The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-04

UttersOn asked if he had heard the
news. Jekyll replied that he had heard
it cried in the street. Utterson said
"CareW is my client, but so are YOU
and I want to know what | am doing
Are you hiding this murderer"
Jekyll sw0re that -he was not but
added: "He is safe-quite safe. He
will never more be heard Of"
He showed Utterson a letter from
Hyde in queer, upright handwriting.
AS he went out Utterson asked Poole
about the man who had brought the
| letter to his master. Poole was sure
no letter had been handed in. The let
ter must have come in by the way Of
the laboratory. Urlerson's clerk, an
expert in handwriting, put the two let
ters side by side. After careful study
| he said: "The two hands are in many
points identical They are differently
| sloped, that is ALL
Utterson's blood ran cold in his
veins. "Henry Jekyll has forged in de
Tense of a ferocious murderer" he
said
In less than a week Lanyon took to
his bed and died. A day or two after
the funeral, letter from the dead man
came by messenger to the lawyer,
missive marked "Private. Not to be
opened till the death or disappearance
of Henry Jekyll."
Utterson did not open the letter but
went at once to call upon Jekyll. He
saw only Poole who said his master
was hardly ever seen outside the room
in the laboratory, and that he had
grown very silent and morose.
One evening as Utterson and Enfield
went across the court in the rear Of
the Jekyll house they saw the doctor
sitting at one of the windows taking
the air with an infinite sadness of
mien, like some disconsOlate prisoner.
Utterson shocked at his looks. urged
him to come down and walk with him.
Jekyll refused sadly. Suddenly as they
both stood looking at him his smile
vanished and an expression of abject
terror and despair came upon his face
Lie tuI ICu away. Lie WluuOW WIS
thrust down. Utterson turned and
looked at his companion Enfield. Both
were pale, there was an answering
horror in their eyes.
One night Poole suddenly appeared
at UtterSOn'S house. He came to say
that for week his master had been
shut up in his cabinet and that he was
alarmed. II can't bear 1t any longer"
He could not explain his fears but |
begged the lawyer to go back with |
him. His face was white and his voice |
broken.
Utterson found the entire household |
in Jekylrs house in a state of panic. I
They're all afraid" said Poole.
"Follow me-" he added; 81 want yoH
to hear, and want you to be heardI
but don't go In, sir"
They Knocked on Jekyll's door but
a voice said: II cannot see anyone"
When they returned to the kitchen
Poole asked: "Was that my masters
volceT Utterson admitted it was
changed. Poole then opened his heart.
II believe my master has been made
away WITH" he said.
Poole thought it strange that the
murderer stayed. He said that the
man in the cabinet room had been cry
ng1put night and day for help, and
had thrown out papers on which were
written orders for certain drugs.
Utterson examined some of these
papers which were agoniZed pleas for
, special kind of salt which he had
lsed and wanted again. They were
I'll in Jekyll's hand as Poole admitted.
he also explained that once he had
,aught sight of the man inside. "The
lair stood up at sight of him. If that
vas my master why had he a mask on
lis face?"
Poole said: "That thing was not
ny master. My master was tall
inc man-this is kind of dwarf"
They decided to break down the
loor.
Poole said: "Once I heard It Weep ,
n.y." This added to the terror and
mystery.
They stood before the door and Ut
erson demanded entrance. A voice
rom within cried: "For Gods sake
ave mercy'
''That Is not Jekyll's voice-it is
Tyde's," shouted Utterson and swung
is AK against the door.
SCATTERING the lock they rushed in.
IN the floor lay the form of a man
and twitching. They drew
ear and turned the body on it's back
t was Edward Hyde, and by his side
'as an empty vial. He was dead.
Jekyll was not to be found, but the
cad Hyde was dressed in what
eemed to be suit of Jekyll's clothes
luch too large for him.
On the table was a confession adj
ressed to Utterson, and a will drawn
/ his favor. LANNON'S letter ex-$
la!ned the mystery. Hyde had come
ne night to his office very i'll and
sked for some powders which Jekyll
ad left with Lanyon to be given to
[yde when he should call for them.
[yde, small man, with clothes gro
,squely large eagerly seized the pow
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