Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-04-16
The Mystery
TheYeIIOWROo
BY CASTOR LEROUX
Copyright. 1908. by Brentnno's
Continued


assassin? | went over in my mind
what ! had seen. | had seer mt one
and the same time NJ. Stangerson and
the murderer. Daddy jacques and the
murderer. myself and the murderer SO
that the murderer. then. could not he
either M. Stangerson. Daddy jacques
or myself. Had | seen Frederic Lar
san and the murderer at the same
time? No. Two seconds had passed.
during which | lost sight of the muir
tierer, for, as ! have rJlcd in my pa
pers, he arrived two seconds before
NJ. Stangerson. Daddy Jacques and
myself at the meeting point Of the two
galleries. That would have given Lar.
san time to go through the off turn
ing gallery, snatch off his false beard.
return and hurry with us as If. like us,
in pursuit of the murderer. ! WAS sure
now | had got hold Of the right end in
my reasoning. With Frederic Larsan
was now always associated in my mind
the personality of the unknown Of
whom | was in pursuit-thc murderer
IN other words.
s THAT revelation staggered me.
tried to regain my balance by going
over the evidences previously traced.
but which had diverted my mind and
led me away from Frederic Larsan
What were these evidences?
sj$ ''First.-I had seen the unknown In
Mile. StangersOn's chamber. On going
to Frederic Larsan's room / had found
Larsan sound asleep.
"Second-The ladder.
"Third.--I had placed Frederic Lar
san at the end of the off turning gal
lery and had told him that I would
rush Into Mile. Stangersons room to
try to capture the murderer. Then
returned to Mile. Stangerson's cham
her, where had seen the unknown.
l5 "The first evidence did not disturb
me much 1t is likely that when de.
scended from my ladder, after having
seen the unknown In Mile. Stanger-
SONS chamber, Larsnn had already fin
ished what he was doing there. Then,
while was re-entering the chateau.
Larsan went back to his own room
and, undressing himself, went to sleep,
Nor did the second evidence trouble
me. II Larsan were the murderer he
could have no use for ladder, but
the ladder might have been placed
there to give an appearance to the,
mHrderer's entrance from without the
chateau, especially as Larsan had ac.f
cIsed Dar2dr and Darzac was not In
the cha teau that night. Further. the
ladder might have been placed there
to facilitate Larsan's flight in case Of
absolute necessity.
But the third evidence puzzled me
altogether. Having placed Larsan at
the end of the off turning gallery, |
cnnld not explain how he had taken
advantage Of the moment when had
\ goneato the left wing Of the chateau to
find NJ. Stangerson and Daddy Jacques
4 % return to Mile, Stangerson's room.
II was u very dangerous thing to DO.
He risked being captured, and he knew
z t. And he was very nearly captured.
z He had not had time TO regain his
post, as be had certainly hoped to do
He had. then.a very strong reason for
returning to his room. As for myself
when sent Daddy Jacques to the end
OF the right gallery Is naturally
4 thought that I.arsan was still at his
post Daddy jacques In going to his
post had not looked when he passed
4 to see whether Larsan was at his post
Z or not.
that then, was the urgent reason
which had compelled Larsan to go to-
the room 4 second time? A guessed it
ITO be some evidence of his presence
there He had left something very
4 important In that room, What was it,?#
And had he recovered 1t? begged
MIne. Bernier, who was accustomed to
Clean the room. to look. and she found
/ pain of eyes glasses this pair. NJ b
\ PFestd den Z,
nd ouleta HE drew the eyeglasses.
OF which we know, from his pocket.
When saw these eyeglasses !, he
continued, was utterly nonplnsed.
lhad never seen I4arsan wear eye.
glasses. w hat did they mean Sud
Denly 4 exclaimed TO myself. q. wonder
1 Il he e long sighted 4 I had never seen
I0rsan write. He might then be long
sighted The police would certainly
4 know and also know IL the glasses
were his. Such violence weuld be
banning That explained karsan's re-
turn. know now that Larsan or
Balimeyer Is long sighted md that
4 tisse glasses belonged TO him.
now made one mistake. was not
/ satisfied With the evidence + had oh
tAined wished to- see the mans
r face Had refratned from this the.
B sscond terrible attach would not hare
occurred. 4
liked tie prssiden why
should Larsai Sos to AIlle Stangeraon,s:
room ~ aii N hy should be twice at
tempt to murder her
Mn Because he loves her, M President :.
That II certainiy m son, but
~ The only aAon ne Was mad
N love and because Of TINT and
n kher things Ne WAS capable of com
& III ling any cri me. e