Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-23
The Mystery of
 the Yellow Room By GASTON LEROUX

did not keep his appointment, he. Der nier, had gone in search of him. He had almost arrived at the donjon when he saw a figure running swiftly in a direction opposite to him, toward the right wing of the chateau. He heard revolver shots from behind the figure and saw Ronletabille at one of the gal lery windows. He heard Rouletabille call out to him to fire. and he had fired. He believed he had Killed the man un- til he learned. after Rouletabille had uncovered the body, that the man had died from knife thrust Who had given it he could not imagine. Nobody could have been near the spot without my seeing him" When the examining magistrate reminded him that the spot where the body was found was very dark and that he himself had not been able to recognize the keeper before firing. Daddy Bernier replied that nei- ther had they seen the other body. nor had they found 1t. Tn the narrow court. where five people were standing. 1t would have been strange if the other bod,. had it been there. could have escaped. The only door that opened Into the court was that of the keepers room. and that door was clos rd. and the key of 1t was found in the keepers pocket. D
 However that might be- the examin- ing magistrate did not pursue his in- puiry further in this direction. He was evidently convinced that we had missed tue man we were chasing and we had come upon the keepers body in our chase This matter of the keep CT was another matter entirely. He wanted to satisfy himself about that without any further delay. Probably 1t chimed in with the conclusions he had already arrived at as to the keeper and his intrlgues with the wife of iIathieu, the landlord of the Donjon inn. This Mathieu later in the after noon was arrested and taken to Cor bell in spite of his rheumatism. He had been heard to threaten the keeper, and, though no evidence against him had been found at his inn, the evil dence of carters. who had heard the threats, was enough to justify his re- tention.
 The examination had proceeded thus far when, to our surprise, Frederic Larsan returned to the chateau. He was accompanied by one of the em- ployees of the railway. At that mo ment Rance and I were in the vest.- bule discussing Mathieu's guilt or in- nocence, while RouletabiIle stood apart, buried apparently in thought The examining magistrate and his reg istrar were in the little green drawing room. while Darzac was with the doc, tor and Stangerson in the lndy's cham Der. As Frederic Larsan entered the vestibule with the railway employee Rouletabille and l at once recognized him by the small blond beard. We ex- changed meaning glances. Larsan had himself announced 10 the examining magistrate by the gendarme and en- tered with the railway servant as Dad dy Jacques came out. Some ten min utes went by, during which Rouleta- billie appeared extremely impatient. The door of the drawing room was then opened, and we heard the magis- trate calling to the gendarme. who en- tered. Presently he came out. mount cd the stairs and. coming back short ly. went in to the magistrate and said:
 Monsieur. M. Robert Darzae will not comer'
 "What, Not comer' cried NJ. de Mar quet.
 "He says be cannot leave Mile. stan gerson in her present state"
 "very we'll" said M. de Marquet. linen we'll go to him."
 NJ. de Marquet and the gendarmes mounted the stairs. He made sign to Larsan and the railway employee to follow. Rouletabille and went along too.
 On reaching the door of Mile. stan gerson's chamber NJ. de Marquet knocked. A cf mbermaid appeared. It was Sylvia. with her hair all in disor- der and consternation showing on her face.
 "Is NJ. Stangerson withinT' asked the magistrate.
 "Yes. monsieur"
 "Tell him that I wish to speak with him"
 Stangerson came. out. His appear ance was wretched in the extreme.
 "what do you wantr he demanded of the magistrate May not be left in peace. monsieur|
 Monsieur" said the magistrate. it is absolutely necessary that I should see NJ. Darzac at once. If you cannot induce him to come l shall be com pelled to use the help of the law"
 The professor made no reply. He looked at us all like man being led to execution and then went back into the room.
 Almost immediately after NJ. Robert Darzac came out. He was very pale. He looked at us, and, his eyes falling on the railway servant. his features stiffened, and he could hardly repress groan.
 We were all much moved by the ap- pearance of the man. We felt that what was about to happen would de-