3U. vSE w - i,jm j. mHmji),.! v- - --,. mio-mji "" IL'-:ai"MHHMMMBMHHiHMHMHlHiiHHHMii1 . j,Mft,,r -w?w;rJuH..-.- :i.' u, . u - . . - r B ' I 1 ! fE u 1 it i 8 MHnnmaMmnnnnmMMMffMmn THE OR STjiafly P UQBERT5 IHNVIiART lUUSTRATIOtiS DY frvAimf c ,ATit4 er tteesfuMuifc 8YNOPSI0. MImi Inn. Hplnster nml Runnllnn or lertnul nml HiiImcj. i-stnnlisl d niiiiiiih I lirii((iinrlii nt Huiinjs 1 AinliHt nn nirroim tlllliciillli'ii tin- servant.-) doHiiifil As AI ltn Inni's loclutl up for tlio nlbl hIip wiih m ml I id by a iluili Mirim- on in" vcrntiilA. Hlu- panned u lett bin nlitlii which wns UIU.il with mwecnily iiuIiph CHAPTER II. Continued. 'Thoro'n Rolnj; to lo it dentil!" hIio wnllcil. "Oh, Miss Kacliol, tlioro'H ko lug to be u duath!" "Thcro will be," 1 wild tfrlmly, "If you don't keep quiet, Llddy Allen." And eo wo Bat there until morning, wondering If the cnitdlu would last until dawn, and arranging what trains wo could take back to town. If we had only stuck to that decision and Bono back before It was too Intel The mm camo finally, and from my window I watched the trees alotiB the drlvo tako Hhadowy form, gradually loso their ghostlike apiiearance, be como sray and then Kreen. The Oroenwood club showed Itsell a dab of whito nsalnst the hill across the valley, and an early toblu or two hopped around In the dew. Not un til the inllk-Loy and the sun came, about the i,amo time, did I date to open the door Into the hall and look around. Kverythlng was an we had left It. Trunks were heaped hero and there, ready for the trunk-room, and throunli an end window of stained glass en mo a streak of red and yel low dnyllBht that wns eminently cheerful. Tlio milk-hoy was pound Iiib somewhere below, and tho duy had begun. Thomas Johnson came amblltiB up tho drive about half-past six, and we could hear him clattcrinB around on tho lower floor, openltiB shutters. 1 had to tako I.lddy to her room up stairs, however sho was quite suro .sho would find Koniothlng uncanny. In fnct, when she did not, havltiB now tho courage of dnyllBht, she was actu ally disappointed. Well, we did not go back to town that day. I wnrncd Llddy not to mention what had happened to anybody, and tele phoned to town for servants. Then, nfter a breakfast which did more tliliilc bhe was worrying about the bro credit to Thomas' heart than his head, kl, llrror nnd ltH nuisury. more than I wont on n short tour of Investlgiv tlon. Tho sounds had como from tho east wing, nnd not without some qualms I began there. At tlrst l found nothing. Slnco then I havo devolopcd my no wore of obsorvntlon, but at that tlmo I was n novice. Tho small card room seemed undisturbed. I looked for footprints, which Is, I bellevo, tho con ventional thing to do, nlthough my oxperlcnco hns been that as clews both footprints nnd thumb-mnrks aro inoro useful In fiction than in fact. Hut tho stairs In that wing offered something. At tho top of tho (light had been placed a tail wicker hamper, packed with linen that had como from town. It stood nt tho edgo of the top stop, almost barring passage, and on tho step below It was a long, fresh flcrntch. For thrco stons tho scratch wns repeated, Brndually diminishing, as If somo objedt had fallen, striking onch ono. Then for four steps nothing. On tho fifth stop below was a round dent In tho hard wood. That was nil, and It ecomed Uttlo enough, except that I wns positive tho marks had not been there tho day before. It boro out my theory of the sound, which had been for all tho world llko tho bumping of n motnlllc object down a night of Btcps. Tho Tour steps had been skipped. I reasoned that an Iron bar, for Instance, would do something of tho sort strlko two or three steps, end down, then turn over, Jumping n fow stnirs, and landing with a thud. Iron bars, however, do not fall downstairs In tho mlddlo of the night nlono. Coupled with tho llguro on tho voranda tho agency by which It climbed might bo assumed, nut nnd Uoro was tho thing thnt puzzled mo most tho doors woro ull fastened that morning, tho windows unmolest ed, and tho particular door from tho card room to the vcrnndn had a com bination lock of which I held tho key, nnd which had not been tampered with. I fixed on nn attempt at burglary, as tho most natural explanation au attempt frustrated by tho falling of tho objoct, whatever It was, that had roused mo. Two things I could not understand; how tho Intruder had es caped with everything locked, nnd why ho had left tho small silver, which, In tho absence of a hutlor, had remained downstnlrs over night. In tho afternoon a hack camo up. uuiii uusanuvn, wiin n rresh relay of servants. Tho driver took them with a flourish to tho servants' entrnnco, and drovo around to tho front of Uio houso, wliero 1 was awaiting him. "Two dollars," ho said in reply to my question. "I don't charge full ratos, bocauso, brlngln' 'em up nil summer as I do. It pays to make n special price. When they got orf tho trnin I hez, boz I: 'Thoro's nnothor bunch for Sunnyslde, cook, pnrlor maid and all.' Yes'm six Hummers, nnd a now lot novor loss than once a month. Thoy won't stnnd for tho country and tho loneEomonoss, 1 reckon." Hut with tho presonco of tho . w nr CULAR SDURCA5E ..v.. j-'i miAJMSaJKJ&Jwi I il i DiDil illif l """ "nSvvj 1 1 1 1 ill II 1 1 iTr"wdB(vH "I Was Roused by "hunch" of servants my courngo re vived, and late In the afternoon came a message fiom Gertrudo that sho and Halsey would anlvo that night nt about 11 o'clock, coining In tho car from Ulchlleld. Things were looking up; and when Hetilnh, my cat, a most intelligent animal, found some early catnip on a bank near the house ami rolled In It In a feline ecstasy, I de cided that getting back to nature was the thing to do. Wliilo I was dressing for dinner, I.lddy rapped at tho door. She was hardlv herself vet. but nrlvntolv I anything else. When she came In sho was holding something In her hand, and she laid it on the dressing table carefully. "I found It In tho linen hamper," sho said. "It must bo Mr. Ilalsey's, but It seems queer how It got there." It was tho half of a link cuff but ton of unique design, and I looked at It carefully. "Where was it? In tho bottom of the hamper?" I asked. "On the very top," she replied. "It's a mercy It didn't fall out on tho way." When Llddy had gone I examined the fragment attentively. I had never seen It before, and I was certain It was not Ilnlsey'8'. It was of Italian workmanship, and consisted of n mother-of-pearl foundation, encrusted with tiny seed-pearls, strung on horsehair to hold them. In tho cen ter wns a small ruby. Tho trlnkot wns odd enough, but not Intrinsically of great value. Its Interest for mo lay In this: Llddy had found It lying In the top of tho hamper which had blocked tho cast-wing stairs. That afternoon the .Armstrongs' housekeeper, a youngish good-looking woman, applied for Mrs. Ualston's place, and I was glad enough to tako her. Sho looked ns though sho might be equal to u dozen of Llddy, with her snapping black eyes and heavy Jaw. Her name was Anne Wntson, and I dined that evening for the ilrst tlmo In thrco days. CHAPTER III. Mr. John Bailey Appears. I had dinner served in tho break fast room. Somehow tho hugo dining room depressed mo, and Thomas, cheerful enough nil day, allowed his spirits to go down with tho sun. Ho had a habit of watching tho corners of tho room, left shadowy by tho can dles on tho table, and altogether it was not a festive meal. Dlnnor over I went Into tho living room. I had three hours beforo tho children could possibly arrive, and I got out my knitting. Tho chug of tho nutomobllo ns It climbed tho 'hill was tho moat wel como sound I hnd heard for n long time, and with Gertrude and Ilalsey actually beforo mo, my troubles seemed over for good. Gertrudo stood smiling In the hall, with her hat qulto over one car, and her hair In every direction under her pink veil. Ger trude is n very protty bIH, no mattor how her hat is, and I wns not sur prised when Ilnlsuy presented a good lookliiB young man, who bowed at mo and looked at Trudo that Is tho ridiculous nlcknnmo Gertrudo brought from school. "I havo brought a guest, Aunt Ray," Ilalsey said, "I want you to adopt him Into your affections nnd your Sat-urduy-to-Moudny list. Lot mo present John Unlley, only you must call him Jack, In 12 hours ho'U bo calling you "Aunf; 1 know him." Wo shook hands, nnd I got a chanco to look nt Mr. Hallcy; ho was a tall I fellow, perhaps 30, nnd ho wore a a Revolver Shot." small mustache. I remember wonder ing why; ho seemed to have a good mouth and when ho smiled his teeth were above tho average. Ono never knows why certain men cling to u messy upper lip thnt must get Into things, nny more than ono under stands some women building up their hair on wiro atrocities Otherwise, ho was. very good to look at, stalwnrt and tanned, with the direct gnzo that I like. I am particular about Mr. Hal ley, because ho was a prominent fig ure In what happened later. Gertrudo was tired with tho trip and went up to bed very soon. I made up my mind to tell them noth ing until tho next day, nnd then to mnko us light of our excitement as possible. After all, what had I to tell? An Inquisitive faco peering In nt a window; a crash In the night; a scratch or two on tho stairs, and half a cuff-button! As for Thomas nnd hii forebodings. It was always my belief that n negro Is ono part thlof, one part pigment, nnd tho rest supersti tion. It was Saturday night. Tho two men went to tho billiard room, and I could hear them talking as I went up stairs. It seemed thnt Ilalsey had stopped nt the Greenwood club for gasolene and found Jnck Hnllcy there, with the Sunday golf crowd. Mr. Hal ley had not been hard to persuade probably Gertrudo know why and they had carried him. oft triumphant ly. I roused Llddy to got them some thing to eat Thomas was boyond reach In tho lodge nnd paid no at tention to hor evident terror of tho kitchen regions. Then I went to bed. Tho men wero still in the billiard room when I finally dozed off, and tho. Inst thing I remember wns the howl of n dog In front of tho house. It walled n crescendo of woo that trailed off hopefully, only to break out afresh, from n new point of tho compass. At thrco o'clock In tho morning I was roused by a revolver shot. Tho sound seemed to como from Just out bide my door. For n moment I could not movo. Then I heard Gertrude stirring In her room, nnd tho next moment sho had thrown open the con necting door. "O, Aunt Ray! Aunt Ray!" sho cried hysterically. "Somo ono has been killed!" "Thieves," I Bald Bhortly. "Thank goodness, there nro soma mon In tho houso tonight." I wns getting Into my slippers and a bnth-robe, and Ger trudo with shaking hands was lighting a lamp. Then wo opened tho door Into tho hall, whero, crowded on tho upper landing of tho stairs, the maids, white-faced nnd trembling, wero peer ing down, headed by Llddy. I was greeted by a series of low Bcrenms nnd questions, nnd I tried to quiet them, Gertrudo had dropped on u chnlr and sat thcro limp nnd shiv ering. I went nt onco across tho hall to ilalsey's room nnd knocked; then I pushed tho door open. It was ompty; tho bed hud not been occupied! "Ho must bo In Mr. Halloy's room." I said excitedly, and followed by Lld dy, wo went there. Llko Ilalsey's, It had not been occupied! Gertrudo was on her feet now, but sho leaned agnl.ist the door for support. "They havo been killed!" Bho gnsped. Then she caught mo by tho arm und dragged mo toward tho stairs. "Thoy mny only bo hurt, nnd wo must And them," sho said, hor oyes dilated with excitement. I don't rcmombcr how wo got down tho Btnlrs; I do remombor expecting every moment to bo killed. Tho cook wns nt tho telophono upstairs, calling tho Greenwood club, and Llddy was I behlud mo, afraid to como and not dnrltiB to stay behind. Wo found tho living room nml tho drawing loom un disturbed. Somehow I felt that what ever so found would bo In tho card room or on the staircase, and nothing but tho fear that Ilalsey was In dan ger drovo mo on; with every step my knees seemed to give way under me. Gertrude wns ahead and In tho card room she stopped, holding her can dle high. Then she pointed silently to tho doorway Into tho hall beyond. Huddled there on tho floor, face down, with his arms extended, wns a man. Gertrude ran forward with a gasp ing sob. "Jack," oho cried, "Oh, Jack!" Llddy had run, screaming, nnd tho two of us were there alone. It wns Gertrude who turned him over, llnal ly, until wo could i,ec his white face, and then she drew a deep breath and dropped limply to her knees. It was the body of a mnn, n gentleman, In u dinner coat and white waistcoat, stained now with blood the body of a man 1 had never seen before. CHAPTER IV. Where Is Halsey? Gertrude gazed at tho face In n kind of fascination. Then she put out her hands blindly, nnd 1 thought she was going to faint. "He has killed him!" sho muttered almost Inarticulately; and at that, be cause my nerves were going, I gavo her a good shake. "What do you mean?" I said fran tically. Thcro was a depth of Brief and conviction In her tono that was worse than anything sho could havo said. Tho shako braced her, any how, and she seemed to pull herself together. Hut not another word would she say; she stood gazing down nt thnt gruesome llguro on tho Iloor, while Llddy, ashamed of her Might and afraid to come back, drovo beforo her three terrified women servants Into the drawing room, which was as near as any of them would venture. Once In tho drawing room, Gertrudo collapsed and went from one fainting spell into another. I hnd all I could do to keep Llddy from drowning her with cold water, nnd tho maids hud dled In a corner, us much use us so many sheep. In n short time, although It seemed hours, n car came rushing up, and Anno Watson, who had waited to dress, opened tho door. Thrco men from tho Greenwood club, in all kinds of costumes, hurried In. I recognized a Mr. Jarvls, but tho others wero strangors. "What's wrong?" the Jarvls man asked and we made a strange pic ture, no doubt. "Nobody hurt, la there?" He wns looking at Gertrude. "Worse thnn thnt, Mr. Jarvls," I said. "I think It Is murder." At the word there was a commotion. The cook began to cry, and Mrs. Wat son knocked over a chair. The men wero visibly Impressed. "Not nny member of tho family?" Mr. Jarvls nsked, when ho hud got his breath. "No," I said; and motioning Llddy to look nfter Gertrude, I led tho way with a lnmp to tho cardroom door. One of tho men gavo an exclamation, and they nil hurried across tho room. Aft. Jarvls took tho lamp from mo I remember that and then feeling my self getting dizzy nnd light-headed I closed, my eyes. When I opened them their brief , examination was over, and Mr. Jarvls was trying to put mo in a chnlr. "You must get upstnlrs," ho said firmly, "you and Miss Gertrude, too. This hns been n terrlblo shock. In his own home, too." I stared nt him without comprehen sion. "Who Ib It?" I asked with dif ficulty. Where seemed a band drawn tight around my throat. "It Is Arnold Armstrong," ho Bald, looking nt mo oddly, "nnd ho Iiob been murdered In his father's house." After a mlnuto I gathored myself together and Mr. Jarvls helped mo Into tho living room. Llddy had got Gertrudo upstairs, nnd tho two Btrango men from tho club stayed with tho body. The reaction from tho shock nnd strain won tremendous; I was collapsed and then Mr. Jarvls nsked mo n question that brought back my wnudcrlng faculties. "Whero Is Ilalsey?" ho asked. "Halsoy!" Suddenly Gertrudo'B stricken fnco roso beforo mo tho empty room upstairs. Whero was Ilalsey? "lie was here, wasn't ho?" Mr. Jar vls persisted. 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