The newspaper., 1910-02-18
SYNOPSIS.

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| to vacate in favor of Mrs. Armstrong.
She refused to leave.
CHAPTER XXI-A note from Bailey
to Gertrude. arranging a meeting at night
was found. Bailey was supposed to be
sick At his hotel
! CHAPTER XXII-A ladder was found
against the clothes chute in the east
wing OF the house. The room had beer
locked previously.
/ CHAPTER XXIII-The stables werv
burned TO the ground. Under cover OF
the excitement man stole into III.
house. a search failed to reveal him
Miss Innes had shot one Of the intruders
IN the leg.
- zr. nxIv.-h man Iimping mao
been seen on the road to Riehneiu.
CHAPTER xXv.-Halsey mysteriously
disappeared. Louise scenting danger be-
fore his absence was noted. HIS auto WAS
found wrecked by a freight train
CHAPTER xNvL-It developed that
Halsey had had a protracted argument
day before his disappearance. a new
cook. whose suitcase bore IN. r. c" dis
appeared. Miss Innes learned Halsey
CHAPTER XXvII-Dr. walkers face
became iivid when Nina Darlington was
Armstrong had paid Luclen Wailace's
board. The child was believed TO belong
10 the mysterious Nina Darlington.
CHAPTER XXvIII-Evidcnce was Sc
posedly Halsey, had been bound and
gagged and thrown into empty box
car. Gertrude was missing. Hunting for
her Miss Innes ran into a man and
tainted
hfegs gr1nneu sneeprsniy
Il only wanted to make sure Miss
Louise was there. Rosie started to
run. and ! tried to stop her and tell
her some sort of a story to account
for my being there. But she wouldn't
wait"
And the broken china-in the
basket-"
We'll. broken china's death to rub
Der tires he said. Il hadn't any
complaint against you people here.
and the Dragon Fly was q good car"
So Rosies hishwayman was eI.
plained
We'll. teiegraphed the doctor
where Miss Louise was and I kept an
eye on her. Just = day or so before
they came home with the body / got
another letter. telling me to watch
for . woman who had been pitted
with smallpox. Her name was Car
lrington. and the doctor made things
pretty strong. II I found any such
woman loafing around. l was not to
lose sight of her for a minute until
the doctor got back.
well. would have had my hands
full. but the other woman didn't show
up for a good while. and when she did
the doctor was home
Riggs" ] asked suddenly. did you
get into this house a day or two after
] took II. at night!"
Z did not. Miss Innes I have never
been In the house before. Well. the
Carrinston woman t-shcv up un-
ell the night Mr.. Halsey disappeared.
She came to the once late. and the
doctor was out. She waited around.
walking the floor and working herself
into q passion. When the doctor
didn't come back. she was In an awful
way. She wanted me to hunt him.
and when he didn't appear. she called
him names; said he couldn't fool her.
There was murder being done. and
she would see him swing for It.
"She struck me as being an ugly
customer. and when she left. about IL
o'clock. and went across to the Arm
strong place, I was not far behind her.
She walked all around the house nrst.
looking up at the windows. Then she
rang the bell. and the minute the door
was opened she was through 1t. and
into the hall"
How long did she stay"
That's the queer part OF It," Riggs
said eagerly. "She didn't come out
that night at all. went to bed At
daylight. and that was the last
heard of her until the next day. when
I saw her on . truck at the station.
covered with q sheet. Shed been
struck by the express and you would
hardly have known her-dead. Of
course. ! think she stayed all night
in the Armstrong house, and the
agent said she was crossing the track
to take the uptrain to town when the
express struck her"
Another circlel" exclaimed.
Then we are Just where we started"
Not so bad ms that. Miss 1nnes,"
Riggs said eagerly. Nina Darlington
came from the town in California
where Mr.. Armstrong died. Why was
the doctor so afraid of her? The Car
rington woman knew something. l
lived with DIR. Walker seven years,
and / know him we'll. There are few
things he is afraid Of. think he killed
Mr.. Armstrong out In the west some
where, that's what think. What else
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