Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-08


back. You will see no more OF Fred
eric Larsan.'
Unless you are playing with the
court, monsieur, why did You not ac-
cuse him when he was present2 He
would then have answered you.''
HE could give no other answer than
the one he has now given by his
flight"
I'VE cannot believe that Larsan has
fed. There was ne reason for his do
ing so. Did he know you'd make this
charger"
tsHe did. told him would
do you mean to say that knowing
Larsan was the murderer you gave
him the opportunity to escape?'
Eyes, NJ President, I did, replied
Rouletabille proudly. II am not a po-
liceman; I am q journalist, and my
business Is not to arrest people. MY
business Is IN the service Of truth and
Ia not that Of an executioner. Il you
are just, monsieur, you will see that
am right You can now understand
why I refrained until this hour to
d1vulge the name. / gave Larsan time
| to catch the Alt train for Paris, where
he would know where to hide himself
and leave no traces. You viii not
ind Frederic Larsan," declared Roule-
tabille, fixing his eyes CT NJ. Robert
Darzac. He is too cunning. He is
man who has always escaped you and
whom you have long searched for in
vain. II he did not succeed In out
whiting me he can yet easily outWit
any police. This man, who four years
ago introduced himself to the police
and became celebrated as Frederic
Larsan, Is notorious under another
| name-a name well known to crime.
Frederic Larsan, Nj. President, is Bali
meyer"
"BalImeyerw cried the president.
"Ballmeyer!" exclaimed Robert Oar
FAC, springfng to his feet "BaIlmeyer!
| 1t was true, thenv'
"Ah, Nj. Darzac, you don't think I
| am mad noW!" cried Rouletabille.
Ballmeyer! Ballmeyer! No other word
could be heard in the courtroom. The
| president adjourned the hearing.
Those Of my readers who may not
have heard OF Ballmeyer viii wonder
| at the excitement the name caused.
| And yet the doiugs OF LIis TeInarkab bic
criminal form the subject matter Of
the most dramatic narratives of the
newspapers and criminal records Of the
past twenty years. It had been, report
| ed that he was dead and thus had
! eiuded tie police as he had efuded
them throughout the whole of his ca
geer.
| Ballmeyer was the best specimen Of
the high class gentleman swindler"
| He was an adept at slefght of hand
tricks, and no holder or more ruthless
the best society and was a member of
some of the most exclusive clubs. On
| many Of his depredatory expeditions
| he had not hesitated to use the knife
and the mutton bone No difficulty
stopped him, and no operation" was
too dangerous. He had been caught,
but escaped on the very morning OF
his trial by throwing pepper into the
eyes Of the guards who were conduct
| ing him to court
| He left France later to work" Amer
lea. The police there succeeded in once
capturing him, but the extraordinary
man escaped the next day. It would
need volume to recount the adven-
lures OF this master criminal. And vet
| this was the man Rouletabille had al
lowed to get away! Knowing all about
him and who he was, he afforded the
criminal an opportunity for another
laugh at the society he had defed! I
could not help admirfng the bold stroke
OF the young journalist, because I felt
certain his motive had been to protect
both Mile. stangerson and rid Darzac
OF an enemy at the same time.
The crowd had barely recovered
from the effect OF the astonishing rev
elation when the hearing was resumed.
The question In everybody's mind
was, Admitting that Larsan was the
murderer, how did he get out of the
yellow room2
Rouletabille was Immediately called
TO the bar and his examination con-
tfnued.
'sYou have told us" said the presl-
dent that 1t was impossible to es-
cape from the end Of the court. Since
Larsan was leaning out OF his window.
he had left the court. How did he do
thatp'
He escaped by most unusual way.
He climed the wall, sprang on to the
terrace and while we were engaged
with the keepers body. reached the
gallery BY the window. He then had
little else to do than to open the win
dow. get II and call out to us as IL he
had just come from his own room.
TO . man Of Ballmeyer's strength all
that was mere child's play. And here,
monsieur, il the proof of what / saw"
Rouletabille drew from his pocket a
small packet, from which he produced
Q strong iron peg.
This, monsieur. he said, us
spike which perfectly fits hole sim
g. n. "a. @AH.