Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-06-24

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PEELED to use the help Of the law"
| The professor made no reply. He
looked at us all like a man being led
| to execution and then. went back into
| the room.
Almost Immediately after NJ. Robert
| Darzac came out. He was very pale.
| He looked at us, and, his eyes falling
on the railway servant, his features
| stiffened. and he could hardly repress
a groan.
I We were all much moved by the ap-
| pearance OF the man. We felt that
what was about to happen would de-
| eide the fate Of M. Robert Darzac.
Frederic Larsan's face alone was ra-
diant, showing joy as OF dog that
| had at last got it's prey.
| Pointing to the railway servant, M.
| de Marquet said to M. Darzac:
sDo you recognize this man, mon
sieur?"
| II do" said M. Darzac in a tone
| which he vainly tried to make firm.
| @He is an employee at the station at
Epinay-sur-Orge."
s"Thfs young man." went on NJ. de
| Marquet, "afhrms that he saw you get
of the train at Epinay sur rge''-
'aThat night" said NJ. Darzac, inter
rupting, "at half past 10. It is quite
true"
An interval Of silence followed.
IN. Darzac," the magistrate went
| on in a tone Of deep emotion-"M. OAR
| FAC, what were you doing that night
at Epinay-sur- Orge-at that timer"
NJ. Darzac remained silent, simply
closing his eyes.
"M. Darzac," insisted NJ. de Mar
quet, tcan you tell me how you en-
ployed your time that night?"
NJ Darzae opened his eyes. He
seemed to have recovered his self con-
troll
"No, monsieur"
"Think, monsieur, for IL you per-
sist IN your strange refusal I shall De
under the painful necessity CT keeping
you at my disposition"
Il refuse"
''M. Darzac, In the name OF the law
arrest your
The magistrate had no sooner pro-
nounced the words than / saw Roule-
tabille move quickly toward M. OAR
FAC. He would certainly have spoken
to him, but Darzac by a gesture held
him off. AS the gendarme approached
his prisoner a despairlng cry rang
through the room:
"Robert! Roberto
We recognized the voice OF Mile.
Stangerson. We all shuddered. Lar
san himself turned pale. M. Darzac
In response to the cry had flown back
into the room.
The magistrate, the gendarme and
Larsan followed closely after Rouleta-
billie and / remained on the threshold.
1t was heartbreaking sight that met
our eyes. Mile. Stangerson, with
face OF deathly pallor, had risen on
her bed In spite Of the restraining e.
forts Of two doctors and her father. /
She was holding out her trembling
arms toward Robert Darzac, on whom
Larsan and the gendarme had laid
hands. Her dfstended eyes saw-she
understo od-her lips seemed to form
word, but nobody made ii out, and she
fell 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 NJ. de Marquet had |
tears Ii his eyes. Rou1etabille took ad- |
vantage OF the opportunity TO say to |
NJ. Darzac:
Are you going to put IN any de
fease?'
NO." replied the prisoner i
Very well, then, | will, monsieur"
ssYou cannot do it." said the unhap-
py man, with faint smile.
II can do it, NJ. Robert Darzac, be-
cause know more than You dor
"Come. Gomez murmured Darzac. I
a1most angrily.
Have no fear. shall know only
what will benefit you.'
"You must know nothing, young
man, Ii you want me to be grateful"
Rouletabille shook his head, going
close up to Darzac.
Listen to what | am about to say,
ne said III low tone. and let 1t give
you confidence You do not know the
name OF the fntart - Z. Mile. stanger
son knows il, but il half OF it. But
! know his two halves. | know the
whole mani"
Robert Darzac opened his eyes with
. look that showed he had not under
stood a word OF what RouIetabflle had
said TO him At that moment the con-
veyance arrived, driven by Frederic
Larsan. Darzac and the gendarme en-
tered II. Larsan remaining or. the drfy-
er's seat. The prisoner was taken to
CorbeiI.
That same evening Rouletabille and
! left the Chandler. We were very
glad TO get away, and there was moth
ing more to keep rs there. declared
my intention to give up the whole mat
ter. It had been zoo much for me.
RouletabilIe. with friendly tap On nv
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