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 NJ. Darzac remained silent, simply closing his eyes.
 M Darzac." Insisted NJ. de Mar quet. can you tell me how you em- ployed ycar time that nighty"
 M. Darzac opened his eyes. He seemed to have recovered his self con. tr0l.
 No. monsieur"
 Think. monsieur. for If you per sist in your strange refusal I shall be under the painful necessity of keeping you at my disposition"
 '.I refuse"
 M Darzac. in the name of the law l arrest you"'
 The magistrate had no sooner pro nounced the words than l saw Roule- tabille move quickly toward M. Oar zac. He would certainly have spoken to him. but Darzac by q gesture held him off As the gendarme approached his prisoner a despairing cry rang through the room:
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 We recognized the voice of Mile Stangerson. We all shuddered Lar san himself turned pale. NJ. Darzac fin response to the cry had flown back into the room.
 The magistrate. the gendarme and Larsan followed closely after Rouleta- bile and remained on the threshold It was . heartbreaking sight that met our eyes. Mile Stangerson. with a face of dcathly pallor had risen on her b.d 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 Lnrsan and the gendarme had laid hands. Her distended eyes saw-she understood-ber lips seemed to form . wora, out noDody made It out, ana sne fall back insensible.
 M. 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 M. de Marquet had tears in his eyes Rou!etabille took ad- vantage of the opportunity to say to M DarZac:
 Are you going to put in any de- fense?'
 No" replied the prisoner.
 "Very well. then. 1 will, monsieur"
 "You cannot do it," said the unhap- py man. with a faint smile.
 "I can do it, NJ. Robert Darzac, be- cause know more than you dor
 Come. Comer' murmured Darzac, 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"
 Rouletabile shook his head. going close up to Darzac.
 Listen to what am about to say" he said fin a low tone. land let 1t give you confidence. You do not know the name of the murderer. Mile. Sanger son knows It. but only half of it. But I know his two halves. know the whole manr'
 Robert Darzac opened his eyes with look that showed he had not under stood word of what Rouletabille had said to him. At that moment the con- veyance arrived. driven by Frederic Larsan. Darzac and the gendarme en- tered it. Iarsan remaining on the driv- CTS seat The prisoner was taken to Corbeil
 That same evening Rouletabille and | left the Chandler We were very glad to get away. and there was noth- ing more to keep us there. declared my intention to give up the whole mat ter. It had been too much for me. Rouletabille. with friendly tap on my shoulder. confessed that he had noth- ing more to learn at the Chandler: he had learned all I 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 Suil Ol F&flSiisu tWttu. With ah utStNA on his arm and a valise in his hand. Evidently he had prepared himself for journey.
 "How long shall you be away" I asked.
 "A month or two.r he said. "It all depends"
 asked him no more questions.
 Do you know" he asked. "what the word was that Mile Stangerson tried to say before she faintedg'
 "No. Nobody heard it.
 q heard it." replied Rouletabille. "She said 'Speak."
 Do you think Darzac will speak2'
 "Neyer."
 was about to make some further observations, but he wrung my hand warmly and wished me goodby. had only time to ask him one question be- fore he left
 "Are you not afraid that other at tempts may be made while you're awayy"
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