The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-29
MYSTERY OF THE
YELLOW ROOM

Bernier testified, instructed by Roule-
tabille, that the keeper had ordered
him to meet him at q spot near the OAK
grove for the purpose Of looking out
for poachers. Finding that the keeper
did not keep his appointment, he, Der
nier, had gone In search OF him. He
had almost arrived at the donjon when
he saw a figure running swiftly In a
direction opposite 10 him, toward the
right wing Of the chateau. He heard
revolver shots from behind the figure
and saw Rouletabllle at n OF the gal
lery windows. He heard Rouletabille
call out TO him TO fire. and he had fred.
He believed he had killed the man un-
IN he learned. after Itouletabille had
uncovered the body, that the man had
died from n knife thrust. Who had
gfven II he could not imagine. Nobody
could have been near the spot without
my seeing him" When the examining
magistrate reminded him that the spot
where the body was found was very
dark and that he himself had not been
able 10 recognize the keeper before
firing, Daddy Bernier replied that mel
fher had they seen the other body, nor
had they found II. In the narrow
court, where five people were standing,
II would have been strange II the
other body. had II been there. could
have escaped. The only door that
opened into the court was that OF the
keepers room. and that door was clos
- II - A. $500 ,-l L. n,
Keepers pocket.
However that might be. the eXamin-
ing magistrate did not pursue his in
guiry further In this direction. He
was evidently convinced that we had
missed the man we were chasing and
we had come upon the Keepers body
IN our chase. THIS matter of the keep
or was another matter entirely. He
wanted 10 satisfy himself about that
without any further delay. Probably
II chimcd in with the conclusions he
bad already arrived at as To the keeper
and his intrigues with the wife OF
Matthew. the landlord of the Donjon
inn. This Matthew later in the after
noon was arrested and taken To Cor
bell In spite OF his rheumatism. He
had been heard To threaten the keeper,
aud, though no evidence against him
had been found mt his inn, the evil
dence OF carriers. who had heard the
threats, was enough To justify his re-
tention.
The examination had proceeded thus
far when. 10 Il surprise, Frederic
Larsan returned To the chateau. He
was accompanied by one Of the EN-
ployees Of the railway. At that mo-
ment Rance and | were I'm the vesti-
bule discussing Matthews guilt or in
hocenee. while Rouletabille stood
apart, buried apparently In thought.
The examining ma Magistrate and his reg
istrar were in the little green drawing
room. while Darzac was with the doe
tor and ~Stangerson In the lady's char
Der. As Frederic LarSan entered the
vestibule with the railway employee
R~ouletabille and | 1T once recognized
him by the small blond beard. We eX-
changed meaning chances. Iarsan had
himself announced to the examining
HistEINNldlt ~ w 'l'f' ~ "'' 49,
tered with the railway servant rs Dad
DIV Jacques came out. Some ten min
utes went by. during which Rouleta
billie appeared extremely impatient.
The door of the drawing was
then opened. and we heard the magis-
trate calling To the gendarme, who en-
tered. Presently he came out, mount
ed the stairs and, coming back short
". went In to the magistrate and said;
Monsieur. NJ. Robert Darzac VIII
not Gomez"
"What! Not GOMEZ" cried NJ. de Ma
quet.
"He says he cannot leave Mile. stan
gerson I'm her present state"
"very WELL" said NJ. de Marquet'
Then Wen go to him.
NJ. de Marquct and the gendarmes
mounted the stairs. He made n sign to