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

ing close to 1t, sat Doctor Jekyll, look.
Ing deathly sick. He held out . cold
hand.
UttersOn asked II he had heard the
news. Jekyll replied that he had heard
It cried in the street. Utterson said
"Carew IL my client, but 20 are you
and I want to know what I 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 q letter from
Hyde in a 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
tiers side by side After careful study
ne 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 ferocious murderer" he
said.
In less than q week Lanyon took to
his bed and died. A day or two after
the funeral, a letter from the dead man
came by messenger to the lawyer. a
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 booking at him his smile
| vanished and an expression Of AFFECT
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 a 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 60 back with
him. His face was white and his voice
broken.
Utterson found the entire household
in Jekylrs house in a state Of panic
They're all afraid" said Poole
Follow me-" he added; Il want yor
to hear, and want you to be heard
but don't 60 in, sir"
They knocked on Jekyll's door bu
a voice said: II cannot see anyone"
When they returned to the kitchen
Poole asked: "Was that my master.
voice.? Utterson admitted 1t wa!
changed. Poole then opened his heart
II believe my master has been made
away WITH" he said.
Poole thought 1t strange that thu
murderer stayed. He said that thu
man in the cabinet room had been cry
ing out night and day for help. ant
had thrown out papers on which wer'
written orders for certain drugs.
Utterson examined some Of thes'
papers which were agonized pleas TO
a special kind Of salt which he hat
used and wanted again. They wer
all in Jekyll's hand as Poole admitted
He also explained that once he hal
caught sight Of the man inside. 9TH
hair stood up at sight of him. II tina
was my master why had he a mask Of
his face?'
Poole said: '"That thing was no
my master. My master was a tai
fine man-this is kind of dwarf"
They decided to break down tn
door.
Poole said "Once I heard it weer
Ing" This added to the terror an,
mystery.
They stood before the door and u
terson demanded entrance. A voic
from within cried: 'For Gods SAX
have mercy"
THAT Is not Jekyll's voice-it
Hyde's." shouted Utterson. and swun
his Ak against the door.
Shattering the lock they rushed II
On the floor lay the form Of a ma
: contorted and twitching. They dre'
near and turned the body on its bach
It was Edward Hyde. and by his sid
was an empty vial. He was dead.
Jekyll was not to be found. but tn
; dead Hyde was dressed In VIVA
seemed to be a suit Of Jekyll's clothe
= much too large for him.
On the table was a confession az
dressed to Utterson. and a will draw
In his favor. canyons letter e.
= planned the mystery. Hyde had com
! one night to his Office very i'll an