Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-04-16

tanned. lie could do nothing with
them, and they were rather compro-
missing. That night he took them back
to the chateau. Perhaps he hoped
that by returning the papers he might
obtain some gratitude from Mile. Stan
gerson. But whatever may have been
his reasons be took the papers back
and so rid himself Of an incumbrance.
Rouletabille coughed. 1t was evil
dent to me that he was embarrassed
He had arrived at point where he
had to keep back his knowledge of
Larsan's true motive. The explana-
ton he had given had evidently been
unsatisfactory RouletabilIe was quick
enough to note the bad impression ne
had made, for, turning to the presi-
dent, he said, "And now we come to
the explanation of the mystery Of the
yellow room" #
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A movement Of chairs in the court,
with rustling Of dresses and an en-
ergetic whispering of "Hush!' showed
the curiosity that had been aroused.
at seems to me-" said the president,
shat he mystery Of the yellow room,
NJ. Rouletabille, is wholly explained by
your hypothesis. Frederic II arsan is
the explanation. We have merely to
substitute him for NJ. Robert 5Darzac.
Evidently the door OF the yellow room
was open at the time NJ. Stangerson
was alone and that he allowed the
man who was coming out of his daugh-
ter's chamber to pass without arrest
ing hlm-perhaps at her entreaty to
avoid all scandal"
mo, NJ. President" protested the
young man. You forget that, stunned
by the attack made on her, Mile. Stan
gerson was not In condition to have
made s'i'h an appeal. Nor could she
have locked and bolted herself In her
room. You must also remember that
M. Stangerson has sworn that the door
was not Open"
''That. however, Is the only way In
which it can be explained. The vel
low room was as closely shut as an
iron safe. To use your own expires
sion. 1t was impossible for the muir
5derer to make his escape either natu-
rally or supernaturally. When the room
was broken into he was not there! He
must. Therefore, have escaped. "4
''That does not follow"
What do you mean 2"
There WIS no need for him to es-
cape-ff he was not there"
theren' y
Evidently not, He could not have
been there II he were not found there z
But what about the evidences Of his
presence" asked The president.
That, NJ President. Is where we
have taken hold OF the wrong end
From the time Mile Standerson shut
herself in her room to the time her.
door was burst open it was impossible
for the murderer to escape He was
not found because he was not there
during that time. z s,
But the evidences ~
t'They have led us astray. In rea-
soning on this mystery we must not
take them to mean what they appar-
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murderer was there? Because he left
his tracks In the room. Good! But
may he not have been there before
the room was locked Nay; he must
have been there before Let us look
into the matter Of these traces and
see if they do not point to my con
lclusion.
\ fter the publication Of the article
b the Mafin and my conversation with
the examining magistrate Oh the Jour.
ney from Paris TO Epinay Srgc /
was certain that the yellow room had
been hermeticalls sealed, SO to speak,
and that consequently the murderer
had escaped before Mile. Stanxerson
had gone Into her chamber at mid.
night
AT the time was much puxxaed.
Mile Stangerson could not have been
her own murderer. since the evidences
pointed to. some other person Ths ~
sassin, then had come before. il that
ssre AZ, 9y rms II that maderaoi-
seIle had beer 4 tfacks aYtsr, Of. y HI
q that ahs appearesi 10 have besn "a.