Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-21
CHAPTER XXI.
On the Watch.

ly~%I HE act, WHICH SthSEefeu me did not appear to affect Roule- tabille much. We returned to the room. and. without even re- ferring to what we had seen. he gave me his final instructions for the night First we were to go to dinner. After dark closer and wait there as long as it was necessary--to look out for what might happen.
 elf you see anything before I do," he explained, you must let me know. If the man gets into the right gal lery by any other way than the on turning gallery you will see him before shall. because you have view along the whole length of the right gallery, while l can only command view of the of turning gallery. All you need do to let me know is to undo the cord holding the curtain of the right gal iery window nearest to the dark clos ct The curtain will fall of itself and immediately leave a square of shadow where previously there had been a square of light. no do this you need but stretch your hand out of the closet. I shall understand your signal per fectly"
 And thenr'
 Then you will see me coming round the corner of the on turning gallery
 What am I to do theny"
 You will immediately come toward me, behind the man, but shall al- ready be upon him and shall have seen his face
 attempted \ feeble smile.
 "why do you smile? Well, you may smile while you have the chance, but swear you'll have no time for that few hours from now"
 And if the man escapesy
 80 much the better" said Roulc- tabille coolly. "I don't want to cap ture him. He may take himself or any way he can. I will let him go-- after I have seen hts face. That's all want shall know afterward what to do. so that as far as Mile. Stanger- son is concerned he shall be dead to her even though he continues 10 live. If took him alive Mile. Stangerson I and Robert DarZac would perhaps never forgive me. And l wish to re- tain their good will and respect.
 Seeing. as I have just now seen, Mile. Stangerson pour a narcotic into her fSther's glass, so that he might not be awake to interrupt the cOnver- sation she is going to have with her l assa liant. YOU can imagine she would not he gratef to me If brought the man of the yellow room and the mex plicable gallery bound and gagged to her father. I realize now that If am to save the unhappy lady l must silence the nan and not capture him. I To kill Human being is no small thing Besides that's not my business unless the man himself makes it my business Dn the other hand. to render him forever silent without the lady's assent and confidence Is to act on ones own initiative and assume knowledge of everything with nothing for basis. Fortunately, my friend, have guessed mo. I have reasoned it all out. All that ask of the man who is coming tonight is to bring me his face so that 1t may enter
 Unto tbe clrcley'
 Exactly! And his face won't sur prise me'
 But thought you saw his face on the night when you sprang into the chamberi''
 "Only inperfecdy. The candle was on the fiot,r, and his beard"
 "wnl he wear his beard this even ingT
 'I think can say for certain that he will. But ths gallery is light and now I know-or al least my brain knows and my eyes will sec"
 eff we are here only to see him and let him escape, why are we nrmedT'
 Because, if the man of the yellow room and tb0g inexplicable gallery knows that know, he is capable of doing anything! We should then have to defend our-elves."
 And yoa d $; s; sure he will come to-
 "As sure as that you are standing there! This morning, at half past 10 o'clock, Mile. stangerson. in the clever