The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-05-10
ILLUSTRATIONS By
RW MxA<
synopsis.

unHeemIy
noises. In the nernins Miss lines found
hamper.
CHAPTER rrI-0ertrude and Haisey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
swsssn:d ,o o. rev. shot strsnss
CHAPTER Iv.-It proved to be the
or father owned the country house. Miss
lnnes found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
y disappeared.
CHAPTER v.-Dstective Jameson ana
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged to Jack Bailey,
with whom she had talked In the billiard
room . few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER vI.-Jemieson told Miss
lines that she was hiding evidence from
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
laundry chute.
you have hurt yourself" said
sharply.
Il fell over the carriage block" she
explained. 7 thought perhaps I
might see Halsey coming home. He
he ought to be here"
fastened to the lodge.
where IL Warnerf" I asked.
IL think he's in bed. ma'am."
Get him up" I said. and for good
ness sake open the door. Thomas. I'll
wait for Warner"
TITS kind o. close In here, ma'am,"
he said, obeying gingerly. and disclos-
ing . cool and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In.
terror. Perhaps you'd keer to set on
the porch an rest you'self."
II was 20 evident that Thomas did
not want me inside that I went In.
Tell Warner he Is needed In a hur-
~" repeated. and turned into the
little sitting room. could hear
Thomas going up the stairs. could
hear him rouse Warner. and the steps
OF the chauffeur as he hurriedly
dressed. But my attention was busy
with the room below.
On the center table. open. was .
sealskin travelling bag. 1t was filed
with gold-topped bottles and brushes,
and 1t breathed opulence. luxury. fem.
fninity from every inch Of surface
How did 1t get there? was still ask,
ing myself the question when Warner
came running down the stairs and
into the room. He was completely but
somewhat anonymously dressed. and
his open. boyish face looked abashed.
He was a country boy. absolutely
frank and reliable. Of fair education
and intelligence-one of the small
army Of American youths who turn q
natural aptitude for mechanics into
the special field of the automobile.
and earn good salaries In a congenial
occupation.
What il It. Miss Innes!" he asked
anxiously.
There Is come one locked in the
laundry" l replied. "Mr. Jameson
wants you to help him break the lock.
Warner. whose bag Is this?"
He was In the doorway by this time.
and he pretended not to hear.
Warner" called. come back
here. Whose bag is this?"
He stopped then. but he did not turn
around
list belongs to Thomas" he
said, and fed up the drive.
To Thomas! A London bag with
mirrors and cosmetic Jars of which
Thomas could not even have guessed
the use! However, I put the bag In
the back of my mind. which was fast
becoming stored with anomalous and
apparently irreconcilable facts, and
followed Warner to the house
Liddy had come back to the kitch-
en-; the door to the basement stairs |
was double-barred. and had a table |
pushed against II; and beside her on |
the table was most of the kitchen par !
aphernalia.
did you see II there was any one !
missing in the house?" I asked. ignor- !
ing the array Of sauce pans. rolling |
pins and the poker of the range.
Rosie is missing" Liddy said with |
JUNCTION. She had objected to Rosie. {
the parlor maid. from the start Mrs |
Watson went into her room. and found
she had gone without her hat. People
that trust themselves a dozen miles |
from the city. In strange houses, with |
servants they don't know. needn't be |
surprised II they wake up some morn
ing and find their throats cut"
After which carefully yelled sar-
casm Liddy relapsed into gloom. War
ner came In then with handful of
small tools. and Mr.. Jameson went |
with him to the basement Oddly |
enough, was not alarmed. With all |
nay heart ] wished for iialsey. but
was not frightened. At the door he /,
was TO force Warner put down his |
tools and looked at II. Then he
turned the handle. Without the slight |
est difficulty the door opened, reveal
ing the biackness Of the drying room |
beyond!
Mr.. Jameson gave an exclamation
of disgust "Gone!" he said. Con
found such careless work! might
have known"
Il was true enough. We got the
lights on finally and looked all
through the three rooms that con-
stitutsd this wing Of the basement
EygytAips IVES quiet and empty An