The newspaper., 1909-12-03

CHAPTER l.-Mtss lnnes. spinster ana
Kuardian of Gertrude and Halsey. estab-
Ished summer headquarters at sunny
side. Amidst numerous difficulties the
up for the night she was startled by a
dark figure on the veranda.
CHAPTER II-She passed a terrible
night. which was filled with unseemly
q strange link cum button in clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER III-Gertrude and Halsey
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.-It proved 10 be the
body OF Arnold Armstrong. whose bank
er father owned the country house. Miss
1nnes found Haisey's revolver on the
lawn. lie and Jack Bailey had disap-
peaTed. The link cum button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER V.-Detectlve Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged TO Jack Bailey.
with whom she had talked In the billiard
-aa-n a few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER vL-Jamieson told MISS
1nnes that she was hiding evidence from
him. lie imprisoned an intruder IN an
empty room The prisoner escaped down
a laundry chute
intruder was probably n woman; Ger
trude was suspected. for the intruder left
print OF bare foot Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle spralned-
CHAPTER VILLA negro found the
other haif OF what proved TO be Jack
Bailey's cum button. Halsey suddenly re-
appeared
CHAPTER Ix.-Hai.ey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
a telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver. fear
ing to give him Haiseys loaded weapon
CHAPTER x-cashier Bailey OF Paul
Armstrong; bank. defunet. was arrested;
charged with embezxiement, Halsey said
Arsns,ronE had wreeked, nS,, his a~n ,a,.pram PTn
contained news that Paul Armstrong was
dead
CHAPTER NI--Haisey trapped Mrs
stealing from the house.
CHATTER Nff-At the lodge Miss
innes and lIelsey found Halseys nance,
Louise Armstrong, sister 81 the ia. d.ad
MIA Tho lodEe keeper TOLD Miss innes
that Louise and Arnold had bad long
talk the night OF the murder. Louise was
Frustrated.
Il am sorry. Mrs. Fitzhugh. but }
cannot help you." ! said. and was i'm
mediatcly filled with compunction.
Suppose Louise grew WORSE Who
was / to play Providence in this
caseg The anxious mother certainly
had a right TO know that her daughter
was in good hands. So l broke in on
Mrs. Frtzhugh's volubie excuses for
disturbing me.
Mrs. f1tzhugh." said. i was go
ing to let you think ! knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong. but | have
changed my mind. Louise is here.
with me" There was a clatter Of
calculations at the other end OF the
wire. she is III. and not able to be
moved. Moreover. she is unable to see
any one. wish you would wire her
mother that she is with me. and tell
her not to worry. No. do not know
why she came east"
But my dear Miss lnnes,~ Mrs.
Fitzhugh began cut in ruthlessly.
Il will send for you as soon as she
can see you said NO. she il not
in n critical state aow. but the doctor
says she must have absolute quiet
When ! had hung up the receiver. !
sat down 20 think. So Louise had fed
from her people in California. and had
come east alonel IL occurred to me
that DR. Walker might be concerned
in Il. might possibly have bothered
her with unwelcome attentions: but
II seemed to me that Louise was hard
iy a girl to take refuge in flight under
such circumstances. She had always
Dttn NAAh Aht Nfh7
poised head and buoyant step of the
outdoors girl II must have been much
more in keeping with Louise's char
acter. as knew II. to resent vigorous
ly any unwelcome attentions from DIR.
Walker II was the suitor whom I
should have expected to see in head
long flight. not the lady in the case.
The puzzle was no clearer at the
end OF the half hour ! picked up the
morning papers, which were still full
OF the looting OF the Traders bank.
the interest at fever height again. on
account OF Paul Armstrong; death.
The bank examiners were working on
the books. and said nothing for publi-
cation: John Bailey had been released
on bond. The body OF Paul Armstrong
would arrive Sunday and would be
buried from the Armstrong town
house. There were rumors that the
dead mans estate had been n COM
paratively small one. The last para
graph was the important one.
Walter p Broadhurst of the Ma
rine bank had produced 200 American
Traction bonds. which had been placed
as security with the Marine bank for a
loan of 100000. made to Paul Arm
strong. Just before his California trip.