The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-05-17


But Mr.. Jameson was not quite
through questioning him.
And so you showed II to Sam. at
the club. and asked him II he knew
any one who owned such a link, and
Sam said-what?"
wal. Sam. he lowed he'd seen
such a pair OF cuff-buttons In q shirt
belongin' to Mr.. Bailey-Mr. Jack
Bailey. sab"
an keep this INK, Thomas, for q
WHILE" the detective said. That's
all I wanted to know. Goodnight"
AS Thomas shufiied out. Mr.. jamie
son watched me sharply.
"You see. Miss Innes." he said, "Mr.
Bailey insists on mixing himself with
this thing. If Mr.. Bailey came here
that Friday night expecting to meet
Arnold Armstrong. and missed him
II, as I say. he had done this. might
he not, seeing him enter the following
night. have struck him down. as he
had intended before?"
But the motive?" I gasped.
There could be motive proved.
think. Arnold Armstrong and John
Bailey have been enemies since the
latter, a cashier of the Traders bank.
brought Arnold almost into the
clutches Of the law. Also. you for
get that both men have been paying
attention to Miss Gertrude. Bailey's
flight looks bad. too
And you think Halsey helped him
to escape?"
Undoubtedly. Why. what could II
be but fight? Miss Innes, let me re-
construct that evening. as I see It.
Bailey and Armstrong had quarreled
at the club. I learned this to-day.
Your nephew brought Bailey over.
Prompted by Jealous. insane fury.
Armstrong followed, coming across by
the path. He entered the billiard
room wing-perhaps rspping. and be
ing admitted BY your nephew. Just
inside he was shot. by some one on
the circular staircase. The shot fired,
your nephew and Bailey left the house
at once. going toward the automobile
house. They left by the lower road.
which prevented them being heard.
and when you and Miss Gertrude got
downstairs everything was quiet"
"But-Gertruds's story" / STAN
mered.
Miss Gertrude only brought for
ward her explanation the following
morning. do not believe 1t. Miss
lines. 1t is the story of loving and
ingenious woman"
"And-this thing to-night?"
May upset my whole view Of the
case. We must give the benefit of
every doubt after all. We may. for
instance. come back to the figure on
the porch: II It was a woman you saw
that night through the window. we
might start with other premises. Or
Mr. Innes' explanation may turn us
In a new direction. 1t Is possible that
he shot Arnold Armstrong as burg
lar and then fed. frightened at what
he had done. In any case. however.
I feel confident that the body was
here when he left. Mr.. Armstrong
left the club ostensibly for a moon
light saunter. about half after eleven
o'clock. It was three when the shot
was fired"
leaned back bewildered 1t seemed
to me that the evening had been full
of significant happenings, had I only
held the key Had Gertrude been the
fugitive I'm the clothes chute? Who
was the man on the drive near the
lodge, and whose gold-nounted dress
ing bag had l seen in the lodge sitting
room?
II was late when Mr.. Jameson
finally got up to go | went with him
to the door, and together We stood
looking out over the valley. Below
lay the village OF Casanova, with its
Old World houses. its poisoning
trees and it's peace. Above on the hill
across the valley were the lights of
the Greenwood club. II was even pos
sible to see the curving row of paral.
lei lights that marked the carriage