The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-23
CHAPTER XVII.
,uAa lie Nina Carrinqton!

Who Is Nina CarTih9toH!
no four DAYS. from Saturday to the
shaving Tuesday, We lived, or ex'
:, n = state of the most dreadful
nsr.e We ate only when Liddy
,0rsbt in tray, and then very little.
na papers, OF course, had got hold
,ha story and we were besieged by
,r.naner men. From all over the
entry false clews came pouring IN
wa raised hopes that crumbled again
nothing Every morgue within 100
,ass every hospital. had been Wis
Eed, without result.
The inaction was deadly. Llddy
,,;od all day and. because she knew
obiected to tears, SMILED audibly
sround the corner.
For heavens sake, smile l
mapped at her. And her CHASTITY at
smDt at a grin, with her swollen nose
|,nd red eyes, made me historical. |
laughed and cried together. and pref
II soon. like the two old fools We
we're. we were sitting together weep
iug into the same handkerchief.
On Tuesday, then, sent for the car
and prepared to go out. AS l waited
At the porte-cochere | saw the under
nrdener, an inoffensive, grayish-
haired man. trimming borders near
Tie house. The day detective was
watching him. sitting on the carriage
block. When he saw me, he got up.
Miss Innes," he said, taking off his
hat do you know where Alex, the
gardener, isl"
Why, no. Isn't he here?" | asked.
He has been gone since yesterday
afternoon. Have you-employed him
longq
Only couple of weeks"
is he efficient? A capable man."
Il hardly know" ! said vaguely.
The place looks all right, and | know
very little about such things. | know
much more about boxes of roses than
bushes Of them"
This man, pointing to the assis-
ant says Alex isn't a gardener. That
be doesn't know anything about
plants"
That's very strange" said, think
ing hard Why. he came to me from
'he Brays who are in Europe"
Exactly" The detective smiled.
Every man who cuts grass isn't a
gardener, Miss lines, and just now it
Is our policy to believe every person
around here a rascal until he proves
70 be the other thing"
warner came mp with the car then,
saa the conversation stopped. AS he
neped me in, however, the detective
@ld something further.
MOI a word or sign to Alex, II he
'Omes back. he said cautiously.
| went first to DR. Walkers. was
afed of beating about the bush. and
wy mat the key to Halseys disap-
Naidnce was here at Casanova, in
'p..e OF Mr.. Jamieson's theories.
ine doctor was in. He came at
sA'e 10 the door of his consulting
.vVai and there was no mask of cor
u'aity in his manner.
., tease come in he said CURLY.
~, snail stay here, | think, doctor"
), uiu not like his face or his manner;
s Ss'e was subtle change in both. He
.as ,hroWn off the air of friendliness,
,a l thought, too, that he looked anx.
'as and haggard
u ~ u walker, | said, II have come
". you to ask some questions. | hope
nv WI answer t EN-. AS you know,
: 90 aephew has not yet been found"
% % ! understand" stimy.
hal. ueiieve, if you would, you could
ona my U.s. and that leads to one of my
n, us.s'''ols' viii you tell me what was
Asl, nature of the conversation you
ts.sos win him the night he was at
''s u and carried Off"
,,s ''acked! Carried OFF," he said,
,n ,a pretended surprise. Really, Miss
ma on you think you exaggerate?
\, I s it is not the first time
w .nnes has-disappeared."
m... are qulbbling, doctor. This is
lpswo. W. Oh life and death. Will you
'I ac my question:"
Ma ''aihiy He said his nerves were
ham ana | gave him prescription for
q
thio. am violating professional
hats "Heh tell you even as much as
looe Iuid not tell him he lied. ! think
hot u IT, But I hazarded a random
as NJ. oueht perhaps" l said, watch
bou," -. narrowly. that it might be
Eu Put Darlington"
moment I fhouvbt n. mac on.