lite Adventure of the
Golden I'rlnce-Nez.
(i'mIiiIuih"!.)
near tlio center or innw' ginsso.
Therefore the Indy'a eyes ar set very
near to tti sides of lln n (wo, Ton will
perceive, Watson. Hint the gin are
concave and of uiumnnl strength. A
lady wIiok vision linn 1n so extreme
ly contracted nil her life Id suro to Imve
th physical characteristic of nidi
vision, which are seen In the furolieml,
tb eyelid and th shoulders."
"Y." I said, "I rati follow each of
your iriummli, I confess, however,
that X am unable to understand bow
y arrlv at the doable visit to tb
optician."
Holme took th gls la hla band.
Ya will perrelv," be ssld, "that
the dip art lined with tiny bands of
to soften th preeaar upon the
Om of thee la discolored and
to ota alight extent, bat th
other to Nt, Evidently on baa fallen
a? and been replaced. I should Judge
fast tbe older of them haa not been
there more than a few montba. The;
iactly correepond, so I gather that the
tad went bark to the same establish
mailt for tbe aeeond."
By George, It'a marvelous!" cried
Hopkins, In an ecstasy of admiration.
To think that I had all that evidence , engaged young Wlllonghby Smith en
In my hand and never knew It! I had ters the room. In her hurry to with
Intended, however, to go the round of 'draw the key aha makes tbls scratch
tbe London opticians.'
"Of course you would. Meanwhile.
bsve you au thing more to tell ua about
tbe cane?"
"NoilMiK, Mr. Holmes. I think that
you know as much ns 1 do now-prob-ably
more. We Imve Int. I lutilrle4
nut ile a to nny sunnier si-en oil the
country rond or nt (lie rullwny
tlou. We bsve heiiril of none. What
brats ine Is the uiler want of all object
In the crime. Not s gliuat of a motive
csu any one suggest."
' Ah, llicr 1 sm not lu a posltlou to
a- l )ou! Hut I aupiMMe you want us
to come out tomorrow T"
'If it Is not nnk.UK too much, Mr.
Holmes. There's a t sin from Charing
t.'rots to Clin tli.i in at t In the morning,
sml we should ! at Vox Icy Old l'lnec
lieiween 8 ami U."
"Then we slnill tike it. Your case
has certainly sun., features of great
Interest, slid I . ill he delighted to
look Into It. Well. It'a nearly 1. Olid
we had beet get n few hours' Bleep. I
dare say you run manage all right n
the sofa In from of the fire. I'll light
my spirit lamp and give you a cup of
rtiffce liefore we a'urt."
The gnle had blown Itself out next ,
day, but It waa a bitter morning when
we Btarted uion our Journey. We aaw
the cold wlntir sun rise over the dresry ,
marches of tbe Thames and tbe long, j
sullen reacbea of the river, which I ,
ahall ever aesoclnte with our pursuit of
tbe Andaman Wander In th earlier (
days of our career. After a long and j
weary Journey we alighted at a smsll ,
eiauon mtmam wiio j
While a home wss being put Into a
trap at tbe local Inn we anatcbed a bur
lied breakfast and so w were all
ready for business when we at last ar
rived at Yoxley OM Place. A constable
met us at tbe gar.'eii gnte.
"Well. Wilson, sny news?
"No, sir nothing"
"No reports of any strauger seen?"
"No, sir. Iiown at the station they
are certain
tin thnt no stranger either .
went y. Hterdny." !
came or
"llnve you had Inquiries made at
Inns and lodging"'':"
"Yen. Kir. There Is no ono that we
cannot account for."
"Well, H'm only n renaonahle walk
to Chutlinin. Any one might stay thero
or take ii train wliliont lielng observed.
This Is the gr i path of which I
spoke. Mr. Holmes. I'll pledge my I
word there was no inn l it on It yestcr-
day."
"On which side were the marks oil
the grass?"
"llils side, slr-tlils narrow margin of
grass iK'tween Hie path and the llower
bed. I can't see tho traces now, but
they were clear t mo then."
"Yes, yes; some one hns passed
along," said Holmes, stoo.ilug over tho
grass border. "Our lndr must have
picked her steps carefully, must she
not, sluce on tho one side she would
leave a track on tho path and oa the
other an even clearer one on the aoft
bed?"
"Yes, sir; ahe must have been a cool
hand." s
I saw an Intent look pass over
Holmes' face.
' "You say that ahe muat bav com
back this way?"
"Yea, air; there to no other."
"On this atrip of grass?"
. "Certainly. Mr. Holmes."
"Hum I It was a very remarkable
, performance very remarkable. Well,
I think w hove exhausted tbe path.
ft ua go farther. Tble garden door Is
usually kept open, I suppose. Then
this visitor had nothing to do but to
.walk In. The Idea of murder was not
la ber mind or aha would bave provid
ed, herself with some sort of weapon
Instead of having to pick tlila knife off
th writing table. Hue advanced along
this corridor, leaving no trace upon
th eoooanut matting. Then ah found
herself In this stud. How long was
' she ther? W hsv aio means of Judging.-
"Not mor thaa a few minutes, sir.
I forgot to tell yasi that Mrs. Marker,
th housekeeper, had been In ther tidy
ing not very long before about a quar
ter of an hour, she saye."
"Well, that gives us a limit Our la
dy enters this room, end what doe ahe
do? She goes over to the writing table.
,What for? Not for anything In th
drawers. If ther had been anything
worth ber taking It would surly bav
been locked up. No, It was for some
thing In that wooden bureau. Hello!
Wbt l" tUst scratch unon tbe face of
It? Just bold matcn, vv Bison, n
did yoa not tell toe of this, Hopkins?"
' The mark which h was examining
Iwgan upon the hrasawork on the right
hand aids of the keyhole arid eitendml
for shout four Inches, where It bad
scratched the Tarnish from the surface.
"I noticed It, Mr. Holmes, but you'll
nlways find scratches round a ky
hole." "Tills Is recent, nulle recent, Kce how
the brans shines where It Is cut. AO
old scratch would to the same color as
the surface. Iok at It through my
Iciin. There's tlio veriilsli, too, like
esrth on each sldo of s furrow. Is Mrs.
Marker therer '
A ssd faced elderly woman came In
to the room.
"Did you dust this burrs u yesterday
morning V
"Tee. sir.
"Did yo notice this imtrtr
"No, sir: I did not"
"lam aura you did not, for a duster
would bare swept away thee sfcred
of Tarnish. Who has tbe key of this
bureau f
"The professor keep It oa hi watch
chain." ..
"Is It a staple keyf
"No, air: It to a Chubb's key."
"Very good. Mrs. Marker, you can
go. Now w are making a little prog
ress. Our lady enters th room, ad
vance to th bureau and either opens
It or trie to do so. While she Is thus
upon tb door. Ha seise her. and aba,
snatching up th nearest object, wblcb
happens to be this knife, atrTkea at bltn
In order to make him let go his hold.
The Mow Is a fatal one. He falls, and
she eecsiM-s, either with or without the
object for which she has come. Is Su
san, the meld, there? Could any one
have got iway through that door after
the time that you beard the cry, Su
san?" "No, sir; It Is Impossible. Ilefor I
got down the stslr I'd hsve seen any
one In the paassge. Besides, tbe door
lievcr otened or I would have beard
It." i
"That settles this exit. "Then no
doubt the Indy went out tbe way abe
came. 1 understsnd that tbls other
, v!iKiige lends only to the profesaor's
room. There Is no exit that way?'
"No, sir."
"We ahall go down It and make the
aopuuliitaiice of the professor. Hello,
Hopkins, tills Is very Important very
Important Indeed! Tbe professor's cor
ridor Is also lined with cocoa nut mat
ting." "Well. air. what of that?"
"lon't you see any bearing upon tbe
C0llt,j Wel( wett Aoa't Utt upon
No aoxl,t i aD1 wrong. And yet It
to m0 l0 be auggestlv. Com
w(tn we and introduce me."
We ,,aaed down the passage, which
w of u Mn aB u, wblcU
M Q gttli At eDd WM a
thort flro, of tI, mAlot ,n door
)ur knocked and then ushered
nt( th prefMor., bedroom.
t waa a rfTj Urge chamber Uned
with Innumerable volumes, wblcb bad
overflowed from the shelves and lay In
Idles In the corners or were stacked all
round at the base of the cases. The
led w as In th center of the room, and
lu It, propped up with pillows, was tbe
owner of the house. I have seldom
seen a more remarkable looking erson.
It was a gaunt, aquiline face wblcb
nrna tiiriifxt tnwant US. with lllerc-
ug iUrk cyp- wnlch ,urktH, , dwp
,oMows unJer overhung and tuft-
j ed brows. His hair and beard weru
white save the latter waa curiously
! stained with yellow around hla mouth.
! A clg.irette glowed amid the tangle of
I white hair, and the air of tho room
' was fetid with stale tobacco smoke.
i lu li., Ii.l.1 mil lila hnml in TTfilniOH I
,.rr,.,VP(1 lnt u was aUo gtniued with
I a wuoKcr. nir. iioiiiii-h; nam
I sKaklng In well chosen Kngllsh, with
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u curious little mluclug aiveiit. "rray
take a cigarette. And you. sir? I can
recommend them, for I hnve them espe
cially prepared by Iouldea of Alexan
dria. He sends mo a thouannd at ft
time, n nd I grieve to say that I hnve to
iiirnng" for a fresh supply every fort
night. Had, sir, very bad, but nn old
man has few pleasures. Tobacco and
my work-that Is all that la left to me."
Holmes had lit n cigarette and was
shooting little darting glance all over
tbe room.
"Tobacco and my work, but now on
ly tobacco," the old man exclaimed.
"Alas, what a fatal Interruption! Who
could have foreseen such a terrible ca
tastrophe? Bo astlmabl a young man!
I assure you that after a few months'
training he waa an admirable aaalat
ant What do you think of th matter,
Mr. Holmes r
"I have not yet made up my mind."
"I ahall indeed b indebted to you If
you can throw a light where all la ao
dark to ua. To a poor bookworm and
Invalid Ilk myself auch a blow to para
lysing. I seem to have lost tb faculty
of thought. But you are a man of ac
tion you are a man of affairs. It la
part of th vryday routine of your
life. You can preserve your balance In
every emergency. , W are fortunate
Indeed In having you at our side."
Holme waa pacing up and down on
Id of th room while th old professor
was talking. I observed that he waa
moklng with extraordinary rapidity.
It waa evldant that h ahared our hoat'a
liking for th fresh Alexandrian clga
rettea. "Yes, sir, It la a crushing blow," said
th old man. "That to my magnum
opus th pll of papers on tb aid ta
ble yonder. It la my analysis of the
documents found In tbe Coptic monas
teries of Syria and Egypt ft work
which will cut deep at th very founda
tion of revealed religion. With my en
feebled health I do not know whether
I shall aver b able to complete It, now
that my assistant haa been taken from
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are evert a iqrifcktfr smoker ttisn l am
myaelf."
Holmes smiled.
"I am a connolsseTJr,n said be, tak
ing nnotlier rlitnrette from the box, his
fo-rth. mid llcbtlnjt It from the stob
of thnt which lie had finished. "I will
not trotittle yon with sny iptiRthy eros
exftinlnnflon, Profensor Coram, since I
R-ntbrr thnt you were In bed at th
time of the crime and could know noth
ing atont It. I would only auk this:
Whnt do yon Imnelne thnt this poor
fellow tnennt by his last words, Tb
professor It wss she?"
Tbe professor shook bis bead.
"flnsen Is a country jrtrl," said be,
"snd you know th Incredible stupidity
of that clsss. I fancy that tb poor
fellow murmured some Incoherent, d
llrtous words and that ah twisted
them Into tbls maalnteaa nessaf.
"I see. Ton tar no rplsnsrjoa
yourself of th tragedy 7"
Tosslbly aa sccMeot. poslbry-X
only bresthe It among ourselves rul
etde, TeuDg men bave their bidda
trouble om affair of tb heart. pr .
asps, wfelca w bar never known. It
la a mor probabl . supposition O'sa
m order."
"But tb eyeflaaaf
"Ah, I am only student, a man of
dreams. I cannot esptaln rbe praetteai
things of Ufa. But atUl w ar awara,
my friend, that lor gage may taka
strange shape. By all means tak an
other cigarette. It la a pleasure to se
any on appreciate them ao. A fan,
glove, glasses who knows what ar
ticle may be carried as a token or
treasured wben a man pnts an end to
his life? Tbls gentleman speaks ot
footsteps In tbe grass; but, after all. It
Is easy to be mistaken on such a
point As to tbe knife. It might well
be thrown far from tbe unfortunate
man as be fell. It Is possible that I
speak, as a child, but to me It seems
that Wlllougbby Smith has met hi
fate by bis own hand.
Holmes seemed struck by the theory n
thus put forward, and he continued to
walk up and down for some time, lout
In thought and consuming cigarette
after cigarette.
"Tell me, Professor Coram," he said
at last, "what Is In that cupboard In
the bureau 7"
"Nothing that would help a thief-
family papers, letters from my poor
wire, diplomas of universities wblcn
have done me honor, iter Is tbe key.
You can look for yourself."
Holmes picked up tbe key and look
ed at It for an ins taut; then he handed
it back.
No: I hardly think that It would
help me." said he. I should prefer
to go quietly down to your garden and
turn tbe wbolo matter over la my
head. There is something to be said
for the theory of suicide which yoo;
have put forward. We must apologia
for having intruded upon you. Pro
fessor Coram, and I promise that wo
won't disturb you until after lunch.
At 2 o'clock w will come again and
report to you anything which . may
have happened in tbe interval."
Holmes waa curiously distrait, and
wa walked up and down th garden
path for some time hi silence. -
"Have yon a clew?" I asked at last.
"It depend upon those cigarette
that I smoked," ssid he. "It Is possi
ble that I am utterly mistaken. Tbo
cigarettes will show me."
"My dear Holmes," I exclaimed,
"how on earth" .
"Well. well, you may see for your
self. If not, there's no harm done.
Of course we always have the opticlsn.
clew to fall back upon, but I take a
short cut when I can get It Ah. hero
is tbe good Mrs. Marker! Let us en
joy five minutes of Instructive con
versation with her."
I may have remarked before that
nolmes bad, wben he liked, a peculiar
ly ingratiating way with women and
that he very readily established term
of confidence with them. In half tho
time which he had named he had cap
tured the housekeept-r's good will anl
was chatting with ber as if he bad.
known her for years.
"Yes, Mr. Holmes, It Is as you say,
sir. He does smoke something terrible
All day and sometimes all night, air.
I've seen that room of a morning well,
sir, you'd bave thought it was a London
fog. Poor young Mr. Smith, be was a
smoker also, but not as bad as tbe pro
fessor. Ills health well, I don't know
that It'a better nor worse for tbe smok
ing." "Ah," said Holmes, "but It kills tho
appetite."
"Well, I don't know about that, sir."
"I suppose the professor eats hardly
anything r
"Well, he la variable. I'll say that for
him."
' "I'll wager he took no breakfast this
morning and won't face his lunch after
all th cigarette I aaw blm consume,"
"Well, you'r out there, sir. as It hap
pens, for he at a remarkably big
breakfast this morning. I don't know
wben I've known blm make a better
one, and he's ordered a good dish of
cutlets for his lunch. I'm surprised
myself, for sine 1 cam into that room
yesterday and saw young Mr. Smith,
lying ther oa th floor I couMn't.boar
to look at food. Well, it take all aorta
to make a world, and tha professor
hasn't let It take hla appetite away."
Wa loitered tha morning away in th
garden. Stanley Hopkins had gon
down to tb village to look Into aomo '
rumors of a strange woman who bad
been seen by some children on tb'
Chatham road tho previous niornmg.
Aa to my friend, all bis usual energy
seemed to bare deserted him. I bad
never known htm handle a casa la
uch a half hearted fashion. Even th
news brought back by Hopkins that he
had found tha children and that tbey
bad undoubtedly seen a woman exact
ly corresponding with Holmes' descrlp-.
tlon and wearing either spectacles or
eyeglasses failed to rouse any sign of
keen Interest. He was more attentive
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