The newspaper., 1910-02-04
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SYNOPSIS.

80 TT ~ iaare Keeper. was
Hound dead in closet. His body bore no
marks of violence
, CHAPTER KILN Thomas' pocket
was found a slip bearing the name LII
Glen Wallace. "a Elm street. Richheld." in
frssh Ink. DR.. Walker asked Miss innes
to vacate in favor OF Mrs. Armstrong
She refused to leave.
to Gertrude. arranging a meeting at night
was found Bailey was supposed 10 De
sick at his hotel
CHAPTER XxII-A ladder was found
against the clothes chute in the east
wing OF the house. The room had beer
locked previously.
CHAPTER XXIII--The stables wer,
burned to the ground. Under cover oi
the excitement a man stole into TN
house search failed 10 reveal hiiE
Miss Innos had shot one Of the intrlders
In the lex.
1 put the candle on the fioor at the
top OF the staircase and took of my
bedroom slippers. Then | crept down
sh. stairs going very slowly 80
err SNIv--A man lmping mao
been seen on the road TO IachneIu.
CHAPTER xXv.-Halsey rnysteriousiy
disappeared. Louise scentinr danger be-
found wrecked by a freight train
CHAPTER NXvI-It developed That
,s,hey mad mad a protraeted argument
an h -. woman In the library the
cook. whose suitcase bore N r. c. dis
.ppsared Miss Innes learned Haisey
--rnis man. pointing TO the assis-
tant. says Alex isn't gardener. That
he doesn't know anything about
plants"
That's very strange" ! said. think
ing hard. why. he came to me from
the Brays. who are in Europe"
Every man who cuts grass isn't
gardener. Miss Innes. and just now II
is our policy TO believe every person
around here rascal until he proves
20 be the other thing"
Warner came up with the car then.
and the conversation stopped. As he
helped me IN. however. the detective
Haid something further.
Not a word or sign 10 Alex. II he
comes back he said cautiously.
went FIRST TO Dr. Walkers ! va:
Tired Of beating about the bush. and Z
felt that the key TO Haisey's disap-
pearance was here at Casanova. IN
spite OF Mr.. Jamieson's theories.
The doctor was In. lie came at
once to the door Of his consulting
diality in his manner.
Please come in" he said curtly.
Il shall stay here. think. doctor"
J did not like his face or his manner:
there was subtle change in both. He
had thrown of the air OF friendliness.
and I thought. too. that he looked anx-
ious and hsEgard.
DIR. Walker" said. 4 have come
20 you TO ask some questions. I hope
you will answer them. As you know.
my nephew has not yet been found"
SO ] understand" stiffy.
L believe. IL you, would. you could
help us. and that leads TO one OF my
questions. VIII you tell me what was
the nature Of the conversation you
held with him the night he was at
tackled and carried on
Attacked Carried on" he said.
with pretended surprise. Really. Miss
lnnes. don't you think you exaEgerate? :?
understand it is not the first time
Mr. Innes has-disappcared."
You are duibbling. doctor. This Is
n matter OF life and death. WIN you
answer my question:
Certainly He said his nerves were
bad. and I gave him a prescription for
them. am violating professional
ethics when tell you even as much as
that"
could not tell him he lied. think
J looked IT, But I hazarded a random
shot.
Il thought perhaps" said. watch
ing him narrowly, that 1t might be
sbout-Nina Darlington"
For a moment I thought he was GO
ing to strike me. He grew livid. and q
small crooked blood-vessel in his tenn
PIE swelled and throbbed curiously.
Then he forced a short laugh.
who is Nina Carrington!" he asked
II am about to discover that" | re
Piled. and he was quiet at once. II
was not difiicult to divine that he
feared Nina Darlington a good deal
more than he did the devil. Our leave
taking was brief: In fact, we merely
stared at each other over the waiting
room table, with its litter OF year-old
magazines. Then l turned and went
out.
ITO Richheld." I told Warner, and
on the way l thought. and thought
hard
Nina Darlington. Nina Darlington"
the roar and rush OF the wheels
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