The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-10

HErfrrir1f 1905. II Arllarr. fll.afl g Co.
DT was ID the year '95 that
combination OF eveuts
into which ] need not e.
*. ter caused Nr. Sherlock
@FTS-- Holmes and myself 20
SPEND some weeks DO one
OF our great university
tovne. and it was during this time that
ale small but instructive adventure
(which I au ABOUT o. relate befell us.
u win BE- obvious that any details
which would help the reader 70 exact
~ identity the college or the criminal
would be- iniudicious and offensive. So
painful q scandal may wen De allowed
fo die out with due discretion the in
r'deut itself may. however, be describ-
ed. since II serves to Illustrate some Of
those qualities for which my friend
rre remarkable. win endeavOr In
nv rtstement 90 aroid such terms as
would serve Co limit the events to any
particular place or give q ciew as TO
the people concerned
We were residing at the time In fur
rIshed lodgings close 70 library where
sherlock Holmes was pursuing some
lnborious researches in early English
1harters-rosc1rchcs which led 10 re-
suits So striking that they may be the
subject Of one Of my future narratives.
Here f was that one evening we re-
ceircd visit nom an acquaintance
Dir. Hilton Soames. tutor and lecturer
nt the College 0f 81 I-uke's. Mr.. Soames
was tail spare man. OF a nervous and
.erc'tffic temperament 7 had always
known hlu to Dc rrstiess in Bis man-
ner but on THIS particular occasion De
was In enct g state of unconroIlabie
crianor that Do was clear something
very Unusual had occurred
ID frust M Holmes. that you can
spare NE few hours OF your valuable
tue we have had q very painful in.
cident at ST. Luke's. and really. but
for the happy chance OF your being IN
town. should have been az a loss
what to do"
~ am very busy Just now, and de-
tire 10 Distractions my friend an
swerod. ~ should much prefer thai
son called ln the aid OF the police"
"n,o. no. my dear sir, such a cours,
ls utterly impossible. When once thl
iaw S. evoked it cannot be STAYED
again. and this IS just one of thos,
cases where. for the credit Of The col
lece.I So Isl most essential TO avoid scan
dali Your discretion IS as wei known
e. rour powers. and You are The one
man Dr. THE world who can help me
j beg you. AR HOLMES. 90 do what yoi
cfnn
Ny friends temper had not improv
81 since be had been deprived Of tn
ronrcnial surroundings Of Bake
lreet without his scrapbooz. hl
chenicais and bis homeiy unudines
~ was tn unc0mfortable man. III
rrurred his shoulders in unEraci0u
accuieecence. while our visitor I'm bur
rled words and with much excitabl
restculauon poured forth his story
II must explain to ron. Mr.. Holmes
that tomorrow IS the first day OF IN
examination FOR the Fcrtescue scholar
rhin. IAN one az the examiners. n,
Subject is Greek. and the first OF th
papers consists Of q large passage @
Greek translation which the candidat
has not seen. This passage IS printe
or the examination paper. and
would naturally be en- immense I'D
vnnnre AZ the candidate could prepar
E in advance Tor this reason grea
care is taken 10 keep the paper secre
To-day chcut O'Clock the proof
of this paper arrived IRON the printers
The exercise consisis Of half a chapte
az IhuCTdides i had % read IT owe
carefully. IS the text must he abso
luteiy correct AT 4-80 my task wa
not yet completed. had. howevei
promised % take tea in a friend
roons so left the proof upon 81
lesk ] was 0hsent more than an hOw
lcu are aware. ar Holmes. tina
our college doors are d0uble-a gree
bai1e one wilbln and q heavy oak OF
Without AS 4 approached my cute
door was amazed TO see q key in q
Icr nn instant j imagined that j ha
lcft ny own there. but on feeling ln m
pocket I found that II was an riEhi
The culy duplicate which existed. e
Gar az I knew. was that which belonce
a o. my servant Bannister. a man wa
has looked after my room for ten year
and whose honesty Is absolutely abov
$3.50 found that The KEY wa
Indcoi hlz. that be bad entered m
room to know ~ wanted tea and tbs
~ had very carelcssly left the key s
the door when De came out his Wis
fo my NON uusf have been within
very few minutes o. my leaving it I'D
forrotfulness about the Key would hav
Mastered iltle upon any other 0oc,
sion. but On this enc day Il has pr
tcced the most deplorable cons
uaaccs