The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1910-08-04

bowed.
/ suppose I shail havs to notify the
Armstrong;" ~. They Vill know
n Thomas had any psosas And how
70 reach them. OF course. expect to
6efray the expenses oe The fuaeral. but
his relatives must b. fo3aA. What DO
You think frightened hin. Mr.. jamie
SOM"
1t Is hard to say" 10 replied slow.
", but l think ne may b certain II
vas fright. and that ~ vas hiding
from something. a. sorry in moro
than one way: I have always believed
that Thomas knew something. OF sus-
pected something. that he would not
tell Do you know how much money
there was In that WORKOUT wallet Of
his? Nearly 500! Almost two
months wages-and yet those darkies
seldom have . penny. Well-what
Thomas knew will be buried with
him"
With the death of Thomas. felt
that climax had come In affairs at
0nnnyside. The night that followed
was quiet enough. Halsey watched
at the foot Of the staircase. and \ COM
plicated system Of bolts on the other
doors seemed to be eRectual.
Once in the night I wakened and
thought I heard the tapping again.
But all was quiet. and had reached
the stage where I refused to be dis
turbed for minor occurrences.
The Armstrong; were notified of
Thomas death. and l had my nrst In
terview with Dr.. Walker as Q result
He came up early the next morning.
Just az We finished breakfast. in . pro-
fessional looking car with . black
hood
81 must make . double excuse for
this early visit. Miss Innes." he said
a. he sat down. The chair was lower
than he expected. and his dignity re.
quired collecting before he went on.
'My professional duties are urgent
and long neglected, and"-a fall to the
everyday Understanding must
be done about that body"
YES" said. sitting on the edge of
my chair. II merely wished the ad-
dress of Thomas people. You might
have telephoned, II you were busy"
He smiled.
81 wished to sch you about some
thing else" he said. AS for Thomas.
1t is Mrs. Armstrong; wish that you
allow her to attend to the expense.
About his relatives. have already
notified his brother, in the village. 1t
was heart disease, l think. Thomas
always had bad heart"
Heart disease and fright" I said.
still on the edge of my chair. But the
doctor had no intention of leaving.
Il understand you have a ghost up
here. and that you have the house
filled with detectives to exercise it."
he said.
For some reason felt I was being
pumped" as Halsey says. You
have been misinformed," replied
What, no ghost, no detectives!" he
said. still with his smile. What a dis
appointment to the village!"
resented his attempt at playful
ness. 1t had been anything but a joke
to US.
"Dr. Walker" said tartly, Il fail
to see any humor in the situation.
Since I came here, one man has been
shot. and another one has died from
shock. There have been intruders in
the house, and strange noises. If that
is funny, there is something wrong
with my sense of humor.'
You miss the point" he said. still
good naturally. THE thing that is
f,pnv IN ma {S that va, ircict m ro.
manning here, under the circums-
tances. l should think nothing would
keep you"
You are mistaken. Everything that
occurs only confirms my resolution to
stay until the mystery is cleared"
Il have a message for you, Miss
Innes." he said, rising at last. Mrs.
Armstrong asked me to thank you for
your kindness to Louise, whose within,
occurring at the time it did, put her
to great inconvenience. Also-and
this is a delicate matter-she asked
me to appeal to your natural SYM
patty for her, at this time, and to ask
you IL you will not reconsider your de-
cision about the house. Sunnyside is
her home; she loves 1t dearly. and
Just now she wishes to retire here for
quiet and peace"
she must have had a change of
heart" said, ungraciously enough.
Louise told me her mother despised
the place. Besides, this is no place
for quiet and peace just now. Any
how, doctor. while l don't care to
force an issue, l shall certainly re-
main here. for time at least"
For how long?' he asked.
MY lease Is for six months. shall
stay until some explanation is found
for certain things. My own family is
implicated now, and shall do every
thing to clear the mystery of Arnold
Armtsrong's murder"
The doctor stood looking down, slap
ping his gloves thoughtfully against
the palm of well-looked- after hand.
You say there have been intruders
in the house," he asked. You are