Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-31

window! Traces Of blood on. the inside
wall and on the blinds as well AZ On
the floor, and footmarks. Of which I
have taken the measurements. attest
the fact that the murderer made his
escape that way. But. then. how did
he do 1t, seeing that the blinds remain
ed fastened on the inside? He pussed
through them like shadow. But
what IL more bewilderinx than. all, II
that 1t II impossible to form any idea
~ to how the murderer got cut Of the
yellow room q how be got across the
laboratory to reach the vsaRibuley'
'Could that window have been
closed aud refasteued aSSer the night
Of the 1ssa@iny' asked xouletabillo.
That 10 what occurred to me for .
momssR. but 1t would imply IN ACCOM-
paars " acccmpasres. and I don't $780,
Afser . short Whence b added:
AN, II Ane- Ntanesrson wsre o0ly
wen enough todsy TO allow Of her
bang Questsoned!'
Rouletaballe. YInowing up nh
Wrought, asksd:
tAnd TIE attic7 There must b some
opening 70 <hat?'
/ Yes: there y = window q, rather.
|: Gkylight n It. which, - Il looks out
toward tie country. N. etangerson
has had barred. like the rest Of the
windowa These bars. - In ~ other
windows. have remained intact, ANA
the blinds. which naturally open IN.
ward, have not been unfastened. For
the rest, We have not discovered any.
thing 10 lead US to suspect mat the
murderer had passed through IN q.
tic"
III seems clear to you. then. mon
sieur, that the murderer escaped-no-
body knows how--by the window IN
the yestibule?''
Everything goes to prove It,"
II think 50, too" confessed ROuletA.
billie gravely.
After brief silence he continued:
nj you have not fourd arv traces
II the murderer In the attic. such IA
the dirty fcotmarks sin,i'ar to thcss
On the floor Of the yellow room, you
must come to the conclusion that II
was not he who stole Daddy Jacques
revolver"
"There are no footmarks f. the attic
other than those Of Daddy Jacques
himself" said the magistrate with
significant turn Of his head. Then,
after an apparent decision, he added
Daddy jacques was with NJ. Stanger-
son in the laboratory. and it was lucky
for him he was"
''rhen what part did his revolver
play in the tragedy: 1t seems very
clear that this weapon did less harm
to Mile. Stangerson than it,did to the
murderer"
The magistrate made no reply to
this question. which doubtless emblr-
raised him. M Stangerson." he said.
tells us that the two bullets have
been found in the yellow room, one
embedded in the wall stained with the
impression Of red hand--a mans
large hund--and the other In the cell.
ing"
"Oh. oh. In the ceilingv' muttered
Rouletahille. I'm the ceiling! That's
very curious! In the ceiling!''
pipe, enveloping himself in TIE smoke.
When we reached Epinay-sur-Orge
had to tap him on the shoulder to
arouse him from his dream ami come
out on to the platform Of the station.
There the magistrate and Ills regis
trar bowed to us and. by rapidly get
ting into cab that was awaiting
them, made us understand that they
had seen enough cf us.
How long win 1t take to walk t.
the Chateau du Glandier?" Rcueta
billie asked one Of the railway portcrs
IAN hour ard half or an hon
and three-quarters--easy walking fht
man replied. Z,
Rouletabille looked up at the sky
and, no doubt finding its appearance
satisfactory. took my arm md said:
Come on! | need a walk. 1t was
bit OF luck our falling in with that
examining magistrate and his registrar.
eh? What did l tell you about TINT
revolver
His head was bent down. he had his
hands In his pockets. and he was
whistling. After awhile l heard him
murmur:
"Poor womanw
ELS it Mile. Stangerson you are pity
ing?"
Eyes. She's a noble woman and
worthy Of being pitied-a woman Of
q great. q very great. character.
lima l1ne-I imagine"
You know her, Them
"Mo< at al. have never seen her
but Duce."
why. then. do You say that she y
Wouean Of great charactefr'
because she bravely faced the muir
Aeres. because she couraCeously DE-
tended herself. and, above ~, because
Of the bullet In the coiling.S
Ito Be Conttnued.)