"Against the wall by the door,' said Tommy, "you perceive the slim hollow cane which held in my sensitive hand tells me so much.
Beautiful legs impart a particular vibration to the floor which is received by my hollow cane.
"I hope you haven't lost my hollow cane," he said mildly.
I agree with you that a hollow cane is a pretty rotten affair.
Let's keep in mind that a hollow cane has a limited volume, so it could hardly have contained all three documents.
They often carry a hollow cane, which they use to both till and fight.
They were lengths of hollow cane, chosen to be the same width and cut to decreasing length.
The Shadow swung the hollow cane to ward the blow away.
The Shadow was using Verdugo's hollow cane as a singlestick.
Lautrec was even known to carry a hollow cane filled with absinthe during long nights out in Paris.