The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-08
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Miss Innes, spinster ana
guardian of Gertrude and Halsey. estab-
iished summer headquarters at Sunny
side Amidst numerous difficulties the
servants deserted. AS Miss lnnes locked
UP for the night, she was startled by
dark figure on tho, veran4sa-
CHAPTER u--She passed q terrible
night, which was filled with unseemly
noises. In the morning Miss Innes found
a strange link cufs button In . clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER II1.-Gertrude and Halsey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by a revolver shot. A strange
man was found shot to death, in the hall.
CHAPTER Iv.--It proved to be the
body OF Arnold Armstrong, whose bank
er father owned the country house. MISS
linnes found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cnf button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER V.--DetectIve Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged TO Jack Bailey,
with whom she had talked IN the Billiard
room few moments eceore the murder.
CHAPTER vI-Jamieson told MISS
lnnes that she was hiding evidence from
him. He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
a laundry chute.
CHAPTER Wilt developed that the
intruder was probably a woman. Ger
trude was suspected, for the intruder left
q print Of a bare foot. Gertrude returned
nome with her right ankle sprained
CHAPTER VILLA negro found the
other half of what proved to be Jack
Baileys cuff button. Halsey suddenly re-
appeared.
CHAPTER 1X.--Halsey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
n telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver, fear
ing 10 give, him Halseys loaded weapon
Halsey soothed her as best he could,
aud the breach seemed healed. But
long after ! went to bed he sat down
stairs in the living room alone, and |
knew he was going over the case as
he had learned It, Some things were
clear to him that wefe dark to me-
He knew and Gertrude, too, why Jack
Bailey and he had gone away that
night, as they did He knew where
they had been for the last AZ hours
and why Jack Bailey had not returned
with him. 1t seemed to me that with
out fuller confidence from both the
children-they are always children tt
mel should never be able to learn
anything
AS was finally getting ready fol
bed, Halsey came upstairs and knocked
at my door. When | had got into {
negligee-I used to say wrapper be
fore Gertrude came back from schoo
Il let MIN in. He stood in the door
way moment, and then he went int
agonfes Of silent mirth. ! sat dow
on the side of the bed and waited II
severe silence for him to stop, but h
only seemed to grow worse. Whel
/ he had recovered he took me by thi
elbow and pulled me in front of th'
mirror.
"How to be beautiful he quoted
"'Adyice to maids and matrons, b.
Beatrice Fairfax!'" And then / say
myself. I had neglected to remov
my wrinkle eradicators. and presum
my appearance was odd, | believ
that 1t is a woman's duty to care 10
her looks. but It is much like tellin
necessary falsehood--one must no
be found out BY the time | got ther
off Halsey was serious again, and
listened to his story.
Aunt Ray" he began, extingusf
ing his cigarette on the back Of IN
ivory hair-brush, 81 would give a lC
TO tell you the whole thing But
can't, for day or so, anyhow Br
one thine might have told you Ion
time a ago If you had known II, 20
would not have suspected me for
, moment of--of having anything TO d
with the attack on Arnold Armstronl
Goodness knows @hat might do
a fellow like that, If there was enoug
proyocation, and | bad gun in N
hand-under ordinary circumstance
Butt care a great deal about Louis
Armstrong, Aunt Ray. hope to ma
ry her some day. Is 1t likely woul
! kill her brother?"
But the whole thing is absurd"
] argued. And besides, Gertrude
+ sworn statement that you left befol
Q Arnold Armstrong came would clei
you at once"
Halsey got up and began to pa'
the room, and the air Of cheeriulne
dropped like mask
r "She can't swear It," he said finall
y "Gertrudes story was true as far
e II went, but she didn't tell everythin
Arnold Armstrong came here at @:
: came into the billiard room and Ii
e IN five minutes. He came to bring
.. something"
lie "Halsey," ! cried, you must tell I
10 the whole truth Every time ! $
'r way for you to escape you block
Is yourself with this wall of mystel
What did he bring?"
"A telegram-ior Bailey" he sa
- ut came By special messenger fr,
town, and was-most important. Bail
+ had started for here, and the mesgt
% ger had gone back TO the city. I
steward gave 1t TO Arnold, who h
been drinking all day aud could
: sleep. and was going for stroll
the direction Of Sunnyside."
"And he brought it?"
"Yes."
what was in the telegram"
II can tell yon---as soon as cert,