Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

Nelied lady
Il knew it would be yelled lady"
| broke in.
"A yelled lady" he persisted. who
was apparently young and beautiful
engaged his hack and asked To be
driven 10 Sunnyslde. Near the gate
however she made h,ul stop In spite
OF his circumstances, saying he PIE.
ferred 20 walk TO the house She paid
him. and ne left her there Now. Miss
lnnes. you had no such NisUu.. be
lever"
None" / said decidedly
'Geist thought Il might be 4 maid.
as you had got a supply that day But
he said her getting out near thc gate
puzzled him. Anyhow, we have now
one yelled lady. who. with the ghost.
~ intruder OF Friday night. makes
two assets that | hardly know what to
do with"
1t is mystifying" admitted. al.
though | can think OF one possible ex-
PLANTATION. The path from the Green
wood club to the village enScrs the
road near the lodge gate A woman
who wished TO reach the Country
club. unperceived, might choose such
method There are plenty OF WON
en- there"
think this gave him something To
ponder. for in short time he said
good night and left. But my self was
far from satisfied | was determined.
however, on one thing If my suspic-
ions-for ! had suspicions--were true.
| would make my own Investigations.
and Mr.. Jameson should learn only
what was good for him to know.
We went back to the house. and
Gertrude, who was more like herself
since her talk with Halsey, sat down
at the mahogany desk in the living
room to write a letter. Halsey prowl.
ed up and down the entire east wing,
now in the cardroom, now in the bill
lard room, and now and then blow
ing his clouds of tobacco smoke
among the pink and gold hanSings of
the drawing room. After little |
Joined him in the billiard room. and
together we went over the Dis tails of
the discovery OF the body.
The cardroom was quito dark.
Where We sat. I'm the billiard room,
only one OF the side brackets was
lighted. and we spoke I'm subdued
tones. as the hour and the subject
seemed to demand When / spoke Of
the figure Liddy and / had seen OH
the porch through the cardroom win
dow Friday night Halsey samtered
into the darkened room, and together
we stood there much as Liddy and
had done that other night
The window was the same grayish
roctangle in the blackness as before
A few feet away in the hall was the
spot where the body OF Arnold Arm
strong had been found ! WAS a bit
nervous, and ! put my hand ON Hal
sey's sleeve. Suddenly, from the top
of the staircase above us came the
sound of cautious footstep At first
was not sure, but Halsey's attitude
told me he had heard and was listen
ing. The step, slow, measured, in
fnitely cautious, was nearer now
Halsey tried to loosen my fnger but
was in paralysis of fright
The swish of body against the
curving rail, as If for guidance. was
plain enough, and now whoever Il was
had reached the foot OF the staircase
and had caught a glimpse Of our rigid
silhouettes against the billiard room
doorway. Halsey threw me of then
and strobe forward
Who is it?" he called imperiously.
and took a half dozen rapid strides to-
ward the foot of the staircase Then
| heard him mutter somethir 2: there
was the crash OF a falling body, the
slam OF the outer door and for an
instant quiet. | screamed, I think.
Then | remember turning on the
lights and finding Halsey. white with
fury, trying to untangle himself from
something warm and fieecy. lie had
cut his forehead little on the lowest
step OF the stairs, and he was rather
CHASTITY sight He flung the white
object at me, and. Jerking open the
outer door, raced into the darkness.
Gertrude had come on hearing the
noise, and now We stood, 81 lring at
each other over-of all things on
earth-a white silk end wool blanket.
eXquisitely fine! II was the most un.
ghostly thing in the world. with it's
lavender border and it's faint scent.
Gertrude was the first 20 speak
Somebody it?" she asked.
Yes. Halsey tried to stop whoever
It was and fell Gertrude, that blank.
et Is not mine ! have never seen it
before"
She held IL mp and looked at II: then
She went 10 the door on TO the vcran
da and threw it open. Perhaps 100
rect from the house were two fgurce.
that moved slowly toward ue as vc.
looked. When they came within range
OF the light, ! recognized Halsey, and
with him Mrs. Watson. the house.
keeper
CHAPTER XII.