Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
BY
RH> MSex
Continued from Yesterday

Nnis mere ne old man held out
tiny object and Mr.. Jameson took II.
Then he held IL on his extended palm
for me 10 see, II was the other half
OF the pearl cuf-link!
But Mr.. Jameson was not quito
through questioning him
And so you showed Il 20 Spm. p.
the club. and asked him If hc i,urw
any one who owned such a Ink, and
Sam said--what?"
wal. Sam, he lowed he'd seen
such pair of cUhbuuous in a shirt
belongin' to Mi. Dailey-Mr. Jack
Bailey, sah''
III keep this link, Thomas. for
WHILE" the detective said. That's
all wanted to know. Goodnight"
AS Thomas shufied out, Mr.. jamie
son watched me sharply.
You see, Miss Innes," he said, "Mr.
Bailey insists on mixing himself with
this thing. II Mr.. Bailey came here
that Friday night expecting to meet
Arnold Armstrong. and missed him
II. as l say, he had done this, might
he not, seeing him enter the following
night, have struck him down, as he
had intended before?"
But the motive?" 1 gasped
There could be motive proved
think. Arnold Armstrong and John
Bailey have been enemies since the
latte:, cashier of the Traders bank,
brought Arnold almost into the
clutches OF the law. Also, you for
get that both men have been paying
attention TO Miss Gertrude. Bailey's
flight looks bad too"
And you think Halsey helped him
to escape?"
Undoubtedly. Why, what could it
be but flight? Miss Innes let me re-
construct that evening, as | see fl.
Bailey and Armstrong had quarreled
at the club. | learned this to-day.
Your nephew brought Bailey over
Prompted by jealous, insane fury
Armstrong followed. coming across by
the path. He entered the billiard
room wiug-perhaps rapping, and be
ing admitted by your nephew Just
inside he was shot. by some one on
the circular staircase. The shot fired,
your nephew and Bailey left the house
at once. going toward the automobile
house. They left by the lower road
which prevented them being heard
and when you and Miss Gertrude got
downstairs everything was quiet"
"But-Gertrude's story STAN
mered.
Miss Gertrude only brought for
ward her explanation the following
morning do not believe It. Miss
Innes. IT is the story OF a loving and
ingenious woman"
"And-thfc thing tc-pEubtou
May upset my whole view OF the
case. We must give the benefit of
every doubt after all We may. for
instance, come back to the figure on
the porch: 81 it was a woman you saw
that night through the window, we
might start with other premises. Or
Mr.. lnnes' explanation may turn us
in new direction. II is possible that
he shot Arnold Armstrong as a burg
lar and then fed, frightened at what
he had done. In any case, however.
] feel confident that the body was
here when ne left Mr.. Armstrong
left the club ostensibly for a moon
light saunter. about half after eleven
o'clock. II was three when the shot
was fred"
I leaned back bewlldered. It seemed
TO me that the evening had been full
OF significant happenings, had I only
held the key. Had Gertrude been the
fugitive in the clothes chute? Who
was the man on the drive near the
lodge. and whose gold-mounted dress.
ing-bag had seen in the lodge sitting
room?
II was late when Mr.. Jameson
finally got up to go. I went with him
10 the door, and together we stood
looking out over the valley. Below
lay the village Of Casanova. with it's
Old World houses, its bIossoming
trees and it's peace. Above on the hill
across the valley were the lights OF
the Greenwood club n was even pos.
sible TO see the curvlDg row OF paral.
lei lights that marked the carriage
road Rumors that had heard about
the club came back OF drinking. OF
high play, and once a year ago. OF a
suicide under those very lights
Mr. Jameson left, taking a short
cut 10 the village. and I still stood
there. II must have been after il,
aud the monotonous tick Of the big
clock on the stairs behind me was the
only sound. Then / was conscious
that some one was running UP the
drive In a minute a woman darted
into the area OF light made by the
open door. and caught me by the arm
n was Rosie-Rosie In state OF col.
lapse from terror. and, not the lea 81
important, clutcbing one OF my Coal.
port plates and . silver spoon
She stood staring into the darkness
behind. still holding the plate I got
her into the house aud secured the
plate then 7 stood and looked down
- hcs s.here shs crouched trembling