The newspaper., 1909-12-17
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
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SYNOPSIS.


side. Amidst numerous difficulties the
servants deserted. As Miss Innes locked
uD for the night. she was startled BY
dark figure on the veranda-
night. which was nlled with unseemly
nelses. In the morning Miss Innes found
. strange link cum button In clothes
hamper.
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by a revolver shot strange
man was found shot to death. In the hall
CHAPTER Iv.-It proved TO be the
body Of Arnold Armstrong. whose bank
Innes found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cum button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER v.-Detective Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged to Jack Bailey;
-aa'n a few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER vL-Jamieson told Miss
Innes that she was hiding evidence from
him, He Imprisoned an intruder In an
. laundry chute.
CHAPTER Wilt developed that the
trude was suspected. for the intruder left
\ print OF . bare foot Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained-
CHAPTER VILLA negro found the
other half Of What proved to be Jack
6Ait<y Gun DItton hAAB<y bIoothAy ~
appeared
CHAPTER rx.-Haisey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
telegram Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver. fear
Ing TO give him HAisey's loaded weapon.
CHAPTER x.-cashier Bailey of Paul
Armstrong; bank. defunct. vas arrested:
charged with embe1xiement. Halsey said
and was able to clear Bailey. telegram
contained news that Paul Armstrong was
dead.
CHAPTER Nr.-Haisey trapped Mrs.
Watson. the housekeeper. while she was
stealing from the house.
CHAPTER NII--At the lodge Miss
innes and Haisey found Haisey's nanee;
Louise hrns,rons sis,e. Of he ,,d. dad
that Louise and Arnold had had long
TAX the night Of the murder Louise was
CHAPTER xfTr.-roui-~ told fIai-ey
that while she siiil loved him she was 20
marry another. and that he would d-spi--
her when he learned the whole story.
CHAPTER NIv.-It developed that DR..
walker and Louise were TO be married.
A new gardener arrives from the city
in the house. on Investigation Miss Inn--
heard hair-rsising scream. Looking
into iouis~'s room. Miss inn-s saw the
girl vas Eone-
Il was not sleeping WELL" she be-
gan. partly. | think. because had
slept during the afternoon. Liddy
brought me some hot milk at ten
o'clock ane slept until L. Then
wakened and got TO thinking about
things. and worrying. so l could not
90 to sleep.
Il was wondering why had not
heard from Arnold since the-since
saw him that night at the lodge.
was afraid he was Ill. be-
cause-he was TO have done
something for me. and he had not
come back. II must have been three
when heard some one rapping,
sat up and listened. to be quite sure.
and the rapping kept up. I was eau
tous. and was about to call Iiddy.
Then suddenly thought knew what
1t was. The east entrance and circu-
lar staircase were always used by
Arnold when he was out late. and
sometimes. when he forgot his key. he
would rap and I would 20 down and
let him In. | thought he had come
back to see me-I didn't think about
the time. for his hours were always
erratic. But I was afraid was too
weak to get down the stairs. The
knocking kept up. and Just as / was
about to call Liddy. she ran through
the room and out into the hall. | got
up then. feeling weak and dizzy. and
put on my dressing-govn. II Il was
Arnold. knew must see him.
1T was very dark everywhere. but.
OF course. knew my way. felt along
for the stair-raii. and went down AS
quickly as could. The knocking had
stopped. and I was afraid was too
late. ] got to the foot OF the stair
case and over to the door on to the
east veranda. had never thought OF
anything but that II was Arnold. until
I reached the door. II was unlocked
and opened about an inch Everything
was black: II was perfectly dark out
side. felt very queer and shaky.
Then I thought perhaps Arnold had
used his key; he did-st-ange things
sometimes. and I turned around. Just
as reached the foot of the staircase
! thought ! heard some one coming.
My nerves were going anyhow. there
in the dark. and could scarcely
stand. ! got up as far as the third
or fourth step: then | felt that some
one was coming toward me on the
staircase. The next instant a hand
met mine on the stair-rail. Some one