The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-28
CHAPTER xxx.

mSs Or the first time in twenty years, |
~ kept my bed that day. Liddy was
alarmed to the point of hysteria
and sent for DR.. Stewart just after
breakfast. Gertrude spent the morning
aSith me. reading something forget
gwaat. l was too busy with my
thoughts TO listen. l had said nothing
10 the two detectives. If Mr.. Jameson
had been there. | should have told him
everything, but l could not so to these
sstTange men and tell them my niece
had been missing in the middle of the
s1ight; that she had not gone to bed at
IN; that while l was searching for her
All ough the house l had met a stranger
2vho, when | tainted, had carried me
'1ato a room and left me there, to get
n9stter or not, as it might happen.
aRehe whole situation was terrible; had
ssfle issue been less vital. it would have
Seen absurd. Here we were, guarded
sfay and night by private detectives,
NTH an extra man TO watch the grounds
and yet we might as we'll have lived in
:. Japanese paper house for all the pro-
lection we had.
And there was something else: the
saan I had met in the darkness had
feen even more startled than J.. and
aebout his voice, when he muttered his
nuff1ed exclamation, there was some
hing vaguely familiar. All that morn
ffs, while Gertrude read aloud and
SSitidy watched for the doctor | was
S5cszling over that voice, without re-
asst.
sLhnd there were other things, too. I
HShdered what Gertrpdus absence from
room had to do with it all. or if it
rad any connection. | tried to think
tint She had heard the rapDing noises
fefore did and gone to investigate, but
IN afraid | was q moral coward that
cay. l could not ask her.
Perhaps the diversion was good for
me. It took my mind from Halsey, and
s7rs story we had heard the night be-
sT5fe The day, however, was n long
oFsfl, with every ring of the telephone
aftT of possibilities. DIR Walker came
20, some time just after luncheon, and
assfsed for me.
Go down and see him. I instructed
Gertrude. Tell him ] am out-for
sfsrcy's sake don't say I'm sick. Find
sat h he wants, and from this time
sEl, Instruct the servants that he is not
to be admitted. l loathe that man."
~ Gertrude came back very soon, her
saee rather flushed.
sT''He came to ask us TO get out" she
saia, picking uo her book with a jerk.
aJHe says Louise Armstrong wants to
strle here. now that she is recovering"
"And what did you SAVE"
II said We were very sorry we could
4ot1e3ye. but We would be delighted to
-efte louise come up here with us. He
1oked daGgers at me. And he wanted
40 know II we would recommend Eliza
IS azoook. He has brought a patient. a
nan out from town, and is increasing
his establishment-that's the way he
Eul it,
II wish him Joy of Eliza I said
fsrtly. Did he ask for Halsey?"
Yes I told him that we were on the
track last night, and that 1t was only a
axsestion of time. He said he was glad,
although he didn't appear to be, but he
said not to be too sanguine.'"
do you know what / believer 1
asked. II believe. as firmly as l believe
flNthlng, hat Doctor Walker knows
~sgpaething about Halsey, and that he
Gguid put his finger on him. II he
wanted to-
here were several things hat day
Fly ~aewfldered me. About 8 o'clock
~ Jameson t~elephoned from the
station and Warner went