Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-01-19

lie and Louise had no conversation
together until that night Gertrude
and AleX-I mean Jack-had gone for
a walk, although it was nine o'clock
and anybody but pair of young geese
would have known that dew was fall.
ing, and that it is next to impossible
to get rid of summer cold.
At half after nine, growing weary
of my own company, l went down
stairs to find the young people. At
the door of the living room | paused.
Gertrude and Jack had returned and
were there, sitting together on a
divan, with only one lamp lighted.
They did not see or hear me, and |
beat a hasty retreat to the library.
But here again | was driven back.
Louise was sitting in a deep chair,
her, with Halsey on the arm of the
chair, holding her close.
The next day, by degrees, | got the
whole story.
Paul Armstrong had a besetting
evil-the love of money. Common
enough, but he loved money not for
what it would buy, but for its own sake
An examination of the books showed
no Irregularities in the past year
since John had been cashier. but be-
fore that, in the time of Anderson, the
old cashier, who had died much
strange Juggling had been done with
the records. The railroad in New
Mexico had apparently drained the
bankers private fortune, and he de-
termined to retrieve it by one stroke.
This was nothing less than the loot
ing of the banks securities, turning
them into money, and making his es-
cape.
But the law has long arms. Paul
Armstrong evidently studied the situa-
ton carefully. Just as the only good
Indian is a dead Indian, so the only
safe dcfaultcr is a.dead defaulter. He
decided to die to all appearances. and
when the hue and cry subsided. he
would be able to enjoy his money al.
most anywhere he wished.
The first necessity was an accom-
plice. The connivance of Or. Walker
'ttt' s.NNA ig AAlH 4tfAt lhI LOUISE.
The man was mscrupulous, and with
the girl as a bait. Paul Armstrong
soon had him fast The plan was ap-
parcntly the acme of simplicity: a
small town i'm the west am attack of
heart disease, body from a medical
college dissccting room shipped in a
trunk TO DR. Walker by colleague in
taTH tfp4Fsf.Tst al ID 81.
supposed dead banker What was
simpler
The woman Nina Darlington. was
the cog that slipped What She ouly
suspected what she really knew. wc
never learned. She was "a chamber.
maid iu tho hotel al c.. and 90 was
evidently her intention 90 bluckmall
Or Walker. llis position NJ that time
was uncomfortable. 10 pay tbr vum-
an TO keep quiet would he confession
lie denied the whole thing. aud she
went 20 lInlscy
u was that that had taken IIulscy
to the doctor The uIsht ha dHap
pesrtd lie accused thH doctor uI thr
deception, and. crussins fhe lawn. hul
said apmothIue cruel fu Louise Then
furious goo her apparent r0nuIance.
Hs had started Tor tha station Dr
Walker and Paul Armtraua fbr lat
ter sem lamr where ! had shot hUm-
hurried across tu tHe .mhHukmtnt
certain only 90. uue fbius llalr} must
NOT teu tho detective Nhat hr sus
pcefed until che mooney hHd b.eu rg.
moved from fhr chimney ruHw They
stepped into th, raaH .H lrout oI tbe
eaf ta .tUp It and afe p.tvut into
fh..t nands IhD 0af fHutk ttv tRn.
Hui ihat rHd uu.F 81 HfHnu.. uI the
Huean. 0.uH uEaw "a tHa f1i TbH
thet dIi have iel1 Tur three