The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05

SLIoHS > IuneFai, however, ana 1 went
at once to the telephone.
Yes" | said, this is Miss Innes.'
Miss Innes," she said yolubly, IT
have just received a very strange tele-
gram from my cousin, Mrs. Arm
| strong. Her husband died yesterday
in California and-wait, / will read
you the message"
| knew what was coming, and
made up my mind at once. If Louise
| Armstrong had good and sufficient
reason for leaving her people and
coming home, reason, moreover,
that kept her from going at once TIC
Mrs. Ogden Fitghugh, and brought her
to the lodge at Sunnyside instead, 1t
was not my intention to betray her
Louise herself must notify her people.
do not justify myself now, but re-
member, was in a peculiar position
toward the Armstrong family. was
connected most unpleasantly with
cold-blooded crime, and my niece and
nephew were practically beggared,
| either directly or indirectly, through
| the head of the family.
Mrs. Fitzhugh had found the mas.
sage.
Paul died yesterday. Heart dis
ease she read. Wire at once If
Louise is with you You see. Miss
lnnes. Louise must have started east,
and Fanny is alarmed about her"
YES" I said.
Louise is not here" Mrs. Fitzhugh
went on, 'and none of her friends
the few who are still in toYn--have
seen her. called you because Sunny
side was not rented when she went
away, and Louise might have gone
there"
II am sorry, Mrs. FItzhugh, but
cannot help you," said, and was i'm
mediately f1lled with conjunction
Suppose Louise grew worse? Who
was | to play Providence in this
case? The anxious mother certainly
had right to know that her daughter
was in good hands. So broke in on
Mrs. Fitzhugh's voluble excuses for
disturbing me.
Mrs Fitzhugh," said. II was 60
ing to let you think l knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong, but | have
changed my mind. Louise is here,
with me-" There was a clatter Of
CALCULATIONS at the other end of the
wire. she is ill., and not able to be
moved. Moreover, she is unable to see
any one. I wish you would wire her
mother that she is with me, and tell
her not to worry. No. do not know
why she came east"
But my dear Miss Innes!" Mrs.
Fitzhugh began. cut in ruthlessly.
Il will send for you as soon as she
can see you," | said. mo, she is not
in critical state now, but the doctor
says she must have absolute quiet.
When | had hung up the receiver,
sat down to think. So Louise had fed
from her people in California, and had
come east alone! 1t occurred to me
that DIR. Walker might be concerned
in it, might possibly have bothered
her with unwelcome attentions; but
1t seemed to me that Louise was hard
iy girl to take refuge in fight under
such circumstances. She had always
been high-spirited, with the we'll.
poised head and buoyant step of the
outdoors girl. 1t must have been much
more in keeping with Louise's char
acter, as I knew 1t, to resent vigorous
ly any unwelcome attentions from DIR
Walker. 1t was the sutton whom
should have expected to see in head
long fight, not the lady in the case.
The puzzle was no clearer at the
end of the half hour. picked up the
morning papers, which were still full
of the looting of the Traders bank
the interest at fever height again, or
account of Paul Armstrong; death
The bank examiners were working or
: the books. and said nothing for publ
cation; John Bailey had been released
on bond The body of Paul Armstrong
would arrive Sunday and would BIZ
buried from the Armstrong towr
+ house. There were rumors that tbs
dead mans estate had been a com
paratively small one. The last para
graph was the important one.
; Walter P. Broadhurst of the Ma
: rine bank had produced 200 American
: Traction bonds, which had been placed
as security with the Marine bank for ;
loan of 100000, made to Paul Arm
+ strong, just before his California trip
The bonds were part of the missing
traction bonds from the Traders
b bank! While this involved the lat,
9 president of the wrecked bank, to m.
! mind it by no means cleared it
cashier
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