There are signs equally plain of his having gone up them, but only once, and at the time he wore the rubbers.

I took every pains possible to preserve and photograph the prints, but as you see, great confusion was caused by the second line of steps falling half on and half off the other.

All I dare read there is this: A quick run up and a quick run down by a man in rubbers, and then a second run down by the same man in shoes.

That's the whole story.

These other scraps of paper," he went on as he saw the Inspector's eye travel to some small bits lying on the side, "are what I have to show as the result of my search on and about the western pedestal for finger-prints.