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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1910-11-10, Page 7November 10th,. 1911 001140444104000114. 0404 O. OGA . EnTAGRT r.. M. D. hicTAGGART 1 • McTaggart Bros. CLINTON 2 t BUSINESS t OLLEGE 1 1 Is a link in Canada's greatest i chain of High -Grade Colleges • founded during the post twenty- six years. This chain is the largest trainers Of young people in Canada nod it is freely admit- • ted that . its graduates get the • best positions. There is areasoto t write for it. A diploma. from '. 1 the Commercial Educators' .A.e. sociatiOn of Canittlo is a passport to success. -BANKERS-- A GENERAL IllANKINO 8C131. NESS TRANSACTED. rsITES DISOOUNTED. DRAFTS ISSUED HiTELEST ALLOWED Onl DE- POSITS. SALE NOTES PURCH- ASED. ..•••••,•/••••4/111 - IL T. RANCE, NOTARY PUBLIC, 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. 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Any money to .be paid in may lac mid to Tozer & Brown, Clinton, to at Cutt's grocery, Goderich, Parties desirous to effect insurance • or transact other business will- be promptly attended to on application to any of the above offiCers addressed to their respective postornees. Losses inspected by the director. who lives nearest the scene. 4.1 Clinton News.Rceord The .Mystery of. The Yellow .Room By GASTON LEROUX * copyRIGHT. 1908, BY BRENTANO'S • I am free to tell you that sbe °Hen net tbe keepers at night on the tirst leer of the donjon In tbp room sybleb ;vas once an oratory. Mule.. Mathieu :atne to the chateau that night 0- :e1oped in a large bittek shawl. whiek leered also as u disguise. This was :be phantom that disturbed Daddy lacques. She knew now to imitute be mewing of Mother Augenout's cat, old she would make the cries to ad. ase the keeper of her presence. 'Previous to the tragedy in the court Sime Mathieu and the keeper left the lonjou together, 1 lettrned these facts !rem wy examleation of the footmarks the court the next morning, Bets, tier. the concierge, whom 1 bud Etta - :toned behinel the donjon -as be will in bitnselt-could not see what sassed in the court. He did pot reach :he A' ourt unt11 he, heard the revolver amtsand tben be tired. When the woman parted from the netu elle went award the open gate of the court, while he returned to his room, "Ile had almost rettehed the door whet; the revolvers rang out. Lie bad • ua reachM the corner %dam u shad. )w bounded by. ai 0lIn while 111nae. Mathieu, surprised by the revolver 11.1015 and. by the entrance Of people into the court ereuebed in the dark - miss. The court is a large one, and, iseleg near the gate, She might easily are passed out unseen. But she re- mained and saw the body being car- cied away. In great agony of mind the neared the .vestibule and stew the lead body Of her lover on the stairs lit ap by Daddy Jacques' lantern. She then tied, and Daddy Jaeques joined bets "That same night before tbe trtur- ler Dittltly Jacques had been awak- ened by tne ery and, lookinia through his window, had seen the °hick phantom, Hastily dressing him- self, be went put and recognized her. Ile is an old friend of Mme. Mathieu, end when she -saw him she begged. bus; Issistance. • Daddy Jacques took pity In' bee and accompanied her through the oak grove. out -of the park, past the border of the lake. to the road to IsrOin there it was but a very ;lion distance to her home. ' "Daddy Jacques returned to -the Cha- teau, and, seeing bow importaul levees:. for Mims' Mathieu's presence at'. the bateau to vanish) uuknown, he bad: lone all he could to hide it 1 appeat to M. Larsen, who saw me next -morn. Ing. examinethe •tw.o. sets.. of -foots prints." • • • • • • • Efere Rouletabille; turning- toward . . Mme. Mathieu, with a -bow. said: • "The tootprinta. or madame bear a strange •resemblance to the neat foot- prints ef the tuarderer." . • . " Mine. alathiett' trembled and -looked at him with wide eyeaasin•wonder at .w.hat .1te would say next. ' .• . "Maclaine' has . shapely foot, long end rather large for a woman: The • -imprint, with Its pointed toe, is .rery ;Ike that of the.uturderers.".•••• ' A...moven:lent in the eourt was re- pressed' by Rouletabille. Ile held. their. attepthin at ouee. . • I hasten to add." he went On. that • attach no importatnce to this. Out.. .Wari1 signs like these are often liable to lead us inteerror 11wedo not ma -- son rightly. M. Rebell Darzac's foot- prints moods° like the murderer's, and yet he is nut the unirderer!" The. president, turning to Mme. Mas Eiden, asked: • "Is•that aecordance with. what you know •sceurred?" "Yes, M. President," she replied; "it 1. as it .111.Rouletabine had been be- • -hind us." . . "Did you see the murderer running toward the end of the right wing?" . -Yes, as.elearly as I saw them after, warn carrying the keeper's. body." • "What became orthe murderer? You were in the court atal could easily have seen?" "I saw nothing of him, M. President. It became quite dat.k just -then." . "Then M. Rouletabille," • said - the president, "must explain' bow the mur- derer made his escape," Bouletabitle continnede 'It was inIponnible' !Or the intirderet to escape ny the way be .bad entered the dome withoutour seeing orIt we couldn't see hitn we must certaiply have felt himsince the court laSS very narrow one, inclosed in high Iron rail. lugs." "Then 11' the man was hemmed in thet narrow square how is It you aid not tind Idol? I have been asking you teat for the last half hour." • • "AI. President". replied Rouletabille,. "I' eannot answer that questionbefore luta past , The president hnd certainly been Ira- ,)tessed by Rooletabille's explanation of Mme. Mathieu's part. "Well, M. Rouletabille," be said. "as you say, Bet. don't let Ussee any more of you before half peat O." Rouletunille bowed to tbe president end made his way to the door of the Witiless robm. • • * * * rquietly made My way through the crowd and left the court almost at the same time ast Itouletabille. He greeted tne heartily end looked happy. -"I'll not ask you, my dear fellow," I Said, stniling,.."what you've been doing le America, because I've no doubt you'll say you can't tell me until after half past 6." "No, tny dear Sainclaits VII tell you right now why 1 went to America, 1 Went in eearch of the name of the oth. err half of the murderer!" "Tbe name of the other batt?' "-tartly! When .we lest left the Gel miler I knew there were tee° halves to the murderer and the name of only one of them. 1 went to Anier lea -for the natre• of the other half." 1 was too owszled to answer. ;Net then we entered the WItnefis room, aed Itouletehille was imtraollately stir. rounded. Ile howed himeelf Very friendly V) all eacept Arthur Ranee, to whom be exhibited n marked eold- fite....ilo rtf4. (to_ togoatill • Ciintobi News -Record Z.LINTON s- ONT erms of subscription -al per peat advance $1.50. may be charged if not so paid. No paper discontinue until ail enters are paid,. unlesa at the opinion of the publisher. '• • date to which eery subscription Is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising rates-Tra.nsitnt a.dvnt- tisements, id cents per nonpariel line for first insertion and 3 cen Per Bite for each subsequent insert- ion. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Lost." 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Full partietliars and tickete from - JOHN RANSPORD Town At A. 0. PATT1SON, Depot Agte came In also. Ronletabille went up and shook bim heartily by the band His manner toward .the detective strewed that he bad got the b.etter of the policeman. Larsen stalled. and asked hire what he had been doing In America, Rouletabille began by tell- ing him some anecdotes of bis vonage. They then turned aside together, aps parentiy with the object of speaking confidentially, Op the strelte of half past 6 Joseph Rouletabille was again brouglat In. It ttt impossible for tne to picture the tense excitement whleh appeared on every face as he mode his way to the bare0arzac rose to his feet, frightful- l y;alThe preeident addressing Rouleta- bide, wild gravely: OI will not ask you to take the oath, because' you have not been regularly eurninouel, but I trust there Is no need to urge upon you the gravity of the statement you are about to makes" Rouletabille looked the president quite calmly and steadily In the face and replied: "Yes, monsieur," "At your last appearance here," eald the president. we had arrived at the point isbere you were to tell us how th�. murderer eseaped and also his name. Now. M. itouletabille, we await your expianatIon." "Very- well, monsieur," began my friend amidst a profound sileuce, "I had expluined how it was impossible tor the murderer to getaway without being seen, And yet he was tlaere with us in the court." ."And you did not see him? At least that is what the prosecutiop declares." •."Not We -all of us tatty into, M, le President!". cried Bouletabille,• "Then why was he not arrested?S. "Because no one- be,sides.. myself kuew that he was the murderer. It would have spoiled my plans to here had him nrrestecl, and I had then no proof other thnn my oWn reasoning, I was -convinced we bad the murderer .befere us and that we were actually looking at bim.. I have now brouglat what Iconsider the indisputable proof" • "Spealc*.ont, -monsieur. Tellus the murderer's name."' : - nYou.will find it an tire Init'pf names present in- the court on the night of the tragedy." replied Rouletanille.. The people. present in the courtroom began showing impatience. Some of them even called .for .the 'name and were snowed by the usher. "The list ineludes Daddy Jacques, Bernier, the concierge, and Mr. 'Arthur .Rance," • said die President "Do you nectise any of these?" , . "No. monsieur!" . "Then 4 do not understand what you are defying at. There was, no other person at the end a the 'court." . -• "Yeti, Monsieur, there was, not at the end, but .tinove -the .rettrt, who was teeming out of the Windove."' "Do you mean Frederic Larsen?" ex- claimed the president. •' • • "Yes, Frederic Larsan!" replied Itoule- -tnbllleth a ringing tone, "Frederic 7.,arsan• is the Murderer!" • • . The 'courtroom became immediately filled with hind:and indignanfprotests: So astonished was he that the preal- dent did not attempt' to quiet it. The. quick 'Silence %Villa followed was bro- ken by the .distinctly whispered words -froth the lips of Robert Darzac: • "It's impossible! He's triad!" . "You dare to aceuse Frederic Leeson. monsieur?" asked the president. "If you are not mad, what are your proofs?" . • "Proofs, men:deur? 'Do- you --want proofs?' Well, here is one," cried oute- tabille shrills... • "Let Frederic Larsen be vaned:" •"Usher, call. r ederie Lersan." The usher hurried to the side doer. opened it ond.disatipeared. 17Ite door remained °Pea, while atil. eyes tuned ' expectantly toward It The clerk re- appeared and, stetnang forward, soid: "M. President, Frederic ,Larsito Is .not here. Ile left at about 4 o'cleck add has not been seen since." "That Is my proof!" Cried Roaleta- bille triuhiphantly, : • "Explain youreelf," domanded the preSident 'My Omit. is Larsan's -flight," said the young reporter.' ."1Ie Will not come back. You will see 'no more of Fred- eric Larsen." "Unless you are playing -with the court, monsieur, why did you not ac- euSe- him when he was present/ Ile would titen have answered you." "He Could give no other answer•than the one he has now given . by .his night." "We cantiot believe that 'Larsan has fled. Macre was no retteoli for ins do- ing so, Did he know you'd make this efaarge". "Ile did. I told him I woUld." ".Do you mean to say that looming Larsen was the murderer you gave him the opportunity to melte?" "Yes,. OL President, 1 (Mt.:" replied Itottletabille proudly. "I ant hot a po- liceman; I amot jaunt:diet, stud my business; Is uot to tirreet peoolo My busthees le in the service of Mit and Is net that of 'an eotoutione.. If you are just, monsieur, you will see that 1 am right. You can uow understand Why I refrained until this hour to divulge the name, 1 gave Larsan thne to melt the 417 train for Paris, Where he would 1.:11OW Where to hide litttegelf and leave no traees. You .will not find Frederic Loosen," declared Route- tabille, fixing his eyes an M. Robert Ditrztte; "Ile is too mincing. Ile is a than who has alWeys escaped you end Whom .you have long sea relied for in vain. If he 010 not succeed in out. witting tue he ton yet easily ontwit tiny pollee. This man, wbo four years ago introduced himself to the pollee and became celebrated as Frederic Larsait, is notoriotta Under another tuttne-a name well !mown to cr1tue.4 Prederie Larsen, M, President, Is Ball - mover." "lialtmeserl" erled the president. "Balltneyer!" exclaimed itonert ette, springing to his feet. ”flailitioyete. It was true, theta!" • "Ah, M. Datzue, you don't think I an) rand now!" cried Houletabille Thilltneyert Italihneyeri No other mini rould be henrd in HIP 001/111318111 TI10 Prefildellt adjourned the bearing. Those of my readers who may not have beard of Balltneyer trill wimiler at the excitement. the. 1111180 caused, And yet the doings of this remarkable criminal form tbe subjeet nuttier of the most tkramatie matratives of the newspapers and critninel records of the past twenty years. lt had been report. ed that he was dead and thus had eluded the police as he had ,eluded them throughout the whole of .tais ca. reel% 13alimeyer was the best specimen of the high 'dole "gentleman swindler." Be was an adept at sleight ot hand tricks, and no bolder or more ruthless crook ever lived, Ile was received In • the best society and was a isaember of some of the moist exclusive clubs. On tuany of bis depredatory expeditions he bad not hesitated touee the knife 1 and the mutton bone.. No difficulty stopped him, and no "operation" was too dangerous, He _had -been •caught, but e.scaped on the very • morning of his trial- by throning pepper into the eyes of the guards wbo were conduct- ing him to court. He left France later to "work" Amer- ica. Tlie ponce there succeeded in onee eapturing him, but the extraordinary man. escaped the next day. It would need a. volume to recount the ndren- tures of this.tnaster criminal. Aiad•yet Ibis was the naafi Rouletabille had al- lowed to get stwayi Kuowing all about him and,who be was, he afforded the eriminal an opportunity for another laugh. at the .society he had defied! 1 could not help admiring the bold stroke , .of the young journalists because I felt •certain his motive- had been to protect both Mile. Stangerson and •rid Darzac pf an enemy ill the same time. The crowd bed barely recovered from the .effect Of -the astonishing rev- elation when the bearing Was resumed. :The question in everybody's- mind was, . Admitting that' Larsen was the murderer, how did he get out 01 the yellow room? . •Rouletabille was immediately .called • , to the wit, .and. his. examination eon. ..p0000.. "You have told us," said the presn tient, "that it was Inipossible to es- rape.from the end of the court. Since Larson was leaning•out of his window, he had left tbe coort, How did he do that?". • - • . • escaped br a most. unusual way. He citmed. the wall, sprang On to the 1. terrace and widie we were engaged , with • the. keeper's . body- reached tile' I 'gallery by the. window. He -then -had '. little -else to do than to open- the win- dow, get In and call out to ue, as if he had just' come from his .own room. TO a' man of Ballmeyer's strength all that was mere rhiln's play. And here,- . monsieur, is t be proof of what I say." • Rotiletabille• drew from his pocket a •small packet,. frOna 'winch he.produced astrong-iron peg, • • • • "This, tnonsieur," he said, "Is: • spike which perfectly fitsa hole still to be peen • in thp- cornice supporting the terrace.. Larsao, ,wbo thought and prepared for everything in case ef any emergency,had fixed this .spike into .tho.cornice. All he had to do to make •hie escape.good was to plant 'one foot on It sione w.hicb is placed at the cor, ner of the chateau, another on this support, (Me hand on the cornice o1. the keeper's door and the.othee on the terrace, and Larsan was clear of the round. The. rest was easy. Hisact- - Ing after dinner as if he had been alligge0 1Y" Wake believe.' Lie' was not drugeed. But lie did drug me. Of course he Oad to Make it appear as if lionise had been drugged so that no suspicion .sliould fall ou .him for . my condition., Had I riot beeu thus over- . powered I.arsari would. never have ens .tered -Mlle. Stangerson's chamber that night and. the.attack on'her would not have taken piece."' • A groat) 'came from Daezec, who np-: peered to be linnble to control his euf- fering. • . • "You can understand," •added Route- tabille, "that Larsati Would feel 'him- self hampered -frop .the fact tbatmy room was so close to his and from a • suspicion. that I would -be on , the watch that. night. Naturally be could .aot• for a moment belteve • that I sus- pected him. But I.migbt see him ieav- lug his room. wheti lie was about to go 'to Mile. St:Ingersoll. He waited till I Was • 01001) toad my friend Sainelair was busy trying to rouse -trio.• Ten Minutett. after thfit inadeboolselle was calling out 'Murder!' ". "How 0.i0 you come to 'suspect Lar. sail?" esked the president." • pure Pewee) poloted to t MS why I watched him. But 1 010- eat foresee the i".rugging. Ile le. -roes. etinning Yes, titY Pure reason pointed to him, but 1 required tangible poor so that my 1.3.08 could pee him nie pore etiamon pate him. The day eollowing tile incident of 'the Mex. teleahlt. joinery' 1 felt myself icielng oniti.ol of it I had ellowed my:eel' 'to elleersol Iw ,fallecions eel:lee/T. but I recoveoal and agnin took hold of the riget end. 1 satisfied myself that the murderer ('(121 !d not have ipri ole levy. go 1- e (Intently or' supernatural - 1 tiarroWed the tleld ef considera- tion to that smatl envie, so to speak. the murderer- could tiet it eutstdo Atle Atilt ecleNow."411(1 . No. ho wtoe in it? 1 -'here was, first, tlui tnurclert r. there were Daddy Ineques, Stan. Frede Ile La mail a lid mysel f- ilet' persons in ell, vomiting in the murderer And yet in the gallery. there were but four. NOW. SINT it had betel demonetra fed to me that the fifth could not have eseaped, it was evident that one of the four present in the pillory Must be a double -he must lie himself and the Murderer also, Why had 1 not Seen this before? Sim. piy because the phenomenon of the double personality had not fleet:tow before in this Inquiry "Now, who of the flow persons In the gallery wits both that person nnd the essatisin? I went over in my wind What 1 bad seen. I had seen at one and the same time M. Stangerson and the murderer, Daddy ineques and tbe murderer, myself alai the murderer, so that the uaurderer, then, could not be either M. Stangerson, Daddy Jacques or myself. Had 1 14008 Frederic Lar san and the murderer at the sante tiMe? No. Two seconds had paseed, flaring which I lost sight of the nitno derer, for, as I have noted In my pa- pers, be arrived two seconds before M. Stangerson. Paddy Jacones and myself at the meeting point of the two galleries. That wthild have given Ler- San time to go through the 'oft turn- ing' gallery, snatch off Ills false beard, return and burry with us as if, like us, In pursuit of the murderer. I was sure now 1 bad got hold of' the right end in my reasoning. With„ Frederic Larsen was now always associated in nty mind tbe personality of the unknown of whom I was in pursuit -the murderer, In other words. -That revelation staggered -me. 1 tried to regain toy balance by going over the evidenees previously traced, .but ,svbich bad diverted my mind and led pae away front Frederic Larsen. What were these evidences? . . 4'First.-1 hilt] seen the unknown in Stangerson's chamber. On going to Frederie Larsan's room I had found Larsen sound asleep, "Seeond.-The ladder. "Third,i had placed Frederic Lar- sen at the end of the 'off turning' gal- lery and bad told hint that •1 would rush into Mlle. Stangerson's room to try to capture the murderer. Then 1 returned to Mlle. Stangerson's cham- ber. where I had seen- the unknown. "The first evidence did not disturb -me mach. .1t is likely that when 1 de- scended from my ladder. after having seen the unknown in Mlle, Stanger - son's chamber, Larson had already fin- ished wbat be was doing there. 'Then. while I was. re-entering the chateau. Larsen Went back to his own room and. undressing himself, went to sleep. 'P.Vordid the second eridence trouble me. • If Larson. werethe murderer he could bare DO use forot ladder, but .the ladder miglit have been pieced there to give an appenrance • to thc murderer's entrance from without the chateau, especially as Larsen 'had ac- cused Darsac and Darzac was not- in the chateau ..that night. ,Further, the ladder might hare been piheed there. to facilitate Larsan's OIgbt in case of . absolute necessity, • "Bat tbe third evidence puzzled' me altogether. Having placed Larson at the end of the turning' gallery, I could not eiplain how lie had taken .advantage of the moment when 1. had gee° to the left wing of the chateau to find MeStangetoon and Daddy .lacques to return to Mlle. Stangeestm.'s room. It was ,e very'dapgerons thingto do. He risked being captured, and he knew. it And he. was very smarty captured. Be shad it had .time to regain his post, as he -had certainly .hoped to do, He bad, then, .a. Very strong reason for returning le his room. As for myself, 'when I sent Daddy.Jacques to -the end • of . tbe 'right' gallery I naturally thought that Larson was still at his • post. Daddy Jacque's Je going . to ' his post had . not looked . when.- he passed to soeoer...wilether. t.arsan was. at ItiS post "What, then. was. the urgent reason whieb had eompelled Larsen .10 'go to the room a Oteeond time? .1 guessed it to be some evidence of his presence thereBe• had left something very- - important In that .room. What was it? And. had he recovered. It? I begged Uwe. Bernier, who was •accustotned to clean the room. to. look, and she fouad a pair of ,eyeglasses-this•pair, M.. President:" . And houl6tabil1e drew the ereglasaes, of which We -know, from his pocket. "When I saw those 'eyeglasses." he cent -limed, • "I was ,utterly .nonplused. I bad neVer seen Larson .wear eye- , glasses. What 010 they. mean? ,Sud- denly I exclaimed to royeelf, '1 wonder 11 if he Is long sighted!' 1 had.nevee own Larsan• write. Ile Might then be long sighted. The Niece would certainly know and also know ,ff the glasses were his. Suelt evidene.e • would be That.explained Larsah's. re- tort. I know now that Larson or. balimeyer is iong sighted • and that. these glasses belonged to him. - *I new made one mistake, I was -not satiated with the evidence I had ob- tained. I. wished to see the man's .face. Had 'I refrained fromothis the ;wend terrible. attack would not. have occUrred." • . "But," asked • tile president; ."why should T.arsan go to MIle. Stangerson's room et. all? Why should be twice at-, tempt to murder beet" "Ivicause he loves her,' M. President". "rliat is Certainly a reason, but" - "It is the only reason. He was mad- ly th love,. and because of that and - other things he was capable of cote- mittlitg tiny erilue." "Did Stile. Stanger:ion know this?" "Yes, ittoitsiour. but site was ignorant of the feet that the maw who was pur- suing her was Fred.cirie Larsen: other- wise, of omese, he would not have been allowed to be at the chateau. .1 noticed when .he was in her room art: er the, Incident la the gallery tha t he kept himself in the ehadow andthat he kept 1315 head bent dowp. Ile was looking for the lost eyeglasses. Mlle. ftrlitnnigiotio,,n knew La i•sn 13 ender anot 13- o "M. Darzno," neked the presidete. Mile. Stangerson in any wny eoe. fele in you (01 this memo? How is It (het she 11:)5 never spoken about it In any one? If yott ere innocent, sill) would have wished to spare youthe pain of being nevueed." "Milo. Statigerson told nu. nothing." ittes:eittisti. On (51110, pt*ar probable to you?" the president "Does what thls young man say no Stangerson has 4010 me nom Mg," 110 replled'stolidly, " "Ilow do you explain that 08 the .111glit of the murder of the keeper," the president asked, turning to Route. "the murderer brought back the palwrA stolen from St. Statigerson? How do you explain how Or murderer renotlri7T:e Into Mlle. Statigerson'a o 'The last question le easily CIS iVet'. ed. A limn like Leman or Balltneyer eonld have had made duplicate keys. As to the tiochttieeta. 1 think Larson 7 yrosisporgraaraitamonseargaiwia nail not intended to steal the/n first. t.lesely watching inudemoiaelle with tbe purpose of preventing her rear. dime with hj. Robert 081741% he WI* day follnwed her and monsieur Into the department etore. There he WA possession Of the reticule which she lost or left bebind. in that retiestie was n key with o bras., head. iledidt not know there WAS any value attache - ed to the key till tbe advertisement la the newspapers revealed it, Ife thee wrote to mademoiselle, as the slavers tisement requested. No doubt be sulk- ed for 4 meeting, making known to tier that he was also Hie Persoe who heti for some time pursued her with 1:08 lore. Be receleed no answer. Re went to the postoffice and aseertained that his letter was no longer there. He had already taken complete stock of Darzac. and, having decided to go to any lengths to gain Mile. Stanger - son, he bad planned that, whaterer migbt happen. M, Darzae, his hated rival. should be the Wan to be sits. De'e'lted*. donot think that Larsen had no yet thought of murdering Mile. Sorn. gerson; but. whatever he might do. he tnade sure that M, Darzaeshould suffer for it. Be was very nearly of tbe same height ,as M. Darzac and had almost the ;same sized feet, It .would not be -difficult to take an Impression of J. Darzac's footprintand have similar boots made for Weasel!. Such trleks were -mere chlids •play for Larson or Bali meyer. "Receiving no reply to Ws lettir. he determined. since Mlle. Stangersoo would not come to him, that hp would go to her, His plan had long been formed, He had made himself master of the plansof the chateau and the pavilion, so that one afternoon while M. and Mlle. Stangersen were. out for a tv;111; :Ind while Untidy Jacques uses 'twat, he etifered the latter by the vestibule window Flo was :none and. being in no burry. lie began examining the fOrniture One of the plops, re- sembling a see. had ti very .smon'key- hole. That Interested hind He had with Wm the little, key -with ti.t.. braes heed ottel, neeoetitting one with t he other, he etl the key in the lock. The dou gamed. 11wsaw nothing but papers They nuts(' he very relit:Ole to hare peen put away In a safe the ken' to manta) he knew to he irr so rittleb itn- portnnee Perhaps a thought of black- mail oecurred to him tis a useful posaj- bill ty In helping Itim in bis.designs OD -N1110' Stangerson, Ile quiettly made n Mime of the paper: and took it to the lavatory In the vestibule. Ilemeen the 'time' of his first ex:inert:aim of the pavilion end the night of the mur- der Of the keeper Larsen .had bed time to .find out what these papers con - tallied' Ile. could do ' nothing with them. lind they -were rather eompro- Inking. That night he. took then) back to the ehatenn Perhaps he hoped that hy returning the papers he might obtain some'graliltule from Stile. Stun- 'gerson Bat whatisver may bare been hls reasond.' he took -the papers back and so rid himself of an Ineumbrattee." Houlettthille f•oughed. . ir was erfs. dent to me , that he was embarrassed. PURIFIED. 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They always have a place in my home and are looked upon as the family remedy," Tr: Morse's Indian Root Pills elem.- the system thoroughly, Soldby all dealers at 25c, a box. Ile had arrived at. ti." pc:Oat Witt*rt. be WU to .keep .hack Ois knowledge of. La rsa n's (rue motive. The expiate - floe he hed'el.reu had evidently been unsatisfactory.. Rouletabille was quick enongh niEte.the had ImpreSsion be had made, fro, turning to the presi- dent 110 SAM, ."Alld now We conic to the explanationof the mystery of the yellow rootne! .5 * * * • * A. movement of -chairs .in the eonrt. with a rustling of dresses and rto en- . ergetic.,Whisperipg of "Husb!" showao% the euriosity thet•had been arensed.. "It eeents to me," said the presidents "that the inyareryolf the yellow roost), M. Roule1:100,11e, is wholly (tete-Alfred by - your hy pet !tests - !red e tee La roe p Is t he torte:tea t ion. We (la'4'(' merely to :substitute hint fer M. Robert. 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