The diamond drill., 1920-11-20

N AR. uTTERSON was a lawyel
lVE who believed In letting people
A. go TO the devil In their owl
way. He and Richard Enfield, a mar
about town, who was at once his dis
tant knsman and his friend, Otter
walked about the London streets to
gether. One day they came upon q
sinister, windowless. two-story build
Ing In byway.
Enfield told of seeing man In this
street run into little girl, knock her
down and walk over her body. "It
sounds nothing to hear. but II was
hellIsh TO see." he said. II collared
the man and held him. and though he
made no resistance he gave me look
so ugly that II set me In sweat He
offered to pay damages and came to
this house 10 get the money. He gave
me 10 pounds In gold and check
signed by a man knew. A forgery?
Not bit OF it--perfectly goodw
Mr.. Utterson asked the name OF the
man. Enfield with some hesitation
said: His name Is Hyde"
''You see don't ask you the name
Of the man who signed the check. for
know II already" said Utterson.
That night the latter opened his safe
and took from II viii which he re-
examined with care. 1t provided that
In case OF the death OF Henry Jekyll
nil 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 Jekyll's shoes
without delay. AS he studied II the
lawyer said: II thought II Madness
now begin to fear II is disgrace.
He decided to talk with Doctor Ian
yon. great physician and an old
friend OF Jekyll.
81 see very little OF Henry now."
said Lanyon. 'He began to 20 wrong
some ten years ago. He became too
fanciful for me-"
Lanyon had never heard OF Hyde.
From that time forward Utterson
began 20 haunt that sinister doorway
into which Hyde had disappeared. He
determined to discover Its owner. At
last one night small plainly dressed
man approached and drew a key from
his pocket. His look suggested de-
formity but did not show IL. Utterson
accosted him and said: "Now l shall
know you again. 1t may be useful"
Hyde gave his address In Soho. ad-
mitted knowing Jekyll. and dis
appeared within. Utterson turned
away convinced that this loathsome
little man had some dark hold
upon Doctor Jekyll. In sorrow and In
pity he went to call upon Jekyll who
lived just around the corner. He was
away.
To the butler Utterson said: II saw
Mr. Hyde 20 In by the old dlssecting
room door. Poole. is that right when
Doctor Jekyll IL awayr'
"QuIte right, sir. Mr.. Hyde has a
key"
Utterson went home with feeling
that some danger menaced his friend
JekylI.
A year Inter London was startled by
a slngularly inhuman murder case. A
housemaid, looking from window,
saw a man who resembled Mr.. Hyde
strike down her master. venerable.
white-halred man. and trample his
body under foot IN hellIsh fury. The
old man was SIR Danvers Carew.
The case came to Utterson who
alone recognized the weapon which
the assassin had dropped. II was
cane which he had himself presented
10 Henry Jekyll. II was another link
In the chain. Utterson took an officer 20
the address which Hyde had given.
The latter was not at home.
The house was empty. and nothing
suspicious was to be seen except a pile
OF ashes on the hearth as II many pa
pers had been burned. Among these
the detective discovered n partially
burned checkbook. Following this clue
they located several thousand pounds
at certain hank.
Hyde did not claim the money. He
had gone away, swiftly and safely.
The next step was 10 visit the sInls-
ter house. which was In truth part
Of Jekyll's property and known as
''The Laboratory" Light fell through
a foggy cupola. AZ the farther end a
flight OF stairs led to large room
lighted by three iron barred windows
which looked on the court. A fro