Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-07-23

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and cake on every holiday Beyond
that, and her reputation at bridge.
which is insufferably bad-she is the
worst player at the bridge club
know little of her It was she who
had taken charge of Arnold Arm
strong's funeral, however, and I went
at once to the telephone.
YES" 1 said, this is Miss Innes-"
Miss Innes," she said volubly, II
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 a good and sufficient
reason for leaving her people and
coming home, a reason, moreover,
that kept her from going at once to
Mrs Ogden Fftghugh, and brought her
to the lodge at Sunnyside instead, it
was not my intention to betray her
Louise herself must notify her people
I do not justify myself now. but re-
member, 1 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
Innes, Louise must have started east,
and Fanny is alarmed about her."
Yes / said
Louise is not here" Mrs Fftzhugh
the few who are still in town-have
seen her. called you because Sunny
side was not rented when she went
away, and Louise might have gone
there"
Il am sorry, Mrs Fftzhugh, but 1
cannot help you,' / said, and was i'm
mediately filled with conjunction
Suppose Louise grew worse? Who
was I to play Providence in this
case? The anxious mother certainly
had a right to know that her daughter
was in good hands So 1 broke in on
Mrs Fftzhugh's voluble excuses for
disturbing me-
Mrs Fitzhugh," / said "I was go
ing to let you think I knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong, but I 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 1 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
Fftzhugh began 1 cut in ruthlessly.
Il will send for you as soon as she
can see you" 1 said. No, she is not
in critical state now, but the doctor
says she must have absolute quiet
When 1 had hung up the receiver,
sat down to think So Louise had fed
from her people in California, and had
that DIR. Walker might be concerned
in it. might possibly have bothered
her with unwelcome attentions; but
it seemed to me that Louise was hard
iy a girl to take refuge in flight 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 / knew it, to resent vigorous
ly any unwelcome attentions from DR..
Walker 1t was the sutton whom 1 |
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. I picked up the |
papers, which were still full |
Of the footing of the Traders bank, |
the interest at fever height again, on |
account of Paul Armstrong; death. |
The bank examiners were working on /
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 be |
buried from the Armstrong town
house. There were rumors that the
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 $3.50, 900, made to Paul Arm
strong, just before his California trip
The bonds were part of the missing
traction bonds from the Traders
bank, While this involved the late
president of the wrecked bank, to my
mind it by no means cleared its
cashier
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