The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-11

Louise nBrSeH must Hulilg HtI peuple'
| do not Justify myself now, but re-
member was in peculiar position
toward the Armstrong family. was
connected most unpleasantly with a
cold -blooded crime, and my niece and
nephew we're 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 II
Louise is with you You see, Miss
Innes. Louise must have started east
and Fanny is alarmed about her"
"Yes," ! said.
Louise is not here" Mrs. Fitzhugh
went on, and none of her friends
the few who are still in town-have
seen her. called you because Sunny.
side was not rented when she went
away, and Louise might have gone
there"
'T am sorry, Mrs. Fitzhugh. but
cannot help you" | said, and was i'm
mediately filed with compunction.
Suppose Louise grew worse? Who
was | to play Providence in this
case? The anxious mother certainly
had a right to know that her daughter
was in good hands. So broke in on
Mrs. Fit2hughs yoluble excuses for
disturbing me.
Mrs. Fitzhugh," ! said Il was 60
ing to let you think l knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong, but have
changed my mind Louise Is here,
with me-" There was a clatter of
calculations at the other end OF the
wire. She is i'll. and not able to be
moved. Moreover she is unable to see
any one | wish you would wire her
mother that she is with me, and tell
her not to worry. No. do not know
why she came east"
But my dear Miss lnnes." Mrs
Fitzhugh began. cut in ruthlessly
y will send for you as soon as she
can see YOU said mo, she is not
in critical state aow. but the doctor
says she must have absolute quiet
When ! had hung up the receiver |
sat down to think. So Louise had fed
from her people in California, and had
come east alone! 1t occurred to me
that Dr.. Walker might be concerned
in 1t, might pos by have bothered
her with unwelcome attentions; but
it seemed to me that Louise was hard
/ ly a girl to take refuge in flight under
such circumstances. She had always
been hlgh-spirited with the we'll
/ poised head and buoyant step of the
outdoors girl 1t must have been much
more in keeping with Louse's char
I acter, as ! knew it, to resent vigorous
] ly any unwelcome attentions from DR..
Walker. II was the suitor whom |
/ should have expected to see in head.
/ long flight, not the lady in the case.
The puzzle was no clearer at the
end of the half hour. l picked up the
morning papers, which were still full
+ OF the looting of the Traders bank,
the interest at fever height again. on
account of Paul Armstrong; death.
The bank examiners were working on
the books, and said nothing for publi-
cation; John Bailey had been released
on bond The body of Paul Armstrong
would arrive Sunday and would be
buried from the Armstrong town
house. There were rumors that the
dead mans estate had been a com
paratively small one The last para
graph was the important one.
Walter p Broadhurst of the Ma.
rine bank had produced 200 American
Traction bonds. which had been placed
as security with the Marine bank for a
loan OF s16O0O0, made to Paul Arm
strong, Just before his California trip
The bonds were part of the missing
traction bonds from the Traders
bank! While this involved the late
president of the wrecked bank. to my
mind 1t by no means cleared its
cashier.
The gardener mentioned by Halsey
came out about two o'clock in the aft
ernoon, and walked up from the sta
ton was fayorably impressed by
him His references were good-he
had been employed by the Brays until