Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-14
he Adventure of the Golden
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 herlock Holmes took the glasses in b his hand and examined them with khe utmost attention and interest. He held them on his nose. endeayored to read through them. went to the win dow and stared ID the street with them, looked ]. .hen most minutely in Ahe full light of the lamp and finally. with chuckle, seated himself at the xAable and wrote a few lines upon a Bh.et of paper. which he tossed across st0 Stanley Hopkins.
 That's the best I can do for yor," bnic be. Y. may prove to be of some sAse."
 The astonished detective read the Shote aloud It ran as follows:
 Wanted. woman of good address. at Hired like lady She has remarkably ae;aick nose. with eyes which are set close Upon either sise of It. She has a pucker- I'd forehead, peering expression and probably rounded shoulders. There are Solicitations that she has had recourse 10 sRn optician at least twice during the last sfew months. As her glasses are Of re-
 
 not very numerous. there should be no 0iniculty in tracing her.
 Holmes smiled at the astonishment of Hopkins, which must have been Fehected upon my features.
 Surely my deductions are simplicity Itself" said he. Tt would be difficult to name any articles which afford a finer field for inference than a pair Of glasses, especially so remarkable pair IS these. That they belong to woman I infer from their delicacy and also of course from the last words of the dying man. As to her being person of re finement and well dressed. they are. as you perceive. handsomely mounted in solid gold. and 1t is inconceivable that any one who wore such glasses could be slatternly in other respects. You .JFill find that the clips, are too wide for your nose. showing that the lady's nose was very broad at the base. This sort of nose is usually short and coarse one. but there is a sufficient number of exceptions to prevent me from being 0O8AdttC Ol HUH lASlsN-AE upol lhA- point in my description. My own face is narrow one. and yet I find that cannot get my eyes into the center nor near the center of these glasses. < Therefore the lady's eyes are set very near to the sides of the n0sG You will perceive. Watson. that the glasses are ! concave and of unusual strength. A : lady whose vision has been so extreme ly contracted all her life is sure to have S the physical characteristics of such vision. which are seen in the forehead, the eyelids and the shoulders"
 ..Yes." I said. T can follow each of your arguments. I confess. however. nthat am unable to understand how sEou arrive at the double visit to the optician." r-s q Holmes took the glasses in his hand. sr .sYou will perceive" he said. that the clips are lined with tiny bands of cork to soften the pressure upon the nose One of these is discolored and worn to some slight extent, but the other Is new. Evidently one has fallen of and been replaced. should judge that the older of them has not been there more than a few months. They exactly correspond. so gather that the lady went back to the same establish nent for the second. rs. .-. ..-- si By George. it's marvellous" cried Hopkins. in an ecstasy of admiration. -To think that had all that evidence in my hand and never knew it. had intended. however. 10 go the round of the London opticians"
 -0f course you would Meanwhile. pave you anything more to tell us a bout utiie case?' ----.- -- Nothing, MT Holmes. l think that you know as much as ! do nOw-proO- ably more We have had inquiries made as to any stranger seen on the country reads or at the railway sta ton. We have heard of none. What beats me is the Crter want Of all object .i1 the crime. Not gaOst of a motive -az any one suggest.
 An, there am not in 8 position to oelp you. But I suppose you want Us to come out touOrrovT
 If it is not asking too much. Mr. Holmes. There's a train from Charing Cross to Chatham at 6 in the morning. eud we should 0e at Yo1iey oid Place between and 6
 Then we shall take it. Your case has certainly some features of great interest. and l shall be delighted 10 look into r. Well it's nearly 1. and we had best get a few hours sleep I dare say you can manage all right on the sofa ia front of the fire I'll light ny spirit laup and give y01 a cup of rofTee before ue start
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