The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-22

the open country. The little dool
closed on the park. M. and Mile. Stan
gerson must have found it an ideal Sc
clusion for their work ard theii
dreams.
The pavilion had ground fiooI
which was reached by q few steps
and above it was an attic, with which
we need not concern ourselves. The
rooms of the pavilion were as follows
The yellow room, with its one win
dow and it's one door opening into the
laboratory.
The laboratory. with its two large
barred windows and its doors, one
serving for the vestibule. the other
for the yellow room.
The vestibule, with its unbarred win
dow and door opening int2sthe park.
The lavatory, between ttle vestibule
and the yellow room.
Besides these chambers there was a
fight Of stairs leading to the attic.
The only chimney was the large one in
the laboratory.
Before mounting the three steps lead
ing up to the door Of the pavilion
Rouletabille stopped and asked M.
Darzac point blank:
what was the motive for the
crimeY'
Speaking for myself, monsieur, there
can be no doubt on the matter" said
Mile. Stangersons fiance, greatly dis
tressed. 1.-The marks of the fingers,
the deep scratches on the chest and
throat of Mile. Stangerson. show that
the wretch who attacked her attempt
ed to commit frightful crime. The
medical experts who examined these
traces yesterday affirm that they were
made by the same hand as that which
left it's red imprint on the wall-an
enormous hand, monsieur, much too
large to go into my gloves" he added,
with an indefinable smile.
"Could not that blood stained hand"
I interrupted, "have been the hand of
Mile. Stangerson, who, in the moment
Of falling, had pressed it against the
wall and in slipping, enlarged the i'm
pression?"
hClC was lSt q ulOp Va DLOOu vi
either of her hands when she was
lifted up" replied NJ. Darzac.
e ave are now sure" said 1, "that it
was Mile. Stangerson who was armed
with Daddy Jacques revolver, since
she wounded Tie hand of the murder
err. She was in fear, then, of some
body or something"
Probably"
ADO you suspect anybody"
NO." replied NJ. Darzac, looking at
Rouletablle.
Rouletabillc then said to me:
you must know, my friend, that the
inquiry is little more advanced than
M. de Marquet has chosen to tell us.
He not only knows that Mile. Stanger-
son defended herself with the re-
volver, but he knows what the weapon
was that was used to attack her. NJ.
Darzac tells me 1t was mutton bone.
Why is NJ. de Marquet surrounding
this mutton bone with so much mys-
terry? No doubt for the purpose of
facilitating the inquiries Of the agents
Of the police. He imagines perhaps
that the owner Of this instrument Of
crime, the most terrible invented, is
going to be found among those who
are well known in the slums Of Paris
who use It."
HAS a mutton bone been found in
the yellow room" I asked him.
"Yes, monsieur" said Robert Darzac,
Eat the foot Of the bed, but beg of
you not to say anything about it," Il
made q gesture Of assent) 1T was an
enormous mutton bone, the top of which.
or, rather, the joint, was still red
with the blood of the frightful wound.
1t was an old bone, which may, ac-
cording to appearances, have served in
other crimes. That's what Nj. de Mar
quet thinks, who has had it sent to the
laboratory at Paris to be
analysed. In fact, he thinks he has
detected on it not only the blood Of
the last victim, but other stains Of
dried blood, evidences Of previous
crimes"
"A mutton bone in the hand of q
skilled assassin is frightful weapon"
said Rouletabille, "a more certain
weapon than a heavy hammer"
1.-THE scoundrel has proved it to be
so," said M. Robert Darzac sadly.
The joint of the bone found exactly |
ats the wound inflicted. My belief |
IS that the wound would have been
mortal If the murderer's blow had not |
been arrested in the act by Mile. Stan
,erson's revolver. Wounded in the |
hand, he dropped the mutton bone and |
led. Unfortunately the blow had |
been already given, and mademoiselle
was stunned after having been nearly |
'trangled. If she had succeeded in |
the man with the first shot |
# the revolver, she would doubtless |
rave escaped the blow with the bone |
But she had certainly employed her re-
'olver too late. The first shot devi |
tied and lodged in the ceiling. 1t was
he second only that took effect"
Having said this, M. Darzac knocked |
It the door of the pavilion. must
confess to feeling strong impatience
o reach the spot where the crime had
,een committed. 1t was some time be.
ore the door was opened by q man
whom | at once recognized as Daddy
Jacques.
He appeared to be well over sixty
ears Of age. He had a long white