The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-27
on's apartment, said to me:

SOi q dp'' VII III Se'Au W hhC'
If you had been here two nights
servant at the top of ladder about
ago you would have seen your humble
only one belonging to Mile. Stanger
to enter the chateau by that window"
AS | expressed some surprise nt this
piece of nocturnal gymnastics. he beg
. d me to notice carefully the exterior
disposition of the chateau. We then
went back into the building
ii must now show you the first floor
of the chateau, where | am living"
said my friend He motioned me to
follow him up n magnificent flight of
stairs ending in Il landing on the first
floor. From this landing one could
pass to the right or left wing of the
chateau by gallery opening from it.
This gallery, high and wide, extended
along the whole length of the building
and was lit from the front of the cha
teau facing the north. The rooms, the
windows of which looked to the south
opened out of the gallery. Professor
Stangerson inhabited the left wing of
tIC hlic. SluUSeTSOu Uuu HeT
apartment in the right wing.
! We entered the gallery to the right.
| A narrow carpet laid on the waxed
oaken floor, which shone like glass,
deadened the sound of our footsteps
! Rouletabile asked me in low tone to
walk carefully as we were passing the
door of Mile. Stangersons apartment
! tn1 pf hn1
/ room, small bathroom, boudoir and
drawing room. One could pass from
one to another of these rooms without
having to go by way of the gallery.
The gallery continued straight to the
western end Of the building, where it
! was lit by a high window. At about
! two-thirds Of its length this gallery at
a right angle Joined another gallery
following the course of the right wing.
The better to follow this narrative
we shall call the gallery leading from
the stairs to the eastern window the
right" gallery and the gallery quit
! ting 1t at right angle the "off turn
ing gallery. 1t was at the meeting
! point of the two galleries that Rouleta-
|
Of Frederic Larsan, the door of each
opening on to the "off turning" gal
lery, while the doors of Mile. STAN
gerson's apartment opened into the
right" gallery.
Rouletabille opened the door Of his
room and after we had passed in care
fully drew the bolt. l had not had
tina IN 0lnnpn ha "a,
which he had been installed when he
uttered cry Of surprise and pointed
to pair Of eyeglasses ON side table,
what are these doing herep he
asked.
I should have been puzzled to an
swer him.
81 wonder" he said-"I wonder IL
this is what 1 have been searching for.
l wonder If these are the eyeglasses
from the presbytery."
He seized them eagerly, his fingers
caressing the glasses Then looking at
me. with an expression of terror on
his face, he murmured, "Oh, ohw
He repeated the exclamation again
and again. as If his thoughts had sud-
denly turned his brain.
He rose and, putting his hand on my
shoulder, laughed like one demented as
he said:
"Those glasses will drive me silly.
Mathematically speaking, the thing Is
possible, but humanity speaking 1t is
impossible, or afterward, or after
ward"-
Two light knocks struck the door.
Rouletabille opened 1t. figure en-
tered. | recognized the concierge
whom had seen when she was being
taken to the pavilion for examination.
l was surprised, thinking she was still
under lock and key. This woman said
In a very low tone:
''In the grove OF the parquet."
Rouletabille replied. Thanks" The
woman then left He again turned to
me. his look haggard after having
carefully refastcned the door. mutter.
Ing some incomprehensibe phrases.
IF the thing Is mathematically pos
sible why should 1t not be humanity
And If 1t is humanity possible the mat
ter Is simply awful"
| Interrupted him In his sollloquy.
Have they set the concierges at lib
erty them" asked.
Yes" he replied. 81 had them liber
ated. ! needed people | could trust
The woman is thoroughly devoted tc
me, and her husband would lay down