The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
THE BBRYL CORONBT.
The Story Of the Surprising Adven.
ture Through Which Il Passed.
BY A. CONAN DOYLE
GopyrioM 1899. BY 4. Conan Doyle.
PART II,

BY A. CONAN DOYLE
GcpyrigM 1899. BY 4. Conan Doyle
PART IL
We were sitting there in silence when the
| door opened and young lady came in She
was rather above the middle height, slim, with
dark hair and eyes which seemed the darker
against the absolute pallor Of her skin. dc
not think that have ever seen such deadly
| paleness in a woman's face. Herlips. too. were
bloodless. but her eyes were flushed with cry.
ing. Asshe swept silently into the room she i'm.
pressed me with q greater sense Of grief than
the banker had in the morning. and It was the
moro striking In her. as she was evidently q
woman Of strong character with immense
capacity for self-restraint Designating my
presence. she went straight TO her uncle. and
passed her hand over his head with sweet,
| Womanly caress.
| "You have given orders that Arthur should
be liberated. have you not dad 2" she asked.
mo. NO. my girl. the matter must be probed
| to the bottom"
but am so sure that he Is innocent You
know what women's instincts are. I know
that he has done no harm. and that you will be
sorry for having acted so harshly."
"Why Is no silent. then. II he Is innocentr'
"Who knows? Perhaps because he was 60
angry that you should suspect him."
How could help suspecting him when ]
| saw him with the coronet in his hands ?"
"Oh. but he had only picked It up to look al
it. Oh. do-do-take my word for it that he ia
innocent. Let the matter drop and say nc
more It Is SO dreadful to think Of our dear
Arthur In prison."
II shall never let It drop until the gems arc
found. Never. Maryl Your affection for
Arthur blinds you as to the awful consa-
| a. T. A,,z
| up. have brought a gentleman down from
London to inquire more deeply into it."
This gentleman 2" she asked. facing round
to me.
"No. his friend. He wished us to leave him
| alonc. He is round in the stable lane now"
"The stable lane ?" She raised her dark eye-
brows. What can he hope to find there2 All.
this. suppose. Is he. trust. sir. that you will
| succeed in proving. what l fcel sure is the
truth. that my cousin Arthur Is innocent OF
| this crime"
II fully share your opinion. and trust with
| you. that We may prove it." returned Holmes.
| his shoes. II believe that have the honor OF
addressing Miss Mary Holder Might ask
| you question or two2'
Pray do. sir. II it may help to clear this hor-
rible affair up"
You heard nothing yourself last nightp"
| Nothing until my uncle here began to
speak loudly. heard that and came down."
You shut up tho windows and doors the
night before. Did you fasten oil the win
dows2"
yes"
"were they all fastened this morning"
"Yes"
'You have maid who has sweetheart.
think that you remarked to your uncle last
,frh< {1ako l,o hol hao III.
"Yes. and she was the girl who waited In the
drawing room. and who may have heard
uncle's remarks about the coronet."
Il 500. You infer that she may have gone
out to tell her sweetheart. and that the two may
have planned tho robbery"
But what is the good OF all these vague
theories cried the banker. impatently.
whom have told you that saw Arthur
with tho coronet In his hands?"
wait little. Mr.. Holder. We must como
back to that About this girl. Miss Holder.
You saw her return by the kitchen door. pre-
sumo"
Yes When went to see II the door was
fastened for the night met her slipping in. 1
saw tho man. too. in tho gloom"
do you know him.?
"Oh. yes He is the green grocer who brings
our vegetables round. His name Is Francis
Prosser."
"Ho stood" said Holmes. ito the left of the
door: that Is to say. further up the path than
Is necessary to reach the doorr'
Eyes. he did"
And he Is a man with n wooden leg 2"
Something like fear sprang up in the young
lady's expressive black eyes. why. you are
like magician" said She How could you
know that?" She smiled. but thcra was no
answering smile In Holiness thin. eager face
II should be very glad now to go up stairs"
said he. II shall wish to go over the outside
OF tho house again. Perhaps had better take
o look ut the lower windows before go up"
Ho walked swiftly round from ono to tho
other. pausing at the large one which looked
from tho hall onto the stable lane. This he
opened and made very careful examination
OF the sill with his powerful magnfying lens.
Now we shall 90 up stairs" said he at last
The bankers dressing room was a plainly
furnished little chamber. with n gray carpet.
n large bureau. and u long mirror. Holmes
went to the bureau first AMI looked hard at
the lock.
which key was used to open it /" he asked.
THAT which my son himself Indicated
that Of tho cupboard OF the lumber room"
Have you 1t here"
THAT Is 1t on the dressing table"
Sherlock Holmes took 1t up and opened the
bureau 1T Is "A noiseless lock-" said he. 1T
Is no wonder that it did not wake you. This
case. presume. contains the coronet We
must have look at it, Els opened the case
and. akng out tho dadem. he laid 1t upon the
table. 1t was magnificent specimen OF tho
jewellers art. and the thirty-six stones wero
the finest that have over seen. At ono side OF
tho coronet was cracked edge wherc corner
holding three gems had been torn away.
"Now. Mr. Holder" said Holmos. here is
the corner which corresponds to that which
has boon so unfortunately lost. Might bog
that You will break it OH.
The banker reco!led in horror. II should
not dream of trying, said he.
"Then will" Holmes suddenly bent his
strength upon 1t. but without result II feel
it give little" said he. but though am OK
ceptionaly strong In the fingers 1t would take
me all my tImo to break it. An ordinary man
could not do II. Now what do you think would
haunen 10 did break II. Mr.. Holder2 There