Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-01
CHAPTER Xxx Continued.

Like Larsan, Rance thought that
Robert Darzac had something to do
with the matter. He did not mention
him by name. but there was no room To
doubt whom he meant. He told us he
was aware of the efforts young Roule-
tabille was making to unravel the
tangled skein of the yellow room mys-
terry. He explained thnt NJ. Stanger-
son had related to him all that had
taken place In the inexplicable gallery
He several times expressed his regret
at NJ. Darzac's absence from the cha
teau on all these occasions and thought
that NJ. Darzac had done cleverly In
allying himself with NJ. Joseph Roule-
tabille who could not fail sooner or
later to discover the murderer. He
spoke the last sentence with uncon-
cealed irony Then lie rose, bowed to
us and left the inn.
Rouletabille watched him through
the window
IAN odd fish, THAR he said.
"Do you think he'll pass the night at
the GlandierY" l asked.
To my amazement the young report
entire Indifference to him whether he
did or not
As to how we spent our time during
the afternoon, all / need say is that
Rouletabille led me to the grotto of
Sainte Genevieve and all the time
talked Of every subject but the one
with which we were most interested.
Toward evening l was surprised to
find Rouletabille making none of the
preparations / had expected him to
make. / spoke to him about it when
night had come on and we were once
more in his room. He replied that all
his arrangements had already been
made, and this time the murderer
would not get away from him.
expressed some doubt on this, re-
minding him of his disappearance in
the gallery, and suggested that the
same phenomenon might occur again.
He answered that he hoped 1t would
He desired nothing more. ! did not
insist, knowing by experience how use
less that would have been. He told
me that, with the help Of the con-
cierges, the chateau had since early
dawn been watched in such a way
that nobody could approach It without
his knowing 1t and that he had no con.
Germ for those who might have left II
and remained without.
1t was then o'clock by his watch
Rising, he made sign to me to follow
him, and. without In the least trying
to conceal his movements or the sound
of his footsteps, he led me through the
gallery. We reached the fright" gal.
seTy and came to the landing place
which we crossed. We then continued
our way in the gallery of the left wing
passing Professor Stangerson's apart
ment
At the far end of the gallery, before
coming to the donjon, is the room oc'
cupied by Arthur Rance. We knew
that, because we had seen him at the
window looking on to the court. The
door of the room opens on TO the end
of the gallery, exactly facing the east
window, at the extremity OF the
fright" gallery, where Rouletabille had
placed Daddy Jacques, and commands
an uninterrupted view of the gallery
from end TO end Of the chateau.
That of turning gallery" SAID
Rouletabille, II reserve for myself
When tell you you'll come and take
your place here"
And he made me enter little dark
triangular closet built in bend Of the
wall to the left of the door Of Arthur
RANGES room. From this recess
could see all that occurred in the gal
lery as well as IL ! had been standing
In front Of Arthur Rance's door, and
could watch that door too. The door
OF the closet, which was to be my
place OF observation, was fitted with
panels OF transparent glass. In the
gallery. where all the lamps had been
lit, 1t was quite light In the closet
however. It was quite dark. 1t was q
splendid place from which to observe
and remain unobserved.
We returned along the gallery. Or
reaching the door Of Mile. Stangerson's
apartment It opened from q push
given by the steward who was waiting
at the dinner table, on. Stangerson
had for the last three days dined
with his daughter in the drawing room
on the first fioor) AS the door repain
ed open, we distinctly saw Mile. Stan
gerson. taking advantage of the stew
ards absence and while her father
was STOPPING TO pick up something he
had let fall, pour the contents of
vial into NJ. Stangerson's glass.