Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-24
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RN MxAS
Continued from Yesterday
fastened to set him right.

tor" said. Please do not mention
them to her"
He looked as surprised as a medical
man ever does.
II do not know the family" he said,
preparing to get into his top buggy.
Young Walker, down in Casanova.
has been attending them under
stand he Is going to marry this young
lady"
You have been misinformed." I
said stifiy. Miss Armstrong is go
ing to marry my nephew
The doctor smiled as he picked up
the reins.
Young ladies are ehangeable these
days" he said. 1--WE thought the we'd
ding was TO occur soon. Well, / will
stop in this afternoon to see how my
patient is getting along"
Some time about noon OF that day.
Wednesday Mrs. Ogden FitZhugh tele-
phoned me. l have the barest ac-
quaintance with her-she managed to
be put on the governing board of the
Old Ladies' home and ruins their az.
gestion by sending them ice cream
and cake on every holiday. Beyond
that, and her reputation at bridge.
which is insufferably bad-she is the
worst player at the bridge club
know little OF her. II was she who
had taken charge OF Arnold Arm
strong's funeral, however. and | went
at once to the telephone.
Yes" I said. this is Miss lines"
Miss Innes," she said volubly, II
have Just received very strange tele-
gram from my cousin. Mrs. Arm
strong Her husband died yesterday
in California and-wait, | will read
you the message"
! knew what was coming and
made up my mind at once II Louise
Armstrong had a good and sufficient
reason for leaving her people and
coming home, a reason, moreover,
that kept her from going at once 10
Mrs Ogden Fitghugh, and brought her
to the lodge at Sunnyside instead il
was not my intention TO betray her.
Louise herself must notify her people.
] do not justify myself now, but re-
member. | was in peculiar position
toward the Armstrong family. / was
connected most unplessantly with a
cold-blooded crime. and my niece and
nephew were practically beggared.
either directly or indirectly, through
the head OF the family
Mrs. Fitzhugh had found the mas
sage.
Paul died yesterday. Heart dis
easei she read. Wire at once If
Louise is with you You see, Miss
Innes. Louise must have started east.
and Fanny is alarmed about her"
yes" I said.
Louise is not here" Mrs Fitzhugh
went on, and none Of her friends
the few who are still in town-have
seen her. ! called you because Sunny.
side was not rented when she went
away, and Louise might have gone
there"
u am sorry Mrs. Fitzhugh, but
cannot help you | said, and was i'm
mediately filled with conjunction
Suppose Louise grew worse? Who
was | to play Providence in this
case? The anxious mother certainly
had right to know that her daughter
was in good hands So | broke in on
Mrs. Fitzhugh's voluble excuses for
disturbing me.
Mrs. Fitzhugh," / said. Il was go
Ing to let you think / knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong, but ! have
changed my mind Louise is here.
with me-" There was a clatter of
CALCULATIONS at the other end Of the
wire. She is III, and not able to be
moved. Moreover she is unable to see
any one. / wish you would wire her
mother that she is with me, and tell
her not to worry No, I do not know
why she came east"
But my dear Miss Innes.' Mrs.
Fitzhugh began. / cut i'm ruthlessly.
i will send for you as soon as she
can see you" / said mo- she Is not
in critical state now. but the doctor
says she must have absolute quiet
When / had hung up the receiver. / ,
sat down TO think SO Louise had fled
from her people in California, and had
come east alone! II occurred to me
that Dr. Walker might be concerned
in It, might possibly have bothered
her with unwelcome attentions. but
it seemed 70 me that Louise was hard.
~ q girl to take refuge in fight under
such circumstances She had always
been high-spirited. with the well.
poised head and buoyant step of the
outdoors girl II must have been much
more in keeping with Louise's char
actcr as ! knew It. 90 resent vigorous.
~ any unwelcome attentions from DR..
Walker. 1t was the sutton whom I
should have expected TO see in head. .
long fight not the lady in the case.
the puzzle was no clearer at the
end Of the half hour picked ND the .
morning papers. which we're still full .
OF the looting Of the Traders bank. F..
tho Interest at fever height again. on .
account OF Paul Armstrong; death
The bank examiners were working on
the books. and said nothing for publ
cation John Bailey had been released
ON bond The body Of Paul Armstrong
would arrive Sunday and would be
buried from the Armstrong town
house. There we're Tumors that the