We all listened ntently to
~ w. It Vas my father who was really concerned.
Dawson had retired. ] only 10 years Of age at
Ss e h all Sa a to
tbcr stole all the securities and fed It is not 5ug
paid in full. He started in his little yacht for Nor
rest 7 can remember that last night, when he bsde
farewell to my mother. He left list Of the sc,
come back With his honor cleared and that who
had trusted him would suffer; Well, word was ever
shed utterly. We believed my mother and |, that
and it, with the securities that he had taken with
him at fhp hot Of fhn No n
full friend, however who is business and it was
he who discovered some time ago that some of the Sc
peared on the London market You can imagine our
nd s nanS months Il yaSd aSd to
discovered that the original seller had been Captain
Peter Carey the Of this hut.
Naturally, made inquiries about the
I found that he had been in command of whaler
very time when my father was crossing to Norway,
The autumn of that year was stormy one, and there
tGors yacht H may we'll have % been blown to the norS
and there met by Captain Peter Csrey ship If that
if could prove from Peter careys evidence how these
securities came on the market it would be proof
view to pcrsoual profit when he took them,
81 came down to Sussex with the intention of see
ribe death occurred. read at the inquest descrp,
tion of his cabin in which it stated that the old log
books of his vessel preserved in it. 1t struck me
that if could what occurred in the month of Au.
gust, 1888, board the Sea Unicorn, I might settle
get at these ogbooks but was unable open the door
Ss sd vb Sn Sao but av bend 4 @
from the book 1t was at that moment found myself
prisoner tHIn ,5t in ,21s Tcp5 hsnds isHUa u,ns;n.
Yes, that is all His ewes shifted he said it.
You have nothing else to tell us'"
You have not been here before last nigbt'''
''Thep how do you account for thst''' cried Hop.
kns, as he beld up The damnng note book, with the
initials of our prisoner the 6rst leaf and the blood
stain the cover
The wrctched man collapsed, He sank bis face in
his hands, and trembed al over,
know I thought had lost it it at the boteI.'
ever else you have to say you must in court You
will walk down with me now to the police station;
to your friend for coming down TO help nc AS it
have brought the case to this successful without
YOU, but none the less, am grateful Rooms have
can all walk down to the village together -
''Well. Watson, what do you think of it7' asked
Holmes We travelled back next morning
'T that you not satisfied "
fed M { @ @x m STABLE s
do not commend themselves to me am disappointeS
in Stanley Hopkins. had hoped for. better things
@ @ apt ' it. 00E is the Ps 1s
of criminal Investigation y
''wbat then is the alteruative7'
''The line of ipvestigat tion which I have myself
But at least sbali follow it 10 the end ''''
Several letters were waiting for Holmes at Baker
burst into triumphant cbuckc of laughter
a. Excellent. Watson The alternative develops
Have telegraph forms? Just write couple of
messages for summer Shipping Agent kaIcir
HIGHWAY. Send three on, arrive ten tomorrow
mornur.--Basl' That 5 my name in those parts
The other is: Inspector Stanley Hopkins i6 Lord
Street Brixton. Come tomorrow at $50. Important
Wire if unable to come,-Sberlock Holmes. > There
Watson. this internal case has haunted me for ten
davs 7 hereby Danish it completely from my pres.
ence TOMORROW trust that We shall hear the last
il forever
Sharp at the hour named Inspector Stanley Hop
and We sat IN tbc
cellept breakfast which Mrs. Hudson had prepared
The detective in high spirits his success
''You really think that your solution must be cor.
rect7' asked Holmes.
..I could not imagine 4 more completo case