Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-01

md your brother and ! might be able
lowell, TO do some other things"
but Gertrude's glance did not falter.
Nothing that | know could help
you TO find Halsfy." she said stubborn
ly. II know absolutely as little OF his
disappearance as YOU do and I can
only say this: | do not trust DR.
Walker. | think he hated Halsey.
and he would get rid OF him if he
could"
Perhaps you are right. In fact. |
had some such theory myself But DR..
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 vii
laBe There is absolutely nothing to
90 on but this: On the embankment
above the railroad. at the point where
We found the machine, is small
house. All old woman and 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 bottomi OF
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 dark.
but they could make out two figures.
standing together The women were
curious, and, leaving the fence, they
went back and by a roundabout path
down to the road. When they got
there the car was still standing. the
headlight broken and the bonnet
crushed. but there was no one TO be
seen"
The detective went away immedi.
ately, and to Gertrude and me was
LETT the woman's part, TO watch and
wait. by luncheon nothing had been
found, and / was frantic ! went up-
stairs to Halsey's room finelly. from
sheer inability to sit across from Ger.
trude any longer and meet her terror.
filled eyes
Liddy was In my dressing room, sus-
piciously red.eyed and trying to put
right sleeve in left arm-holc of a
new waist for me. was too much
shaken to scold
What name did that woman in the
kitchen give?" she demanded. vieious.
ly ripping out the offending sleeve.
Bliss. Matte Bliss" replied.
NJ. b. Well, that's' not " raj
she has on her suitcase. 1t is marked
N. F. c." A ~
The new cook and her initials tpOv,
bled me not all. put on my BONES
and sent for what the Casanova liN
eryman called a stylish turnout
Having once made up my mind to
course of action, pm not one to, TURN
back Warnef dt6ce me; he Was
plainly disgnsted, and he Steered. the
livery horse as he would the Dragon
Fly, feeling uneasily with his left foot
for the clutch, and working his right
elbow at an imaginary horn every
time a dog got in the way.
Warner had something on his mind,
and after we had turned into the road
he voiced It,
Miss lines" he said 81 over
heard part OF conversation ycster
day that didn't understand. II wasn't
my business to understand II, for that
matter But I've been thinking all
day that I'd better tell you Yesterday
afternoon, while you and Miss Ger
trude were out driving. | had got the
car i'm some sort Of shape again after
the fire. and J went to the library 60
call Mr. lines TO see H. went into
the living room, where Miss Liddy
said he was. and halfway across the
library ] heard him talking TO some
one. He seemed to be walking UP and
down, and he was in a rage, | can tell
you"
What did he say?'
The FIRST thing I heard was-ex-
cuse me. Miss Innes, but it's what he
said, The damned rascal he said
I'll see him in'-well in hell was
what he said. in hell first Then
somebody else spoke up: II was
woman. She said 7 warned them,
but they thought 7 would be afraid 30"
~ woman! Did you wait 90 see who
II was?"
- wasn't spying Miss lines. War.
ncr said with dignity But the next
thing caught my attention She said
! knew there was something wrong
from the start \ man isn't well one
day, and dead the next, without some
reason ! thought she was speaking
OF Thomas
And you don't know who II was,"
exclaimed. Warner. Bou had the key
TO this whole occurrence in your
hands and did not see it,"
However, there was nothing 10 be
done resolved to make inqaFy
when ! got home, and I'm the mean.
time. my present errand absorbed me.
This was nothing less than to soc
Louise Armstrong and 10 attempt 10
drag from her what she knew. or sus.
Dected Of Halsey's disappearance
But here. as I'm every direction
turned. 7 was bafied
a neat maid answered the bell. but
She stood squarcly in the doorway.
and ~ was impossible to preserve
ones dignity and pass her
Miss Armstrora is very iu and un
able 70 sec any one" she said ] did
not believe her