Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-04-08

| NO, MONSIEUR Go not pretend that
do not say that robbery was the mo
tive for the crime and I don't beliey,
1t was"
s'Then what is the meaning OF thi.
card?'
ut means that robbery was one o.
| the motives for the crime
what leads you to think that?',
| IF you will be good enough to &c
company me viii show you.''
The young man asked us to follow
him into the vestibule, and we did. Hs
led us toward the layatory and begged
M. de Marquet TO kneel beside him
This lavatory is lit by the glass door
and when the door was open the lignt
which penetrated was sufficient tc
light it perfectly. M. de Marauet and
NJ. Joseph Rouletabille knelt down on
the threshold, and the young man
pointed to spot on the pavement.
1.-THE stones Of the lavatory have moi
been washed by Daddy jacques for
some Time" he said. "That can be
seen by the layer OF dust that covers
two large footprints and the black ash
they left where they have been. That
ash is nothing else than the charcoal
dust that covers the path along which
you must pass through the forest In
order to get directly from Epinay to
the Chandler. You know there is q
little village OF charcoal burners at
that place who make large quantities
OF charcoal. What the murderer did
was to come here at midday, when
there was nobody at the pavilion, and
attempt his robbery"
"But what robbery? Where do you
see any signs Of robbery? What proves
TO you that a robbery has been COM
mitted?" we all cried at once.
ssWhat- put me on the trace Of It"
continued the journalist.
'Was this" interrupted NJ de Mar
quet, still on his knees.
Evidently" said Rouletabille.
And NJ. de Marquet explained that
there were on the dust Of the pave
ment marks Of two footsteps as well
as the impression, freshly made, Of a
heavy rectangular parcel, the marks
OF the cord with which it had been
fastened being easily distinguished.
you have been here, then, M. Rou-
letabille? I thought / had given or
ders TO Daddy jacques, who was left
In charge OF the pavilion, not to allow
anybody to enter"
"Don't. scold Daddy jacques. came
here with NJ. Robert Darzac.''
"Ah, indeedr exclaimed M. de Mar
quet disagreeably, casting a side
glance at NJ. Darzac, who remained
perfectly silent.
when saw the mark OF the parcel
by the side Of the footprints / had no
doubt as to the robbery" replied M.
1.-THE thief had not
brought q parcel with him. He had
made one here-a parcel with the
stolen objects no doubt-and he put It
In this corner, intending to take Il
away when the moment came for him
to make his escape. He had also
placed his heavy boots beside the par
eel, for, see, there are no marks OF
steps leading to the marks left by the
boots, which were placed side by side.
That accounts for the fact that the
murderer left no trace of his steps
when he fed from the yellow room.
nor any in the laboratory, nor in the
Vestibule. After entering the yellow
room In his boots he took them OF.
inding them troublesome or because
ne wished to make as little noise as
The marks made by him In
going through the Vestfbu1e and the
laboratory were subsequently washed
'ut BY Daddy Jacques. Having for
some reason or other taken of his
boots, the murderer carried them In
lls hand and placed them by the side
Il the parcel he had made. By that
line the robbery had been accomplish
q. The man then returned to the
Fellow room and slipped under the
'ed, where the mark OF his body is |
Perfectly visible on the foAr and even
n the mat, which has been SLIGHTLY
moved from its place and creased. /
fragments OF straw also recently
ORR bear witness to the murderer's
movements under The bed
Yes, yes. We know all about that
aid III. de Marquet.
1.-The robber had another motive for
eturning to hide under the bed, con-
lnued the astonishing boy Journalist.
leu might think that he was trying