The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-17
CHAPTER XVII,
WHO Is Nina Carrington7

The four days, from Saturday TO the
following Tuesday. we lived, or existed,
In a state of the most drcadful sus-
ncnse We ate only when Iiddy
brought in a tray, aud then very little:
The papers, Of course, had got hold OF
the story, and We were bcSicged by
newspaper men. From all over the coun,
frs false clues came pouring IN ana
raised hopes that crumblcd again 10
nothing. Every morguc within nun
drrd miles. every hospital, had been
visited. without result.
Mr.. Jameson. personally, took charge
Of the organized search, and every even
ing. no matter where he happened TO
be. he called us by long distance teie-
phone. II was the same formula. - Moth
ing today. 4 new clue 10 work on.
Better lncll tomorrow. And heartsicH'
we would put up tho receiver ana sit
down again 10 our vigil
The inaction WAS deadly. Diddy cried
MI dav, and. because she knew ] ob.
iceted 10 tears, Snifficd audibly around
The corner.
"For Heavens sake. smile! - /
snapped at her And her Ghastly nj
tempt at grin, with her swollen
nose and red eyes, made me hystcrical.
7 lnughed and cried together and pretty
soon. like tho two old fools We were,
we were sitting together weeping INTO
the same handkerchief
Things were happening. OF course, all
the time. but they made little or no inn
preston. Tho Charity hospital called
up Doctor Stewart and reported that
Mrs Watson was in a critical condi-
ton | understood also that legal steps
were being taken 10 terminate my
lease at Sunnyside, Louisc WAS out OF
danger, but very i'll, aud a trained
nurse guarded her like n gorgon There
was a rumor in the village, brought up
by Liddy from the butcher 8. that
wedding had already taken place be
tween Louise and Doctor Walker, and
this reused Inc for the first time to
action
On Tuesday, then. | sent for the car,
and prepared 10 90 out. AS ! waited
NJ the portc-cochcrc ! saw the under
gardner, an inoffcnsive, gray-halred
man, trimming borders near the house.
The dav detective was watching him.
sitting on the carriage block. When he
saw me, he got mp.
"Miss lines he said. taking off
his hat. "do YOU know where Alex,
the gardner, ISL
'.Whv. no Ism T he hcrc!' ! asked.
lie has been gone since Yesterday
afternoon. Have you-employed him
longl
only couple OF weeks.
sis he efficient? 4 capable mani
Il hardly know, said vaguely.
"The place looks all right. and | know
very little about such things. ! know
much more about boxes Of roses than
bushes Of them.
-''This man. pointing 10 the assis'
iaut. "says Alex ism I n gardner. That
he doesn't know anything about
plants
..Tha,'s very strange, - said. think
ing hard. S'Why. he came 10 me from
Brays. who are in Europe.
"Exactly.' The detective smiled.
gardner. Miss lnncs, and inst now If
is our policy 10 believe every person
around here rascal until he proves
10 he the other thing.
Warner came up with the car then,
and the conversation stopped. AS he
helped me In however, the detective
said something further.
Not word or sign to Alex, if he
comes back he said cautiously.
went first 10 Doctor Walker's. l
was tired Of beating about the bush,
and | felt that the key to Halsey S
disappearance was here at Casanova,
in spite Of Mr.. Jameson s theories,
Tue doctor was in. He came at once
Ia the door of his consulting room, and
there was no mask Of cordiality in his
manner.
"PleaSe come in. he said curtly.
- shall STAY here. I think, doctor.
] did not like his face or his manner;
there was subtitle change in both. He
had thrown off the air Of friendliness,
and ] thought. too. that he looked anx-
iOus aud hau"ard.
Doctor Walker ! said. ''I have
come 10 YOU 10 ask some questions. !
hope YOU Will answer them. AS You
know. my nephew has not yet been
found,
so ! understand. - stiffly.
- believe. if YOU would. YOU could
help Ms. and tha; leads to one Of my
questions. VIII YOU tell me what was