The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-21
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CHAPTER XVI.
HaIsey's Disappearance.

HaIsey's Disappearance.
Mr.. Jameson came back about
eight o'clock the next morning; he
was covered with mud, and his hat
was gone Altogether we were sad.
looking trio that gathered around
breakfast that no one could eat. over
cup of black coffee the detective
told us what he had learned Of Hal
sey's moN ements the night before. Up
to certain point the car had made II
easy enough to follow him. And !
gathered that Mr.. Burns, the other de-
tective, had followed a similar car
for miles at dawn, only to find it was
touring car on an endurance run.
He left here about ten minutes aft
er eight" Mr. Jameson said. "He
Went alone; at $40 he stopped at Dr.
Walkers | went to the doctors
about midnight. but he had been
called out on case, and had not
come back at four o'clock. From the
Doctors 1t seems Mr. Innes walked
across the lawn to the cottage Mrs
Armstrong and her daughter have
taken. Mrs. Armstrong had retired,
and he said perhaps a dozen words to
Miss Louise. She Will not say what
they We're but the girl evidently sus-
poets what has occurred That is. she
suspects foul play, but she doesn't
! Al t,FI,a
entity he started directly for the sta
ton Along somewhere in the dark
stretch between Carol street and the
depot he evidently sweryed suddenly
perhaps some one in the road---and
went full into the side of freight.
\ We found 1t there last night"
"He might have been thrown under
the train by the force Of the shock,
! said tremuously.
Gertrude shuddered.
1--WE examined every inch of track
There was-no sign"
But surely--he cant be-gonel"
cried Aren't there traces in the
mud-anything?"
There Is no mud-only dust There
has been no rain And the fOotpatt
there is Of cinders. Miss lnnes, ! an
inclined to think that he has met will
bad treatment, in the light of wha
has gone before, do not think NJ
has been murdered | shrank from
the word, BURNS Is back in the coun
try on a clew we got from the nigh
clerk at the drug store. There will b
two more men here by noon, and tn
; city office is on the lookout =
The creek?' Gertrude asked,
THE creek is shallow now. II
were swollen with rain it would b
different. There is hardly any wate
, in it. Now, Miss lnnes," he said
turning to me, 4 must ask you som
! questions. Had Mr. iialsey any pos
T. sible reason for going away like this
e without warming"
D None whatever"
r "lIe went away once before" h
persisted. "And you were as sur
then"
lie did not leave the Dragon FL
jammed into the side of freight ca
before"
mo, hut he left It for repairs !
blacksmith shop, long distanc
from here DO YOU know If he ha
any enemies? Any one who migl
Wish him out of the way"
Not that | know of. unless-no,
cannot think of any"
Was he in the habit Of carryir
money!"
He never carried It far. No,
never had more than enough for Gu
rent expenses
: Mr.. Jameson got up then and b
gan to pace the room. 1t was an u
wonted concession to the occasion.
Then think we get at it by ELI
ination. The chances are again
7 flight If he was hurt we find
trace Of him. It looks almost like I
abduction. This young DR.. Walk
have you any idea why Mr.. Inn
should have gone there last night?'
81 cannot understand it," Gertru
said thoughtfully. Il don't think
! knew DR.. Walker at all, and-their
lations could hardly have been cordi
under the circumstances"
Jameson pricked up his ears, a
\ little by lit e he drew from us t
. unfortunate DRY of Halsey's love
fair, and I'll act that Louise was
Ie ing to marry Dr Walker
Mr.. Jameson listened attentiyely
- There are some interesting dey
opmenis here he said thoughtful
The woman who claims to be
: mother Of Lucien Wallace has
: come back. Your nephew has app
emily been spirited away. There is
organized attempt being made to
ter this house; in fact, 1t has b,
entered. Witness the incident "
2 the cook yesterday. And ! have
! new piece of information He loo
$ carefully away from Gertrude.
4 John Bailey Is not at his Knlcl
Z booker apartments. and I don't kI
= where he is. It's hash, that's "
8 It is. It's Chinese puzzle. T
4 won't fit together. a.s.=sanless.
K Bailey and your nephew have agar
\ And once again Gertrude surpr