The newspaper., 1909-11-19
SYNOPSIS.


hshed summer headquarters at Sunny
side. Amidst numerous difficulties the
up for the night she was startled by a
dark figure on the veranda.
CHAPTER IL-She passed a terrible
night. which was filed with unseemly
0 rsnt. ink ahs mofnsx e9I Ss,iSn % in clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER III-Gertrude and Haisey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
man was found shot to death. in the hall
CHAPTER Iv.-It proved to be the
body of Arnold Armstrong. whose bank
or father owned the country house. Miss
Innes found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cum button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER v.-Detec,ive Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she engaged TO Jack Bailey:
with whom she had talked in the billiard
-an-, few moments before the murder
CHAPTER vI.-Jamieson told Miss
innes that she was hiding evidence from
empty room The prisoner escaped down
4 laundry chute
CHAPTER Wilt developed that the
intruder was probably woman Ger.
a print OF q bare foot Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained-
CHAPTER villa negro found the
other half OF what proved TO be Jack
Bailey's euff button. HAisey suddenly re-
appeared.
CHAPTER IX.-Halsey raid he and
Bailey had left because they had received
a telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unioaded revolver. fear
Ing to give him Haisey's loaded weapon.
Halsey soothed her as best he could.
md the breach seemed healed. But
long after / went to bed he sat down
stairs in the living room alone. and
knew he was going over the case as
he had learned IL Some things were
clear to him that were dark TO me.
He knew. and Gertrude. too, why Jack
Bailey and he had gone away that
night, as they did. He knew where
they had been for the last IS hours.
and why Jack Bailey had not returned
with him. II seemed to me that with
out fuller confidence from both the
children-they are always children TO
me- should never be able to learn
anything.
As was finally getting ready for
bed. Haisey came upstairs and knocked
at my door. When ! had got into
ncgligee-I used TO say wrapper be
fore Gertrude came back from school
Il let him in. lie stood in the door
way n moment. and then he went into
agonies OF silent mirth. sat down
on the side OF the bed and waited in
severe silence for him to stop. but he
only seemed TO grow worse. When
he had recovered he took me by the
elbow and pulled me in front OF the
mirror.
How TO be beautiful he quoted.
Advice to maids and matrons. by
Beatrice Fairfax" And then ! saw
myself. ! had neglected to remove
my wrinkle eradicators, and presume
my appearance was odd. I believe
that it is woman's duty to care for
her looks. but Il is much like telling
necessary falsehood-one must not
he found out, by the time I got them
OF Halsey was serious again. and |
listened to his story.
Aunt Ray" he began. extinguish-
ing his cigarette on the back OF my
ivory hair-brush. IL would give a lot
TO tell you the whole thing Butt
can't. for a day or so. anyhow. But
one thing I might have told you long
time n ago. II you had known II. you
would not have suspected me for n
moment of-of having anything to do
with the attack on Arnold Armstrong.
Goodness knows what ! might do to
a fellow like that. IL there was enough
provocation. and l had a gun in my
hand-under ordinary circumstances.
Butt care a great deal about Louise
Armstrong. Aunt Ray. hope to mar
ry her some day. Is II likely ! would
kill her brothcr?"
But the whole thing is absurd" l
argued. And besides. Gertrude's
sworn statement that you left before
Arnold Armstrong came would clear
you at once"
Halsey got up and began to pace
the room. and the air OF cheerfulness
dropped like a mask.
She can't swear it." he said finally.
"Gertrude's story was true as far as
II went, but she didn't tell everything.
Arnold Armstrong came here at 2: 30
came into the billiard room and left
in five minutes. He came to bring
something
''Halsey." cried, you must tell me
the whole truth. Every time see
a way for you to escape you block 1t
yourself with this wall OF mystery.
What did he bring?"
"A telegram-for Bailey" he said.