Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-16
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she warn skeery. So she slep' in the
house. I'd bin havin' tokens-I toll
Mis- lines some of 'em-an' slep'
in the lodge. Then one day Mis- Wat
son. she came to me an she SEE, seq
she: Thomas, you'll hev to sleep up
in the big house. I'm too nervous
to do 1t any more But jes' reckon
to myself that eff it's too skeery fer
her, it's too skeery fer me. We had
1t. then, sho' nuff, and 1t ended up
with Mis- Watson stayin' In the lodge
nights an me lookin' fer work at de
club"
"Did Mrs. Watson say that any
thing had happened to alarm herr"
NO. sab. She was jes' materially
skeered. Well, that was all, fairs
know, until the night come over to
see Mis- Innes. l come across the
valley, along the path from the club
house, and goes home that way.
Down In the creek bottom I almost
run into man. He wuz standin' with
his back to me, an he was workin'
with one of these yere electric light
| things that At in yer pocket. He was
havin' trouble-one minute it'd fash
out, an the mex it'd be gone. he'd
q view Of is white dress shirt an tie,
as I passed. didn't see his face. But
I know It warn't Mr.. Arnold. It was
q taller man than Mr.. Arnold. Besides
that, Mr.. Arnold was playin' cards
when got to the club house, same's
he'd been dom all day"
"And the next morning you came
back along the path" pursued Mr.
Jameson rslenlessly.
1.-THE mex mornin' I come back
along the path an down where dun
see the man night befoh. picked up
this here" The old man held out q
tiny object and Mr.. Jameson took it.
Then he held it on his extended palm
for me to see. It was the other half
Of the pearl cuff-link!
But Mr.. Jameson was not quite
through questioning him.
And SO you showed It to Sam. at
the club, and asked him If he knew
any one who owned such link, and
Sam said-what?"
Wal, Sam. he lowed he'd seen
such a pair of cutf-buttons in 4 shirt
belongin' to Mr.. Bailey-Mr. Jack
Bailey. sab"
"1'n keep this link, Thomas. for q
WHILE" the detective said. That's
all wanted to know. Goodnight"
AS Thomas shuf1ied out, Mr.. jamie
son watched me sharply.
"You see, Miss Innes," he said, "Mr.
Bailey insists on mixing himself with
this thing. If Mr.. Bailey came here
that Friday night expecting to meet
Arnold Armstrong, and missed him
| if, as I say, he had done this, might
he not, seeing him enter the following
| night, have struck him down, as he
had intended before?"
But the motive?" gasped.
There could be motive proved,
, think. Arnold Armstrong and John
, Bailey have been enemies since the
, latter, a cashier Of the Traders bank
, brought Arnold almost into the
J clutches of the law. Also, you for
get that both men have been payine
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flight looks bad, too"
And you think Halsey helped him
, to escape?"
Undoubtedly. Why, what could II
be but flight? Miss Innes, let me re
. construct that evening, as I see it
Bailey and Armstrong had quarreled
at the club. learned this to-day
Your nephew brought Bailey over
! Prompted by jealous, insane fury
Armstrong followed, coming across by
the path. He entered the billiard
. room wing-perhaps rapping, and be
ing admitted by your nephew. Jus,
: inside he was shot, by some one OF
- the circular staircase. The shot fired
: your nephew and Bailey left the house
at once, going toward the automobile
q house. They left by the lower road
. which prevented them being heard
: and when you and Miss Gertrude go
= downstairs everything was quiet
~ "But-Gertrude's story" STAN
: mered.
Miss Gertrude only brought for
. ward her explanation the following
;, morning. do not believe 1t, Mis-,
lines. It is the story Of loving ant
= ingenious woman"
"And-this thing tonight"
MAY upset my whole view of tn,
case. We must give the benefit O
every doubt after all. We may, TO
instance, come back to the figure O,
the porch; II It was a woman you say
:, that night through the window, W,
:. might start with other premises. O
. Mr.. Innes' explanation may turn u
In new direction. It is possible tina
he shot Arnold Armstrong as burg
lar and then ned. frightened a VIVA
he had done. In any case, however
feel confident that the body wa
u here when he left. Mr.. Armstron,
left the club ostensibly for moon
+ light saunter. about half after eleve,
,. o'clock It was three when the sho
d was fred"
leaned back bewildered. It SCENE,
. to me that the evening had been full
; of significant happenings. had onl
y held the key. Had Gertrude been tn
fugitive in the clothes chute.. VIII
It was the man on the drive near tn
= lodge. and whose gold.mounted dress
9 ing-bag had seen IN the lodge sittin,
IS room?
u It was late when Mr.. Jamieso,