The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-08-11

kR. UTTERSON was a lawyer
N who believed in letting people
AVA 60 to the devil in their own
way. He and Richard Enfield. man
about town, who was at once his dis
tant kinsman and his friend, often
walked about the London streets to-
gether. One day they came upon
sinister, windowless, two-stOry build
ing in a byway.
Enfield told Of seeing a man in this
street run into little girl, knock her
down and walk over her body. ut
sounds nothing to hear, but 1t was
hellish to see," he said. II collared
the man and held him, and though he
made no resistance he gave me look
80 ugly that it set me in sweat. He
offered to pay damages and came to
this house to get the money. He gave
me 10 pounds in gold and check
signed by a man I knew. A forgery?
Not a bit of it-perfectly goodl"
Mr.. Utterson asked the name Of the
man. Enfield with some hesitation
said: His name is Hyde"
"You see I don't ask you the name
Of the man who signed the check, for
know it already" said Utterson.
That night the latter opened his safe
and took from it a will which he re-
examined with care. 1t provided that
n case of the death Of Henry Jekyll
all his possessions were to pass to Ed
ward Hyde. and in case Of the disap.
pearance. or unexplained absence for
three months Of said Jekyll, Edward
Hyde should step into Jekylrs shoes
without delay. As he studied it the
lawyer said: II thought it madness
now l begin to fear it is disgrace"
He decided to talk with Doctor Ian
yon, great physician and an ole
friend of Jekyll.
II see very little Of Henry now,
said Lanyon. HE began to go wrong
some ten years ago. He became toe
fhnciful for me-"
Lanyon had never heard Of Hyde.
From that time forward Uttersor
began to haunt that sinister doorway
into which Hyde had disappeared. H.
determined to discover its owner. A
last one night a small plainly dressed
man approached and drew a key from
his pocket. His look suggested de
formity but did not show it. Uttersor
accosted him and said: "Now shall
know you again. 1t may be useful"
Hyde gave his address In Soho, ad
mitted knowing Jekyll. and dis
appeared within. Utterson turne'
away convinced that this loathsom
little man had some dark hol'
upon Doctor Jekyll. In sorrow and II
pity he went to call upon Jekyll VIII
lived just around the corner. He wa
away.
To the butler Utterson said: II say
Mr.. Hyde 60 In by the old dissectin
room door, Poole. Is that right whe1
Doctor Jekyll is away"
"Quite right. sir. Mr.. Hyde has
key"
Utterson went home with q feelin
that some danger menaced his frien
Jekyll.
A year later London was startled b
a singularly inhuman murder case.
h0usemaid. looking from q window
saw a man who resembled Mr.. Hyd
strike down her master. a venerable
white-haired man, and trample hi
body under foot In hellish fury. TIL
old man was Sir Danvers Carew.
The case came to UttersOn VIII
alone recognized the weapon whic
the assassin had dropped. 1t was
cane which he had himself presente
to Henry Jekyll. 1t was another lin
In the chain. Utterson took an officer t
the address which Hyde had giver
The latter was not at home.
The house was empty, and nothin
suspicious was to be seen except a pill
OF ashes on the hearth as II many pa
pers had been burned. Among thes
the detective discovered a PARTIAL
burned checkbook. Following this clu
they located several thousand pound
at certain bank.
Hyde did not claim the money. H
had gone away, swiftly and safely.
The next step was to visit the sini!
ter house, which was in truth q pal
Of Jekyll's property and known q
1.-THE Laboratory" Light fell throug
. foggy cupola. At the farther end
digit of stairs led to q large ROOF
lighted by three iron barred window
which looked ON the court A fir