Barbour County index., 1910-08-24
CHAPTER XIX.-Contiaued.

"Why was Mr.. Bailey not present
at the inquest?"
The detectives expression was Pc
culiar.
Because his physician testified
that he is i'll, and unable to leave his
bed"
"Ill!" I exclaimed. why, neither
Halsey nor Gertrude has told me
that"
There are more things than that
Miss Innes, that are puzzIing. Bailey
gives the impression that he knew
nothing of the crash at the bank un-
til he read it in the paper Monday
night, and that he went back and sur
rendered himself Immediately. l do
not believe 1t. Jonas, the watchman
at the Traders bank, tells different
story. He says that on the Thurs
day night before, about $3.50, Bailey
went back to the bank. Jonas ad-
mitted him, and he says the cashier
was in a state almost of collapse.
Bailey worked until midnight, then he
closed the vault and went away. The
occurrence was so unusual that the
watchman pondered over it all the
rest of the night. What did Bailey
do when he went back to the Knicker-
booker apartments that night? He
packed a suitcase ready for instant
departure. But he held off too long;
he waited for something. My per-
sonal opinion is that he waited to see
Miss Gertrude before flying from the
country. Then, when he had shot
down Arnold Armstrong that night, he
had to choose between two evils. He
did the thing that would Immediately
turn public opinion in his favor, and
surrendered himself, as an innocent
man. The strongest thing against
him is his preparation for flight, and
his deciding to come back after the
murder of Arnold Armstrong. He was
shrewd enough to disarm suspicion as
to the graver charge"
The evening dragged along slowly.
Mrs. Watson came to my bedroom be-
fore l went to bed and asked If had
any arnica. She showed me a badly
swollen hand, with reddish streaks
running toward the elbow; she said
1t was the hand she had hurt the night
of the murder a week before, and that
she had not slept we'll since. 1t looked
to me as il it might be serious, and
told her to let Dr. Stewart see it.
The next morning Mrs. Watson
went up to town on the II train anC
was admitted to the Charity hospital
She was suffering from blood-poison
ing. l fully meant to go up and sex
her there, but other things drove he
entirely from my mind. l telephonet
to the hospital that day. however, ant
ordered a private room for her, ant
whatever comforts she might be a.
lowed.
Mrs. Armstrong arrived Monda
evening with her husbands body, an
the services were set for the mex
day. The house on Chestnut street
In town, had been opened, and Tues
day morning Louise left US to z
home. She sent for me before sh
went, and saw she had been crying
"How can thank you, Miss Innes
she said. you have taken me o
faith, and-you have not asked N
any questions. Some time, perhaps,
can tell you; and when that tim
comes, you will all despise me-Ha
sey, too"
tried to tell her how glad was [
have had her, but there was som,
thing else she wanted to say. Sh
said 1t finally, when she had bade
constrained good-by to Halsey and th
car was waiting at the door.
Miss Innes,' she said in . 10
tone, ''if they-if there is any attemI
made toto have you give up Ii
house, do 1t, Il you possibly can. a
afraid-to have you stay"
That was all. Gertrude went ini
town with her and saw her safe
home. She reported a decided COG
ness in the greeting between Louis
and her mother. and that DR.. Wake