The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-12
The Mystery OF
The Yellow Room
by UASlON LEKOUA ~
COPYRIGHT. 1908.
BY BRENTANO'S

, diant, showing joy as of dog that
had at last got its prey.
Pointing to the railway servant, Nj.
de Marquet said to M. Darzac:
"Do you recognize this man, mon
sieur?"
1T do" said NJ. Darzac in a tone
which he vainly tried to make firm.
HE is an employee at the station at
Epinay-sur-Orge."
"This young man." went on M. de
Marquet, "affirms that he saw you get
off the train at Bpinay- -Orge"-
THAT night" said M. Darzac, inter
rupting, "at half past 10. 1t is quite
true"
An interval Of silence followed.
M Darzac," the magistrate went
on in tone of deep emotion-"M. OAR
FAC, what were you doing that night
at Epinay sur Orge-at that timer
M. DarZac remained silent, simply
closing his eyes.
an. Darzac," insisted NJ. de Mar
quet, "can you tell me how you en-
ployed your time that night?'
NJ. DarZac opened his eyes. He
seemed to have recovered his self con-
troll
mo, monsieur
think, monsieur, for If you per-
sist in your strange refusal i shall be
under the painful necessity of keeping
you at my disposition"
Il refuse"
IN. DarZac. in the name OF the Lave
Il arrest you
The magistrate had no sooner pro-
'nounced the words than saw RouIe-
tabille move quickly toward NJ. Oar
FAC. He would certainly have spoken
to him. but DarZac by n gesture held
him off. AS the gendarme approached
his prisoner a dcspairing cry rang
through the room:
Robert! Robert
We recognized the voice of Mile.
Stangerson. We all shuddered. Lar
san himself turned pale. NJ. Darzac
in response to The cry had flown back
into the roon
The magistrate, the gendarme and
IarSah Icii0wed closely after. Rouleta-
ollie ana I remained On the threshold.
1t was heartbreaking sight that met
orT eyes. Mile. StangersCn, with
face of Ceathly pallor. had risen on
- bed ~ spite % the restraining cf-
forts of two doctors an0 her father.
She was holding out her trembling
arms toward Robert Darzac. On whom
LaIsan and the gendarme had hid
bands. Her distended eyes saw-Sne
lips seemed 70 fort, n
WORD, but nobody made II out. ana she
fell bacE insensitie
NJ. parZac was buried out of the
room and placed in the vestibule 10
wait for the vehicle Larsan had gone
to fetch. We were all overcome NY
and even NJ. de Marquet lad
tears in his eyes. Rouletabille took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to say to
M. Darzac:
"Are you going to put in any de
fense?'
NO" replied the prisoner.
. VERY well, then, l will, monsieur"
'You cannot co it," sad the unnap-
py man, with faint smile.
81 can do 1t, M. Robert Oarzac, be- |
cause 1 know more thar. you dor
Come! Conner mufmured Darzac,
almost angrlly.
"Have no fear. 1 shall know only |
what will benefit you"
"You must know nothing, young |
nan, If you want me to be grateful"
Rouletabille shook his head, going |
lose up TO DarZac.
"Listen TO what 1 am about to say"
,e said in a low tone, land let it give |
'ou confidence. You do not know the
lame Of the murderer. Mile. Stanger-
90 knows II, but only half Of it. But
know bis two halves. / know the
whole manv'
Robert Darzac opened his eyes with
look that showed he had not under
TODD a word Of what Rouletabille had
aid to him. At that moment the con-
'eyance arrived, driven by Frederic
,arsan. Darzac and the gendarme en-
cred it, Larsan remaining on the driv-
RS seat The prisoner was taken to
,orbeil.
That same evening Rouletabille and
left the Chandler. We were very
lad to get away, and there was moth
ne more to keep us there. declared
ny intention to give up the whole mat
er. 1t had been too much for me,
with friendly tap on my
confessed that he had moth
ng more to learn at the Chandler; he
ad learned all 1 had to tell him. We
cached Paris about 8 o'clock. dined,
nd then, tired out. we separated.
greeting to meet the next morning at
~ rooms.
Rouletabille arrived next day Mt the
our agreed on. He was dressed in a |
nit of English tweed, with an ulster
n his arm and a valise in his hand ,
he had prepared himself for ,
journey.
How long shall you be awayT
sked
"a month or two" ne said. at all
epends."
4 asked him no more questions.
do you know" he asked, what the
ord was that Mile. Stangerson tried ,,
, say before she faintedr
mo. Nobody, heard It,"
II heard IT, replied Rouletabille. ,