The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-08

an. or Nile. stangerson had no
a0ubt shut itT"
$40 doubt"
you did not ask themr
sNo."
After a close scrutiny OF the little
Nawatory and Of the staircase leading
mo 70 the attic RouletabiIie-to whom
va seemed no longer to exist-entersd
the laboratory followed him.
Vas confess. In state of great eE-
cffnsnent. Robert Darzac lost none of
INV friends movements. As FOR ne,
nv eyes were drawn at once to the
door Of the yellow room. 1t was closed
ana. "a I immediately saw, partially
shattered ana out Of commission.
NY fSAand, who went about hfs woKh'
nethodicaliy hently studied the f0ss1
IA which we were. II was hEsA 80
well. lighted. Two big wtndows7sai-
most hays--wers protected By stH0ng
IRON bars and looked out upon wide
extent Of country.
The whole Of enc side OF the labofa-
tory was taken up with large chin
rev. enlcibles, ovens and sVSh Mpfe-
ments as are needed for cheaicaa eD
peri1neuts; tables loaded Vlen Walls
papers, reports, an electrified machine
ian apparatus, as M. DarEaos INFORMED
me. employed BY Rrofeesor etak9erson
10 tiemonstrate the dissociation OF mat
ter under the action Of so1aS heese-~
and other scientific implsnaAAsA
Along the walls were catifretA plain
ar glass fsQhtea, through wtaao veEa
xisible microscopes, special photo-
graphic apparatus and q large ouantt
b of crystals.
Rouletabiile, who was ferfeting IN
ehs chimney, put Ma fugess msS ena
Gf the erucibles. guddenly he drew
himself up and held1up a piece Of bali
consumed paper ~ haa hand. He efeD-
ped up to where we were talking Dy
one Of the windows.
"Keep that for rs, M. Darzac," ne
said.
bent over the piece OF scorched
paper which M. Darz&c took from the
hand of Rouletabille and reed dis
tfnctly the only words that remained
tegible:
Npresbytery = lost nothing - charm,
nor the gar-its brightness"
Twice since the morning these same
meaningless words had struck me, and
Cor the second time / saw that they
produced on the Sorbonne professor
the same paralyEing effect. M. Oar
sac's first anxiety showed itself when
he turned his eyes IN the direction OF
DADDY jacques. But, occupied az ne
,vas at another window, he had seen
nothing. Then, trsmblingly opening
has pocketboOk, he put the piece OF pa
per into It, signing, My 0odi"
During this tame Roulstabille bad
mounted into the opening of the hre'
xrate-that is to say. he had got upon
the bricks OF a furnace-and was at
tantiyely examining the chimney
which grew narrower toward the top
the outlet from It being closed WIFE
sheets of iron fastened into the DricK
work. through which passed thret
small chimneys.
impossible to get out that way" N
said, jumping back into the iapora.o1 :.
.Besides, even II he had tried to 40 II
he would have brought all that IRON
work down to the ground. No, no; Il u
not on that side we have to search.
Rouletabille next examined the Iur
niture and opened the doors OF tn'
cabinets. Then he came to the WIN
dows, through which, he declared ny
one could possibly have passed At sn'
second window he found Da0o'
JacoGes in contemplation. !.
"Well, Daddy jacques, no saiu
swhat are you looking atr
.sThat policeman who is always go
ms round and round the lake. Anotne
Of those fellows who think they cal
see better than anybody eiser
"You don't know Frederic Larsan
Daddy Jacques, or you wouldn't spe =,
Of him in that way said Rouieta pm
In a melancholy tone. IF there rs an;
one who win find the murderer IL VII
be he. And Rouletabilie heaveo
deep sigh.