Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-04-01
importance, regarding It as only a
weak hypothesis, with another cues

| desk being so near to the door. Dy
stooping ard slipping under the desk
have left it unobserved?''
"You are forgetting" interrupted NJ.
stangerson YEARLY, that my daughter
had locked and bo1ted the door, that
the door had remained fastened, that
we vainly tried to force it open when
we heard the noise and that we were
at the door while the struggle between
the murderer and my poor child was
going on Immediately after we heard
her stifed cries.
I rose from my seat and once more
examined the door with the greatest
care. Then returned to my place,
with despairing gesture.
eff the lower panel OF the door" ]
said, sscould be removed without the
whole door being necessarily open the
problem would bezsolved. But unfortu-
nately that last hypothesis is untena-
bic after an examination OF the door.
It's Of oak, solid and massive. You
can see that quite plainly in spite OF
the injury done In the attempt 10
burst it OPEN
"Ah," cried Daddy Jacques, ut is
an old and solid door that was brought
from the chateau. They don't make
such doors now We had to use this
bar Of iron to get it open, all four OF
us, for the concierge, brave woman she
is, helped us. It pains me to find them
both in prison now"
Daddy jacques had no sooner ut
tered these words of pity and protesta-
ton than tears and lamentations broke
out from the concierges. I never saw
two accused people crying more bit
terly was extremely disguised. Even
il they were innocent, I could not I'M
derstand how they could behave like
that In the face Of misfortune. A dig
nified bearing at such times is better
than tears and groans, which most of
ten are feigned.
'.Now, then, enough Of that snivel-
ing cried NJ. de Marquet, "and in
your interest tell us what you were
doing under the windows Of the pavI-
lon at the time your mistress was be-
ing attacked, for you were close to
the pavilion when Daddy jacques met
you"
eve were coming to helpr' they
Whined.
IF we could only lay hands on the
murderer he'd never taste bread
AGAIN. the woman gurgled between
her sobs.
AS before, we were unable to get
two connecting thoughts out Of them.
They persisted IN their denials and
swore by heaven and all the saints
that they were II bed when they
heard the sound of the revolver shot.
1T was not one, but two shots, that
were fired. You see you are lying.
Il you had heard one you would have
heard the other =
Mon Dteu Monsieur, it was the
second shot we heard. We were
sound asleep when the first shot was
fred
1.-TWO shots were fred" said Daddy
Jacques. Il am certain that all the
cartridges were il my revolver. We
found afterWard that two had been
exploded, and we heard two shots be-
hind the door. Was not that so, NJ
Stangerson2"
YES" replied the professor, there
we're two shots-one dull and the other
sharp and ringing
why do you persist in lyingY cried
n de Marquet, turning to the con-
nsa TAo 4s,jr
the fools you are1 Everything points
to the fact that you were out Of doors
and near the pavilion at the time OF
the tragedy. What were you doing
@shere2 So far as am concerned he
said, turning TO d. stangerson, 81 can
only explain the escape OF the muir
derer on the assumption Of help from
these two aceompIices As soon as the
door was forced open and while you.
NJ. stangerson, were occupied with
your unfortunate child the concierge
and his wife facilitated the fight OF
the murderer, who, screening himself
behind them, reached the window In
the yestibu1e and sprang out OF 1t
into the park. The concierge closed
the window after him ana fastened
the blinds, which certainly could not
have closed and fastened Of them
selves. That Is the conclusion I have
arrived at. If any one here has any
other idea let him state It.,
II. stangerson interviewed:
what you say was Impossible.
do not believe either In the guilt or
IN the conniyance Of my concierges.
though cannot understand what thew
were doing In the park at that late
hour OF the night. i say It was I'm
possible, because Nine Bernier held
the lamp and did not move from the
threshold Of the room, because / as
soon as the door was forced open
threw myself On my knees beside my
daughter, and no one could have left
or entered the room BY the door with |
out passing over her body ana fore
ing his way BY me! Daddy jacques |
and the concierge had but TO cast d
glance around the chamber and under |