Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-28

started directly for the station. He
was going very fast--the fiagman at
/ the Carol street crossing says he sew
the car pass. He knew the siren.
Along somewhere in the dark stretch
between Carol street and the depot he
evidently swerved neutrality-suspicious.
some one in the road-and went full
into the side of freight. We found
1t there last night"
HE might have been thrown under
the train by the force Of the shock"
said tremulously.
| Gertrude shuddered.
1--WE examined every inch Of track.
| There was-no sign"
But surely-he can't be-gonem
cried Aren't there traces In the mud
-anything?"
has been no rain. And the footpath
there Is of cinders. Miss Innes, am
inclined to think that he has met with
bad treatment, in the light of what has
gone before. I do not think he has
been murdered" I sbrank from the
word. Burns Is back in the country.
| on clue we got from the night clerk
at the drugstore There will be two
| lilOTG IuGQ uSTc Dy dllu Lie Clly
office is on the lookout"
THE creek?" Gertrude asked.
The creek is shallow now. If 1t
we're swollen with rain, 1t would be diff
ferent. There Is hardly any water in
| 1t. Now, Miss Innes," he said, turn
| ing to me, II must ask your some ques-
tions. Had Mr.. Halsey any possible
reason for going away ike this, with
out warning?"
None whatever"
HE went away once before" he per-
sisted. And you we're as sure then"
HE dbl not leave the Dragon Fig
jammed 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 any
enemies? Any one who might wish
him out of the way?"
| Not that know Of, unless-no,
can not 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 elimi-
nation. The chances are against
flight. If he was hurt, we find no
trace of him. 1t looks almost like an
abduction. This young Doctor Wal
ker-have you any idea why Mr.. Innes
should have gone there last night?"
81 can not understand it, Ger
trude said thoughtfully. II don't
think he knew Doctor Walker at all,
and-their relations could hardly have
| been cordial, under the circum-
stances"
| Jameson pricked up his ears, and
little by little he drew from us the
unfortunate story Of Halseys love af
fair, and the fact that Louise was
going to marry Doctor Walker.
1 Mr.. Jameson listened attentively.
| There are some interesting develop
ments here" he said thoughtfully.
THE woman who claims to be the
mother of Lucien Wallace has not
come back. Your nephew has ap-
parently been spirited away. There is
an organized attempt being made to
enter this house; in fact, it has been
entered. Witness the incident with
the cook yesterday. And have new
piece of information He looked
carefully away from Gertrude. MIR.
John Bailey is not at his Knicker-
, booker apartments, and | don't know
where he is. It's a hash, that's what
is it. It's a 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
The detective turned and looked at
her keenly
Miss Gertrude" he said, If you
and Miss Louise would only tell me
everything you know and surmise
about this business, l should be able
to do great many things. l believe
| could find your brother, and
might be able to-well, to do some
other things" But Gertrudes glance
, did not falter.
Nothing that l know could help yor
to find Halsey," she said stubbornly
Il know absolutely as little of his dis
appearance as you do, and l can only
say this: I do not trust Doctor Wal
!, ker. L MINK, ne nateu dalSey, duu
ne would get rid of him if he could
Perhaps you are right. In fact,
had some such theory myself But
Doctor Walker went out late last
night to a serious case in Summitville
and Is still there. Burns traced him
, there We have made guarded inquiry
at the Greenwood club, and through
: the village. There is absolutely moth
ing to go on but this. On the enbank
ment above the railroad, at the point
where we found the machine Is E
small house. An old woman and 6
; daughter. who is very lame, live there
They say that they distinctly heard the
; shock when the Dragon Fly hit the
car, and they went to the bottom O
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 darl
: but they could make out two figures
standing together. The women were
). curious, and, leaving the fence, they
!, went back and by roundabout patti