The newspaper., 1910-01-14
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XLUyZ1D4HONS By
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Miss Innes. spinster and
guardian of Gertrude and Halsey, estab-
hshed summer headauarter. at sunny
servants deserted As Miss Innes locked
up for the night, she was startled by =
dark figure on the veranda-
CHAPTER II-She passed q terrible
noises. In the morning Miss Innes found
strange link cum button In a clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER III.-Gertrude and Haisey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by revolver shot A strange
man was found shot to death. In the hall
CHAPTER Iv.-It proved TO be the
body OF Arnold Armstrong. whose bank
lines found Haisey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cum button mysterious
ly disappeared
CHAPTER v.-Deteciive Jameson and
the coroner arrived Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged 10 Jack Bailey.
with whom she had talked in the billiard
-o~Fn 4 few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER vL-Jamieson told Miss
lines that she was hiding evidence from
him He Imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room The prisoner escaped down
Laundry chute
CHAPTER VIII developed that the
intruder was probably a woman. Ger
trude was suspected. for the Intruder left
a Erlnt OF a bare fOnt- Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained-
CHAPTER villa negro found the
other half Of what proved to be Jack
baiiey's Gun Button Halsey suddenly re-
appeared.
CHAPTER Ix-Uai.ey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
telegram Gertrude said that she had
riven Bailey an unloaded revolver fear
Ing 10 give him Halsey's loaded weapon.
CHAPTER N.-Cashier Bailey Of Paul
Armstrong; bank. defunct. was arrested
charged with embezziement Halscy said
Armstrong had wrecked hi. own bank.
and was able 20 clear Bailey. A telegram
dead.
CHAPTER Nr-Haisey trapped Mrs
Watson. the housekeeper. while she was
stealing from the house.
CHAPTER Xir-At the lodge Miss
Inne- and HAisey found Haisev's fiance
Louise Armstrong. sister of the dead
mia The lodge keeper told Miss Inncs
that Louise and Arnold had had long
talk the night Of the murder. Louise was
CHAPTER XiII-Louise told Haisey
That while she siiii loved him sshc was 70
marry another and that he would de-plse
her when he learned the whole story
CHAPTER xTv.-It developed that Dr..
walker and Louise were to be married
A new gardener arrives from the city.
CHAPTER xv.-A rrovier was heard
heard n hair-raisinr scream LOOKING
Into Iouise's room, Miss Innes saw the
girl was gone
CHAPTER xvr-I.ouise was Iouua At
the bottom OF the circular staircase
Upon recovery she said she had heard a
knock At the door and had answered it.
A hand touched hers on the stairway.
something brushed past hsT and shs
CHATTER XVII The coroner's IN
quest decided Arnold Armstrong had been
murdered BY an unknown and the finger
60 susnicion srsmed to point at Baii--
cHAP-rR XVII -',snDst evidence
was found In tte hous- though nc
-spook' materiaiiF While Detective
Jameson watched
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rhosi.' Thomas. the lodge keeper. was
found dead in closet Ills body bore no
marks OF violence
CHAPTER NN.-In Thomas pocket
was found a slip bearing the name ''tu-
fresh Ink Or Walker asked Mis- tnne-
70 Vacnfc In favor Of Mrs Armstrong
She refused to leave.
CHAPTER NNI-A note from Bailey
To Gertrude, arranging meeting al night
sick at his hotel
CHAPTER NNII-A ladder was found
against the clothes chute in the east
wing OF the house. The room had bsor
locked previously.
CHAPTER XxTII-The stables wen.
burned tn tho ground. Under cover o,
house 4 search failed il, to tor reveal ,ai' him I'm
Miss lines had shot one Of the intrud.r-
In the leg.
put tue candle on the floor at the
TOP OF the staircase and took of nv
bedroom slippers. Then I crept down
'h~ stsirs going very SLOWLY -