The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-02

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Halsey?
"He was here, wasn't hep Mr.. Jar
Wis persisted. He stopped at the club
on his way over"
I-dont know where he is" said
feebly
one of the men from the club came
in. asked for the telephone, and !
could hear him excitedly talking, say
inc something about eoroners and de-
tectiyes. Mr. Jarvis leaned over to
me
Why don't you trust me- Miss In
nes2" he said. III can do anything
! win. Bat tell me the whole thing
/ did. finally from the beginning,
and when told of Jack Baileys be-
ing in the house that night he gave O
long whistle.
q wish they were both here he
said when / finished Whatever mad
prank took them away, It would look
better if they were here, Especially"
Especially what?"
Especially since Jack Bailey and
Arnold Armstrong were notoriously
bad friends. 1t was Bailey who got
Arnold into trouble last spring
something about the bank. And then,
too
GO on" said. "1f there is any
thing more, ! ought to know
There's nothing more" he said
eyasively. There's just one thing we
may bank on, Miss lnnes. ANY court
in the country will acquit man who
kills an intruder in his house at
night. If Ealsey--"
Why, you don't think Halsey did
IT." | exclaimed. There was a queer
feeling of physical nausea coming
over me
mo, no, not at ALL" he said with
forced cheerfulness. Come, Miss In.
mes, you're a ghost of yourself, and
I am going to help you upstairs and
call your maid This has been too
much for you"
About six o'clock Gertrude came in.
She was fully dressed, and sat up
nervously.
Poor Aunty," she said. What a
shocking tight you have had She
came over and sat down on the bed,
and | saw she looked very tired and
worn.
rs there anything new?" asked
snxiously.
Nothing. The car is gone, but War
ner'--he is the Warner
is at the lodge and knows nothing
about it,"
Well | said, If ever get my
hands on Halsey Innes | shall not let
go until have told him few things
When we get this cleared up, | am
+ going back to the city to be quiet.
One more night like the last two will
end me. The peace OF the country
+ fiddlesticksl"
Whereupon | told Gertrude of the
+ noises the night before, and the figure
an afterthought l brought out the
pearl cuff-link.
81 have no doubt now" said, that
It was Arnold Armstrong the night
before last, too He had key, no
doubt, but why he should steal into
his fathers house | cannot imagine.
He could have come with my permis-
sion easily enough. Anyhow. whoever
It was that night left this little SOU
venir"
Gertrude took one look at the cuff
link and went as white as the pearls
In IL; she clutched at the foot OF the
bed and stood staring. As for me,
was quite as astonished as she was.
Where did-you-find it?" she
asked finally, with desperate effort
at calm. And while told her she
stood looking out of the window with
look | could not fathom on her face
It was a relief when Mrs Watson
tapped at the door and brought me
some tea and toast The cook was In
bed, completely demoralized, she re
ported, and Liddy, brave with the day
light, was looking for footprints around
the house. Mrs. Watson herself was
a wreck; she was blue-white arount
the lips, and she had one hand tiet
ND. She said she had fallen down
stairs in her excitement 1t was natur
al. of course, that the thing would
shock her, having been the Arm
strongs' housekeeper for several years
and knowing Mr. Arnold we'll
Gertrude had slipped out during m!
talk with Mrs Watson, and I dressed
: and went downstairs. The billiard
and card rooms were locked until tn,
coroner and the detectives got there
and the men from the club had gon'
back for more conventional clothing
I could hear Thomas in the pantr.
alternately walling for Mr.. Arnold
as he called him, and citing tn
tokens that had precursed the murder
The house seemed to choke me, and
slipping shawl around me. wen
out on the drive. At the corner b.
the east wing ! met Liddy. Her skirt
: were draggled with dew to her knee
and her hair was still In crimps.
Go right in and change you
clothes" ] said sharply. you're
sight. and at your age!"
She had a golf stick in her hand
and she said she had found II on th
lawn. There was nothing unusua