Gaston Leroux: The Mystery of the Yellow Room

CHAPTER 29: The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson (continued)

And yet the whole of this mystery has not been revealed. Mademoiselle Stangerson had a child, by her husband, - a son. The infant was born in the old aunt's house. No one knew of it, so well had the aunt managed to conceal the event.

What became of that son? - That is another story which, so far, I am not permitted to relate.

About two months after these events, I came upon Rouletabille sitting on a bench in the Palais de Justice, looking very depressed.

"What's the matter, old man?" I asked. "You are looking very down. cast. How are your friends getting on?"

"Apart from you," he said, "I have no friends."

"I hope that Monsieur Darzac -"

"No doubt."

"And Mademoiselle Stangerson - How is she?"

"Better - much better."

"Then you ought not to be sad."

"I am sad," he said, "because I am thinking of the perfume of the lady in black -"

"The perfume of the lady in black! - I have heard you often refer to it. Tell me why it troubles you."

"Perhaps - some day; some day," said Rouletabille.

And he heaved a profound sigh.

THE END