The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-22

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CID man was Sir DanEerS Carew.
The case came to UtterSOn who
alone recognized the weapon which
the assassin had dropped. 1t was
care which lie had himself presented
to Henry Jekyli. 1t was another link
in the chain. Utterson took an officer to
the address which Hyde had given
The latter was not at home.
The house was empty, and nothing
suspicious was to be seen except pile
OF ashes on the hearth as if many pa
pers had been burned Among these
the detective discovered a partially
burned checkhook. Following this clue
they located several thousand pounds
at d certain bank.
HYDE did not claim the money. lie
had gone away, swiftly and safely.
The next step was to visit the SIMS
ter house, which was il. truth part
of Jekyll'S property and known as
"'The Laboratory" Light fell through
a foggy cupola. At the farther end Il
flight of stairs led TO large room
LIGHTED bv three iron barred windows
(which looked on the court. fire
burned In the CRATE. and there, cover
ing close to 1t, sat Doctor Jekyll. look
ing deathly sick. He held out cold
hand
Utterson asked if he had heard the
news Jekyll replied that he had heard
it cried in the street. UttersOn said:
"Carew is my client, but so are you,
and | want to know what l 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 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
fer 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
he said: "The two hands are in many
points identical. They are differently
Sloned, 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 a 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,
mssive 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
vas 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 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. 81 can't bear it 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 a 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.
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
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
Il special kind of salt which he had