The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-02-04
proved TO have been foolish.

in the park and out of the park.
around the pavilion, unusual sounds,
sometimes footsteps. at other times
the cracking Of branches. The night
before the attack on me. when | did
not get to bed before 3 o'clock in the
morning. on our return from the Ely
see | stood for Il moment before my
window, and | felt sure | saw Shad-
oNS.
"Q. How many? A. Two. They
moved round the lake. Then the moon
became cloudcd. and | lost sight Of
them. AZ this time Of the season every
year | have generally returned to my
apartment in the chateau for the will
ter. but this year | said to myself that
| would lot quit the pavilion before
my father had in:Shcd the resume of
his works on the Dissertation Of Mat
ter for the academy. | did not wish
that that important work. which was
to have been finished in the course Of
a few days. should be delayed by 4
chang" in oar daily habit. You can
well understand that ! did not wish To-
speak of my childish fears To my IA.
Their. nor did | say anything to Daddy
Jacques. who. | knew. would not have
been able - hold his tongue. Know
ing thar he had Il revolver in his room,
| took advantage If his absence aud
borrowed it. placing it In the drawer
OF my night table.
"Q. You know of no enemies you
have? a. None.
20. You understand, mademoiSelle,
that these precautions are calculated
TO cause surprise?
M. Stangcrson-Evidently. my child.
snch precautions are very surprising.
A. No. because | have told YOU that
| had beer uneasy for two nights.
IN. Stangcrson-You ought to have
told me Of that. This misfortune would
have been avoided.
go. The door of the yellow Don
locked, did you go to bed? 4. Yes. and.
being very tired. | at one went Ia
sleep.
20. The night light was still burn
Ing: \. Yes, but it gave Il very feeble
light.
"Q. Then. madcmoiSellc. tell us what
happened. n. >! 10 not know whether 1
had been long asleep. but suddenly |
awoke and uttered a loud cry.
M. Stangcrson-Yes. a horrible cry.
Murder II still. rings In my ears.
20. You uttered Il loud cry? y. A
man was in my chamber. He sprang
at me and tried 70 strange me. |
was nearly stiicd when suddenly |
was able &c reach the drawer OF my
night table and grasp the revolver
which | had placed in It. At that mo-
ment the ma had forced me to the
foot Of my bed and brandished over
my head Il sort Of mace. But | had
fired. He Immediately struck a terri
BILE blow az my head. All that, mon
sieur, passed more rapidly than | can
tell 1t. and ! know nothing more.
20. Nothing? Have you no idea as
TO how The assassin could escape from
your chamber: a. None whatever. |
know nothing more. One does not
know what is passing around one
when II is unconscious.
"Q. Was The man you saw tall or
short, little or big: 4. | saw only a
shadow Which appeared TO me formid.
able.
~. You cannot give us any indica-
ton y | know nothing more. mon
sieur, than that Il man threw himself
upon me and that | fired at him.
know nothing more"
| Here the Interrogation OF Mile. Stan
gerSon concluded
kouletabillc waited patiently for NJ.
Robert l%'arZac. who soon appeared.
from Il room near the chamber OF
Mile. Stangerson he had heard the in
terrogatory and now came to recount
1t to my friend with great exactitude.
AIDED by an excellent memory. His
docility still surprised me. Thanks
10 nasty pencil! notes, he was able TO
reproduce almost ~textually the ques-
lions and the answers given.
IL looked rs II NJ. DarZac were be-
ing employed as the secretary Of my
young friend and acted rs II he could
refuse him nothing-nay, more. as II
under a compulsion to do so.
The fact Of the closed window struck
the reporter as 1t had struck the mag
istrate. The circumstance Of the din
ner IN the laboratory also seemed to
interest him In the highest degree.
n he had 1t repeated to him three
times. He also wanted to be sure that
J TIE Forest keeper knew that the pre-
1cssor IN his daughter were going to
dine in the laboratory and how he had
come to know It.
When Nj. DarZac had finished I said,
The examination has not advanced
the problem much"
III has put 1t back" said NJ. DarZac.
1T has thrown light upon it, said
kouletabille thoughtfully.
Ito be continued.)