Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-04

manned closed a. usual and If the two
keys for opening K Daddy Jacques had
one In his pocket and ~ Stangerson
the other. AS to the windows Of the
pavilion. there are four the one win
dow Of the yellow room and those Of
the laboratory looking out on 10 the
country, the window in the vestibule
looking into the park"
at Is by that window that he escap-
ed from the pavilion" cried Rouleta
bile.
How do you know that?"
"IIow? Oh. the thing is simple
enough. As soon as he found he could
not escape by the door Of the pavilion
his only way out was by the window
in the vestibule. unless he could pass
through a grated window. The win
dow of the yellow room Is secured by
iron bars. because Il looks ont upon
the open country; the two windows OF
the laboratory have 10 be protected In
like manner for the same reason. AS
the murderer got away | conceive that
he found a window that was not bar
red-that Of the veStlbule. which opens
on 70 the park that is 10 say, into the
interior of the estate There's not
much magic in all that
Yes said NJ de NGrQuet but what
You have not guessed is that this single
window In the veStlbule. though it has
no iron bars. has solid iron blinds
Now. these iron blinds have remained
fastened by their iron latch. and vet
We have proof that the murderer made
his escape from the pavilion by that
window Traces OF blood on the inside
wall and on the blinds as well rs on
the floor, and footmarks. of which I
have taken the measurements. attest
the fact that the murderer made his
escape that way. But, then, how did
he do it, seeing that the blinds remain
ed fastened on the inside? He passed
through them Ike shadow. But
what is more bewildering than all. IS
that It is impossible 10 form any idea
as 10 how the murderer got out of the
yellow room or how he got across the
laboratory to reach the vestibule.'
could that window have been
closed and refastened after the flight
OF the assassin" asked Rouletabille.
THAT Is what occurred 10 me for a
moment but It would imply an accom-
plice or accomplices. and l don't see
After a short silence ha added:
"Ah. IL Mile StangerSon were only
well enough today to allow Of her
being Questioned
Rouletnbille. following up his
thought, asked:
And the attic? There must be some
opening TO that?'
"Yes: there Is a window or. rather.
skylight in II. which. as 1t looks out
toward the country, NJ. Stangerson
has had barred, like the rest OF the
windows. These bars. as in the other
windows. have remained intact, and
the blinds. which naturally open IN
ward. have not been unfastened. For
the rest. we have not discovered any
thing to lead us to suspect that the
murderer had passed through the at.
tic"
1T seems clear to you, then. mon
sieur. that the murderer escaped-no-
body knows how-by the window II
the yestibuleT
Everything goes to prove it,"
~ think so, too" confessed RouletA.
bile gravely.
After a brief silence he continued:
"If you have not found any traces
Of the murderer in the attic, such as
the dirty footmarks similar TO those
on the floor Of the yellow room, you
must come to the conclusion that II
was not he who stole Daddy jacques
revolver"
There are no footmarks in tho attic
other than those OF Daddy jacques
himself said the magistrate With