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.31 dr'é’w aside my curtains before 1 went to bed and looked out from my door. Beyond, two copses of trees moaned and swung in a rising wind. A half moon broke thr 0: racing clouds. In its cold light I saw beyond the trees a broken fringe of rocks, and the long, low curve of the melancholy moor. I closed the curtain. feeling that my last impression was in keeping with the rest. And yet it was not quite the last. I found myself weary and yet wakeful, tossing restlessly from side to side, seeking for the sleep which would not --‘=nn n‘InoL' Swag IUI. Luv alvuy u â€"---_ come. Far away a chiming clock struck out the quarters of the hours. but otherwise a deathly silence lav upon the old house. And then suddenly, in the very dead of the night. there me a sound to mv ears. clear re- sonant. and unmistakable. It wasi‘the sob of a woman. the mumed, strangl- ing gasp of one who is torn by an un- controllable sorrow. I sat 1m in be‘ and listened intently. The noise could not have been far away and was cer- tainly in the house. For half an hour I waited with every nerve on the alert, but there came no other sound save the chimney clock and the rustle of the ivy on the wall. The fresh beauty of the rouowm: morning did something to efiface from our minds the grim and grey impres- sion which had been left upon both of us by our first experience of Basker- ville Hall. As Sir Hem-v and I sat at breakfast the svxnlieht flooded in through the high mullimed windows, throwing watery patrhes of color from the coats of arms whieh covered them. The dark panelling glowed like bronze in the 9:0le ram, 0:111 it “ms hay". to realize that this was indeed the charnher whirl: hm! strut“: such a gloom into our souls upon the evening before. - , -_. ..J n”. “(I ['1 I": ll!aBtcx a “v- ...... "There are only two women m the house». an Henry.“ 119 answeréd, "One is the gammyâ€"maid. who sitéepg m we amel‘ mag; The other us my Wife. and I mm am”? for it mm {hp sound so»); has h§V@_flfit§é {fem 33915:" And yet he had as he mud n. for is Manna-1 that Mm archangel! { mat Mfg; Bmyméra m the long eamdar With ma. sun MI upon her gee: She was a urge. lmpassfive. heavrteamreq was: an vim n mm an; expreamn a! mouth, But her tauztale area were red and tuned a; me tram Dawes“ await ha 169, It, was she. then. wag wept in the aunt. and it she did an her has; an mast Rum! it, Yet he had taken “I guess "Has .Ilr. Mar/001' Holmes? Wet! it is ourselves and not the CHAPTER VII. it”: gel .i ,-Proo!â€"Cold-Prootâ€"â€"Almost Wear-Frog was indoed the struc‘: such :1 upon the evening of th‘e followin: nimble Wear lnlvery Tel mdedayouwgfiafw‘dbu 9" faced, handsome, black-bearded man there was gathering an atmosphere of mystery and of gloom. It was he who had been the first to discover the body of Sir Charles, and we had only his word for all the circumstances which led up to the old man’s death. Was it possible that it was Barrymore after all whom we had seen in the cab in Regent Street? The beard might well have been the same. The cabman had described a somewhat shorter man, but such an impression might easily have . How could I settle the postmaster, and find whether the test telegram had really been placed in Barrymore’s owu hands. Be the an- swer what it might, I should at least have something to report to Sherlock Holmes. . ,,___.-_-“.. mnarc fn "Your :19: ms Bax wean; am w"! ma ms much.” we I. “tor I knew that M Staplecen was a. nutumm. Eu: how did yen knew no?" "I have been gaming on Hammer, and he 99mm you out so no in: no wind” 9: his an: an to you pm“. As our road lay 9 name my I thought that I would overtake you and mireduée meal; 1 mm. am It: :;yu Al: . re. James, you delivered to Mr. Barrymore at the c, did you not‘?"_‘ “His nerves were so worked up that . the appearance of any dog might have had a fatal eflect upon his diseased heart. I fancy that he really did see something of the kind upon that last Alley. I feared that _....A Aicnflfel‘ might occur! ‘01:]: was Hlsuu ;â€" -_- some disaster might occur, tor 1 was very fond of the old man, and I knew that his heart was week “How did you know that?" “My friend Mortimar told me.” “You think, then, that some dog pur- sued Sir Charles, and that he died of fright in consequenc . “Have you any ‘ 1' , ,-- _ A anv nnnc ll- fright 1n consequcuw. “Have you any better explanation?” “I have not come to any conclu- sion.” ' “Has Mr. Sherlock Holmes?" The words took away my breath for an instant, but a glance at the placid fame and steadfast eyes of my com- _ - .1...A. “A anrnrign was in. smu. “Has Mr. Sherlock Holmes?" an instant, but a glance at the placid faCe and steadfast eyes of my com. panion showed that no surprise was in- tended. “It is useless for us to pretend that we do not know y'ou, Dr. Watson," said he. “The records of your detective have reached us here, and you could not celebrate him without being knowu yourself. When Mortimer told me your name he could not deny your identity. If you are here, then it foi- lows that Mr. Sherlock Holmes is in- teresting himself in the matter, and I am naturally curious to know What view he may take." “I am afraid that I cannot answer thai question.” “May, I as}i_ wan qucauuu. “May I ask if he is going to honor us wi-th' a visit himself?” ' “He cannot leave town at presenti He has other cases which engage his attention." ‘ .n . -- ___1_1..a. 6kwnm cnmo' l Cultusvvs v bills with which his study table was littered. It was certainvthat I could not help him with those. And Holmes had expressly said that I should study the together down the path. ,‘ “It is a wonderful place. the moor," ‘ said he,’ looking round over the 1111-. dulating downs. long green rollers, with crests of jagged granite foaming I up into fantastic surges. “You never tire of the moor. You cannot think the twonderfui secrets which it contains. It is so vast, and so barren, and so mys- terious." ' i . “You know it well. then?" i l "I have only been here two years. ', The residents would call me a new l comer. We came shortly after Sir ‘ Charles settled. But my tastes led me ' to explore every part of the country round. and I should think that there , in: ten men who know it better then ‘ o. "is it so hard to know” 1 "Very herd; You see,;tor example. this [test raisin to the north here with i the queer ills bushing out at it. Do = you observe anything reinsrhshls 1 sheet thstt" = "it would he I use plsee for s ssi- l ." miles would naturally think so sad . th thought hes east several their lives h new. You notice these men: ' steel spots scattered thickly over i 1” "Yes. they seem more tertlls the: the rest." l Issistes hushed. , “net is the crest Grimes Kin." sud he. "A lslse step underpass l nest toms or beset, Olly yester- l dsyissv ensstthenssrpehles use: cm into it. Re sever ohm out. i sew his hose tor suite I. less time tit-shins “What a I)? light on tha1 But as to 3’ there is any bog-ht“? ”3'04“ co no. “lino 5-1..) I" conclu- 1.! .‘B‘fl . ‘_-V I looked round, with a chill or tear in my heart. at the huge swelling plain, mottled with the green patches of rushes. Nothing stirred over the vast expanse save a. pair of ravens, which croaked loudly from a tor behind us. “You are an educated man. You don’t believe such nonsense as that?" said I. “What do you think is the cause of so strange a sound?” “Bogs make queer noises sometimes. It's‘the mud settling, or the water ris- ing, or something." ' “No. no, that was a living voice." “Well perhaps it was. Did you ever hear a bittern booming?’ “No, I never did." “it’s a very rare birdâ€"practically extinctâ€"in England now, but all things are possible upon the moor. Yes. I should not be surprised to learn that what we have heard is the cry of the last of the bitterns." “It’s the weirdest. strangest thing that ever I heard in my life." n- -A-.." “Inn- “Yes. it's rather an uncanny place altogether. Look at the hill-side yon- der. What do you make of those?" The whole steep slope was covered with grey circular rings of stone, a score of them at least. “What are they? Sheep-pens “No, they are the homes of our wor- thy ancestors. Prehistoric man lived thickly on the moor, and as no one in particular has lived there since. we find all his little arrangements exactly as he left them. These are his wigwams with the roofs on”. You'can even see his hearth and his couch if you have the curiosity to go inside.”' --.I _a__ It 9» vuv v...r~_.- “But it is quite a town. When was it inhabited 1’" “Neolithic manâ€"no date." “What did he do?" ' “He grazed his cattle on those slo . . and he learned to dig for tln when the bronze sword began to supersede the stone axe. Look at the great trench in the opposite hill. That is his mark. Yes, you will find some very singular points about the moor. Dr. Watson. 0h. excuse me an instant! It is surely Cyclopldes."_ L - J .n-bOn-Q‘ Cyclopmes." ..... --_--. ___ -_ , - A small fly or moth had fluttered It never recovered from the blow. and across our path. and in an instant much of my capital was irretrieysbiy Stapleton was rushing with extraor- swallowed up. And yet. if it were not. dlnary energy and speed in pursuit of for the loss of the chsrminx compsn. it. To my dismay the Creature flew ionshlp of the boys, I could rejoice over straight for the great mire, and my tie-i my own misfortune. for, with my qusintance never paused for an lno strong tastes for hotsny and society. I stsnt, boundin from tuft to tuft he- nna an unlimited ileld of work here. _ y and my sister lens devotgdtoildsture I.-â€" kind it. u- [mu u: nvlu in til. 31:. Hi: my clothe. m arty. m. irregular W and. not unlit. com. I: moth w. 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What a pity that I should have missed him!” He spoke uncon- cernedly, but his. small light eyes glanced incessantly from the girl to 311.9,; me. “You have introduced yourseives, I can see." “Yes. I was telling Sir Henry that it was rather late for him to see the true beauties of the moor." “Why. who do you think this is?” “I imagine that it must be Sir Henry Baskerville." . “No, no,” said I. “Only a humble nommnnpj'- but his friend. My name is Baskervfiie.” _ “No, no,” said I. "Only a humble commoner. but his friend. My name is Dr. Watson." A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. “We have been talking at. cross purposes." said she. "Why. you had not very much time for talk," her brother remarked, with the same questioning eyes. “v-5--â€" urn-IA . “I talked as it Dr. Watson were a resident instead of being merely a visitor," said she. “It cannot much matter to him whether it is early or late for the orchids. But you will come on. will you not. and see Merrlpit House?” A short walk brought us to it. a bleak moorland house, once the tam of some grazier in the old prosperous days. but now put_i_n_to repair and turn- ed Into a modern dwelling. An orchard ‘ surrounded it, but the trees, as is usual i upon the moor, were stunted and nip-i ped, and the eflect of the whole placei was mean and melancholy. We were: admitted by a strange wizened. rustyfi coated old man servant, who seemedi in keeping with the house. Inside. how- ‘ ever. there were large rooms furnished 3 with an elegance in which I seemed} to recognize the.taste of the lady. As‘ I looked from their window at the in-t terminahle graniteflecked moor rolling unbroken to the farthest horizon I could not but marvel at what could‘ have brought this highly educated man -_ In-. I.â€" uavc ulvu u- -..-., _-°_,, , D and this beautiful woman to live in such a place. “Queer spot to choose. is it not?" said he, as it in answer to my thought. “And yet we manage to make oursel- ves fairly happy. do we not, Beryl?" “Quite happy." said she. but than was no ring of copvictiou in her words. . , ,,._.-_ “It "GD “Vina-o v. uv".-‘-___ w “i had a school.” said Stapieton. “It was in the north country. The work to a man of my temperament was me- chanical and uninteresting. but the privilege of living with youth. of help- ing to mould those young minds and of impressing them with one's own character and ideals. was very den to me. However. the fates were against us. A serious epidemic broke out in the school and three of the boys died. flm I promo Co do so. We my In our humble u! do «nothing to mu Mun more our for Ma um In Do- oonu mammal lo MI now 0mm“: up. 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