The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
x.-THE ADVENTURE or THE
GOLDEN PINCE-MEz.-Ccntinued.

"a lady entered your study. She came
with the intention of possessing herself
of certain documents which were in your
bureau, She had . key CT her own. ] have
had an opportunity Of examining yours,
and l do not find that slight d.scol-
Grafton which tho scratch made upon
the VarntSh would have produced. You
were not an accessory, therefore,, ana
she came, so far as | can read the evil
9once, without your knowledge to rob
you.
Inc professor blew n cloud from MS
lips. This Is most interesting and m
etructivc.' said he. Have You no more
TO add? surely, having traced TINS lady
SO Tar, you can also say what mas become
of her
I VIII endeaVor to 90 so. IN the ilrst
place she was seized BY your secretary,
ana stabbed him III orGer to escape. rms
catastrophe l. am inclined TO regard as
an unhappy accident, loF am convinced
that the lady mad no INTENTION OF lhtIct-
ing so grleVous an INJURY. An assassin
does not come uharncd. iiorriiIed by
what she had done, she rushed wildly
away from the scene of the tragedy. I'm
fortunately lor her, she mad lost heE
glasses IN the scufie, and as she was eH-
tremely short-sighted she vas really help
less without them, She ran down a corri-
dor. which she imagined to be that by
which she had come-both were lined with
cocoanut matting-and it was only when
1T was too late that she understood that
ehe had taken the wrong passage ana that
hdr retreat was cut Off behind her. what
was she to 90! she could not go pacH.
she could not remain where shc was. she
must go On. She went on. She mounted
@ stair, pushed open n door, ana found
herself in your room
The old man sat with his mouth open.
staring wildly at Holmes. Amusement and
fear were stamped upon MS expressive
features. Now, with an effort ne shrugscu
his shoulders and burst into lnslhccre
laughter.
A very fine, Mr.. Holmes said he.
"But there is one little flaw in your silen-
Old theory. | was myself in my room,
and never left 1t during the day
Il am aware of that, Professor Coram.'
And you mean to say that could lie
upon that bed and not be aware that a
woman had entered my room?'
Il never said so. You were aware of it.
You spoke with her. You recognized her
Hou alded ne: 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 talk
ing insanely. I helped her to escape:
@here Is she now?'
she Is there said Holmes. and he
pointed to a nigh bookcase IN the corner
OF the room.
A saw the Old man throw up his arms, a
ferrlble CONFUSION passed over his grin
tace, ana ne rel back IN his chair. At tht
same instant the bookcase at which
Hoimes pointed swung round upon 9
hiAse, ana a woman rushed out INTO tht
room. You are right she cried, in 9
SstFaage, ioreiSn voice. you are right. !
am mere.
she was brown with tho dust, ant
trapped with the cobwcbs. which had como
from the ~fails OF her hiding place. Hel
race, too, was streaked with CRIME, ana a
the best she could never have been hand
some, Tor she mad the exact physical char
sacteristlcs which Holmes had OWNED, VIII
an addltlon, a long ana OBSTINATE chin
what with her natural blindness ane
@hat with the change from dark TO llSht
she stood as one dazed, blinking ABOUT mel
20 see where ana who We We're. And yet
an spite OF an THESE d~isad'antases ther'
was a certain hoolllty IN the woman
pearlng-a gallantry IN the aellant chll
ana IN the upralseu mead, "hloh compeleI
something OF respect ana aanliratoh,
S1ahley Hopkins had laid ms hana upol
aer arm ana CANNED her as ms prisoner
tna.t she waved MN ASIDE eehNy, ana We
with an oVernastellng dignity wnlch coni
tpeiiea opealehce. ne o!u man Jay oaci
p ms chalf with a tWltchlhs race, am
-, >,
les, slt, am your prisoner, she saiu
from "here. stooa ! coulu near every
'.Hiii, ~ hhoW lhat W. naN ieai ny
the truth. ! confess II an. IT was | wh
Riilea tne young man but you are rlsi
You VINO say II was an accioen.. ! oI
nlol.eveh Know tnat u WIS d h4ile > nei
NJ my hanu, lor IN my uespai. ! siiaLcie'
ahSthihs from the tapie anu stIuch q
nlll g inahe mn iet nne 80 -
Iru.h that l teli:
MauaHn, saiu f1oIines, an SUI
matt IS the truth. l rear that you af
har from wet. -,
Sne haG turned d oreauiei coioi, ~
more shastly uhaer me uark uus,,strea X
Upon rer race. she seateu nelsen oh ~
sue OF the nea men sle tesuh,eu.
! nave on,s,a ile.le .iie 49, = sa,
put 4 YOU'D haVe you W Mo" ITe mtioi
truth. am this irAns VIZ : 10 ~ y,
an fnsllshfnall. re IS d f,ussian' III
name Will not Ten.
tor the hrst tme the oio man slllet
Ioa oiess YOU, AhhAi rs oi'eu' w
Dress you! !,
she cast a iook 81 TIE deepest alsaain=a
MS direction. why shouiu you cahg 5
hard 70 that Wretcned llte OF yours. SCI
! SAID she, ~ mas done narha !
many, and good 70 none-not even 10 YOU
sell. however, II IS not LOT me TO caus
The frai! thread to be snapped before God
time. | have enough already upon m
soul since l crossed the threshold of TIL
cursed house, But / must speak or / Sha