Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21

strong's funeral, however, and / went
at once to the telephone.
Eyes" said, this is Miss Innes"
Miss Innes," she said volubly, II
have just received a very strange teIe-
gram from my cousin, Mrs. Arm
strong. Her husband died yesterday
in California and-wait, will read
you the message"
i knew what was coming, and I
made up my mind at once. II Louise
Armstrong had good and sufficient
reason for leaving her people and
coming home, reason, moreover,
that kept her from going at once to
Mrs. Ogden Fitghugh, and brought her
to the lodge at Sunnyside instead, it
was not my intention to betray her.
Louise herself must notify her people.
do not justify myself now, 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
Innes, Louise must have started east,
and Fanny is alarmed about her."
YES" l said.
Louise is not here" Mrs. Fitzhugh
went on, land none of her friends
the few who are still in town-have
I seen her. called you because Sunny
side was not rented when she went
away, and Louise might have gone
there"
Il am sorry, Mrs. Fitzhugh, but
cannot help you," l said, and was i'm
mediately filed with conjunction
Suppose Louise grew worse? Who
was I to play Providence in this
case? The anxious mother certainly
had right to know that her daughter
was in good hands. So / broke in OF
Mrs. Fitzhugh's voluble excuses fol
disturbing me.
Mrs. Fitzhugh," said. II was 60
ing to let you think l knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong, but l have
changed my mind. Louise is here
with me-" There was a clatter o
CALCULATIONS at the other end of thu
wire. "She is ill, and not able to b.
moved. Moreover, she is unable to Sc,
any one. l wish you would wire he
mother that she is with me, and tel
her not to worry. No, do not know
why she came east"
But my dear Miss Innes!" Mrs
Fitzhugh began. cut in ruthlessly.
Il will send for you as soon as sh
can see you," l said. mo, she is no
in a critical state now, but the docto
says she must have absolute quiet.
When had hung up the receiver
sat down to think. So Louise had fle
from her people in California, and ha
come east alone! 1t occurred to m
that DR.. Walker might be concerne
in it, might possibly have bothere
her with unwelcome attentions; bu
1t seemed to me that Louise was hare
ly girl to take refuge in flight unde
such circumstances. She had Away
been high-spirited, with the vel
poised head and buoyant step of tn
outdoors girl. 1t must have been niue
more in keeping with Louises char
acter, as l knew 1t, to resent vigorous
ly any unwelcome attentions from d.
Walker. 1t was the sutton whom
should have expected to see in head
long flight, not the lady in the case.
The puzzle was no clearer at tn
end Of the half hour. / picked up tn
morning papers, which were still flu
of the looting of the Traders banl
the interest at fever height again, o
account of Paul Armstrong; dealt
The bank examiners were working o
the books, and said nothing for publ
cation; John Bailey had been release
on bond. The body of Paul Armstron
would arrive Sunday and would b
buried from the Armstrong tow
house. There were rumors that tn
dead mans estate had been a con
paratively small one. The last par;
graph was the important one.
, Walter P. Broadhurst of the Nj
" rine bank had produced 200 America
: Traction bonds, which had been place
as security with the Marine bank for
3 loan Of 100000, made to Paul Arr
: strong, just before his California tri
a The bonds were a part of the missin
traction bonds from the Trader
> bank! While this involved the lat
e president of the wrecked bank, to m
mind it by no means cleared Il
cashier.
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