The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-13

come to the club for Mr.. Bailey
'He was sober?"
Perfectly, at that time. Not earl
ier."
'Was not his apparent friendliness
change from his former attitude"
"Yes. | did not understand II"
"How long did he stay?'
about FIVE minutes Then he left
by the east entrance
what occurred theng
eve talked for few minutes, dis
cussing q plan Mr.. Bailey had in
mind. Then / went TO the stables,
where kept my car, and got 1t out"
Leaving MIR. Bailey alone In the
billiard room?" ~
my sister was there"
Mrs. Ogden F'itahugh had the cour-
age 20 turn and eye Gertrude through
her l0rgnon
"And then?"
q took the car along the lower road,
not to disturb the household Mr.,
Bailey came down across the lawn,
. Z iUiUUEH lut hHu6Ns uhh 6ON AhtS hbN
car on the road,
Then you know nothing OF Mr..
Armstrong; movements after he left
the house?"
Nothing. read Of his death Mon
day evening for the FIRST timo,
Mr. Bailey did not see him on his
way across the lawn"
"I think not II he had seen him
he would have spoken of It.
Thank you. That is all. Miss Ger
Jgle Innes."
+ dertrudes replies were fully as con
Q cise as HaIseys Mrs. 'itzhugh sub
!. jocted her to n close inspection, com.
0 mencing with her hat and ending with
? her shoes | flatter myself she found
nothing wrong with either her gown
/ or her manner but poor Gertrude's
testimony was the reverse of com
+ forting. She had been summoned,
(. she said, by her brother after Mr..
d Armstrong had gone She had waited
I IN the billiard room with Mr. Bailey
I until the automobile had been ready
{. Then she had locked the door at the
d foot Of the staircase, and, taking q
|. lamp, had accompanied Mr. Bailey tc
the main entrance OF tho house, and
\ had watched him cross the lawn. In
\ stead OF going at once to her room
she had gone back TO the billiard
! room for something which had boer
left there The cardroom and billiar,
room were In darkness She hat
CROPPED around, found the article sh'
was looking for, and VIA on the poin
Of returning to her room. when sh
: had heard some one fumbling nj tn
lock at the east outer door. She ha
thought II was probably her brother
and had been about to 20 TO the dooi
: when she heard it open, Almost In
mediately there was shot, and sh
Z had run panlc-stricken through IN
drawing room and had reused tn
house.
you heard no other sound?" tn
coroner asked. "Thore was no ON
n with Mr.. Armstrong when he ei
tered?"
1T was perfectly dark. There weI
no voices and heard nothing TheI
~ was Just the opening of the door, Il
shot and the sound Of somebody ia
en- ing"
10 "Then. while you went through Il
as drawing room and upstairs to alar
nd the household, the criminal, whoey
NO IT was, could have escaped by the ca
,et door?'
am yes"
NJ. "Thank You. That win do"
Al natter myself that the coroner <
OH. little enough out Of me | saw N
by Jameson smiling to himself and {
rs. coroner gave me UP, after time
he admitted | had found the body, said
in had not known who II was until n
sns Jarvis told ne, and ended by looki
mp at Barbara Fitzhugh and sayi
his that In renting the house | had !
,ad expected TO be involved In any fam
un. scandal At which she turned purp
I'M The verdict was that Arnold Al
M strong had met his death at tho har
con of a parson or persons unknown, a
had we prepared TO leave. Barbara II
Of hugh flounced out without waiting
rch speak to me. but Mr.. Harton came
one as ] knew he would.
tho You have decided TO give up
and house, hope, Miss Inneg." he 81
MRS. Armstrong has wired
ore again"
lIed # am not going TO give II up.
lied maintained. "until understand so
Mr. things that are puzzling me. The I
q n that the murderer Is discovered. | !
aed leave"
"Then, Judging by what h
vii heard you win be back in the (
,ces very soon" he said. And knew I
the he suspected the discredited casl
OF the Traders bank
n,rv Mr. Jameson came up to me a
was was about to leave the eoroner's
II flee.
for How Is your patient?" he as
hoe, with his odd little smile.
bare Il have no patient repl
.oom startled
II viii put ~ IN different '
:. then. How is Miss Armstrong
"Sheshe is doing very well