Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-26

nurses were sleeping al1 around the
| dra W ing room where since the affair
of the incNplicable gallery NJ. Stanger-
sou had slept. In short. was to put
a Gordon round the whole apartment.
prom his insistence gathered that
| NJ. DaIZac intended not ouly ~ make
II impossible for the expected man to
reach the chamber Of Nile Stanger
son, but to make that impussibility SO
visibly clear that. seeing himself cy
| pcCtcd. he would ut once 20 away.
! Thai was how interpreted his final
/ words when We parted, y on NAY mcu-
ti"n your own suSpi":uus If me expect
ed attack to VI Slal;Grr>,,tt. ia Daddy
jacques To- Frederic I.Hr.Hu aud to
anybody in the chat"Au
'Whrn h" WAS gone began 10 think
, tha: | should have To ,l;" ,'vru 4 great
or cUHhII. Ian his 50 that If !' man
should com" that night j." mi-hr not
for Il moment suspect that III, rom.ng
had been expo" ted Certainly
w"u'd allow him /" get H. far enough.
50 '!:"t. dead ar alive. | lui@h, see his
fH"" clearly He must he got rid Of
Nile StHugcT~un must be- freed from
This ruilriMr.HI Impending danger
The IAndjadH r"nprcarrd ;it that no
mcnt. bringing in ;hr tradition bacon
omclrr Ruulctnbi!lr chAffrl her a lit
tic. and >h" took Tn" chHff with the
most charming good hIlm"r
"Sh" is much i"ili"r WHEN Daddy
Matthew is in bed with his rh"uma-
tiSm." Koul"tahllc said To me
When he had Finished his "In"lct
and we Wrr" again alone ltou,rta bile
continued thr tale of his ronlidrnrcs
when | sent You my Telegram this
morning" hc said, Il had only the
word Of NJ parza,. that perhaps the
assassin would come tonight | can
now say that he will certainty come.
expect him
What has made you feel this Ger
tainty;"
Il have been sure since half past 10
O'Clock this morning that he would
come know that before we saw
Arthur Rance m the window in the
court
"Ah."' said But again. what
made YOU So sure? And WHY since
half past 10 this morning."
'Recause at half past 10 ] had proof
that Mile. Stangcrson was making as
many efforts to permit of the murder
er's entrance as NJ. Robert Darzac had |
taken precautions against it..
as thar possible" cried "Hnvent |
you told me that Mile. Stangerson
loves NJ Robert DarZac?"
Il told You so because it Is the |
truth"
"Ihcn do you see nothing stranger
"Everything in this business is
strange, my friend: but take my word |
for 1t, the strangeness you now feel is |
nothing to the strangeness that's to |
come
ut must be admitted them" | said.
that Mile Stangerson and her muir
derer are In communication-at any
rate in writing?'
admit it, my friend; admit it! You
don't risk anything! | told you about
the letter left on her table on the
night OF the inexplicabe gallery at
letter that disappeared into
The pocket Of Mile. Stangerson. Why
should 1t not have been summons to
l meeting? Might he not, as soon as
ne was sure Of Darzac's absence, ap-
POINT the meeting for the coming
light?"
And my friend laughed silently.
There are moments when I ask myself
I he Is not laughing at me-
The door Of the inn opened. Roule-
abille was on his feet SO suddenly
hat one might have thought he had
ecefved an electric shock
"Mr. Arthur Rance!' he cried.
Mr.. Arthur Rance stood before US
.almly bowling.