The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-04

hospital, had been visited, without re-
suit.
Mr. Jameson. personally, took
charge of the organized search, and
every evening, no matter where he
happened TO be. he called US by long
distance telephone. 1t was the same
formula, Nothing to-day. A new
clue to work on. Better luck to-mor-
row" And heartsick we would put
up the receiver and sit down again
10 our vigil
The inaction was deadly. Liddy
cried all day, and. because she knew
I Objected 10 tears. SMILED. audibly
around the corner.
For heavens sake, smile | snap
ped at her. And her CHASTITY attempt
al grin. with her swollen nose and
red eyes made me hysterical. 1
laughed and cried together. and pretty
soon. like the two cid fools We were,
we were sitting together weeping into
the same handkerchief.
Things were happening. OF course,
all the time. but they made little or
no impression. The Charity Hospital
called up Doctor Stewart and report
ed that Mrs. Watson was In critical
condition. / understood also That
legal steps were being taken TO ter
rlinate my lease at Sannyside. Louise
was out of danger. but very i'll, and
II trained nurse guarded hsrS Hike a
gorgpn-, There was. A. rrllIa5ar In The
village, brought up ny Iiddy from
the butchers, that a wedding had
already taken place between Louise
and Doctor Walker, and this reused
nae for the first time 10 aetieH,
On Tuesday. then. l sent for the
car, and prepared to GO out. As |
waited at the porte-cochere saw
the under gardener, an innffensiys.
grayish-haired man. trimming Dor
taers near the house. The day de-
tective was watching him, sitting on
the carriage block. When he saw me.
he got up.
Miss 1nnes' he said, taking Off
his hat. do you know where Alex.
the gardener. is?"
why, no. Isn't he here" ] asked.
He has been gone since yesterday
afternoon. Have you--employed him
long,"
Only a couple of weeks"
lis he efficient? A capable man 2"
Il hardly know" I 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 as
sistant. says Alex isn't a, gardener.
That he doesn't know anything about
plants"
That's very strange" / said. think
ing hard. why. he came TO me
from the Brays, who are in Europe"
Exactly" The detective smiled.
Every man who cuts grass Isn't a
gardener. Miss Times, and just now
IL Is our policy to believe every per-
son around here rascal until he
proves to be the other thing
Warner came up with the car then.
and the conversation stopped. AS he
helped me in. however. the detective
said something further.
mot q word or sign to Alex. IL he
comes back" he said cautiously.
! went first to Doctor Walkers. I
was tired of beating about the bush,
and felt that the key to Halsey's
disappearance was here at Casanova,
in spite of Mr.. Jamieson's theories.
The doctor was In. He came at
once TO the door OF his consultiNS-
room. and there was no mask OF cor
diaIity in his manner.
Please come in he said CURLY.
II shall stay here, think. DOCTOR
Il did not ike hts race or his man
ner; there was a subtle change in both.
He had thrown OFF the air OF friend
illness. and | thought. too. that he
looked anxious and haggard.
Doctor Walker" | said, Il have
cefne to- you to ask some questions.
l hope you will answer them. AS you
know. my nephew has not yet been
found"
$50 i understand" stIfiiy.
II believe. If You would, you could
help us, and that leads TO one OF my
questions. VIII you tell me what was
the nature OF the conversation you
held with him the night he was at
tackled and carried on r.
(To be continuedl