Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-04-09

This joke has gone far enough. Yol
may retire, monsieur. into the wit
nesses' room. hold you at our dis
position"
Rouleta billie protested.
II assure you. NJ. President" ht
cried In his sharp, clear voice, "tha1
when J do name the murderer you vii
understand why | could not speak be
fore half past &. | assert this on my
honor. | can, however. give you now
some explanation of the murder of the
keeper. NJ. Frederic Larsan. who has
seen me ut work at the Chandler, can
tell You with what care studied this
case. found myself compelled to diff
fer with him In arresting NJ. Robert
| DarZac, who Is innocent. NJ Larsan
knows OF my good faith and knows
that some Importance may be attached
to my discoveries, which have often
corroborated his own"
Frederic Larsan said:
IN. President. 1t will be interesting
to hear NJ. Joseph Rouletabille, espe-
cially as he differs from me- We agree
that the murderer of the keeper was
the assailant Of Mile. Stangerson, but
as we are not agreed as to how the
murderer escaped am curious to hear
NJ. Rouletabille's explanation"
II have no doubt you are" said my
friend.
General laughter followed this re-
mark. The president angrily declared
that If it was repeated he would have
the court cleared.
Now, young man." said the presi-
dent. "you have heard NJ. Frederic
Larsan. How did the murderer get
away from the court?''
Rouletabille looked at Nine. Matthew,
who smiled back at him sadly.
"since Nine. Matthew" he said, has
freely admitted her affair with the
keeper
"Why. it's the boyw exclaimed Dad
dy Matthew. a.
Remove that mani" ordered the
president.
Matthew was removed from the
court. Rouletabille went on:
4"Since she has made this confession
am free to tell you that she often
met the keeper at night on the first
floor of the donjon in the room which
was once ain oratory. Mime. Matthew
came to the chateau that night en-
yeloped In a large black shawl. which
served also as a disguise. This was
the phantom that disturbed Daddy
jacques. She knew how to initiate
the mewing Of Mother Angenou1's cat
and she would make the cries to ad
wise the keeper Of her presence.
Previous to the tragedy In the court
Nine. Matthew and the keeper left the
donjon together. learned these facts
from my examination Of the footmarks
in the court the next morning. Der
nier, the concierge, whom had sta
toned behind the donjon--as he viii
explain himself could not see what
passed In the court He did not reacI
the court until he heard the revolye,
shots. and then he fred. When the
woman parted from the man She went
toward the open gate Of the court
while he returned to his room.
He had almost reached the dool
when the reyolyers rang out. He had
Just reached the corner when shad
ow bounded by. Meanwhile Nine,
Matthew, surprised by the revolver
shots and by the entrance Of people
into the court. crouched In the dark
ness. The court IS a large one, and
being near the gate, she might easily
hare passed out unseen. But she re
manned and saw the body being car
sried away. In great agony Of mind
she neared the yestibnie and saw the
sdead bod Of her iovsr on the stairs ii
up by Daddy jacques lantern. Sd,
then tied, and Daddy jacques Joined
her. '''e
That same night before the nur.
der Daddy Jacques had been a;wak.
ened by the cats cry and, LOOKING
through his window. had seen m
E.black phantom Hastily dressing hin.
aelf, DE went out aud recosntzed bar,
~ Y an old friend of Mfne. Mathieu'
30 when ails saN him she begged his