Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-12
| The Mystery
Of
TheYeI|ow Room
BY CASTOR LEROUX
Copyright. 1908. by Brentano's
Continued !3
CHAPTER XIV.
The Trap.

tahlle, ~ woke UP toward !
o'clock in the morning Was 1t sleep
lessness or noise without: The cry Of
the Bette du Bon Dicu rang ON with
sinister loudness from the end OF the
park. rose and opened the window
Cold wind and rain, opaqu" darkness.
silence. rccloScd my window. Again
the sound OF the cats weird cry in IL"
distance. | partly dressed III haste
The weather was too bad for even n
cat to be turned out in It, What did it
mean, then-that initiating of The NEW
ing Of Mother AngenouX's cat So near
the chateau! | seized Il good sized
stick, the only weapon | had and with.
out making any noise opened my door
1.-THE gallery into which went WAS
well lit by II lamp with a reflector. |
felt keen current of air and on turn
Ing found the window open ut the eX
IRENE end Of the gallery, which call
the off turning gallery to distinguish
II from the right gallery. on to which
the apartment OF Mile. SlangcrSon
opened. These two galleries cross each
other at right angles. Who had left
that window open or who hNd come I"
open it2 | went to thu window and
leaned out. Five feet below me there
was a sort of terrace over the semi
circular projection Of II room on the
ground floor. One could If one wanted
Jump from the window oD TO the ter
race and allow oneself To drop from It
into the court Of the chateau. Who
ever had entered by this road had evi-
IDENTIFY not had IL key to the vcStibulc
door. But why should | be thinking of
my previous nights attempt with the
ladder? Because of the open window,
left open perhaps by the negligence of
a servant? I reclosed ii, smiling ut the
ease with which built a drama on the
mere suggestion of an open window
"Again the cry OF the Bette du Bon
i Dfeu and then silence. The rain ceased
to beat on the window. All in the cha.
caution on the carpet of the. gallery.
On reaching the corner of the right
gallery ] peered round 1t cautiously.
There was another lamp there with q
reflector which quite lit up the several
objects In 1t, three chairs and some
pictures hanging on the wdll What
was ] doing there2 Perfect silence
reigned throughout, Everything was
sunk In repose. What was the instinct
that urged me toward Mile Stanger-
sons chamber? Why did a voice with.
in me cry, Go on to the chamber of
Mile. Stapgersonn ] cast my eyes
down upon the carpet on which l was
treadlng and saw that my steps were
being directed toward Mile. Stranger
sons chamber by the marks Of steps
that had already been made there.
Yes. on the carpet were traces Of foot
steps stained with mud leading to the
chamber Of Mile. stangerson Horror
horror! recognized In those foot.
prints the5impression of the neat boots
of the murderer. He had come, then,
from without Iii this wretchcd night
If you could descend from the gallery
by way Of the window, by means of
the terrace, then you could get into the,
chateau by the same means.
THE murderer was still In the cha
teau, for here We're marks rs of return
ing footsteps. He had entered by the
open window at the extremity of the
of turning gallery he had passed
Frederic Larsan's door and mine, had
turned to the right and had entered
Mile. Stangersoli' S. room. am before
the door Of her anteroom. II is open.
II push III without making the least
noise. Under the door Of the room it
self 4 see d streak of light i listen,
!; No sound not even of breathing ALL
Ia only knew what WAS passing III,
the silence that iss behind that door!
find the door locked mud the key turn.
ed on the innei, side. And the muir
st1erer is thefe perhaps. He must be
there VIII he esc ape this time All
depends on me, must be calm, and
above NIL must make no false steps,
d must see into that room can enter
at by 81 He ssstanger sons drawing room.
Il But 10 do that should have to cross
I her buni oil, and while ain there the.
murderer may escape by the gallery
door the door In front Of which 4 am
now stand lug.
am sure that no other crime is be-
ing committed On this night, for there.
IS complete silence in the boudoir,
where two nurses are taking care Of
Mile. Stangerson until she is restored
to healt
AS nm almost sure that the muir
derer Is there, why do not lit once
give the alarmg The murderer may