Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

anu LID intitSueS Win tne wire OF
Mathleu. the landlord of the Donjon
inn. This Matthew later in the after
noon was arrested and taken to Cor
bell In spite of his rheumatism. He
had been heard to threaten the keeper.
and. though no evidence against him
had been found at his inn, the evil
dence of carriers. who had heard the
threats, was enough to justify his re-
tention.
The examination had proceeded thus
far when, to our surprise, Frederic
Larsan returned to the chateau. He
was accompanied by one of the en-
ployees Of the railway At that mo-
ment Rance and were in the vesti-
bule discussing Matthews guilt or in
nocence. while Rouletabille stood
| apart. buried apparently in thought
The examining magistrate and his reg
istrar were in the little green drawing
room. while Darzac was with the doc
| tor and Stangerson In the lady's cham
ber. As Frederic Larsan entered the
vestibule with the railway employee
Rouletabille an6 at once recognized
him by the small blond beard. We ex-
changed meaning glances. Larsan had
himself announced to the examining
magistrate by the gendarme and en-
tered with the railway servant as Dad
dy Jacques came out. Some ten min
utes went by, during which Rouleta-
billie appeared extremely impatient.
The door of the drawing room was
then opened. and we heard the magis-
trate calling to the gendarme. who en-
tered. Presently he came out, mount
ed the stairs and. coming back shortt
~. went in to the magistrate and said;
'Monsieur. NJ. Robert Darzac viii
not comew
.What! Not comet" cried M. de Mar
guet.
"He says he cannot leave Mile. Stan
gerson In her present state"
Every WELL" said NJ. de Marquet.
''Then well go to him."
NJ. de Marquet and the gendarmes
mounted the stairs. He made sign to
Larsan and the railway employee to
follow. Rouletabille and went along
too,
on reaching the door of Mile. Stan
gerson's chamber NJ. de Marauet
knocked. A chambermaid appeared. 1t
was Sylvia, with her hair all In disor-
der and CONSERVATION showing on her
face.
"Is NJ. Stangerson withinT' asked the
magistrate.
Eyes. monsieur"
.Tell him that wish to speak with
him."
Stangerson came out His appear
anee was wrotched In the extreme.
"what do you want?" he demanded
of the magistrate. MAY not be left
In peace. monsieur?"
"Monsieur" said the magistrate, ''it
is absolutely necessary that should
see NJ. Darzac at once. If you cannot
induce him to come ! shall be COM
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
Rance to dine with him because his
friend had taken his final leave of
them both earlier in the evening. M.
Rance had had tea served him In his
poom because he had complained of a
slight indisposition.
Bernier testified. instructed by Roule-
tabille, that the, keeper had ordered
him to meet him at a spot near the oak
grove for the purpose Of looking out
for poachers. Finding that the keeper
did not keep his appointment, he. Ber-
nier. had gone in search of him. He
had almost arrived at the donjon when
he saw figure running swiftly In a
direction opposite to him. toward the
right wing CT the chateau. He heard
revolver shots from behind the figure
and saw Rouletahi,le at one of the gal
lery windows He heard Rouletabille
call out to him to fire, and he had fired.
tie DelleNeu ne udu hllitd the uldn uti-
til he learned. after Rouletabille had
uncovered the body. that the man had
died from knife thrust. Who had
given it he could not imagine s'Nobody
could have been near the spot without
my seeing him." When the examining
magistrate reminded him that the spot
where the body was found was very
dark and that he himself had not been
able to recognize the keeper before
firing. Daddy Bernier replied that nei-
ther had they seen the other body. nor
had they found it. In the narrow
court. where five people were standing.
It would have been strange If the
other body. had 1t been there. could
have escaped. The only door that
opened into the court was that Of the
keepers room. and that door was CLOS
ed. and the key of 1t was found in the
keeper's pocket.
However that might be. the examin.
ing magistrate did not pursue his in
quiry further in this direction. He
was evidently convinced that we had
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