The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
CHAPTER xxx.
A Scrap of Paner.

Scrap of Paper.
For the first time in 20 years kept
my bed that day Liddy was alarmed
to the point of hysteria, and sent for
DIR. Stewart just after breakfast. Ger
! trude spent the morning with me,
reading something's forget what l
was too busy with my thought to lis
! ten. l had said nothing to the two
detectives. If Mr.. Jameson had been
there l should have told him every
thing, but l could not go to these
strange men and tell them my niece
had been missing in the middle of the
| night; that she had not gone to bed
at all; that while | was searching for
her through the house I had met a
| stranger who, when 1 tainted, had car
ried me into room and left me there,
to get better or not, as it might hap
pen.
And there was something else: The
man l had met in the darkness had
been even more startled than l, and
about his voice, when he muttered his
muff1ed exclamation, there was some
thing vaguely familiar All that morn
ing, while Gertrude read aloud, and
Liddy watched for the doctor, l was
puzzling over that voice, without re-
suit
DIR. Walker came up, some time just
after luncheon, and asked for me-
Go down and see him. l instructed
Gertrude. Tell him l am out-for
mercys sake don't say I'm sick. Find
out what he wants, and from this time
on, instruct the servants that he is
not to be admitted. I loathe that
man"
Gertrude came back very soon, her
face rather flushed.
He came to ask us to get out" she
said, picking up her book with jerk.
He says Louise Armstrong wants 10
come here, now that she is recover
ing
And what did you say?"
Il said We were very sorry we could
not leave, but we would be delighted
to have Louise come up here with us.
He looked daggers at me. And he
wanted to know If we would recon-
mend Eliza as a cook. He has brought
patient man, out from town, and
is increasing his establishment-that' |
the way he put it
q wish him joy OF Eliza" I said
tartly Did he ask for Halsey?"
Yes. l told him that we were on
the track last night, and that it was
only a question of time. He said he |
was glad, although he didn't appear |
to be, but he said not to be too san
guine."
do you know what I believer" l |
asked. Il believe, as firmly as I be- |
lieve anything, that DIR. Walker knows
something about Halsey, and that he
could put his finger ON him, il he !
wanted to-"
There were several things that day
that bewildered me. About three |
o'clock Mr.. Jameson telephoned from
the Casanova station and Warner
went down to meet him. got up and
dressed hastily. and the detective was
shown up to my sitting room.
NO news?" l asked, as he entered.
He tried to look encouraging, without
success.
1T won't be long now, Miss Innes,"
he said. Il have come out here on a
peculiar errand, which | will tell you
about later. First, want to ask some
questions. Did any one come out here
to repair the telephone, and
examine the wires on the roof?''
Yes" l said promptly; but it was
not the telephone. He said the wiring
might have caused the fire at the
stable. l went up with him myself,
but he only looked around"
Mr.. Jameson smiled
Good for you'll" he applauded.
Don't allow any one in the house
that you don't trust, and don't trust
All are not electricians who
wear rubber gloves"
He refused to explain further, but
lie got a slip of paper out of his
and opened 1t carefully.
Listen" he said. 'You heard this