HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1910-11-17, Page 7November 171h, 1910.
G. D. IACTAGGART
IC D. ItIcTAG4ART
itilcTaggart Bros,
-BANKERS--
A GENERAL IBANKING BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED. NOTES
DISCOUNTED. DRAFTS ISSUED
INTELEST ALLOWED ON DE-
POSITS. SALE NOTES PURCH.-
ASED.
ONO,
- - H. 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.
OYFICE-Sloane Bleck-CI IT.tITON's
IDEIARLES B. HALE •••
REAL ESTATE
and
INSURANCE
9FFICE - - - HURON ST.:
DR. W. GUNN
L. R. C. P., L. R. C. S.
Edinburg
Office -Ontario street, Clinton. Night
calls at front door of office or at
residence en Rattenbury street.
s --DR. J. W. SHAW-
-OFFICE-
RATTENBURY ST. EAST.
-CLINTON.-
DR. C. W. THOIVIPSON.
PHYSICIAL, SURGEON, ETC.
Special attentien g'ven to dis-
eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat.
Eyes carefully examined and suitable
glasses prescribed.
Office and residence : 2 doors west of
the Commercial Hotel. 'Huron St.
DR. F. A. AXON.
OENTISTs.
Specialist in Crown aad Bridge
Work. Graduate of C.C.D.S.,
Chicago, and R.C.D.S., Toronto.
.......1,•11..••••••••••••
11
CLINTON
BUSINESS
COLLEGE
Is a link in Canada's greatest
chain of High -Grade Colleges
founded during the past twenty-
six years, 'Dais chain, is the
largest, trainers of young people
in Capada and it is freely admit-
ted that its graduates get the
best positions. There is a reason;
write for it. A diploma from
the Commercial liklecators' As-
sociation of Canada is a passport
to success.
You may study partly at home
and finish at the College.
Enter Any Day.
Fa Term opened August 29th
CLINT0N
Business College
•••••••••••••••11 ••••••••••
GEO. SPOTTON, PRIN.
•
1
1
1
1
D. N. WATSON
CLINTON, - - ONT.
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
for the County of Huron. Cortes-
pondence promptly answered. Charg-
es moderate and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Immediate arrangements for
sale dates may be made by calling
at The News -Record Office or on
Frank Watson at McEwan's groc-
ery. 17
Bayfield on Mondays from May to
December.
••••••••••••••=rt.1.1........1111...14...•••••••••••=14
'HOMAS*BROWN, LICENSED AUC--
tioneer for the counties of Huron
and Perth. Correspondence prompt-
ly answcted. Immediate arrange-
ments can be made for sale 'dates at
The News -Record, Clinton, or by
calling phone 97, Seaforth. Charges
moderate and satisfactionguaran-
tee&
DR. OVENS, M. D., I. R. C. P.,
Etc., Specialist in Diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
will be at Holmes' Drug Store,
Clinton, on Tuesday, March 1st,
29th, April 26th, May 24th, June
21st. If you require Glasses don't
fail to see Dr. Ovens. •
-TIME .T A B LE -
Trains wilt arrive at and dspart
from Clinton Station as follows :
BUFFALO
tieing East
11 11
ti GI
Sloing West
It 14
11 11
11 14
Tli ffIcKillop Mutual Fite
Insurance Colman
-Farm and Isolated Town Property-
-Only Insured- •
-OFFICERS- ,
J. B. McLean, Piesident, Seaforth P.
0. ; M. HcEwen, VicesPresident
Brucefield P. 0. '• '1'. E. •Hays, Sec.-
Treasurer, Seaforth P. 0.
-Directors- ' . •
William Chesney, Seaforth ; John me to reconstruct the occurrence and
I
Grieve, Winthrop ; George Dale, Sea- make of it two phases. each separated
forth John Watt, Harlock ; John from the other In dine by the space
Bennewies, Brodhagant James Evans, of several hours -one phase in whieh
Beechwood ; , James Connolly,' Mile. Stangerson • bad 'really been' at-
Goderich. ' tacked. the other phese in which those
-AGENTS- • ' who beard her cries thought slie was
Robert Smith, Harlock ; E. Hin- being attacked. 1 had not then exam-
chley, Seaforth ; dames Cummings, ined the yellotv room, What were the
Egmondville ; J. W. Yeo, Ilohnee- marks on Mile Staugersou? 7:bere
+stile. , . were merits of strangulation and the
. ,
'wound from a hard blow on the tem -
Any money to be paid in may he
paid to Tozer dr. Brown, Clinton, 'or Ple. The marks of strangulation .did
not •interest me much., They might
at Cutts grocery, Goderich. '
have been made before, and Mile.
Parties desirous to effect insurance
Stangerson could have concealed them
or transact other nusiness • will be
by a 'collaret or any sitnilar article
promptly attended to on applicatiOn
of apparel. I had to suppose this the
to any of the above officers addressed
e -
to their respective postoffices. Losses Moment I was ompellect to reeon
street the occurrence by two 'phases.
inspected by the nireefor who livee
nearestthe cene
Mile. Stangerson had, no doubt, her .
, s. .
own reasons for so doing, since she
had told her father.nothing of it and
Clinton Neva -Record
41.••••
The Mystery .of
The Yellow Room
By GASTON LEROUX *
COPY.R1GHT,• 1908,
By BRENTANO'S
mernmermem
inn Juni-peri3aps ar ben" entreaty to away witu 'Menu arter sne 'Dad germ
avoht all scandal." back to tier -chamber at midnight. She
"No, M. President." protested the did uot see them and undressed by the
yeaug muncertain glimmer of the nan. "You forget that, stunned Wit Ilght,
by the attack made on her, Mile. Stan- She went to bed wornout by anxiety
and fenr-a fear that had made her re-
gerson was not in a condition to have
wade such au appeal. Nor could she main fn the laboratory as late as pos..
have locked and bolted herself in her Bible.
reoln. You must also remember that "My reasoning .had thus brought me
M. Stangerson has sworn that the door fo the second phase of the tragedy
was not open." when Mile Stangerson was alone in
• "That however, Is the only way In the room. I had now to explain the
which It can be explained. The yen revolver shots fired during the second
low roon3 was as closely shut as an phase. Cries of '1FIelp! Murder!' bad
Iron safe, To use your own expres- been heard. HOW to explain these?
on, it was impossible for the
As to the cries, I Was in no dfilleulty;
simur-
derer to make his escape either natu- since she was alone in her room these
rally or Supernaturally. When the room could result from nightmare only. My
was broke et lute be was not there! He explanation of the struggle and noise
tenet, therefore, have escaped." that were heard is simply that In her
"That does not follow," nightmare she was haunted by the ter -
"what do you mean?" ribie experience she bad passed through
here was no need for him to ea in the afternoon, In ber dream she
cape -if he was not there!" sees the murderer about to spring upon
"Not there" her. and she cries, 'Help! Murder!'
"Evidently not. He could not have Her hand wildly seeks the revolver she
Leen there if he were not found there." had placed within her reach on the
"nut what about the evIdeucee of his night table by the side of her bed, but
pregence?" asked the president. • her hand, striking the table, overturns
"That. M. President. Is where we It, and the revetver, falling to the floor,
have taken hold of the wrong end. discharges itself. the bullet lodging in
the ceiling I knew from the first that
'From the time Mlle. Stauderson shut ' ,
herself In . her room to the time ber the bufiet to the ceiling must have re
-
door was burst.open It was Impossible suited from an ate:Merin Its vete Posi-
tion suggested 00 neeitlent to my mind
for the murderer to escape. He was
not found because he was not there and so fell In with my theory of a
ditping that ,time," nigntniare. I no longer doubted that
"But the evidences?" the attack had taken place before
"Then have led us astray. In rea- mademoiselle had retired for the night.
soiling on this mystery we must not After wakening from her frightful
take them to mean what they appals, dream and crying aloud for help she
witty mean, Why do we conclude the 1101.1 fainted. . .
murderer was there? ,Because .he left "My theory, based on the evidence
his tracks lu the room! Good! But of the shots that were heard at mid-
i:nay he not have been there before. night, demanded two shots -one which
wounded the murderer at the tirne of
the roorxi was locked? Nay; he must
his attnek and one fired at 'the time
ha re been there before. Let us look
hies the matter of these traces and of the nightmare. The evidence given
see if they do not point to my con. by the Benders before the examining,
elusion. . • mngistrate was to the effect that only
one shot had been heard. M. Stan -
"After the.publication of the article
;semen testified to heariug a dultsound
in tbe Matin and tny conVersation with
first, followed by a sharp ringing sound.
the examining magistrate on the Jour -
The dull sound I explained by the
:ley from Paris to Epinay-sur-Orge I falling pi' the marble topped table; the
was certain that the yellow .room had-
rInging'''sound was the shot from the
been hermetically settled, se to. speak,
revolver. I was now convinced 1 was
and that censequentlY the murderer right. Tile shot that had wounded the
had escaped before Mlle. Stangerson
..and of the murderer and had caused
bad gone into -her chaniber at mid- it to bleed so that he left the bloody
•
nigbt. • imprint on •the wall was. fired .by
' a.At the tittle I was much puzzled. mademoiselle In self defenee before
Mlle. Stangerion could not have been the :second phase, when she bad been
her own murderer, since tbe evidences really attaelted: The shot le the cell -
pointed to some other person. The as- Ing which the Berniers bearel was tbe
sassin, then. had come before ft that accidental shot during the nightmare..
were so, how was it that mademoi- ..l'had now to explain the wound 'on
wile had been attacked after, or, man the temple. It was not severe enough
er, that she appeared to have been at- to have been made by means of -the
tacked after? It was necessary for
AND GODERICH DIV
7.35 a. m.
3.07 p.m.
515 p. m,
11.07 a. in.
1.25 p. m.
6.40 ; p.m.
11.28 p. tn.
LONDON, HURON it BRUCE DIV.
7.50 a. m.
4.23 p. m.
11.00 a. wi.
5.35 In m•
Going South
11 11
Going North
.4 1.
••••••••••••••an
OVER RS YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
TRADE MARKS
DESIGNS
COPYRIGHTS &C.
Anyone sending a aketeh and deaerlption may
tickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
1,tvention 10 pronably patentanle. gommunIca.
Nona strictly confidential. HANuilOOtt on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Pntenta taken tterough Munn Ss co. metre
ovectat notice, without charge, In the
11fileriCat1.
A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest eir.
enlation or any scientific jounal. Terme for
Canada, WO a year, postage prepaid. Bold by
all newsdealers.
MUNN &Co 361Brostiway, New York
Branch Office. 625 F Bt.. WaehingtOn.
LIPPIliCOTTS11
MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
A FAMILY LIBRARY
The Best in Current thereinto
12 COM PLZ rE NOVELS YEARLY
MANY SHORT STORIES AND
PAPERS ON TIMELY TOPICS
$2.50 PER YEAR; 26 OM A COPY
ell0 CONTINUED ST0RIES6
Eyre's, NOMMEN COMPLETE IN ITSELF*
•
Clinton Nevvs-Record
CLINTON - - • ONT
erms of subseriptioa,--$1 per year
advance $1.50 may he charged it
not so paid. No paper discontinue
until all arrears are paid, unless .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 • nonparlel
line for first insertion and 3 cen
per line for each sebtequetit insert.
ion. Small advertisements not to
exeeed one inch, such is
"Strayed,'.1 or "Stolen," etd., in-
serted once for 35 Cents and each
subseauent insertion 10 cents.
ommunications intended for publica-
tion must, as a' guarautee of good
faith, he accompanied by the na.01.0
of the writer. frl
W. J. MITCHELL,
Editor and rfronrietor
[ RAND T NK RSIVArea
IT
E,
ocTonErt IOTII TO NOV. 12TH.
To points in Temagami, points Pet-
eivawa to Port Arthur, and ,to it num-
ber of points reached by Northern Na-
vigation Company,also to certain
points in Quebec', New Drunswick, No-
va Scotia, and Maine.
•OCTOI3ER 20T11 TO NOV. 121I1.
To Muskoka Lakes, Penetang, Lake
of Bays, Midland, Magnetawan River,
Lakefield, Madawaelia to Parry
Sound, Argyle to Conoconk, Lindsay
to Ifaliburton,. Sharhot Lake; to Cal-
ahogie via KM) Railway, points from
Severn to North Day inelusive ; and
certain points reached by Northern
Navigation Company.
Return limit on all tickets Doc.
15th,, except to points reached by
steamer lines November 15th, 1010.
Vull partieulars and tickets from -
JOHN RANSPORD Town Agt
A. 0. PATTISON; Depot Agt.
RETT.7111e1 TICItETS
AT SINGLE FARE
• "411 d:11t. 411ii; yr iL lter
te.ret tattle. sinee she had route to retie
the threats of her pursuer The mur-
derer was about to strike her on the
with the mutton bode, it terrible
we.ipon lit tile hands of a Larson or
tnifinieyer. but she tired In and
the shot wounded t he band t bit i held
the weapon. The bone fell to the floor
covered with the Wood of the inurtier•
er, who staggered. clutt•lied tit the •well
for support, Imprinting on it the MI
aterks, and, fearing another bullet,
fled.
"She saw bitn pass through the 10)0-
rotory and listened. Ile was long at
the window. At length be jumped
front it. She dew to It and shut It.
rho danger past all her thoughts were
of her father. Had he either seen or
nenrd? At any cost to herself she
binillktaneexpertsiodns rferotumrnieti.
dmheTflomusndwhtehne
member the bamboo cane? I was sur-
ddaoourg:tfert nthey eitihoei
w rtotboomractioorsyed baenndd'innigof
s
PristehdattoevfiinddenicAersaagua thnasclt a moitbdeer tn oDuasre,
,r
Dar -
over her desk nt work!" zee. Had It not been purchased by a
Turning toward M. Darzac, Rouleta- man whose description tallied exactly
bille cried: with that of Darzac? Well, just be -
"You know the truth! Tell usethell. fore I saw him off at the train after
if that Is not how things happened." the recess during the trial I asked him
9 don't know anything about it," ree wby he hadn't used the cane evidence,
nlied M Dame. - He told me he had never had any in -
"1 admire you for your silence," said tention of doing so; that our discov-
Rouletabille, "but if Mile Stangerson ery of it in the little inn at Epinay
knew of your danger she would release had much embarrassed him. If you
you from your oath. She would beg will remember, he told us then that
of YOU to tell all she has confided. to the cane had been given him in Lon -
you. She would be here to defend don. Why did we not immediately
• you!" say, to ourselves; 'Fred is lying; he
M. Darzac made no movement nor could not have had this cane in Lon -
uttered a word. He looked at Roulette don; he was not in London; he bought
bille sedly. it in Paris?' Then you found out on
"Flowerer," said the young report- inquiry at Cassette's tbat the cane had
er, "since mademoiselle is not here I been bought by a persou dressed very
must do it myself. But, believe me, like ,Robert Darzac, though, as we
M. Darzac, the only weans to save learned later from Darzac himself, it
Mlle. Staugerson and restore her to was not he 'who 'ad made the pur-
her reason is to secure your acquittal." chase. Couple this with the fact we
"What is this secret motiver that eiready knew from the letter at the
compels Mlle Stangerson to hide' her posterestante thatthere was actually
knowledge from bet, father?" asked a man. in Paris who was passing as
the president.' •• Robert Darzac. Why *did we not im-
"That, mousieur, 1 do not know," mediately fix on Fred himself?
said Rouletabille. "It Is no busiuess "Of course his position was against
of mine." us, but when we saw the evident
Tbe president, turning to M. Dame eagerness on his part to 'find convien
endeavored to induce him to tell what ing evidence Agaitist Darzac-nay, even
he knew.
the passion he displayed in his inir-
"Do you still refuse, monsieur, to tell suit of the man -the lie about the cane
us how you employed your time during should have had a new • meaning for
the attempts on the life a mile. Stan- ua: If you ask why Larsen bought the
gersonr . • cane if he bad no intention of menu
-
"I earnest tell you anything, mon- teetering evidence against Darzac by
means of it, the answer is quite sim-
sieTubre."p
resident turnedto Rouletabille ple. He had been woundedIn the
as if appealing for un explanation. hand by Mlle. Stangerson, so that the
n •
"We must assume, M. President, that. %cane was useful to enable him to close
M. Robert Darzac's absences are remem-
rose- his band In carrying It, You - . .
ly connected with Stangerson's brieerd itt. noticed that he always car-
. .
"All these details came back- to my
Mind when I had once fixed on Larsen
as the crimiiial. But they were too
late then to be of any use to Me. On
the evening when he pretended .to be
drugged'I looked trellis hand and saw
a thin silk bandage covering the signs
• of a slight healing wound. Had we
taken a quicker initiative at the tirrie
Larsen told us that lie about the cane,
I am certain he would have gone off
to avoid .suspicion. All the same, we
worried Larsen, or Balimeyer, without
bur •knowing .it." ' •
"But," I interrupted, "if Larsen bad,
no intention of using the cane as evi-
donee against .Darzac, why had he
made himself up to look like tbe Man
when he went in to buy it?" . s
"He had net specially 'made up' as
Darzacto buy the cane; he had come
straight to 'Cassette's immediately aft-
er. he had attacked, Mlle. Staugersori:"
CHAPTER XXVIII.
104.•
non non algeoverini (be exact wnY Ile
had attempted the murder?"
"Quite so. And you." he said, turn-
inq the eonvcrsation. -did you suspect
not ewe"
"A don't see how I you'd have sus-
nectea anything. You took great pains
to conceal- your thougins from me.
Had you already suspected Larson
when you sent for me to bring the re-
volvers?"
"Yes! I bad come to that couclusiou
through the incident of the 'inexplica-
ble go.ilery," Larsans return to Mlle.
Stangerson's room, however, had not
then been cleared up by the eyeglasses.
My suspicions were the outcome of my
reasoniug only, and tee idea of Larsau
being tbe murderer seemed so extraor-
dinary that 1 resolved to wait for
actual enidence before venturieg to
act Nevertheless the suspielon wor-
ried me, and 1 eornetimes spoke to the
detective in a way that ougen to have
opened your eyes. I spoke disparag-
ingly of his methods. lint eutil 1
found the eyeginsees I could but look
upon my suspielon of hint in the light
of an absurd hypothesis only. You
can imagine my elation after 1 had ex.
&Lined Larsan's movements. I re-
member well rushing into my room
like a madman and crying to you:
get the better of the great Fredb
get the better of him in a way that
will make a sensation!'
"But .one important point escaped us
both. It was one which ought to have
opeued our eyes to Larsen. Do you re -
7
. mutton bone, and nutdemotselle had secret and that M. Darzac feels hen -
net attempted to hide It. it .must have Self in honor bound to remain silent. -
been made during. .the senond phase.
It was to' find •thia out that 1 went to
the yellow morn, and obtained my
answer" there." ' -
11ouleta1,ille drew a piece ot white
folded paper ,frotn his poeket.and tire*
out otn It ati almost Invisible Object
which he leld between hie thumb and
forefinger, s " .
"This, M. President" he said: "le a.'
hair -a blond heir stained with blood.
It is a hair front thehead of Mile.
• Stangerson. I found it stieking.to one Misfile. • "I think, however, you knout
of tbe corners of the overturned tableenough now to acquit M. Robert Dar
-
The .corner .-of , the table Was: itself zaC, unless Lateen, should return, and
.stained with blood,s.:1 tiey stainhard- 1 don't think he will,"..he added, with
. ly .visiblen but it told inc that oe els- laugh. . • . ,
Ing from. ber bed Mile. Stangerson had "One question more,". said the 'west -
fallen heavtly and had struck her head dent,' "Admitting your explanation,
on the corner ef its Marble top, we know that Larsen wishedsto turn
!I had stilt to learn, in addition to suspicion on 111..- Robert. Darzac, but
the name otthe assassin, which I did why should he throw, suspicion on
Daddy Jacques -also?"
"There came In the professional de-
tective, reensinue, who proves himself
an unniveler of mysteries, by annihi-
lating the very proofs be had accumu-
lated. He's a very cunnineman, and
a similar trick had. often enabled him
to :turn suspicion front himself.. Ste.
proved the :innocence Of one before ac,
cusing the other.. You can easily be
-
neve, monsieur; that so complicated a
scheme as this must have been , long.
and carefully. thought out in advance
by IsarSari.• He. found the opportupitn
to rob Daddy Jacques of 'a .pair of old
boats and a cestoff Basque cap. which
the servant had tied up in a hand.ken
chief with the Intention of carrying
them to a friends a chartoal burner on
the read Epina.y. When the crime
was discovered Daddy Jacques had
immediately recognized these objects
as his. They were extremely corn -
promising, which explains his .distress
at the time when we spoke to him
about them. Larsen confessed it a.11 to
me."
It may be that Larsen, who,since his
three attempts has had everything in
training to cast suspicion on M. Dar -
sac, had fixed on just those occasions
for a meeting with M. Darzac at a
spot most compromising. Larsan is
cunning enough to have done that."
The president seemed partly nen-
vinced; but, still curious, he asked;
"But what Is this secret of Mlle.
Stingerson?" .
"That I cannot tell yOu," said Route -
had made it understood to the examin- later, the dine of the original atteck.
I learned this from the examinetion of
. Mlle. Stangerson and her father. though
the answers given by the former were
well. calculeted to deceive the examin-
ing magistrate.' nine. -Stangerson had
stated very minutely how she. had
spout: the whole of her time that day.
We established the fact tbat the mur-
derer had introduced himself into the
pavillon betweeu 5 and 0 o'clock. At
a qu:trter peat 0 the professor and his
'daughter had restimed their work. At
5 the: professor bad been with
daughter, and since the -attack took
placesiu- the prOfessor'S absence from
.his. daughter I .ltad M find' out just
when he left her. The professor had
stated -that at the time .whern he and •
'his daughter were -about to .re-enter
.the laboratory lie .was met by the
keeper and held in conversation about
the cutting of some wood and the
poachers. Mlle. Stangerson was not
-with.him then. since the professor said,
left the keeper and rejoined my
daughter, who was at work in , the
laboratory.'
"It was during that short interval of
time that the tragedy took place. That
Is eertain. In my mind's eye I sew
Mile Stangerson re-enter the pavilion,
go to her room to take oft' her hrit and
find herself faced by the murderer. He
had been in the pavilion for some time
waiting for her. Ile lied arranged to
pass the whole night there. Ile had
taken .off Daddy Jacques' 'hoots, be
bad removed the papers front the cab'.
net and bad then silppen under the
boa. Vending the. time 'beg, be had..
risen. gone agate into the laboratory,
then into the vestibule, looked into the
gdrden and had seen, coming toward
the pavilion, Mlle. Stangerson-alone.
He would never have dared to lath&
her at that hour if he had not found
her alone. Ins mind was made .up.
tie would be More at ease alone with
Mlle. Stangerson In the pavilionthan
he wortid have been in Gin middle of
the night, with Ffinitly Jacques Moo,.
Ing in the attle, So he shut the vest'.
bole window. That explains Why
neither M. Stangerson nor the keeper,
who were at some distance from the
was not aware that so many .evidences pavilion, had heard the revolver shot.
had been loft, After she had been at- I "Then he went back to the yellow
tacked she had only time to hide the room. Mlle. Stangerson came in. What
traces, of the man's fingers on her neck P,..ssed Must have taken place very
and to burry to the la boratory. Had quickly. Mademoiselle tried to call for
she known of the bone, the rap and
help, but the man had iteized her by
tly.k handkerchief she would have made the -throat. Her hand had sought and
grasped the revolver whieh..she, had
Ing magistrate that the attack. had
taken place iit. the eight during the
second phase. . She was forced to say
that; otherwise her father would have
questioned her as to ber reason for
having said nothing about it.
."But 1. could nonexplain the blow on
the- templeI understood It even less
when Ilearned that the mutton bone
bad, been found' in her. room. She could
not hide the fact that she had been
struek on the head-, and •yet t1.14
:tvonnd eppeared • -evidently to have
been inflicted during the 'first 'phase.
since 'it required the presence 'Of the
murderer; 1 thought Mile.-Stangerson
had eidden the wound by arranging
her heir in bands on her forehead: .
"As to the Mark of the hand on the
wall, that lied evklently been made
during the arst phase -when the mur-
derer was really there. All the traces
of his presence had naturally been left
during the first- pitase-the mutton
bone, the black footprints, the Basque
cap, the handiterchlet the blood on the
wall, on the door and on the floor. lf
those traces were still all there they
showed that Mlle. Stahgereon, who de-
sired that nothing should be blown,
had not yet had time to clear them
away. This led me to the •conclusion
that the two phases had taken place
one sbortiy after the other. She had
not had the opportunity, after leaving
her room and going back to the labo-
ratory to her natber, to get back again
to her room and pet it in order. Iler
father was all the time with her, work-
ing. So that after the first phase she
did not re-enter her chamber till mid-
night. Daddy Jacques was there at 10
o'clock, as he was every night, but he
went in merely to close the blinds aud
light the night light. Owing to her
disturbed state of mind she bad forgun
ten that Daddy Jacques would go into
her room and had' begged him not to
trouble himself. All this was set forth
in tbe article In the Matin. Daddy
Jaeques did go, however, and in the
dim light of the room saw nothing.
'1111e. Stangerson must have lived
Some austiotis moments vvhile Daddy
Jacques wee absent, but 1 think she
CHAPTER XXVII.
In Which It Is Proved That One
Does Not Always Think of Every-
thing.
REAT excitement. preealied
when liouletabille had .finished.
The courtroom beeame agitet-
ed with the murmurings Ot
suppresse0 applause. Maitre Henri
Robert called for an Adjournment of
the trial and was supported in his mo-
tion by the public proseentor himself.
The ease was .adjourned. The next
tiny M. Itobert Darzac wag released ism
bail, while Daddy Jacques received
the immediate benefit of "a no cause
for action." Sorel) was everywhere
made for Frederic !stream but in vain.
M. Dame finally escaped the awftd
Calamity which at one time led threat-
ened him. After a visit to Mlle. Stan-
gerson he was led to hope that site
might by careful nursing one day re-
cover her reason.
'Mendota° and 1 left Versailles to-
gether, after having dined at The
Dog That Smokes. In the train 1 put
O number of questions to him.
"My friend," 1 said, "1 ant still in
the dark as to your reason for going
to Ameriett. When you ieft the Glan.
tiler you led found out, If I rightly un.
derstand‘, all about Vrederie .Larsan.
unentou tato i.ue neune. -1111.bilder
Sta.ngerson, however. bad fallen int
love, To her Jean Roussel was every-,
thing that her love painted Wm. She
was Indignant at her father's attitude
and did not Conceal her feelings. Her
father sent ber to stay with an aunt
in Cincinnati. There she was John('
by Jean Roussel and. in spite of the
-
reverence she felt for ber father, ratv
away with him to get married.
'limy went to Louisville and lived'
there for some time. One morning, bow-,
ever. it knock came at the door of the
house in which they were, and the p0 -
nee entered to arrest Jean Roussel. It
TO 134 CONTINUED.)
THe LAND,
Am the land;
The great new land,
That peopl'e who are athirst and Watt
Gaze out upon with parched desire.
Deep rivers run tor countless league*
Through forests where the red deer
roam.
Birds nest within the branches of, the(
trees,
And myriad young arise to pay the
toll.
The rivers hold a living wealth
That rapid nor the bar turn back;
From Delta to the fount they upward
press;
Their spawn replenish the tithe .
Exacted of the higher life.
Broad plains thrust upward to the
sun,
The parent oody of the grain;
And bold safe nurtured in their
breasts
The fattened roots of lowlier food.
Fruits glint, blood -red and green and
gold,
All sweet and goodly in the sun.
With lesser splendour ripe the nuts
High -held in stately homes.
, • * . *
,1 am the land -
God's heritage to man;
And :nourish hint with wine of •
strength,
I hold. him to my breast and Reep•
hint clean
Front all that blacks the soul,
My. hili send down their wealth on
- loam
A lavish gift -to toil.
My mountains store the rivers' need;; -
I cradle in my lap the -rain.
Herds wander in my vast domain,
. And fatten off my stare,
I am the mother, and the land,
The sun smiles upon me and the
. stars; . •
Rain slakes my thirst, and
play the winds.
I am -the land- •
The mother ot all that is,
The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stan-
gerson.
1.111IN.0 the days .that followed 1
had several .opportunities to
question Ttouletabille as to his
reason for his voyageto Amer -
lea, but I obtained no more precise an-
swers than he bad given Me' on. the
evening .of the adjournment ,'of. the
trial, when we were on the train for
•Paris. Oue day, hewevet, nn my still
pressing.:hlin, he said'.
"Can't you understand that I lad to
know Ltirsim's true personality?" •
"No doubt". I said, "but why .did
you,go to America to find that out?"
He sat smoking his pipe and made
no further reply. I 'began to see that
I was touching on the secret that con-
cerned Mlle. •Stabgerson. ROuletabille
evidently had fonnd it necessary.fo go
to America to fled out what the mys-
terious tie tvae that bound her to Lar-
sen by so strange arid terrible a bond.
In America he had loathed 'who Lar-
sen wits nod had obtained information
which closed his mouth.- He bad been
to Philadelphia.
And now wbat .was ,this mystery
which held Mile. Stangersee and M.
'newt Derzac in so thexplicable a si-
lence? After SO many years and the
publicity given the case by a curious
and sharnelese neess, now that M
Strtugerson -knows all and hats forgiven
all, • all may be told. In every phase
of this remarkable story Mlle. Stan -
preen had always been the sufferer.
The beginning dates from the time
when, as a young girl, she wan living
with her father hi Philadelphia. A.
visitor at the•house. tI Frenchman, bad
sueceeded by his wit, grace and per-
sistent attention in galeing her affec-
tions. Ile wits said to be rich and had
asked Inc of her father. at. Stanger -
son, on making inquiries as to M.
Jean !Mussel, found that the man was
a swindler and an adventurer. Jean
IIMISsel was but another of the many
names- under which tbe notorious Dail;
ineyer, a fugitive from `Prance, tried
to bide himself. M. Stangerson did
not know of his • identity with Dall-
meyer. /le learned that the man was
simply Undesirable for his &tighter,
Ile riot Only retheed to give his consent
.the marriage, but „denied idin oh -
o'er me
Used in Canada for
over half a century
-used in every corner
of the world where
people suffer from
Constipation and its
resulting troubles. --
Dr. Morse's
Indian
Root Pills,
stand higher in public
estimation than any
others, and their. ever-
incre.asing sales prove
their merit. Physicians
prescribe them. a
25c. a box.
naaciitte'ntiii an Active Man.
Those who have read the accounts
•of the numerous hangings in the Pro-
vince of. Ontario at the hands of one
.Arthur- Ellis have wondered perhaps.
what had become of John. Radcliffe.
Radcliffe, most skillful of execution-
ers, is •in the West and his abilitiee-
are by no means- rusting fon lack of .
use. An.' interview with him in. The -
Daily Columbian of New *Westminster, .
TLC., records a visit to that city. Be
said that he felt more athome in
New sWestminster than .in any other •
•citn in Canada with the exception of
Toronto. Mr. Radeliffe :isarot inactive,
for at this eity of his choice he hanged.
.St Japanese murderer and innthe same' •
creek put an -end to two Indians..who •
were lying -under sentence of death at
Kamloops, "The work • is telling ou
me it good deal now," said the tam-
ou.s harignien. and .added that contin- •
eons. travel was impossible at his titne
of life. ."As a matter orinet," be aid -
•ed, "there is too Much work for a
'man .of ray profession in this countsy •
and I am glad to see that some. pro-
vinees :are engaging, executioners of
their own." He gave as axe instance'
of the necessity for assistance . that
hangingswere booked for the same
day at Edmonton and in Ontario.
Radcliffe incidentally Mentioned his,
interest in the game of lacrosse and
regretted that he could- notseetertain
himself by isiting a match which
seemed to be the most important'
event of the day in New Westminster;
The reader can only express. the hope
that his interest ,in lacrosse was not
professional!.
Whooping Cough
ASCIAMARRH"WIU
Esta*LisHao taro
A strniffe, safe end effeCtive treatment for btow-
dual troublea, avotd:ng drugo. Vaporiked Crow.
Ione ntora the paroxyanni of Whooping Couch
and relieves &out) at once. It 1, n boon to ruf.
fererd frora Anthma. The Mr tendered atrOTIOY
anffrOptie, in *tore.' with every breath, 'makes
breathing taely ; 000fbeo thci Bore throat and Maps
eonr,lt, mamma' restrill nIghta. it ia invalu-
able to mothers waif yours thddren.
Sena no postal for deactiptive booalat.
ALL DitGGGISTS
ley Oresolone A att.
neptiO elneultt Tab.
Iota for the irritated
throat. They are simple,
effective anti antiseptic.
Of your druggiat or
from ha. 100. in stampt.
Vapo Cresol ens Co.
Looming -Miles OM&
0" MONTREAL