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

massive folding door and us su;u,"5 ;th
brasswork. All was IN beeP'9E E,,nd II,
snirn,n butlcr who appeared frslncu 80
tho pink radiance oil u"'''
iiEuI u NJ Culvcrton smith is IN. pr,
wo,son' Very good, sir, 1 will taSc UP
9oWSi Ne humble name and title did no. Ic,,
appear TO impress Mt oulIeor'Il Inr
Smith. Through the hall open uoy; .
heard high, petulant' pe"'''
s.Wbo ia this person' What docs ne
pcar me. Staples. how often
have said that / am not 70 DC u'S
turbed in my hours Of study. ..b;rr
There came gentle dow oil soo'hiDs
explanation from the butler. .,
!.WsII / won't see him, staples;
can,t have my work interrupteu TN III
this. / am not at home. say So aii,. n,,
him TO cpme in the morning IL "e
must see me.
Again the gentle mnrmur,
0Weu well. give him that message.
He ean come In the morning or nc 'Sn
stsv away. Ny work must not De
thought of Holmes tossing upon ms
b,d of sickness and counting IN" nm mn
utes. perhaps. until | should prlhs 10y
70 him, 1t was not time TO s'anm 49,,
nnon ceremony. His life depended upon
~. nromntness. Before the apologize
hnt,cr had delivered his message j hHu
rushed past him and was IN the room.
With n sbrill cry OF anger man rose
from a reclining chair beside the bre'
saw a great yellow race coais -
Drained and greasy, with heavy doupie
Chin and two sullen, meDaclng eray
ewes which glared at me from unagi
tinted and sandy brows. hign palu
head had small velvet smoking ca
no;sad coonattishlv upon one side of its
pink curve. The skull was OF enor,
nous capacity, and vet, as l lookeo
| down / saw to my amazement that tns
| Ggurn of the man was small and iran
twisted in the shoulders and back lke
one who had suffered from rlcKets 10
N What's this9" he cried in high
screaming voice. ''Whnt is the meanlns
| of this intrusion! Dldn senu yot
word that ! would see You tomorro"
ssI am sorry.' said I, "but the mat
ter cannot be delayed. Mr.. Sherlock
| Holmes :,
The mention Of my friend s name
had an extraordinary effect upon fh'
little man. The look of anger passed IL
an instant from his face. His features
| became tense and alert.
| "Havc YOU come from Holmes N
asked.
| s.I have lust left him. -
| HWbat about Holmes? How is he?
"He is desperately i'll That is wh,
| / have come.
| The man motioned me to chair an
| turned to resume his own. AS he dl'
so caught glimpse of his face in tn
mirror over the mantelpiece. coul!
| have sworn that il was set IN mall
cious and abominable smile. Yet | per
suaded myself that il must have beel
some nervous contraction which | ha'
surprised for he turned to me an III
stant later with genuine concern upoi
his features,
q am sorTy to hear this, said ho
81 only know Mr.. Holmes through som
business dealings which We have had
and his character He is an amatcu
of crime, as | am of disease. For hin
the villain, for me the microbe. Their
are my prisons he continued, poIntlni
to a row OF bottles and jars whlcl
stood upon a side table. Among thos
gelatine cultiyations some of the yer.
worst offenders in the world arc nov
doing time -
"It was on account Of your Spccia
knowledge that Mr.. Holmes desired t
see you, He has high opinion of yor
and thought that YOU were the one ma
IN London who could help him.
The little man started and the jaunt,
smoking cap slid 10 the floor.
"Whyl' he asked. "Why shoul
Mr.. Holmes think that l could help hin
in his troub!e?"
Because Of your knowledge of east
eru diseases,
"But why should he think that thi
disease which he has contracted j
eastern ~
Because in some professional in
quiry he has been working among Chi
uese sailors down in the docks. ~
! Mr.. Culverton Smith smiled pleasa Mt
~ and picked up his smoking cap.
''Oh. that s it, is it9' said he. :"
trust the matter is not so grave as yo
suppose. How long has he been i'll -
"About three days.
.'Is he delirious?"
Occasionally. -
"Tut, tut! That sounds serious.
would be inhuman not To answer hi
call. ] very much resent any interruu
tion to my work, Dr. Watson, but thi
case is certainly exceptional J vii
come with YOU at once. -
| remembered Holmes g injunction.
81 have another appointment,
said 7.
-''Very good. ] will 90 alone. | hav
a note Of Mr.. Holiness address Yo
can rely upon my being there vithi
half an hour at most. -