The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01

gRrSQn must nave lu4u4 II al L4c1A -
cIuston for their work and their
dreams.
The pavilion bad a ground door
which was reached BY a few steps
and above II was an attn, with which
We need not concern ourselves The
rooms OF the pavilion were as follows:
The yellow room. with Its one WIN
dow and its one door opening into the
laboratory.
The laboratory, with It's two large
barred windows and its doors. one
serving for the vestfbule. the other
for the yellow room.
The vestibule. with its unbarred win
dow and door opening into the park.
The lavatory, between the vestihule
and the yellow room
Besides these chambers there was
flight OF stairs leading to the attic.
The only chimney was the large one In
the laboratory.
Before mounting the three steps lead
ing up to the door Of the pavilion
Rouletabille stopped and asked M.
Darzac point blank:
SWhat was the motive for the
cr1meT'
speaking for myself. monsieur, there
can be no doubt on the matter, said
Mile. Stangerson's f1ance, greatly dis
tressed. 'HFhe marks Of the fingers,
the deep scratches on the chest ana
throat of Mile Stangerson, show that
the wretch who attacked her attempt
ed to commit a frightful crime. The
medical experts who examined these
traces yesterday affirm that they were
made by the same hand as that which
left It's red imprint on the wall-an
enormous hand, monsieur, much too
large to go into my gloves" he added
with an indefinable smile.
"Could not that blood stained hand"
I interrupted, "have been the hand OF
Mile. Stangerson, who, in the moment
of falling, had pressed it against the
wall and, in slipping, enlarged the I'M
pression?"
! "There was not drop of blood on
either Of her hands when she was
lifted up" replied M. Darzac.
1--WE are now sure" said I, shat 1t
was Mile. Stangerson who was armed
with Daddy Jacques revolver, since
abe wounded the hand of the murder
or. She was in fear, then, Of some
body or something"
probably"
"Do you suspect anybodyw
"No," replied M. Darzac.. looking at
Rouleta billie.
Rouletabille then said to me:
"You must know, my friend, that the
inquiry is little more advanced than
M. de Marquet has chosen to tell us.
He not only knows that Mile. Stranger
son defended herself with the re-
voIver but he knows what the weapon
was that was used to attack her. M.
Darzac tells me it was mutton bone.
| Why is NJ. de Marquet surrounding
this mutton bone with so much mys-
terry? No doubt for the purpose OF
facilitating the inquiries of the agents
of the police. He imagines perhaps
that the owner of this instrument or
crime. the most terrible invented, Is
going to be found among those who
are well known in the slums OF Paris
who use It,"
HAS a mutton bone been found In
the yellow room?" / asked him.
Yves. monsieur" said Robert Darzac,
sat the foot of the bed, but beg OF
YOU not to say anything about it." Il
made a gesture of assent) "It was an
enormous mutton bone, the top of which.
or, rather, the joint, was still red
with the blood of the frightful wound.
II was an old bone, which may, ac-
cording to appearances, have served In
other crimes. That's what M. de Mar
uuet thinks, who has had it sent to the
municipal laboratory at Paris to be
analyzed. In fact he thinks he has
detected on 1t not only the blood OF
the last victim, but other stains OF
dried blood, evidences of previous
crimes"
"A mutton bone In the hand OF q
skilled assassin is frightful weapon"
said Rouletabille, "a more certain
weapon than heavy hammer.
'sThe scoundrel has proved 1t to be
So" said NJ. Robert Darzac sadly.
/ ~VQe JOluL VI Tic DOhC AONA0 S1@sf~~~S
Ats the wound inflicted. MY belief
| is that the wound would have been
mortal IL the murderer's blow had not
been arrested in the act by Mile. Stan
gerson's revolver Wounded In the
hand, he dropped the mutton bone and
fed. Unfortunately the blow had
been already given, and mademoiselle
was stunned after having been nearly
lstrangIed. II she had succeeded In
wounding the man with the frst shot
of the revolver, she would doubtless
have escaped the blow with the bone.
But she had certainly employed her re-
volver too late. The first shot devil
nted and lodged in the ceiling. lt,was
the second only that took effect"
Having said this. NJ. Darzac knocked
at the door of the pavilion. ] must
confess to feeling strong impatienee
to reach the spot where the crime had
been committed 1t was some time be-
fore the door was opened by man