, 1911-01-12

"she Walked All Around the House
First, Looking Up at the Windows."
ease. He kept a careful eye on me,
however. and slid into a chair by the
door when he vas asked to sit down.
Now, Riggs" began Mr.. Jameson
kindly. you are to say what you
have to say before this lady"
You promised you'd keep 1t quiet,
Mr., Jameson" Riggs plainly did not
trust me. There was nothing friendly
in the glance he turned on me.
Yes, yes. You will be protected.
But. first of all. did you bring what
you promised?"
Riggs produced a roll OF papers
from under his coat, and handed them
over Mr.. Jameson examined them
with lively satisfaction, and passed
them to me. The blue-prints of Sun
-nyside," he said. What did I tell
your Now. Riggs, we are ready"
I'd lever have come to you, Mr..
Jameson" he began. "if it hadn't been
for Miss Armstrong. When Mr.. In
mes was spirited away, like, and Miss
Louise got sick because Of 1t, I
thought things had gone far enough.
I'd done some things for the doctor
before that wouldn't Just bear looking
into. but I turned a bit squeamish."
did you help with that?" asked,
leaning forward.
mo, nam. I didn't even know of
1t until the next day, when it came
4,, T. kHz Coavorn xIyaalrIr ol-a-
But 1 know who did it, all right. I'd
better start at the beginning.
when DR.. Walker went away to
California with the Armstrong family,
there was talk in the town that when
he came back he would be married to
Miss Armstrong, and we all expected
it. First thing I knew. I got a letter
from him in the west. He seemed to
be excited, and he said Miss Arm
strong had taken a sudden notion to
60 home and he sent me some money.
/ was to watch for her. to see II she
went to Sunnystde. and wherever she
was, not to lose sight of her until he
got home. I traced her to the lodge,
and I guess ! scared you OF the drive
one night, Miss Innes."
And Rosie!" l calculated.
Riggs grinned s%heepishly.
81 only wanted to make sure Miss
Louise was there. Rosie started to
run. and tried to stop her and tell
her some sort Of a story to account
for my being there. But she wouldn't
wait"
And the broken china-in the
basketf"
Well, broken china's death t o rub
Der tires" he said. 81 hadn't any
complaint against you people here,
and the Dragon Fly was a good car"
SO Rosie's ~highwayman was ex-
planned.
We'll. 1 t~elegraphed the doctor
where Miss Louise was and I kept an
eye on her. Just a day or SO before
they came home with the body l got
another letter, telling me to watch
for a woman who had been pitted
with smallpox. Her name was Car
rington, and the doctor made things
pretty strong. II l found any such
woman loafing around. I was not to
lose sight of her for a minute until
the doctor got back.
well, ! would have had my hands
full. but the other woman didn't show
up for a good while. and when she did
the doctor was home"
Riggs" l asked suddenly. did you
get into this house a day or two after
took 1t, at night?" .
81 did not, Miss lines. ! have never
been in the house before. Well. the
Darlington didn't show up un'
till the night Mr.. Halsey disappeared
She came to the office late, and the
doctor was out. She waited around
walking the fioor and working herself
into a passion. When the doctor
didn't come back. she was In an awfu
way. She wanted me to hunt him
and when he didn't appear, she calico
him names; said he couldn't fool her
There was murder being DONE ane
| she would see him swing for 1t.
"She struck me as being an :
| customer, and when h left. Il
o'clock, and went across to the Arm
strong place, / was not far behind her
She walked all around the house nrst
ok,n M at thA Than sh'