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

been allowed to be at the chateau. |
noticed when he was In her room aft
or the incident IN the gallery that he
kept himself in the shadow and that he
kept his head bent down lie was
looking for the lost eyeglasses. Mile.
! Stangerson knew Larsan under anoth-
or name"
M. DarZac," asked the president,
"did Mile Stangerson In any way con-
tide in you IN this matter? How is It
| that she has never spoken about 1t to
any one? II you are innocent, sic
would have wished to spare you the
pain Of being accused"
"Mlle. Stangerson told me nothing"
replied NJ. Darzac
"Does what this young man say ap-
pear probable to you:' the president
asked
Mile Stangerson has told me moth
Ing he replied stolldly.
How do you explain that on the
night OF the murder Of the keeper"
the president asked. turning to Roule-
tabllle, 1.-THE murderer brought hack the
papers stolen from NJ. Stangerson?
How do you explain how the murderer
gained entrance into Mile Stangerson's
locked roomT'
The last question is easily answer
ed. A man like Larsan or Ballmeyer
could have had made duplicate KEYS.
AS to the documents, think Larsau
had not Intended to steal them at first.
Closely watching mademoiseIe with
the purpose Of preventing her mar
riage with NJ. Robert DarZac, he one
day followed her and monsieur into
the department store. There he got
possession of the reticule which she
lost or left behind. In that reticule
was a key with u brass head. He did
not know there was any value attach
ed to the key till the advertisement In
the newspapers revealed 1t. He then
wrote to mademoiselle, as the adver
tsement requested. No doubt he ask
ed for meeting. making known to her
that he was also the person who had
for some time pursued her with his
went to the postotflce and ascertained
that his letter was no longer there. He
had already taken complete stock of
M. Darzac, and, having decided to 70
to any lengths to gain Mile. Stranger
son, he had planned that. whatever
might happen, NJ. Darzac, his hated
rival, should be the man to be sus,>
pected.
do not think that Larsan had as
vet thought of numbering Mile. STAN
gerson; but, whatever he might do, he
made sure that M. Darzac should suffer
for i, He was very nearly OF the same
height as N. Darzac and had almost
the same sized feet 1T would not be
difficult to take an impression OF NJ
Darzac's footprints and have similar
boots made for himself. Such tricks
were mere child's play for Larsan Or /
Ballmeyer,
seceiying no reply to his letter, he
determined, since Mile. Stangerson
would not come to him. that he would
50 to her. His plan had long been
formed. He had made himself master
OF the p.ans Of the chateau and the
pavilion, SO that one afternoon while
M. and Mile. Stangersori were out for
a walk and while Daddy jacques was
away he entered the latter by the 4
vestibule window. He was alone and,
being in no hurry he began examining
the furniture, One of the pieces, re-
scmbling a safe had a very small key
hole. That interested him! He kad
with him the little key with the brass
head and, associatlng one with the
other, he tried the KEY in the lock.
The door opened, He saw nothing hut
papers. They must be very valuable to |
have been put away in Il safe the key
70 which he knew to be OF SO much I'M.
portance. Perhaps a thought Of black
mail occurred to him as a useful posi-
bility 10 helping him Ia his designs on
Mile. Stangerson. he quickly made
4 parcel of the papers and took Ii to |
the layatory IA the yestihnle. Between
the time Of bis iirat examination of
the aFilion and the night of the mur.
der Of the keeper Larsan had bad fine
g nnd out what those napers con,