Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-04-22
By CASTOR LEROUX

lies. He hardly ever quits II. He
sleeps there, as do, at the request Of
NJ Stangerson, who has done for him
what NJ. Robert Darzac has done for
me. In spite Of the accusation made
by Larsan that NJ. stangerson knows
who the murderer is, he yet affords
him every facility for arriving at the
truth, just as Darzae is doing for me. y
"But you are convinced OF Darzac's
innocence? %
Sat one time did believe in the pos
sibi1ity of his guilt. That was when
we arrived here for the first time The
time has come for me to tell you what
has passed between M. Darzac and
myself"
Here Rou1etabflle interrupted himself
and asked me If I had brought the re-
volvers. I showed him them. Having
examined both, he pronounced them
excellent and handed them back to me.
"Shall we have any use for them?'' |
asked
mo doubt; this evening. We shall
pass Tie AtSuI ue1S IL sAaG Won i tA1o
you?"
son the contrary" I said, with an
expression that made Rou1etab bile
laugh.
"No, no. he said. ''This is no time
for laughing. You remember the
phrase which was the open sesame Of
this chateau full Of mystery?''
eyes," I said, perfectly, The pres
bytery has lost nothing Of its charm
nor the garden It's brightness It was
the phrase which you found on the
half burned piece Of paper among the
ashes in the laboratory"
Eyes. At the bottom of the paper,
where the fame had not reached, was
this date, 23d Of October. Remember
this date; it is highly important. I am
now going to tell you about that curl
GUS phrase. On the evening before the
crime-that is to say, on the 23d-M.
and Mile. Stangerson were at receps
ton at the Elysee. [ know that, be-
cause I was there on duty, having to
interview one Of the servants Of the
Academy Of Philadelphia who was be-
ing feted there. I had never before
seen either NJ or Mile Stangerson. I
was seated in the room which precedes
the Salon des Ambassadors, and, tired
Of being jostled by 50 many noble per-
sonages, had fallen into a vague
reverie, when I scented near me the
perfume Of the lady In black.
"Do you ask me what is the perfume
Of the lady in blackY It must suffice
you to know that it Is a perfume OF
which I am very fond, because 1t was
that Of a lady who had been very kind
to me In my childhood, lady whom ]
had always seen dressed in black. The
lady who that evening was scented
with the perfume OF the lady IN black
was dressed in white. She was won
derfully beautiful. I could not help
rising and following her. An old man
gave her his arm, and as they passed
heard voices say, Professor Stanger-
son and his daughter It was in that
way learned who it was I was fol-
lowing.
.sThey met NJ. Robert Darzac, whom
I knew by sight. Professor stanger-
son, accosted by Mr. Arthur William
Rance, one OF the American savants,
seated himself in the great gallery,
and M. Robert Darzac led Mile. Stan
gerson into the conservatory. I fol-
lowed. The weather was very mild
that evening. The garden doors were
open. Mile. stangerson threw a fehu
shawl over her shoulders, and / plain
" saw that It was she who was beg
ging NJ. Darzac to go with her into the
garden. continued to follow, inter
ested by the agitation plainly exhibited
bT the bearing Of NJ Darzac. They
slowly passed along the wall AUDITING
on the Avenue Marigny. I took the
central alley, walking parallel with
them, and then crossed over for the
purpose Of getting nearer to them.
The night was dark, and the grass
deadened the sound Of my steps. They
had stopped under the vacillating light
Of gas jet and appeared to be both
bending over a paper held by Mile.