Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-04-08
By CASTOR LER0UX
COPYRIGHT. 1908,
BY BRENTANO'S

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| again! For Gods sake, do not say a
| word OF. this to my daughter! She
would be more panied than I am" He
heayed deep sigh and added, in a
| tone I shall never forget, after all,
what does it matter-so long as she
| lives"
s'she will i've" said M. Darzac in a
voice strangely touching.
land we will find the stolen artf-
cles." said M. OAK. "But what was In
the caDinet2'
Twenty years Of my 1ife," replied
the illustrious professor sadly. "or,
rather, OF our nves-the lives OF myself
and my daughter. Yes, our most pre-
cfous documents, the records OF our
secret experiments and our labors OF
twenty years, were In that cabinet. It
liz an 1rreparable loss to us and, I ven
ture to say, to science. All the proc
esses by which | had been able to
arrive at the precious proof OF the de-
structfhility OF matter were there-all.
The man who came wished TO take all
from me-my daughter and my work,
my heart and my soul.'
And the great scientist wept like a
child.
Rouletabille entered into sexplana-
tons for which there was no need as
to why ne had been led TO believe that
a robbery had been committed, which
included the simultaneous discovery
he had made in the lavatory and the
empty precious cabinet in the labora-
tory.
The first thing that had struck
him, ne said, was the unusual form
OF that piece Of furniture. It was very
strongly built OF fire proof iron, clearly
showing that It was intended for the
keeping OF most valuable objects
Then he noticed that the ley had been
left In the lock. Zone does not ordi-
narily have a safe and leave it openp
he had said to himself.
This little key, with its brass head
and complicated wards, had strongly
attracted hints presence had sug-
gested robbery.
'sYou win do well, NJ. de Marquet, to
ask M. stangerson who usually kept
that key" said Rouletabflle.
"My daughter" replied NJ. Stanger-
son. "she was never without it"
"Ah, then that changes the aspect OF
things which no longer corresponds
with M. RouletabiIle's ideas!s cried
NJ. de Marquet. IF that key never
left Mile. Stangerson the murderer
must have waited for her In her room
for the purpose OF stealing 1t, and the
robbery could not. have been commit
ted until after the attack had been
made on her. But after the attack
four persons were in the laboratory!
can't make It outy'
1.-THE robbery" said the reporter,
could only have been committed be-
fore the attack upon Mile. stangerson
In her room. When the murderer en-.
tered the pavilion he already possessed
the brass headed key
THAT is impossible said Nj. Stan
gerson In low voice.
ut Is quite possible. monsieur al
this proves"
And the young man drew copy of
the Epoque from his pocket dated the
21st Of October recall the fact that
the crime was committed On the night
between the Oath and 25th) and, show
Ing us an advertisement, he read:
Yesterday black satin reticule
was lost In the Louvre department
store. It contained, among other
Kings, small key with a brass head. |
4 handsome reward viii be given to
he person who has found It. This
person must write, poste restante, bu-
eeau 40, TO this address: NJ. A. r. 81.
) N Do not these letters suggest
Nile stangerson r continued the re-
orter. The key with a brass head
, not this the key.Y This advertise
1ent interested me specially: the wo-
ian OF the key surrounded 1t with 8
ind OF mystery. Evidently she valued
ne key since she promised biz re-
ard for Its restoration. And thought
q these six letters: M. A. r. Fl. S. N.
he first four at once pointed to q
hrist1an name, evidently, | said.
[afh is Mathilde. But could make
othing OF the two last letters. So I
1reW the journal aside and occupied
lyself with other matters. Four DAYS
ter when the evening paper appear
! with enormous headline announc-
e the attack on Nile. stangerson the
tiers In the advertisement meehan- !
ally required TO me. i had f0rgoffon