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By GASTON LEROUX,
Author of "The Mystery
of the Yellow Room"
CHAPTER I Robert Darzac
and Mile. Stangerson celebrate
their wedding quietly in a Paris
church ou April 6, 1895. Among
uie lew present, is Kouletabille,
the reporter-detective, who has sula by cutting away the narrow isth
his doubts about the alleged mus which connected it with the main
death of Larsan, the government land- Tne Isthmus in the course of
secret service official who is said the centuries had again resumed Its
to have been lost in the wreck of ?id form' the drawbridgc had been
La Dordogne. Mile. Stangerson T" do 11" and tbe trenches had
had married him when she was a 3
mere girl, ignorant that her Jan the neninni ..h h.,,, .. ut
pn,,oi.l i,; ,!,,. om ro
Kousfoel his then name-was no
nrhai than thatm ntuniiu QinimHonl
other than the notorious scoundrel
Ballmeyer, now posing as Larsan.
II. Rouletabille and his best
friend, who is relating this story,
d icide to go to the Castle of Her
cules at Rochers Rouges to visit
the Ranees together with the
newly married Darzacs. Rouleta
bille is revealed as the son of the
now Mine. Darzac and Larsan,
her former husband. Ill Dar
zac describes how his wife re
ceives a severe shock at seeing
the face of Larsan in a uiinow at
a ailway compartment. IV, V
and VI Larsan is seen outside
the castle at Rochers Rouges, and
Rouletabille establishes guards
and fortifies the place against
bim.
CHAPTER V.
The CisUe of Horrors.
HEN he allfdifs at the Caravan
station, whatever the season,
the traveler might almost fan
cy himself in the garden of
w
Hesperldes, whose gulden apples ex
cited the desire of the conqueror of
the Nemean lion.
When, after alighting from the train,
we came to the bank of the sea our
eyes were struck by a dazzling sil
houette of a castle standing upon the
peninsula of Hercules, which the
works accomplished on the frontier
hare, alas, nearly destroyed. The ob
lique rays of the sun which were fall
ing upon the walls and the old square
tower made the reflection of the tower
glisten In the waters like a breast
plate. The tower seemed to stand
guard like an old sentinel over the
bay of Garavan before us like a blue
lake of fire.
Upon the lower steps of the stair
way which led to a tower was the
charming figure of Arthur Ranee's
wife, who had been the beautiful
Edith Prescott.
The voice of the young wife was her
greatest charm, although the grace of
her entire being was perfect. She
greeted ns in the simple fashion the
fashion of the ideal hostess. Rouleta
bille and myself made an effort to tell
her that we had Intended to look for
stopping place in the village. She
lifted her shoulders with a gesture
that was almost childish and said that
Bur rooms were all ready for us.
"Come, come! You haven't seen the
chateau. Oh, I will show you 'la
Louve' another time. It Is the only
gloomy corner In the place. It makes
me shiver. But. do you know, I love
to shiver! Oh, M. Rouletabille, you'll
teU me stories that will make me
shiver some day, won't you?"
And, chattering thus, she gilded in
front of us in her white gown. She
made a singularly pretty picture In
this garden of the orient between the
threatening old tower and the cavf
stone flowers of the ruined chapel.
And at our left Is the Immense tow
er of the twelfth century, which. Mme.
Edith tells us, the natives call "la
Louve" and which neither time nor
' war nor tempest has been able to De
stroy. It is Just as it appeared In
i 1107. when the Saracens were able to
I nuke no headway In their attacks
upon it It was there tnat Mme.
v. .kmni tn have her rooms. I
tnnl lookine at the objects around ,
a. to look at the people- Arthur Ranee :
was gazing at Mme. Darzac when my
eyes fell upon them, and Ronletabllle
seemed to be lost In thought and far.
far awar from us alL uarzac
Stangerson were talking in low ton, ,
The same thought was nnrng tu ,
ini. of each one of these people.
both those who kept silence and those
who if they spoke were carefo I te . say
nothing which could give a clew to
.oTtKoUts.
h,d pei through the postern
and found ourselves in another coon.
Opposite us was tbe old donjon. Its
abearance was more than Impressive.
Itws. high and square, and it w.. on
account of Its shape that It was
known a tbe square tower. And ss
known a toe square w " ""T :
this tower occupies tbe most Impor-
T . ..n,i.h the
tne on.. - 1
. issyKaBa
bees ice nece r,
t flbSl snlMJ T . ft as-- 1
able to wfuse old Bob aaytnmg
TL.'". an. added, with
- r mr ancle. That
:Xa- b. V.uxb' pe .0 can bim
?.r.uiiml thing. He went
"bJ?! , V. ck.k train, bot be ,
arUl be back tomorrow. Ah. bere is aa
ealillf ttr"
And she .bowed as I the P
f tbe Mcood coort a small. shaft
whfcb. ealled romaatlcsUIy M J-bU-Jami
.bore which eorsJJT-
wb its waits Woeaotna and Itt
IrTiT lUnba, leaned like wo
I of Cnanes 10m - .xhrta, wwe aao t-
was tbe oaae I . . on ah tha
Perfume
Lady
court we understood better-tbe topo
graphical plan of the Fort of Hercules.
The castle had been built Id 1140 by
the seigneurs of Mortola. In order
to Isolate it completely from the land
they had made an Island of the penin-
ui'"u uc
rocks and the latter In some places
aWnnHn i. t , .
"""" uver lue waters in SUCU a
manner that a little ship might have
taken shelter beneath them, fearing no
enemy while
iuuo uruiecieu. inia
building was marvelously well adapted
ror defense.
The fort was entered by way of the
north gate, which guarded the two
towere, A and A', connected by a pas
sageway. These towers, which had
suffered greatly during the last sieges
of the Genoese, had been repaired to
some slight extent some time after
ward and had shortly before we came
to Rochers Rouges been made habitable
by Mrs. Itance. who used them as serv
ants' quarters. The front of the tow
er A served as the keeper's lodge. A
little door opened In the side of the tow
er upon tbe passageway and enabled
any one looking out to observe all those
who came or went. The entrance to
the castle was closed only by a little
gate which any one might open at
will. This entrance was the only one
by which It was possible to get Into
the chateau. As 1 have said, in pass
ing through this gate one found him
self in the first court, closed in on all
sides by the walls aud the towers. As
to the towers B, B' and B", which bad
for a considerable time longer pre
served their uniformity and their first
height and the pointed roofs of which
had been replaced by a platform de
signed to support the artillery, they
had later been razed to the height of
the boulevard parapets, and their
shape seemed almost like that of a
half moon. The new castle on the plan
Is at C C.
La Louve, as I have said, had not
been changed at all. but still reared
Its dark hulk against the blue waters
ht the Mediterranean, a strange, weird
figure, looking thousands of years old.
I have spoken also of the ruins of the
ent commons (shown !
mem
&JaW C I u
plAH Of THE CASTLE 0? HESCTJ1ES.
.
on ,p by w, near ,he paPet
betweeD B and B', had been traosiorur
.a h .tables and tbe kitchens.
One could only penetrate Into tbe
gecond inclosure through tbe postern
(indicated by H). which Mrs Arthur
Ranee celled "the tower of tbe gsr
dener" and which waa actually only a
formerly defended by tbe
tower B" snd by snotber tower silo-
lower a " 41..
c 1Q( whlfh entirely die-
,t tbe ,lme of tb, erection
Jnew cart, (shown st O CT A-
. wall stsrted from B- to
moat and a waii in " "
on , ( y,, Towtt ot Charles tbe
, un an
w
length of tne new c-
walla or me can.
pavement of tbe bar ort--w
Chariaa tbe Bold, as the
M guidebook, of the co-ntry eau
-ml was . Uttle higher than that
USW wms
th. MM. coort. On co-Jd peoefraos
, d e-d. -J7
by D by a little dooc The otdta.
ZbiLL of th. eooatry ev pok.
s. a mm the MlUl Wt.
itaOiifubk It fro" tbe rewod tower;
iTSe Tower of Cbarle. the Bold, U
tbey soinetime. called the
pTrspet similar Mrttt
dosed hi the ewtar eosnt was bwCt bo
rweea the tower. V, T aad U eJoannf
toner court as firmly M tbe evtsc
We have see that the rownd tsrsr
the
Black
had been In years past torn down to
half Its former height.
This tower had a number of tiny
chambers above and an Immense octa
gon chamber below. One descended
into this chamber by a steep and nar
row stairway. The celling of the oc
tagon room was supported by four
great cylindrical pillars, and from its
walls opeued three enormous embra
sures for three enormous cannons. It
was of this room that Mme. Edith
bad wished to make a dining room.
The great windows bad been enlarged
ana maae square, aitnougn tney wera
i8tui guarded by barriers of iron. This
"
and made square, although they were
tower (shown on tha man st Li was
fh . ,.h, h um mum -..-.i.
ror a workshop and the abiding place
nt hla fnlln-tlnn
Of the chateau of the seventeenth
century, known as the new castle,
tbey bad only repaired two bedcham
bers on tbe first floor and a Uttle sit
ting room for guests. It was to these
' that Rouletabille and myself were as
signed. The Darzacs were lodged in
the square tower. Two rooms the
windows of which opened upon tha
balcony were reserved in this square
tower for "Did Bob," who slept there.
M. Stangerson was hi "la Louve," in
the rear of tbe Rauce suit
I Mme. Edith herself showed us to our
rooms, which recalled to us nothing of
that magnificent past. Tbey bad been
swept and garnished with a care that
1 was almost touching. As I have al
ready said, the two sleeping rooms
were separated by a little parlor.
After dressing for dinner I called
Rouletabille to ask him if he were
ready. There was no answer. 1 went
into bis room and discovered with
surprise that be had already gone out
I went to the window of bis room,
; which opened, like my own, upon the
empty court.
' But what was that dark shadow?
Standing erect at tbe prow of a little
boat which a fisherman was rowing,
keeping rhythmic time with the two
oars, I recognized tbe form of Lar
san. Why should I try to deceive my
self by saying even for one moment
that I was wrong? He was only too
easily to be recognized.
Ob, yes; It was be! It was "the
great Fred," as we used to call him
when we looked upon him only as the
wonderfully resourceful and brilliant
secret service agent. The boat silent
witn m motionless statue at me prow,
iw ucuehiu ,iu iuuu U1.H
am at
lowar to tb. .horn , ofth.
Pnlni Am ftarlhaldL The BUB stood
erect, bis arms fotded. kls fact tareed
toward tbe tower, a diabolical appari
tion on tbe lb res bo Id of tbe night
wblcb slowly crept ap behind bin and
enveloped bioj In Ms shade.
Wheat bm bad vaalsbed I lowered mj
ys -and beheld two Bgwas la the
Court of Charles tbe Pom. Tney were
Uoon.! "ZjTJnl JL 7w
Bear tbe tittle door of the sqaar tow-
near 1
J"
J
On of these foras-ts taller-
apporting tbe other and apeak-
tonea of entreaty. Tbe snaDer
attempted to break away, as if to
throw itself Into tbe eea. 1 beard the
voice of Mate. Darsae say: '
-Be carefai. - It hi a gage of de
fiance. Too abaO aot leave bm this
evening." aovJetabtUe. voice snewer
ed: "He most la ad apes) the bank.
Let bm harry to tbe bank." hUOUd.
spoke again. Ear voice waa terrible
to bear. 1 forbid re to toaeb that
I am willed to tbe eoavt. wberw
fooad iloateUbUle alone. 1
kiss. bt be did not imw, 1
ew into the eater cosst, and 1 saw
Daraac eooaing toward so. la greatest
exatemeat He caned esrt:
"Did yess sw hiss r
"Tea, 1 aaw aim.- I replied.
-And abe ssy wtfe-o yesj kaww
ayhetber abe saw hlssT
-Bbe saw kltn too. fine was wttk
BeaietiMlle wbea be Passed."
Bobert Daraac wa. trembling Bke
an aspeei leaf. Be told sae that whs
b saw the boat and Ms paamuiir be
bad rnabed like aaadmaa to the
short, put U-teforjrJ-ieaed
of
In
the Polnte de Garibaldi the bark had
disappeared as if by enchantment
Darzac left me and hurried away to
seek Mathllde. But he returned
gloomy and grieved. The door of his
wife's apartment was locked, and she
would not see him.
We remained together upon the ram
part gazing at tbe night which bad
carried Larsan away. In order to
change tbe direction of his thoughts I
asked him a few questions regarding
tha Banco household. He told me that
after the trial at Versailles, Bancs had
returned to Philadelphia, and there
one evening at a family dinner party
be bad found himself seated beside a
charming young girl who bad interest
ed him st once by a display of Inter
est In literature and art. Somewhat
haughty, yet gentle and melancholy,
sbs at once recalled to tbe young man
the heroines of Welter Scott who, he
soon learned, waa ber favorite author.
From tbe first she attracted bim
strongly. Bnt Bane, had so far for
got himself as to drink too much wine.
He never realized what hla offense
bad been, bnt be knew that be mast
have committed some frightful breach
of politeness when Miss Edith, with
heightened color, requested him oof
to address her again. Upon the mor
' row be went to call on the yoong lady
and entreated ber pardon, swearing
. that he would never tooeb. win. again.
I Banc had already known Miss Pres
cott'. uncle, tb. fin. old man who bore
tbe nickname of "Old Bob" and who
waa as celebrated for bis adventure,
.as an explorer as for bis discoveries
I as a geologist He seemed as gentle
' as a sheep, but he bad bunted many
a. tiger through the pampas ot South
America. He bad spent half bis llf.
south of the Bio Negro among the
Patagonlans in seeking for the man
' of the tertiary period, or, at least for
i hla fossils the mao who most have
I been contemporaneous with tbe Im
mense mammoths and mastodons. He 1
generally returned from these expedi
tions with a respeqtable collection of
tlblas and femurs and also with a rich
display of skins of wild beasts, which
; showed that tbe old savant knew bow
' to use more modern arm. than the
' stone sx and bow and arrow.
! All tbese details were given me utter
1 by Arthur Banca blmself. H. bad
' been one of "Old Bob's" pupils, bnt
had not seen bim In many years nntQ
he made tbe acquaintance of Mis.
Edith.
Miss Edith, npon tbe occasion when
Arthur Banco bad been presented to'
ber, bsd seemed somewhat more mel
ancholy than she usually was, because
she bad received disquieting new. of
ber uncle. The latter for four year,
back bad been absent In Patagonia.
In his Isst letter be bad told his niece
that be was 111 and that be feared that
he should not live to see ber again.
Three months later, however, having
received another letter, she suddenly
resolved to go all alons to South Amer
ica and Join ber uncle. Daring those
three months Important event, bad
transpired. Miss Edith bad been
touched by tbe remorse of Arthur
Banco, and when Miss Prescott da
parted for Patagonia no on. waa as
tonished to find that "Old Bob's" old
pupil waa going to accompany ber. If
the engagement wis not officially an
nounced, it waa because the pair pre
ferred to walt'for tbe consent of the
geologist Miss Edith and Arthur
Banc, were met at St Lonls by tbe
yoong woman', ancle. Banco, who
bad not seen bim In yean, declared to
him that be bad grown younger. When
his niece Informed bim of ber engage
ment tbe uncle manifested great de
light Tbe three returned to Philadel
phia for the wedding. Miss Edith bad
never been in France, and Arthur de
termined that their boo ay moon enould
bo spent there. And It waa than that
they found, aa will be told a UtUe
later, scleudflc reason for locating
m the neighborhood of Men tone, not
exactly In Prance; bat a bund rod me
ters from tb. frontier, in Italy, at
Roc bars Booges.
. e e o e e e
Tbe gong bad eoonded for dinner,
and Arthur Banc waa cooslng to look
for os, so ws repaired tola Lowva,"
In tbe lower ball of which w. wot. U
dine. When we were all assembled
Mme. Edith asked whether any of o.
bad noticed a little boat which had
mad. tbe curie of the fortress and U
which a man waa standing erect Tbe
man', etrange a Kit ode had .track bar,
she said. tbe. added:
"Oh. 1 know who it Is. for I know
the fisherman who rowed the boat
He la a great friend of 'Old Bob."
"Ah. tbe. yon know tbe Uberman,
madamer asked BoaleUblOe.
"He come, to tbe castle sometimes
to sell fish. Tbe people around the
village bar. given him an odd name,
which I dont know now to My in their
impossible patois, bat I can translate
it Tbey call him tb. hangman of
the sea.' .A pretty name, lent UT
Tbe repast was one of tbe gloomiest
to my rscoUertion. Tbe specter of
Larsaa bovered before oar minds' eye;
sr. felt bis actual presence.
CHAPTER VL
BROnCUO ITAIfOEKSOlt
store be bad learned tbe crest
tnrtb bad not for ewe assent
been able to free biaasetf from
the tboagbt of It In troth, tb first
victim of tbe affair at tbe ttiandlef
and tbe asset nforrnanto wee this
good e4d man. Be bad lost everything
his faltb ta srteewo. baa lew. of work
and has twitef In has 4a sen tar. His
faith hi her bad bora hie rotigtoa. toy
and pride. And while be was thinking
mt her nimest with reverence be dto
covered that tbe reesoa that hldangh
tar rerun to (Barry wns tirsnss she
wae already tbe wife of sVeOaserer,
The day ta which hUthsde had aeeisV
ed te ted hiss th. story of tbe past,
which ssast clear tha prssaat wa
a tragic tight to tbe aye. mt tha pro
fessor, already warned by tha arrets".
tosedthaOisndasr-thaday wbea. tafl.
lag at has reat she had totd aiaa Uo
storr of her roots. Piifsasar Manger
asa bad rahwd tha form af hie bats red
chad trees the greasl ens
bar to hi. aart; be had
sears sriui tha aeba af has
had bean aa hertorty assisted and bad
swors that she had aewar haesj seore
irelas1Jodng3jbow
Fortifylng Against a Weird
she had suffered. Bnt be when she
left his presence waa another man,
man alone, all alone. Professor Stan
gerson bad lost his daughter and hla
goddess.
He had experienced only Indifference
In regard to her marriage to Robert
Daraac, although tbe latter bad been
the best beloved of bis pupils. In vain
Mathllde, with tbe warmest tender
ness, had endeavored to rekindle the
old feeling In the heart of., her father.
Bbe knew well that he bad changed
toward ber. Tbe professor could work
no longer. The great secret of tbe dis
solution of matter which bs bad prom
ised to reveal to mankind bad return
ed to the unknown from which for a
moment tbe scientist bad drawn it and
men will go on, repeating for centuries
to come tbe Imbecile phrase, "From
nothing, nothing."
Evidently she was instinctively
draws toward Rouletabille by all tbe
mysterious forces of mufl-rnal affec
Uon, In spite of the fact that abe bad
every reason to believe that ber child
had died years before.
She showed for ber husband tha
met charming solicitude. Bbe was at
tentive to htm at every moment serv
ing him herself, and smiling gently at
him as she did so.
If tbe design of Larsan In showing
himself had been to deal a frightful
blow to a happiness which bad yet
scarcely begun, be bad completely suc
ceeded. Mathllde bad given Daraac
at one to understand that she did not
regard herself ss bis wife, since tbe
man to whom shs bad pledged herself
in ber early girlhood was still living.
I have said that Mathllde Stangerson
had been brought up In a very re
ligious maimer, not by ber father, wbo
cared little for such things, but by ber
femsla relatives, especially her old aunt
In Cincinnati. I might have passed
over these religions beliefs of Mathllde
In alienee if tbey bad not bad so strong
an influence on the resolution which
she had taken in regard to ber second
husband when she discovered that her
first husband was still alive. It bad
seemed to ber that Larssn's death bad
been proved beyond tbe slightest doubt,
and aba bad gone to ber new husband
as a widow with tbe approval of ber
Confessor. And now sbs learned that
In th. sight of heaven she waa not a
widow, but a bigamist!
Leaving tbe Darzacs, my eye. wan
dered to the neighbor of Mme. Daraac.
M. Arthur William Ranee, when tbey
wera suddenly arrested by tbe butler's
coming to say that Bernler, tbe con
cierge, requested to speak to Roule
tabille. My friend left tbe room.
"What!" 1 cried. "The Bernler. are
no longer at the Glandler?"
Headers of "Tha Mystery of the Tel
low Boom" wUI recall that these Ber
nlers tbe man and bis wife-were tbe
concierges of M. Stangerson at Bte.
Genevieve de. Bo is. I bars told bow
Ronletabllle bad bad tbem sst at 11b-
rty when they were accused. Boole- ,
tabllle bad been aver since toe odjoci
of their devotion. As tbe Banc bad
need of concierges for tbs Fort of
Hercules, tbe professor bad been glad
to send tbem bis faithful domestic, of
whom be bsd never bad reason to com
plain except for one slight Infraction
of tbe game lews, wblcb bsd turned
oat most unfortunately for tbem. Now
they were lodged in one of the towers
of tbe post em. where tbey kept tbe
gate.
Tb. unexpected exit of Rouletabille
aent a cbll) to my heart and seemed to
spread a general sensation of alarm
throng bout tbs company. Mme. Dar
aac waa very restless. And becuse
Mathllde abowed herself to be dis
turbed and nervous I fancied tbat Ar
thur Banc tboagbt that It behooved
him to display some little anxiety.
Arthur Banc and bis wife were not
aware of tbe whole of tbe unfortunate
tory. It bad seemed useless to Inform
tbem of the fact of Mstbllde's secret
marriage to Jean Boassel, afterward
kaowa aa Larsan. That was some
thing which conemed only tb. f ra
lly. Bnt tbey war. folly awars of tbe
way la whlcb tha secret service sgsnt
had porsoed Uto. Danac. Tbe crimes
of Lb man were esplalned la the eyea
of Arthur Banc by a mad passion for
Mathllde, tha Indications of an insane
and hopeless love. As to Mme. Edith,
bar thoughts, which I read without
bar suspecting It ran about In this
way: "Bat what on earth la tbe re
a boat this woman which could Inspire
oach aa insane passion, lasting for
years and yaara, fa tbe heart of any
man? Hera Is a womao for whoa,
asks a detective officer becomes a mur
derer, for whom a temperate man be
come, a drunkard and for whom aa in
nocent man permit, himself to be pro
nounced guilty af a felony. What to
there a boat her more than there la
about myself, who ewe my husband to
tbe fact that aha refaeed him before
ha mr asw mat What to the charm
about hart And yet wan bow my baa
hand forgets all aboot ma while be to
looking at ber." That to what I read
ta Edith's eyea as sbs watched ber
hastisnl galrg st Ah. those
black syes af goatle Has Edith I
yf.tMM aaked me whore 1 tboagbt
BowlettbOla had gone. As she left tha
dining room I walked with her to tha
entrance to tha fort, Darsae and
Mate. Edith followed aa. tangsreoa
had Mddea aa good sight Arthur
Bancs, wbo had disappeared for a
sscaaaat Joined aa 'while wa were at
tha paaaageway. Tha sight waa clear,
and tha ateoa sbooo brightly. As wa
passed bee oath tha arch wo heard
BeletabtUe-s vote. -
Cbae aa! One Baore effortT ha
cried, and tha vote which anawnrod
aha) was hasty and pasting. Tha two
pertals af tha Iojsissh Iron doors
ataauaad. Tbey were closed for tha
first tiase hi a baas' red years.
htasa. Edith looked astoaiahad at tha
act af her gaaat aad asked what had
hannaasil to the tan. which had al
ways nerved hi store af tha
Bat Afthar Banc eaaght her
bar that aba
tt any
af aa had any deaira to make a trip to
tha rmagn we mast gtva It op. for tha
ardor had foa forth, aad no owe
asaid ksara tha chatsaa er eater H.
Para Jaeonae was charged with tha
earrrtaar oat af tha
vary aaa knew that R waa
to bribe tbe faKhfal eW
well at the Glandler, had accompanied
Professor Stangerson as bis ralet
That night be was sleeping hi a tiny
closet In "la Louve." near bis mas
ter's bedroom, but Rouletabille had
changed that and it was fere Jacques
wbo took tbe place of the concierge.
In the tower marked A.
"But where are the Bernlers?" cried
Mme. Edith.
"They are installed in the square
tower in tbe room on tbe left, near
tbe entrance: Tbey are to act as care
takers of tbe square tower," replied
Rouletabille.
"But the aqnare tower doesn't need
any caretakers," exclaimed Edith.
"That madame," returned the' young
reporter, "Is what we cannot be sure
t of."
He made no farther explanations,
but he took Arthur Banco to one side
and Informed him that be ought to
tell his wife about tbe reappearance of
Larsan. If there was to be tbe slight
est chance of hiding tbe troth from
Stangerson it could scarcely be ac-
1 compllabed without tbe aid and intel-
Ugence of Mme. Edith. And, then,
too, It would be as well henceforward
for all of those in the Fort of Her
cules to be prepared for everything
and surprised at nothing.
Tbe next act of Ronletabllle was to
make ua walk across tbe court and
place ourselves at tbe postern wblcb
commanded the entrance to the Inner
court, but at that point the moat bad
been filled up. Rouletabille declared
that be Intended to have the moat dug
out and to replace the drawbridge. '
At the newly fortified postern Rou
letabille bad stationed no one, for be
reserved tbat place that night for
himself. From there be could obtain a
complete view of both tbe inner and
outer courts. One could reach the
apartment of tbe Darzacs only after
passing by Pere Jacques In A, by Rou
letabille at H and by tbe Bernlers,
wbo guarded tbe square tower at the
door marked K. Tbe young man bad
decided tbat it would be better for
those on guard not to retire that
night As we passed by the oubli
ette I saw tbat some one bad dis
placed tbe circular board wblcb cov
ered it I saw also 00 tbe margin a
flask attached to a cord. Rouletabille
explained to me tbat be bad wished to
know if this old oubliette, which was
really nothing bnt a well, correspond
ed with the sea and that be bad
found tbat tha water was clear and
sweet a proof that it bad nothing to
do with tha Mediterranean.
He walked for a few steps with
Mme. Daraac, wbo immediately took
leave of ns and entered tbe square
tower. Darzac and Arthur Banco, at
the request of Rouletabille. remained
with as. Bom. word, of excuse ad
dressed to Mme. Edith made her un
derstand that ah. wa. being politely
asked to retire, and ah. bad. ns good
night with a nonchalant grace, Roule
tabille beckoned as tha men toward
tbe postern into tbe little room of tha
gardener, a dark, low celled apart-
mentt Tnert Arthur Banc, Robert
Darsae, Rouletabille and myself with
out even lighting a lamp held our first
council of war.
"Wa may make our plans bere in
tranquillity." began Rouletabille. "No
one cn bear us, and ws shall not be
surprised by any one. If any person
should attempt to pass tha first gate,
which Jacques hi guarding, without
tbe old man seeing bim we (ball be
Immediately warned by tbe sentinel
whom I bar. stationed in tb. very
middle of tbe court, bidden In tbe rums
of tbe chapel. 1 have placed your
gardener, Msttonl, at tbat point ht
Banco."
I listened to Rouletabille with ad
miration. Mme. Edith was right He
had indeed constituted blmself a cap
tain, and he had not left one Impregna
ble spot without defense.
Rouletabille lit bis pipe, took three
or four puffs and said:
"Well, bere We are. Can we hope
that Larsan, after having so Insolent
ly flsunted blmself before ns, at our
very doors. In order to defy ns. will
confine blmself to such a platonlc
manifestation? And. content with
what be baa done, will be go awayt
I hardly think so, first because such
a thing would be foreign" to bis char
acter, for be loves a fight and to never
satisfied with a partial success, and,
send, because no one of ns has tbe
power to drive bim off. We have, of
course, no hope of any help from out
side. And be koowa It well. Tbat is
wbst makes bim so bold and auda
cious. Wbom can ws call to our.aldT
"Tbs authorities," suggested Arthur
Banc
Tha reporter looked at bis bet with
an air of pity which was not entirely
free from reproach. And be said In a
chilly tone, wblcb showed plslnly to
Arthur Banc now little value there
was In bis proposition:
"Ton ought to understand, monsieur,
that 1 did not save Larsan from
French Justice st Versailles to deliver
hla over to Italian Justice at Bocbers
Bongos."
If. Daraac said:
This man most disappear, but in
ailenc, whether wo move bim by oar
entreaties or bribe bim or kill bim.
Bat tne first condition of his disap
pearance Is to keep tbe fact (bat be
has reappeared at all a secret Above
alt-aad lam speaking of tbe heartfelt
wish of Mme. Darzac as wsfl as my
ewa M. Bungersoa must never know
that wo are menaced by tbe blow, of
this Booster."
"Mme. Darzac's wishes are eouv
aianda," replied Rouletabille. If.
fxauvgeraoa shah know nothing."
BonletabiUe arose and exchanged
throngs tha window a signal with
Bernler. who was standing erect apoa
tne threshold af the square tower.
Thaa ha erne back to aa aad aat
dowa agala.
"Larsaa probably to aot far off." ha
"Bernler to aa tha most friendly
with tbeee wortny people, and I
aa flotag wtth hla to talk
Tha Italian enstona. offics
snly Italian, bat tha French officer
speaks both languages as waQ aa tha
patota af tha eeantry. and It to thla
aaa. whoa Bernler tefla ana to called
MIcbaat, to whoa I look to ha af tha
greatest aaa to aa. Throatgb his mesne
wa have already learned tbat tha two
rrvaaae posts ars mack tansreaud ta
tha Base vers af tha heat belong
tog to Talllo, the asberaan, whoa they
eaJltbe baaxman of tha sen.' OU
Continued cm Tag. 4 CoL S
Tue Cause of Many
SuddraDea&3e
There Is a disease prevailing In fhfg
conn try most dangerous Decease so accep
iiii fi mm m
tive, aunysaaaea -death,
are caused
by it heart dis
case, pneumonia,
heart . failure: ot
apoplexy are often
the result af hid.
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
u allowed to sdvsnce
tbekidney-poisoev- .
ed blood will at
tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, beck- ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste sway cell by eelL -
Bladder trembles alnioatalwaynftMilt
from a derangement of tha kidneys snd
better health in that organ is obtained 1
quickest by a proper treatment of the kid
neys. 5wsmp-Root corrects inability to
bold urine and scalding pain in passing it,
and overcome that nnpaaaaaat aeexaaity
of being compelled to go often through
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of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
to soon realized. It stands the highest bo
cause of its remarkable health restoring
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Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and to
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When writing mention reading this gen
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tit DENTIST, " -Graham,,
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OFFICE in AIMM0N8 BUILDING
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