Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-11
i he Adventure o!
the Golden
Pince-Nez
No. 10 of the Series
Continued from Satur iay)

Continued from Saturday
me mark which he was examining
began upon the brasswork on the right
hand side Of the keyhole and extended
for about four inches, where II had
scratched the varnish from the surface.
81 noticed II, Mr.. Holmes, but you'll
always find scratches round a key
hole"
This Is recent, quite recent, See how
the brass shines where II II cut. An
old scratch would be the same color as
the surface. Look at II through my
lens. There's the varnlsh, too, like
earth oil each side of furrow. Is Mrs
Marker thcre?"
A sad faced elderly woman came in.
to the room.
did you dust this bureau yesterday
morning."
Eyes. sir"
"Did you notice this scratchf"
"No, sir; did not"
IL am sure You did not, for n duster
would have swept away these shreds
Of yarnish. Who has the key of this
bureauf"
1.-THE professor keeps It on his watch
chain"
SIS II a simple key?'
"No. sir: II Is n Chubb's key"
VERY good. Mrs. Marker, you can
GO. Now we are making n little prog
ress. Our lady enters the room, ad-
vances to the bureau and either opens
II or tries to do so. While she Is thus
engaged young Willoughby Smith en-
tiers the room. In her hurry to with
draw the key she makes this scratch
upon the door. He seizes her. and she.
snatching up the nearest object, which
happens TO be this knife. strikes at him
In order to make him let go his hold.
The blow Is fatal one. He falls, and
she escapes, either with or without the
object for which she has come. Is Su-
san, the maid, there? Could any one
have got away through that door after
the time that you heard the cry, Su-
SAM"
mo, sir; II Is impossible. Before
got down the stair I'd have seen any
one In the passage. Besides, the door
never opened or would have heard
it,"
THAT settles this exit Then no
doubt the lady went out the way she
came. / understand that this other
passage leads only to the professors
room. There Is no exit that way?"
mo, SIR"
1--WE shall go down 1t and make the
acquaintance Of the professor. Hello.
Hopkins, this Is very important-very
important indeed! The professors cor
ridor Is also lined with cocoanut mat
ting"
"Well, sir, what Of thatf'
Don't you see any bearing upon the
case? Well, well. | don't insist upon
1t. No doubt am wrong. And yet 1t
seems to me TO be suggestive. Come
with me and Introduce me-"
We passed down the passage, which
was Of the same length as that which
led to the garden. At the end was q
short flight Of steps ending In door.
Our guide knocked and then ushered
Us into the professors bedroom.
It was very large chamber lined
with Inrumerable volumes. which had
overlooked from the shelves md Law in
piles in the corners or were stacked all
round Mt the base of the cnses. The
bed was in the center of the room and
in II. propped nm with pI,lows was the
owner Of the house have seldom
seen n more remorkob,e looking nerson
II was n pount oouiline foce which
wos turned toward ms with Mere
ing dark eyes which lurked in deep
hollows under oyerbunp and mft.
ed brows. His hair and heard were
white save the latter was curiousIy
stained with yellow around his mouth
A cigarette plowel amid the tanple Of
white hair and tbe mir Of the room
was fetId with stale tobacco smoke.
As no held out bIs hand 10 Holmes
ncrcoIved that II was also stoInod with