Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-11
The Mystery of the Yellow Room.
Continued from page A.

and seemed ready to relapse into
obstinate silence. He only relaxed a
little when Rouletabflle no longer left
him Ia ignorance Of the fact that we
were going to the Chandler for the
purpose Of shaking hands with an "old
and Intimate friend" III. Robert Oar
zac-a man whom Rouletabille had
perhaps seen once In his life.
poor Robert" continued the young
reporter, "this dreadful affair NAV be
his death-he is so deeply In love with
Mile. Stangerson. It Is to be hoped
that Mile. Stangerson's life will be
saved"
"Let US hope SO. Her father told me
yesterday that Il she does not recover
1t will not be long before he joins her
In the grave. What an incalculable
loss to science his death would bev'
''The wound on her temple is serious,
Is It notg'
Evidently, but by a wonderful
chance 1t has not proved mortal. The
blow was given with great force.''
"Then 1t was not with the revolver
she was wounded" said Rouleta billie,
glancing at me In triumph.
M. de Marquet appeared greatly en-
barrassed.
II didn't say anything, 7 don't want
to say anything, will not say any
thing" he said. And he turned toward
his registrar as Ii he no longer knew
us.
But Rouletabille was not to be 80
easily shaken off. He moved nearer to
the examining magistrate and, draw
Ing copy Of the Matin from his pock-
ct, he showed it to him and said:
'sThere is one thing, monsieur, which
I may inquire OF you without commit
ting an indiscretion. You have, OF
course, seen the account given in the
Matin? It Is absurd, is 1t not?"
''Not in the slightest, monsieur"
"Whatg The yellow room has but
one barred window, the bars Of which
have not been moved, and only one
door, which had to be broken open,
and the assassin was not foundp'
THAT'S 50, monsieur; that's so.
That's how the matter stands"
Rouletabille said no more, but plung-
ed into thought. A quarter Of an hour
thus passed.
Coming back to himself again, he
said, addressing the magistrate:
Glow did Mile. stangerson wear her
hair on that EVENING""
II don't know" replied M. de Mar.
quet
That's very important point" said
Rouletabille. Her hair was done up
in bands, wasn't 1t? I feel sure that
on that evening, the evening OF the
crime, she had her hair arranged In
bands"
'@rhen you are mistaken, MI. Rou1e-
tabille," replied the magistrate mile.
Stangerson that evening had her hair
drawn up In a knot or the top &c her
head, her usual way Of arranging IL,
her forehead completely uncovered. !
can assure you, for we have carefully
examined the wound There was no
blood on the hair. and the arrangement
Of 1t has not been disturbed since the
crime was committed"
'You are sure? You are sure that
on the night Of the crime she had not
her hair in bands2
sQuite sure" the magistrate conttn-
ued, smiling, because | remember the
doctor saying to me while he was ex-
aiming the wound: Tt Is a great pity
Mile. Stangerson was in the habit OF
drawing her hair back from her fore
head. IL she had worn it In bands
the blow she received on the temple
would have been weakened It seems
strange to me that you should attach
SO much Importance to this point"
"Oh, IL she had not her hair in bands
give it up," said Rouletabille, with a
despairing gesture.
"And was the wound on her temple
bad onea" he asked presently.
Terrible
s'With what weapon was it nader
'sThat is a secret Of the investiga-
tion.'
"Have you found the weapon-What-
ever 1t wasp
The magistrate did not answer.
"And the wound in the thrOatp'
Here the examining magistrate read
ily confirmed the decision of the doc
tor that, IL the murderer had pressed
her throat few seconds longer, Mile.
Stangerson would have died OF stran-
gulation,
1.-THE affair as reported in the Matin,"
said Rouletabille eagerly, seems TO me
more and more inexplicable. Gan you
tell me, monsieur, how many openings
there are III the pavilion? ] mean
doors and windows"
saThere are fve," replied Monsieur
de Marquet, after having coughed once
or twice, but no longer resisting the
desire he felt to talk OF the whole OF
the Incredible mystery Of the affair ne
was investigating. There are f1ves OF
which the door OF the yestibule l. the
only entrance to the pavilion-a door
always automatically closed, which
cannot be opened, either from the out