The Tupelo journal., 1910-09-30

gan to pace the room. 1t was an un-
wonted concession to the occasion.
Then | think we get at it by elm
nation. The chances are against
fight. If he was hurt, we find no
trace of him. 1t looks almost like an
abduction. This young DR.. Walker
have you any idea why Mr.. Innes
should have gone there last night?"
Il cannot understand it," Gertrude
said thoughtfully. Il don't think he
knew DR.. Walker at all, and-their re-
lations could hardly have been cordial,
under the circumstances"
Jameson pricked up his ears, and
little by little he drew from us the
unfortunate story of Halsey's love af-
fair, and the fact that Louise was go
ing to marry DIR. Walker.
Mr.. Jameson listened attentively.
There are some interesting devel-
opments here" he said thoughtfully.
'eThe woman who claims to be the
mother of .Lucien Wallace has not
come back. Your nephew has appar-
emily been spirited away. There is an
organized attempt being made to en-
ter this house; in fact, it has been
entered. Witness the incident with
the cook yesterday. And | have a
new piece of information" He looked
carefully away from Gertrude. "Mr.
John Bailey is not at his Knicker-
booker apartments, and / don't know
where he is. It's a hash, that's what
it is. It's a Chinese puzzle. They
won't fit together, unless-unless Mr..
Bailey and your nephew have again"
And once again Gertrude surprised
me. 'They are not together" she
said holly. "I-know where Mr.. Bailey
is, and my brother is not with him."
Miss Gertrude" he said, IF you and
Miss Louise would only tell me every
thing you know and surmise about
this business, l should be able to do a
great many things. l believe l could
find your brother, and l might be able
towel, to do some other things"
But Gertrude's glance did not falter.
Nothing that l know could help
you to find Halsey," she said stubborn
ly. 81 know absolutely as little of his
disappearance as you do, and l can
only say this: l do not trust DR..
Walker. / think he hated Halsey,
and he would get rid of him if he
could"
Perhaps you are right. In fact,
had some such theory myself. But DR..
Walker went out late last night to a
serious case in Summitville, anG is
still there. Burns traced him there.
We have made guarded inquiry at the
Greenwood club and through the vii
lage. There is absolutely nothing to
20 on but this: On the embankment
above the railroad, at the point where
we found the machine, is a small
house. An old woman and a daughter,
who is very lame, live there. They
say that they distinctly heard the
shock when the Dragon Fly hit the
car, and they went to the bottom Of
their garden and looked over. The
automobile was there; they could see
the lights, and they thought some one
had been injured. 1t was very dark,
but they could make out two figures,
standing together. The women were
curious, and, leaving the fence, they
went back and by a roundabout path
down to the road. When they got
there the car was still standing, the
headlight broken and the bonnet
crushed, but there was no n to be
SEEN"
The detective went away immedi-
ately, and to Gertrude and me was
left the woman's part, to watch and
wait. BY luncheon nothing had been
found, and l was frantic. / went up
stairs to Halsey's finally, from
sheer inability to sit across from Ger
trude any longer and meet her terror
filled eyes.
Liddy was in my dressing room, sus
piciously red-eyed and trying to put
a right sleeve in q left arm-hole of q
new waist for me. / was too much
shaken to scold.
ssWhat name did that woman in the
kitchen give?" she demanded, vicious
" ripping out the offending sleeve.
sBliss. Matte Bliss" I replied.
Bliss. M. B. Well, that's not what
she has on her suitcase. tits marked
N. F. c"
The new cook and her initials trou-
bled me not all. I put on my bonnet
and sent TOR what the Casanova liv-
eryman called q stylish turnout
Having once made up my mind to q