The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

sassi had had no accomplish and that
the fagedy held a mystery between
MlleStangerson and the murderer. q
mystry with which the conciergcs
hal othing 10 do.
With HAT theory In my mind. !
seaTicd for proof In their lodge.
while. rs you know. I entered. |
fou1 there under their bed some
spriEs and brass wire. All I
thotht. these things explain why
theJ were out In the park at night"
I VIZ no surprised at the logged 81.
LEND they maintained before the ex-
AIMING IN magistrate. even under the &C.
custom So grave as that Of being &C
conJices IN the crime. Poaching
woVi save them from the assize court.
butt would lose them their places.
andas they were perfectly sure Of
thei Innocence OF the crime they
hopi 1t would soon be established.
and hen their pOaching might go on
as Dual. They could always confess
lata |, however, fastened their con
fesSn by means of the document NJ.
StaEcrson signed. They gave all the
necessary proofs were set at liberty
andhave now il lively gratitude for
me, Why did | not get them released
soofr? Because | was not sure that
noting more than ~poachinS was
agGbSt them. | wanted TO study the
grdld. A. the days went by, my con
vicbn became more and more certain,
fridays after the events Of the mex
plitble gallery | had need of help |
coul rely on. SO | resolved to have
the released ut once"
" reached the Donjon inn and en-.
teri it.
his time we did not see the land
lot but were received with Il pleas
ansmilc by the charming hostess.
lows Daddy Matthew" asked
Rdletabilc.
Got much better, not much better
Hos still confined to his bed"
His rheumatism still sticks to him.
thu 2"
fes. Last night | was again
Oliged to give him morphine, the only
uIS iudt ElNfS nllu any Itllti.
pc spoke in a soft voice. Every |
thlg about her expressed gentlcness. |
Sh was. indeed, a beautiful woman,
solewhat with an air OF Incidence. |
VIII great eyes seemingly black and
biz. amorouS eyes. Was she happy
VIII her grabbed, rheumatic husband? |
I'll scene ut which we had once been
prSent did not lead us to believe that
sh was. Yet there was something in
he bearing that was not suggestive
oflcspair. She disappeared into the
killcn To prepare our repast, leaving
onhe table n bottle OF excellent cider
Reletabille filed our earthcnware
mts. loaded his pipe ana quietly cx-
plalcd to me his reason for asking
m,to come to the Chandler with re-
voerS.
Fes," he said contemplatively, look
in, ut the clouds of smoke he was
pung out, yes, my dear boy. | "X-
pc the assassin tonight"
! brief silence followed, which |
toG care not to interrupt, and then
he vent on:
"Lst night just as l was going to
bed,l. Robert DarZac knocked at my
roo. When he came In he confided
to re that he was compelled to go to
Pas the next day-that is. this morn.
ing The reason which made this jour
neneccssary was at once peremptory
an'mysterious. 1t was not possible
fonlm to explain its object TO me. Il
go.ind yet he added. Il would give
myife not to leave Mile. Stangerson
at MS moment He did not try to
hid that he believed her to be once
mo, ID danger 1T will not greatly
astlisN me if something happens to-
meow night he avOwed, and yet !
nut TIC absent. | cannot be back ut
the ladder before the morning Of the
daygfic tomorrow
Continued next week.