Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
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Has MT. Bailey gone back to the
city" demanded. "or to the club?"
Neither" defiantly: at the present
moment do not know where no is"
"Halsey." 7 asked gravely. lcan'rs
forward. 'have you the sllghtcs. sue.
picion who killed Arnold Arrcs.ronge
The police think he was c6Nittod
from within. and that he wSs shot
down from above, by some one - the
circular staircase"
Il know nothing OF e." 10 ra'a.
tanned; but fancied I caught 4 sud.
den glance at Gertrude. Il. b OF
something that died as 81 c. nc.
As quietly. as calmly rs | ccu'd. u
went over the whole a.o~y. frr .nr.
night Liddy and I nd ! - ais lr
to the strange eXr u. O.. "a.
and her pursuer. I'll t.I. au
stood on tho table, = rutc '.... 10
this last mysterious occu~~or.
There is sometime else" .'I
hesitating,y. a tho lSe.. "N. ,
have mover tod this even to G, I5ea
but the morning 2ft-r tn e. -
found, In tulip bed. revive. t.-..
1t was yours, Ual-Cy."
For an appreciate wo~co-. 4 ~
stared at ne. Thea he tcrr 4 20 ~,
trude.
MY revo'vcr, II, ~" he OK. Sod.
why, Jeok took ny royat, u.s.,
him. didn't Ae?"
"Oh. fov ho@vca's SAFE Co.' -.,
that" l irplored "~Go d.
thiD1sa fNr~-fhfrs T,.1-
and-and tho thing happened
He didn't come J.. ,k." HE'S
sternly. Gertrude, whom YOU I %
down a revolver that night 20" ZACH,
to take with him, what one "a you
bring? Mine?"
Gertrude was defiant now.
No. Yours was loaded. and was
afraid OF what Jack-might do. gave
him one have had for year or two.
II was empty"
Halsey threw up both hands de.
spairingly
''lf that isn't like a girl" be said.
why didn't you do what asl.-d you
/ to, Gertrude? You send Bailey or
with an empty gun. and throw mino
ia a tulip bed. OF all places on earth
Mine was n 3S caliber The Inquest
will show, of course, that the bullet
that killed Armstrong was IS. Then
where shall be-"
You forget" | broke in, ';hat |
have the revolver, and that 10 ons
knows about IL.
But Gertrude had risen angry.
81 cannot stand It; 1t is elways
with me-" she cried. "Halsey. I cid not
throw your revolver into the tulip
bed. think 49, you 49, did-i,--g our
self"
They stared at each other across
the big library table, with yours eyes
oil at once hard. suspicious And
then Gertrude held out both l.; nds to
him appealingly.
We must not" she said broECnly.
Gust now. with so much at axe, IL
lis shameful | know you arc as iS-
/ nOrant as | am. Make me believe it,
| Halsey"
Halsey soothed her as best he could,
! aud the breach seemed healed. But
! long after | went TO bed ne sat Gown
stairs In the living room alone and |
/ knew he was going over the case as
/ he had learned IL. Some thn~i were
| clear to him that vera dark to me.
He knew, and Gertrude. too, W, y Jack
Bailey and he had gone aw,y that
night as they did He knew where
! they had been for the last 4G hours.
and why Jack Bailey had not rnturno d
with him. IL seemed TO me that with
out fuller confidence from both tho
Children-they are always children 20
mel should never be able TO learn
anything
Az l was finally getting re.dy for
bed Halsey came upstairs and Knocked
at my door. When ] had got into q
negligee--I used to say wrapper be-.
fore Gertrude came back from school
IL let him in He stood In ~ door.
way a moment. and then he won't into
agonies OF silent mirth I sa down
on the side OF the bed and waited iu
severe silence for him TO stop. but hc
only seemed TO grow worse when
he had recovered he took me By the
elbow and pulled me I'm front OF the
mirror
How TO be beautiful" he quoted.
Advice 10 maids and matr,ns, ~
Beatrice Fairfaxi'" And then saw
myself ! had neglected to romove
my wrinkle eradicators. and rcsu ,
my appearance was odd bcilcy.
that IL is a womans duty to care for
her looks but IL is much like telling
a necessary falsehood one must NOT
be found out by the time ] got them
OF Halsey was serious again. and 7
listened 20 his story
Aunt Ray" he began. cx.ingmsh.
ing his cigarette ON the back OF my
iyory hairbrush. - would give a lot
10 tell you the whole thing. But i
can't Tor n day or so. anyhow rut
one thing I might have told yol "a long
time ago II you bad known H.. you
would not have suspected me for a
moment OF ~ having anythirg fo do
with the attack on Arnold Armstrong.
Goodness knows what 7 might do to
fellow like that. II there was enough