The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

her face contracted as IL in pain
When he had fallen | rushed from
the room, chose the wrong door, and
found myself in my husbands room.
He spoke of giving me up. / showed
him that il he did so, his life was in
my hands. II he gave me to the law, I
could give him to the brotherhood. IL
was not that wished to live for my own
sake, but it was that ] desired to ac-
eomplish my purpose. He knew that
l would do what said--that bis own
fate was involved in mine. For that
reason and for no other, he shielded
me. He thrust me into that dark hid
ing place--a relic of old days, known
only to himself. He took his meals in
his own room, and so was able to give
me part of his food. II was agreed
that when the police left the house 1
should slip away by night and come
back no more. But in some way You
have read our plans" She tore from
the bosom of her dress small packet.
These are my last words" said she;
here IS the packet which will save
Alexis. i confde il to your honor and
to your love of justice. Take i'll You
will deliver It at the Russian Embassy.
Now, l have done my duty, and
Stop herp cried Holmes. He had
bounded across the room, and had
wrenched small phial from her hand
Too latep she said, sinking back
on the bed. "Too late; / took the poi
son before ! left my hiding place. My
head swims ! am goingl charge you,
sir, to remember the packet"
"A simple case, and yet, in some
-
marked, as we Travelled back TO town:
at hinged from the outset upon the
pince-nez. But for the fortunate chance
of the dying man having seized these,
/ am not sure that we could ever have
reached our solution. 1t was clear to me,
from the strength of the glasses, that
the wearer must have been very blind
and helpless when deprived Of them.
When you asked me TO believe that she
walked along a narrow strip of grass
without once making a false step, 1
remarked, as you may remember, that
it was noteworthy performance In
my mind set il down as an impossible
performance, save in the unlikely case
that she had second pair of glasses
/ was forced, therefore, to seriously
consider the hypothesis that she had
remained within the house On per-
ceivirg the similarity of the two cor
ridors, It became clear that she might
very easily have made such mistake,
and, in that case, il was evident that
she must have entered the professors
room. was keenly on the alert, there
fore, for whatever would bear out this
supposition, and ] examined the room
narrowly for anything in the shape Of
hiding place The carpet seemed
continuous and firmly nailed, so ! dis
missed the idea OF trap-door There
might well be recess behind the books
As you are aware, such devices are
common in old Libraries. observed
that books were piled on the floor at
all other points, but that one bookcase
was left clear. This, then, might be
the door. could see no marks to
guide me, bN the carpet was of dun
color, which lends itself very well to
examination. !, therefore, smoked a
great number OF those excellent cigar
cites, and ! dropped the ash all over
the space in front of the suspected
bookcase. 1t was simple trick, but
exceedingly effective. i then went
down stairs, and ] ascertained, in your
presence, Watson, without your per-
Prof Coram's consumption of food had
increased-as one would expect when
he is supplying second person. We
then assembled to the room again, when,
by upsetting the cigarette box, l OBJ
tanned very excellent view of the floor,
and was able to see quite clearly. from
the traces upon the cigarette ash, that
the prisoner had in our absence come
out from her retreat. Well, Hopkins,
here we are at Charing Cross, and
congratulate you on having brought
your case to successful conclusion.
You are going to headquarters, no
doubt. think, Watson, you and l will
drive together to the Russian Embassy"
Next week "The Adventure OF