Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-08-04
CHAPTER IV.-Continued.

Especially what?"
Especially since Jack Bailey and
Arnold Armstrong were notoriously
bad friends. 1t was Bailey who got
Arnold into trouble last spring
something about the bank And then,
too"
Go on" l said. "If there is any
thing more, l ought to know"
There's nothing more" he said
evasively. There's just one thing we
may bank on Miss Innes. Any court
in the country will acquit a man who
kills an intruder in his house at
night If Halsey-"
why, you don't think Halsey did
itr | exclaimed. There was queer
feeling of physical nausea coming
over me.
NO, no, not at ALL" he said with
forced cheerfulness. Come, Miss In
mes, you're a ghost of yourself, and
I am going to help you upstairs and
call your maid. This has been too
much for you"
About six o'clock Gertrude came IN.
She was fully dressed, and l sat up
nervously.
Poor Aunty!" she said what a
shocking night you have had!" She
came over and sat down on the bed,
and | saw she looked very tired and
worn.
rs there anything new?" | asked
anXiously.
Nothing. The car is gone, but War
ner"-he is the Warner
is at the lodge and knows nothing
about it,"
WELL" I said, "if I ever get my
hands on Halsey Innes ! shall not let
go until have told him few things
When we get this cleared up, l am
going back to the city to be quiet.
One more night like the last two will
end me. The peace of the country
fiddlesticks,"
Whereupon I told Gertrude of the
noises the night before, and the figure
on the veranda in the east wing. AS
an afterthought l brought out the
pearl cufflink.
81 have no doubt now" I said, that
ii was Arnold Armstrong the night
before last, too. He had a key, nc
doubt, but why he should steal into
his fathers house l cannot imagine
He could have come with my permits
sion easily enough. Anyhow, whoever
it was that night left this little sou
Yenr"
Gertrude took one look at the cuff
link and went as white as the pearls
in it; she clutched at the foot of the
bed and stood staring As for me,
was quite as astonished as she was.
Where did--you-find it?' she
asked finally, with a desperate effor'
at calm And while | told her sh,
stood looking out of the window will
a look | could not fathom on her face
1t was a relief when Mrs. Watson
tapped at the door and brought IN,
some tea and toast. The cook was il
bed completely demoralized, she re
ported, and Liddy, brave with the day
light, was looking for footprints arounC
the house Mrs. Watson herself wal
a wreck; she was blue-white aroun,
the lips and she had one hand tieS
up She said she had fallen down
stairs in her excitement. 1t was natur
al. OF course, that the thing woul,
shock her. having been the Arm
strongs' housekeeper for several year
and knowing Mr.. Arnold we'll
Gertrude had slipped out during m.
talk with Mrs. Watson, and | dresset
and went downstairs. Tho biliar,
and card rooms were locked until tn
coroner and the detectives got there
and the men from the club had eon
back for more conventional clothing
could hear Thomas in the pantr
alternately wailing for Mr. Arnold
As he called him. and citing IN
tokens that had procursed the murder
The house seemed 20 choke me, ant
slipping a shaw! around me. wen
out on the drive. At the corner b
the east wing | met Liddy Her skirt
were draggIcd with dew 10 her knee
and her hair was still in crnmps.
Go right In and change you
clothes / said sharply, You're
sight and "a your agei"
She had a solf stick in her han,
acd she sa.1 she had found lt on th
lawn There was nothing uuusua
aboH Ia but IL occurred to me that
xolf stick with % metal rud mirI
have been tle object chat had arutcl
ed the stairs near the ,HrdrOm.
took % ir0m b.r. ana sent her up q,
dry garments iler daylight cuurug
and sol'.Wuortauce. uuI her lhuI
derins d.l.rat Iu the my7icry, lr
lated me beyafu words After le
her / mud. circuit ol tN. hH.tu.
Nu.HuH nm.l Iu ha disturbed. Ua
aon iHna.d 81. o3lm and peaceful .
tha moH.na aHu ua It had tls dHy
rra been aastced into takIua t Il.l