The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-05-17
. ROBERZS. RZVEA4R,
XLUJ7RA7OWSB BY
RY MxAS
SYNOPSIS.
or1lCrT 1893 6r mr.


CHAPTER I-Miss lines, spinster ana
guardian OF Gertrude and Haisey, estab-
nshed summer headquarters at sunny
side. Amidst numerous difficulties the
servants deserted As Miss Innes locked
up for the night, she was startled BY q
dark figure on the veranda
CHAPTER r.-she passed . terrible
night. which was filled with unseemiy
noises. In the morning Miss fnnes found
. strange link cuff button In q clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER IIr-Gertrude and Haisey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
man was found shot to death. In the hall
CHAPTER Iv.-It proved to be the
body of Arnold Armstrong. whose bank
err father owned the country house. Miss
Innes found Halsey's revolver on tho
lawn. lie and Jack Bailey had disap-
pesred. The link Gun button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER v.-D.ssctive Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged 10 Jack Bailey,
with whom she had talked In the billiard
room a few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER vL-Jamiesou told Miss
Times that she vas hiding evidence from
him. He imprisoned an Intruder In an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
. laundry chute.
CHAPTER vII-It developed that the
trude was suspected. for the intruder left
a print OF q bare foot. Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained.
ut is impossible I broke In. "Mr.
Jameson. do you know what your
words imply? Do you know that
you are practically accusing Gertrude
Innes Of admitting that manf"
mot quite that" he said with his
friendly smile. In fact. Miss lines,
I am quite certain she did not. But
as long as learn only parts Of the
truth, from both you and her. what
can do? know you picked up some
thing in the flower bed: you refuse
to tell me what It was. know Miss
Gertrude went back to the billiard
room to get something, she refuses to
say what. You suspect what happened
to the, cuff-link. but you won't tell me
So far, all am sure Of is this: I do
not believe Arnold Armstrong was the
midnight visitor who so alarmed you
by dropping-shail we say, a golf
stick? And I believe that when he
did come he was admitted by some
one In the house. Who knows-it may
have been-Liddy!"
I stirred my tea angrily.
Il have always heard" I said dry.
ly. that undertakers' assistants are
jovial young men. A mans sense OF
humor seems to be in inverse proper
ton to the gravity Of his profession"
"A mans sense of humor Is a bar.
barous and q cruel thing. Miss Innes,"
he admitted. 1T Is to the feminine
as the hug Of bear is to the scratch
Dwell. anything with claws. Is that
you. Thomas? Come in"
Thomas Johnson stood in the door.
way. He looked alarmed and appre.
hensive. and suddenly remembered
the sealskin dressing bag In the
lodge. Thomas came just inside the
door and stood with his head droop-
ing. his eyes. under their shaggy gray
brows. fixed on Mr.. Jameson.
Thomas" said the detective. not
Il sent for you to tell US
what you told Sam Bohannon at the
club. the day before Mr.. Arnold was
found here. dead. Let me see. You
came here Friday night to see Miss
Innes, didn't you? And came to work
here Saturday morning."
For some unexplained reason
Thomas looked relieved.
"Yas. sah." he said. "You see It
were like this: When Mistah Arm
strong and the family went away, Mis-
Watson an me, we was lef' in charge
till the place was rented. Mis- Wat
son, she've bin here a good while. an
she warn skeery. So she slep' In the
house. Id bin havin' tokens--I toll
Mis- Innes some Of 'em-an' slep'
In the lodge. Then one day Mis- Wat
son. she came to me an she SEE. seq
she: Thomas, you'll hev to sleep up
in the big house. I'm too nervous
to do II any more But | jes' reckon
to myself that eff it's too skeery fer
her. it's too skeery fer me. We had
It. then. sho nun. and It ended up
with Mis- Watson stayin' in the lodge
nights an me lookin' fer work at de
club"
did Mrs. Watson say that any
thing had happened to alarm herr"
'No. sab. She was jes' materially
skeered. Well. that was all. fairs
know. until the night come over to
see Mis- lnnes. ! come across the
valley, along the path from the club
house, and | goes home that way.
Down In the creek bottom almost
run into a man. He wuz standin' with
his back to me, an he was workin'
with one OF these yere electric light
things that fit In yer pocket lie was
havin' trouble-one minute it'd fash
out, an the mex it'd be gone. he'd
a view of is white dress shirt an tie.
as / passed | didn't see his face. But
| know II warn't MIR. Arnold. IL was
a taller man than Mr.. Arnold. Besides
that, Mr.. Arnold was playin' cards
when | got TO the club house, same's
he'd been dom all day"
"And the next morning you came
back along the path" pursued Mr..
Jameson relentlessly.
"The nex' mornin' come back
along the path an down where I dun
see the man night befoh. I picked up