Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-17


Now. these iron blinds have remained
fastened by their iron latch, and yet
we have proof that the murderer made
his escape from the pavilion by That
window! Traces of blood on the inside
wall and on the blinds as well as on
the floor. and footmarks, of which /
have taken the measurements, attest
the fact that the murderer made his
escape that way But. then, how did
he do it. seeing that the blinds remain
ed fastened on the inside? He passed
through them like a shadow. But
what is more bewildering than all, is
that 1t is impossible to form any idea
as to how the murderer got out of the
yellow room or how he got across the
laboratory to reach the vestibule"
"Could that window have been
closed and refastened after the fight
Of the assassin" asked Rouletabille.
"That is what occurred to me for a
moment. but it would imply an accom-
plice or accomplices, and l don't see
After a short silence he added:
"Ah, if Mile. Stangerson were only
well enough today to allow Of her
being questionedw
Rouletabille, following up his
thought, asked:
and the attic? There must be some
opening to that"
eyes; there is a window or, rather,
skylight in it, which, as it looks out
toward the country, M. Stangerson
has had barred, like the rest of the
windows. These bars, as in the other
windows. have remained intact, and
the blinds, which naturally open in
ward. have not been unfastened. For
the rest. we have not discovered any
thing to lead us to suspect that the
murderer had passed through the at
sic"
ut seems clear to you, then, mon
sieur. that the murderer escaped-nO-
body knows how-by the window in
the yestibuleT
Everything goes to prove it."
"I think so, too" confessed Rouleta'
bile gravely.
After brief silence he continued:
'Tf you have not found any traces
Of the murderer in the attic, such as
the dirty footmarks similar to those
on the foor Of the yellow room, you
must come to the conclusion that -
was not he who stole Daddy Jacques
revolver"
There are no footmarks in the attic
other than those Of Daddy Jacques
himself" said the magistrate with a
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"
"Then what part did his revolver
play in the tragedy? 1t seems very
clear that this weapon did less harm
to Mile. Staugerson than it did to the
murderer"
The magistrate made no reply to
this question, which doubtless embar-
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 a red hand-a mans
large hand-and the other il the cell
ing"
"Oh, oh, in the ceilingw muttered
Rouletabille. I'm the ceiling! That's
very curious! In the ceilingr'
He puffed awhile in silence at his
pipe, enveloping himself in the smoke.
When we reached Epinay-sur-Orge l
had to tap him on the shoulder to
arouse him from his dream and come
out on to the platform Of the station.
There the magistrate and his regis
trar bowed TO us and, by rapidly get
ting into a cab that was awaiting
them, made rs understand that they
had seen enough Of us
How long will it take to walk to
the Chateau du GlandierT Rouleta-
bile asked one of the railway porters
Gan hour and a half or an hour
and three-quarters-easy walking" the
man replied
Rouletabille looked up at the sky
and, no doubt finding its appearance
satisfactory, took my arm and said:
"Come on! / need a walk. 1t was a
bit of luck our falling in with that
examining magistrate and his registrar
Ell? What did l tell you about that
revolyerT
His head was bent down, he had his
hands in his pockets, and he was
whistling After awhile l heard hin
murmur:
Poor woman
us it Mile. stangerson you are pity,
ingT'
eyes. She's noble woman and
worthy of being pitled-a woman OF
great, very great, character.
imagine-I imagine"
"You know her, thenT
mot at ALL have never seen her
but once"
"Why, then, do you say that she is
woman OF great character
Because she bravely faced the muir.
derer, because she couragecusiy de-
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