The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-22

yer, saved nrr. hut. though she rccov-
cred phl~i ally. 1t Mas found that her
mind had been affected. The slightest
allusion to the terrible incident sent
her into delirium. and the arrest OF
Robert l~arzac. which followed on the
day following the tragic death uf the
keeper. seemed 10 sink her fine intelli-
gence into complete melancholia.
Robert Darzac arrived at the chateau
toward hait past 9. saw him hurry
ing through the park. his hair and
clothes in disorder and his face a dead
~ white R~ouietabllle and ] were lock-
ing out OF a window IN the gallery.
He saw us and gave a despairing cry.
I'm too late!"
Kouletabille answered, she lives
A minute later Darzac had gone into
Mile. Srangerson's room. n through
the door We could hear his heartrend
ing SolS.
"There'S ii fate about this place"
groaued Bouiotabille. Some Internal
gods must be watching we the mis-
fortunes of this family. If | had not
been drI@ged | would have saved
Mile, S~langersou. | should have 81
fenced him forever. And the Keeper
would not have been killed"
NJ. DarZac came in to speak with us.
His distress WAS terrible. Rouleta-
billie told him everything his prcpara-
tions for Nile. StangerSon'S safety, his
plans for either capturing or for dis
posing If the aSSailant forever and
bow he would have succeeded had it
moi been for the drugging.
IF only you had trusted me said
the young man in Il low tone. IF You
had but begged Mile. Stangcrson to
coatidc in me. But, then, everybody
here diStruStS everybody else. The
daughter di~trusts her father and even
her lover. While You ask me to pro
tect her, She is doing all she can to
Illustrate me. That was why | came
on the scene too late
AT NJ. Robert DarZac's request Roule-
tabille described the whole scene.
Leaning on the wall to prevent him
self from falling, he had made his way
to Mile. StangerSon's room, while we
were running after the supposed muir
derer. The anteroOm door was open,
and when he entered he found Mile.
Stangerson lying partly thrown over
the desk. Her dressing gown was
dyed with the blood flowing from her
bosom. Still under the influence of
rho drl-. he felt he was walking in Il
horrible nightmare.
He went back 10 the gallery auto
maticauy. opened a window, shouted
his order to fire and then returned to
the room. He crossed the deserted
boudoir. entered the drawing room and
tried to rouse VI. ~StangersOn. who was
living on Il sofa. NJ. ~Stangerson rose
stupidly and let himself he drawn by
Roulctabi,c into the room. where. oil
seeing his daughters body, he uttered
n heartreuding cry. Both united theil
feeble strength and carried her TO heI
bed.
on his way to rejoin us Rouletabille
passed by the desk. On the floor, neal
It.. he saw a large packet. He knel'
down. and, finding the wrapper loose
he examined il and made out an enor
nous quantity Of papers and photo
graphs. ON one Of the papers he read
New differential electrosCopic con
denser. Fundamental properties of sub
stance intermediary between ponder
able matter and imponderable ether
Strange irony Of fate that the profess
or's precious papers should be restored
to him at the very time when an at
tempt was being made to deprive hin
Of his daughters life, What are pa
pers worth to him now?
The morning following that awful
night saw NJ. de Marquct once more n
the chateau with his registrar and gen
darmes. OF course we we're all cues
toned. Houletabille and | had already
agreed on what to say. l kept bach
any information as to my being In tbs
dark closet and said nothing about thu
drugging. We did not wish to sugces'
in any way that Mile. Stangerson hal
been expecting her nocturnal visitor.
Arthur Rance told everybody In
manner so natural that II astonishet
me that he had last seen the kecpe'
toward II o'clock Of that fatal night