Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-07

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armed himself with revolver. We
stole quietly into the gallery.
"'Where is hep Larsan asked.
80 In Mile. Stangerson's room
"'And Mile. Stangersonr
"'She is not In there
Let's go in
"Don't go there. on the least
alarm the man will escape. BE has
four ways by which to do 1.-THE door,
the window, the boudoir or the room
In which the women are sleeping.
I'm draw him from below
"'And If you fail? If you only sue
coed in wounding him he'll escape
again without reckoning that he is
certainly armed. No; let me direct the
expedition. and TIL answer for every
thing
"'As you like he replied, with fairly
good grace.
"Then after satisfying myself that
all the windows of the two galleries
were thoroughly secure placed Fred
eric Larsan at the end Of the of turf
ing gallery, before the window which
1 had found open and had reclosed,
"Uhder no consideration I said TO
him, must you stir from this post till
call you. The chances are even that
the man when he is pursued will re
turn to this window and try TO save
! himself that way. for it is by that way
he came in and made a way ready for
his fight. You have a dangerous post
"'What will be yoursY asked Fred.
al shall spring into the room and
! knock him over for YOU
"'Take my revolver said Fred, and
I'll take your stick
"Thanks.' said. You are a brave
man.
Il accepted his offer. 1 was going to
! be alone with the man in the room
writing and was really thankful to
have the weapon.
* left Fred, having posted him at
the window, and with the greatest
precaution, went toward NJ. Stanger-
sons apartment in the left wing of the
chateau. / found him with Daddy
Jacques, who had faithfully obeyed
my directions, combining himself TO
asking his master to dress as quickly
as possible. In a few words l ex-
planned to NJ Stangerson what was
passing. He armed himself with re,
volver, followed me, and we were all
three speedily in the gallery. Since /
had seen the murderer seated at the
desk ten minutes had elapsed. NJ.
Stangerson wished to spring upon the
| % nd Il m I
him understand that, above all, he
must not miss him.
when l had sworn to him that his
daughter was not in the room and in
no danger he conquered his impotence
and left me to direct the operations, l
told them that they must come to me
the moment / called to them or when
1 fred my revolver. then sent Dad
dy Jacques to place himself before
the window at the end of the right
gallery. chose that position for Dad
dy Jacques because l believed that the
murderer, tracked on leaving the room,
would run through the gallery toward
! the window which he had left open
and, instantly seeing that it was
guarded by Larsan, would pursue his
course along the right gallery. There
he would encounter Daddy Jacques,
who would prevent his springing out
of the window into the park. Under
that window there was q sort of but
tress, while all the other windows in
the galleries were at such a height
from the ground that it was almost
impossible to jump from them With
out breaking ones neck. All the doors
and windows, including those of the
] lumber room at the end Of the right
gallery-as I had rapidly assured roy
self-were strongly secured.
Having indicated to Daddy Jacques
the post be was to occupy and having
seen him take up his position, placed
Nj. Stangerson on the landing at the
head Of the stairs not far from the
door of his daughters anteroom Ey-
erything led me to suppose that when
/ surprised the murderer in the room
he would run by way Of the ante
room rather than the boudoir, where
the women were, and of which the
door must have been locked by Mile
Stangerson herself if, as thought
she had taken refuge in the boudoir
for the purpose of avoiding the muir
derer who was coming to see her. In
any case he must return to the gal
lery where my people were awaiting
him at every possible issue.
"On coming there he would see on
his left NJ. Stangerson. He would turn
to the right, toward the off turning
gallery, the way he had prearranged
for fight, where at the intersection Of
the two galleries he would see at
once, as have explained, on his left
Frederic Larsan at the end of the of
turning gallery and in front Daddy
Jacques at the end of the right gal
lery. NJ. Stangerson and myself would
arrive by way of the back of the cha
teau. He is oursl He can no longer
escape usl / was sure Of that.