Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-05
The Adventure Of
the Three Students
No. o Of the Series
Continued from Saturday,


Il will tell you. then. In rev words
the character of the three men who In
habit these rooms. The lower Of the
three Is Gilchrist, n fine scholar and
athlete; plays in the Rugby team and
the cricket team for the college and
got his blue for the hurdles and the
long jump. He Is fine, manly fellow.
Ills father was the notorious Sir Jabcz
Gllchrist, who ruined himself on the
turf. My scholar has been left very
poor, but he Is Woodworking and In
dustrious. He will do well.
1.-THE second floor Is inhabited by
Daulat Ras. the Indian. He Is
quiet, lnscrutable fellow, rs most Of
those Indians are. He IL well up IN
his work, though his Greek is his weak
subject. lie is steady and methodical.
1.-THE top floor belongs to Miles Nc
Larcn. lie Is n brilliant fellow when
he chooses to work-one of the bright
est lntclects Of the universlty-but he
IL hayward, dlsslpated and unprinci-
pied. He was nearly expelled over
card scandal In his first year. He has
bttll tnlS anu ht iuht
look forward with dread to the ex-
animation"
"Then II Is he whom you suspects"
81 dare net go so far as that, but Of
the three he is perhaps the least I'M
likely"
Exactly. Now, Mr.. Soames, let us
have look at your servant Bannis-
ter"
He was a little. white faced, clean
shaver. grizzly haired fellow Of city.
He was still suffering from this sud.
den disturbance Of the quiet routine Of
his life. His plump face was twitching
with his nervousness, and his fingers
could not keep still.
I'VE are investigating this unhappy
business, Bannistcr," said his master.
Eyes, SIR
~ understand" said Holmes, "that
you left your key In the door,"
. Eyes, sir"
/ "Was Il not very extraordinary that
you should do this on the very day
when there were these papers insidef"
1T was most unfortunate, sir. But
have occasionally done the same thing
nj other times"
"whcn did you enter the roomr'
1T was about half past 4 That 10
Gr. soames' tea time"
How long did you STAY"
"When / saw that he was absent
| withdrew at once"
"Did you look at these papers on the
tableT
mo, sir; certainly not"
How came you to leave the key In
the door?'>
II had the tea tray In my hand.
thought would come back for the
key. Then l forgot"
HAS the outer door a spring lock2"
"No, sir"
"Then It was open all the timer
| Eyes, SIR"
"Any one In the room could get outr
| "Yes, SIR"
"When Mr.. Soames returned and
called for you, you were very much dis
turbed?"
Eyes, sir. Such n thing has never
happened during the many years that
l have been here. nearly tainted,
SIR"
80 understand. Where were you
when you began to feel badT'
"Where was !, sir2 Why. here. near
the door"
That Ia singular, because you sat
down In that chair over yonder near
the corner. Why did you pass these
other chairsf"
II don't know. sir. It didn't matter
to me where sat"
~ really don't think he knew much
about It. Mr.. Holmes. He was looking
very bad-quite CHASTITY"
"You stayed here when your master
left?"
"Only for minute or SO; then lock.
ed the door and went to my room"
"Whom did you suspect?"
"Oh, l would not venture to say, sir.
don't believe there Is any gentleman
In this university who is capable of
proGtlng by such an action. No, sir;
I'll not believe IT,"
"Thank you; that will do" said
Holmes. "Oh, one more word. You
have not mentioned to any Of the three
gentlemen whom you attend that any.
thing is amissf'
"No, sir; not word"
you haven't seen any Of them2"
mo, sir"
VERY good. Now. Mr.. Soames, we
will take walk In the quadrangle, II
you please"
Three yellow squares Of light shons
above US in the gathering gloom.
"Your three birds are all In theil
nests" said Holmes. looking up. "Hel
10! What's that1 One Of them seem.
> restless enough"
1t was the Indian, whose dark silhou
cite appeared suddenly upon his blind
7 He was pacing swiftly up and dowr
his room.
II should like to have a peep at eacl
Of them" said Holmes. "Is It posi-
, ble"
mo difficulty In the world" soamei
J, answered. This set of rooms is quit,
the oldest in the college. and 1t is no