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Miss Innes , Bplnslcr nnd Rimrcllnn of
Clerlrudo ami llnlscy , ostiilillflicil suni-
inor liftulnuiirtera nt 8unuynl < le. Arnold
Armalionif was found shot to dmtli in
( ho hall. ClertriKlo and her Ijatice , Jack
Ualloy , had eoiivprsod In tha billiard
room shortly ueforu tlm murder. l > w-
tlvo Jainlcflnn accused Miss Innes of hnld-
IriK hack evidence. Cashier Htilluy of 1'nu
ArinsttniiK'n hunk , defunct , wus arrested
for embezzlement. Paul ArmHlroiiB 3
donth wus announced , llnlscy's Hancce.
Loulso Armstrong told llalsoy that whllo
film Btlll lovocl him , oho was to marry an
other. It clovolopcd that Dr. Walker wns
the man. Ixiulso was found unconscious
nt the bottom of thn circular staircase.
Blie said something hml brushed by her
In the dark on the stairway and nhu
falntod. Ualloy IB BUH | > eelod of Arm-
nlrotiR'B murder. Thomas , the lodRcUrcn-
cr , waa found dead with a nolo In "Is
pocket bearing the name "Iue ; en Wnl-
laco. " A ladder found out of place deep
ens the mystery. The stables were
burned , and In the dark Miss Innes shot
an Intruder. Hnlsey mysteriously disap
peared. His auto was found wrecked by
Ji freight train. It developed Halsey had
an argument In the library \vlth a woman
before his disappearance. New cook dls-
nnpcars. Miss Innes learned Ilalaey wan
nllvo. Dr. Walker's face becomes livid
ut mention of the name of Nina Carrlng-
ton. Evldenco was si-cured from a tramp
that a man , supposedly Ilalscy , bad been
bound and gagged and thrown Into an
empty box car. Gertrude was missing.
Hunting for her , Miss limes ran Into a
nan and fainted. A confederate of IJr.
Walker confessed his part in the mys
tery.
CHAPTER XXIX. Continued.
"She struck mo as being an ugly
customer , and when she loft , about 11
n'Hnn.lt. anil wnnt across to the Ami-
ntrong place , I was not far behind her.
She walked all around the house llrst ,
looking up at the windows. Then she
rang the boll , and the minute the door
was opened she was through It , and
Into the hall. "
"How long did she stnyW
"That'o the queer part of. It , " Rlggs
Bald eagerly. "Sho didn'vt come out
that night at all. I wont to bed at
daylight , and that was the last I
hoard of her until the next day , when
I saw her on n truck nt the station ,
covered with n nheot. She'd been
Btruck by the express and you would
hardly have known her dead , of
course. I think she stayed all night
lu the Armstrong house , and the
agent said she was crossing the track
to take the up-traln to town when the
express struck her. "
"Another circle ! " I exclaimed.
"Then wo are Just where wo started. "
"Not so bad as that , Miss Innes , "
Illggs said eagerly. "Nina Carrlngton
came from the town In California
where Mr1. Armstrong tiled. Why waa
the doctor DO afraid of her ? The Car
rington woman know something. I
lived with Dr. Walker seven years
nnd I know him well. There are few
things he Is afraid of. I think ho killed
/Ir. Armstrong out In the west somewhere
whore , that's what I think. What else
ho did I don't know but ho dismissed
mo and pretty nearly throttled me
t for tolling Mr. Jamleson hero about
Mr. Inncs' having boon nt hls , olllco
the night ho disappeared and about
my hearing them quarreling. " i
"What was It Warner overheard the
woman say to Mr. Inncs In the li
brary ? " the detective asked mo.
" ' there something
"Sho said 'I know was
thing wrong from the start. A man
Isn't well ono day and dead the next
IV ILllVJUlr
How perfectly It all seemed to fit !
CHAPTER XXX.
f
When Churchyards Yawn.
It was on Wednesday Rlggs told us
the story of his connection with some
Incidents that had boon previously un
explained , llalsoy had been gone
Blnco the Friday night before , and
with the passage of each day I felt
that ho might bo carried thousands
of miles In the box-car , locked In , per
haps , without water or food. I had
read of cases where bodies had been
found locked In cars on isolated sid
ings In the west , and my spirits Avenl
down with every hour.
His recovery was destined to bo al
most as sudden as his disappearance ,
nnd was duo directly to the tramp
Alex had brought to Sunnysldo. It
seems the man was grateful for his
release , and when ho learned some
thing of Hnlsoy's whereabouts from
another member of his fraternity
for It Is a fraternity he was prompt
In letting us know.
On Wednesday evening Mr. Jamlo-
eon , who had been down nt the Arm
strong house trying to see Louise
nnd falling was met near the gate at
Sunnysldo by nn Individual precisely
ns repulsive and unkempt as the ono
Alex had captured , The man know
the detective , and ho gave him a
piece of dirty paper , on which was
Bcrawled the words : "He's at City
hospital , Johnsvlllo. " The tramp who
brought the paper pretended to know
nothing , except this : The paper had
been passed along from a "hobo" In
Johnsvlllo , who seemed to know the
Information would bo valuable to us.
Again ' the long-distance telephone
came Into requisition. Mr. Jamleson
called the hospital , whllo wo crowded
around him. And when there was no
longer any doubt that It was llalsoy ,
and that ho would probably recover ,
\ve all laughed nnd cried together. I
nin sure I kissed Liddy , nnd I have
had terrible moments since when
I seem to remember kissing Mr.
Jamioson , lee , In the excitement.
Anyhow , by 11 o'clock that night
.Gertrude was on her way to Johns-
Mllle , JtRO inllpt" nwny. accompanied by
Roslo. The domestic force was now
down to Mary Anne and Liddy , with
the undor-gurdenor's wife coming
every day to help out. Fortunately ,
Warner nnd the dctoctlvcs wore keep
ing bachelor hall in the lodge. Out
of deference to Liddy they washed
tholr dishes once a day , and they con
cocted queer mosses , according to
their several abilities. They had ono
triumph that they ate regularly for
breakfast , and that clung to their
clothes and tholr hulr the rest of the
day. It was bacon , hardtack and
onions , fried together. They wore al
most pathetically grateful , however , I
noticed , for nn occasional broiled ton-
dorloln.
It was not until Gertrude nnd Roslo
had gene nnd Sunnysldo had .settled
down for the night , with 'Winters at
the foot of the stalrcasb , that Mr.
Jiunloson broached a Hiibjoct ho had
evidently planned before ho camo.
"Miss Inncs , " ho said , stopping mo
as I was about to go to my room up
stairs , "how are your ncrvoa to
night ? "
"I have none , " I said happily. "With
Ilalsoy-found , my troubles have gone. "
"I moan , " ho persisted , "do you feel
an though you could go through with
something rather unusual ? "
"Tho most unusual thing I can think
of would bo n peaceful night. Dut if
anything Is going to occur , don't dare
to lot mo miss It. "
"Something Is going to occur , " ho
said. "And you're the only woman :
can think of that I can take along.1
Ho looked at his watch. "Don't ask
mo any questions , Miss Innes. Put 01
of headstones , and although , when I
found myself last , 1 had an instinctive
dcHlru to hoop looking back over my
shoulder , I found that , the Ilrnt uneasi
ness past , a cemetery at night Is much
the same as any other country place ,
filled with vuguo shadows nnd unex
pected noises. Once , Indeed but Mr
Jamleson said it was an owl , and 1
tried to believe him.
In the shadow of the Armstrong
granite shaft wo stopped. I think the
doctor wanted to send mo back.
"It's no plncu for a woman , " I heard
him protesting angrily. Hut the do-
toctlvo said something about wit
nesses , and the doctor only came over
and felt my pulso.
"Anyhow , 1 don't bollovo yoti'ro any
worse off hero than you would bo In
that nightmare of n houao , " ho said
finally , nnd put his coat on the stops
of the shaft for mo to alt on.
There Is n sense of desecration , of
a reversal of the everlasting fitness of
things , In resurrecting n body from Us
mother clay. And yet that night , In
the Casanova churchyard , I silt quiet
ly by , and watched Alex and Mr.
Jamleson steaming over tholr work ,
without a single qualm , except the
fear of detection.
The doctor kept a keen lookout , but
no one appeared. Once In a while
ho came over to me , and gave mo a
reassuring pat on the shoulder.
"I never expected to como this , " he
said otce. "There's ono thing sure
I'll not bo suspected of complicity. A
dov.tor Is generally supposed to be
handier at burying folks than at dig
glug them up. "
"She Walked All Around the House First , Looking Up at the Windows. "
heavy shoes , and some old dark
clothes , and make up your mind not
to bo surprised at anything. "
Liddy was sleeping the sleep of the
Just when I went upstairs , and I
hunted out my things cautiously. The
detective was waiting In the hall , and
I was astonished to see Dr. Stewart
with him. They were talking con
fidentially together , but when 1 came
down they ccasod. There were n few
preparations to be made : the locks to
bo gone over , Winters to bo Instructed
as to renewed vigilance , and then ,
after extinguishing the hall light , wo
crept , In the darkness , through the
front door , and into the night.
I asked no questions. 1 felt that
they were doing mo honor In making
mo ono of the party , nnd I would slfow
them I could bo as silent as they. Wo
went across the Holds , passing through
the woods that reached almost to the
ruins of the stable , going over stiles
now nnd then , and sometimes step
ping over low fences. Once only
somebody spoke , nnd then It was an
emphatic bit of profanity from Dr.
Stewart when ho ran into a wire
fence.
Wo were joined at tno end of five
minutes by another man , who fell into
stop with the doctor silently. Ho car
ried something over his shoulder
which I could not make out. In this
way wo walked for perhaps 120 mimics.
The doctor was pufllng somewhat
when wo finally came to a halt. 1 con
fess that just at that minute even
Sunnysldo seemed a cheerful spot. Wo
had paused nt the edge of a level
cleared place , bordered all around
with primly trimmed evergreen trees.
Hotwccn thorn I caught a glimpse of
starlight shining down on rows of
white headstones and an occasional
moro Imposing monument or towering
shaft. In spite of myself , I drew my
breath In sharply. Wo were on the
edge of the Casanova churchyard.
I saw now both the man who had
joined the parly and the Implements
ho carried. It was Alex , armed with
two long-handled spades. After the
first shock of surprise , I Hatter my'
Rolf 1 was both cool and qulot. We
went In single file between the rows
The uncanny moment came when
Alex and Jamleson tossed the spades
on the grass , and I confess I hid my
faco. There was a period of stress , I
think , while the heavy coflln was be
ing raised. I felt that my composure
was going , and , for fear I would
shriek , I tried to think of something
else what time Gertrude would reach
Halsey anything but the grisly reali
ty that lay just beyond mo on the
grass.
And then I heard a low exclamation
from the detective and I felt the pres
sure of the doctor's lingers on niy
arm.
"Now , Miss Innes , " ho said gently.
"If you will come over "
I held on tov him frantically , and
somehow I got there and looked down.
tor ea
"But the Face That Showed In the
Light "
The lid of the casket had been rnlsct
and u silver pinto on It proved we
had made no mistake. But the face
that showed in the light of the lantern
was n face I had never seen before
The man who lay before uy was no
Paul Armstrong !
CHAPTER XXXI.
Between Two Fireplaces.
Wlmt with the excitement of the dis
covery , the walk homo under the stars
in wet shoes nnd draggled skirts , nnd
getting upstairs nnd undressed without
rousing Liddy , I was completely used
up. What to do with my boots was
the greatest puzzle ot all , there being
no plnco In the house safe from Lid
dy , until I decided to slip upstairs the
next morning and drop them Into the
hole the "ghost" had mndo in the
Irunkroom wall.
I wont naloep ns noon ns I reached
this decision , and In my dreams I
lived ever again the events of the
night. Again I saw the group around
the silent Hgure on the grass , and
again , as had happened at the grave ,
I heard Alex's voice , tense and tri
umphant :
"Then we've got them , " ho said.
Only , in my dreams , ho said It over
and ovCr until ho seemed to shriek It
in my oars.
I wakened early , In sptto of my fa-
4 1. ll.t. . _
uuu my uiuru illuming. vv iiu
was Alex ? I no longer believed that
ho waa a gardener. Who was the
man whose body wo had resurrected ?
And where was Paul Armstrong ? Prob
ably living safely In some extradition-
less country on the fortune he had
stolen. Did Louise and her mother
know ot the shameful nnd wicked de
ception ? What had Thomas known ,
and Mrs. Watson ? Who was Nina
CarrltiRton ?
This last question , It seemed to me ,
was answered. In some way the
woman had learned of the substitu
tion , and had tried to use her knowl
edge for blackmail. Nina Carrlngton's
own story died with her , but , however
It happened , It was clear that she had
carried her knowledge to Halsey the
afternoon Gertrude and I were lookIng -
Ing for clews to the man I had shot
on the cast veranda. Halsey had been
half crazed by what he heard ; It was
evident that Louise was marrying Dr.
Walker to keep the shameful secret ,
for her mother's sake. Halsey , al
ways reckless , had gone at once to
Dr. Walker and denounced him. There
had been a scene , and ho left on his
way to the station to meet and notify
Mr. Jamlcson of what ho had learned.
The doctor was active mentally and
physically. Accompanied perhaps by
Rlggs , who had shown himself not
overscrupulous until he quarreled
with his employer , he had gone across
to the railroad embankment , and , by
jumping In front of the car , had
caused Halsey to swerve. The rest
of the story we knew.
That was my reconstructed theory
of that afternoon and evening ; It was
almost correct not quite.
There was a telegram that morning
rom Gertrude.
Ilalspy conscious and'improving. Prob
ably homo In day or so.
so.GERTRUDE. .
With Ilalsey found and Improving
n health , and with ut last something
o work on , I began that day , Thurs
day , with y fresh courage. As Mr.
Jamleson had said , the lines were
closing up. That I was to be caught
anu almost nmsneii in tne closing was
mpplly unknown to us all.
It was late when I got up. I lay In
ny bed , looking around the four walls
of the room , and trying to imagine be-
ilnd what one of them a secret cham-
> er might lie. Certainly , In daylight ,
Sunnysldo deserved Its name ; never
was a house more cheery nnd open ,
ess sinister in general appearance.
There was not a corner apparently
that was not open and above-board ,
and yet , somewhere behind Its hand
somely papered walls I believed firmly
that there lay a 'hidden room , with
nil the possibilities it would involve.
I made a mental note to have the
iiouse measured during the day to dis
cover any discrepancy between the
outer and Inner wulls , and I tried to
recall again the exact woidlng of the
[ mpor Jamieson had found.
( TO UK CON'TINUKD. )
At the Half-Century Mark.
Youth is eternal to him who believes
in eternity. To mo youth means any
where from eight onward. I was an
exceedingly old person nt eight and I
trust I violate no confidence when I
confess a youthful exuberance now
that I have bumped against the half
way post. Fifty Is a splendid time for
youthful expansion ; one's fancy still
retains all its ingenuity whllo one's
judgment Is bettered by experience.
When sitting on the fiO milestone the
vnne of man's vision points southward
to the past and northward to the fu
ture with a minimum of oscillation.
Rancorous thought nnd splenetic ex
pression give way to quieter nerves
nnd calmer view , and the mellow light
ed vista of the years that have gone
soften the heart of the youth of a half
century of years. John Philip Sousa
In the Circle.
Different.
"I wrote him that I was ready to
come home. "
"Was he glad ? "
"Ho wrote mo that ho would have
to borrow money to pay my fare. "
"Wlmt did you do ? "
"I asked him what I should do , nnd
ho suld ho would borrow monej
enough for mo to stay there a while
luugur. "
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Well to Remember That She la Ever
a Model of Dchavlor to tha
Children.
"It Is hard for a young mother , who
has not yet overcome the wayward
tendencies of her own youthful nature ,
to realize the influence sbo exerts
over her little one. She Is constantly
surrounded by critical Imitators who
copy her morals and manners.
As the mother Is , BO are her sons
and daughters. If a family of children
are blessed with an Intelligent moth
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Great , rough men and noisy , busy
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