Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-04
By CASTOR LER0UX
RouletabIlle went back TO tne door


the bolt, satisfying himself that the
door had certainly been burst open
from the outside, and, further, that
the kew had been found IL the lock on
the inside Of the chamber. He finally
satisfied himself that with the key IN
the lock the door could not possibly
he opened from without with another
key. Having made sure Of all these
details, he let fall these words, THAT'S
better!' Then, sitting down on the
ground, he hastily took off his boots
and IN his socks went into the room.
The first thing he did was to exam
Inc minutely the overturned furniture.
We watched him in silence.
young fellow, you are giving your
self great deal OF trouble" said Dad
dy Jacques ironically.
Rouletabille raised his head and
said:
"You have spoken the simple truth,
Daddy Jacques. Your mistress did
not have her hair in bands that even
inc. I was a donkey to have believed
she did,
Then, with the suppleness OF a ser
pent, he slipped under the bed. Pres
emily we heard him ask:
"At what time, NJ. Jacques, did IL.
and Mile. .stangerson arrive at the
laboratory?
Eat O'clock
The voice of Rou1etabille continued
eyes, he's been under here, that's
certain. In fact, there was nowhere
else where he could have hidden him
self Here, too, are the marks Of his
hobnails. When you entered, all four
Of you, did you look under the bed?"
Sat once. We drew 1t right out Of its
place"
"And between the mattresses?''
t'There was only one on the bed, and
on that mademoise1le was placed, and
NJ. stangerson and the concierge i'm
mediately carried 1t into the labora-
tory Under the mattress there was
nothing but the metal netting, which
could not conceal anything or any
body. Remember, monsieur, that there
were four Of us, and we couldn't fail
to see everything, the chamber is SO
small and scantily furnished, and al
was locked behind in the pavilion"
ventured on hypothesis:
perhaps he got away with the mat
tress-in the mattress! Anything is
possible In the face Of such a mystery
IN their distress Of mind NJ. Stanger-
son and the concierge may not have
noticed they were bearing a double
weight, especially Ii the concierge
were an accomplice. | throw out this
hypothesis for what 1t is worth, but 1t
explains many things and particularly
the fact that neither the laboratory
nor the vestibuie bears any traces OF
the footmarlzs found in the room. II
In carrying mademoise11e on the mat
tress from the laboratory they rested
for moment there might have been
an opportunity for the man in 1t to
escape,
and then?' asked Rouleta billie, de-
liberately laughing under the bed.
I felt rather yexed and replied:
L don't know, but anything appears
possible"
sSThe examining magistrate had the
same idea, monsieur said Daddy
Jacques, aand he carefully examined
the mattress. He was obliged to laugh
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