The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-21
But Certrude's glance did not falter.


only say this: l do not trust Dr.
Walker. think he hated Ilalsey,
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
serious case in Summitville. and 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
go on but this: On the embankment
above the railroad. al the point where
we found the machine, Is small
house. An old woman and 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 70 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. II was very dark,
hut they could make out two figures,
standing together. The women were
curious, and, leaving the fence. they
went back and by roundabout path
down to the road. When they got
there the car was stll standing, the
headlight broken and the bonnet
crushed, but there was no one to be
seen
The detective went away immedi
ately, and to Gertrude and me was
left the womans part, to watch and
wait BY luncheon nothing had been
found, and | was frantic. | went up
stairs to Halsey's room finally, from
sheer inability to sit across from Ger
trude any longer and meet her terror.
filled eyes
Lddy was In my dressing room, sus,
| piciously redeyed and trying to put
| right sleeve in q left arm-hoe Of a
new waist for me. ! was TOO much
shaken to seold
"What name did that woman In the
kitchen give?' she demanded, vicious
ly ripping out the offending sleeve.
bliss. Matte Bliss" ! replied
"Bliss. M. b. Well that's not what
she has on her suitcase. 1t is marked
| N. F. c."
The new cook and her initials trou'
bled me not all. put on my bonnet
and sent for what the Casanova Nv
eryman called a stylish turnout
Having once made up my mind to a
course of action, | am not one to turn
back. Warner drove me; he whs
/. plainly disgusted, and he steered the
livery horse as he would the Dragon
MY, feeling uneasily with his lett foo'
for the clutch, and working his rlgh'
elbow at an imaginary horn ever,
tlnn a dog got in the way
Warner had something on his mind
and after we had turned into the roat
he voiced It.
es,iss Innes." he said. 81 over
heard part of conversation yester
day that didn't understand. II WASH
my business to understand II, FOR ina
matter. but I've been thinking al
, day that I'd better tell YOU. lesterda,
| afternoon, While you and Miss Gel
t trude were out driving, ! had got IN
car In some sort of shape again afte
| the fire. and went to the library I
call Mr.. lnnes to see II. ] went INT
! the living room, where Miss Lidd
SID he was, and halfway across tn
9 library | heard him talking to som
;. one. He seemed to be walking up an
down, and he was In a rage, can te
: you"
i. What did he say?'
"The first thing ! heard was--e
J. cuse me. Miss lnnes, but it's what J
i said, The damned rascal he sal
o IN SEE him in'--well, in hell w
n what he said in hell first The
r somebody else spoke up; II was
8 woman. She said: I warned theI
but they thought ] would be afraid.
e "a woman, Did you wait to see wi
e It was?'
e. u wasn't spying, Miss lnnes,' W.
|. ner said with dignity. 'But the ne
thing caught my attention She sal
a 4 knew there was something wro
10 from the start A man isn't well o
+ day. and dead the next, without sol
O. reason. thought she was speak,
Of Thomas
"And you don't know who II was =
j. exclaimed. Warner, YOU had the k
v 10 this whole occurrence in yc
1e hands and did not see H."
OF However, there was nothing to
If. done. resolved TO make inqu
an when got home. and in the me
n time. my present errand absorbed !
en- This was nothing less than to
IN Louise Armstrong. and TO attempt
a drag from her what she knew, Or s
ed pected OF IIalseys disappearai
AR But here, as in every direction
er- turned | was bailled.
nw A neat maid answered the bell
,at she stood sauarely in the doorw
lev and il was impossible TO prese
Ar. ones dignity and pass ler.
-" Miss Armstrong is very III and
,ed able ts~see any one she said |
,ne not believe her.
lev And Mrs. Armstrong-Is she |
!, mr.
md She Is with Mas Louise and I
nv. not he disturbed"