The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-10-20
XZZVZRNElW BY
RY MEH<
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Miss Innes, spinster and
guardian Of Gertrude and Halsey. estab-
Nshed GUNNER headauarters at sunny.
side. Amidst numerous din1culties the
servants deserted. AS Miss lnnes locked
up for the night. she was startled by q
dark figure on the veranda-
CHAPTER II.-she passed . terrible
night. which was filed with unseemly
. strange link cum button In q clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER III.-Gertrude and Halsey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by a revolver shot. A strange
man was found shot to death. In the hall.
CHAPTER w.t. proved to be the
or father owned the country house. Miss
Innes found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cuff button mysterious
~ disappeared.
CHAPTER v.-Detective Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged 10 Jack Bailey,
with whom she had talked in the billiard
room a few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER vL-Jamieson told Miss
Times that she was hiding. evidence from
him. He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped dow
q laundry chute.
CHAPTER Wilt developed that the
trude was suspected. for the intruder left
a print OF a bare foot. Gertr" HTned
home with her right ankle sprained.
CHAPTER VILLA negro found the
other half Of what proved TO be Jack
Bailey's cuff button. Halsey suddenly re-
onnsa~a~
CHAPTER IX.-Hals.y said he ano
Bailey had left because they had received
q telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver, fear
inr tn rive him Halsey's loaded weapon
CHAPTER X.-Cashtor paiiey OF rnul
Armstrong; bank, defunct, was arrested.
charged with embezzlement. Halsey said
Armstrong had wrecked his own ank
and was able to clear Bailey. a telegram
contained news that Pau Armstrong was
dead.
CHAPTER XI.-Halsey trapped Mrs.
Watson. the housekeeper, while she was
stealing from the house.
CHAPTER XII.-At the lodge Miss
Innes and Halsey found Halsey's f%iance;
man. She was believed to be in Califor-
MIA. The lodge keeper told Miss lines
that Louise and Arnold had had a long
talk the night Of the murder. Louise was
Frustrated.
CHAPTER XIII.-Louise told Halsev.
that while she still loved him she was -
marry another. and that he would despise
her when he learned the whole story.
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into Louisc's room, Miss Innes saw Tho
girl was gone.
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A hand touched hers on the stairway
something brushed past her and she
lainteo'
CHAPTER XVT-The coroner's IN
quest decided NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fal berr
murdered NV an unknown and tho 0ngor
Il suspicion seemed to point at Bailey.
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CHAPTER XIN.-After "seefr- q
ghost, THOMAS, the lodge keeper, was
found dead N. 2 closet. His body bore M
marks OF violence.
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