The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-28

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cHAPTTn I-Mss lnres. a,ins'er ana I
guar an q. Gt,Da. ans. Htlsay, estab- /
ushed summer ac. % lga4 So suuuy-
Hide Ami&st hume. .ds 5i4u ulties the
ger t.e'rt-t a Miss times locked
UP for III, u.- SIC vas Startled by q
oar dsure o. the yeranda.
CHAPTER Elsie passed a terrible
night, w|cl WAS Tiled with unsecrnly
NJ ses. In the morning NJ SIS lines found
strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper
CH APTFR 1II.-.Gertrude and Haisey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by a re Oliver shot. 4 strange
man was found shot to death. in the hall.
81 PTER lV'-lt proved TO b. the
body Of Arnold hrms;ro"y. whose bank
lines found l,nl -ey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cuff button mysterious
ly disappeared
CHAPTER V.-Detectlve Jameson and
that she was engaged to Jack Bailey.
with whom she had talked in the billiard
room a few moments before the murder
CHAPTER, vI.-J9mieson told Miss
him He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
q laundry chute
CHAPTER Wilt uev-rup-u ana. 80.
intruder was prob2bfy a woman. Ger
truGe was suspected. for the intruder left
print Of a bare foot. Gertrude returned
.0r '''H '-., ar le spcain"d
CHAPTER VILLA negro found the
other half of what proved to he Jack
Baleys cuff button, Halsey suddenly re
appeared
CHAPTER IX.-Halsey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unoaGed revolver fear
r. N viva him tI1lseYs loaded weapon.
CHAPTER X.-Cashier Bailey OF Paul
Armstrong; bank. defunct, was arrested;
charged with smbn7Hlcment Halsey said
Afaistto.5 Mad V.5.-,l his own bank.
and was abba to clear Bailey. A telegram
contained news that Paul Armstrong was
dead
CHAPTER xI-Halsey trapped Mrs
Watson the house! -eper, while she was
stealing from the house.
$780, .,.-- ......--At the lodge Miss
..nns,s and Halsey found Halseys hance
man. She was believed to be in Califor-
mia. Tho lodge keener told Miss 1nnes
that Louise snd Arnold had had a Ions
talk the night OF the murder. Louise was
Frustrated
er~s-- -eo Ht'r r.~uise told rla'sey
that while ahs still loved him she was tt
ynarrv aroth-- a-1 thu he would dosps,
her when he learned the whole story.
CHAPTER XIV.-It developed that DR.
Walker and Louise were to be married
A new gardener arrives from the city
CHAPTER XIV. A prowler was hear
in the house On Investigation Miss lime
heard Embarrassing scream. Looldn
into Louisc's room. Miss Innes saw tn
girl was gone.
CHAPTER XvT.-Louise was found a
the bottom of the circular staircase
JTpon recovery she said she had heard
knock at the door and had answered II
hand touched hers on the stairway
something brushed past her and sh
y tainted.
E CHAPTER, xvlI;-'The coroper's ir
murdered by an unknown and the hnge
= vrer' '"H oe,r..' 10 point at Bailey.
CHAPTER XvIII-"Ghost evidence
was found in the houSe; though -, n
Jameson watched.
CHAPTER X1X.-After seeing
ghost" Thomas, the lodge keeper. WI
found dead in a closet. His body bore 1
marks OF violence.
CHAPTER YX-1n Thomas peck
was found a 81 p bearing the name I'D
eion Wac; a Em ',r sr5 H, ,r. ~ . "a,
er,a' Of Mrs. Armstron
She refused to leave
CHAPTER NXI--A note from Bail
to Gertrude. arranging a meeting at mig
was found. Bailey was supposed to
sick at his hotel
CHAPTER XNII.-A ladder was foui
AGAINST tie clothes chute in the. ca
wing If the house. The room had be-
lrhI pre- NJ -.
l.. CHAPTER XXIlI.-The stables we
r. burned To the ground. Under cover
Il the excitement t RID f s5oi rcvd 5nIo hi
u, Miss Innes had shot one OF the intrude
in the leg.
CHAPTER XXIv.-A man limping h
been seen on the road to Rchheld.
CHAPTER XXV.-Halsey mysterious
disappeared. Louise seeming danger
fore Ills absence was noted. His auto W
FOUND wrecked by freight train.
CHAPTER XXVI.-It developed ii
uaisey had had protracted argumtt
with woman In the library
day o wbose suitcase bore IN. F. c." d
apneared Miss lines learned HAS
was awe.
CHAPTER XXVII.-Dr. Walkers fs
became livid when Nina Carrihgton "
n1entioned Miss Innes found that ran
armstrong had paid Lucien Wallac
hnard The child was believed to belo
10 the mysterious Nina Carrngton'
CHAPTER XXVIII.1-,Evidence was
nosedly Halsey, had been bound
ppa@red and thrown into an empty |
% Gertrude was missing. Hunting
her Miss lines ran into man
tainted.
CHAPTER XXIX-.A confederate
{ II rr confessed his Part in
t+scry stating , fsdt IA ths C2V ai 81 r.,
D. '''s Ma, he btliey ed Paul Arr5,r,
Len l!lIed by hand guided
- l.er
~ ,,,rrp XXX.-News was rccef
LA ID sDy WIS 1t "A distant hosp D.l
AA a,, cred that Paul Armstrong '
i bot dead
CHAPT-i XXI.
Between Two Fireplacea.
What with the excitement OF the
,orv the walk home under the st