Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-07

Tx tipSt 10 ~, sat A1uNtol JNNFht topA-
ing deathly sick. He held out cold
hand.
Itterson asked II he had heard the
news Jekyll replied that he had heard
il cried in the street. Utterson said
"Carew is ny client. but SO are you
and l want to know what | am doing
Are YOU hiding this murderer"
Jekyll swore that he was not but
added: ''He is safe-qute safe He
will never more he heard Of"
lie showed Utterson a letter from
Hyde in queer, upright handwriting
As he went out Ctterson asked Poole
about the man who had brought the
letter To his master. Poole was SuN
no letter had been handed in. The let
ter must have come in by the way OF
the laboratory Uttersons 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 week Lanyon took to
his bed and died. 4 day or two after
the funeral. letter from the dead man
came by messenger to the lawyer. a
mlssive 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 TIE laboratory. and that he had
grown very silent and morose.
One evening as UttersOn and Enfield
went across the court In the rear of
tile Jekyli 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 Mt his looks, urged
him to come down and walk with him.
Iekyll 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 a week his master bad been
shut up in his cabinet and that he was
alarmed. 81 can't bear 1t any longer"
| lie could not explain his fears but
begged the lawyer 20 go back with
him. His face was white and his voice
broken
| Utterson found the entire household
in JekylIs house in state of panic.
They're all afraid" said Poole
Follow me-" he added; 81 want you
10 hear, and 1 want you to be heard
hut don't go in, sir"
! They knocked on Jekyll's door but
a voice said: 81 cannot see anyone"
| When they returned to the kitchen
| Poole asked: WAS that my masters
/ voice." UttersOn admitted ii was
changed. Poole then opened his heart.
Il 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
Ting out night and day for help, and
! had thrown out papers on which were
| ri 20, 81 IN, dr11o
Utterson examined some of these
papers which were agonized pleas for
| Il special kind of salt which he had
used and wanted again. They were
all in Jekylrs hand as Poole admitted.
He also explained that once he had
caught sight of the man inside. "The
hair stood up Mt 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 1 heard 1t weep
ing" This cdded to the terror and
I mystery.
/ They stood before the door and Ut
terSon den~ nded entrance. A voice
from within cried: For Gods sake
have mercy"
THAT is not Jekylps voice-it is
Hyde's," shouted Utterson, and swung
his AK against the door.
SCATTERING the lock they rushed in.
on the floor Law the form of a man
contorted and twitching. They drew
near and turned the body on its back.
II was Edward Hyde and by his side
vas an empty vial. He was dead.
Jekyll was not to be found. hut the
dead Hyde was dressed in what
seemed to be a suit Of Jekylrs clothes
much too large for him.
ON the table was a confession adj
dressed to Utterson, and viii drawn
in his favor. LANNON'S letter ex
plained the mystery. Hyde had come
I ,,o NIGHT 20 biS afFfca worry i'll .,uf