The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-08-14


a MR tTTEI,SON WIS lawyer
I'VE who believed IN letting people
AVE- 20 to the devil IN their own
'uy. lie and Richard Enfield. a man
about town. who was nc once his dis
INIT kinsnan and his fric'id often
walked about the London streets TO.
rr,hor. one day they cnnc upon a
sinister, windowlcss, two story build.
Ing Ia byway.
hnneld told of seeing m,n In this
street run into little g'ri. l>nock her
down and walk over her hudv. ut
sounds nothing Ia hear. hut u was
selllsh 10 see" he said. Y roilared
the nan and held MN. and though he
made no resistance he gave mc look
M ugly that 10 set me In n sweat. He
cfercd 10 pay damages and came to
this house 10 get the money. lie gav.
me 10 pounds In gold and check
signed by a man knew. A forgery
Not a blt of lt-perfectly good !"
Mr.. utterson asked the name of the
man. Enfield with some hesitation
said Ellis name IN Hyde"
"You scc I don't ask you the name
of the nan who signed the check. for
know !; already" said Utterson.
That night the latter opened his safe
and took from II n will which he re-
examined with care. II provided that
In case ~ the death Of Henry Jekyll
all his possessions were to pnss to E'I
ward Hyde. and n case of the disap.
penrnnce. or unexplained absence for
three months Of said Jekyii. Edward
Hyde should step Into Jekyll's shoes
without delay. As he studied II the
lawyer said: u thought Il madness.
now begin 10 fear IL is disgrace"
He decided % talk with Doctor Ian
yon. great physician and nm old
friend ~ Jekyll.
Il see very little OF Henry now
said lanyon. "iic begnn to no wroni
sone ten years ago. lie became too
fanciful for me-"
LanyOn had never heard of Hyde.
From that time forward uttcrSoi
hesan ~ huunt that sinister doOrwu,
into which Hyde had disappeared. H.
determined Ia discover lts owner. \
Inst one night small plainly dress"
man approached md drew "A kcy from
ms pocket Ils look suggested De
iornily hui did not show II. uttcrsOI
accosted him and said: "Now shnl
know yon again. II may he useful"
Hyde gave his address In Soho. nd
mltted knowing Jekyli. and dis
appeared within. utierson turnco
away convinced that this ioaths0me
h'ile man had some dark hold
upon Doctor JekylI. In sorrow and 10
pity be went TO cail upon Jekyll who
lived just around the corner. lie was
away
To The butler Uttcrson said: IL saw
M. Hyde go IN by the old dIssectinf
room door, Poole. is that right when
Doctor Iekyll IL awayf"
Quite right. sir. Mr Il, 70 has o
REV"
ut'crson went home with q feeling
MAJ some danger menaced his friend |
lotyl
year later Lcndon was startled by |
b 'nguiarly inhuman murder case. A |
h"usemaid, looking from a window. |
~" nam WHO resembled Mr.. Hyde /
'f'ke down her master, a venerable. |
"h'e'haired man, and trample his i
BODY under foot In hellish fury. The
Dld man was Sir Danvers Carew.
The case came 10 Utterson who
alone recognized the weapon which
he assassin had dropped. II was
'ane which he lad himself presented j
o Henry Jekyll. II was another link
2 the chain. Utterson took an officer to
ne address which Hyde had given.
We latter was not ut home.
The house was empty. and nothing
nspici0us was 10 be seen except pile
' ashes on the hearth as II many pa.
ers had been burned. Among these
Ie detective discovered partially
urhed cbeckbook. Following This clue
hey located several thousand pounds
n certain hank.
HIDE did moi claim the money. He
"a gone away, swiftly and safely.
The next step was 10 visit the slns.
" honae, which WAS in truth part
JekYll's property and known M
'he laboratory" Light fell through
i"ggy cup0la. AT the farther end
l"h' 81 stairs led Ia large room
ghted by three iron barred windows
bicb looked on the court. A fire.