The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1910-06-30

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esstion BY sending them ios cream
snA cake on every holiday. BeyosA
that, and her reputation At bridge.
which is insuRerably baA-shs ID the
worst player at the bridge club
know little of her. II was she who
bad taken charge of Arnold Arm.
otrong's funeral. however. and I went
ot once to the telephone.
"Yes." said. this 10 Miss lanes. 81
"Miss Innes." she said volubly. Il
have Just received . very strange tele.
gSam from my cousin, Mrs. Arm.
strong. Her husband died yesterday
u California and-Wait, I will read
you the message"
knew what Vas coming. and !
made up my mind at once. II Louise
Armstrong had . good and sufacient
reason for leaving her people and
coming home. reason, moreover
that kept her from going at once to
Mrs. Ogden Fftghugh. and brought her
to the lodge at Sunnyside instead. Il
was not my intention to betray her
Louise herself must notify her people
! do not Justify myself now. but re-
member, l was in . peculiar position
toward the Armstrong family. I was
connected most unpleasantly with q
cold-blooded crime. and my niece and
nephew were practically beggared
either directly or indirectly, through
the head of the family.
Mrs. Fftzhugh had found the mas
sage.
"'Paul died yesterday. Heart dis
ease she read. "'Wkre at once II
Louise is with you You see, Miss
lnnes, Louise must have started east
and Fanny is alarmed about her"
"Yes.' | said.
Louise is not here" Mrs Fitzhugh
went on and none of her friends
the few who are still in town-have
seen her. | called you because Sunny
j side was not rented when she went
away, and Louise might have gone
there"
Il am sorry, Mrs. Fitzhugh, but
cannot help you." said. and was i'm
mediately filled with compunction
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 l broke in or
Mrs. Fitzhugh's voluble excuses fol
disturbing me.
Mrs. Fitzhugh." l said II was go
ing to let you think knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong. but l hav'
changed my mind Louise is here
with me-" There was a clatter o
calculations at the other end of the
wire. She is ill. and not able to b.
moved. Moreover, she is unable to Sc,
any one. I wish you would wire hel
mother that She is with me, and tel
her not to worry No, do not know
why she came east"
But my dear Miss Tnnes!" Mrs
Fitzhugh began. cut in ruthlessly.
Il will send for you as soon as sh,
can see you.' | said. NO. she is mo-
in a critical state now, but the doctor
says she must have absolute quiet.
When I had hung up the receiver,
sat down to think So Louise had fec
from her people in California. and hac
come east alone! 1t occurred to mt
that DR.. Walker might be concerned
in 1t, might possibly have bothered
her with unwelcome attentions; bu
1t seemed to me that Louise was hard
iy girl to take refuge in fight undel
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 flight, not the lady in the case.
The puzzle was no clearer at the
end Of the half hour. I picked up the
morning papers, which were still full
of the looting of the Traders bank
the interest at fever height again, OF
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 b.
buried from the Armstrong tow
house. There were rumors that the
dead mans estate had been 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 q
loan Of 100000, made to Paul Arm
strong. Just before his California trip
The bonds were a 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.