The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-24
city Office is on the lookout"
THE creek?' Gertrude asked.

different. There is hardly any water
in it. Now. Miss Innes," he said,
turning TO me, 81 must ask you some
questions. Had Mr. Halsey any pos
sible reason for going away like this,
without warning?"
None whatever"
He went away once before" he
persisted. And you we're as sure
then"
HE did not leave the Dragon Fly
jammed into the side of freight car
before"
No, but he left it for repairs in
a blacksmith shop, long distance
from here. Do you know If he had
any enemies? Any one who might
wish him out of the way?"
Not that / know of, unless-no, I
cannot think of any,"
Was he in the habit of carrying
money!"
He never carried it far. No, he
never had more than enough for cur
rent expenses"
Mr.. Jameson got up then and be
gan to pace the room. 1t was an I'M
wonted concession to the occasion.
Then / think we get at it by elm
nation. The chances are against
flight. If he was hurt. we find no
trace of him. 1t looks almost like an
abduction. This young DR. Walker
have you any idea why Mr.. lines
should have gone there last night?"
Il cannot understand it," Gertrude
said thoughtfully. Il don't think he
knew DR.. Walker at all, and-their re-
lations could hardly have been cordial,
under the circumstances"
Jameson pricked up his ears, and
little by little he drew from us the
unfortunate story of Halsey's love af-
fair, and the fact that Louise was 60
ing to marry DR.. Walker.
Mr.. Jameson listened attentively.
There are some interesting devel-
opments here" he said thoughtfully.
The woman who claims to be the
mother of Lucien Wallace has not
come back. Your nephew has appar-
emily been spirited away. There is an
organized attempt being made to en-
ter this house; in fact, it has been
entered. Witness the incident with
the cook yesterday. And l have a
new piece of information" He looked
carefully away from Gertrude. Mr..
John Bailey is not at his Knicker-
booker apartments, and l don't know
where he is. It's a hash, that's what
1t is. It's Chinese puzzle. They
won't fit together, unless-unless Mr..
Bailey and your nephew have again.
And once again Gertrude surprised
me. They are not together" she
said holly. 'I-know where Mr.. Bailey
is. and my brother is not with him"
Miss Gertrude" he said, IF you and
| Miss Louise would only tell me every.
thing you know and surmise about
this business, should be able to do q
great many things. l believe could
find your brother, and I might be able
lowell, to do some other things
But Gertrude's glance did not falter.
Nothing that l know could hell
you to find Halsey," she said stubborn
ly. Il know absolutely as little of his
disappearance as you do, and l car
only say this: do not trust DR.
Walker. l think he hated Halsey
and he would get rid of him if he
could"
Perhaps you are right In fact,
had some such theory myself. But DR.
Walker went out late last night to q
serious case in Summitville, and is
still there. Burns traced him there
We have made guarded inquiry at the
Greenwood club and through the vii
lage. There is absolutely nothing t
go on but this: On the embankmen
above the railroad, at the point where
We found the machine, is small
house. An old woman and daughter
who is very lame, live there. They
say that they distinctly heard the
shock when the Dragon Fly hit the
their garden and looked over. The
automobile was there; they could SEE
the lights, and they thought some one
had been injured. 1t was very dark
but they could make out two figures
standing together. The women were
curious, and, leaving the fence, the,
went back and by roundabout patti
down to the road. When they go
there the car was still standing, tn,
headlight broken and the bonnie
crushed, but there was no one to b,
seen"
The detective went away immedi
ately, and to Gertrude and me wa
left the woman's part to watch an,
wait. By luncheon nothing had beef
found, and l was frantic. | went up
stairs to Halsey's room finally, from
sheer inability to sit across from Ger
, trude any longer and meet her terror
, filled eyes.
, Liddy was in my dressing room, sus
piciously red-eyed and trying to pu
a right sleeve in a left arm-hole OF
, new waist for me. I was too mucl
I shaken to scold
: What name did that woman in tn,
? kitchen give?" she demanded, vicious
( ly ripping out the offending sleeve.
: bliss. Matte Bliss" ] replied.
= bliss. NJ r. Well, that's not wha
I she has on her suitcase 1t is marked