The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-02-05

WHAT uOcS IL ndtltI-SO iOuS as Sic
lives" ,tA
"She win live" said NJ Darzac in a
voice strangely touching . ~
And we will indR EN- arti-
cles," said NJ. OAK. t was in
the cabinet?" e
Twenty years replied
the illuStrious Iy, cor
rather, of our live myself
and my daughter lost pre-
ctgds DOCUMENTS 5 Of our
secret exAeri9ien borg, oi
twenty years, wer, net. 1t
is an irrcparable los / ven
ture to say, to scieii e proc
esses by which I hauN Deen able to
arrive at the precious proof of the de-
stfuetfbility of matter were there-ap.
The man who came wished to take all
from me-my daughter and my work,
my heart and my SOUL
p Y And the great scientist wept like a
child.
y" uletabille entered into explana-
r which there was no need as
e had been led to believe that
iy had been committed, which
q the simultaneous discovery
made in the lavatory and the
precious cabinet in the labora-
first thing that had struck
he said, was the unusual form
nat piece of furniture. 1t was very
,ngly built of fire proof iron, clearly
wing that it was intended for the
epfng or most valuable objects.
neb he s3ticed that the key had been
1T in the lock zone does not ordi-
nariiS have a safe and leave it open!'
he had laid to himself.
& This LiH1e key, with its brass head
: and COMPLICATED wards, had strongly
attracted hin--its presence had sug-
5gested robbery.
.'You will DO well, NJ. de Marquet, to
ask NJ. Stangerson who usually kept
that key" said Rouletabille.
"My daughter" replied NJ. Stanger-
i. son "She was never without it,
"Ah. then that changes the aspect of
things which no longer corresponds
with NJ Rouletabile's ideasv' cried
4 NJ dc Marquet. "If that key never
left Mile. Stangerson the murderer
"a must, have waited for her in her room
for the purpose of stealing it. and the
robbery could not have been commit
& ted until after the attack had been
made on her. But after the attack
four persons were in the laboratory!
can't make it out"
- "The robbery" said the reporter,
"could only have been committed be-
4 fore the attack upon Mile. StangersoD
in her room. When the murderer ell
tered the pavilion lie already possessed
the brass headed key"
"That is impossible" said NJ. stan
! gerson in n low voice.
at is quite possible, monsieur, as
this proves"
~ And the young man drew copy Of
the Epoque from his pocket dated the
Dist of October & recall the fact that
the crime was committed on the night
between the oath and 25tD and, show
ing MS an advertisement, he read:
~ yesterday black satin reticue
was lost in the Louvre department
store 1t contained. among other
things, II small key with brass head
A handsome reward will be given to
the person who has found it. This
person must write poste restantc bu-
/. reau 30, to this address: NJ. \. Il. H.
s. N Do not these letters suggest
/. Mile. Stangerson" continued the re-
gcter. 1.-THE hey with a brass head,
Is not this the key? This advertise
] ment interested me specially; the wo-
l man OK the key surrounded it with
kind of mystery Evidently she valued
the Key since she promised a big re-
Inward for its restoration. And thought
f,sSDA these six letters NJ. 4. Il. ii. $. ~
v fhe first four at once pointed to a
christian name, evidently, l said,
Natl. is Mathilde. But | could make
hothihg Of the two last letters. So
~ threw the journal aside and occupied
myself with other matters. -Four days
u sater when the evening paper appear
ed with enormous headline announc-
ing the attack on Mile Stangerson the
letters in the advertisement mechan-
/ icaly REQUIRED 10. me. | had forgotten
the two last letters, s. y. When
saw them again l. could not help OK
claiming, 'Stangerson!' | jumped into
a cab and rushed into the bureau No.
40 asking, Have you a letter addressed
to NJ. A.. II. III. S. Mp The clerk re-
piled that he had not. 1 insisted, beg
ced and entreated him to search. He
wanted to know IL / were playing
Joke on him and then told me that he
had had letter with the initials NJ. A.
IT. RI. s. NJ, but he had given 1t up
4 three days ago TO lady who came for
IT. you come today to claim the let
ter. and the day before yesterday an
other gentleman claimed 1t. I've had
enough Of this he concluded angrily.