Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-09

not mean her death3 1et u nae
brought her close TO death and we
stul knew nothing, or rather, there
are some Of us who know nothing
But I-if knew who, should know
all Who7 Who7 Not knowing who
must remain silent out Of pity fof
her For there is no doubt that she
knows how he escaped from the yellow
room When ! know who l will speak
to him-to hint
"She looked at us now, with far
away look In her eyes, as If we were
not in the chamber M Stangerson
broke the silence He declared that
hencefortb. he would no more absent
himself from his daughters apart
ments. She tried to oppose him IN
vain He adhered firmly to his pur-
pose He would install himself there
this very night, he said Solely con-
cerned for the health Of his daughter,
he reproached her for having left her
! bed. Then he suddenly began talking
to her as If she were little child. lie
smiled at her and seemed not to know
either what he said or what he did
The illustrious professor had lost bis
head. Mile stangorson in tone of
tender distress said, Father. father'
Daddy jacques blows his nose, and
Frederic Larsan himself is obliged 70
turn away to hide his emotion. For
myself, | am able neither to think or
feel felt contempt for myself
1T was the first time that Frederic
Larsan. like myself, found himself
face to face with Mile stangerson
since the attack in the yellow room.
Like me, he had insisted on being al
lowed to question the unhappy lady,
but he had not, any more than had I,
been permitted. TO him, as to me, the
same answer had always been given;
Mile. Stangerson was too weak to re-
ceiye us The questionings oe the ex-
Emining magistrate had overfatigued
her. 1t was evidently intended not to
give us any assistance in our re-
searches. was not surprised, but
Frederic Larson had always resented
this conduct 1t is true that he ard
had q totally different theory of the
crime. still catch myself repeating
from the depths Of my heart; Save !
her! Save her without his speakingr |
Who is he--the murderer? Take him
and shut his mouth. But NJ. Darzac
made it clear that in order to shut his |
mouth he must be killed. Have l the {
right to kill Mile. Stangerson's mur-
derer? No, had not. But let him
only give me the chancel Let me find |
out whether he is really a creature Of
flesh and bloodl Let me see his dead I
body, since it cannot be taken alive.
'If l could but make this woman,
who does not even look at US, under
standl She is absorbed by her fears
and by her fathers distress Of mind.
And can do nothing to save her. Yes,
/ win go to work once more and ac-
compllsh wonders.
Il move toward her. l would speak
to her would entreat her to have
confidence in me. / would, in a word
make her understandable alone-that
l know how the murderer escaped
from the yellow room, that 1 have
guessed the motives for her secrecy,
and that pity her with all my heart
But by her gestures she begged us to
leave her alone, expressing WEAKNESS
and the need for immediate rest. NJ.
asked us to 60 back to our
rooms and thanked u.s. Frederic Lar
san and / bowed to him, and. followed
by Daddy Jacques, we regained the
gallery. | heard Larsan murmur:
Strange! Stranger He made a sign
to me to go with him into his room.
On the threshold lie turned toward
Daddy Jacques,
Ibid you see him distinctly? be
asked.
"'WhoY
"'The man.
Saw him! Why, he had big red
beard and red hair
That's how he appeared to me-
said.
And 10 me- said Larsan.
''The great Fred and l were alone
in his chamber now to talk over this
thing. We talked for an hour, turn
Ing the matter over and viewing it
from every side From the questions
put by him, from the explanation
which he gives me, it is clear to me
that in spite Of all our senses he is
persuaded the man disappeared by
some secret passage in the chateau
known to him alone
He knows the chateau he said to
pe; he knows it well'
2" He is rather tall man, wel
built I suggested.
He is as tail as he wants to be,
Fred
I understand / said, But how do
you account for his red hair and
DeardT
"'Too much beard, too much hair
false says Fred.
That's easily said You are al
ways thinking Of Robert Darzae. You
can't get rid of that idea! l ana GER
ain that he is innocent
So much the better. / hope so