The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
continued from Yesterday
SYNOPSIs.

CHAPTER I--Miss Times. sinister ana
suardlan OF Gertrude and TIaisey estab-
nshed summer headquarters at SUNNI
siue Amidst numerous difficulties the
servants deserted. As Miss lines locked
up for the night, she was startled bv a
oark hgure on the veranda.
CHAPTER II-She passed a terrible
night, which was filed with unseemly
NOISES. In the morning Miss Innes found
a strange link cuff button in d clothes
hamper
CHAPTER TII-Gertrude and Halsev
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by a revolver shot. A strange
man was found shot to death, in the hall
CHAPTER IV.-lt proved to be the
body Of Arnold Armstrong, whose bank
er rather owned the country house. Miss
inncs found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
pearcd The link cuff button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER V.-Detective Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was enge ged to Jack Bailey.
with whom she had talked in the billiard
room few moments before the murder
CHAPTER VI.-Jamieson told Miss
lnnes that she was hiding evidence from
him. He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
laundry chute.
CHAPTER Wilt ueveiupvu .na, ....
Intruder was probably a woman. Ger
truue was suspected, Tor the intruder left
a print of a bare foot. Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained.
CHAPTER villa negro found the
other half of what proved to be Jack
Bailey's cuff button. Halsey suddenly re-
appeared.
CHAPTER .IX.-Halsey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver fear
IT, :" Give him Halsey's loaded weapon.
/ CHAPTER X.-Cashier Bailey of Paul
xArmstrong's bank, defunct, was arrested,
harged with embezzlement Halsey said
&Armstrong had wrecked his own bank.
Nnd was able to clear Bailey. A telegram
contained news that Paul Armstrong was
CHAPTER xI,-Halsey trapped Mrs.
Watson, the housekeeper. while she was
stealing from the house.
.s+.-.. --...--At the lodge Miss
iinnes ana Halsey found Halsey's fance.
Louise Armstrong. sister of the dead
man. She was believed to be In Califor-
mia. The lodge Keeper told Miss Innes
that Louise and Arnold had had a long
talk the night of thesE1urder. Louise was
Frustrated
CHAPTER XIII.--Louise told Halsey,
that while she still loved him she was to
marry another, and that he would despise
her when he learned the whole story.
CHAPTER XVIII developed that Dr..
Walker and Louise were to be married.
new gardener arrives from the city.
CHAPTER Xv.-A prowler was heard
in the house. On investigation Miss Innes
heard halr-raising scream. Looking
into Louise's room, Miss Innes saw the
girl was gone.
CHAPTER XVI-Louise was found at
the bottom of the circular staircase
Upon recovery she said she had heard a
knock at the door and had answered It.
A hand touched hers on the stairway
something brushed past her and she
ifeinted
oRCHAPTER XVII.-The coroner's In
hest decided Arnold Armstrong had beer
Wof suspicion seemed to point at Bailey.
CHAPTER XVIII.-"Ghost evidence
was found in the house, though nc
"spook" materialized while Detective
Jameson watched.