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


It was a very dangerous thing to do.
He risked being captured, and he knew
II. And he was very nearly captured.
He had not had time to regain his
post, as he had certainly hoped to do.
He had, then, a very strong reason for
returning to his room. AS for myself,
when I sent Daddy Jacques to the end
of the right gallery | naturally
thought that Larsan was still at his
post. Daddy jacques In going to his
post had not looked when he passed
! to see whether Larsan was at his post
or not.
"What, then, was the urgent reason
which had compelled Larsan to go to
the room a second time? I guessed it
to be some evidence Of his presence
there He had left something very
| important in that room. What was it?
And had he recovered it? / begged
| Nine. Bernier, who was accustomed to
clean the room, to look, and she found
a pair Of eyeglasses-this pair, NJ.
| Presidentp'
| And Rouletabille drew the eyeglasses,
| Of which we know, from his pocket.
"Vhen I saw these eyeglasses" he
| continued, II was utterly nonplused.
| I had never seen Larsan wear eye
glasses. What did they mean? Sud
denly / exclaimed to myself, I wonder
| Il he is long sighted I had never seen
Larsan write. He might then be long
sighted The police would certainly
know and also know L. the glasses
were his. Such evidence would be
damning. That explained Larsan's re-
! turn. I know now that Larsan or
Ballmeyer is long sighted and that
these glasses belonged to him.
II now made one mistake. I was not
satisfied with the evidence had OBJ
tanned. / wished to see the mans
face Had I refrained from this the
second terrible attack would not have
occurred
"But," asked the president, why
! should Larsan go to Mile. Stangerson's
room at all? Why should be twice at
tempt to murder herg'
Because he loves her, NJ. Presid emit"
t"That is certainly reason, BUT
9'It is the only reason. He was mad
~ In love, and because Of that and
other things he was capable Of COM
hitting any crime
"Did Mile. Stangerson know this?"
Eyes, monsieur, but she was ignorant
OF the fact that the man who was pur-
suing her was Frederic Larsan; other
wise, Of course, he would not have
| been allowed to be at the chateau.
noticed when he was In her room aft
er the incident In the gallery that he
kept himself in the shadow and that he
kept his head bent down. He was
looking for the lost eyeglasses. Mile.
| Stangerson knew Larsan under anoth-
| err name"
M. Darzac," asked the president,
did Nile. stangerson In any way con-
fide In you on this matter? How is it
that she has never spoken about It to
! any one? II you are innocent, she
would have wished to spare you the
pain OF being accused"
mile. stangerson told me nothing
replied NJ. Darzac.
docs what this young man say ap-
pear probable to your the president
asked.
mile. stangerson has told me moth.
ing,'' he replied stolfdly.
"HoW do you explain that on the
night Of the murder Of the keeper"
the president asked, turning to Roule-
tabille, .'the murderer brought back the
papers stolen from NJ. stangerson?
| How do you explain how the murderer
gained entrance into Mile. stangerson's
locked roomg'
THE last question is easily answer
ed 4 man like Larsan or BaIlmeyer
could have had made duplicate KEYS.
AS to the documents, I think Larsan
had not intended to steal them at first.
Closely watching mademoiselle with
the purpose Of preventing her mar
rage with NJ. Robert Darzae, he one
day followed her and monsieur into
the department store. There he got
possession OF the reticule which she
lost or left behind. In that reticu1e
was a key with a brass head. He did
not Know there was any value attach
cd 70 the key till the advertisement in
the newspapers revealed It. He then
wrote TO mademoIselle. as the adver-
Ilsement requested No doubt he ask
60 Tor meeting. making known To her
Inat ne was also the person who had
Tor some time pursued her with his
loVe. He. received no answer. He
Went TO the postofdee and ascertafned
lnat his letter was no longer there. He
nad already taken complete stock OF
%. Darzac. and, having decided to 90
% any lengths to gain Nile. stanger-
son, ne had planned that. whatever
might happen, NJ Darzac, his hated
rival, should be the man to be sus-
neeted
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