Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-02


up. What To do with my boots was
the greatest puzzle OF all. there being
no place I'm the house safe from Lid
dy. until decided TO slip upstairs the
next morning and drop them into the
hole the ghost had made I'm the
trunkroom wall
went asleep as soon as I reached
this decision. and In my dreams |
lived over again the events of the
night Again l saw the group around
the silent figure on the grass, and
again, as had happened az the grave,
| heard Alexis voice. tense and trl.
umphant;
Then we've got them" he said.
Only, In my dreams he said Il over
and over until he seemed 10 shrek II
in my ears
Weakened early. in spite OF my ia
tigue, and lay there thinking. Who
was Alex | no longer believed that
he was gardener. Who was the
man whose body we had resurrected?
And where was Paul Armstrong? Prob
ably living safely In some extradition-
less country on the fortune ne had
stolen. Did Louise and her mother
know OF the shameful and wicked de-
ceptionT What had Thomas known.
and Mrs. Watson7 Who was Nina
Carringtonr
This lnst question, II seemed TO me,
was answered. In some way the
woman had learned OF the substitu.
ton. and had tried TO use her knowl,
edge for blackmail Nina Carrington's
own story died with her. but however
II happened, II was clear that she had
carried her knowledge to Halsey the
afternoon Gertrude and | We're look
ing for clews TO the man | had shot
OF the east verandn. Halsey had been
half Crazed by what he heard: II was
evident that Louise was marrying DR.
Walker to keep the shameful secret,
for her mothers sake Halsey. al
ways reckless. had gone at once to
DR.. Walker and denounced him. There
had been n scene, and he left on his
way to the station to meet and notify
MIR Jameson OF what he had learned
The doctor was active mentally and
physically. Accompanied perhaps by
Riggs. who had shown himself not
evsrscrupulous until he quarreled
with his employer, he had gone across
TO the railroad embankment, and. by
jumping i'm front of the car, had
caused llalsey TO swerve. The rest
of the story we knew.
That was my reconstructed theory
of that afternoon and evening; II was
almost cnrrect--not quite
There was n telegram that morning
from Gertrude.
Halscy conscious and improving Prob
ably homo in day OF SO.
GERTRUDE.
With Halsey found and improving
in health. and with at last something
TO work on, began that day. Thurs.
day. with fresh courage As Mr.
Jameson had said, the lines were
closing mp. That was TO be, caught
and almost finished in the closing was
happily unknown to us all
II was late when got up. lay In
my bed, looking around the four walls
of the room, and trying 10 imagine bo.
hind what one Of them secret cham
Der might lie Certainly. i'm daylight,
Sunnysde deserved It's name: never
was house more CHEEKY and open
loss sinister in general appearance
There was not a corner apparently
that was not open and above board
and yet. somewhere behind it's hand.
somely papercd walls ] believed firmly
that there lay hidden room. with
all the possibilities it would involve.
! made n mental note 10 have the
house measured during tho day to dis.
cover any discrepancy between the
outer and inner walls, and ! tried to
recall again the exact wording Of the
paper Jameson had found
The slip had said chimney" n
was the only clue. and q house as
large as Sunnyside was full OF them
There was an open fireplace i'm my
dressing room. but none in the bed.
room, and as ! lay there. looking
around. ! thought Of something that
made me sit mp suddenly. The trunk.
room inst over my head. had an omen
fireplace and brick chimes. and
yet there was nothing OF the kind in
my room got out OF bed and ex.
amined the opposite wall closely
There was apparently no 1ue. and I
knew there was none In the hall lust
steam, az ] have said before In the
living room was a huge open fireplace
but IT. WAS on the other side.
Why did the trunkroom have both
a radiator and an open fireplace
Architects wero not usually erratic
u WAS NOT - minutes before / was no.
HsirF. armed wtth q tnpeTAcn.ure M
lieusof foot rHle eager tosiIsUfy Mr.
JAMESON oDip ion Of Ipygtptel Usencst
and hrmiy resolved not t9 tell him Of
my suspicion until had more than
theory 10 20 on The hole I'm the
uunkroom wall still yawned there. he
tween the chimney and tn. outsr r.sr
} examined Il again. with no new re-.
suit The space between tho brick
wall and the plaster and lath ono.
however. had new Significance The
hole showed only one eide Of tho Chin
neg. and I determined 10 invo irafo
what lay In the space on the other
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