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


ease. He kept careful eye on me.
however, and slid into chair q,y the
door when he was asked 10 sit down
Now, Riggs began MIR Jamieson
kindly. You are to say what you
have TO say before this lady 1r
You promised you'd keep il quiet.
Mr. Jameson" Riggs plainly did not
trust me. There was nothing friendly
in the glance he turned on me.
Yes, yes. You will be protected
But, first OF all, did you bring what
you promised?"
Riggs produced a roll OF papers
from under his coat, and handed them
over. Mr.. Jameson examined them
with lively satisfaction, and passed
them to me. The blue prints ~ sun
nyside.' he said. What did tell
you? Now Riggs. we are ready.
I'D never have come to You. Mr..
Jameson" he began, III IT hadn't been
FOR Miss Armstrong. When Mr. In.
mes was spirited away, like, and Miss
Louise got sick because Of H. =
thought things had gone far enough,
I'd done some things for the doctor
before that wouldn't just bear looking
into, but ! turned a bit squeamish."
did you help with that" ] asked.
leaning forward
mo, nam. 7 didn't even know OF
It until the next day, when II came
out in the Casanova Weekly Iedge5
But know who did II, all right ia
better start at the beginning q. -
when DR.. Walker went agaF 10
California with the Armstrong farffiS
there was talk in the town tina, when
he came back he would be marrIetB to
Miss Armstrong, and we all expected
IT, First thing ! knew. 7 got q letter
from him in the west. He seemed to
be excited, and he said Miss Arm.
strong had taken a sudden notion to
go home and he sent me SONG money
] was TO watch for her. TO seelif fhb
went 10 Sunnyside. and whers,ef slA
was, not to lose sight of hda hsA NM
got home. I traced her TO the lodge
and ] guess ! scared you on tho drive
one night, Miss Innes" a
And Rosie!' I eiaculatedt
Riggs grinned sheepishly
u only wanted TO make surc MiN
Louise was there Rosie started TO-
nm. and I tried to stop her and ten
her some sort Of a story to- account
for my being there. But she wouldn't
walt"
And the broken china1hi Tho
basket" IIE
Well broken ehipa's desth 10 rub
Der tires" be said 4 hsdp I, ,any.
complaint against you people here.
and tho Dragon Fly was a good car
So Rosies highwaymsR va b,
planned ,4tytEAg Z
We'll, tclegraphed the doctor
whore Miss Louise was and ] kept m
eye on her Just day or 80 bSforc
they came home with the body J got
another letter. telling mo 10 aafclf
for a woman who had brsn 'piited
with smallpox Her name wns Car.
ringtOn. and the doctor made thing
pretty strong n 7 found any such
woman lOafng around was not to
lose sight OF her Tor p minute Unit
the doctor got back
We'll, 7 would have had ms hands
fun. but the other woman didn't show
up for a good while, and whom she did
the doctor was home
Rigs, ] asked suddenly rdid yor
get into this house day or two after
took No. a. night?'
u did not, Miss lines 7 have uoyr-
been in the house before Won. q.
Darlington woman didn't show up ru-
hl the night Mr. Halsoy disappeared
She came To- the Office late and thr
doctor was ont She waited around
walking the floor and working herseII
into passion When the doctor
didn't come back she was In AN awful
wsy She wanted mo 10 hunt him
and when he didnt appear she called
him names, said he Co9'jnt fool her