Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-28
The Adventure OF
the Second Stain
No. Is of the Series
Continued from Yesterday

tContinued from Yesterday
Consider the facts. sir. II is inco-s-
celvable that II was taken after IL 80
at night, since understand that Mr..
Hope and his wife were both In the
room from that hour until the loss was
found out. II was taken. then, yester-
day evening between T:30 and 11:30,
probably near the earlier hour. since
whoever took II evidently knew that It
was there, and would naturally secure
II rs early as possible. Now. sir. II
document of this Importance were TAX
on at that hour. where can it be now?
has been passed rapidly on to those
who need 1t. What chance have we
now to overtake or even to trace It?
II Is beyond our reach"
"What you say Is perfectly logical,
Mr.. Holmes. feel that the matter Is
indeed out Of our hands"
LET US presume, for arguments
sake, that the document was taken by
the maid or by the VALET
"They are both old and tried scrv-
ants"
II understand you to say that your
room Is on the second floor, that there
Is no entrance from without and that
from within no one could go up unob-
served. 1t must, then, be somebody In
the house who has taken It. To whom
would the thief take Il? To one of sew
eral International spies and secret
agents whose names are tolerably IA
miliar to me. There are three who may
be said to be the heads Of their profes-
sion. / will begin my research by 60
Ing round and finding IL each OF them
Is at his post. II one is missing-espe-
cially II he has disappeared since last
TO where the document has gone"
why should he be missingi' asked
the European secretary. "He would
take the letter to an embassy In Lon
don, rs likely as not"
IL fancy not. These agents work in
depcndently, and their relations with
the embassies are often strained"
The prime minister nodded his &C.
quiescence.
IL believe yov are right. Mr.. Holmes.
He would take so valuable a prize to
headquarters with his own hands.
think that your course of action Is an
excellent one. Meanwhile, Hope, We
cannot neglect all our otner duties Oh
account Of this one misfortune. Should
there be any fresh developments dur
ing the day we shall communicate with
you. and you will no doubt let us
know the results of your own In.
quiries."
The two statesmen bowed and walk.
ed gravely from the room.
When our illustrious visitors had de.
parted Holmes lit his pipe in silence
and sat for some time lost In the deep.
est thought. was reading the morn
Ing paper when my friend gave an ex.
clamation, sprang to his feet and laid
his pipe down upon the mantelpiece.
YES said he, there Is no better
way Of approaching 1t. The situation
Is desperate, but not hopeless. Even
now. II we could be sure which Of them
has taken II, 1t Is just possible that II
has not yet passed out OF his hands.
After all, 1t is question of money
with these fellows, and / have the
British treasury behind me. 1t Is CON
celvable that the fellow might hold
1t back to see what bids come from
this side before he tries his luck on
the other. There are only those three
capable Of playing so bold a game
there are Obcrsteln. la Rothiere and
Eduardo Lucas. will see each OF
them"
glanced at my morning paper.
as that Eduardo Lucas of Godol.
phin street"
"Yes."
you will not see him."
'Why not?"
Gle was murdered in his house last
night"
My friend has so often astonlshed me
in the course Of our adventures that 1t
was with a sense OF eXultatlon that
realized how completely had aston.
ished him. He stared In amazement
and then snatched the paper from my
hands. This was the paragraph which
/ had been engaged in reading when hs
rose from his chair:
MURDER IN WESTMINSTER.
A crime OF mysterious character was
last night at l6 Godolphiu
street, one OF the old fashioned and Sc
cluded rows OF eighteenth century houses
which lie between the river and the alb
hey. almost In the shadow OF the great
tower OF the houses OF parliament This
small but select mansion has been inhabit-
ed for some years by Mr.. Eduardo Lucas,
well known in society circles both on ac-
count OF his charming personality and be-
cause he has the well deserved reputation
OF being one OF the best amateur tenors
In the country. Mr.. Lucas Is an unmar-
ried man, thirty-four years OF age, and
his establishment consists OF Mrs. Prin-
gle. an elderly housekeeper. and OF Milton.
his valet The former retires early and
sleeps Mt the top OF the house. The valet
was out for the evening, visiting friend
at Hammersmith. From 10 o'clock onward
Mr.. Lucas had the house TO himself.
What occurred during that time has not
yet transpired, but at a quarter TO IL
Police Constable Barrett, passing along
Godolphin street, observed that the door
of No, lG WAS aiar He knocked hut re-