Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-05-27

4hosa sensible evidences destined to en-
for what he had called the circle OF the
right end Of his reason.
When he had finished his recital ne
asked me what I thought of It. ! re-
pIied that was much puzzled by MS
question. Then he begged me TO try,
in nv turn, to take my reason IN mana
"by the right end"
.tyerv well,'' said. ''It seems to me
that the point Of departure OF my rea'
son would be thfs-there can be no
donbt that the murderer you pursued
was in the gallery" paused.
"After making so good start, you
ought not to stop SO soon,' he excla1m'
ed. Come, make another effort
sT'H try. Since he disappeared from
the gallery without passing through
any door or window, he must have es-
capped by some other opening"
Rouletabille looked at me pityingly
smiled carelessly and remarked that
was reasoning like a postman or-like
Frederic Larsan.
Rouletabille had alternate fits of adj
miration and disdain for the great
Fred. It all depended as to whether
Larsan's discoveries tailed with Roule
tabilles reasoning or not. When they
did he would e1elaim, 'He is really
greatp' When they did not, he would
grunt and mutter, what an ASST Il
was petty side OF the noble character
OF this strange youth.
We had risen, and he led me into the
park. When we reached the court and
were making toward the gate, the
sound Of blinds thrown back against
the wall made us turn our heads, and
we saw at a window on the first fool
of the chateau the rudy and clear
shaver face of a person did not rec
ognize.
"Helloy' muttered Rouletabil1e. EAR
thur RANGER He lowered bis head
quickened his pace, and / heard hin
ask himself between his teeth: "WaS
he in the chateau that night? What
is he doing here?''
We had gone some distance from the
chateau when I asked him who this
Arthur Rance was and how he had
come to know him He referred TO bis
story of that morning, and / remem
bered that Mr. Arthur W. Rance was
the American from Philadelphia with
whom he had had SO many drinks al
the E1ysee reception.
"But was he not to have left France
almost Immediately asked.
mo doubt; that's why ] am sur
prised to find him here still and not
only in France, but above all, at the
Chandler He did not arrive this
morning, and he did not get here last
night. He must have got here before
dinner, then. Why didn't the con
eierges tell me-"
reminded my friend, apropos Of the
concierges, that he had not yet told me
what had led him TO get them set al
liberty.
We were close TO their lodge NJ and
Nine. Bernier saw us coming. A frank
smile lit up their happy faces. They
seemed to harbor no i'll feeling because
Of their detention My young friend
asked them at what hour Mr. Arthur
Rance had arrived They answered that
they did not know he was at the cha
teau. He must have come during the
evening of the previous night, but they
had not had to open the gate for him
because, being a great walker and not
wishing that carriage should be sent
to meet him, he was accustomed to get
off at the little hamlet of Saint Michel
from which he came to the chateau by
way OF the forest. He reached the
park by the grotto of Sainte Gene
We've, over the little gate of which,
giving on TO the park, he climbed.
AS the concierges spoke I saw Roule-
Tables face cloud over and exhibit dis.
appointment "a disappointment, nc
doubt, with himself. Evidently he was
a little vexed. after having worked SC
much on the spot, with so minute a
study Of the people and events at the
Chandler, that he had to learn now
that Arthur Rance was accustomed to
visit the chateau.
s'You say that Ne. Arthur Rance is
accustomed to come to the chateau.