The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-22

taken Where was it2 And from
some chance remark let fall some
months earlier by Arnold Armstrong
at dinner. Bailey felt sure there
VAS n hidden room at Sunnyside. he
tried to see the architect of the build
ing, but. like the contractor. II ne
knew OF the room. he refused any
information. It was Halsey's idea
that John Bailey come TO the house
as a gardener, and pursue his inVes-
LEGATIONS as he could. His smooth
| upper lip had been sufficient disguise.
with his change of clothes and hair-
cut by country barber
So IL was Alex, Jack Bailey, who
/ Tad been our ghost. Not only had ne
alarmed fouise--and himself, he ad-
mitted~--On the circular staircase, but
he had dug the hole in the trunk
room wall and later sent Eliza into
hysteria. The note lAddy had found
! In Gertrude'S scrap basket WAS from
him. and it was he who had startled
me into Inconsistencies by the
clothes chute. and with Gertrude's
help. had carried me to Louise's room.
Gertrude. | learned. had watched all
night beside me. in an extremity OF
anxiety about me.
That old Thomas had seen his mas
ter. and thought he had seen the sun
INSIDE ghost there could be no doubt.
OF that story OF Thomas, about see
ing Jack Bailey In the footpath be-
tween the club and Sunnyside. the
night iIddy and / heard the noise
al, the circular -staircase-Ihat, too,
was right, ..t1n the night before AT
mold Armstrong was murdered. jack
Bailey had made an attempt TO search
for the secret room. He secured Ar
nold's keys from his room at the clut.
and got into the house, armed with d
goif-stick for sounding the walls. lie
ran against the hamper at the head
of the stairs, caught his cuff-link in
1t, and dropped the golf-stiek with a
crash He was glad enough TO get
away without an alarm being raised
and he took the owl" train TO town.
The p3dest thing 10 me Was that
Mr. Jameson had known for Some
time that Alex was Jack Bailey. But
the face of the pseuae-sardener was
very queer indeed. when that night.
in the card room, the detective turned
TO him and said.
How long are you and going 10
play our little comedy. MIR. Bailey
Well. il is all over now. Paul Arm
strong rests in Casanova churchyard,
and this time there La no mistake
went to the funeral, because / wanted
to be sure he was really buried, and
| looked at the step of the shaft
where | had sat that night, and Won
dered IL II was all real. Sunnyside
ia for saie--no, ! shall not buy IL.
Little Lucien Armstrong is living with
his ep-grandmother. and she is re-
covering gradually from troubles that
had extended over the entire period
OF her second marriage. Anne Wat
son lies not far from the man she
killed. and who as surely caused her
death. Thomas the fourth victim OF
the conspiracy. Is buried on the hill
With Nina Darlington, i've lives Were
sacrificed in the course OF this grim
conspiracy.
There will be two weddings before
long, and Liddy has asked for my
keliotrope ,popfin to wear to the
church. / knew she would. She has
wanted 1t for three years. and she was
quite ugly the time spilled coffee
on It. We are very quiet. just the
two Of US. Liddy still clings to her
ghost theory. and points to my wet
and muddy boots In the trunk room
as proof. I ain gray. / admit but l
haven't felt as we'll in a dozen years
Sometimes, when | am bored, ring
for Liddy, and We talk things over
When Warner married Rosie. Lddy
SUlIEGQ AUu Sdlu Whdl tVCh ioI ldith-
fuiness in Rosie had been nothing
but mawkishness. l have not yet out
lived Liddy's contempt because i gave
them silver knives and forks as u
wedding gift.
So we sit and talk. and sometimes
I.iddy threatens to leave. and efteh
discharged her, but we stay together
somehow. am talking of renting a
house next year. and Liddy says to
be sure there is no ghost. To be per-
fectly frank, / never really lived until
that summer. Time has passed since
began this story. My neighbors
are packing UP for another summer.
Liddy is having the awnings put up.
and the window boxes filied. Lddy
or no Liddy. shall advertise to-mor-
row for house in the country, and
I don't care If n has Circular Stair
case
tThs END,