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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 <!fd not disturb
tue mnch It is likely that w hen 1 de-
s ended from my ladder, after haring
seen the unknown In Mlle. Stanger-
Kin's chamber. I.:ir«in h id already fin
ished what he wns doing there. Then,
while I was re-entering the chateau.
Igtrsan went back to his own room
and. wndrmlng himself, went to sleep
“Nor did the second evidence trouble
are If Ijtrs.ii» were tbe murderer he
eonld hare no use for a ladder, but
the ladder might have been plactx!
there to give an apjiearate e to the
murderer"« entrance from without the
ebnteau. especially as Larsan bud ac
cnsed Darxac and Darzac wns not la
the chateau that night. Further, the
ladder might have been placed therv
to facilitate Larsan'a flight in case of
absolute necessity
“But the third ertdenee pnrxled me
altogether. Having placed Ijirsan at
the end of the ‘off turning" gallery. I
eould not explain how he had taken
advantage of tbe moment when I had
gone to the left wing of tbe chateau to
find M Stangerson and Daddy Jacques
to return to Mlle. Stnngerw.n's mom.
It was a very dangerous thing to do
He risked being captured, and he knew
It. Ard he was very nearly captured,
He had not had time to regain his
post, as he had certainly hoped to do.
He bed then, a very strong reason for
returning to his room. As for myself.
w lien I sent Daddy Jacques to the end
©f the Tight’ gallery 1 naturally
thought that Larsan was still at hfs
JiosL Daddy Jacques in going to his
post hid not looked when be passed
to see whether l-arsan was at his post
or not.
“What. then, was the urgent reason
will b had compelled Larsan to go to
tbe room a second time? I guessed it
to be K>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 y<m tbe
fMln of being accused.”
"Mlle. Stangerwon told re notMog,"
•epl led M. Darzac.
"Does what thl« youag man aay ap
pear probable to you?" tbe president
a ski’d
"Mlle. Stangerson has tokl me noth
he replied stolidly.
"How do you explain that on tbe
sight of the murder of tlw keefHT."
tbe presl lent ask’ d tcrutn * «0 Rottle-
tabille. “the mur ■ :• I .- .a; ’rt back the
pais'rs stole’) fi 1 tl. Siinngerson?
How do you explain how the nranlcrer
gained entrance into Mlle. Stangi-rson'a
locked room?”
"The last question is easily answer
ed. A man like La ran n or Ballmeyer
eould have had made duplicate keyn.
4« to the_documenta, I think Larsaa
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ts>en 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"<l
from It. Rhe flv'V t" II a"11 »''fi1 11
Th«' danger past, nil her thought« were
of lier father Had In* either ►'••'it or
hoard? At any coat to herself »he
must keep this from him Thu» « bi n
M Stangorson returned lie found the
;|<H»r of the yellow room < ■I oms I nml In»
daughter In the lab »rntor» IwniHn:
over her desk at Work"’’
i Turning toward M Dannie. RoUlrln
blit«' cried
| “You know the truth! Tell 11« then.
If that Is not Imw things linp|>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<H' If they do not point to my con by the Berniers liefore the examining
went to the pestoffice and ascertain««' elusion
magistrate was to the effia-t that only
"Wti.it la tbia sacral
that hi« letter was no louver there lie
M Stall eoui|K'la Mlle. Stiiiigersoil to h|)!e het
"After the publication of the article one shot had lieen heard
i
hid already taken complete stock of
tn the Matin and my conversation with gerson testified to hearing a dull sound knowledge from her father " ua'»««l
M Dnrzuc. nnd. having decided to go
the examining magistrate ou the Jour first, followed by n sharp ringing sound the preslilelit.
to any lengths to gain Mlle. Stanger-
“Ttiul. monsieur. 1 do uot know."
ney from Paris to Epinay sur-Urge I The dull sound I explained by the
sen. he h;'«i planned that, whatever
was certain that the yellow room had falling of the marble toppe«! table: the •aid Rouletabllle. "It Is ti" bu*iui'«»
nilrht happen. M. Darzac. his hated
ringing
sound
was
the
shot
from
the
been hermetically sealed, so to apeak,
I of mine."
rival, should l»e the man to be sus
Th«' president, turning to M 1'arz.i
and that consequently the murderer revolver. I was now convinced I was
perted.
liefore Mlle Stanger«« l> 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 >a<l<ly Jacques sleep- M. Darzac finally 1 < aped the awful
gerson was not In a condition to have Jacques did go, however, and I d the the night, with
Ing In the attic, So he shut the vesti calamity which at otic time hail threat
made such an appeal Nor could »tie dim light of tlie room saw nothing.
That explains why ened him. After n visit to Mlle. Stan
“Mlle. Stangerson muMt have lived bills window
hare locked and bolted herself In her
neither M. Stanger««»') nor the keeper, gerson ho Wns led to hope that she
h
,uie
anxious
moments
while
Daddy
room. You timet al««i remember that
might by careful nursing «.tie day re
M. Stangerson has sworn that the door Jacques was absent, but 1 think she who were nt some distance from the cover her reason.
pavilion,
had
heard
the
revolver
shot.
was not aware that so many evidences
was not open."'
Rouletabllle and 1 loft Versailles to
“Then ho went back to the yellow
“That, however. !« the only way In had been left. After she had lieen at
room. Mlle. Stangerson came In. What gather, after having «limn! nt The
tacked
sbe
had
only
time
to
hide
the
which It can tie explained The yel
passed must have taken place very Dog That Smokes. In the train I put
low room »as as closely shut ns an traces of the man's fingers on her neck
quickly. Mademoiselle trl««J to call for a number of-quostlons to him.
and
to
hurry
to
the
laboratory.
Had
Iron safe. To nse your own expres
“My friend." I said, "| nut still In
help, but th«' man bad selze«l her by
sion. ft wns fmp«»sslble for the mur- she known of tbe bone, the cap and
th«' throat. Her hand had sought and the «lark as to your reason for going
the
handkerchief
she
would
have
made
derer to make his escape either natu
grasp««! tbe revolver which she had to America. When you loft the Glun
rally or supcrnaturally. When the room away with them ufter she had gone
been k«x»p!ng It: the drawer of her «Her you had found ont, If I rightly tin
back
to
her
chamber
at
midnight.
She
was broken Into he was not there! IT*
did not see them and undressed by the night table, slm <• she had com«' to fear derstand, all about Frederic Larsan.
most, therefore, have escaped.”
uncertain glimmer of the night light. the threats of her pursuer. The mar You had <lls<-ov« ri’i| tin- < xa-1 way lie
"That do«"» not follow.”
She went to l>ed 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<l«-d the hand that held
"My
reasoning
had
thus
brought
mo
“Evidently not. He could not have
t'd anything Yo'i took gr-at pains
the
weapon.
The
|i<
tie
fell
to
the
fl
h
>
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<e. Cries of ’llelt'' Murder!" |. ,<’ marks, and. fearing another bullet.
"Yes! I hail co.'ne to th.it conclusion
1
through the Im Id.'iit of th.« "niexpllcn
ble rn.ll'’> ' ' ..............
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
<len<'v against Darzac, why had ho
made himself up to look like tbe man
when lie went In to buy It?"
“He had not specially 'made up’ ns
Darzac to buy the cane; he had come
straight to <'a«»<*tte's Immediately aft
er he luul attacked Mlle. Htangerson "
CHAPTER. XXVIII
The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stan
geraon.
bt. " 1 sail, "bin why did
America to find that out?"
Oioklng his |>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 - ! <hd
not meet him It WHS tn rescue Hi»**
frifs-rs flint she made up her mltid t*
».->• 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 to see Imr husbard and
np'-.- il to bls l etter nature It ’ '* f'r
thl i Interview th it »lie had pr-pared
It I "If <tl 'lie night the kec". ,.-r w»»
I I'led They did timet, and w h at
' pa«"
>-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. '
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