The newspaper., 1910-01-28

, crz.pTER xx-In Thomas' pocket
wEs found a slip bearing the name j In a.,
lessn Wallace; Elm stree, Ssnnsd; M i,rsa m
10 vaeafe in favor of Mrs. Armstrong.
i5he refused to leave
| CHAPTER XXI-A note from Bailey
70 Gertrude. arranging meeting Al night
WAS found. Bailey was SUPPOSED 10 u"
sick at his hotel
CHAPTER XXU.-A ladder was found
AGAINST the clothes chute in the east
wing Of the house. The room had beer
locked previously
CHAPTER XIII The stables wer.
burned TO the ground Under cover ot
tho excitement a man stole into ~
Miss Innes had shot one OF the lniFuderA
In the lee.
put the candle on the floor at the
top of the staircase and took of my
bedroom slippers. Then / crept down
the siairs going very SLOWLY. -.
en- aSIv-A man ilmpinr mao
been seen on the road TO Rienn-iu
CHAPTER xXy.-Halsey mysteriously
disappeared. Louise seeming danger be-
fore his absence was noted. His auto was
found wrecked By freight train.
c4ers 81 the CRUZ stnra. 1ce-e -'iII De
Two more men here by noon, and the
city Office is on the lookout"
The creek?" Gertrude asked
The creek is shallow now. II il
were swollen with rain IL would be
different There is hardly any water
in H. Now. Miss Innes." he said.
turning 10 me. Il must ask you some
questions. Had Mr.. Halsey any pos
rble reason for going away like this.
without warning?"
None whatever
He went away once before" he
persisted. And you were as sure
then"
He did not leave the L von Fly
JAmmed into the side of freight car
before"
NO. but he left # for repairs in
blacksmith shop. a long distance
from here. Do you know II he had
any enemies? ANY one who might
wish him out OF the way
Not that ! know OF. unless-no.
cannot think OF any"
Was he IN the habit OF carrying
money!"
HE never carried # far. No. he
never had more than enough for cur
rent expenses"
Mr. Jameson got up then and be-
ran to pace the room II was an un-
wonted concession to the occasion.
Then think we get at It by elm
ination. The chances are against
fight n he was hurt. We find no
trace of him. II looks almost like an
abduction This young DIR. Walker
have you any idea why Mr. Innes
should have gone there last night
Il cannot understand it," Gertrude
said thoughtfully. Il don't think he
knew DR.. Walker at all. and-their re-
lations could hardly have been cordial.
under the circumstances"
Jameson pricked up his ears. and
little by little he drew from us the
fair. and the fact that Louise was GO
ing to marry Dr. Walker
Mr.. Jameson listened attentively
There are some interesting devel-
opments here he said thoughtfully
The woman who claims TO be the
mother OF Lucien Wallace has not
come back. Your nephew has appar-
entity been spirited away. There is an
organized attempt being made to en-
ter this house; in fact. 1t has been
entered. Witness the incident with
the cook yesterday. And have
new piece Of Information" He looked
carefully away from Gertrude. MIR.
John Bailey is not at his Knicker-
booker apartments, and I don't know
where he is. It's a hash, that's what
II is. It's Chinese puzzle. They
won't fit together. unless-unless Mr.
Bailey and your nephew have again"
And once again Gertrude surprised
me. They are not together" she
said hotly. 'I-know where Mr.. Bailey
is. and my brother is not with him"
Miss Gertrude" he said. III you and
Miss Louise would only tell me every
thing you know and surmise about
this business. | should be able to do n
great many things | believe could
find your brother. and might be able
to-well. to do some other things"
But Gertrude's glance did not falter.
Nothing that i know could help
you to find Halsey." she said stubborn
ly. II know absolutely as little of his
disappearance as you do. and I can
only say this: do not trust DIR.
Walker. / think he hated Halsey.
and he would get rid of him II he
could"
Perhaps you are right. In fact,
had some such theory myself. But DR..
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