The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-19
The Mystery OF
The Yellow Room
By GASTONLEROUX oOPT 81 sfEs 1gos
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Il wonder" he said-"I wonder L
this is what have been searching for
l wonder If these are the eyeglasse:
from the presbytery"
He seized them eagerly, his fingers
caressing the glasses. Then looking a
me, with an expression of terror on
his face, he murmured, "Oh, ohp'
He repeated the exclamation again
and again, as If his thoughts had sud.
denly turned his brain.
He rose and, putting his hand on my
shoulder, laughed like one demented as
he said:
'SThose glasses will drive me silly.
Mechanically speaking, the thing is
possible, but humanity speaking it is
impossible. or afterward. or after
ward
Two light knocks struck the door.
Rouletabille opened It, A figure en-
tered. recognized the concierge
whom had seen when she was being
taken to the pavilion for examination.
was surprised, thinking she was still
under lock and key. This woman said
In very low tone:
'In the grove of the parquet."
Rouletabille replied. Thanks" The
woman then left. He again turned to
me, his look haggard. after having
carefully refastened the door, mutter-
Ing some incomprehensible phrases.
"If the thing is automatically pos
siDle why should It not be humanity?
And If it is humanity possible the mat
ter is simply awful"
/ interrupted him in his soIiloquy.
"Have they set the concierges at lib
erty, then" asked.
EYES," he replied II had them liber-
ated. i needed people I could trust
The woman is thoroughly devoted to
me, and her husband would lay down
his life for me-
"Ohow I said. when will he have
occasion to do itY'
This evening. for this evening / ex-
pect the murderer"
you expect the murderer this even
ing? Then you know him?
II shall know him, but should be
mad to affirm categorically at this mo-
ment that do know him. The mathe-
NAUTICAL idea have of the murderer
gives results so frightful. so mon
strous, that | hope it is still possible
that am mistaken. hope so with all
my heart"
give minutes ago you did not know
the murderer. How can you say that
sou expect him this EVENING"
hot h0
come"
Rouletabille very slowly filed his !
pipe and lit it. That meant an interest |
Ing story. AT that moment we heard
some one walking In the gallery and
passing before our door. Rouletabille I
listened. The sound of the footstep /
lied away in the distance
as Frederic Larsan in his roomY' |
asked, pointing to the partition.
mo" my friend answered. "He went
o Paris this morning, still on the scent
# Darzac, who also left for Paris.
That matter will turn out badly. ] ex-
,ect that M. Darzac will be arrested in
he course of the next week. The worst
f 1t is that everything seems to be
n league against him--circumstances,
Kings, people. Not an hour passes
Without bringing some new evidence
against him. The examining magis-
rate is overwhelmed by it and blind"
Frederic Larsan, however, is not a {
lovice," l said
Il thought So" said Rouletabiile,
With slightly contemptuous turn of |
lis lips. Il fancied he was a much I
bier man. | had, indeed, great ad. G
niration for him before got to know
is method of working. It's deplorable. Z
lie owes his reputation solely to his u
bility. but he lacks reasoning power. 0
he mathematics of his ideas are very (
oor." \
/ looked closely at Rouletabille and q
ould not help smiling on hearing this n
oy of eighteen talking of man who q
as proved to the world that he was l
lie finest police sleuth hound in Eu- n
,pe. s.
"You SMILE" he said "You are y
rong. ! swear ] will outwit him and II
striking way But | must make u
lste about 1t, for he has an enormous n
art of me, given him by NJ. Robert &c
arzac. who is this evening going to o.
crease 1t still more. Think of It, tf
cry time the murderer comes TO the az
lateau NJ Darzac by strange fatal az
' absents himself and refuses to give
" account of how he employs his y
ne" ~
Every time the assassin comes to DC
e chateauw / cried. HAS he re- M
rned. thenT' nc
Yes. during that famous night when nc
e strange phenomenon occurred"
was now going to learn about the as In
fishing phenomenon to which Roule- Is
billie had made allusion half an hour wi
rlier without giving me any explana- M
n of It. At last, in short. rapid to
rases he acquainted me with things
Itch plunged me fpto state border de
on complete bewilderment. Indeed. gi'
results Of that still unknown SCI pc
% known as hypnotism, for exam alb