The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-23
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you? Now, Riggs. we are ready"
I'D never have come to you, Mr.
Jameson" he began. III it hadn't been
for Miss Armstrong. When Mr.. In
mes was spirited away, like, and Miss
Louise got sick because of 1t,
thought things had gone far enough.
I'd done some things Tor the doctor
before that wouldn't just bear looking
into, but turned bit squeamish.'
did you help with that?" | asked.
leaning forward.
NO, ma m. | didn't even know or
1t until the next day, when 1t came
out in the Casanova Weekly Ledger.
But know who did it, all right. Id
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 | knew, got a letter
! from him in the west He seemed to
1 be excited and he said Miss Arm
| strong had taken a sudden notion to
! go home and he sent me some money.
! | was to watch for her, to see ii she
went to Sunnysde, and wherever she
was not to lose sight Of her until he
| got home traced her to the lodge,
and guess scared you on the drive
one night, Miss Innes'
And Rosie" I calculated.
Riggs grinned shaepishly
81 only wanted to make sure Miss
Louise was there. Rosie started to
run, and | 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
Der tires" he said. Il hadn't any
complaint against you people here,
and the Dragon Fly was a good car"
SO Rosie's highwayman was ex-
planned.
well, telegraphed the doctor
| where Miss Louise was and | kept an
| eye on her Just a day or so before
they came home with the body got
another letter, telling me to watch
| for woman who had been pitted
| with smallpox Her name was Car
rington, and the doctor made things
pretty strong II | found any such
woman loafing around, | was not TO
lose sight of her for a minute until
the doctor got back.
well, ! would have had my hands
full, but the other woman didn't show
up for good while, and when she did
the doctor was home"
Riggs" asked suddenly, "dld you
get into this house a day or two after
l took It, at night?"
.. II did not, Miss Innes. have never
been In the house before. Well the
Darlington woman didn't show up nn
til the night Mr.. Halsey disappeared
She came to the Office late, and thu
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
and when he didn't appear, she calle'
him names; said he couldn't fool her
There was murder being done, ant
she would see him swing for II.
"She struck me as being an ugl,
customer, and when she left, about l
o'clock. and went across TO the Arm
strong place, was not far behind hei
She walked all around the house first
|. looking up at the windows. 'Gen sh
rang the bell. and the minute the doc
was opened she was through il, an
into the hall"
+. How long did she stay"
That's the queer part of it." Rigg
said eagerly. She didn't come OF
that night at all. went to bed
daylight, and that was the last
heard OF her until the next day, whe
0 saw her on a truck at the station
covered with a sheet Shed bee
struck by the express and you woul
8 hardly have known her-dead,
! course. / think she stayed all nigl
3 In the Armstrong house, and Il
8 agent said she was crossing the trat
4 to take the up-train to town when Il
\ express struck her"
y Another circle!" exclaime
9 "Then we are just where we started
q Not so bad as that, Miss lnnes
Riggs said eagerly nina Carringt'
= came from the town in Californ
= where Mr.. Armstrong died. Why W
b the doctor so afraid OF her? The ca
- rington woman knew something.
lived with Dr. Walker seven yea
!. and know him well. There are Il
things he is afraid OF. think he kill
Mr.. Armstrong out In the west son
where, that's what think. What el
he did don't know-but he dismiss
me and pretty nearly throttled me
for telling Mr. Jameson here abe
Mr.. lines having been at his off
the night he disappeared and abb
- my hearing them quarreling'
what was It Warner overheard
woman say to Mr.. Innes In the
brary?" the detective asked me,
} "She said I knew there was sol
thing wrong from the start A n
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