Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-30

he has confessed. all right. Come in
here, MACPHERSON. Let these gentle
men hear Of your most inexcusable
conduct"
The big constable. very hot and pen.
itent sidled into the room.
II meant no harm, sir. I'm sure. The
young woman came to the door last
evening; mistook the house, she did.
And then we got talking. It's lone
some when you're on duty here all
day"
"Wcll, what happened thcn?"
"Shc wanted 70 see where the crime
was done--had read about It in the pa
pers, she said. She was very re-
spectacle, well spoken young woman,
sir, and | saw no harm In letting her
have peep. When she saw that mark
on the carpet down she dropped on the
floor and lay as IL she were dead.
ran TO the back and got some water,
but I could not bring her to. Then |
went round the corner TO the Ivy Plant
for some brandy. and by the time had
brought 1t back the young woman had
recovered and was off-ashamcd of
herself, dare say, and dared not face
me-"
"IIow about moving that drugeet?"
"Well, sir, It was bit rumplcd GER
tninly. when / came back. You see,
she fell on It, and It lies on polished
floor with nothing to keep II In place.
l Strengthened II out afterward."
ITS lesson to you that you can't
deceive me, Constable MACPHERSON"
said Lestrade, with dignity. NO doubt
you thought that your breach Of duty
could never be discovered, and yet Il
mere glance at that drugget was
enough TO convince me that some one
had been admitted to the room. It's
lucky for you, my man, that nothing
Is missing, or you would find yourself
IN Queer street. I'm sorry to have
called you down over such petty
business, Mr.. Holmes, but l thought
the point of the second stain not cor
responding with the FIRST would inter
est you"
Certainly, 1t was most interesting.
Has this woman only been here once,
constableT'
/ Yes, sir: only once"
"Who was shey"
! Don't know the name, sir. Was an
swerlng an advertisement about type.
writing and came to the wrong mum.
ber-very pleasant. genteel young wo-
man. SIR"
Tall? Handsome"
"Yes, sir; she was n well grown
young woman. suppose you might
| say she was handsome. Perhaps some
would say she was very handsome. 'Oh,
officer, do let me have peep! says
she. She had pretty, coaxing ways. rs
! you might say, and thought there was
/ no harm In letting her just put her
head through the door"
How was she dressedf"
"Quiet, SRA long mantle down to
her feet"
what time was itT"
ut was Just growing dusk at the
time. They were lighting the lamps as
came back with the brandy"
VERY good" said Holmes. Come.
| Watson, think that we have more Inn
portant work elsewhere"
As we left the house Lestrade re-
manned In the front room, while the re-
pentant constable opened the door to
let us out. Holmes turned on the step
and held up something in his hand. The
constable stared lntently.
"Good Lord, sir" he cried, with
amazement on his face. Holmes PIT
his finger on his lips, replaced his hand
In his breast pocket and burst out
laughing as we turned down the street.
"Excellentw said he. "Come, Friend
Watson. the curtain rings up for the
last act. You will be relieved to hear
thas there will be no war, that the
Right Hon. Trelawney Hope will suf-
fer no setback In his brilliant career.
that the indiscreet sovereign will re-
celve no punishment for his indlscre-
ton, that the prime minister will have
no European complication to deal with
and that with little tact and manage.
ment upon our part nobody will be o
penny the worse for what might have
been very ugly Incident
NY lllhh hlltu WIN uuHillutich ioi
this extraordinary man.
you have solved III" I cried.
Hardly that, Watson. There are
some points which are as dark as ever.
But We have so much that 1t will be
our own fault IL we cannot get the
rest. We will go straight to White
hall terrace and bring the matter to u
head"
When we arrived ut the residence of
the European secretary 1t was for
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope that Sher'
lock Holmes inquired. We were shown
into the morning room.
mfr. Holiness" said the lady, and her
face was pink with her indignation,
'thls is surely most unfair and ungen'
erous upon your part. desired, as
have explained, to keep my visit ia
you a secret lest my husband should
think that was intruding into his af
fairs and vet Won comnrOmisp me nv