Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-18
CHAPTER xxx.
A scrap Of. P.ner.

the point of hysteria, and sent for
:, Stewart Just after breakfast. Ger
lde spent the morning with me,
aiding something forget what. 1
IS too busy with my thought to lis
n. I had said nothing to the two
tectives. II Mr. Jameson had been
ere i should have told him every-
ing, but could not go to these
.ange men and tell them my niece
been missing in the middle of the
yht; that she had not gone to bed
all; that while was searching for
r through the house had met a
anger who, when tainted, had car
ID me Into room and left me there.
get better or not, as 1t might hap.
n.
And there was something else: The
IN l had met In the darkness had
en- even more startled than I, and
out his voice, when he muttered his
filled exclamation, there was some
lng vaguely familiar. All that morn
:, while Gertrude read aloud, and
ddy watched for the doctor, I was
zzling over that voice, without re-
1t.
Or. Walker came up, some time Just
.er luncheon. and asked for me.
Go down and see him." instructed
rtrude. "Tell him / am out-for
srcy's sake don't say I'm sick. Find
what he wants, and from this time
instruct the servants that he is
to be admitted. / loathe that
m"
Gertrude came back very soon, her
:e rather flushed.
He came to ask us to get out" she
Id, picking up her book with a jerk.
,e says Louise Armstrong wants TO
me here, now that she is recover
=
And what did you say?"
i said we were very sorry we could
t. leave, but we would be delighted
have Louise come up here with us.
looked daggers at me. And he
tnted to know if we would recon-
md Eliza as cook. He has brought
patient, man, out from town, and
increasing his establishment-that
9 way he put it,
II wish him joy of Eliza" 1 said
rtfy. did he ask for Halsey?"
Yes. I told him that we were on
Q. track last night, and that it was
ly a question of time. He said he
lss glad; althoughs he didn't appear
be, but he said not to be too SAN
inc"
DO you know what / believer" I
ked. II believe, as firmly as 1 be-
We anything, that DR.. Walker knows
mething about Halsey, and that he
uld put his finger on him, if he
lnted to-"
There were several things that day
at bewildered me. About three
lock Mr.. Jameson telephoned from
2 Casanova station and Warner
mt down to meet him. got up and
essed hastily, and the detective was
own up to my sitting room.
No news?" I asked, as he entered.
tried to look encouraging, without
ccess.
1T won't be long now, Miss Innes,"
said. II have come out here on
culiar errand, which 1 will tell you
out later. First, | want to ask some
estions.: Did any one come out here
sterday to repair the telephone, and
anime the wires on the roof?'
Yes" said promptly; but it was
+ the telephone. He said the wiring
ght baye caused the fire at the
bile. went up with him myself,
: he only looked around"
Mr.. Jameson smiled.
Good for you!" he applauded.
ont allow any one in the house
IT you don't trust, and don't t1ust
yRody. All are not electricians who
ar rubber gloves"
he refused to explain further. but
got a slip of paper out of his
'ketrbook and opened it carefully.
Listen" he said. you heard this
lore and scoffed. In the light OF re-
1t developments want you to read !
again. You are a clever woman.
ss lines. Just as surely as l sit |
re. there is something in this house
Vt is wanted very anxiously by
mber of people. The lines are clos
,up, Miss Innes."
The paper was the one he had found
ong Arnold Armstrong; effects, |
] I recall 1t again:
by altering the plans for
ms, may be possible. The best way.
my opinion. would be to-the plan !.
y think understand" I said
WY. Some one is searching for
secret room, and the Invaders"
And the holes in the plaster"
Have been in the progress Of
-"
Or Neutrality-suspicious."
Herr" I asked.
Miss Innes," the detective said
ting up. Il believe that somewhere
the walls Of this house is hidden
40 OF the money, at least, from the
.ders' bank. l believe, just as sure
that young Walker brought home
n California the knowledge of
iething Of the sort. and, failing in
effort to reinstall Mrs. Armstrong
fer daughter here, he, or a con-
prate, has tried to break into the
pc. On two occasions / think he
ceeded."
On three. at least" corrected.
! then ! told him about the night
pre-. II have been thinking hard"
included, "and I do not believe the
at the head Of the circular stair
, was Dr.. Walker. don't think he
ID have got In. and the voice was
his"