Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-19
Copyright. 1908, by Bobb.. Merrill Gel
CHAPTER Xxx.

When Churchyards Yawn.
1t was on Wednesday Riggs told us
the story Of his connection with some
incidents that had been previously un-
explained. Halsey had been gone
since the Friday night before, and
with the passage of each day felt
that he might be carried thousands
OF miles in the boX-car, locked in, per-
haps, without water or food. I had
read of cases where bodies had been
found locked in cars on isolated sid
down with every hour.
His recovery was destined to be al
most as sudden as his disappearance,
and was due directly to the tramp
Alex had brought to Sunnyside. It
seems the man was grateful for his
release, and when he learned some
thing of Halsey's whereabouts from
another member of his fraternity
for 1t is a fraternity-he was prompt
in letting us know.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. jamie
son. who had been down at the Arm.
strong house trying to see Louise
and fatling-was met near the gate at
Sunnyside by an individual precisely
as repulsive and unkempt as the one
Alex had captured. The man knew
the detective, and he gave him q
piece Of dirty paper, on which was
scrawled the words: "Hes ut City
hospital. townsville" The tramp who
brought che paper pretended to know
nothing. except this: The paper had
been passed along from q hobo" in
townsville. who seemed to know the
information would be valuable to US.
Again the long-distance telephone
came into reQuisition. Mr.. Jameson
called the hospital, while we crowded
around him. And when there was no
longer any doubt that It was Halsey,
and that he would probably recover.
we all laughed and cried together. I
am sure kissed Liddy, and have
had terrible moments since when
II seem to remember kissing MIR.
Jameson, too, in the excitement.
Anyhow, by II o'clock that night
Gertrude was on her way to Johns
vile, $50 miles away. accompanied by
Rosie. The domestic force was now
down to Mary Anne and Liddy, with
the UNDERGRADUATE wife coming
every day to help out. Fortunately,
Warner and the detectives were keep
ing bachelor hall in the lodge. Out
Of Difference to Liddy they washed
their dishes once day. and they con.
cocted queer messes, according to
their several abilities. They had one
triumph that they ate regularly for
breakfast, and that chung to their
clothes and their hair the rest Of the
day. 1t was bacon, bareback and
onions, fried together. They were A.
A most pathetically grateful, however. 1
noticed, for an occasional broiled ten
derloin.
It was not until Gertrude and Rosie
had gone and Sunnyside had settled
down for the night, with Winters at
the foot of the staircase, that Mr..
Jameson preached subject he had
evidently planned before he came.
<'Miss Innes," he said, stopping me
as was about to go to my room up
stairs. "how are your nerves TO-
night?"
Il have none," said happily. with
Halsey found, my troubles have gone. !"
Il mean" he persisted. do you feel
as though you could 90 through with
something rather unusual?"
"rhe most unusual thing can think
Of would be peaceful night. But Il
anything is going to occur, don't dare
70 lot me miss It,"
"Soilstth:sS !: sc!:s to occur" he
} said. And you're the only woman l
can think Of that I can take along"
He looked at his watch. Don't ask
me any questions, Miss lines. Put on
heavy shoes, and some old dark
clothes, and make up your mind not
to be surprised at anything"
Ltddy was sleeping the sleep Of the
: Just when went upstairs, and
hunted out my things cautiously. The
detective was waiting in the hail, and
was astonished to see DR.. Stewart
with him. They we're talking con.
: fidentially together. but when came
down they ceased. There were . few
9 preparations to be made: the locks Ia
A be gone over, Winters to be instructed
s as to renewed vigilance, and then
: after extinguishing the hall light, We
: crept, in the darkness, through thu
j front door, and into the night.
! asked no questions. felt that
they were doing me honor In making
!. me one Of the, party, ana would show
:. a them could be as silent ~ they. WI
went across the fields. passing through
d the woods that reached almost to the
c ruins Of the stable. going over stile,
q aow and then. and sometimes step