The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-02-19

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all the windows Of the two. galleries
were thoroughly secure placed Fred
eric Larsan at the end Of the on turn
Ing gallery, before the window which
had found open and had lreclosed.
"'Under no consideration. said to
him, must you stir from this post till
call you. The chances are even that
the man when he Is pursued will re.
turn to this window and try to save
himself that way, for 1t is by that way
he came In and made a way ready for
his fight. You have dangerous post
"'What will be yoursY asked Fred.
"T shall spring into the room and
knock him over for you
""Take my revolver said Fred, and
I'll take your stick
Thanks said. You are brave
man.
II accepted his offer. was going to
be alone with the man In the room
writing and was really thankful to
have the weapon. r., t-.a. lee.
II left Fred, having posted him at
the window, and, with the greatest
precaution, went toward M. Stanger-
sons apartment In the left wing of the
chateau. found him with Daddy
Jacques, who had faithfully obeyed
my directions, combining himself to
asking his ma ster to dress as quickly
as possible. In few words / ex-
planned to M. Stangerson what was
passing. He armed himself with re-
volver, followed me, and we were all
three speedily in the gallery. Since l
had seen the murderer seated at the
desk ten minutes had elapsed. NJ.
Stangerson wished to spring upon the
assassin at once and kill him. l made
him understand that, above all, he
must not miss him.
when | had sworn TO him that his
daughter was not in the room ana in
no danger lie conquered his Impotence
and left me TO direct the operations.
told them that they must come to me
the moment l called to them or when
| fred my revolver. | then sent Dad
dy Jacques to place himself before
the window at the end Of the right
gallery. ! chose that position for Dad
dy jacques because ! believed that the
murderer, tracked Oh leaving the room,
would run through the gallery toward
the window which he had left open
and, instantly seeing that ii WAS
guarded by Larsau, would pursue his
course along the right gallery. There
he would encounter Daddy Jacques,
who would prevent his springing out
Of the window into the park. Under
that, window there was Il sort of but
tress, while all the other windows in
the galleries were at such a height
from the ground that it was almost
impossible TO jump from them with
out breaking ones neck. All the doors
and windows. including those OF the
lumber room ut the end Of the right
gnllcry-as | had rapidly assured my
Self-were strongly secured.
Having indicated TO Daddy Jacques
the post he was to occupy and having
seen him take up his position, | placed
NJ. Stangerson on the landing at the
head of the stairs not far from the
door of his daughters anteroom. Ev-
erything led me to suppose that when
j surprised the murderer in the room
he would run by way of the ante
room rather than the boudoir where
the women were, and of which the
door must have been locked by Mile.
Stangerson herself If, as | thought,
she had taken refuge in the boudoir
for the purpose of avoiding the MUIR
derer who was coming to see her In
any case lie must return to the gal
lery where my people were awaiting
him at every possible issue.
"On coming there lie would see on
his left NJ. Stargerson. He would turn
to the right. toward the off turning
gallery, the way he had prearranged
for fight where at the intersection Of
the two galleries he would see at
once, as l have explained, on his left
Frederic Larsan at the end of the off
turning gallery and In front Daddy
Jacques at the end Of the right gal
lery. NJ. Stangerson and myself would
arrive by way Of the back Of the cha
ieau. He is ours! He can no longer
escape us. | was sure Of that.
"The plan I had formed seemed to
me the best, the surest and the most
simple. 1t would, no doubt, have been
simpler still If we had been able to
place some one directly behind the door
Of mademoiselle's boudoir, which open
ed out of her bedchamber, and in that
way had been in position to bcsiege
the two doors of the room In which the
man was. But we could not penetrate
the boudoir except by way of the draw
ing room. the door Of which had been
locked on the inside by Mile. Stanger-
son. But even If I had had the free
Of the boudoir ! should
have held TO the plan had formed.
because any other plan Of attack would
have separated us at the moment Of
the struggle with the man, while my
plan united us all for the attack at q
spot which l had selected with almost
precision. the intersec-
tion Of the two galleries.
Having so placed my people. I
again left, the chateau. hurried t. my
ladder and, replacing II, climbed up.
tevOlver in hand.
IF there BIZ any inclined to smile at !
my taking SO many precautionary
measures | refer them to tsle mystery |
Of lie yellow room and to all the |
proofs we have of the weird cunning
IF the murderer. urthcr. If there be |