Barbour County index., 1910-10-12

RlSSS came lEIO the TOOn OlHUeHt-
ly, but Mr. Jameson put him at his
ease He kept a careful eye on me.
however, and slid into chair by the
door when he was asked to sit down.
Now, Riggs" began Mr.. Jameson
kindly. You are to say what you
have to say before this lady"
You promised you'd keep it quiet,
Mr. Jameson" Riggs plainly did not
trust me. There was nothing friendly
in the glance he turned on me.
Yes, yes. You will be protected.
But, first of all, did you bring what
you promised?"
Riggs produced a roll of papers
from under his coat, and handed them
over Mr.. Jameson examined them
them to me. The blue-prints of Sun
nyside,' he said. What did l tell
you? Now, Riggs, we are ready"
I'D never have come to you, Mr..
| Jameson" he began, 'if it hadn't been
for Miss Armstrong. When Mr. In
nes was spirited away. like, and Miss
| Louise got sick because of it,
thought things had gone far enough.
I'd done some things for the doctor
before that wouldn't just bear looking
into but l turned a bit squeamish.''
Did you help with that?" l asked,
| leaning forward
mo, mann. l didn't even know of
it until the next day, when it came
out in the Casanova Weekly Ledger.
| But l know who did it, all right I'd
better start at the beginning.
when DR.. Walker went away to
California with the Armstrong family,
| there was talk in the town that when
he came back he would be married to
Miss Armstrong, and we all expected
| it. First thing l knew, got letter
from him in the west. He seemed to
be excited, and he said Miss Arm
strong had taken a sudden notion to
| go home and he sent me some money
l was to watch for her, to see if she
went to Sunnyside, and wherever she
was, not to lose sight of her until he
got home. l traced her to the lodge,
and l guess l scared you on the drive
one night, Miss Innes''
And Rosie!" 1 calculated.
| Riggs grinned sheepishly.
II only wanted to make sure Miss
Louise was there. Rosie started to
run, and l tried to stop her and tell
her some sort of story to account
for my being there. But she wouldn't
| wait"
"And the broken china-in the
basket?"
We'll, broken china's death to rub
ber tires" he said. 81 hadn't any
complaint against you people here
and the Dragon Fly was a good car
So Rosie's highwayman was ex
planned.
well, I telegraphed the doctor
where Miss Louise was and kept ar
eye on her. Just a day or so before
they came home with the body I go
another letter, telling me to watcf
for woman who had been pittet
with smallpox. Her name was Car
rington, and the doctor made things
pretty strong If l found any sucl
woman loafing around, 1 was not t.
lose sight of her for a minute unit
the doctor got back.
| "Cil, WOuIU nave udQ my 0dQ0!
full, but the other woman didn't show
up for good while, and when she dit
the doctor was home"
Riggs" asked suddenly, "did yol
get into this house a day or two aftel
1 took it. at night?"
Il did not, Miss Innes. have neve
been in the house before. Well, tn,
Darlington woman didn't show up un
til the night Mr.. Halsey disappeared
{ She came to the Office late, and tn,
doctor was out. She waited around
walking the floor and working hersel
into a passion. When the docto
didn't come back, she was in an awfu
: way. She wanted me to hunt him
l and when he didn't appear, she Gale,
= him names; said he couldn't fool her
: There was murder being done, an,
2 she would see him swing for it,.
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