Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-19


lice step in later. You and both know
transpired. For instance: the dead
man had no key, and yet Miss Ger
trude testified to fumbling at the
lock, and then the opening Of the door.
The piece Of evidence you mention,
Doctor Stewards story, is one Of those
things we have to take cautiously:
the doctor has patient who wears
black and does not raise her veil.
Why, It Is the typical mysterious lady.
Then the good doctor comes across
Arnold Armstrong, who was grace
less scamp-de mortuis-what's the
rest of it? and he Is quarreling with
lady in black. Behold, says the doc.
tor, they are one and the same"
why was Mr.. Bailey not present at
the inquest?"
The detectives expression was Pc
culiar.
Because his physician testified that
he Is Ill, and unable to leave his bed. !"
"Ill!" l exclaimed. why neither
Halsey nor Gertrude has told me
that"
"There are more things than that,
Miss lines, that are puzzling. Bailey
gives the impression that he knew
nothing of the crash at the bank until
he read 1t in the paper Monday night,
and that he went back and surrender
ed himself Immediately. do not be-
lieve it. Jonas, the Waterman at the
Traders Bank, tells a different story.
He says that on the Thursday night
before, about eight-thtrty, Bailey went
back to the bank. Jonas admitted that,
and he says the cashier was in state
almost of collapse. Bailey worked I'M
| til midnight, then he closed the vault
and went away. The occurrence was
so unusual that the Waterman ponder
ed over it all the rest of the night.
What did Bailey do when he went
back to the Knickerbocker apart
ments that night? He packed suit
case ready for instant departure. But
he. held off too long; he waited for
something My personal opinion is that
he waited to see Miss Gertrude before
flying from the country. Then, when
he had shot down Arnold Armstrong
that night, he had to choose between
two evils. He did the first thing that
would Immediately turn public opln-
| ion in his favor, and surrendered him
self, as an innocent man. The strong
est thing against him is his prepare
ton for fight, and his deciding to
come back after the murder of Arnold
Armstrong. He was shrewd enough to
disarm suspicion as to the graver
charge"
| The evening dragged along slowly.
| Mrs. Watson came to my bedroom be-
fore went to bed and asked If 1 had
any arnica She showed me a badly
swollen hand, with reddish streaks
running toward the elbow; she said 1t
was the hand she had hurt the night
of the murder week before, and that
she had not slept we'll since. 1t looked
to me as if 1t might be serious and |
told her to let Doctor Stewart see 1t.
The next morning Mrs. Watson
went up to town on the eleven train
and was admitted to the Charity Hos
pital. She was suffering from blood
poisoning. fully meant to go up and
see her there, but other thinks drove
her entirely from my mind. tele-
lphoned to the hospital that day, how
ever, and ordered a private room for
her. and whatever comforts she might
| be allowed.
MIS-. ATnlSJTOuS dIIlN6u
evening with her husbands body, and
the services were set for the next day.
The house on Chestnut street, in town,
| had been opened, and Tuesday morn
ing Louise left us to go home. She sent
for me before she went, and saw she
had been crying.
How can thank you, Miss Innes?"
she said. "You have taken me on
faith, and-you have not asked me
any questions Some time, perhaps,
can tell you; and when that time
comes, you will all despise me-Hal-
sey, too"
l tried to tell her how glad l was
to have had her, but there was some
thing else she wanted to say. She said
it finally, and when she had babe a
constrained goodbye to Halsey and
the car was waiting at the door.
Miss Innes," she said in a low
tone, "if they-if there is any at,
the house, do it, if you possibly can
l am afraid--to have you stay
That was all. Gertrude went into
town with her and saw her safely
home She reported decided GOODNESS
IN the greeJlng between Louise anu
her mother, and that Doctor Walker
was there, apparently in charge of the
arrangements for the funeral. Halsey
disappeared shortly after Louise left
and came home about nine that night
muddy and tired. AS foi Thomas, he
went around detected and sad, and
saw the detective watching him c:use
i ly at dinner Even nov / wonder
what did Thomas know? What did he
suspect:
At ten o'clock the household ha6
settled down for the night. Liddy
who was taking Mrs. Watson's place
had finished examining the tea towel:
and the corners of the shelves in the
cooling room and had gone to bed
Alex, the gardener, had gone heavil!
up the circular staircase to his room
and Mr.. Jameson was examining thu
locks Of the windows. Halsey drop
ped into chair in the living room ant
stared modify ahead. Once he reused
What sort of looking chap is tina
Walker, Gertrude?" he asked