Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-02

Gertrude was on her way to Johns
vile, three hundred and eighty miles
away, accompanied by Rosie. The
domestic force was now down to Mary
Anne and Liddy, with the under-gar-
dener's wife coming every day to help
out. Fortunately, Warner and the de-
tectives were keeping bachelor hall
in the lodge Out of Difference to
Liddy, they washed their dishes once
day, and they concocted queer
messes, according to their several abil-
titles. They had one triumph that they
ate regularly for breakfast, and that
clung to their clothes and their hair
the rest of the day. 1t was bacon,
hardtacl and onions, fried together.
They were almost pathetically CRATE
full, however, l noticed, for an occa-
sional broiled tenderloin:
1t was not until Gertrude and Rosie
had gone and Sunnyside hao settled
down for night, with Winters at the
foot of the staircase, that Mr.. jamie
son preached subject he had evil
IDENTIFY planned before he came.
Miss Innes," he said, stopping me
as | was about to go to my room up
stairs, "how are your nerves tonight"
II have none" said happily. with
Halsey found, my troubles have gone"
81 mean" he persisted, "do you feel
as though you could go through with
something rather unusual?"
1.-THE most unusual thing I can think
Of would be a peaceful night But il
anything is going to occur, don't dare
to let me miss it,
Something is going to occur he
said. "And you're the only woman I
can think Of that can take along.
He looked at his watch. Don't ask
me any questions, Miss lines. Put
on heavy shoes, and some dark clothes
and make up your mind not to be sur
prised at anything"
Liddy was sleeping the sleep Of the
just when went upstairs, and I hunt
ed out my things cautiously. The de-
tective was waiting in the hall. and
was astonished to see Doctor Stewart
with him. They were talking conf
dentially together, but when 1 came
down they ceased There were few
preparations to be made: the locks to
be gone over, Winters to be instructed
as to renewed vigilance. and then,
after extineuishing the hall light, we
crept, in the darkness, through the
front door, and into the night.
asked no questions. l felt that
they were doing me honor in making
me one of the party, and I would show
them I could be as silent as they. We
went across the fields, passing through
the woods that reached almost to the
ruins of the stable, going over stiles
now and then and sometimes step
ping over low fences. Only once some
body spoke, and then it was an EN-
phatic bit of profanity from Doctor
Stewart when he ran into wire
fence.
We were Joined at the end of five
minutes by another man, who fell into
step with the doctor silently. He
carried something over his shoulder
which i could not make out. In this
way we walked for perhaps twenty
minutes. l had lost all sense of direc
ton; | merely stumbled along ir
silence, allowing Mr.. Jameson tc
| guide me this way or that as the patti
pected Once, when through mis-
4 calculation jumped little short ovel
a ditch and landed above my shoe tops
in the water and ooze, / remember
wondering If this we're really I, and i
l had ever tasted life until that sum
mer. | walked along with the wate1
1 sloshing in my boots, and | was actu
ally cheerful. | remember whispering
to Mr.. Jamison that | had never seer
1 the stars SO lovely, and that it was
mistake, when the Lord had made the
night so beautiful to sleep through 1t
The doctor was putting somewha
when we finally came to a halt. l con
fess that just at that minute evel
Sunnyside seemed a cheerful spot. W.
had paused at the edge of a level place
bordered all around with primly trim
med evergreen trees. Between then
4 l caught a glimpse of starlight shin
ing down on rows of white headstone
and an occasional more imposing
monument, or towering shaft. In spit
of myself, drew my breath in sharply
We were on the edge of the Casanov
churchyard.
/ saw now both the man who ha
joined the party, and the implement
he carried. 1t was Alex, armed wit
two long-handled spades. After tn
first shock of surprise, flatter mysel
- was DOlu COOl clllu QalSl. w "Sii' =
single file between the rows of heae
Stones and although, when found m!
self last, l had an instructive desire t
keep looking back over my shoulder
found that, the first uEeasiness pas
cemetery at night is much the sam
as any other country place, filled wit
vague shadows and unexpected noises
Once, indeed-but Mr.. Jameson sal
it was an OWL and | tried to believ
him.
In the shadow of the Armstron
granite shaft we stopped. / think tn
doctor wanted to send me back
"It's no place for woman" hear
him protesting angrily. But tn
detective said something about WI
nesses, and the doctor only came owe
and felt my pulse.
anyhow, | don't believe you're an
worse off here than you would be
that nightmare Of a house, he sal
finally, and put his coat on the STEP
of tho shaft for ma tO sit on