Then, taking the arrow which Sweetwater proceeded to hand him, he slipped it into the loop thus made and showed how securely it could be held there by its feather end.
"A man of Mr.Roberts' upright carriage might, with his coat well buttoned up, walk the length of Broadway without disclosing the presence of this stick," remarked Mr.Gryce as, at his look, Sweetwater doffed his own coat and put on the one thus discreetly weighted.
The Chief stared, paling slightly as he noted the result.

Mr.Gryce, who never overemphasised his effects, motioned Sweetwater to leave and proceeded to the next question.
"Number Three," he now observed, "should have come first, as it has already been answered.

It asks if it is possible to hit the mark in Section II of the museum's gallery, from behind the pedestal in Section VIII.

From the pedestal nearest the front, _no_; but from the one further back--upon which, by the way, Stevens found the print of a gloved finger--_yes_.
"Who wore gloves that day--kid gloves, mind you, for the mark of the stitching is exact, as you can see in this print of the same made by Stevens?
All the ladies, except a young copyist who was leaving in a hurry and had not stopped to put hers on.

But of the men, only one--Mr.
Roberts, the careful dresser, who was never known to enter the street without this last touch to his toilet.