Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-08-07

Utterson asked If he had heard the
news. Jekyll replied that he had heard
| it cried ia the street. Utterson said
"Carew Is my client, but so are you,
and 1 want to know what am doing.
Are you hiding this murderer?
Jekyll swore 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. Utterson's clerk, an
expert in handwriting, put the two let
ters side by side. After careful study
he said: 1.-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.
his bed and died. A day or two after
the funeral, letter from the dead man
| came by messenger to the lawyer, q
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.
JekyE 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.
He turned away. The window was
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. IT 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 Jekyll's house in state of panic.
"They're all afraid" said Poole.
"Follow me-" he added; II want you
to hear, and want you to be heard
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
voice?" Utterson admitted it was
changed. Poole then opened his heart.
II believe my master has been made
away WITH" he said.
Poole thought 1t strange that the
murderer stayed. He said that the
man in the cabinet room had been cry
ing out 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
used and wanted again. They were
all in Jekyll's hand as Poole admitted.
He also explained that once he had
caught sight Of the man inside. 1.-THE
hair stood up at sight Of him. If that
was my master why had he mask on
his face?'
Poole said: "That thing was not
my master. My master was tall
fine man-this is kind Of dwarf"
They decided to break down the
door.
Poole said: "Once I heard it weep
ing" This added to the terror and
mystery.
They stood before the door and Ut
terson demanded entrance. A voice
from within cried: "For Gods sake
have mercy"
"That is not Jekyll's voice-it is
Hyde's," shouted Utterson, and swung
his ak against the door.
SCATTERING the lock they rushed in.
On the floor lay the form Of a man
contorted and twitching. They drew
near and turned the body on its back.
1t was Edward Hyde, and by his side
was an empty vial. He was dead.
Jekyll was not to be found but the
dead Hyde was dressed in what
seemed to be a suit of Jekyll's clothes
much too large for him.
On the table was a confession ad-
dressed to Utterson, and will drawn
in his favor. LANNON'S letter ex-
planned the mystery. Hyde had come
one night to his office very i'll and
asked for some powders which Jekyll