The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-27

"She Walked All Around the House
First, Looking Up at the Windows"
ease. He kept careful eye on me,
however, and slid into a chair by the
door when he was asked to sit down.
Now, Riggs" began Mr.. Jameson
kindly. "You are to say what you
have to say before this lady"
"You promised you'd keep it quiet,
Mr. Jameson" Riggs plainly did not
trust me. There was nothing friendly
in the glance he turned on me.
Eyes. yes. You will be protected.
But, first of all, did you bring what
you promised?"
Riggs produced a roll of papers
from under his coat, and handed them
over. Mr.. Jameson examined them
with lively satisfaction, and passed
them to me. 1.-THE blue-prints of Sun
nyside," he said. What did I tell
you? Now, Riggs, we are ready"
I'D never have come to you, Mr..
Jameson" he began, IF it hadn't been
for Miss Armstrong. When Mr.. In
mes was spirited away, like, and Miss
Louise got sick because of it,
thought things had gone far enough.
I'd done some things for the doctor
before that wouldn't just bear looking
into. but I turned a bit squeamish."
did you help with that?" l asked,
leaning forward.
mo, nam. l didn't even know Of
1t until the next day, when it came
out In the Casanova Weekly Ledger
But l know who did 1t, all right. I'd
better start at the beginning.
When DR.. Walker went away to
California with the Armstrong family,
there was talk in the town that when
he came back he would be married to
Miss Armstrong, and we all expected
it. First thing I knew, got a letter
from him In the west, He seemed to
be excited, and he said Miss Arm
strong had taken a sudden notion to
60 home and he sent me some money.
/ was to watch for her, to see if she
went to Sunnyside, and wherever she
was, not to lose sight of her until he
got home. / traced her to the lodge,
and guess 1 scared you on the drive
one night, Miss Innes."
And Rosie!" 1 calculated.
Riggs grinned sheepishly.
Il only wanted to make sure Miss
Louise was there. Rosie started to
run, and l tried to stop her and tell
her some sort of story to account
for my being there. But she wouldn't
wait"
And the broken china-in the
basket"
well, broken china's death to rub.
Der tires" he said. 81 hadn't any
complaint against you people here
and the Dragon Fly was a good car
So Rosie's highwayman was ex
planned.
well, l telegraphed the doctor
whNs Miss Louise was and | kept aI
eye on her. Just a day or so before
they came home with the body | go
another letter, telling me to watcf
for a woman who had been pittet
with smallpox. Her name was Car
rington, and the doctor made things
pretty strong If I found any sucl
woman loafing around, l was not t,
lose sight of her for a minute unit
the doctor got back.
We'll, l would have had my hand
full. but the other woman didn't shov
up for good while, and when she di
the doctor was home"
Riggs" | asked suddenly did 20
get into this house day or two afte
took it, at night?"
Il did not, Miss lines. have neve
been in the house before. Well. tn
Darlington woman didn't show up III
til the night Mr.. Halsey disappeared
She came to the Office late, and tn
doctor was out. She waited aToun'
walking the floor and working herse
into passion. When the doctC
s&It come back, she was in an awf'
way. She wanted po to hunt hiT
and when he didn't appear, she calle
Ain names; said he couldn't fool he
There was murder being done, an
size would see him swing for it.
She struck me as being an ug
customer. and when she left, about
e'cssst. and went across to the Arr
strong place, was not far behind he
She walked all around the house frs
looking up at the windows. Then 81
rang the bell, and the minute the DO
was opened she ives through it, al
into the hall"
How long did she stay?"
That's the queer part of It" Rig
, said eagerly. "She didn't come o
that night at all. went to bed
daylight. and that was the last
heard of her until the next day, VIII
r saw her - a truck at the static
. covered with a sheet. Shed be
struck by the express and you wo'