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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1910-10-13, Page 7October 130, 1910 G. D. MeTA.GGART M. D. MeTAGGART NicTagga-rt Bros. _BANKERS A GENERAL SANKINC. BUSI- NESS TRANSACTED. NOTES DISCOUNTED. DRAFTS ISSUED INTEI.EST ALLOWED ON OE - POSITS. SALE NOTES PORCH ASED. ------- - - - H. T. RANCE. - - NOTARY P13151,1C, CONVEY- ANCER, FINANCIAL, REAL ESTATE AND FIRE INSUR- ANCE AGENT. REPRESEN TING 14 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. DIVISION COURT OFFICE, CLINTON. W. BRYDONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR NOTARY, PUBLIC. ETC. OFFICE -Sloane INTON4 CHARLES B. HALE REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE 'OFFICE: - - - HURON ST. • • • •••••••••• DR. W. GUNN L. R. C. P., L. R. C. S. Whoopiug Cough ORONcHITIS CATARRH COLDS 4 MONTREAL. Loottrai 131dir. IIL&I 'laPo Cresol ene Co. troubic a, avoidiuz drum. YaticiristuGrea, breathipieasY ; spothea tho egro thrott Lad ctoca coUtria, aaticriaz r//ctgol ri-k$1, 1t kit:441w. =US:MISTS len° Wes two parototerns Vtthoonms Con* and rolieves erouP at Rare. 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We descend to tbe grouud floor of the dr tem 1 lead hint to the little semi- circular room under the terrace be- neath the window of the 'off tura ing gallery. 1 point to the door, now closed open a short time before, under i•••••••••••••••••.........1 t CLINTON 1 BUSINESS 1 COLLEGE I • • IIs a link in Canada's greatest I . chain of High -Grade Colleges • i founded during the past twenty- six years. This chain is the largest trainers of young people in Canada and it is freelyndueit- • • ted that its graduates get the t best positions. There is a reason; write for it. - A diploma from the Commercial Educators' As- . a soeiation of Canada is a passport . -4 i to success. ., .. t Yon may study partly at home • and finish at the College. • , . : . I Edinburg .Office -Ontario street, Clinton. Night calls at front door of office or at residence on Rattesbury street. 1, --DR. J. W. SHAW- RATTENBURY ST. EAST. -CLINTON.- •••••.•••••••••• Enter Any Day. • Fall Term opened August 29th • • DR. C. W. THOMPSON. PHYSICIAL, SURGEON, ETC. Special attention g' ven to dis- eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. S'yes carefully examined and suitable glasses prescribed. Office and residence : 2 doors west ot tbe Commercial Hotel. Heron St. • DR. F. A. AXON. DENTISI, Specialist in Crown aad Bridge Work. Graduate of C.C.D.S., Chicago, and R.C.D.S., Toronto. CLINTON •. Business College• GEO. SPOTTON, PRIN. • • •••••.•••$•••••• b••••••••• CHAPTER XIX. Rouletabille Invites Me to Break- fast at the Donjon Inn. T, was not until later that Itoule- tabille sent me the notebook in which he had written at whic:11 a shaft of light is visible. length the story of the pile - "The forest keeper!' says Fred. nornenon of the inexplicable gallery. "'Come on!' I whisper. On the day I arrived at tile Glandler "Prepared, 1 know not why, to be- and joined him in his room he recount - neve that the keeper le the guilty man ed to me, With the greatest detail, all I go to the door and rap smartly on it. 1 1 that 1 have related, telling inc also "Some might think that we were how be had spent several hours in. rather late in thinking of the keeper, Paris, where be had learned nothing since our first business, after having that could be of any help to hiin. found that the murderer had escaped The event of the inexpliceble gal - us in the gallery, ought to have teen fiery had occurred on the nighthetween to search everywhere else -around the 1 the 20tli and 30tb of October -that Is ebateam In the park- ' to say, three days before my return to "[tad this criticism been made at the the chateau. *It was on the 2d of time we could only have answered that November, them that 1 went back to the assassin had disappeared from tbe the Glandier, summoned there by my gallery in such a way that we thought 1 friend's telegram and- taking the re - he was no longer anywhere! He had voivers with we. 1 am now in Rouletahille's room, and he has finished his recital. While he had been telling me the • eluded us when we all had our bands stretched out ready to seize him - when we were almost touching him. We.bad no longer any ground for story I notleed continually rubbing ing that we could clear up the mys- tery of that night, - the glass of the eyeglasses be had • found on the side table. From the evi- . "As soon as I 'rapped at the door it wa4 opened, and the keeper asked us dent pleasure he was taking in han- quietly what we wanted: He was un- tiling them 1 felt they must be one of dressed and preparing to go to bed. • those sensible evidences destined to en - The bed had not yet been disturbed. ter what he had vatted the circle of the ''We entered and 1 affected surprise. right end of his reason. " 'Not gone to bed yet?' .Whett he had finished his recital he "'No,' he replied roughly. 'I have,asked •me what I thought of it. I re - been making a round of the park and plied that •I was much puzzled by his in the woods. I atn• only just back- question. Then he begged me to try, and sleepy. Good night!' In my turn. to take m' reason in hand "'Listen,' I said. 'An hour ago there "by theright end." was a ladder close by Your window.' . "Very well," I said. "It seems to'nte '"What ladder? I did not see any ladder. Good night!' "Setd be simply put ps out of the room. When i we were outside 1 looked at Larsen.. His face. was impenetra- tie" ' • • CHAPTER: XVIII... • D. N. WATSON CLINTON, - - ONT. LICENSED AUCTIONEER • for the County -of Huron. Corres- pondence promptly answered. Charg- es moderate and satisfaction. guaran- teed. 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I await - 'ed the coming of daylight and then went down to the front of the chateau and made a detour, examining every • trace of footsteps coming toward it or, going from IL These, however, were so mixed -and cOnfusing that I could make nothing of them. Here I may make a remark -I am not accustomed to attach an exaggerated importance to exterior signs left in the track of a crime. • • The method which traces the critn- • . incl by meane,of the tracks of his foot- steps is Altogether primitive. So many, footprints are ,identical.'• However, in the 'disturbed state of my mind I did I td the de erted court and did.look The IficKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Comm UPPIROTT'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE. A FAMILY LIBRARY The Best in Current Literature 12 COMPLZTE NovELS YEARLY MANY SHORT trolls Es AND PAPERS ON TIMELY ir010106 $2.50 PER VitAn; 2S otai. A COrit *NO CONTINUED STORIES. tvcity RUNNER CoLIPLETE IN MEL, go, n s at all the footprinte cpuld. find there; 1 ' 'I Weer lately "to see M. Stangersou ,,,,, ,,,,,a WY life and took with mo a piece of paper on et; t-11-10 which was written, '1 promise, what- ever othtn ers ay say, to keep in toy hide 0 s ervice my two faithful servantS, Ber- 1 tiler and his wife.' 1 explained to bito ,n,',o,r„e,„,.1/1 , I that by signing that document be ""''''''' morrow . I would enable me to compel those two must be people to speak out. and 1 declared of any part In the crime . That was dthaey Gallat my own assurance of their innocence tisa . also his opinion. Tile examining rnag- '1 US ital‘ ' I 'strate after it was signed presented platen o : 1 the document to the Renders, who then did speak. They said what I was b,,,,lm„ St'' se2. 1 ; certain they would say as soon as they "4"e' i e Were sure they would uot lose their tacked. been ab ectig l:rneersun , ttebenier)Vby 41/cin't the con- Places. who sbo concierges, that he had not yet told they werpoaching. on tue libterret7m.inded my friend, apropos of the Stangerson what had led him tothem set at . get, ! "They confessed to poaching op 51. 1 from the pavilion at the moment when "e reP" 's estates, and it was while 1,ngng "4,, e the night of i 8.,./17" the crime, that they were found not far IrV..." "ow„ smile lit up their happy faces. They were sold by them to the landlord of Ntettrime.1:attlii seemed to barber no 111 feeling because t 5111e. Sta the outrage was being committed. Mine. Bernier saw us coming., .A. frank Some rabbits they Caught in diet way lie prote We were close to their lodge. M. and his customers or sent them to Paris. taken w he Donjon inn, who served them to asked them at what hour !fr. Arthur That was the truth, as I bad guessed "'re CU of their detention. 5Iy young friend Rance had arrived. They answered that from the first. Do you remember what tfhreastb htitatt they did not know he was at the clue. I said on entering ,the Donjou . inn? evening of the prodous night, but they I had beard the words on the same tb1,1',,g 1,1a nowr the extra team He must have come during the meat - 'We shall have to eat red had not had to open the gate for him, morning when we arrived at the park 81"", '4' to meet him, he was accustomed to get You recellect when we reached the 1g ei because, being a great walker and not gate. You heard them also, but you .1= l wishing that a carriage should be sent did not attach any Importance to them. 'tiler def off at the little hamlet of Saint Michel, park gate that we stopped to look at a tell of whly aware from which he came to the chateau by unfit who was running by the side of The exan way of the forest. He reached the the wall, looking every minute at his park by the grotto of Sainte Gene- , watch. That was Larsen. Well, be- san are b vieve, over the little gate of which, ' hind us the landlord of the Donjon inn, /11 my g giving on to the park, be climbed. ) standing on his doorstep, said to some last time As the concierges spoke I saw Houle- one inside, *We shall have to eat red the trou tabille's face cloud over and exhibit dis- meat -now.' him.' appointment -a disappointment, no "Why that 'now?When you are, as,.',Wby doubt, with himself, Evidently he was 1 am, In search of some hidden secret, of um m a little vexed, after havlug worked so you can't afford to have anything es- I cried, , • much on the spot, unit so minute a cane you. You've got to know the "51. Da study of the people and events at the meaning of everything. We had come bled by u 'Wandler, that he had to learn now Into a rather out of the waY part of in a hest 1 that Arthur Rance was accustomed to the country. which bed been turned "61? 1 "You say that M. Arthur Rance is led me to suspect every phrase that •utimer . derer? .. "1 at o visit the chateau. i topsy turvy by a crime, Old my reason accustomed to come to the -chateau. could bear upon the event or the day. When did he come herelast?" 'Now,' I took to mean, 'since the out- gerson: "We can't tell yon exactly," replied rage.' In the course of my inquiry, 110 gr Mme Bernier. "We couldn't know therefore, I sought to find, a relation ' while they were ' keeping us In prison. between that Phrase And the tragedy. had bit the chateau without passing through i We •went to the Doujon inn for break- fast. 1 repeated, the phrase and saw '01111adtheemoult Besides, as the gentleman comes te our gate he goes away. by the way he by the surprise and trouble on Daddy himself, leave yot Mathieu's face that I had not eiagger- 14.1ave at telligenc tnim1:13111:tsiii:nrigaPeSt • to trust • " 'Hay Sastasnogueri '"No. , the Mu Rouleta very gr; that yo pintehing... Now,. as ell • the evidence. chewed the concierges had not been in - was evi that the point of departure of my rea- comes." .ated Its linportnuce So far as he was "Do you know when he carne the son would be this -there can be no conceened • first titne?" ' • - I "Oh, yes, monsieur! Nine years ' "I 'bad just learned that the non - ago" , I • cierg,es had been arrested. Daddy Mathieu spoke of them as of dear "He was In .France nine years ago, °- friends --people per. whom one is sorry. then," said Rouletabille, "and since that time, as far as you know. how That was n reckless conjunction of ideas. 1 said to myself. 'Now,' that many times has he been- at the Glen.. the concierges' are arrested, 'we shall dier?" • • •• have to eat red meat.' No- more con- cierges. no more game! The hatred ex- pressed by .Daddy Matbleu for ,M. Stangersoe's forest keeper -a hatred • he pretended was shared by the eau- cierees-led me • easily to think of doubt .that the enurderer you pursued was in the gallery.." I paused, "After making -so good -a stele, you ought not to stop so soon." he exclailae• ed. "Come, make another effort." "I'll try.., Since lie disappeared from the gallery without passing.. through an Y door or window, he must have es- caped by some pther•opening." • "Three times. • Rouletabille looked at: me pityingly. "When did he tome tbe time, as smiled carelessly and remarked that 1 far as you know?" was reasoning like a. postman or -,-like "A. .week before the attempt in the Frederic Larsen. • • yeilow. room." Itouletabillb had alternate fits of ad- • . RouletabIlle put another question, nitration and, disdain for the great this time addressing himself particular - Fred:, It. all depended as to whether ly to the'woman: • • Larsan's discoveries Route- "In,the grove .of. the parquet?" • tabille's reasoning ,or not. .When they "In the, grove of the parquet," she did be- would' exclaim, is 'really replied.. • .•• . great!" When they did not, he would "Thanks:" said Renietabille. "Be • grunt and 'Mutter, "What an.ass!" It ready for me this evening." was a petty .side -of the noble character He spoke the last words, with a finger of this strange youth.,• . on his lips as if to. command silence . We had risen, and he led me into the and discretion., ' bed at the time of the tragedy, -why • were they' abroad that night? As par- ttetpants in ,the criine? -I' was not dis- posed to think' ed.• • I- had already ar- rived at the conclusion. by steps of Whicit I you later -that the as- sassin had had no 'accettiplice and that Abe tragedy .held a mystery between Stangerson. and' the murderer; a mystery • with ",wideir the coucierges. .htid. nettling to do. • .•. "With that theory . my mind, 1 searched • for proof In their lodge, which, • as you :know, 1 entered- I found there under their bed some springs and brass wire. `AIL' I., •thought; 'these things explain why. they were: out in the mirk at night? I was .not surprised at the dogged St.': fence they net tattled before •the entitling magistrate. even udder the ac- cusation:so grave as :that .of being ace complices- le the • crime. Poaching would save them from thenssize court, .but. it would lose •them their places, and as, they. were perfectly sure of their innocence et the crime they hoped it -Would soon. be established, and then their poaching !night go on as usual.. They could always confess later. • 1, hoWever, hastebed their con- fession by means of the docUment M. tuttigerSon signed: They gave all the necessary 'proofs,' were set at liberty and have now 0. lively gratitude for • me. • Why did 1 not get them released sooner?, Because 1 was uot sure that nothing more than poaching • ,was against them. I wanted to study the ground. As the days -went by, my coil-- • victiou becitme•more and more certain: The days after. the events of the inex- plicable gallery 1 bad need. -of help I could rely on, so resolved to have them released at- once." , • ' We reached the Donjon' inn- tind .en- • tered.it. • This dine we did not see the lend - lord, but were received with a pleas- • ant smile by the charming hostess. "How's Daddy Mathieu?" asked Rouletabille. , "Not much better, not Much better.. • park. When we reached the court and We left the park and took the way were• making toward • the gate. the to the Donjon inn. sound of blinds thrown back against "Do you often eat here?" the wall made us turn our heads. .and "Sometimes." we saw at a window on the first floor' "But you also take your meals at the.. of the chateau the ruddy and clean chateau?" shaven face of a person I did not rec- "Yes, Larsen and 1. are sometimes °guise. • • served in one of our rooms." "Hello!" muttered Rouletabille. "Ar- "Hasn't M. §tangersou• ever inyited thur Rance!" ' Ile lowered his bead, you to his own table?" quickened his pace, and I heard him "Never." • ask himself between::his teeth: "Was . "Does Your presence tiL the chateaudLeplease him?" . r• "1 don't know; but, In. any case, he - toes. not make us feel that We.Are in his way." . • "Doesn't he question yciu?" '"Never, He inthe sante state of mind as he. was In nt the door of the yellow coon) when his •daughter •Was being tuurdered and 'when he broke open the door and .did not find the Murderer. Ile is • persuaded since be could -discover nothing. that there't no reason why we should be able to dip - coyer more than he did. But• he, has made it his ;duty since Litman ex- - pressed his theory not tnoppose us. "- Rouletabille buried himself in thought again for .sotne time. Ilearoueed bins - self later to telt tne of. bow be canie to • set the twoonelerges free. • . • -seeking; for some indication as a basis he In the chateau that night? A bet • for- reasoning. . ' • • .. ' - is he doing:here?". • • ' "• If .1 could but find a right Starting . . We bed gone some distance from the . .. . point! In despair I seated myself -on a. chateau • when 1 .asked him who this . stone' For over an hour 1' bnsied.mY- Arthur Ranee. Was and how he had self with"the eontion, ordinary work .eeme to know btu* Ile reforred.to his of, a policentaa. Like. the, least intelli- story. of that morning, and:1 remem- •geut of detectives I went on blindly • here° that Mr. Arthur W. Ranee was over the traces of fOotprinte'which told' the American from PhiladelPhia with iriejuet no more than they .could. • •. - whom he had bed so :tunny drinks at . "I _came' to the. conclusion that 1 was the Elysee reception,. • • ' • a fool, lower in the scale of intelligence . "But was he not to have left- France . than even the police of the ruodernro- almost immediately?" 1 asked. maneer. Novelists build mountains of • • "No doubt; that's why I am ,sur-• stutildity out. of a •footprint ou the prised to find bite here still and not sand or from an impression of a hand* only. in France, but above all; at. the on the wall: •That's the way Innocent Glandier.. He did not arrive this men ..are brought to prisen. It alight . morning, and be did not get here last convince an..exatnining magistrate or night. • He must have, got :here. before - the head Of a detective.department, but- , .•. . . . . it's not proof. You. writers forget that -Farm and Isolated Town Propertye--.. • -Only Insured- • -OFFICERS- •• • • J. B. 'McLean, President, Seaforth P. 0. ; M. HcEwen,• Vice -President Brucefield P. 0. ; E. Hays, Sec. - Treasurer, Seaforth• P..0. • -Directors-• • William' Chesney, Seaforile; " -John Grieve, Winthrop ; George Dale, Sea - forth John Watt, Harlock John Bennewies, Brodhagan ; James Evans, Beechwood ;• James Connolly, Goderich.'. • • -AGENTS- Robert Smith,. Harlock .. IIin- chley, •Svaforth ; James Cummings, Egmondville ; J. W. Yi,;0, villa. Any :money to be paid in may be paid tO Tozer & .Brown, Clinton, or at Cuit's grocery, Goderich. Parties desirous to effect ;nsuranee or transact other business will be promptly attended to an applicatiofl. to any of the above officers addressed to their respective 'postoffices. Losses inspected by the director who lives nearest the seene. Clinton News Record :'LINTON •ONT ••• •what the senses "earnisb IS not proof. • If 1 ata • taking gegitizance of what is , offered me by :my senses 1. do ,so but'. • to bring Cie.:results within the circle • of my reason. That circle may be tho. • moat cireemscribed, but, if it Le, It has this advantage -it holds nothing but the. truth: Yes, swear that 1 have never used the 'evidence of the senses but as' servant§ to my reasOn. 1 haVe 'never permitted -them to become my master. They hke. not made of me that monstrous.thing-eworse than a blind man -a • man who sees: falsely: • Aud that is why I can triumph over your' error and your merely animal ire • telligenee, Frederic Lftrente "Be of good courage, then, Friend Rouletabille. Itis impossible tbe Incident of the ineeplicable gellery Should be outside the eirole. of • you! reason. You know that! .Then have faith and take thought with yonrself • and forget not that you took hold of the right end When yon drew that air- ele In your brain within which to un- ravel this mysterious play of eircum- Stance, "To It, 'once again! Go back to the gallery. Take yotir stand on your reason and rest there as Frederic Lar- sen rests on his cane. You will then soon, prove that the great Fred is noth- ing but a fool. -30th October. Noon. "JOSEPII ROUULTABILLE." *• * * * acted as I planned: With head on fire, I retraced my' way to the gallery, HMI without having found • anything Mote than bad seen on the previous night, the right hold I had taken of my • reason drew me to something so impor- tant that I was obliged to cling to it to save myself from falling. "Now for tbe strength and patience to find sensible traces to At In with my thinking -and these must come within the circle I have drawn he° tween the two humps ,on my forehead. -300 October. Midnight, "JOSEPH It01/ LETA III LTA" ems of subseription-$1 per year •• advance $1.50 may be charged it not So paid. No paper discontinue until all arrears aro paid, Utile.53 at the opinion of the publisher, date to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. 'Advertising rates -Transient adver. tisements, 10 cents per nonpariel line for kat- insertion and 3 cents per line tor each subsequent insert. km. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such "tost„" "Strayed," or "Stolen," etc., in- serted once for 85 cents and each subsequent insertion 10 cents. OMMunleatleire intended for publica- tion must, as a guarantee of good Ilan, be accompanied by the nae ett the writer. W. J. MITCHELL, Editor Ana "eroptietor. le • • - • '":14.4;i9.4,45 i74 4 ---.5-- "4. the mo would r ed than As for she wo murdere .the yell ble gall nating ble pow . PU Dr. M Heal • When 'kidney's the 'bioce frequent! The Way Wilson, found, i writes:•. "For depresse, me and I gestion. and blot& tried need many kin satisfactor was a. tbO , and I leoke eine that w At last • 'were brougi one of the • have ever Bed in.% ve my indigest have a plae upon is th Dr. Mors the system . dealers at 2 the Earbro Of einbezzlc 1 ; see' : "InZrl Wilk. :•,.,'). \7;74,!;,'„ He is still .eonfined to his bed." " "'His rheumatism still sticks to him, were badly • . . . lision of an th.eln,e?:. Lint - night 1 was again wer,, riding, obliged to give him morpOte, the only Mary Doi drug that gives him any relief." rie of the m She spoke in a soft voice. Every- Thornas She thing about her expressed gentleness: She was, indeed, a beautifulwomae, "• the imil . somewhat with an air of indolence, George CI , with great eyes seemingly black and . orwho dew with her crabbed, rheumatic husband? ‘a*vsh.ell aidlicg'shutli The scene at which we had once been blue, amorous eyes, Was .she happy present did not lead us to believe that she was. Yet there was something in of despaii.. She disappeared into the k her bearing that was not suggestive kitchen to prepare our repast, leaving on the table a bottle of excellent older, 1 Rouletabille filled our earthenware . 'mugs. loaded his olpe and quietly 'ex- plained to to his reason for asking AsTlfil'OtiRA. ri me to come to the Glandler with re- . TRROA1 • I *ers Vaporizerl 4t "Yes," he said contemplatively, look. 1 whooppls C Miffing oat, "yes, my dear boy, I ex- L vrttrIst 'NI Mg at the clouds of smoke he was A. brief - .silence followed, Which 1 ewou %Inv 00 -1 throat and I sufferers of Peet the assassin tonight." . took cave not to interrupt, and then zC" ir el:Art.1'v' bed M. Robert Daraat knocked at tny Id-Iletil',:l.ret6i1C44 he went on: Last night juSt as 1 was going to r r t1� ty4 room. When he came in he confided ertizoPt(Itfe' Crtisolene :rhirrioat Tab Oktitn,ettlemainueo:thi Littiriitteadtr.dAe, I, ciou 1 ...... MLLE. STANGERSON APPEARED e""' ak-It THRESHOLD OF HER end myeteriouS. It Wag net pesSible u.,reae $4.cs re. e- • e• ee.•'..e.;•"..0- :/: - • ney necessary Ives at once peremptory ::'''113:;:t:'ll''..1.4":)1:.1:5.1'...::, ' • '''., :,..i . Paris the next day -that is, thiS morn. lng. The reaSon which made this jour to Die that he was eompelled to go to et •" ,, . 4.. - -.1*.t.,:....t: XII, ZeZ.:"....--." • for hint 10 deitdo/n Itg /Adore tA Ants tl. "4.-) ",, , ''• AN 1 ROOM. .1