Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
The Mystery OF
The Yellow Room
By GAsToN LERoUx i. '0pf.sA' '1 ssEsrAso.
By GASTON LEROUx

quietly made my way through the
crowd and lett the court almost n the
same time as Roule;abiile He greeted
me heartily and looked happy.
I'll not ask you ny dear fellow
said smiling. what you've been doing
IN America. because I've no doubt
you'll say you can't tell me until sflez
half past 6"
NO. my dear Sainciafr. III tell yoU
right now why went TO America
went in search Of the name OF the 9th
- half Of the murderer
The name Of the other hslr+'
Exactly. When We last left the
Chandler / knew there verp two
halves 10 the murderer and the name
OF only one OF them I went TO Amer
ica for the name Of rhe orher half
was TOO puzzled TO answer. Just
then we entered the witness room
and Rouletabille was Immediately sur
rounded he showed himself very
friendly 10 all except Arthur Rance.
10 whom he exhibited 4 marked cold
ness OF manner Frederic LarSan
came In also. Rouletabrlle went up
and shook him heartily By the hand
His manner toward the detective
showed that he bad got the better Of
the policeman I-arsan smiled and
asked him what he had been doing In
America. Rouletabille began By tell
H. - E,Ea
They then turned aside together. ap-
parenIIy with the object OF speaking
confdenttalIy.
On the stroke OF half past 6 Joseph
Rouleizbille was again brought in IL
Is impossible for me to picture the
tense excitement which appeared Oh
every face as he made his way To the
bar. Darzac rose TO bis feet, frighrful-
iy pale.
The president. addressing Rouleta-
bile. said gravely:
Il will not ask you to take the oath.
because you have not been regularly
summoned. but trust there Is NO need
TO urge upon you the gravity Of the
statement you are about to make"
Roulerabille looked the president
quite calmly and steadily In the face
and replied:
Yes, monsieur"
''At your last appearance here" said
the president, we had arrived at the
point where you were to tell us how
the murderer escaped and also his
name. Now. II. Rouletabille. we await
your explanation"
Very well, monsieur" began my
friend amidst q profound silence. II
had explained how It was impossible
for the murderer to get away without
being seen. And yet be was there
with us In the court"
And you did not see him? At least
that Is what the prosecution declares" !"
mo. We all Of Us saw him, Il. le
President. cried RouletabilIe
Then why was he not arrestedr
because no one besides myself
knew that he was the murderer. II
would have spoiled my plans TO have
had him arrested. and / had then no
proof other than my own reasoning. ]
was convinced we had the murderer
before us and that we were actually
looking ar him. / have now brought
what / consider the indisputable
proof"
Speak out. monsieur. Tell rs the
murderer's name"
You VIII find It on the list Of names
present in the court on the night Of
the tragedy" replied Rouletabille.
The people present In the courtroom
began showing impatience. Some of
them even called for the name and
were sllenced by the usher.
The list includes Daddy Jacques,
BernieF. the concierge, and Mr.. Arthur
Rance" said the president. do you
accuse any Of these~
mo. monsieur
Then do not understand what you
are driving at. There was no other
person at the end Of the court"
Yes. monsieur. there was, not at the
end, but above the court, who was
leaning out Of the window"
'Do you mean Frederic LArsanY' ex.
claimed the president.
Yes. Frederic Larsanv' replied Roule-
tabiiie in a ringing tone. Frederic
Larsan is the murderer
The courtroom became Immediately
filled with loud and indignant protests.
30 astonished was he that the psesi.
dent did not attempt to quiet It. The
quick silence which followed was bro
ken by the distinctly whispered words
from the lips Of Robert Darzae:
"lt's impossible! He's madY'
you dare to accuse Frederic Larsan,
monsieur asked the president. IF
you are not mad. what are your
proofsr'
Proofs, monsieur? Do you want
proofs7 Well, here Is one," cried Route
tabille shriliy. Let Frederic Larsan
be called.'
Usher, call Frederic L.arsan."
The usher hurried to the side door,
opened II and disappeared. The dsor
remained open. while all eyes turned
expectantiy toward 1t. The clerk re-
appeared and, stepping forward. said:
M. President, Frederic IArsan 10
not here. He left at about o'clock
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