Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-14
CHAPTER XVI.
Halsey's Disappearance.

0iSAe oSioCh luS ueAC morning, ne
was covered with mud, and his hat
was gone. Altogether we were a sad
looking trio that gathered around a
breakfast that no one could eat Over
cup of black coffee the detective
told us what he had learned of Hal
sey's movements the night before. Up
to a certain point the car had made it
easy enough to follow him. And l
gathered that Mr.. Burns, the other de-
tective. had followed similar car
for miles at dawn, only to find it was
a touring car on an endurance run.
He left here about ten minutes aft
er eight" Mr.. Jameson said. "He
went alone; at 500 he stopped at DR..
Walkers. went to the doctors
about midnight, but he had been
called out on case, and had not
come back at four o'clock. From, the
DOCTORS it seems Mr.. Innes walked
across the lawn to the cottage Mrs.
Armstrong and her daughter have
taken. Mrs. Armstrong had retired,
and he said perhaps dozen words to
Miss Louise. She will not say what
they were. but the girl evidently sus-
poets what has occurred. That is, she
suspects foul play. but she doesn't
know of what nature Then. appar.
emily, he started directly for the sta
ton. Along somewhere in the dark
stretch between Carol street and the
depot he evidently swerved suddenly
perhaps some one in the road-and
went full into the side of a freight
We found it there last night"
HE might have been thrown under
the train by the force of the Shock"
] said TREMENDOUSLY.
Gertrude shuddered.
1--WE examined every inch of track.
There was-no sign"
But surely-he can't be-gone!" I
cried. aren't there traces in the
mud-anything?"
There is no mud-only dust. There
has been no rain. And the footpath
there is of cinders. Miss lines, am
inclined to think that he has met with
bad treatment, in the light of what
has gone before. do not think he
has been murdered" I shrank from
the word "Burns is back in the coun-
try on a clew we got from the night
clerk at the drug store. There Will be
two more men here by noon, and the
city Office is on the lookout"
THE creek?" Gertrude asked.
"The creek is shallow now. II 1t
were swollen with rain it would be
different. There is hardly any water
! In it. Now. Miss Innes," he said,
turning to me, II must ask you some
questions. Had Mr.. Halsey any pos
sihle reason for going away like this,
without warning?"
| "None whatever"
"He went away once BEFORE" he
persisted. "And you were as sure
then"
HE did not leave the Dragon Fly
damned into the side of freight car
before"
mo, but he left it for repairs in
blacksmith shop, long distance
from here. Do you know if he had
my enemies? Any one who might
wish him out of the way?"
Not that / know of, unless-no, ]
cannot think of any"
WAS he in the habit of carrying
money!"
He never carried 1t far. No, he
never had more than enough for cur.
rent expenses"
Mr.. Jameson got up then and be-
n ho
yonted concession to the occasion.
Then ! think We get at it by elm
nation. The. chances are agains,
light. If he was hurt, we find nc
trace of him. 1t looks almost like an
abduction. This young DR.. Wake,
have you any idea why Mr.. Innea
hould have gone there last night?"
Il cannot understand It," Gertrude
aid thoughtfully. 81 don't think he
NEW DR.. Walker at all, and-their re-
,ations could hardly have been cordial
inder the circumstances"
Jameson pricked up his ears, and
little by little he drew from us the
Unfortunate story of Halsey's love af
air, and the fact that Louise was 60
1g to marry DR.. Walker.
/ Mr.. Jameson listened attentively.
There are some interesting devel
i pments here" he said thoughtfully
The woman who claims to be the
1other Of Lucien Wallace has no,
i enc back. Your nephew has anpar
4 ntly been spirited away. There is ar
4 ,Sganized attempt being made to en-
err this house; in fact, it has beer
inferred. Witness the incident Will
he cook yesterday. And have {,
Few piece OF information" He looked
arefully away from Gertrude. "Mr
iohn Bailey is not at his Knicker
ecker apartments. and I don't know
where he is. It's hash. that's wha
| t is. It's Chinese puzzle. The.
Fon't at together, unlcss-unless Mr
'ailey and your nephew have again
| And once again Gertrude surprise,
ne. "They are not together" sh,
aid hotly. "I-know where Mr.. Bale,
., and my brother Is not with him"
Miss Gertrude" he said, 'tif you an,
Mss Louise would only tell me every
hing you know and surmise abou
his business. I should be able to do
;reat many things. believe coul,
|, md your brother, and might be abb,
DWELL, to do some other things.
'nt Gertrude's glance did not falter.
Nothing that know could hell
-ou to find Halsey." she said stubborn
y. Il know absolutely az little Of hi
disappearance as you do. and ca,
4 anly. say this: do not trust d.
y Walker. l think ha hated Halsay