Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-07-03
cHAPTER V

A Message Received.

Three days after Archman's abrupt
@4parture with Nellie, Mrs. Archmar
and Besz were sitting at the breakfast
table. The murder Of Morbach had
created sensation. Reporters In
dseves had descended upon the Arch
Eaan bone and, falling to obtain inter-
views with any Of the family, had built
towering fabrics Of surmise on the I'M
co0ceamble fact that Mr.. Archman and
Nellie had left the country abruptly,
immediately after coming from the
scene OF the crime. The inquest fol-
loved and the three Archmans, and
Akin as we'll. had been obliged to aD-
pear and testify. None Of them could
give any information as to the murder
ftself, but Mrs. Archman had been
compelled TO admit that the sudden de-
parfure Of Mr.. Archman and Nellie
had been due to 1t. Her assertion that
she did not know the wherefores OF
the situation. nor even the place for
which her daughter and husband had
vet cut. naturally added to the interest
% the case. The coroner, urged on by
ths newspapers, went beyond all rea-
scnable bounds In his Questionlngs,
aAd drove Mrs. Archman to the verge |
Of collapse
Ese was much more mercifui in his
examination OF Miss Grant that young /
lady being an actress. the papers were
much less DESTROYS OF advertising her.
Nothing as 10 her relations to Harry /
AKchman came out Henry Harrison.
swho bad played so important and yet,
10 an Appearances, SD casual a part IN
eha events Of the evening, had dIsap-
peared utterly; psfhaps--so said the
papers merely to avoid annoyance
and perhaps for some more significant
reassn The pretended secretary had
also disappeared, leaving no trace.
Aside from these annoyances. each
81 the three Archmans had much to
worry them. Mrs. Archman had heard
nothing from Nellie and had received
Only one brief note from her husband,
and that one. dated at New York,
merely declared that he had seen Cap
cain Bunker and had given him his or
ieFx. and that he and Nellie were
mbemt TO leave town and he would
nos write again. Ito avoid giving In
z0xmafion OF his movements to possible
HpAam
waa<shea and followed was naturally
moe comforting. and Blrs. Archman was
very glad that the letter came after
tie conclusion of the inquest, 80 that
shm Asmd mot been compelled TO mention
n e. she coroner. Moreover, she was
lg@FKyfmg over both Bess and Harry. .
Wskh NeElle's departure the girls re-
lnaEk about splendid Americans who 9
asazts fhelr way by their own efforts"
'wu@ad nafuraIiy have ceased to trouble y
h@e. Unfortunately for her peace OF
sszm@. however. Bess took Il up and B
aeAzosd Il constantly. with the vague c
Of smoothing Nellie's way In
sm@e 81 necessity, until Mrs. Archman b
se@am 10 believe that Il was Bess and o
a@& Nellie who had fallen In love With b
! w@sx man h
4aan. too. she bad sounded Harry .
aAA@as hlA inamorata. and had received D
sss@ repsle@ that added 70 her 4
lasRsn Mes whole world was crashing
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