Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-31
The Mystery of !.
The Yellow Room
BY CASTOR LEROUX -, COPYRIGHT
By CASTOR LEROUx

Nothing. have found the whole Of
ele story II tells equally strange
Wen. but-the locked doOr-with
the key .on the insider'
That's the only perfectly natural
thing fl the whole articte.''
Really! And the boaty"
1.-THE bolt ~ IS ~
Yes. the bolt. Also inside tho room. q
still further protection against entry.
Mile. stangersoa took quite extraor-
binary precautions. 1t Is Gear to me
thut she feared some one That was
why she took such precautiuns--evep
Daddy jacques without tell
Ing him Of 1t. No doubt she didnn
wish to alarm anybody and. least .oe
all. her father. What she dreadful
took place, and she defended herself
There was a struggle. and she used
the revolver skillfnlly enough to wound
the assassin In the hand which sex-
plains the impression On the wall and
on the door OF the large. blood stained
hand Of the man who was searching
for means OF exit from the chamber.
But she didn't fire soon enough to
avoid the terrible blow ON the right
temple"
Then the wound on the tempIs. was
not done with the revolver
1.-The paper doesn't say 1t WIS. and
don't think lit was. because logically
It appears to me that the revolver was
used by Mile. Stangerson against the
assn ssin. Now, what weapon did the.
murderer use? The blow On the tenn.
pie seems TO show that the nEsrdere,-
wished to stun Mile. Stangersum after
he had unsncc essfu!ly tried to stran~le-
her. He mist have known that the
attic was Inhabited by Daddy jacques
and that was one Of the reasons. l.
think. why he must have used a quiet:
weapons life preserver or IA ham.
mer."
"All that doesn't explain how the.
murderer got out Of the yellow room, 80
! observed.
ing, land that Is what has to be ex-.
planned. ! am going to the ,.Chateau
du Chandler and have come to see.
whether you will so with me-
III"
Eyes. my boy, want yon. The
Epoque has definitely intrusted this
case to me. and l must clear sit up as
quickly as possible"
But in what way can l be OF any
use to yon?"
m. Robert Darzac is At theeChateau
du Chandler"
That's true. His despair must be
boundlese.''
II must have talk with him"
knew M. Robert Darzac from hav-
ing been OF great service to him In a
civil action while was acting az Sec
rotary to Maitre Barbet Delatour. NJ.
Robert Dnrzac, who was at that time
about forty years of age. was pro-
lessor Of physics at the Sorbonne. He
was intimately acquainted With the
Stangersons and after an assiduOus
seven years courtship Of the daugh-
ter had been on the point OF marrying
her. In spite Of the fact that she had
become. as the Phrase goes. "a sperson
Of certain age" she was, still re-
markably good looking.
While was dressing l called out to
Rouletabil1e. who was imp*:iently
moving about my sitting room:
Have you any idea as to ttk MUIR
derer's stafion in life?'
YES" he replied. II think hif he
Isn't a man IN society, he h at kast
man belonging to the upper class But
that. again, lis only an impression.
What has led you to form IT.
well. the greasy cap. the cannon
handkerchief and the marks 81 the
rough boots ON the floor" he replied.
II understand" said. "Muderers
don't leave traces behind them SVbtch
tell the TRUTH
I'VE shall make something snt of
you yet. my dear Sainclalr," cooeludsd
Rouletabille.