The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-10-27
CHAPTER xxx.
When Churchyards Yawn.

~ was III "S0hSSooy f1S6p toAo I'D
the story of his connection with some
incidents that had been previously un-
explained. Halsey had been gone
since the Friday night before, and
! with the passage of each day I felt
that he might be carried thousands
of miles in the box-car, locked in, per-
haps, without water or food. had
read Of cases where bodies had been
found locked in cars on isolated sid
ings in the west, and my spirits went
down with every hour.
His recovery was destined 20 &c a.
most as sudden as his disappearance,
and was due directly to the tramp
Alex had brought to Sunnysids. 1t
seems the man was grateful for his
release, and when he learned some
! thing of Halsey's whereabouts from
another member Of his fraternity
for 1t is a fraternity-he was prompt
In letting us know.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. jamie
son. who had been down at the Arm
strong house trying to see Louise
and failing-was met near the gate at
Sunnyside by an individual precisely
as repulsive and unkempt as the n
Alex had captured. The man knew
the detective, and he gave him a
piece Of dirty paper, on which was
scrawled the words: Hes at City
hospital, louisville" The tramp who
brought the paper pretended to know
nothing, except this: The paper had
been passed along from a hobo" in
townsville, who seemed to know the
information would be valuable to us.
Again the long-distance telephone
came into requisition. Mr.. Jameson
called the hospital, while we crowded
around him. And when there was no
longer any doubt that 1t was Halsey,
and that he would probably recover
we all laughed and cried together. l
am sure | kissed Liddy, and l have
had terrible moments since when
| seem to REMEMBER kissing Mr..
Jameson, too, In the excitement.
| Anyhow, by II o'clock hat night
Gertrude was on her way to Johns
vile, $50 miles away, accompanied by
Rosie. The domestic force was now
down to Mary Anne and Liddy. with
the undergraduates wife coming
every day to help out. Fortunately,
Warner and the detectives were keep
ing bachelor hall in the lodge. Out
of Difference to Liddy they washed
their dishes once a day, and they con
cocted queer messes. according to
their several abilities. They had one
triumph that they ate regularly for
breakfast, and that chung to their
clothes and their hair the rest of the
day. 1t was bacon, bareback and
onions, fried together. They were al
most pathetically grateful, however, I
noticed, for an occasional broiled ten
derloin.
1t was not until Gertrude and Rosie
had gone and Sunnyside had settled
down for the night, with Winters at
the foot of the staircase, that Mr..
Jameson preached a subject he had
evidently planned before he came.
Miss Innes," he said, stopping me
as l was about to go to my room up
stairs, "how are your nerves to-
night?"
81 have none" said happily. with
Halsey found, my troubles have gone"
II mean" he persisted, do you feel
as though you could go through with
something rather unusual?'
1.-The most unusual thing | can think
OF would be a peaceful night. But +
anything is going to occur, don't dare
to let me miss It,"
Something is going to occur" he
said. And you're the only woman l
can think of that I car take along"
He looked at his watch. Don't ask
me any questions, Miss lines. Put on
heavy shoes, and some old dark
clothes, and make UP your mind not
to be surprised at anything"
Liddy was sleeping the sleep of the
Just when l went upstairs, and l
hunted out my things cautiously. The
detective was waiting in the hall, and
/ was astonished to see DR.. Stewart
with him. They were talking con-
identially together. but when I came
down they ceased. There were a few
preparations to be made: the locks to
be gone over, Winters to be instructed
as to renewed vigilance, and then,
after extinguishing the hall light. we
crept. In the darkness, through the
front door, and into the night.
/ asked no questions. felt that
they were doing me honor In making
me one Of the party. and / would show
them I could be as silent as they. We
went across the fields. passing through
the woods that reached almost to the
ruins Of the stable, going over stiles
now and then, and sometimes STEP
ping over low fences. Once only
somebody spoke, and then 1t was an
emphatic bit of profanity from DR..
Stewart when he ran into q wire