' THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD, THURSDAY. APR. 18, 1909 • The Mystery of he Yellow Room By GASTON CHAPTER XXVI LEROUX (Continued» “First.-I had set'll the unknoW a In Mlle. Stangers« n’s < hamtier. On yoing to I'rederl •• I.nr-an's room 1 had found Ijirutn soiled nsleen. “Fccond. The bolder "Third. I had placed I'nsleric Lar- san at the erd ■ f tire 'll! turning" gal­ lery and had bld him that I would rttsh into Mlle Stan rerson's nxun to try to < apturr t'.e murderer Then I returned ro MI’e. Sfxn rerson's «’hani- ber where I h id seen the unknown. “The first evl«l c'H'e me evidetre of bis presence there. He bad left something very important in that room. What was it? Ard had he recovered it? I begged Mme. Bernier, wbo was ao ustomed to clean tbe room, to look, and site found a pair of eyeglasses—this pair. M I’resident!” And Rouletabille drew the eyeglasses, of which we know, from UU pocket. “Wheu I saw these eyeglasses.” be contintted. “I was utterly nonplused I had never Men Larsan wear eye­ glasses, What Lid they mean? Sud- denly 1 exclnirned to tuyself. I wonder If he 1s long sighted7 I had never seen Iansram write. He might then be long sighted. The police would certainly know and also know If the glasses were his. Such evidence would be damning. That explained Larxan’a re­ turn. I know now that Larsan or Balhneyer is long sighted aud that these glasses belonged to Lint. "1 now made one mistake. I was not asettrfied with the evidence I had ob­ tained. I wished to see the man’s iace. Had I refrained from this the wecond terrible attack would not have •egqrjed,.”’ asked the president, “why should Laraan go to Mlle. Stangerson’s room at all? Why should be twice at- teinpi’ to «iirr«ier her?~ "Fb-ri ise he fores ber, M. President.” “That Is certainly a reason, but”— "ft Is the only reason. He was ma«1- ly In love, and because of that and— other things he was capable of com­ mitting any crime.” "Did Mlle. Stangerson know this?” "Yes, monsieur, but she was Ignorant of the fact that the man who was pur suing her was Frederic I.nrsan: other wise, of course, he would not have been allowed to be at the cbateaa. I notkci! when be was hi ber room aft­ er the incident In tbe gallery' that he kept bftnself In the shadow and that he kept his head bent down. He was looking for the lost eyeglass«?«. Mlle Stangerson knew I .ar san under an«>tf>- er name.” "M. Tiarrnc,” ask««! the president, "did Mlle. Stnngcrson in any way con­ fide In yon on this matter? How is It that she has never spoken about It to any one? If you are Innocent, she would have wished to spare yen heard. How to explain these? As to the orles, I was In no dltli iilty; since she was alone In her room these coil! I result from nightmare only Mv explanation of the struggle and noise that were heard Is simply that In her nightman' she was haunted by the irr rlble experience she had passed through In the afternoon. In her divani sin» sees the murderer about to spring upon her. and she erl's. Help’ Mnr.l.r" Her hand wildly seeks the revolver she had placed within her reach on the night table by the side of her ls-d. but her hat'd, striking the table, overturns It. the revolver, falling to the tbs'r. ills, he«" s Itself, the bullet lodging tn the cell lee. I knew from the first that fled. "She saw film pass through th«' lab" ratorv anil listen««! II«' ''>•'■ l"tia nt the wlmloH At length In lnnn"em«l " , “1 don’t know anything r.t»>ut II." re pile«' M Darxac "I admire you for your »llim-e " »1 l.t Roiil'-tabl i.'. ' I’ui It Mila > knew of your danger she would •• • you from your o.illi She would !■••.’ of you to tell nil she lias coiimliil t you. She would be here to «lii.io you!” M. Dirxac mm!«' no nioiement n 1 Uttered a word. ll<‘ lool.i'I ut IP uieta bllle sadly. "II ’Hi'ier," salt! the I' Ui’g report er. "situ e uiailvn.oF< 1 is m l li i>' I must do it myself. Bill, belli'"' lue. I M. Darxtic. the only imsitu to si" Mlle. Stangerson nml nsiore her lo her reasi'ii is to "« lire your acquittal tii«1 not Intend«! to steal them nt first Tn nu the time Mlle Standerwon «tut Clesely watching mademolseil«' wit!) herself in her room to ttie time her ttw bullet In the celling must ha vv ►»»- the purpose of preventing her mar do.»r was burst open it was Impossible •lilted from an accident. Its very posl- rlage with M Robert Darzac. he on« for i he murderer to eseais». IIx' was .ton suggested an accident to my mind i day followed her and monsieur Into m t found lieoause I he was not therv and so fell In with my t Leery 1 the department store There he go' during that time." nightmare. I no longer ilottb'iHl possession of the reticule which sin the attack had taken place h ’But the evidences lest or left behind. In that reticule 'They lune led 11s astray. In rea mademoiselle had retinal for the i wi« a hey with a brass tie u! He di > aiming ou this mystery we must not After wakening from her frig not knew there was any value attach take them to mean what they appar dreniu and crying aloud for hel| <«! to tin' key till th«' ndvertlsement I" ently mean. Why do we conclude the had fainted. the newspapers revealed it. He then murderer was there? Because he left "My tln'ory. based on the i»v hlrnre wrote to mademoiselle, ns the adver bis tracks In the room! Good! But of the shots that were heard at inhl tl'.""n’ 't nsiuestcd No di n! t he ask may tie not have lieen there liefore night, demanded two shots one which cd for .1 meeting, making kt:< wn to he' tin- room was locked? Say; he mu-t wounded the murderer nt the time of that he wns also the per«, n w ho ha'1 have bei-ti there before. Let us look his attack and one final nt the time fi r some time pursued her with hl- into the matter of these traces and of the nightman1 The evidence given lore. lie rccclv««! no answer. H ► s right. The shot that had wounded the end«'av«>rvd to luduca him to tell what had escaped < "I do not think that L-'!rsan bad as had gone into her cbanilier at uiid hand of the murderer and had caused « lie knew 1 yet thought of murdering Mlle. Stan- night It to bleed so that hr left the blissly "Do you still refuse, monsieur, to tell gerson: but. whatever he might do. he Imprint on the wall was finsi by us how you employed your time durlu^ “At the time I was much puxxled ma le svre that M. Darzac should suffer mademoiselle In self defense before the attempts ou the lite of Mlle Stan- Mlle. Stangerson could not have I shii for It. He wns very nearly ef the same the ■ecord phase, when she had Is-en gersen?" her own murderer, since the evidences height as M. Darzac and had almost really attacked The shot In the cell "1 eimnot tell you auythlng. mon- pointed to some other person. The as- Ing which the Berniers heard was the sieur." rhe same sized feet. It would not t>e sasslu. then, had come liefore. If that accidental shot during the nightmare difficult to take an impression of M Tbe president turn««l to Rouletabllle were so, how was ft that mademoi­ “I had now to explain the wound on as If appealing for au explanation. Darzac's footprints and have similar selle had been attacked after, or. rath­ the temple It was not severe enough boots made for himself. Such tricks "We must assume. M I’resident. that er, that she appeared to have been at to have been made by means of the M Robert I »urine's ab»en< «•» are close­ were mere child's play for larsan or tacked after? It was necessary for and mademoiselle had mutton Isine. Ballmeyer. ly connected with Mlle. Staiigersou'a me to reconstruct the occurrence and “Receiving no reply to bls letter, he make of It two phases, each separated not attempted to hid? It. It must have secret uud tluit M Dnrzac feels him determined, since Mlle Stangerson from the other In time by the space been made during the second phase self In honor isiuml to remalu silent would not come to him. that be wou'd of several hours—one phase in which It was to find this out that I went to It may I h * that Larsan. who »Ince hfs go to her. His plan had lone been Mlle. Stangerson had really been at­ the yellow room, and I obtained my tliri'e attempts has luul everything In formed He had made himself master tacked. the other phase In which those answer there” training to cast su*picl<>u on M. l*ar flonletabllle drew n of the plans of the chateau and the who heard her cries th- tight she was zac, had tixis! on Just those occasions pavilion, so that one afternoon while I lieing attacked. I had not then exam­ fchb d paper from his pocket and drew for a meeting with M. Dnrzuc nt a M. and Mlle Stangerson were cut for i ined the yellow room. Wliat were the out of It an nlmost Invisible object s|«it most compromising. Larsan Is a walk and while Daddy Jacques was marks on Mlle. Stangerson? There which he held between Lis tburub and cunukig enough to have doue that.” forefinger away he entered the latter by the The president seemed partly con. were marks of strangulation and the "This. M President." he said, “la a vestibule window, He was alone and. wound from a hard blow on the tem­ vtueesl: but, still curious, lie asked. hair — a blind linlr stained with blood being in no hurry, he began examining ple. The marks of strangulation did “But wluit la this sis ret of Mlle It Is n hair from the head of Mile the furniture One of the pieces, re not Interest me much They might Stangorson I found It sticking to one Stmigersoii'!" semlding a safe, had a very 1 small kcv- have fieen made liefore. and Mlle “That I cannot of the corners of the overturned table hole. That Interested him! ! He bad Stangerson could have concealed them The corner of the talde was itsel tabfile. "1 think, however, you know with him the little key with I the brass by a collaret or any similar article stained with blood—a tiny stain—hard em-ugli now to acquit M. liols-rt 1'ir head and. associating one with the of apparel. 1 had to suppose this the ly visible, but It told me that on ris­ sac, unless Larsan should return, and other, he tried the key In the lock. moment 1 was compelled to recon­ ing from her Issl Mlle. Stangerson had I don't think he will." he added, w ith n Tbe door opened. He saw nothing but struct the occurrence by two phases fallen heavily and had struck her head laugh. papers They must !>e very valuable to "One question more.“ salii the presi Mlle. Stangersoti had. no doubt, her on the corner of its marble top have been put away In a safe tbe key dent, “Admitting your explanation, own reasons for so doing, since she still to learn. In addition to “ 1 had to which he knew to be of so much Im­ had told her father nothing of It and the name of the assassin. which 1 did we know that Laranti wishes! to turn portance Perhaps a thought of black­ suspicion on M Robert !>urzac, but mail occurred to him as a useful possi­ had made it understood to the examin­ later, the time of the original attack. ing magistrate that the attack bad I learned this from the examination of why should he throw suspicion on bility iu helping him in his designs on taken place in the night during the Mlle. Stangorson and her father, though Daddy Jacques also?” Mlle Stangerson. He quickly made second phase, She was forced to say the answers given by the former were "There came In the professional dr a parcel of tbe papers and took ft to that; otherwise her father would have well calculated to deceive the examin­ tectlve. monsieur, who proves himself the lavatory tn tbe vestibule. Between questioned her as to her reason for ing magistrate. Mlle. Stangersoti had an unravcler of mysteries, by annihi­ the time of his first examination of having said nothing about It. stated very minutely liow she had lating the very proofa he had accumu­ tbe pavilion and the night of the mor­ "But I could not explain the blow on spent the whole of her time that day lated. lie's 11 very cunning man. and der of the kipper Larsan had had ti me a similar trick had often enabled him to find out what those papers con- the temple. I understood It even less We established the fact that the mur­ to turn suspicion from himself. 11« tained. He «tould do nothing wftb when I learned that the mutton bone derer had Introduced himself Into the prov«s] the Innocence of one before ac­ them, and they were rather compro­ bad lieen found tn ber room, She could pavilion between 5 and G o’clock, At cusing the other You can easily Is*- mising. That night he took them back not hide the fact that she had been a quarter past i! the professor and his to the chateau. Perhaps he hope«! struck on the head, and yet that daughter had resumed their work. At lleve, monsieur, that so complicated a scheme as this must have been long that by returning the papers he might wound appeared evidently to have 5 the professor bad beet) with his obtain some gratitude from Mlle. Stan­ lieen Inflicted during the first phase, daughter, and since the attack took and carefully thought out In advance gerson. But whatever may have been since It required the presence of the place In the professors absence from by I.ar«aH. He found the opportunity his reasons, he took the papers back murderer! I thought Mlle. Stangerson I bls daughter 1 bad to tlnd out Just to rob Daddy Jacques of a I'alr of old and so rid himself of an Incumbrance.” had bidden the wound by arranging when be left her. The professor hud boots nnd :i castoff Banque cap. which Rouletabllle cough««!. It was evi­ her hair In bands on her forehead. stated that at the time when lie and the servant had tied up In a handker “As to the mark of the hand on the bis daughter were about to re-enter chief with the Intention of carrying dent to me that he was embarrassed He had arrived at a point where he wall, that lisd evidently l»een made the laboratory be was met by the them to 11 friend, a < hareonl burner on had to keep back his knowledge of during the first phase—when the mur keeper and held In conversation about the road to Epinay. When the crime Larsan’s true motive. The explana­ derer was really there. All the traces the cutting of some wixh J and the wns discover««! Iinddy Jacques hail tion Ije bad given had evidently been of his presence had naturally I h - ou left poachers. Mlle. Stangerson was not immediately recognized these object» unsatisfactory. Rouletabllle was quick during the first phase—the mutton w ith him then, since the professor said. hs his. They were extremely com­ enough to note the bad Impression he bone, the black footprints, the Basque t ’I left the keeper and rejoined my promising. which explains Ills distress had made, for. turning to tbe presi­ cap. the handkerchief, tbe’blood on the daughter, who was at work in the at the time when we spok«1 to him about them. Ijirsnn confessed It all to dent, he said. “And now we come to wall, on the door and on the floor. If laboratory." I me." the explanation of tbe mystery of the those traces were still all there they "It was during that short Interval of showed that Mlle. Stangerson. who de time that the tragedy took place. That yellow room!” CHAPTER XXVII sired that nothing should be known, is certain. In my mind’s eye I saw • **••••• had not yet bad time to clear them Mlle. Stangerson re-enter the pavilion, A movement of chairs In the court, In Which It l> Proved That One with a rustling of dresses and an en­ away. This led me to the conclusion go to her r-s>m to take off her hat and Does Nut Always Think ol Every­ ergetic whispering of “Hush!" showed that the two phases had taken place find herself faced by the murderer. He one shortly after the other. She had had been in the pavilion for some time thing. the curiosity that bad lieen aroused. “It «vms to me." said tbe president, not htid the opportunity, nftcr leaving waiting for her He had arranged to “that the mystery of the yellow rocm, her room and going back to the labo­ pass the whole night there He had BEAT excitement prevailed M. Rouletabllle. Is wholly explain««! by ratory to her father, to get back again taken off Daddy Jacques" boots, he «lien Roiib’labille bad liiilahed your hypothesis. Frederic Larsan Is to her room and put It In order. Her had removed the papers from the cabi­ The courtroom liKam.. agitat­ father was al) the time with her. work net and had then slipped under the the explanation. We have merely to ed with the murmuring» of substitute him for M. Robert Dnrzac. Ing. So that after the first phase she bed. Finding the time long. I.. n ql suppressed applause. Mnltr«* Henri Evidently the door of the yellow room 1 did not re-enter her chamber till mid­ risen, gone again Into the labom r Robert called for an adjournment of then Into the vestibule, looked I ’ .t ■ • night. Daddy Jacques was there at 10 i open at the time M. Stangorson was ! the trial and wus supportiM In Id» mo­ was alone and that he allowed the o’eloclf, as he was every night, but he garden and had seen, coming tow tion by tbe pulill ■ prose ut >r himself. the pavilion. Mlle. Stangerson-aloiie went In merely to < lose the blinds and man who was coming out of his dnagh- : lie Clise wak adjourned. The next tor’s chamber to pass without arrest- light the night light. Owing to ber He would never have dar««l to atnn 1: ilny M. Robert Darzac wns released on Ing him - jierhaps at her entreaty to disturls'd state of mind she had forgot­ her at that hour if he bad not fonn.i ten that Daddy Jacques would go Into her alone. His mind wns made up. ball, while Daddy Jacques riH’clved avoid all scandal.” the inimiHlIute benefit of “a no cause “No. M President.” protest««! 'he her room and had begged him not to He would be more at ease nlon«' with for notion." Search wn < everywhere young man. “You forget that, sninnett trouble himself. All this was set forth Mlle. Stangerson In the pavilion than made for Frederic Ijirsnn. but In vain. the mlildle of by the attack made on her. Mlle Rtsn In the article In the Matin. Daddy be wopli] have been In I >aed wornout by anxiety «lcrcr was about to strike tier on the Im«' attempted the murder?” “What do you mean?” "Quite so. And yon." ho anLI. turn­ and fear-a fear that had made her re­ head with the mutton lione, n terrible “There was no nwl for him to es- main In the laboratory as late as pos­ weapon In the hands of a Lar« in or ing the conversation, "did you suspect cape if he was not there!” na limey er, but « ie (lred In time, ami n- th!: g?" sible. "Not there!” "I don't see how I could l ive Ha­ the shot woun i Ixi'ti there If he were not found there ” to the second phase of the Iri'.i-lv ««»erod with tli«> blood of the tnnrder to coni’cal your thoughts from me “But wliat about I he evidence», if his when Mlle. Stangerson was alone In the room. I I: id now to explain t' <• or. who staggered. atUfchfd at th«' wall fl-il- you alrcmly suHpectcd Larsan presence?" asl.<«l the pres Id« revolver shots fired during the «e <>: <1 for support, ithprifftlng ot» It tie red when you He it for me to bring the r<- “That, M. President. !» vol’. «'.’’;?” have taken hold of th» wi^ngeud ■>lia ' ' .............. Man, , . ......... r»-"'' '•"«"r then ...... up bi ......... .. Ml MH.pl. Ion» «•‘f n.aH'.nlng uly. ••>•' "f 1 '"’’’i’.'" i» lng the mm’ ler.'i’ »e»im»l »>• extrnor dlmit a that I re»olv.sl to wait fur actual evi.lcme l»"f"i‘" »..nturlng io nd x,'i('rtb.'l.’i» Hi»’ susplchin wor rl.’d inc. ami I »oni.'tliue» »!»•>>•• <«•' dd.Htlv.' In n wai that <.ught to ha».' opened your «•.'<’» 1 H|'">"’ 'll»l,'»r!’U Inglv of hlx me'li'»'» ,!u* ”"111 _ found the .'».gli»»«’« I l"‘t 1""!i u|H.n my »nsplclon 'if hl'ii I" of an nb»unl hyp"th. • 1» '’»I.' can Imagine my rlatloti after I had <’» plalne.1 IjittMDt'a unn vinent« l meml-er well rushing hl‘ "iv room ike a madman ami • rilng to you •|"tl get iliv baiter of the great I n.I! I'll get the lietter of him In n way that wUl ihtiLe 11 Nrh«;itInn "But one ltu|Hirtnut point escaped u< belli it was one will'll ought lohave o |»- iuh I Oltr eye» to I .at » ill Do »'"it re im-rnbcr the bamboo . .nu'' I «1» »ur I rlsed to find l.ai»au liad ni.nlv no u»e of that .'ildemi' against llolx'i t I'ar MIC Had It not I sh ii pur. basisi by a ma n whose d>">. m-lloii tulllisl exactly with that of Ditzic? Well. Ju t Is* for.' I saw him . IT at the train after the n e i < m during the trial I naked hit)' why he lui'lii t ii-e.1 the i a ue ei idonee He told ma he had 11 i <-r Imd any In tvntlon of doing so. that our diMHiv- ery of It In the little Inn nt llpinny had much emt'urrasHc.1 Idm. if you will remember. be told uh then that the enne had been given him Iti l."li Why did we not Immediately ib>u. oay to ourselves "Fred Is lying, he could li'11 have tinil this calle In la'll- iloti. lie w a» ii"t In I "ti'b'ti lie t»'Ught It li I’nrl»?' '¡'lien y.-U found • ut 011 i, I.'-« jit t’asscttv’» that t: ■ -a: ’ luul I hh -'( I ought I'» :l I'.’C' 11 drv»»«’d very llk( Rolwrt Darza«’. though. «» we lent'ied later fr m Darzac hlnnelf. It w.i not tie who lad made the pur i ll:"«' t'.'Uple thl« Hlth the fn< t we air«- oly knew from th«- letter at the |»»>te rv«tnnte Hint there was mjuallv a m in In 1'iirl« n h<> hii » passing a« Rol-ert I larva U by «'Id He not Im llw’l itvl'’ fix on l‘rvd hll iself? “lif lour'H- bl. |«>«ltl<>D hi » against us. but when we «aw th«' evident eagerness ou hl» part to fln.l con. li t Irg cvl<|«'tice against linrxac nay. evrn tbe piissl"ti hr dl»pl.i’«Hl In III« pur suit .-f the man tin' lie uls>ut th«* dine s I ku LI lime liH'i n new ni.-nnlng for us. If you ask why Larsan tx>ught th« can«' If he hn.l no Intention of luanu- f i. luring evIdetHv against Dnrxa«’ by menus of It. th«' otianer Is quite »Im pie II«' ti:«l been wound««! In th« lintld by Mlle fttangerson. »<> that the car«' was nneful to rtinble him to cl< • M* Ills hand In carrying It. Voti reinem ber I noth rd that he always car rlcd it. “All these d«'t:il!s came buck to my rntnd when I had once fix.si on lairsan as the criminal But they were t>»i late then to lw of any use to me <»u the evening when hr pretended to I«' drugged I l'»>k«H| nt Ills hand ami saw 1 thin silk bandage covering the signs of a »light healing huiih I I I el H .' taken a quicker Initiative ut the time Larsan told us that lie ai>oiit tlie cane. I ntn certain he would have gone off to avoid »uspl 'l'Mi All the same, We worried Ijir»ati. or Ballmeyer. without our knowing It." "But." I Interrupted. "If lairann had no Intention of using the cane ns rvl ipe and made reply. I began to see that king on the sr< ret that cui c tttangehion. liouletnblbv uni found It ne e wary to g<> to find out wb.lt the in.»s was that bound her to Lar I "I il.M bi-: livw. r t th« I t Iw p» ’“I II re b hui» M |t*< r her .f first hours f thi’ir union In t' tifiti and «harming l.oiilsvi; "Th«' presbytery ha» lost n .it: charm n>*r the garden Its hrt he had written The ncouu tendisi t > tie rh h ai d claimed of taking her back lo I...... hid told I'nrrnr that If h< *’< -ii:.| know « f In r dlshote-r * L I brr rtf M Darne hmi I'm r her |>ers»H’Ul«'r. even I t- kill him. lie whs out hi U (I have SII'Ctlm'.'nl li <1 I! f l !’((• gv Ins of Itouil’l.!’.,!“.’ Mlle Ktangerson was her- levs In tbe hands of «ucli ( t'e but tried to kill lilrti v. b«- n f!r«t threnteunl nt’d then alii l*t the yellow tHMiin Nhe bail u tunitelv. fitlhsl iuh I fell tier»' If del n«J to lie f reler al the (I r f of this unwruoulou« wret'b w I wu <<>niImially drmnndlt’g her pre • »t < lalidertlne Interview's V’lirn «• •♦•ot her the letter through the p • t asking her to meet him nht* 11.-14 fuseli The result of tier refusal w»» the tr«giH|y < ♦ tile yellow F'S'III Ttw •is ond tliu" he wrote askl' IX fig ( (.' r In te* mretltig, the letter rrn< Kl • I' k • hiitiiber. she had avoided him by • leeptng with lier women In th.it let­ ti r the •croutidral hod warned her that, since alte wns tuo III to ■ • ae la him. he would come to h<*r and 11.at be would l>e In her etoambt r nt a p»P tlculnr hour on a parti-ulnr nlgbL Knowing that »he had rieri thing I» finir from Bsllmrycr. »lie had ■ ft ber ctiamls-r on Hint night It ” ’• 'h*0 that the |m Ident of the “Inexpll iN* gallery" occurred The third time • he hud deferti !n»d lb- a«k«d to ki-ep the np|*dlittnent for It In the letter hr had written In her own room on the night of th* In­ cident in the gallery, which lie l*’fi f* her desk In tlmt letter hr fbr' it.nei to burn her father'» pn|»rr» If - ! • I P ii Him did not for our o meat doubt that the wretch would • >rr.i >att I Is threat if the per Istcd III (i',,l'!lii him. and In that t ane the Ini« rs of b*t f I'x-r'i lifetime would be for. "’r I-at Einer the mei’tliig wan thus Inwltibl* 'Im r -<-h -d between tbetn may Im I , .■Hied. lie Inahtcd timt »he renomice I I >-irau"- for si ". on imr part, ufi rnusl her I I him lie Mtnblmd Imr In hl» no . r de br .iltmd to convict Darxac Imrzi 1 f *'>* crime. Aa_ I.arsali ____ he could do It t»*1” Imd so man 1 mil things that Dtirxa^ eotlld never explain how he Imd r ployed lite time of bls alíseme ff"® till’ I hatean linllmeyer's prei tlBtW® w ore must i unnlngly taken l.ir in h:d threatened I’arrie ash* had threatened Mathilde lib same wi'.ipnii and the same t lie wrote Dirz.m’ urgent letters de -’f lug him e|f ready to deliver up ’"’’''J ters that had ....... lift wren him hl-s wife and to let ve them f ri'i'f If he would pay him hl» prl't u* a»kml Danta" to meet him for 1' " l'ir pose of arranging the matter. lnl Ing the time when lairsan «” '' '* With Mlle. Htnngeraon When l'«l*f Went tn E| I'lay, expm tlng to 11'"' *,1 meior, or Lar»nn, there, he wa» ' " ' tin accomplice of Larsan's ir I '‘"I waiting until such time as the ' <11®" donee” coltili I h 1 rstgldlshi il It nut all done with Mmliliv'" cunning. Imi Ballin'yer hml A’llhuiit Josepli liotiletulillle Now ilmt the my ter? < f room has livcu elcnre.l up tb the tima to tell i f lioiihm! ventures In America Ixi young reporter iih we ilo. v. ' I i > (Continued on Page I'-l 'I!»» > t i J* tl* n un