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

The rain, which had begun to come
down strongly toward 8 O'clock, had
now ceased. a. Il
My friend had told me that prob.
ably nothing would occur before mid.
night or ! o'clock in the morning. Itz
was not more than half past II, How
ever, when l heard the door Of Arthur
RANGES room open very slowly. The
door remained open for minute.
which seemed to ne long time. AS
1t opened into the gallery-that is to
say, outward-I could not see what
was passing in the room behind the
door.
At that moment l noticed strange
sound, three times repeated, coming
from the park. Ordinarily l should
not have attached any more impor-
lance to it than l would to the noise
of cats or the roof. But the third
time the new was so sharp and pene-:
trating that l remembered what I had
heard about the cry Of the Bette du Bon
Dieu. AS the cry had accompan MED all 4
the events at the Chandler l could NOT
refrain from shuddering at the thought.
Directly afterward I saw man aps
pear on the outside of the door and
close it after him. At first could not
recognize him, for his back was to-
ward me, and he was bending over a
rather bulky package. When he had
closed the door and picked up the
package, he turned toward the dark
closet and then l saw who he was.
he was the forest keeper, the Green
Man. He was wearing the same cos
tune that he had worn when first
saw him on the road in front Of the
Donjon inn. There was no doubt
about his being the keeper. AS the
cry Of the Bette du Bon Dieu came for
the third time he put down the pack
age and went to the second window,
counting from the dark closet. dared
not risk making any movement, fear
ing | might betray my presence.
Arrived at the window, he peered out
on to the park. The night was now
light the moon showing at intervals
The Green Man raised his arms twice,
making signs which l did not under
stand; then, leaving the window, he
again took up his package and moved
along the gallery toward the landing
place.
Rouletabille had instructed me to
undo the curtain cord when l saw any
thing. Was Rouletabile expecting
this? 1t was not my business to ques-s
ton. All had to do was obey instruc-
lions. I unfastened the window cord,
my heart beating the while as If 1t
would burst. The man reached the
landing place but, to my utter sur
prise-I had expected to see him con-
tinue to pass along the gallery-I saw
him descend the stairs leading to the
yestibulo
What was l to do? I looked stupidity
at the heavy curtain which had shut
the light from the window. The sigma
had been given, and 1 did not see Route
tabille appear at the corner of the ''off
turning gallery. Nobody appeared. l
was exceedingly perplexed. Half an
hour passed, an age to me. What was
I to do now, event 4 saw something?
The signal once given, could not give
it a second time. no venture into the
ulShI+upSCt oil ItoulCla
plans. After all, I had nothing to re-
proach myself with, and if something
had happened that my friend had not
expected he could only blame himself
Unable to be of any further assistance
to him by means Of a signal, left the
dark closet and, still in my socks.
picked my steps and made my way to
the ''off turning" gallery s
There was no one there. l went to
the door Of Rouleta bille's room and lis
tened. I could hear nothing. l knock
ed gently. There was no answer. T.
turned the door handle and the door
opened. 7 entered. Rouletabille lay
extended at full length on the floor. y
CHA DIED yET