The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
x.-THE ADVENTURE OF THE
GOLDEN PiNcE .NEZ.-continued.


Yes" I said. Il can follow each OF
your arguments. l confess. however,
that I am unable TO understand how
you arrive at the double visit To the
opticIan."
Holmes took the glasses I'm his hand.
you will perceive" said he. " that
the clips nre lined with tiny bands OF
cork TO soften the pressure upon the
nose. one OF these is dlscolorcd and
worn TO some slight extent. but the
other is new. Evidently one has fallen
of and been replaced. l should judge
that the older OF them has not been
there more than n few months. They
exactly correspond. So ! gather That the
lady went back Ia the same establish
ment for the second"
by George. II is maTvclous." cried
Hopkins. I'm nm ccstncy OF admiration.
ITO think that I had all that evidence
I'm my hand and never knc IL! i n
Intended. however. To 40 the round OF
the London opticians"
"Of course you would. Meanwhile.
have you anything more TO tell us about
the Casc?'
Nothing. Mr.. Holmes. I think that
you know rs much AS I do now-prob-
ably more. We have had inquiries
made as To any Granger seen on the
country roads or nj the railway station.
We ave heard OF none. What beats
me In the utter want az all object In
the crime. Not n ghost Of n motive can
anyone suggest"
: "Ah! there l am not In n position TO
help YOU. But | suppose you want us
TO come out tomorrow
III Il In not asking too much. MFR.
Holmes. There's II train from Charing
Cross To Chatham ut six I'm the morn
Ing. and we should be at Yoxley old
Place between eight and nNe."
'sThau We Hhnl tuke IL NOtr rngR
has certainly some features OF great
interest. and I shall be delighted to
look into Il. Well. lts nearly one. and
we had best get n Few hours sleep.
/ dare say you can manage all right on
the sofa IN front OF the IRE. I'll lisht
my spirit lamp and give O "a cup OF
coffee before we start"
The gale had blown Itself out next
day. but II was a bitter morning when
we started upon u journey. We saw
the cold winter sun rise over the drcary
marshes OF the Thames and the long.
sullen reaches OF The river. which I
shall ever associate with our pursuit OF
the Andaman Islander I'm the earlier
days OF our career. After n long and
weary journey. we alightcd ut n small
station some miles from Chatham.
While n horse was being put into "A trap
ut the local inn, we snatchcd n hurried
breakfast. and SO we were all ready
for business when We ut last arrived nj
Yoxiey Old Place. a constable met US
Mt the garden gate.
We'll. Wilson. IN news?'
mo slr-nothtng."
mo reports OF any stranger SEEM
"No. sir. Down NJ the station they
nre certain that no stranger either
came or went yesterday"
Have you had Inquiries made Mt Inns
and ~lodgings?"
Yes. sir: there II no one that we
nno account for"
We'll. it's only n reasonable walk To
Chatham. Anyone might stay there or
take n train without being observed.
This IN the garden path OF which I
spoke. Mr.. Holmes. I'll pledge my word
there was no mark on II yesterday
ION which side were the marks on
the grass
This side. sir. This narrow margin
ri grass between the path and the
fiowcrboi. I can't see the traces now.
but they were clear to me then"
Yes. yes: someone has passed along"
said Holmes. STOPPING over the grass
border. our lady must ave picked
her steps carefully. must she not since
on the one side she would leave n
track on the path. md on the other an
even clearer one on the soft bed?"
Yes. sir. she must have been "A cool
hand
/ saw mn intent look pass over
Holmes face.
You say that she must have come
back this Way"
Yes. sir. there Is no other"
O this strip OF Erass?'
Certainly, Mr.. Holucs."
Hum! II was n very remarkable
parliamentary remarkable. We'll 7
hin we a Y exhausted the path. Let
us go farther. This garden Goor g.
hNfNnflH IAnN nAAN 49, HHN.aa
his visitor had nothing To- do but u
walk I'm. The idea OF murder VAS not
In her mind. or she would have pro.
Nidcd herself with some sort OF wcrpnn
instead OF having TO pick this knife on
the writing table. She advanced along
This corridor. leaving ma traces uppl
the mating. Then she founi
b -N In this stu,y. How long VAS
she there? We have no means OF
Judging"
Not moro han a Few minutes. cir.
l forgot Ia tell you that Mrs. .itgEcr.
the housckceper. had been iu there
tidy!ng not very long lcforr-abouI "a
quarter of au hour. she says"
Well. that gives us limit. our
lady enters this room. and what Jueg
she do Shc goes over TO the writing
table. What forg Not for anything
IN the drawers. II there had beer auy-
thing worth her taking. u would = 10.
~ nave Deem locked up. No. II wlg for
something la b a wooden bureau. Iial-
lo1! what " that scratch upon the face
OF Il? just hold u match. Watson.
Why did you not tell e ~ this. Hop.
kins?"
The marx which he was examining
began upon the hruSswork on the rl~ht.
hand side 81 the kcyholc. and cN-
tended for about four inches, where IL
had scratched the varnlsh from the
surface.
Il noticed IL. Mr.. Holmes. but youIl
always hHd scratches round "A key
hole"
This Is recent. quite recent. See how
the brass hin where II IN cut. An
old scratch would be the same color as
the surface. Look az Il through my
lens. There's the vurnish. too. like
earth on each side OF a furrow. IL Mrs.
Marker there
\ sad-faccd. elderly woman came into
the room.
Did you dust this bureau yesterday
morning."
Yes. cir"
Did you notice this scratch?"
mo. sir. I did not
Il ann sure you diI not. for 4 buster
would have swept away these Ehrcds OF
Narnish. Who has the key OF this
bureau"
The professor keeps Il on his watch
chain"
lis Il n simple key?'
mo. sir. Il Is "A Chubb's key"
Very good. Mrs. Marker. you can