The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
CHAPTER vlII.-con.Inusd.

AfNFfE EN- Nllis--AoHtiWusus
Undoubtedly. Why, what could Il
Oe but ilghIg Miss Innes, lei ME re.
construct that evening. as ! see II.
Bailey and Armstrong had quarreled
AT the club. I learned this to-day.
Your nephew brought Bailey over.
Prompted BY jealous. insane fury,
Armstrong followed, coming across by
the path lie entered the billiard
room wing perhaps rapplng, and be-
Ing admitted by your nephew, Just
inside he was shot, by some one on
the circular staircase, The shot fired,
your nephew and Bailey left the house
at once, going toward the automobile
house They left by the lower road.
which prevented them being heard,
and when you and Miss Gertrude got
downstairs everything was quiet"
-Gertrude's story" stam-
mered
Miss Gertrude only brought for.
ward her explanation the following
morning. do not believe Il, Miss
tnn9s Il u the story Of d loving and
tuEtIhuhh WnHlhHt
and this thing to-night?"
May upset my whole view of the
case We must give the benefit of
| every doubt after all We may. for
| instance. come back 10 the figure on
the porch. u II was woman you saw
that night through the window. we
/ might start with other premises. Or
Mr.. lunes explanation may turn US
| Ia new direction II IL possible that
he shot Arnold Armstrong as a burg,
lar and then fed. frightened Mt what
he had done. In any case. however,
I feel confident that the body was
here when he left Mr.. Armstrong
left the club ostensibly for moon
light saunter. about half after eleven
o'clock II was three when the shot
waa fred =
| / leaned back bewildered II seemed
to me that the evening had been full
of significant happenings, had I oniy
held the key Had Gertrude been the
fugitive in the clothes chute? WhC
WAS the man on the drive near the
lodge. and whose gold.mounted dress
ting bag had seen In the lodge sitting
roomG
Il was late when Mr., Jameson
finally got UP to so. went with hin
TO the door. aud together we STOOD
looking out over tho valley, Below
lay the village OF Casanova. with III
Old World houses. its blossomInl
trees and lea peace Above on the hill
across the valley were the lights o
ths Greenwood club II was oven pos
= sible 10 SEQ the curvtng row of paral
lei lights that marked the carriage
} road Rumors that l had heard abou
, the club came back~of drinking. o
high play, and once, year ago, of
suicide under those very lights.
MIR Jameson left. taking a shor
cut To the village. and l still stoo
there II must have been after II
and the monotonous tick OF the hi
, clock on the stairs behind me was tn
only sound. Then I was consciou
that some one was running up tn
! drive In minute woman darte
A iatO the area OF light made by tn
. open door, and caught mo by the arm
Il was Rosie--Rosie In state of co
lapse trota terror. and. not the leas
. important, elutehing one OF my Goa
, port plates and silver spoon
; She stood staring into the darkness
! behind. still holding the plate 10
D her into the house and secured tn
!, plate; then | stood aud looked dow
at her whore she crouChed trembling
, tY against the doorway,
"Well. | asked, didn't your youn
man enjoy his meal
> she couldn't speak. She looked 4
l the spoon she SIN heidi wasn't s
. anxious about It; thank Heaven,
4 / wouldn't chip~-and then she stared
nae,
u appreciate your desire TO hav
) everything nice for him." went OF
: but the next time. you might TAX
, the Limoges china It's more easil
, duplicated and less expensive"
Il haven't a young man--not here
She had got her breath now. as Ia
, guessed she would, II have bee
. chased by a thief. Miss Innes,"
!. "Did he chase you out of the hous
and back again." | asked.
Then Rosie began 20 cry--not 4
lently. bat noisily. Historically.
D stopped her by giving her goo
: shake.
What IN the world Is the matt.
with your" snapped. Has the us
r Of good common sense gone by!
: G9 and tell me the whole thing
a Rosie sat up then, and SMILED,
Il was coming up the drive" 81
began.
You must start with when W
8 went down the drive. with my dish,
q and my silver" interrupted, bu
L seeing more signs of hysteria, ga
Q In Very well You were coming /
the drive"
Il had a basket of--of silver al
$ dishes on my arm, and was carryiI
!. the plate, because-because l W
, afraid ia break 1t. PARKWAY up Il