Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-04-29

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! - scenes. / myself believe tina.
/ have discovered what everybody elst
| is searching for-nameIy, how the muir
derer escaped from the yellow roou
without any accomplice and WithorI
Mile. stangerson having had anything
to do with It. But SO long as I am mo-
sure Of the real murderer I cannot
state the theory on which am work
ing. / can only say that I believe it te
be correct and in any case quite nat
ural and simple one. AS to what hap
pened in this place three nights ago,
| must say it kept me wondering for q
| whole day and night. It passes all be
lief. The theory I have formed from
| the incident is SO absurd that [ would
| rather matters remained as yet unex.
planned"
Saying which, the young reporter in
yited me to go and make the tour of
the chateau with him. The only sound
to be heard was the crunching of the
dead leaves beneath our feet. The 81
lence was so intense that one might
have thought the chateau had been
abandoned The old stones, the stag
nant water Of the ditch surrounding
the donjon, the bleak ground strewn
with the dead leaves, the dark. skele-
ton-like outlines Of the trees-all con-
tributed to give to the desolate place,
now filed with its awful mystery, an
aspect the most funereal. AS we pass
ed round the donjon we met the Green
Man, the forest keeper, who did not
greet us, but walked by as IL we had
not existed. He was looking just as ]
had formerly seen him through the
window Of the Donjon inn. de had
still his foW1ing piece slung at his
back, his pipe was in his mouth and
his eyeglasses on his nose.
IAN odd kind of fish, Rouletabille
said to me In a low tone.
ssHave you spoken to Eim?" 7 asked.
"Yes, but [ could get nothing out OF
him. His only answers are grunts
and shrugs OF the shoulders. He gen.
orally lives on the first floor OF the
donjon-a big room that ONCE served
for an oratory. He lives like bear,
never goes out without bis gun and is
only pleasant with the girls. The
women for twelve miles round are all
setting their caps for him. For the
present he is paying attention to Nine.
Matthew, whose husband is keeping a
lynx eye upon her In consequence"
After passing the donjon, which is
situated at the extreme end Of the
left wing, we went to the back of the
chateau. RouletabilIe, pointing to a
window which I recognized as the
only one belonging to Mile. stanger-
sons apartment, said to me:
IF you had been here two nights
ago you would have seen your humble
servant at the top Of a ladder about
TO enter the chateau by that window,
AS expressed some surprise at this
piece Of nocturnal gymnastics, he beg
ged me to notice carefully the exterior
disposition OF the chateau. We then
went back into the building.
Il must now show you the first floor
OF the chateau, where am living,
said my friend. He motioned me TO
follow him up a magnificent fight Of
stairs ending in landing on the first
door. From this landing one could
pass to the right or left wing Of the
chateau by a gallery opening from it. ]
This gallery, high and wide, extended
along the whole length of the building
IND was lit from the front Of the cha
can facing the north The rooms. the
windows Of which looked to the south.
opened out Of the gallery. Professor
inhabited the left wing Of |
ne building. Nile. stangerson had her J,
lpartment in the right wing.
We entered the gallery to the rfght.
narrow carpet laid on the vaxad /
aiken floor, which shone like glass.
leadened the sound Of our footsteps.
souletabille asked me In low tone TO T
walk carefully as we were passing the
oor Of Nile. stangerson's apartment.
his consisted OF q bedroom, an ante
Dom, small bathroom, q boudoir and
drawing room. One could pass from
ne TO another OF these rooms without
aVing to go by way OF the gallery.
ne gallery continued straight to the
7estern end Of the building. where II
1as lit by high window. At about
OF It's length this gallery at
right angle joined another gallery
Glowing the course OF the right wing.
The better TO follow this narrative
e shall call the gallery leading from
1e stairs to the eastern window the
hight gallery and the gallery quit
ng1f &C q right angle the off turn
6 gallery. It was at the meeting
o1Hf. OF the two galleries that Rouleta-
lle had bis chamber, adjoining that
Frederic Larsan, the door Of each
,ening Oh to The of turning cal
ry, while the doors Of Nile. stan
srson's apartment opened into the !
dght' gallery.
Rouletabille opened the door Of his
ON and after We had passed il care !
IL drew the bolt. I had not had
ne TO glance around the place in
hieh he had been installed when he :
tered cry of surprise and pointed !
pair ct eyeglasses an . sff1aH Saf,fa