The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26

knock him over for you
Take my revolver said Fred. an,
I'll take your stick
Thanks said You are a BRAY,
man.
Il accepted his OFFER. l was going L
be alone with the man in the room
writing and was really thankful 4
have the weapon.
81 left Fred, having posted him a
=, the window. and. with the Creates
precaution. went toward NJ. Stranger
sons apartment In the left wing of the
chateau. found him with Daddy
Jacques. who had faithfully obeyed
my directions, combining himself tC
asking his master to dress as quickly
as possible. In a few words ex-
planned to NJ. Stangerson what was
passing. He armed himself with re,
volver, followed me, and we were all
three speedily in the gallery. Since
had seen the murderer seated at the
desk ten minutes had elapsed. NJ.
Stangerson wished to spring upon the
assassin at once and kill him. l made
him understand that. above all. he
must not miss him.
when | had sworn to him that his
daughter was not in the room and In
no danger he conquered his impotence
and left me TO direct the operations.
told them that they must come to me
the moment l called to them or when
fred my revolver. / then sent Dad
dy Jacques to place himself before
the window at the end of the right
gallery. | chose that position for Dad
dy Jacques because | believed that the
murderer. tracked on leaving the room,
would run through the gallery toward
the window which he had left open
and, instantly seeing that it was
guarded by Larsan, would pursue his
course along the right gallery. There
he would encounter Daddy jacques
who would prevent his springing out
Of the window into the park. Under
that window there was sort of but
tTess, while all the other windows in
the galleries were at such a height
from the ground that it was almost
impossible to jump from them with
out breaking ones neck. All the doors
and windows. including those of the
lumber room at the end Of the right
gallery-as l had rapidly assured my
self-were strongly secured.
Having indicated to Daddy Jacques
the post he was to occupy and having
seen him take up his position, l placed
NJ. Stangerson on the landing at the
head of the stairs not far from the
door of his daughters anteroom. Ev-
erything led me to suppose that when
| surprised the murderer in the room
he would run by way of the ante
room rather than the boudoir. where
the women were, and of which the
door must have been locked by Mile. !,
Stangerson herself II. as l thought, !
she had taken refuge in the boudoir |
for the purpose of avoiding the muir
derer who was coming to see her In |
any case he must return to the gal
lery where my people were awaiting
him at every possible issue
"On corning there lie would see on
his left II. Stangerson He would turn
to the right. toward the off turning
gallery. the way he had prearranged
for fight. where at the intersection of !
the two galleries he would see at 1,
once, as / have explained. on his left
Frederic I-arsan at the end of the off
turning gallery and in front Daddy
Jacques at the end of the right gal !
cry NJ. Stangerson and myself would ,
lrrive by way of the back of the cha {
eau. He is ours! He can no longer !
escape us! | was sure of that.
''The plan | had formed seemed to !
ne the best the ,surest and the most +
nipple. 1t would. no doubt, have been f
impler still if we had been able to n
lace some one directly behind the door /,
f mademoiselles boudoir which open a
d out of her bedchamber. and in that s
gay had been in 4 position to besiege n
be two doors Of the room In which the q
ian was But we could not penetrate il
he boudoir except by way Of the draw Il
lg room. the door Of which had been
,cked on the inside by Nile. Stanger-
On. But even If / had had the free a,
Isposition Of the boudoir should =;
ave held to the plan l had formed, W
ecause any other plan OF attack would
ave separated us at the moment Of ~
lie struggle with the man. while my m
Ian united us all for the attack at
rot which had selected with almost +,
precision. the intersec-
on Of the two galleries. n
Having 50 placed my people, |
,afn left the chateau hurried to my pr
adsr snA replacing It chmbed up.
votver In hand. tw
Elf there BE any inclined 10 srdse st wi
' taking so many precautionary all
easures l refer them to The mystery b.
the yellow room and to all tho do
oofs we have of the weird cunning in,
the murderer. Further. If there be we
me who think my observations need thi
,sly minute at a moment when they
ght to be completely held by rapSdi- COZ
Of movement and decision of action a
reply that l have wished to report col