The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-09

"A Yelled lhdy, ne persisted, VINO
was apparently young and beautiful,
engaged his hack and asked to be
driven to Sunnyside. Near the gate,
however, she made him stop, In spite
of his remonstrances, saying she pre-
ferred to walk to the house She paid
him. and he left her there. Now, Miss
Innes. you had no such visitor, | be-
lieye?"
None" | said decidedly
"Geist thought it might be maid,
as you had got supply that day But
he said her getting out near the gate
puzzled him. Anyhow, we have now
one veiled lady, who, with the ghost
ly intruder of Friday night, makes
two assets that | hardly know what to
do with"
fit Is mystifying," ] admitted, al
though can think of one possible ex-
PLANTATION. The path from the Green
wood club to the village enters the
road near the lodge gate. A woman
who wished to reach the Country
club. unperceived, might choose such
a method. There are plenty OF wom-
en- there"
! think this gave him something to
ponder, for in a short time he said
good night and left. But | myself was
far from satisfied, | was determined,
however, on one thing. If my suspic-
ions--for ! had suspicious true.
would make my own investigations,
and Mr.. Jameson should learn only
what was good for him to know.
We went back to the house. and
Gertrude, who was more like herself
since her talk with Halsey, sat down
at the mahogany desk in the living
room to write a letter. Halsey prowl
( ed up and down the entire east wing
4 now In the cardroom, now in the bill
lard room. and now and then blow
1 ing his clouds of tobacco smoke
4 among the pink and gold hangings o.
the drawing room. After little
( Joined him in the billiard room. ant
I together we went over the details o
/ the discovery of the body.
The cardroom was quite dark
N Where we sat, in the billiard room
only cre cf the side brackets wal
1 lighted. and We spoke in subdue'
tones, as the hour and the subiec
seemed to demand. When | spoke o
the figure Liddy and ] had seen o.
1.-THE porch through the cardroom win
dow, Friday night, Halsey sauntere
into the darke~ d room. and togethe
we stood there, much as Liddy and
had done that other night,
The window was the same grayis
rectangle in the blackness as before
A few feet away in the hall Eas tn
spot where the body Of Arnold Arm
strong had been found. | was bi
nervous, and / put my hand on Ha
sey's sleeve. Suddenly, from the to
OF tie staircase above us came tn
sound OF cautious footstep. AT firs
was not sure, but Halseys attitud
told me he had heard and was lister
ing. The step. slow. measured, II
fntely cautious, was nearer nov
Halsey tried to loosen my fingers, bt
was in a paralysis of fright.
The swish of body against I'll
curying rail, as II for guidance, wa
plain enough, and now whoever it wa
had reached the foot of the staircas
and had caught a glimpse of our rigl
silhouettes against the billiard ROO
doorway Halsey threw me of the
and strobe forward.
"Who is it2" ne called imperious
and took a half dozen rapid strides Z
/, ward the foot of the staircase The
| heard him mutter something, thel
was the crash of a falling body Il
slam OF the outer door, and, for a
instant, quiet I screamed, thin
Then ] remember turning on Il
lights and finding Halsey, white vii
fury, trying to untangle himself fro
something warm and heecy. He ha
cut his forehead little on the lowe
step of the stairs, and he was rath'
a chastity sight. He flung the viii
object at me, and. Jerking open Il
outer door. raced into the darkness.
Gertrude had come on hearing u
noise, and now we stood, staring
each other over-of all things {
earth-a white silk and wool blanke
exquisitely finel II was the most u
ghostly thing In the world. with I
lavender border and its faint seen
} Gertrude was the first to speak.
Somebody had it?" she asked
"Yes. Halsey tried to stop whoev'
It was and fell Gertrude. that blan
ct is not mine. have never seen
before"
She held ii up and looked at II; the
she went to the door on to the vera
J ds and threw IL open. Perhaps II
feet from the house were two figure
| that moved slowly toward MS as v
/ looked. When they came within rams
[ of the light, I recognized Halsey, ar
/ with him Mrs. Watson, the hous
7 keeper
CHAPTER XII.