Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-12

present he is paying attention to Mme. lynx eye upon her in consequence"
 After passing the donjon, which is situated at the extreme end of the left wing, We vert sp thc back of the chateau. Rouletabille, pointing to a window which l recognized as the only one belonging 10 Mile. Sanger sons apartment. said to me:
 "If you had been here two nights ago you would have seen your humble servant at the top of ladder about to enter the chateau by that window"
 As expressed some surprise at this piece of nocturnal gymnastics. he beg ged me to notice carefully the exterior disposition of the chateau. We then went back into the building.
 ''I must now show you tlfe first floor of the chateau. where am living" said my friend. He motioGed me to follow him up a magnificent flight of stairs ending in landing on the first floor. From this landing one could pass to the right or left wing of the chateau by gallery opening from it. This gallery. high and wide. extended along the whole length of the building and was lit from the front of the cha teau facing the north The rooms. the windows of which looked to the south, opened out of the gallery. Professor Stangerson inhabited the left wing of the building. Mile. Stangerson had her apartment in the right wing.
 We entered the gallery to the right. A narrow carpet laid on the waxed oaken floor. which shone like glass, deadened the sound of our footsteps. Rouletabille asked me fin low tone to walk carefully as we were passing the door of Mile. Stangerson's apartment. This consisted of bedroom, an ante room. smSl bathroom, boudoir and a drawing room. One could pass from one to another of these rooms without having to go by way of the gallery. The gallery continued straight to the western end of the building, where 1t was lit by a high window. At about two-thirds of it's length this gallery at right angle joined another gallery following the course of the right wing.
 The better to follow this narrative we shall call the gallery leading from the stairs to the eastern window the right gallery and the gallery quit ting 1t at a right angle the ''off turn ing" gallery. It was at the meeting point of the two galleries that Rouleta- billie had his chamber, adjoining that of Frederic Iarsan, the door of each opening on to the "off turning gal lery, while the doors of Mile. Stan gerson's apartment opened into the right" gallery
 Rouletabille opened the door of his room and after we had passed in care fully drew the bolt I had not had time to glance around the place in which be had been installed when he uttered a cry of surprise and pointed to pair of eyeglasses on a side table.
 "what are these doing herey' he asked.
 should have been puzzled to an- swer him
 "I wonder" he said-"I wonder if this is what have been searching for. wonder if these are the eyeglasses from the presbytery."
 He seized them eagerly, his fingers caressing the glasses. Then looking at me. with an expression of terror on his face. he murfhured, "Oh, oh!'
 He repeated the exclamation again and again, as if his thoughts had sud denly turned his brain.
 He rose and, putting his hand on my shoulder, laughed like one demented as he said
 Those glasses will drive me silly. Mechanically speaking, the thing is possible. hut humanly speaking it is impossible. or afterward, or after ward'-
 Two light knocks struck the door. Rouletabille opened 1t. A figure en- tered recognized the concierge whom had seen when she was being taken to the pavilion for examination. was surprised. thinking she was still under lock and key This woman said in very low tone:
 ''ln the grove of the parquet"
 Rouletabille replied, Thanks" The woman then left. He again turned to me, his look haggard, after having carefully refastened the door, mutter- ing some incomprehensible phrases.
 If the thing is mathematically pos sible why should it not be humanly? And if 1t is humanly possible the mat ter is simply awful"
 interrupted him in his soliloquy.
 Have they set the concierges at lib erty, then?" asked.
 "Yes," he replied, q had them liber- ated. needed people could trust. The woman Is thoroughly devoted to me, and her husbend would lay down his life for me"
 'Oho!" said When will he have occasion to do it?'
 ''This evening. for this evening I ex- pect the murderer
 You expect the murderer this even- ing? Then you know himf"
 'I shall know him but | sh0uld he