Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

10 TeIurn 10 Mile. StangersOn's room.
Il was very dangerous thing Ia do.
He risked being captured. and he knew
H. And he was very nearly captured.
He had not had time to rezuin his
post, as he had certainly hoped to do.
He had. then. q very strong reason for
returning TO his room. As for myself.
when sent Daddy Jacques 10 the end
OF the right gallery naturally
thought that Larsan was still at his
post. Daddy Jacques in going 10 his
post had not looked when he passed
to see whether Larsan was at his post
or not.
What, then, was the urgent reason
which had compelled I.arsan TO 20 70
the room Ii secuuu IIme! 1 guessed II
to be some evidence OF his presence
there. He had left something very
important in that room. What was it?
And had he recovered It? | begged
Nine. Bernier, who was accustomed to
clean the room. to look. and she found
a pair Of eyeglasses-thls pair, NJ.
President"
And Rouletabille drew the eyeglasses,
Of which we know. from his pocket.
When ] saw these eyeglasses" he
continued, Il was utterly nonplused.
| had never seen Larsan wear eve
glasses. What did they mean? Sud
denly exclaimed to myself. I wonder
II he is long sightedr | had never seen
Larsan write. He might then be long
sighted. The police would certainly
know and also know If the glasses
were his. Such evidence would be
damning. That explained Larsan's re-
turn | know now that Larsan or
Ballmeyer is long sighted and that
these glasses belonged to him.
Il now made one mistake | was not
satisfied with the evidence / had OBJ
tanned. | wished to see the mans
face. Had | refrained from this the
second terrible attack would not have
occurred"
But" asked the president, why
should Larsan 90 to Mile Stangerson's
room at all? Why should be twice at.
tNullIl W LuuEutF ueE
Because he loves her, NJ. President" {"
THAT is certainly a reason. but
ut is the only reason. He was mad
ly in love, and because of that and
other things he was capable Of com
mitting any crime"
did Mile. Stangerson know this:"
Yes, monsieur. but she was ignorant
Of the fact that the man who was pur-
suing her was Frederic Larsan; other
wise, of course, he would not have
been allowed to be at the chateau.
noticed when he was in her room aft
er the incident in the gallery that he
Kept himself in the shadow and that he
kept his head bent down. He was
looking for the lost eyeglasses. Mile
Stangerson knew Larsan under anoth-
er name"
M. DarZac," asked the president.
did Mile. Stangerson in any way con-
fide in you Oh this matter: How is Il
that she has never spoken about It to
any one? If you are innocent, she
would have wished to spare you the
pain Of being accused"
mile. Stangerson told me nothing"
replied NJ. Darzac.
Does what this young man say I'd
pear probable to your the president
asked.
Mile. Stanaerson has told me moth
ing" he replied stolidly.
How do you explain that on the
night of the murder of the keeper"
the president asked. turning to Roule-
tabile. ''the murderer brought back tie
papers stolen from NJ Stanrcrson
How do you eEplain how the m..Lcro.
gained entrance into Mile Staneerson'
locked rooIaT
THE last question ia easily answer
ed. A man Ike Larsssn or BallntercI
could have had made duplicate kcvs
AS to the documents. | think T.nrsa,
had not intended TO steal them nj firg
Closely watching mademoise!le with
the purpose Of preventing her mar
riage with NJ Robert DarZac. he ono
day followed her and monsieur into
the department store. There he GO
possession of the reticule which 81,
lost or left behind In that rcti,u
was key with brass head. He d.
not know there was any vaIue attacl
cd to the key till tue advertisement IL
the newspapers revealed it. Ee then
wrote TO mademsiselle. as the adver
tisement requested. No doubt he ask
ed for meeting. making known to her
that he was also the person who hal
for some time pursued her with his