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By GASTON LEROUX,
Author of "The Mystery
of the Yellow Room"
The gripping qualities of this
story reveal a Pitted French
thnr in hia hoot TiL.'- -
I rr Him If
fan tiofatiU,o o-,. - r. . ...
oiui y uiutinj wild
f,e Sherlock Holmes series, re
vealing further adventures of
. Rouletabille, the sensational sol.
ver of mysteries, the narrative
also presents several character
studies of engrossing interest
"j '"jiuosinj imertai
-Rouletabille. the fc,,Mr
.
heroof The Mystery of the YeU
low Koom, "who is here confront-
erf by the nerve racking mystery
of ."the body too many:" Lar.
san, the fugitive from justice
md master mind of the polished
criminals of two hemispheres,
who reveals himself only when
he wishes to show where he is
not, and the Lady in Black,
whose inspiring faith is un
shaken by the unspeakable trag
edies in which she is the central
figure. The dreadful power for
evil that can be exerted by a
perverted brain has never been
more clearly portrayed. The
never known his son, to save his
mother, whom he might never see
again, is a vivid portrayal of
fiome ot the nenalties of human
nviolanmi
CHAPTER I.
A Foredoomed Marrlatfe.
,HE marriage of M. Robert Dar
zac and Mile. MatuilUe istan
gerson took place in Paris- at
the Church of St. Nicholas du
Chardonnet ou April 0. 1895. every
thing connected with the occasion be
ing conducted In the quietest fashion
possible. A little more than two years
had rolled by since the events which I
have recorded in a previous volume
events so sensational that it Is not
anonklnv too strouirlv to say that an
even longer lapse of time would not
nave sufficed to blot out tne memory
of the famous "Mystery of the Yellow
Boom."
In this almost unknown parish it
was easy enough to maintain the ut
most privacy. Only a few friends of
M. Darzac and rrofessor Stangerson,
kn.o HWrcHnn thev felt assured
VU " uvm. -""-
that they might rely, bad been Invited.
I bad the honor to be one or me uum
ber. I reached the church early, and nat
urally my drat thought was to look
for Joseph Rouletabille. I was some
what surprised at not seeing him: but,
having no doubt that he would arrive
khnrtiv i entered the pew already oc
cupied by M. Henri-Robert and M. An
dre Hesse, who In the quiet shades of
the little chapel exchanged in ouu
. n,iintii'i nf the strange af-
tuuoo . ... ..-- -
fair at Versailles, which the approach
ing ceremony brought to tneir memo
ries. .
never felt ouite easy about Rob
ert and Matbllde." he ssld. "not even
tprmination of the af-
fair at Versailles." said Henri-Robert,
"until I knew that the Information oi
the death of Frederic Larsan bad been
officially confirmed. That man was a
pitiless enemy."
It will be remembered perhaps Dy
readers of "The Mystery of the Tel
low Boom" that a few months arter
the acquittal of the professor to Bor
boDDe there occurred the terrible ca
tastrophe of La Doruogne. a "
laotlc steamer running between Havre
and New fork. Id the broiling heat
of a summer night upon the ccairt .or
the new world La Dordogne baa
caught Are from an overheated boiler.
Before help could reach her the steam
er was utterly destroyed. Scarcely
thirty passengers were sble to leap
Into the life boats, and these were
picked up the next day by a merchant
Teasel, which conveyed them to he
nearest port. For days thereafter the
ocn Zl up on tbe bundr
of corpses, and among these tney
found Larsau.
The papers which were found care
fully bidden In the clothing won . by
the dead man proved beyond a doubt
2? Entity. Ma.hllde ung
was at last delivered from tbtaa ,
ater of a husband to whom, trough
the facility of the Ar-rVn Uira. she
bad given her hand la secret la the
thinking ardor of Ub rotnance.
This wretch, wbcee real asme. aceord
. rf orda. was Ballmeyer
raw , . im- '
name of Jean Booseei.
a dark shadow between Ma-
thllde and the wb"" HZ j
. . h- and WB1CB wiia-
tfce eoart of assises .
oat doubt Vl "iL for
tragic deaoameat bad It not aaea ror
the eatra-dl-rj
bo, reporter, scarcely
axcat, was awe etaer la
. . eww aaid aC
' Tadr. Ha-
W everything a-A "t
'r''.K1 at MUfc. Btaaferssa.
why are J2
I he rertume ot the
M Ladv In Black
around you? Do you expecf any one?'
"Vat, t . ...
cipwi r reaenc iarsan.
M. Henri-Robert laughed. But I felt
no Inclination to Join In his mirth.
"What's the matter, Bainclalr?"
whispered M. Henri-Robert, who no
ticed my expression. , "Hesse was only
jumug.
i aon t know anything about it," I
mnereo. aho i looked attentively
around me, as M. Andre Hesse had
ilnno i-j .... .
iuuccu we uuq Deiievea
arsan dead so often when he was
known Poii,. , ..
more brought to life in the eulse of
Larsan.
'
ed M Henri-Robert. "I'll wager that
" I
The VOIinir rpnnrtoi IntnoA n. ar,A
pressed our hands In an absentmlnded
manner.
"Good morning, Sainclair. Good morn
ing, gentlemen. I am not late, I
hope?"
It seemed to me that his voice trem
bled. He left our new lmmeriiutplv
bide them. He was lost completely
In his prayers and. one might imagine.
in nis gnei.
But what could be tbe occasion of
his sorrow? Had not the good fortune
of Mathllde Stangerson and Robert
Darzac been in a great measure
brought about by his efforts? Perhaps
from Joy that he wept. He rose from
his knees and was bidden behind a
pillar.
And tbe next moment Matbllde Stan
gerson made her entrance into tbe
church upon tbe arm of her father,
Robert Darzac milking behind tbem.
Ah. the drama of the Gluudler bad
been a sorrowful one for these three!
But, strange us It may seem. Matbllde
Stangerson appeared only the more
beautiful for all that she bad passed
through. True, she was no longer tbe
beautiful statue, the living marble, the
ancient goddess, tbe cold pagan divini
ty, who at the official functions at
which hpr father's Dosltlon bad forced
her to annear bad excited a flutter of '
admiration whenever she was seen. It .
seemed, on the contrary, that fate In
making her expiate for so many long
years an Imprudence ' committed In
earlv vouth had cast her Into the
depths of madness and despair, only
to tear away the mask of stone which
bid from sight the tender, delicate spir
it. And It was this spirit which shone
forth on her wedding day. In the
sweetest and most charming smile,
playing on her curved Hps. hiding in
her eyes, filled with pensive happiness
and leaving Its Impress on her fore
head. But what I shall always remember
Is the strange expression which came
over her visage when she looked
through the rows of faces In the pews
without seeming to discover the one
she sought in a moment she had re
gained her composure and was mis
tress of herself once more. She bad
een Rouletabille behind bis pillar.
She smiled at him and my companions,
and I smiled to onr turn.
"She has the eyes of a mad woman r
I turned to see who spoke the heart
less words. It was a poor fellow
whom Robert Darzac out of kindness
bad made bis assistant In the labora
tory at the Sorbonne. The man was
named Brisnolles and was a distant
cousin of the bridegroom. Long ago
... i jt hnth father and mother.
ne uau
He had neither brother nor sister and
seemed to have broken on
i.k hi. native urovlnce. from
cuursv - .
which he bad brought an eager desire
for success, an exceptional ammy
work and a strong intellect
One beautiful morning to the pre
ceding spring and consequently a
year after the occurrences Id tbe yel-
low room uarxac nu
gnolles to his pupUs. Tbe new as
sistant had come direct from Alx,
i. h. h. heen a tutor to tbe nat
ural sciences and where he bad com
mitted some fault of oiscipuw
.m hi. dlamlsaaL Darzac was
roffering from the reaction following
tbe strong emotions woicn nu
down at tbe Olsndler
. ... Mitt of aaalzes. We re-
ana Bl IU - .
marked that from the day that Bri-
tr him Bria-nolles. whose
friend. hip abould have been a precious
eolaee-the weaxnea. -----Mmad
to Increase. However, we
wTobllgad to ac-
Brlgnollee waa not to blame ft that
-.fortanate and Mforeaeeu
aeddeat. had erred I. the ce-rje
af aoate eipenrornia w.- .
U Turned - the f.ceof tb,-
.n danewnaa isr '-
fro. the uaexpectod
U saner rau- .
TTT .... im extreateiy grave.
BMT " . .. a
kappcoed tarouga u r-
.pO-t which Dsh
leaning. . .
at tbe Cine t tne
waa pre t. having eon '
Danae at tbe Borbonae. I asyeelfieei
doctor, aad I bied BrtgteOm araesi
a wtobed accoarpany tw "
uai. ol nTfrl
'raZ.
rtailaa- .scs-ty for the aaeoaet
paetal etiwai
1 tkaaacaa ae. aad
I did ewe kaew aaw te aaarwac. and ha
kirlat
tl. aa?
. . .. "-7 an ta easaa, 1
Sul' T .t rk
rrnstTth.
- -- ta DaraaCa aya-
uieu. ne ieii our pew immediately cessity of taking the greatest care of
and withdrew to a dark corner, where them. Rouletabille and myself bad re
he knelt like a child and prayed. His ' solved to keep a close watch on Bri
fervent devotion astonished me. When gnolles. but we were satisfied that
he raised his head his eyes were ailed everything would be right when we
With tears. He did not even TV tO . were InfrmnH that the Innn AatarraA
ZjtvoAiacm. Athat-aiatoetta
winter Darzac had sucb? a bad cough
that I entreated bim to ask for leave
of absence and to take a trip to the
Midi. The physicians advised Ban
Remo. He went thither, and a week
later he wrote us that be felt much
better. "I can breathe here." he wrote.
"When I left Paris I seemed to be
stifling."
This letter gave me much food for
"
thount- n,J 1 ,00k Rouletabille into
my confidence.
tJ . . ... .... ..
H h .me ,ha. " JTV 4
peculiar comciueoce mai uarzac
was so ,1, when Brignol.es was with
an 80 m- be"er WSeD 'nd
'0UDK as8lstaDt were eParated-
The Impression that this was actually
that , W0B)(, on no account haT,
mitred mvself to lose minM at Hri-
gnolles. No, indeed! I verily believe
that if be bad attempted to leave Paris
I should have followed htm.
Darzac returned borne at the end of
four weeks almost completely restored
to health. His eyes, however, were
still weak, and he was under the ne.
marriage was to occur almost Imme
diately and that Darzac would take
his wife away on a long honeymoon
trip far from Paris and from Url
gnolles. And now we all a dozen or so per
sons were gathered In tbe sacristy.
The witnesses signed tbe register, and
tbe rest of us congratulated tbe newly
wedded pair. Tbe sacristy was yet
more dismal than tbe church, and 1
might have thought that It was on ac
count of tbe darkness that I could not
perceive Joseph Rouletabille. But as
suredly be waa not there. Mathllde
had alreadv flaked for him twice, and
Darzac requested me to go and look for
him. I did so, but be bad disappeared.
When tbe bridegroom brought this
news to his wife sbe appeared to be
both pained and anxious. Sbe called
me to her side and said:
, "My dear M. Sainclair. you know that
we are to take the train In two hours.
Will you hunt up our little friend ana
hrino- him tn me and tell him that hta
gtranee behavior Is grieving me very
mucbr
And I began a wild goose chase after
Rouletabille. But 1 appeared at the
station without bim. Neither at his
borne nor at the office of bis paper
nor at tbe Cafe du Barreau, where the
necessities of his work often called
bim at this hour of the day, could I
lay my band on bim.
There was three minutes yet before
tbe departure of tbe train. But no
nnnietahllle. We were all so grieved
and moreover so surprised that we re
mained on tbe platform, looking at
Mme. Darzac. without thinking to wish
her a pleasant journey. She cast a
long glance upon tbe quay, and at the
mnmenr that the sneed of tbe train be
gan to accelerate, certain now that aba
was not to see her "little friend" again,
sbe threw me an envelope from the car
window.
"For him," sbe said.
And aimnat as tboueh moved by an
im.itihie lmnnlae. her face wearing
an expression of something that re
sembled terror, she saoea in a wro
a .trance 'hat I con Id not help recall
ing tbe horrible peaches of Brlgnollee:
An revolr. my friends or amen.
CHAPTER II.
Rouletabille' Revelation.
OCLETABILLB had been treat
ed by tbe Stangersous and by M.
Darzac as their deliverer, and
eaoerlallv since Matbllde bad
urt the aanltarium. in which for sev
eral months her shattered nervous ays
K.i needed and received tbe moat
assiduous care since tbe daughter of
tbe famous professor bad beeo able to
understand tbe extraordinary part
which the boy bad played In tbe
drama that without bis help would In-
evltsbly have ended In the bitterest
grlaf for all those whom sbe loved
alBrasbe bad read by tbe light of ber
restored reason tbe a rthaod reports
of tbe trial, at which Kouletabllle ap
peared at tbe last moment like some
haaaTrt At al mlracle-anci tun) aarrouoded
the youngster with 1 afTecrtoo Httle
lass (has sfla4enaiirLTaar miMrwmit
herself la everyt blag which eooeenied
him. 8 be becawd falta-eonBdeaiea.
She wanted ta know -.w about him
anew and DcrbaDa mora area
thaa he knew hlmaalf the hadsbowa
aa aaobtrualve but atrong eanoaiiy is
.Mi ta thai nratery of his btrta. of
which aU of aa were Ignorant aad oo
which the young man baa sept aurace
with a sort of savage pride.
1 retained from tbe .Lyons atatloa
attO pondering ear the aunjerous
aiaa. in atranxe t eaprvea ac
EoaUtabCle daring the hut twe.yeara.
Bat aotalag that eotarad aty aaua
eaold have warned ana f waax su
happened sr. etlll kMS, have explained
H to aae. Where waa steasriBoiuai a
went te ale mm a tbe BeaJanrard
IC Mlthsj talUag aayaatf that If I cud
net tad him there. I coald at least
bar Meat. Darsaca letter. What
waa say aatoeJahsaent wbea I emtarad
the hwUdbag ta aaa aar ewa aarvaat
earrylag aty hag. I aafced biaa to tafl
ant what be waa tfotag and why, aad
ha reptled that he did hot know-that
meat aak aC RoulrtaJXlie.
Tt- w aaU beaau aa It tarajed eat.
while 1 bad bee sacking hl9 every-
wheve . wcapt. aatnrfly Ja any awn
t.nii bl aty apertaaeata hi tne Bee
da BleaH. Be had .ordered ary serr-
aat to take hia to jay looses ae4 aaa
aaw raa aaaa ID a vallaar wttb every.
flxtf atc aaajy fatrJpofJreepr
four days. Then ne had'directed" the
man to bring tbe bag In about an hour
to the hotel In the "Bonl Mich."
I made one bound up Cie stairs to
my friend's bedchamber where I
found bim packing In a tiny band
satchel an assortment of toilet articles,
a change of linen and a nightshirt
Until this task was ended I could ob
tain no satisfaction from Rouletabille,
for In regard to tbe little affairs of ev
eryday life he was extremely particu
lar and despite tbe modesty of bis
means succeeded In living very well,
baring a horror of everything which
could be called bohemlan. He finally
deigned to announce to me that "we
were going to take our Easter vaca
tion" and tbat since I had nothing to
do and tbe Epoch bad granted him a
three days' holiday we couldn't do bet
ter than to go and take a short rest at
the seaside. But my silence did not
disturb Rouletabille In the least, and.
taking my valise In one band, bis
satchel in the other, he bustled me
down the stairs and pushed me Into a
hack which awaited us before the door
of the hotel. Half an hour later we
found ourselves to a first class car
riage of the Northern railway, which
was carrying us toward Trepot by
way of Amleus. As we entered tbe
station be said:
"Why don't you give me th letter
that you have for me?"
1 gazed at bim In amazement He
bad guessed tbat Mme. Darzac would
be greatly grieved at not seeing bim
before her departure and would- write
to him. He bad been positively ma
licious. I answered:
"Because you don't deserve it"
And 1 gave bim a good scolding, to
wblcb be Interposed no defense. He
did not even try to excuse himself,
and that made me angrier tban ever.
Finally I banded bim tbe letter. He
took It looked at It and inhaled Its 1
fragrance. As 1 sat looking at him ,
curiously be frowned, trying, as 1
could see, to repress some strong feel
ing. His face betrayed tbe fact that
be was suffering profoundly.
"Welir 1 said. "Aren't you going
to read the letter?"
"No." be replied; "not here; when
we are yonder."
We arrived at Trepot In tbe blackest
night that I remember after six hours
of an Interminable trip and to wretch
ed weather. Tbe wind from tbe sea
chilled us to tbe bone and awept over
tbe deserted quay with weird sounds
of lamentation. I walked behind Rou
letabille. wbo made bis way with dif
ficulty In this damp obscurity. How.
ever, be appeared to know tbe place,
for we finally arrived at tbe door of a
queer little Inn wblcb remained open
during tbe early spring for tbe fisher
men. Rouletabille demanded supper
and a Ore. for we were half starved
and half frozen.
"Ab. now. my friend," I said when
we were settled sfter a fashion, "will
you condescend to explain to me what
we have to come to look for in tnis
place aside from rheumatism and
pneumonia?"
But Rouletabille at tbis moment
coughed and turned toward the fire to
warm his bands again.
"Ob. yes." be answered; "I am going
to tell you. We have come to look for
the perfume of the Lady In Black."
This phrase gave me so much to
think about that I scarcely slept at all
that night.
Early to the morning I was awak
ened by a changed Rouletabille. His
face was distorted with grief as be
banded me a telegram wblcb bad
come to bim at tbe Bourg. having
been forwarded from Paris Id accord
ance with tbe orders tbat be bad left.
Here la tbe dispatch:
Com Immediately without losing a min
ute, W have given up our trip to the
orient and will Join M. Btaneerson at
Men tone at th bom of th Ranee at
Roebar Route. Let this maaaag re
main a aeeret between ua. It la not nee
asary to frighten any on. Too mar
pretend that you are on your vacation or
make any other xcus3hat you Ilk, but
coma. Ts.eiraph dm general delivery.
Meaton. Quickly, quickly; I am wait
ing for you. Tours In despair,
DARZAC.
"WIJ." I cried, leaping out of bad.
It doesn't surprise me!"
"Ton never believed tbat waa
deadr demanded Rouletabille la a
lone Oiled with emotion...
?I never felt quite aura of It" I an
swered. "It waa too useful for bins to
paas for dead to permit bim to best
tate at tbe sacrifice of a few papers,
however Important those were which
were found upon tbe victim of tbe
Dordogoe disaster. But what Is tbe
matter wltb yon. my boy? Too look
aa though yoa were going to faint
Are yon Uir
Bouletabrlle bad let himself Into a
chair. It waa In a voice wblcb trem
bled like tbat of aa old una that be
confided to ei. thai while the
marriage ceremooy of our fiieoda waa
going on be had become passtaesd
wltb a atrong conviction tbat Larsan
waa aot dead. But after tbe ceremooy
waa at an end be bad felt more se
cure. It aeeined to hire that Larsan
weald never have permitted Matbllde
Sungeraoo to apeak tbe vows that
gave bar to Robert Darsae If be were
really alive . La rasa would only bare
bad to anew bla face to atop tbe mar
riage Wiping tbe pereplntloo from hia
forehead. Rouletabille remarked:
rSatoctalr. eaa yew ever forget Lar
saa'e eyeaT Do yoa remember. Tbe
preabytery baa not lost Its charm or
the garden fa brirUtneasr "
I prsasid the boys hand. It waa
barnlag hoc I tried to calm bim. but
he paid aa attention to anything I
"Aad tt was after tbe wedding-Just
a few hours after I be ereddlng-tbat
be ebose to appearr he cried. "There
bait anylhiag eJee to think, la there,
atoclalrr
-Oh. If. Darsae la not a child to be
frightened at aoglea. Bat wa araat
hope we araat hope, ametat we, 8ata
cialr. that be la ailatakaa? Oh. at tout
eeaatMe that sack a fearful tnlag can
be traa. Oh. SalncUlr, it would he too
tarrtbwr
1 bad never esea BooletabUla aa
deeply agitated, evaa at 'the time af
the aaost terrtble events at tbe dan
dier. Be arose free bla chair and
walked ap and down tbe room, casting
aside aay object which eeata ta his
way and repeating ever and ewer: "So,
aot ire toe terrible, toe terrtbier
"Bat. say dear hey. yew frighten faa.
What la there yea knew that yea have
sjoxtold seer . - - -
"I am golug to tell you. Tbe situa
tion Is horrible. Why didn't that vil
lain die?"
"And. afler all. how do you know
tbat be is not dead?"
"Look here. Sainclair don't talk be
quiet, please. You see. if he Is alive I
wish to God that 1 were dead!"
"If be la alive you must live to de
fend thut poor womau."
"Ah. that is true! You bare said
the only thing tbat makes me wnnt
to live. To defend her! I will not
think of myself again."
And ltoiiletHbllle 'smiled, a smile
which almost frightened me- 1 threw
my arm around bim and begged bim
to tell me why be was so terrified,
why be spoke of bis own death and
why he smiled so strangely.
Rouletabille looked down and stead
ily Into my eyes. Then be said:
"You shad know all, Salnclulr. You
shall know as much as 1 do, and when
you do you will be as unhappy as 1
am, for you are kind and you are fond
of me."
Then he straightened back bis shoul
ders as though he bad already cast off
a burdeu and pointed lu tbe direction
of tbe railway.
"We shall leave here In nn hour."
he said. "There is no direct train
from Eu to Paris In the winter. We
shall not reacb Paris until 7 o'clock.
But that will give us plenty of time
to pack our trunks and take the train
that leaves the Lyons station at 0
O'clock for Marseilles and Meutone."
He did not ask my opinion on tbe
course wblcb be bud laid out. He was
taking me to Meutone. Just as be had
brought me to Trepot. He was well
aware that lu tbe present crisis 1
could refuse lilin nothing.
I thought of the perfume of tbe
Lady In lllnck. but I kept silence. He
bad said be would tell me all. He led
me out lo tbo jetty. Tbe wind wus
still blowing a gale. Rotiletaljllle
closed his eyes us if in a dream.
"It was bore," be said, "that I last
saw her."
He looked down at tbe stone bench
beside which w,e were standing.
In another bulf hour we were at Eu.
We alighted, and the horse and car
riage stood motionless upon tbe street.
Tbe driver bud gone Into a saloon.
We entered tbe cool shade of a high
Gothic church which faced tion tbe
square. The young reporter gazed
sorrowfully lit tbe square battlements
of tbe city ball, which extended to
ward us I lie hostile In nee of Its soiled
and weather beuleu ling; at tbe Cafe
de Parts, at the silent bouses, at the
shops and tbe library. Was It tbore
that tbe boy had bought tbose first
new books for which tbe Lady In
Black bad paid?
"Nothing has changed."
He drew me Into u little street and
stopped again lu front of a tiny temple
of tbe Jesuit style. After having push
ed open a little low door Rouletabille
bade me enter, and a-e found our
selves Inside a beautiful mortuary
chapel.
The college cbnpel," whispered
Rouletabille.
There was no person In tbe chapel.
We crossed tbe room hastily. On tbe
left wall Rouletabille tapped very gen
tly a kind of drum, which gave out a
queer, mufllcd sound.
"We are In luck," be said. "We are
inside tbe college, and tbe concierge
baa not seen me. fie would remember
me."
"What bnrra would that bare done?"
Just at that moment a man wltb
bare bead and a bunch of keys st
bis side passed through the room,
ind Rouletabille drew me Into tbe
ibadow.
"It la Pere Simon. Ab, bow old be
baa grown! Listen! Tbis Is the hour
when be goes lo superintend the study
hour of the younger boys. Every one
Is lu tbe cluitMrontu now. Ob. we are
very lucky!"
Why was Rouletabille so snxioos to
bide himself?
"I believe that I am going crazy!"
be said wltb a short laugh. "But I
can't help my feelings. They are
stronger tbsu I. To llilnk that I am
going to see tbe parlor-wbere sbe
waited for me! I bad been living only
In tbe hope of seeing her, and sfter
sbe bad gone I fell Into such a de
spondent slate tbat after each of ber
vlalta they feared for my health. So
from one visit to another I bad ber
memory and her perfume to comfort
me. Never baring seen ber desr fsre
distinctly. I lived less wltb ber Image
than wltb the heavenly odor. The
perfume wblcb sbe always need and
wblcb was indlasolubly associated tn
my mind wltb ber waa tbe moat sub
tle and tbe sweetest odor I nave ever
known, and I never breathed It again
In all tbe years wblcb followed until
tbe day we first went to tbe Clan
dier." "Tea mean the day tbat yon met
Matbllde Sungeraoo V
Tbat la what I mean," responded
tne lad In a trembling voice.
(Ah, If I bad known at tbat moment
tbat Professor Stangeraon'a daughter
aa tbe result of ber first marriage la
America bad bad a child, a aon, wbo
would hare been If be bad lived the
same age aa Rouletabille, perbapa I
would bare at last comprehended bla
emotion and grief and tbe atraage re
tacts nee wblcb be showed to pro
nounce tbe name of Matbllde Btaaget
aon there at tbe school to wblcb la
the past bad come so often the Lady
tn Black!)
"And row have never known why
the Lady la Black did not rwtarar I
"She did recurs!" he cried. "Bat I
ran away."
"Why to look for ber?"
"No, no to Sea free ber."
-She may bare been broken hearted
at not flndiag yon."
Roaietabtlle rained bla arena toward
the eky aad aboofe hia head.
How can I kaowt What aa nabes
py wretch I am! Baah. Kalnctalr!
Bar eomea Para Simon! Now he's
gone again. Quick to tbe parlor!"
As wa es tared the room bla face be
came tuebed, be advanced with abort
atepa, turned to ma aad aaid ta lew
-Ou.'WiBcVab-. this Is K-Om parted
Feat how say bands barn. My fete la
tnebed. Is R not? I waa alwaya aeb
ad when 1 raise here, knowing that I
abould Saw ber. need to ran. I fett
amMbered. I do hew. I waa aot able
to' wait. Ob. my heart bents Just as It
did when 1 was u little i.id! 1 would
come to tbe door rlgbt here and then
I would pause, bashful mid shame
faced. But I would see ber dark
shadow In tbe corner. Sbe would take
me In her arms and hold me there In
silence, and before we knew It we
were both weeping as we clung to
gether. How dear tbose meetings
were! Sbe was my mother, Sainclair.
Ob, sbe never told me so! On tbe con
trary, she used to say tbat my mother
was dead and that she bsd been ber
friend. But sbe told me to call ber
mamma, and wben sbe wept aa 1
kissed ber I knew thnt she really waa
my mother."
The poor lud could no longer contain
blmseif. He rested bis arms on the
mantel and wept like a little child.
I saw him draw forth tbe letter
which be had placed there to the
train and tear It open. His baud fell,
and he uttered a groan.' His Unshed
face grew pallid. It seemed as though
every drop of blood bad left bla heart
Finally bis feat urea took on the sereni
ty wblcb cornea from assurance of vic
tory. "We must go now. Sainclair."
And he left the parlor without even
looking back. 1 followed. In the de
serted street I stopped him by asking
anxiously:
"Well, did you find tbe perfume of
the Lady In Black r
"Yes," be said, very gravely "yea,
Sainclair, I found It" And be band
ed me tbe letter from Professor Stan
gerson's daughter.
1 looked at bim, doubting tbe evi
dence of my own senses, not under
standing, because I knew nothing.
Tben be tonk my two banda and look
ed Into my eyes.
"I am going to confide a aeeret to
you. Sainclair tbe secret of my life
and perhaps some day tbe secret of
my death. Let what will come. It
must die with you and me. Mathilda
Stangerson bad a child a son. He la
dead is dead to every one except to
the two of us who stand here."
I recoiled, struck with horror under
such a revelation. Rouletabille tbe aon
of Matbllde Stangerson! lu tbat case
Rouletabille must be tbe son of Lar
san. Ob, I understood now all tbe wretch
edness of the boy!
Rouletabille simply made a gesture
wblcb seemed to say, "And now yon
understand, Sainclair."
When we reached Paris, Rouletabille
banded me a new dispatch wblcb bad
come from Valence and which was
signed by Professor Stangerson. It
said: "M. Darzac tells me that yon
have a few days' lesve. We should
all be very glad if you could coma
and spend them with ua. We will
wait for you at Arthur Rance'a place,
Rocbers Rouges. He will be delight
ed to present yon to his wife. My
daughter will be pleased to see you.
Sbe Joins me in kindest greetings."
A concierge from Rouletabllle's hotel
came rushing up and banded us a
third dispatch. This one waa sent
from Mentone and signed by Matbllde.
It contained two words, "Rescue us."
cohtinuid.
O'Connell's Big Head.
Thackeray wua six feet two Inches
In height and Sir H. W. Lucy says the
great novelist wore a seven and five
elgbtb Inch bat beating Dtcksns and
John Bright by a full bslf Inch. Mr.
Gladstone's bat was of seven and
three-eighth loch measurement tbe
same as Mscsulay's while Beacona
fleid needed a full seven inch. Tbe bat
of Daniel O'Connell. however, would
have beaten tbem all, measuring eight
and one-naif Inches by too lncbea.
Unreasonable.
Sbe I don't see why yoa abould hes
itate to marry on 13.000 a year. Papa
aaya my gowns never cost mora tbaa
tbat He But my desr, we must have
something to eat Sbe (petti la ntlyr
Iso't tbat Just like a man? Alwaya
thinking of bla stomach. Boetea
Tranacrlpt
Whyf
Wben a mother tells ber boy be la
getting to be Just Ilka bla father be
know well tbat tt Is not Intended as
a compliment
In Awful 111000.
"Why doo't yon go to work?"
"I'm so dead tired of doing nothing
that Fm ton tired to do anything."
Sleveland Leader.
Th Old Weodea Warships,
A modern battleship la supposed to
last twenty year. Aa a matter of
fact, Ita real efficiency aa a first claaa
fighting machine la leas tbaa bait tbat
period of time. Improvements are be
ing made ao rapidly and constantly
tbat chip are superseded ofteu after
having served only one or two commie
siona. It waa otberwlae to Nelson's
time. Tbe Victory, for example, waa
launched In 1708 and waa therefor
forty years old at tbe battle of Trafal
gar, wbea aba flew tbe admiral's flag
and wa a croon ted quite the finest
line of tattle ship la the British navy.
And bet cost Including ber armament
waa only a boat 100,000. - London
Standard.
The British Cewetitirtiaa.
la England there la no each thing aa
a eoastllatloa aa we understand tbe
word la tbla country. Tbe British coa
tltotloa la merely a maae of law ces
- '-f partly of etatataa aad partly
of derided rasas and accepted aeagia.
ta conformity with which the govern
ment of tbe coaatry la carried on from
day to day. Tbe cooetttutioa of the
raited Bute la written aad can be
read tat twenty mlaatea time, while
the British conatttatioa to unwritten
nave aa It hi contained tn handreda af
volume of atatatea and I everted
easaa. New Tort americaa.
" TectJee. .
la there aay portion af tbo fowl
yoa prefer, major r asked the bust sea
blandly.
"Tbe left wing. If yon pieeaa."
"The left wing?"
Tea," returned the major, gaztatg
dabtowaly at tbe ptattsr. "I hetWva U
to alwaya good military tactics to
bring tbe left wtag of a veteran corps
Into action.- New York Journal.
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