The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-06

"'What win he yours| asked Fred.
"I shall spring into the room and
knock him over for you
"'Take my revolver said Fred, and
I'll take your stick
Thanks said. You are brave
man.
81 accepted his offer. | was going to
be alone with the man in the room
writing and was really thankful to
have the weapon.
II left Fred, having posted him at
the window, and. with the greatest |
precaution, went toward NJ. Stanger
sons apartment in the left wing of the
chateau. l found him with Daddy |
Jacques, who had faithfully obeyed
my directions, confining himself to
asking his master to dress as quickly
as possible. In a few words l eX
planned to NJ. Stangerson what was
passing. He armed himself with re-
volver, followed me, and we were all
three speedily in the gallery. Since ]
had seen the murderer seated at the
desk ten minutes had elapsed. Nj.
Stangerson wished to spring upon the
assassin at once and kill him. l made
him understand that, above all, he
must not miss him.
when | had sworn to him that his
daughter was not in the room and In
no danger lie conquered his impatience
and left me to direct the operations. ]
told them that they must come to me
the moment l called to them or when
l fired my revolver. l then sent Dad
I dy Jacques to place himself before
! the window at the end of the right
gallery. l chose that position for Dad.
| dy Jacques because l believed that the
murderer, tracked ON leaving the room,
would run through the gallery toward
! the window which he had left open
and, instantly seeing that 1t was
guarded by Larsan, would pursue his
course along the right gallery. There
he would encounter Daddy Jacques,
who would prevent his springing out
Of the window into the park. Under
that window there was sort of but,
tress, while all the other windows in
the galleries were at such height
from the ground that 1t was almost
impossible to jump from them with
out breaking ones neck. All the doors
and windows, including those Of the
lumber room at the end of the right
gallery-as / had rapidly assured my
self-were strongly secured.
Having indicated to Daddy Jacques
the post he was to occupy and having
seen him take up his position, l placed
NJ. Stangerson on the landing at the
head Of the stairs not far from the
door Of his daughters anteroom. Ev-
erything led me to suppose that when
surprised the murderer In the room
he would run by way of the ante
room rather than the boudOir, where
the women were, and of which the
door must have been locked by Mile.
Stangerson herself If, as l thought,
she had taken refuge In the boudoir
for the purpose of avoiding the mur
derer who was coming to see her. In
any case he must return to the gal
lery where my people were awaiting
him at every possible Issue.
! "On. coming there he would see or
g his left NJ Stangerson. He would turr
to the right, toward the off turning
gallery, the way he had prearranget
for flight, where at the intersection o.
the two galleries he would see a
once, as | have explained, on his lef
Frederic Larsan at the end of the of
t turning gallery and In front Dadd!
$ Jacques at the end Of the right gal
F. lery NJ. StanCcrSOn and myself woulC
n arrive by way OF the back Of the cha
teau. He Is ours. He can no longe
escape u.s. | was sure Of that.
g. "The plan | had formed seemed t
,e me the best, the surest and the mos
Is simple. II would. no doubt. have bee
10 simpler still If we had been able {
y. place some one directly behlud the doc
Of madcmolsellc's boudOlr. which oper
ly ed out Of her bedchamber. and In tina
way had been in position to besleg
nj the two doors Of the room In which tn
es man was But we could not pcnetrat
d. the boudoir except by way Of the draw
n. ing room the door OF which had bee
n locked on the inside by Mile STANCE
son But even II had had the fre
TO disposition Of the boudOir ! shoul
iii have held TO the plan | had formc'
at because any other plan Of attack woul
-e. have separated us nj the moment ,
We the struggle with the man. while III
ny plan united us all for the attack at
or spot which had selected with almo
t. mathematical nreclslon, the interse
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