The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-27
continued from Yesterday,
SYNOPSIS,

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Miss lines. sinister and
euard an of Gertrude and Haisey, estab-
ushed summer headquarters at Sunny
: :,ue' "a amidst numerous difficulties the
up for the night. she was startled by a
oark ngure on the veranda.
CHAPTER II.-She passed a terrible
night, which was filled with unseemly
noises. In the morning Miss lines found
Z strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER 1II.-Gertrude and Halsey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by a revolver shot A strange
man was found shot to death, in the hall
CHAPTER IV.-It proved to be the
oody or Arnold Armstrong. whose bank
e er rather owned the country house. Miss
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had dsap-
peared. The link cuff button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER V.-Detective Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged to Jack Bailey
With whom she had talked in the billiard
room few moments before the murder
CHAPTER VI.-Jameson told Miss
Times that she was hiding evidence from
nm. lie imprisoned an intruder In an
empty room, The prisoner escaped down
a laundry chute
CHAPTER Wilt oeye,up,-,, Am, 49,
Intruder was probably a woman Ger
uude was suspected for the intruder left
a print of a bare foot. Gertrude returned
nome with her right ankle sprained.
CHAPTER villa negro found the
other half of what proved to be Jack
Bailey's cuff button. Halsey suddenly re-
appeared.
CHAPTER IX.-Halsey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
a telegram Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver. fear
'r =" Give him Halsey's loaded weapon.
CHAPTER X.-Cashier Bailey OF Paul
Armstrong; bank. defunct, was arrested.
charged with embezzement. Halsey said
Armstrong had wrecked his own bank,
and was able to clear Bailey. A telegram
contained news that Paul Armstrong was
lead.
CHAPTER XI.-Halsey trapped Mrs.
Watson, the housekeeper, while she was
stealing from the house.
N----- -. .-...-ht the lodge Miss
Louise Armstrong, sister Of the dead
man. She was believed to be In Califur-
MIA. The lo'-e keeper told Miss Innes
that Louise and Arnold had had a long
talk the n'Sht of the murder. Louise was
Frustrated.
CHAPTER XIIr.-Louse told Hasey,
that while she still loved him she was to
marry another. and that he would despise
her when he learned the whole story.
CHAPTER XVIII developed that DR..
walker and Louise We're to be married
A new gardener arrives from the city
CHAPTER IVA prower was heard
'n the house. On investigation Miss Innes
heard u hair-raising scream. Looking
girl was gone.
CHAPTER XvI.-Louse was found at
the bottom of the circular staircase
Upon recovery she said she had heard A
knock at the door and had answered it.
A hand touched hers on the stairway
something brushed past her and she
tainted,
! CHAPTER xvII.-The coroner's In
quest decided Arnold Armstrong had beer
murdered by an unknown and the finger
OF suspicion seemed to point at Bailey.
was found in the house.. though nc
"spook" materialized while Detective
Jameson watched.
CHAPTER xIX.-After seeing E
ghost" Thomas. the lodge keeper, was
found dead in a closet. His body bore NJ
marks Of violence.
! CHAPTER KILN Thomas poke
was found a slip bearing the name 'Lu
Glen Wallace, IA Elm street, Richfield." il
to vacate in favor of Mrs. Armstrong
She refused to leave.
CHAPTER XXI.-A note from Bale!
to Gertrude, arranging a meeting at nigh
was found. Bailey was supposed to b
sick at his hotel.
CHAPTER XXII.--A ladder was foun'
against the clothes chute in the cas-
Wing Of the house. The room had beel
locked previously.
La. CHAPTER XXIII-The stables wer
II burned to the ground. Under cover o
4 the excitement "A man stole into tn
n house. A search failed to reveal him
Miss lines had shot one Of the intruder
~ In the leg.
CHAPTER XXIW.-A man limping ha
been seen on the road to Richfeld.
CHAPTER XXV.-Halsey mysteriousl
disappeared, Louise seeming danger be
fore his absence was noted His auto wa
found wrecked by freight train.
CHAPTER XXVI.-It developed tina
Ualsey had had a protracted argumen
with a woman in the library tn
day before his disappearance. A ney
cook. whose suitcase bore IN. F. c." dis
appeared Miss lines learned Halse
was alive.
CHAPTER XXVII.-Dr. Walkers fac
became livid when Nina Darlington wa
mentioned Miss Innes found that Fam
Armstrong had paid Lucien Wallace
hoard The child was believed to belon
to the mysterious Nina Darlington.
CHAPTER XXvIII.-Evidence was Sc
cured from a tramp that man, SUP
posedly Halsey, had been bound an
car Gertrude was missing Hunting fo
- Mise lines ran into man an