Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-13
T'hc Adventure O!
the Golden
Pince-Nez
No. 10 of the Series
CONTINUED from Yesterday

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"And you mean to say that l could
lie upon that bed and not be aware
that woman had entered my room?"
II never said so. You were aware OF
II. You spoke with her. You recog-
nized her. You aided her to escape"
Again the professor burst into high
keyed laughter. He had risen to his
feet, and his eyes glowed like cmbers.
You are mad"' he cried. You are
talking insancly. l helped her to cs.
capc2 Where is she nowy'
"She Is there" said Holmes. and he
pointed to high bookcase In the
corner of the room.
saw the old man throw up his arms;
terrible CONFUSION passed over his
grim face, and he fell back In his
chair. At the same instant the book.
case at which Holmes pointed swung
round upon a hinge and woman
rushed out into the room. you are
right she cried in strange foreign
voice. You are right! am here"
She was brown with the dust and
drapcd with the cobwebs, which had
come from the walls OF her hiding
place. Her face, too, was streaked
with CRIME, and at the best she could
never have been handsome, for she had
the exact physical characteristics
which Holmes had OWNED, with, In
addition. long and obstinate chin.
What with her natural blindness. and
what with the change from dark to
light, she stood as one dazed, blinking
about her to see where and who we
were. And yet. in spite of all these
disadvantages, there was certain no.
bility In the woman's bearing, a gal
lantry In the defiant chin and In the
appraised head. which compelled some
thing of respect and admiration.
|, Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand
upon her arm and claimed her as his
gently and yet with an overmastering
dignity which compelled obedience
| The old man lay back in his chair
with n twitching face and stared ut
her with brooding eyes.
"Yes. sir, ! am your prisoner" she
said. "From where stood could hear
everything, and know that you have
learned the truth. | confess It all. 1t
was l who killed the young man. But
you are right-you who say 1t was an
accident. | did not even know that II
was knife which held In my hand,
for In my despair ! snatched anything
from the table and struck Mt him to
make him let me go. II Is the truth
that tell"
MADAM" said Holmes, ~ am sure
that 1t is the truth. fear that you are
far from we'll"
She had turned dreadful color, the
more CHASTITY under the dark dust
streaks upon her face. She seated her
self on the side of the bed; then she re-
sumed.
81 have only little time here" she
said. "but ! would have you to know
the whole truth. am this mans wife.
He Is not an Engllshman. He IL Rus
sian. His name l will not tell"
For the first time the old man stirred
God bless you, Annaw he cried. "God
bless your
She cast look Of the deepest disdain
In his direction. "Why should you cling
80 hard to that wretched life Of yours,
Serglus?' said she, ut has done harm
to many and good to none, not even
yourself. However, It is not for me to
cause the frail thread to be snapped
before Gods time. l have enough al
ready upon my soul since crossed the
th,nahnlI - nut
must speak or shall be too late.
81 have said, gentlemen, that am
this mans wife. He was fifty and ! a
foolish girl of twenty when we mar
ried. 1t was In city of Russia, uni
versity-I will not name the place"
Sod bless you, Anna" murmured
the old man again.
I'VE We're reformers, revolutionists,
nihllists, you understandable and I
and many more. Then there came n
time Of trouble. A police officer was
killed, many were arrested, evidence
was wanted, and In order to save his
| own life and earn great reward my
husband betrayed his own wife and his
companions. Yes, We were all arrested
upon his confession. Some of us found
our way to the gallows and some to 81
IBERIA. l was among these last, but my
term was not for life. My husband
came to England with his III gotten
gains and has lived In quiet ever since,
knowing well that II the Brotherhood
knew where he was not week would
pass before justice would be done"
Frt.zs n r. IL