Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-04

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/, Frederic LarSan appear to be really
the footprints of Nile. Stangersor's
fiance. The marks made by the bicycle
may have been made by his bicycle.
He had usually left it at the chateau.
Why did he take II to Paris on that
particular occasion? Was il because
he was not going to return again to the
chateau? Was it because, owing to the
breaking of of his marriage. his rela-
tions with the Stangersons were to
cease? All who are interested In the
matter affirm that those relations were
to continue unchanged
Frederic Larsan, however. believes
that all intercourse was at an end.
From the day when NJ. Darzac accom-
panied Nile. Stangerson to the depart
ment store until the day after the
crime he had not been at the Chandler.
Remember that Mile. Stangerson lost
her reticule containing the key with
the brass head while she was in his
company. From that day to the even
ing at the Elysee the Sarbonne pro-
fessor and Mile. Stangerson did not
see one another, but they may have
written to eaeh other. Mile. Stanger-
son went to the postoffice to get let
| ter which Larsan says was written by
Robert Darzac, for, knowing nothing
of what had passed at the Elysee, Lar
san believes that 1t was NJ. Darzac
| himself who stole the reticule and the
key with the design Of forcing her con-
sent by getting possession of the pre-
cious papers of her father-papers
which he would have restored to him
on condition that the marriage engage
| ment was to be fulfilled.
aAll that would have been a very
doubtful and almost absurd hypothe-
| sis, as Larsan admitted to me, but for
another and much graver ctrcum-
| stance. In the first place, here is
something which have not been able
| to explStn-M. Darzac had himself ON
the 24th gone to the postoffice TO ask
/ Tor The letter which mademoiselle had
called for and received on the previ-
Gus evening The description of the
man who made application tallies In
every respect with the appearance Of
M. Darzac, who in answer to the
questions put to him by the examining
| magistrate denies that he went to the
| postoffice Now. even admitting that
the letter was written by him, which
| / do not believe, he knew that. Mile
Stangerson had received it since he
had seen it in her hands in the garden
| at the Elysee. 1t could not have been
! he, then, who had gone to the post
office the day after the oath to ask
for letter which he knew was no
longer there.
''To me it appears clear that some
body strongly resembling him stole
Mile. Stangerson's reticule and in that
letter had demanded Of her something
| which she had not sent him he must
have been surprised at the failure of
his demand: hence his application ai
the postofRce, to learn whether his let
| ter had been delivered to the person
to whom 1t had been addressed. Find
ing that it had been claimed, he had
become furious. What had he de.
manded? Nobody but Mile. Stanger-
son knows. Then on the day follow
ing 1t Is reported that she has been
! attacked during the night. and the
next day l discovered that the pro-
fessor had at the same time been rob-
bed by means Of the key referred to
| In the poste restante letter. 1t would
| seem, then that the man who went
to the postoffice to inquire for the let
| ter must have been the murderer. All
these arguments Larsan applies an
against N. Darzac. You may be sure
that the examining magistrate, Lar
san and myself have done our best to
get from the postofice precise details
relative to the singular parsonage who
| applied there on the Oath of October.
But nothing has been learned, We
| don't know where be came from OF
where he went. Beyond the descrip-
ton which makes him resemble NJ.
| Darxac We know nothing.
| II have announced in the leading
journals that handsome reward will
be given to a driver of any public con.
veyance who drove a fare to 40. POST
Office, about 10 O'Clock on the morning
| Of the oath of October Information to
be addressed to M. r. at the Office OF
the Epoque. but no answer has result
ed. The man may have walked, but as
be was most likely In hurry there
was chance that he might have gone
in cab. Who. keep asking myself
night and day, is the man who so
strongly resembles NJ. Robert Darzac
and who Is also known to have bought
the cane which has fallen into Lar
4 sans handsf
"The most serious fact is that NJ.
Darzac was at the very same time
that his double presented himself at
the postoffice down for lecture at the
Sorbonne. He had not delivered that
lecture, and one Of bis friends took his
place. When ! questioned him as to
how he had employed the time he told
me that he had gone for stroll in the
Bots de Boulogne. What do you think
Of professor who instead of giving
his lecture obtains substitute to go
for a stroll In the Bois de Boulogne3