Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-26
The Mystery
Of
TheYeII0w Room
BY CASTOR LEROUX
Continued
BY CASTOR LEROUX
Copyright. 1908. by erantnno's

one WIS, llUecu, Dea utllul "OIna
somewhat with an air of Incidence
with great eyes seemingly black ant
blue amorous eyes. Was she happ,
with her grabbed, rheumatic husband
The scene at which we had once beer
present did not lead us to believe tina
she was. Yet there was something IL
her bearing that was not suggestive
Of despair She disappeared into he
kitchen to prepare our repast, leaving
on the table II bottle Of excellent cider
Rouletabille filled our earthcnwart
mugs, londed his pipe and quietly rX
plalned to me his reason for asking
me to come to the Chandler with re
volVerS
Yes" he said conteupInllSrly, look
ing ut The clouds of smoi he MAS
putting ont. yes, my dear boy, | rN-
pect the assassin tonight"
brief silence followed. which
took care not to interrupt ana then
he went on:
Last night just as ! Was going to
bed NJ. Robert Darzac knocked at my
room. When be came In he confided
to me that he was compelled to 20 to
Paris the next day-that is, this morn
ing. The reason which made this Jour
ney necessary WAS az once peremptory
and mysterious. II was not possible
for him to explain its object TO me. 4
go, and yet he added. i would give
my life not TO leave Mile StangcrsoD
at this moment He did not try to
hide that he believed her to be once
more in danger 1T will not greatly
astonish me II something happens to-
morrow night he avowed. and yet
must be absent cannot be back at
the Chandler before the morning Of the
day after tomorrow
Il asked him to explain himself, and
this is all he would tell me- His antlci.
patton OF coming danger had come to
him solely from the coincidence that
Mile. Stangerson had been twice at
tackled. and both times when he had
been absent. Now man so moved
who should still go away must be act
Ing under compulsion--must be obey
Ing will stronger than his own. That
was how ! reasoned. and told him So
He replied Perhaps | asked him II
Mile. Stangerson was compelling him.
he protested that she was not. His de-
termination to go to Paris had been
taken without any conference with
Mile. Stangerson.
ITO cut the story short, he repeated
that his belief in the possibility of a
fresh attack was founded entirely on
the extraordinary coincidence. If any
thing happens to Mile. Stangerson,' he
said, 1t would be terrible for both of
sss--for her, because her life would be
In danger; for me. because l could nell
ther defend her from the attack nor
tell OF where had been, am perfect
~ aware of the suspicious cast Oh me.
The examining magistrate and NJ. Lar
san are both on the point of believing
in my guilt. Larsan tracked me the
last time went to Paris, and had all
the trouble in the world to get rid Of
him.
Why do you not tell ME the name
Of the murderer now If you know it?'
! cried.
M. Darzac appeared extremely trou.
bled by my question and replied to me
~ hesitating tone:
VI? know the name OF the MUIR
derer? Why, how could know his
n&meY' ST
at once replied, From Mile. Stan
EerSon.' sr
HE grew SO pale that thought he
was about to faint, and saw that /
had hit the right nail on the head.
Mademoiselle and he knew the name
OF the murderer When he recovered
himself, he said to NEIL am going to
leave you. Since you have been here
have approximately your exceptional In.
felligence and your uneQualed inge-
nnity. But ask this service OF YOU.
Perhaps am wrong to fear an attack
during the coming night. but as i
must act with foresight il count on you
70 Illustrate any attempt that may be
made
81 Hayc you spoken OF all this to NJ.
stangerson sSs
No. do not wish him to ask me.
as you just now aid. for the name Of
yVu dll lul5. III.
Rouieta billie, because Il have great,
very great, confidence In you. know
that you do not suspect me-
The poor man spoke In jerks. He
was eyad ently suffering. pitied him,
the more because 1 felt sure that he
would rather allow himself to be- KIM
60 tlaan tell me who the murderer was.
IA for Mile. stangerson, i felt that
she would rather allow herself to be
n murdered than denounce the man Of
The yellow room and Of the inerpiica-
BILE gallery. The man must be domi.
mating her or both by some inscruta-
Die power. They were dreadinr moth
ing % much 81 the chance Of nj. stan.
gsrson showing that his daughter was
held by her assailant made Nj.
sDarFsc understand that he had ex-
plAined himself suficiently and that l
] he night refrain from falling me any
{ more than be had already told me.