Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21

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An interval Of silence followed.
"M. Darzac," the magistrate went
on in tone Of deep 6motion-"M. Dar-
FAC. what were you doing that night
at Eplnay-sur- Orge lat that timer
M. Darzac remained silent, simply
closing his eyes.
IN. Darzac." insisted NJ. de Mar
quet, "can you tell me how you en-
ployed your time that night2"
NJ. Darzac opened his eyes. lie
seemed to have recovered bis self con
troll
mo, monsieur"
think, monsieur, for II you per-
sist In your strange refusal shall be
under the painful necessity of keeping
you at my disposition"
! II refuse"
M. Darzac, In the name Of the law
l arrest your
The magistrate had no sooner pro-
nounced the words than saw Roule-
tabfle move quickly toward NJ. Oar
Eac. He would certainly have spoken
to him, but Darzac by gesture held
4 him off. AS the gendarme approached
his prisoner a despairing cry rang
through the room:
Robert Robertr
We recognized the voice of Mile
gtangerson. We all shuddered. Lar
san himself turned pale NJ Darzac
In response to the cry had flown back
into the room.
rIsI.o ,,.,.fs-4,., > - A., ,e,,,5ory,,o and
Larsan followed closely after. Rouleta-
bile and I remained on the threshold.
1t was a heartbreaking sight that met
our eyes. Mile. Stangerson, with a
face Of deathly pallor, had risen on
her bed in spite of the restraining eff
forts Of two doctors and her father.
She was holding out her trembling
arms toward Robert Darzac. on whom
Larsan and the gendarme had laid
hands. Her distended eyes saw--she
understandable lips seemed to form a
word, but nobody made it out, and she
fell back insensible.
NJ Darzac was hurried out Of the
room and placed in the vestibule to
wait for the vehicle Larsan had gone
to fetch We were all overcome by
emotion, and even NJ. de Marquet had
tears in his eyes. Rouletabille took adj
vantage of the opportunity to say to
NJ. Darzac:
"Are you going to put in any de-
fenseY
mo" replied the prisoner.
VERY well. then, / will, monsieur"
''You cannot do it, said the unhap-
py man, with faint smile.
IT can do it, NJ. Robert Darzac. be
cause 1 know more than you dol"
"Comel Gomez murmured Darzae,
almost angrily.
"Have no fear. shall know only
what will benefit you"
"You must know nothing, young
man, if you want me to be grateful"
Rouletabille shook his head, going
close up to Darzac,
Listen to what am about to say"
he said in a low tone, "and let it give
you confidence. You do not know the
name of the murderer Mile. Stanger-
son knows it, but only half Of it. But
I know his two halves. know the
whole man"
Robert Darzac opened his eyes with
look that showed he had not under
stood a word of what Rouletabille had
said to him. at that moment the con-
veyance arrived, driven by Frederic
Iarsan. Darzac and the gendarme en-
tered 1t, Larsan remaining on the driy-
ers seat The prisoner was taken to
Corbeil
That same evening Rouletabille ana
I left the Chandler We were very
glad to get away, and there was moth
ing more to keep us there. declared
my intention to give up the whole mat
ter. 1t had been too much for me,
Rouletabille. with a friendly top on my
shoulder, confessed that he had moth
ing more to learn at the Chandler; he
had learned all l had to tell him. We
reached Paris about s o'clock, dined
and then. tired out, we separated
agreeing to meet the next morning at
my rooms.
Rouletabille arrived next day at the
hour agreed on. He was dressed in a
suit Of English tweed. with an ulster
on his arm and valise in his hand
Evidently he had prepared himself for
a journey.
'How long shall you be away|
asked
"A month or two" he said 1T all
depends"
I asked him no more questions.
"Do you know" he asked, what the
word was that Mile Stangerson tried
to say before she faintedr'
"NO. Nobody heard it,"
81 heard It." replied Rouletabille
"She said Speak,"
do you think Darzac will speakf"
Never"
/ was about to make some further
observations. but he wrung my hand
warmly and wished me goodby. l had
only time to ask him one question be
fore he left.