Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-10-15

There were several things that day
that bewildered me. About three
o'clock Mr.. Jameson telephoned from
the Casanova station and Warner
went down to meet him. 1 got up and
dressed hastily, and the detective was
shown up to my sitting room.
mo news?' 1 asked, as he entered.
He tried to look encouraging, without
success.
1T won't be long now, Miss Innes,"
he said Il have come out here on a
peculiar errand, which 1 will tell you
about later First, 1 want to ask some
questions. Did any one come out here
yesterday to repair the telephone, and
examine the wires on the roof"
Yes" 1 said promptly; but it was
not the telephone. He said the wiring
might have caused the fire at the
stable. I went up with him myself,
but he only looked around"
Mr.. Jameson smiled.
Good for youi" he applauded.
Don't allow any one in the house
| that you don't trust, and don't trust
anybody. All are not electricians who
wear rubber gloves"
He refused to explain further. but
he got a slip of paper out of his
pocket book and opened it carefully.
! Listen he said. You heard this
before and scoffed. In the light of re-
cent developments I want you to read
| it again. You are a clever woman,
| Miss Innes. Just as surely as I sit
here, there is something in this house
that is wanted very anxiously by a
number of people. The lines are clos
ing up, Miss lines"
The paper was the one he had found
among Arnold Armstrong; effects,
and 1 recall it again:
by altering the plans for
rooms may be possible. The best way
in my opinion. would be to--the plan
ney.
81 think 1 understand" 1 said
slowly. "Some one is searching for
the secret room, and the invaders"
"And the holes in the plaster
Have been in the progress of
| his
COR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Herr" / asked.
Miss Innes," the detective said,
getting up, Il believe that somewhere
in the walls of this house is hidden
some of the money, at least, from the
Traders bank. 1 believe, just as sure
ly, that young Walker brought home
from California the knowledge of
something of the sort, and, failing in
his effort to reinstall Mrs. Armstrong
and her daughter here, he, or con-
federate, has tried to break into the
house On two occasions I think he
succeeded"
"On three, at least" corrected
And then 1 told him about the night
before. Il have been thinking hard,
1 concluded, land do not believe the
man at the head of the circular stair
case was Dr. Walker. 1 don't think he
could have got in, and the voice was
not his"
Mr.. Jameson got up and paced the
, floor, his hands behind him.
There is something else that puz.
. zles me- he said, stepping before me
who and what is the woman Nina
+ Carrington2 If it was she who came
, here as Matte Bliss, what did she
: tell Halsey that sent him racing to
Dr. Walkers, and then to Miss Arm
/, strong? If we could find that woman
we would have the whole thing
Mr. Jameson. did you ever think
: that Paul Armstrong might not have
died a natural death?"
r That is the thing we are going tt
try to find out" he replied And ther
Gertrude came in, announcing mar
I below to see Mr. Jameson
: Il want you present at this inter
81 view, Miss Innes," he said. MAJ
e Riggs come up? He has left DR.
E Walker and he has something hs
wants to tell u.s.