The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-26

I'VE examined every inch of track.
There was-no sign"
But surely-he cant be-gone3" I
cried. Aren't there traces in the mud
-aaythingy'
There is no mud-only dust. There
has been no rain. And the footpatn
there is of cinders. Miss Innes. | am
inclined TO think that he has net with
bad treatment, in the light of what
has gone before. l do not think he
has been murdered 1 shrank from
the word. Burns is back in the coun-
try. on a clue we got from the night
clerk at the drugstore. There will be
two more men here by noon, and the
city office is on the lookout"
1.-THE creek?e Gertrude asked.
The creek is shallow now. If it
We're swollen with rain. it would he
different. There is hardly any water
in it. Now, Miss I%nnes,' he said, turn
ing TO me, Il must ask you some ques-
tons. Had Mr.. Halsey any possible
reason for going away like this, with
out warming"
None whatever" =.
He went away one before he
persisted. And you We're as sure them
He did not leave the Dragon Fly
jammed into the side Of a freight car
before"
mo. but he left it for repairs in a
blacksmith shop, a long distance from
here. Do you know if he had any enc
mics? Any one who might wish him
out OF the way?"
Not that | know of. unless-no. l
cannot think of any"
WAS he in the habit of carrying
money!
HE never carried it far. No, he neve
had more thar enough for current eX-
penses."
MIR. Jameson got up then and began
to pace the room. 1t was an unwonted
concession to the occasion.
Then l think we get at 1t by elimina-
ton. The chances are against flight.
If he was hurt. we find no trace of him.
1t looks almost like an abduction. This
young DIR. Walker-have o any idea
why Mir. Times should have gone there
last night?"
81 cannot understand it," Gertrude
said thoughtfully. Il don't think he
knew DR.. Walker at all. and-their re-
lations could hardly have been cordial,
uuuti tlS circumstances.
Jameson pricked up bis ears, and lit
tie by little ne drew from us the unfor-
tunate story of Halsey's love affair,
and the fact that Louise was going to
marry DIR. Walker.
Mr.. Jameson listened ~attentively.
There are some interesting develop
ments here" he said thoughtfully.
THE woman who claims to be the
mother of Lucien Wallace has not come
back. Your nephew has apparently
been spirited away. There is an Or
ganiZed attempt being mad to enter
this house; in fact, it has been entered.
Witness the incident with the cook yes
terday. And I have a new piece of in
formation" He looked carefully away
from Gertrude. Mr.. John Bailey is not
at his Knickerbocker apartments. and
| dom know where he is. It's a hash,
that what it is. It's a Chinese puzzle.
They won't fit together, u~nless-unless
MIR. Bailey and your nephew have
again"
And once again Gertrude surprised
me. ''They are not together" she said
holly. 81 know where Mr.. Bailey is,
and my brother is not with him.'
The detective turned n looked at
her keenly
Miss Gertrude he said. eff you and
Miss Louise would only tell me very
thing you know and surmise about this
business, l should be able to do a great
many things. | believe l could find
your brother, and | might be able to
well. to do some other things" But
Gertrude's glance did not falter.
Nothing that | know could help you