Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-17
CHAPTER III.
MIR. John Bailey Appenrs.

] had dinner served I'm the break
fast room. Somehow the huge dining
room depressed me. and Thomas.
cheerful enough all day. allowed his
spirits 20 go down with the sun. lie
had habit OF Watching the corners
of tho room. left shadowy by the can
dies on the table, and altogether It
was not a festive meal.
Dinner over went into the living
room | had three hours before the
children could possibly arrive, and ]
got out my knitting
The chug OF the automobile as II
climbed the hill was the most wei.
come sound had heard for long
time. and with Gertrude and Halsey
actually before me. my troubles
seemed over for good Gertrude stood
smiling I'm the hall, with her hat quite
over one ear. and her hair I'm every
direction under her pink veil. Ger.
trude Is very pretty girl, no matter
how her hat is, and was not sur
prised when Hasey presented good
looking young man. who bowed at
me and looked at Trudc--that IL the
ridiculous nickname Gertrude brough,
from school
Il have brought a guest Aunt Ray"
Halscy said. Il want you to adopt
him into yoHr affections and your Sat
urdayto Monday list. Let me present
John BAILEY only you must call him
Jack ID-12 hours he'll be calling You
Aunt. ! know him"
We shook hands, and I got chance
70 look It m4t Valley; he was tall
fellow, perhaps 80. and he wore a
small mustache I remember wonder.
ing why; he seemed to have a good
mouth aud when he smiled his teeth
were aboNe the average One never
knows Why certain men cling 20 a
messy upper lip that must get into
things, any more than one under
stands some women building IN their
hair on wire gtrocities. Otherwise.
he was very good to look at. stalwart
and tanned. with the direct gaze that
! Ike am particular about Mr. Bal
ley. because he was prominent fig
ure In what happened later
Gertrpdf was urod with the trip
and went up to bed very soon. !
made up my mind 10 tell thcm moth.
ing untHHbc bext day. and then TO
make as light OF orr excitement as
possible. After AL. what had 10 tor
An inquishiVe face pecring I'm an a
window crash I'm the night a
scratch urltFo On the stairs, and half
a cuff button AZ for Thomas and bis
ioreboaiags---it.- Mas alBaYs my bcIlnf
that negro ig ono part thicI one
par pigment and the rest euurr.tf.
ton
10 was Saturday night The two
men went 10 tbc billiard room. and
conld hear tbem taking as went mo.
stairs. j. seemed that Ualsnv had
stopped At The Greenwood club for
gssolcne and found Jack Bailey there
with the Sunday golI crowd Mr.. Bd
ley had NOT been lmrd % persuade
probably Gertrude know why and
they had raTried hho or triumphant.
Iv reused f'1dy 10 get them somo.
thing to oab II bU1as was beyond
roach in fha. lodge and paid no at
fmHor toiber ovklcat terror Of tho
Kitchen regions Then 7 wont ~ bed
no. men Wcro -9u IN tho billiard
room when 7 finally dJlod on and tho
last 'hiug 3 Tomombor was The howl
n, dos in front OF the house n
HIiird % efesceBdo oil woe that ffaued
oT hopr'u'lv 0nly ~ break out afroeh
from 20 new point of 'he compaes
40 three o'clocr@in the morning I
was r3rsed ~ a revolver sho. The
sound seemod 10 corne from just out
ide my ooor For "A moment could
uO. NOV" Then heard Gertrude
stirring in Der room and The next
moment enc hsd thrown open the con.
roC'Ing door