Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-26
CHAPTER XIX.
Concerning Thomas.

Concerning Thomas.
Mr. Jameson" said. when we
found ourselves alone after dinner
that night. the inquest yesterday
seemed To me the merest recapitula.
ton of things that were already
known. II developed nothing new be
You'd that story OF DIR. Stewards. and
that was volunteered
An inquest is only n necessary for.
mality, Miss Innes," he replied. I'm
less n crime IN committed I'm the open
the inquest does nothing beyond get.
tina evidence from wime sses while
events are still i'm their minds. The
police step in later ,Yor and | both
know how many important things
never TRANSFERRED For instance: The
dead man had no key, and yet Miss
Gertrude testified TO fumbllng a.
door. The piece oi evidence you men
tion, DIR. Stewards story, is one of
those things we have To take cautious.
ly the doctor has patient who
wears black and does not raise her
veil. Why, IT is the typical mysteri-
GUS lady! Then the good doctor
comes across Arnold Armstrong. who
was n graceless scamp--de mortuls-
what's the rest OF it2-and he is quar-
reling with lady I'm black. Behold,
says the doctor, they are one and the
same"
why was Mr.. Bailey not present
at the inQucst?"
The detective'n expression was pc.
culiar.
because his physician testified
thGt he is Ill, aud unable To- leave his
be0"
M" I exclaimed why, neither
Halsey nor Gertrude has told me
that"
There are more things than that.
Miss inpcs. that are puzzling Railey
gives the impression that he knew
nothing of the crash at the bank un.
til he read IL IN the paper Monday
night, and that he went back nnd sur
rendered himself Immediately. I do
not believe II. Jonas. the Waterman
at the Traders bank, tells a different
story. He says that on the Thurs
day night before, about $3.50, Bailey
went back to the bank Jonas al.
mitted him. and he says the cashier
was I'm n state almost OF collapse
Bailey worked until midnight, then he
closed the vault and went away The
occurrence was 80 unusual that the
Waterman pOndered over H. all the
rest Of tic nioM What did Bailey
do when he went back 10 the Knicker-
booker apartments that night? He
packed suit case ready Tor instant
departure But he held or too long;
he waited for something. My per
sonal opinion is that he waited to see
Miss Gertrude before Tying from the
country. Then when Hc had shot
down Arnold Armstrong that night. he
mad TO choose lctwccn two evils. He
did the thing that would Immediately
;urn public OPT IN IN his favor, and
surrendered hiI yelf. aa an innocent
man Tie sire ycst thing against
him Is his prey alton for flight. and
his deciding TO come back after the
murder OF ArnC d Armstrong. He was
shrewd enough to disarm suspicion az
TO the graver ;hargc"
TIe evening dragged along Slowir
Mrs Watson cIme TO my bedroom bt.
fore J went 90 beo and asked 81 hal
any arnica. She showed me z. badly
swollen hand with reddish stroaks
running toward the elbow: she said
II was the hand she had hurt the night
Of the murder q week before. aud that
sh" had not slept N since II looked
TO me as II 1t might bc serious, and !
told her to let DR. Stewart see H.
The next morning Mrs Watson
went up 10 town on the If train and
was admitted 20 the Cho.ity hospital.
She was suffering from blood poison.
Ing ! fully meant 10, 70 .up and sec
her there. but other tiHhlS drove, her
entirely from m, mind toicphoned
TO the hospital that day. however, and
ordered private room for her and
whatever comforts size might be al.
lowed
Mrs Armstrour err 0ord-
evening with her hus band b. 80. aud
Nh" services were set for Tho next
day Tho house ON Chestnut street.
in town had been opened. and Tuc.
day morning Louise left as 10 go
home SIN" sent for me before sua
went and : saw sine had been crying
TO" can J thank you, Miss Time.
She said You have taken no ODD.
faith. and yoI have not asked mr
amy questions Some ume. porhapa. 7
can tell you and Vbcu that time
comes you vii an d1sI.sc me Hal
SOY too
if1od to- lcl ben how clad { wa. TO
hove bad hor but ihcru was some
thing else sho wanted l1 ssv She
said H. 6IaIlr when she had bado "A
constrained gocdby TO HUsoy and nc
car was wait ng at lhe door.
Miss Irn,a ehc said In a low
tone "if they Or there is any attempt
made TO- TO have you give up the
house go &c. if ,ou possibly can. am
afraid TO have YOU stay"
Continued Tomorrow.
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