Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-11-09
The Adventure of
the Golden
Pince-Nez
No. 10 of the Series

Surely NY deductions are SIMPLICITY
itself" said he. IT would be difficult
to name any articles which afford a
liner neld for Inference than a pair OF
glasses. especially SO remarkable q pair
as these. That they belong TO a woman
infer from their delicacy and also of
course from the last words of the diving
a As 10 her being a person of re-
fnement and we'll dressed, thew are. as
you perceive, handsomely mounted in
sohd gold. and it IS inconceivable that
any one who wore such glasses could
De slatternly in other respects. You
Will ind 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 a short and coarse
one, but there is a sufficient number of
exceptions TO prevent me from being
oosUatic or from insisting upon this
point IN my description. Ny own face
Is a narrow ne, and yet l find that I
cannot get my eyes into the center nor
near the center OF these glasses.
therefore he lady's eyes are set very
near to the sides of the nose. You Will
perceive, Watson, that the glasses are
concave \ of unusual strength. 4
LADY whose vision has been so extreme
y contracted all her life is sure to have
The physical characteristics of such
vision, which are seen in the forehead.
the eyelids and the shoulders"
Yes l said. Il can follow each of
your arguments. 1 confess. however.
that l an unable TO understand how
you arrive at the double visit to the
optcian.''
Holmes o the glasses in his hand.
You will perceive" he said, that
the clips are lined with tiny bands of
cork 10 soften the pressure upon the
nose. One Of these is dLscolored and
worn TO some slight extent. but the
other is new. Evidently one has fallen
OF and been replaced. I should Judge
mat the older Of them has not been
there more than a few months. They
exactly correspond. 50 l gather that the
lady went back to the same establish
menJ for the second
By George, its maryelous.". cried
Hopkins, in an ecstasy Of Admiration.
To think that I had all that evidence
ID NY hand and never knew il, had
intended. however. 70 20 the round of
the London opticians"
Y course you would. Meanwhile.
have you anything more to tel. u. about
the case"
Nothing, Mr. Holmes. / think that
you knox" as much as I DO now-prob-
ably more. We have had INQUIRIES
made as TO any stranger seen on the
country roads or al the railway sta
lion. We have heard Of none. What
beats Ge IS the utter want Of all object
IN the crime. Not q gnoSI Of a motive
can any one suggest.
An. there I an not il a position 10
help you. But l suppose you want Us
to come out tomorrow"
If It is not asking TOO much. Mr..
Holmes. There's a train from Charing
Cross TO Chatham at 6 in the morning,
and We should be at Yoxiey Old Place
between S and g."
Then we shall take it. Your case
has certainly some features OF great
interest, and / shall be delighted TO
0 into it, Well. it's nearly !. and
we mad best get a few hours sleep.
dafe say you can manage all right on
the sofa in front Of the fire. I'll light
my spirit lamp and give you a cup of
coffee before We start
The gale had blown itself out next
day, but ii was q bitter morning when
we started upon our journey. We saw
the cold winter gun rise oveI. the drearv
marshes Of the Thames and the long
sullen reaches Of the river. which l
shall ever associate with our pursuit of
the Andaman islander in the earlier
days Of our career. After a long and
weary journey we alighted at a small
station some miles from Chatham
While a horse was being pur info 4
trap at the local inn we snatched a bur
faed breakfast, and SO we were all
ready for business when we at last ar
rived at 1oxley Old Place. A constable
met US at the garden gate.
"Well, Wilson, any news:r
mo, sir-nothing."
\ reports Of any SEEM"
mo, sir. Down at the station they
are certain that no stranger either
came or went yesterday"
"Have 0 had inquiries made at
inns and lodgings?"
Eyes, sir. There is no one that we
cannot account for"
"Well, it's only a reasonable walk
to Chatham. Any one might stay there
or take a train without being observed
This is the garden path Of which l
spoke, Nj. Holmes. I'll pledge NV
word there was no mark on it yester-
day"
ION which side were the marks on
the grass?"
"This side, sir-this narrow margin Of
grass between the path and the flower
bed. 4 can't see the traces now, but
-1-- se1 csess 20 .:e 1Aec."