Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-18

anu instead OF bringing II TO the house
and rousing people, he went by the
lower road from the stable. MIR
Bailey was TO meet him at the foot OF
the lawn. Mr. Bailey LETT"
Which way"' Mr. Jameson asked
sharply l.tsE
BY the main entrance. He left.-
1t was quarter to three. | know
exactly"
The clock in the hall is stouued.
Miss lines" said Jameson. Nothing
seemed TO escape him.
He looked at his watch" she re.
piled. and could see MIR. Jamieson's
eyes snap, as If he had made dis.
covery. AS for myself during the
whole recital | had been plunged into
the deepest amazement.
win you pardon me for personal
question:" The detective was a
youngish man, and thought he was
somewhat embarrassed. What are
your-your relations with Mr. Bailey ."
Gertrude hesitated Then she came
over and put her hand lovingly in
mine
Il am engaged to marry him" she
said simply
had grown so accustomed to sur.
prises that could only gasp again.
and rs for Gertrude. the hand that
lay in mine was burning with fever.
"And-aftcr that" MIR Jamieson
went on, You went directly to bed"
Gertrude hesitated
40" she said finally. II am not
nervous. and after had extinguished
the light. I remembered something /
had lett in the billiard room. and |
'elt my way back there through the
darkness"
win YOU tell me what it was you
had iorgottcn?"
81 cannot tell YOU" she said slowly
III did not leave the billiard room
at once"
"Why?" The detectives tone was
imperativcly This is important.
Miss lines"
Il was crying" Gertrude said in
low tone. when the French clock In
the drawing room struck three I rot
up and then heard step on the
east porch, just outside the cardroom
Some one with key was working
with the latch. and I thought. OF
course. Of Halsey. When we took the
house he called that his entrance. and
he had carried key for IL over since
The door opened and | was about to
ask what he had forgotten. when
there was fash and report. Some
heavy body dropped. and. half crazed
with terror and shock, ] ran through
the drawing room and got upstairs
scarcely remember how"
She dropped into chair. and |
thought Mr. Jameson must have fin.
ished. But he was not through
You certainly clear your brother
and Mr.. Bailey admirably" he said
The testimony is invaluable. especial.
ly in view of the fact that your broth
er and Mr.. Armstrong had, I believe.
quarreled rather seriously come time
ago"
Nonsense" broke in Things are
bad enough Mr.. Jameson, without I'm.
venting bad feeling where it doesn't
exist. Gertrude, | don't think Halscy
knew the-the murdered man, did
he?"
But Mr.. Jameson was sure of his
ground
THE quarrel. believe" he per.
sisted, was about Mr. Armstronc's
conduct TO You, Mas Gertrude He
had been paying You unwelcome at.
tentions"
Ana ! had never seen the man
When she nodded yes" saw the
tremendous possibilities involved n
this dctectiy" could prove that Ger.
trude feared and disBked Tho muir
dcred man, and that Mr.. Armstrong
had been annoying and possibly pur
suing her with hateful attentions. MI
that added 20 Gcrirudc's confession
of her presence I'm the billiard room
an the time Of the crime looked
strange. 90 say the least The promi
hence Of the family assured a strenu,
GUS effort TO find the murderer. ami IN
we had nothing worse to look forward
TO- we were sure Of a distastcf1l pub
LEFTY.
Mr.. Jameson shut his notebook
with q snap and thanked us
~ have an idea ne said. apropog
Of nothing AZ All. that m any rate the
ghost rs ~ horo Whatever The ran.
pings hav|&cu- ana the colorcd man
says they fran when the family wont
west three months ago they arc IKE.
ly TO stop now"
Which shows how much hc knew
about H. The ghost was not laid.
with the murder Of Arnold Armstrong
he or IT, only seemed 90 take on lroah
yigor
Mn Jameson left then and whom
Gertrud" had gone upstairs. as she aid
az once sat and Thought over what
had just heard Her enlightenment.
once so cnerossing matter. paled
now beside the Significance Of her
story II HaIsey and Jack Bailey had
Iei' Defofe tho cri mo. how came Hal
s'y.s revolver I'm rho tulip bod? What
was th' Uyst-iious cause OF thIr eud
den 0i~;t2 What had Gertrude loft
in th' '.i'iard room2 Wha. vaa the
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