The Nevada County picayune., 1910-07-08
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SVoNIol Ds StHulilS tHpll Ice tGedIl and cake on every holiday. Beyond that, and her reputation at bridge which is insufferably bad-she is the worst player at the bridge club-i know little of her It was she who had taken charge of Arnold Arm strong's funeral. however. and l went at once to the telephone
 Yes, said. this is Miss Innes" ,"
 Miss Innes. she said volubly. T have just received a very strange tele- gram from my cousin Mrs Arm strong. Her husband died yesterday in California and-wait, l will read you the message.
 l knew what was coming, and made up my mind at once If Louise Armstrong had good and sufficient reason for leaving her people and coming home. a reason, moreover that kept her from going at once to Mrs, Ogden Fitghugh. and brought her to the lodge at Sunnysde instead, 1t was not my intention to betray her Louise herself must notify her people l do not justify myself fow, but re member, l was in a peculiar position toward the Armstrong family was connected most unpleasantly with a cold-blooded crime and my niece and nephew were practically beggared either directly or indirectly, through the head Of the family
 Mrs. Fitzhugh had found the mas sage.
 Paul died yesterday Heart dis. ease she read. Wire at once if Louise is with you You see. Miss 1nnes, Louise must have started east, and Fanny is alarmed about her"
 Yes" said
 Louise is not here, Mrs Fitzhugh went on, and none of her friends- the few who are still in town-have seen her. called you because Sunny side was not rented when she went away. and Louise might have gone there
 T am sorry, Mrs. Fitzhugh, but cannot help you l said and was i'm. mediately filled with compunction Suppose Louise grew worse? Who was l to play Providence in this case? The anxious mother certainly had right to know that her daughter was in good hands So I broke in on Mrs. F'itzhughs voluble excuses for disturbing me.
 Mrs. Fitzhugh," I said. T was go ing to let you think knew nothing about Louise Armstrong; but l have changed my mind Louise is here with me" There was a chatter of ejaculations at the other end of the wire She is ill, and not able to be moved. Moreover, she is unable to see any one. l wish you would wire her mother that she is with me, and tell her not to worry. No, l do not know why she came east,
 But my dear Miss Innes," Mrs FitzhHgh began. I cut in ruthlessly.
 T will send for you as soon as she can see you l said No, she is not in critical state now, but the doctor says she must have absolute quiet
 When l had hung up the receiver, sat down to think So Louise had fled from her people in California. and had come east alone, It occurred to me that Dr Walker might be concerned in it, might possibly have bothered her with unwelcome attentions; but it seemed to me that Louise was hard. ly a girl to take refuge in flight under such circumstances. She had always been high-spirited, with the we'll poised head and buoyant step of the outdoors girl It must have been much more in keeping with Louise's char. aeter, as l knew it, to resent vigorous, ly any unwelcome attentions from Dr. Walker It was the sutor whom l should have expected to see in head long flight. not the lady in the case
 The puzzle was no clearer at the end of the half hour l picked up the morning papers, which were still full of the footing of the Traders bank, the interest at fever height again, on account of Paul Armstrong's death The bank examiners were working on the books, and said nothing for publi, cation; John Bailey had been released on bond The body of Paul Armstrong would arrive Sunday and would be buried from the Armstrong town house. There were rumors that the dead mans estate had been a com. paratiyely small one The last para graph was the important one.
 Walter P Broadhurst of the Ma rine bank had produced 200 American Traction bonds which had been placed as security with the Marine bank for a loan of sl60,000, made to Paul Arm. strong, just before his California trip The bonds were part of the missing traction bonds from the Traders bank While this involved the late president of the wrecked bank. to my mind it by no means cleared its cashier.
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