Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
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at one time did believe in tho pos.
sibilty of his guilt That was when
we arrived here for the first time. The
time bar come for mo to tell you what
has PASSED between ". Darzac and
myself"
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and asked me If | had brought the re.
volvcrs. showed him them. Having
examined both. ne pronounced them
excellent and handed them lack to mo.
"Shall we have any use for thcm?"
asked
go doubt; this evening. We shall
mass the night here If that won't tire
you:"
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expression That made Rouletahllc
laugh.
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for laughing. You remember the
phrase which was tho open sesame Of
this chateau fun IF mystcry;'
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half burned piece of paper among the
ashes in the laboratory
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with the perfume ot the lady In BRICK
was dressed in white. she was won
! derfully beautiful could not help
rising and Following her. An old man
gave her his arm. ard as they passed
! heard voices say Professor StanCcr-
son and his daughter. 1t was in that
way l learned who it was | Nas fol
/ lowing.
They met ". Robert Eurzac. whom
| knew by sight. Professor Stanger
| son, aCcosted by Mr.. Arthur William
| Rance, one Of the American savants,
seated himself in the great gallery,
and ". Robert Darzac led Nile. Stan
gcrSon into the conservatory. fol
lowed. The weather was very mild
that evening. The garden doors We're
open. Mile. Stangcrson throw Il tichu
shawl over her shoulders, and plain
~ saw that it was she who was beg
| ginC NJ. Darzac TO 60 with her into the
garden. | continued to follow, inter
estcd by the agitation plainly exhibited
by the bearing OF NJ. Darzac. They
slowly passed along the wall abutting
on the Avenue Marigny. took the
central alley. walking parallel with
them, and then crossed over for the
| purpose al getting nearer TO 'h"n
] The night was dark and the grass
deadcned the sound Of my steps. They
had stopped under the vacillatinG light
of gas jet and appeared To he both
! bending over paper held ty Nile
| StanSerson, reading something which
deeply interested them. stopped IN
the darkness and silence.
Neither of them saw me-. and dis
unctly heard Nile. Stangerson repeat
rs she was refolding the paper, The
presbytery has lost nothing OF It's
charm nor the garden its brightness.
1t was said in ton" ar one" knocking
and dcspairing and was followed by a
burst of such nervous laughter thar
think her words viii never cease 10
sound In my ears. But another phrase
was uttered by NJ robert Dar2ac,
Must | commit crime, then, 10 win
your He was In an extraordinarily
agitated state. He took the hand Of
Mile. Stangcrsor and held it for a
long time to his lips, and ] thought
from the movement OF his shoulders
that he was crying. Then they went
away.