The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-08

interval. His appearance sa.aily
ly as ever, but all trace 40 as dauas as
left him and he spoke In = Sssilflt>
usual crispness aud lueidity.
Well, did you SEQ him. w,,
9 es; he Is coming, - "a"1
Admirable, Watson, A.,
You are the best of messc,,d ad1!
He wished to return wy,I
That would never do W. W. ne
would be obviously impossible
ask what allied metz
81 told him about the Chin,
East End. - nuse
Exactly! Well, wa,so,
done all that a good friend s. Jeq
can now disappear from tho @ @s.
81 must wait and hear bis y
Holmes. y
'Ot course you must. But II.
sons TO suppose that this on;n,as
be very much more frank ANU pnS
il he imagiues that we ara Ala,
is Just room behind the bcss
bed, Watson. -
"My dear Holmes!"
II fear there is no alterpa,;,.
son. The room does not lend \;
concealmcnt, which is as resi
the less likely TO arouse sn.nis;
lust there, Watson, | fanns
could be done. - Suddenly (.
with rigid intentness upon Il.
gard face. "There arc the wbs.ia
son. Quick man, if YOU love ~
don't budsc, whatever happens
ever happens, do you heart
speak, Don I move! ,Iuss
with all your ears Then
instant his sudden access Of =,
departed and his masterful. nnr,
talk droncd away into the low
murmurings OF semi.delirious
From the hiding place inio
I had been so swiftly hustled l +
the footballs upon the stair, v;,7
opening and the closing OF ~
room door. Then, to nv -
there came A long silence, brois-
by the heavy breathing and 3.
OF the sick man. ] could imap,r-
our visitor was standing by N
side and looking down AZ t6e s5,1
At last that strange hush was l.
I" Holmes! - he cried. "Holme'
the insistent tone Of one who An:
n sleeper. Cant You hes,
UoImes?p There was a rustbno
he had shaken the sick man II
by the shoulder. :"
Is that you. Mr.. Smithir IN
whispered, ~ hardly dared hcps'
YOU would come"
The other laughed =.
"I should imagine not" n
"And yet. you see, [ am herc.
of fire. Holmes-coals of fire!''
1T is very good OF you-yery
Of .Sy,7S you; i =, ] !, appreciate your
Our visitor snickercd.
"You do. You are, fortunale|
only man in London who do<:
you know what is the matte
you?n
"The same said Holmes
b" All! You recognize the syn1
do yonf', ;,
"Wen, ] shouldn Z be srIu
Holmes. 7 shouldn Z be surprise
were the same. A bad leoio1|
YOU if it is. Poor Victor was 4
man on the fourth day "a
hearty young fellow. II was cd
as you said, very surprising l1|
should have contracted an out1
way Asiatic disease in the hn
London-a disease, too, Of vi
have made such very specinI
Singular coincidence, Holmes
smart OF YOU TO notice il, bpt
uncharitable 10 suggest that
causc and effect. -
~ knew that you did it.
"Oh. YOU did. did youi Wc|
couldn t prove it, anyhow. But
do YOU think OF Yourself sprl
reports about me like that and
crawling TO me for help the q
you are in troublei What sorL
game is that-ch? -
! heard the rasping, labofed d
ing of the sick man. "6ive q
water!' he gaspcd.
"Gou re precious near your er
friend, but | don't want you "a
I have had a word with you. !
why ! give you water. There
slop it about, That's right. CD
understand what ] say?
Holmes groaued.
800 what YOU can for me. u
cones be bygones. he Whispered
put the words out Of my head-l
/ will. Only cure inc and | III fofes
"Forget what?"
"Wcll, about Victor Savaget
You as good as admitted Just 10.
you had done it. IN forget lt
"Nou can forget it or remeni
Just as you like. I don't see you
witness box, Quite another SHAPE
my good Holmes, | assure you. y
tiers not TO ME that you. Shoula
, how nv nephew died. It's not y
arc talking about. It's you.
"Yes, yes. y
'The fellow who came for me.
forgotten his name--said th9s ~
tracted il down in the East Ena
the sailors:
q could only account fo' u
"You are proud of your
Holmes, are YOU notf Think y
smart. dou't you! You cans
someone who was smarter w
Now cast your mind bheF, y
Can YOU think of no othef w
could have got this things.
: 81 cant think. Ny mind ID eOp
heaven g sake help me-! en- "a
eyes, l will help you, u - =
TO understand just where you ~
how YOU got there. I'd like YOU y
before YOU die. =. 80
''Givc me something to s''
, pain" A.. ..,rs.
"Painful. is itf Yes, the eeers'