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| lE, but ! think we may be certain 1t
Was fright, and that he was hiding
! from something | am sorry in more
than one way; | have always believed
| that Thomas knew something, or sus-
| peeted something that he would not
| tell. Do you know how much money
there was in that WORKOUT wallet OF
! his? Nearly $100i Almost two
months wages-and yet those darkies
| seldom have a penny. Well-what
! Thomas knew will be buried with
| him"
With the death of Thomas, I felt
that climax had come in affairs at
| SHnnyside. The night that followed
was quiet enough. Halsey watched
at the foot of the staircase, and COM
| pleated system of bolts on the other
doors seemed to be effectual
Once in the night l wakened and
thought I heard the tapping again.
But all was quiet, and I had reached
/ the stage where | refused to be dis
/ turbed for minor occurrences.
The Armstrong; were notified of
! Thomas death, and | had my first in
teryiew with DR. Walker as a result.
He came up early the next morning,
| just as we finished breakfast, in a pro-
fessional looking car with black
! hood.
Il must make double excuse for
! this early visit, Miss lines" he said
as 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 something must
] be done about that body
Yes" | said, sitting on the edge of
my chair. 81 merely wished the adj
dress of Thomas people. You might
have telephoned, if you were busy"
He smiled
Il wished to see you about some
! thing else" he said. "As for Thomas,
+ it 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, think. Thomas
! always had bad heart"
Heart disease and fright" 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 I felt l was being
pumped" as Halsey says. You
have been misinformed," l 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 joke
/ to us.
DR. Walker" l said tartly. Il fail
to see any humor in the situation.
Since | 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 naturedly. THE thing that is
funny to me is that you insist on re.
naming here, under the circums.
tances | should think nothing would
keep you"
You are mistaken. Everything that
occurs only confirms my resolution 20
stay until the mystery is cleared"
Il have message for you, Miss
Innes," he said. rising at last Mrs
Armstrong asked me to thank yeu for
your kindness to Louise, whose whira,
occurring at the time it did, put her
to great inconvenience. Also-ano
this is a delicate matter-she asked
me to appeal to your natural sym.
pathy for her. at this time, and to ask
you if you will not reconsider your de.
cision about the house. Sunnyside is
her home; she loves it dearly, and
just now she wishes to retire here for
quiet and peace"
She must have had a caange OF
heart" | said, ungraeiously enough.
Louise told me her mother despised
the place, Besides, this is no place
for quiet and peace Just now. Any.
| how. doctor, while | don't care to
force an issue, | shall certainly re
main here, for a time az least
For how long?" he asked
My lease is for six m02ths. / 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
| ming his gloves thO1phtfullV against
| the palm Of well-looked- after hand.
You say there have been intruders
in the house," he asked You are
sure of that, Miss Innes?"
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