Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, June 30, 1910, Image 8
\ BJNEHART BY BY oawfw SYNOPSIS. Miss Innci , spinster and guardian of Oortrudo nnd Halsay , established Hummer headquarters nt SunnvHldo. Amidst nu merous difficulties the Hervitnts deHerted. Aa Miss Innes locUetl up for thn night , she was startled by n dark llRuro on the veranda. Him passed a terrlbla nlRht. which was filled with unaoomly tiowot. In the morning Miss Innen found ix atrange link cult button In n clothes hamper. Gcrtrudo und llalsey nrrlvfil with Juck Bailey. The house was awak ened by a revolver allot A strange man was found shot to doatli In Ihn nail. It proved to bo the body ot Arnold Arm strong , whose banker father owned the country house. Miss limes round Hal- BflVs revolver on the lawn. lie und Jack Bailey had disappeared. The link cuff button mysteriously disappeared. Do tectlvo Jamleson and the coroner arrived CJertrudo rcvwiled that nho was nngugci to Jack Bnlloy , with whom aha hud talked in the billiard room a few mo ments before the murder. Jiunleson told Miss Innes that she was hiding evidence from him. Ho Imprisoned an Intruder in an empty room. The prisoner oscnpeil down n laundry chute. It developed that the Intruder was probably a woman , ucr- trudo was suspected , for the Intruder loft a print of a bare foot. Oortrudo re turned home with her right ankle upralncd , A negro found thn other hall of what proved to bo Jtictc Bdlloy'J cuff button. CHAPTER VIII. Continued. * - - - "Undoubtedly. Why , what could it ua hut flight ? Mlsa Innes , let me re construct that evening , aa 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. Ho entered the bllllart room wing perhaps rapping , and be ing admitted by your nephew Jus inside he was shot , by some one on the circular staircase. The shot fired your nephew and Balloy 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 go downstairs everything was quiet. " "But Gertrude's story. " I stain mered. "Miss Gertrude only brought for ward her explanation the following morning. I do not bellove it , Miss Innes. It is the story of a loving and ingenious woman. " "And this thing to-night' " "May upset my whole view ot the case. We must give the benefit of every doubt after all. We may , for Instance , como back to the figure on the porch ; if It was a woman you saw that night through the window , wo might start with other premises. Or Mr. limes' explanation may turn us Vs. In a new direction. It is possible that he shot Arnold Armstrong as a burg lar and then fled , frightened at what he had done. In any case , however , I feel confident that the body was hero 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. " 1 leaned back bewildered It seemed to me that the evening had been full of significant happenings , had I only held the key. Had Gertrude been the fugitive In the clothes chute ? Who was the man on the drive near the lodge , and whoso gold-mounted dress- insr-bair had I seen In the lodge sitting room ? It was late when Mr. Jamioaou finally got up to'go. I wont with him to the door , and together we stood looking out over the valley. Delow lay the village of Casanova , with Its Old World houses , ita blossoming trees and Ita peace. Above on the hill across the valley were the lights of the Greenwood club. It was even pos sible to see the curving row of paral lel lights that marked the carriage road. Rumors that I had heard about the club came back of drinking , of high play , and once , a year ago , of a suicide under those very lights. Air. Jamleson left , taking a short cut to the village , and I still stood there. It must have been after 11 , and the monotonous tick of the big clock on the stairs behind me was the only sound. Then I was conscious that some one was running up the drive. In a minute a woman darted Into the area of light made by the open door , and caught me by the arm It was Roslc Rosle in a state of col lapse from terror , and , not the lonst Important , clutching one of my Coal port plates and a silver spoon She stood staring into the daikno.ss behind , still holding the plate I got her Into the house anil secured thn plate ; then I stood and looked down at her where she crouched trembling ly against the doorway. "Well , " I asked , "didn't your young man enjoy his meal ? " She couldn't speak. She looked at the spoon she still held I wasn't so anxious about It ; thank Heaven , it wouldn't chip and then she stared at me. " 1 appreciate your desire to have everything nice for him , " I went on. "but the next time , you might take the Limoges chinaIt's more easily duplicated and less expensive " "I haven't a young man not hero. " She had got her breath now. as I had guessed she would. " 1 I have been chased by a thief , Miss Innes " "Did ho chase you out of the house and back again ? " I asked. Then Roslo began to cry not si- leutly , but noisily , hysterically. I stopped her by giving bar a good shake. "Wh.it In the world Is the matter with you ? " I snapped. "Has the day of good common sense gone by ! Sit up and tell mo the whole thing. " Roslo sat up then , and snifllcd. "I was coming up the drive " she began "You must start with when you went down the drive , with my dishes and my silver , " I Interrupted , but , seeing more signs of hysteria , I gave In. "Very well. You were coming up the drlvo " "I had a basket of of silver and iHshos on my arm , and I was carrying he plate , because because I was afraid I'd break It. Part-way up the oad a man stepped out of the bushes , and hold his arm like this , spread out , so I couldn't get past. Ho said ho said 'Not so fast , young lady ; I want you to lot me sue what's In that ' " basket' She got up In her excitement and took hold of my arm. "It was like this , Miss Innes , " she said , "and say you was the man. When he said that , I screamed and ducked under his arm like this. He caught at the basket and I dropped It. I ran aa fast as I could , and ho came after aa far as the trees. Then he stopped. Oh , Miss Innes , It must have been the man that killed that Mr. Armstrong ! " "Don't be foolish , " I said. "Who ever killed Mr. Armstrong would put as much space between himself and this house as he could. Go up to bed now ; and mind , If I hear of this story being repeated to the other maids , I shall deduct from your wages for every broken dish I iind In the drive. ' I could fancy LIddy's face when she missed the extra pieces of china she had opposed Rosle from the start. If Llddy once finds a prophecy fullllled especially an unpleasant one , she never allows mo to forget It. It seemed to me that It was absurd to leave that china dotted along the road for her to spy the next morning ; so with a sudden resolution , I opened the door again and stepped out Into the darkness. As the door closed behind mo I half regretted my Impulse ; thci I shut my teeth and went on. I have never been a nervous worn an , as I said before. Moreover , a mln ute or two In the darkness enabled me to see things fairly well. Deulal gave me rather a start by rubbing un expectedly against my feet ; then we two , sldo by side , went down the drive. There were no fragments of china but where the grove began I picket up a silver spoon. So far Rosle'b story was borne out ; I began to won der If it were not 'indiscreet , to say the least , this midnight prowling li a neighborhood with such a deserved ly bad reputation. Then I saw some thing gleaming , which proved to be the handle of a cup , and a step o two farther on I found a V-shaped hi of plate. But the most surprising thing of all was to find the basket sit ting comfortably beside the road , will the rest of the broken crockery pilet neatly within , and a handful of sinal silver , spoons , forks and the like , on top ! I could only stand and stare Then Rosie's story was true. Bu where had Rosle carried her basket And why had the thief , If he were a thief , picked up the broken china ou of the road and lelt It , with hi booty ? It was with my nearest appioach to nervous collapse that I heard the fa- nlllar throbbing of an automobile en gine Ao It came closer I recognized he outline of the Dragon Fly , and mew that llalsey had come back. Strange enough It must have eempd to llalsey , too , to como across mo in the middle of the night , with he skirt of my gray silk gown over ny shoulders to keep off the dew , loldlng a red and green basket under one arm and a black cat under the other. What with relief and Joy , I IHV ; an to cry , right there , and very near- y wiped my eyes on Houlah lu the o.vcltument. CHAPTER IX. Just Like a Girl. "Aunt Ray ! " llalsey said from the gloom behind the lamps. "What In the world are you doing here ? " "Taking a walk , " I said , trying to be composed. I don't think the an swer struck either of us as being ri diculous at the time. "Oh , Halsey , where have you been ? " "Lot me take you up to the house. " He was in the road , and had Doulnh and the basket out of my arms In a moment. I could see the car plainly now , and Warner was at the wheel Warner in an ulster and a pair of slippers , over heaven knows what. Jack Bailey was not there. I got In , and we went slowly and painfully up to the house. We did not talk. What wo had to say was too Important to commence there , and , besides , It took all kinds of coaxing from both men to get the Dragon Fly up the Inst grade. Only when we had closed the front door and stood facing each other lu the hall did llalsey say anything. He slipped his strong young arm around my shoulders and turned mo so I faced the light. "Poor Aunt Ray ! " he said gently. And I nearly wept again. "I I must see Gertrude , too ; we will have a three-cornered talk. " And then Gertrude herself came down the stairs. She had not been to bed evidently ; she still wore the white negligee she had worn earlier lu the evening , and she limped somewhat. During her slow progress down the stairs I had time to notice one thing : Mr. Jamleson had said the woman who escaped from the cellar had worn no shoo on her right foot. Ger trude's right ankle was the one she had sprained ! The meeting between brother and sister was tense , but without tears. Halsoy kissed her tenderly , and I no ticed evidences of strain and anxiety in both young faces. "Is everything right ? " she asked. "Right as can he , " with forced cheerfulness. I lighted the living room and we went In there. Only a half-hour be fore I had sat with Mr. Jamleson in that very room , listening while ho overtly accused both Gertrude and ilalsey of at least a knowledge of the death of Arnold Armstrong. Now Hal- soy was here to speak for himself : I should learn everything that had puz zled me. "I saw It in the paper to-night for the first time , " he was saying. "It knocked mo dumb. When I think of this houseful ofomen , and a thing like that occurring ! " Gertrude's face was still sot and white. "That isn't all , llalsey , " she | I Wai Conscious That Some Ona W Running Up the Drlvo. said. "You and and Jack loft almost at the time it happened. The detective hero thinks that you that we know something ahout It. " "The devil ho does ! " HalHoy'a cycn were fairly starting from his head. "I be your pardon , Aunt Hay , hut the fellow's a lunatic. " "Tell me everything , won't you , Hal- sey ? " 1 hoKned. "Toll mo where you went that night , or rather morning , and why you wont an you did. This has hecu a torrlhlc 4S hours for all of us. " He stood staring at me , and I could see the horror of the situation dawn ing In his face. "I can't toll you where I went , Aunt Hay , " he wild after a moment. "As to why , you will learn that soon enough. But Gertrude knows that .Tack and I left the hoimo hoforo this thing this horrlhle murder occurred. " "Mr. .Jamleson does not. believe , " Gertrude said drearily. "Halsey , If the worst comes , If they should arrest you , you must toll. " "I shall tell nothing , " he said with a new sternness In his voice. "Aunt Ray , It was necessary for Jack and ino to leave that night. I cannot tell you why just yet. As to where \Vo went , If I have to depend on that a an alibi , I shall not toll. The whol thing is an absurdity , a trumped-up charge that cannot possibly bo nori ous. " "Has Mr. Hailoy gone back to th city , " I demanded , "or to the club ? " "Neither , " defiantly ; "at the present moment I do not know where he Is. " "Halsoy. " I asked gravely , leaning forward , "have you the slightest sus plclon who killed Arnold Armstrong ? The pollco think ho was admitted from within , and that ho was shot down from above , by some one on the circular stalrcaHe. " "I know nothing of It , " he main tained ; but I fancied I caught a sud den glance at Gertrude , a Hash of something that died as It camo. As quietly , as calmly as I could , I went over the whole story , from the night Llddy and I had been alone-up to the strange experience of Uoslo and her pursuer. The basket ntlll stood on the table , a mute witness to this last mysterious occurrence. "There Is something else , " I said hesitatingly , at the last. "Halsey , I have never told this even to Gcrtrudo but the morning after the crime found , In a tulip bed , n revolver. It It was yours , Halsoy. " For an appreciable moment Halsey stared at me. Then he turned to Ger trude. "My revolver , Trude ! " ho exclaimed "Why , Jack took my revolver wltl him , didn't he ? " "Oh. for heaven's sake don't say that. " I Implored. "Tho detective thinks possibly Jack Bailey came back and and the thing happened then. " "He didn't come back , " Halsey said sternly. "Gertrude , when you brought down a revolver that night for Jack to take- with him , what one did you bring ? Mine ? " Gcrtrudo was defiant now. 1 No. Yours was loaded , and I was afraid of what Jack might do. I gave him one I have had for a year or two. It was empty. " Halsey throw up both hands de spairingly. "If that isn't Uko n girl ! " he said. "Why didn't you do what I asked you to , Gertrude ? You send Bailey off with an empty gun , and throw mine in a tulip bed , of all places on earth ! Aline was a . ' 58 caliber. The Inquest will show , of course , that the bullet that killed Armstrong was H 38 , Then where shall I be ? " "You forget. " I broke In , "that I have the revolver , and that no ono knows about It. " But Gertrude had risen angrily. "I cannot stand It ; It Is always with mo , " she cried. "Halsey , I did not thiow your revolver Into the tulip bed. I think you did It your- BOlf" ( TO UK CONTINUED. ) A Burglar's Text Book. The pollco of Now York found upon a burglar , arrested by them , a treatise on safo-cracklng that Is said to bo the most remarkable document that has ever fallen Into their hands. The contents - tents nro so well compiled that the pollro unhesitatingly declare the au thor a past grand master In his pro fession , and , according to Popular Mc < hanlcH , are somewhat anxious to find out just how many copies are In circulation throughout the country. For the most part the manuscript Is In the yegg code , a lingo freely used by thieves the country over. It de scribes the two kinds of safes recog- nlzod by the profession , namely , the fireproof and the burglar-proof , assert ing , however , that there Is no genuine burglar-proof safe , and that kind that are drill-proof are only called so by rourtosy. Minute directions for cracking a safe are given , together with diagrams to Illustrate the treat ise Guilt Revealed. "Joljnny , do you smoke cigarettes ? " "I d-d-do a 1-1-IIttle , sir , " stammered Johnny , paling beneath the tan of the baseball field. The boss fixed him with his eagle eye. eye."Then "Then gimme mo one , " U uld , 'I left lulnu ou tbo burvau , " RIGHT TO CRITICIZE IRRITABLE MAN NOT THE BUT- TER-IN HE SEEMED. However , the Passengers Were Ready to Squelch the Man Who Objected to Baby's Crying , but He Got Off the Car. The patient-looking mother Hoomcd unahte to do anything with the child. It hollered and yelled and carried on worse than a fan after a tliroo-lmmj lilt by a member of the homo team tithe [ ho opening game. Other passengers on the car fidget ed In their seats nnd looked greatly distressed , out said nothing , for the mother was apparently doing all ho could to restore quiet. The heavy chinned man right across the alslo from the woman seemed to bo getting more and inoro annoyed by thij racket oven moro so than the rest of the people. After a time ho was unable to restrain himself any' ' longer. "It Bcems to mo , " says he , turning to the woman , "that It'a about tlmo you were doing something to stop that baby'n crying. 1'vo sat hero and put up with It just as long as I could , tint I think It's up to you to BOO that there's a lot up In It now pretty quick. " The patient mother cuddled tha walling youngnter to her a trlflo closer and gave the irritable male passenger a hurt look , but ventured no retort. There was no cessation In the noise , but nearly everybody else In the car was In full sympathy with the woman now. Several able-bodied men turned around and glared at the sqimra * chinned passenger who dared to speak his mind. The latter , however , continued to express himself. "When a kid hollers llko that , " ho opined , "there's some good reason for It. Children don't yell 'emsolves hoarse because they've heard that their lungs need the exor cise. If It hasn't boon getting the right sort ot food and fools crabbed and mean on that account , I hope you switch to some other kind of dope , that's all. " It Is not improbable that two or three of the moro muscular passengers would have spoken severely to the grouchy male complainant after the last outburst if ho hadn't risen Just then to got off the car. As ho started toward the rear platform , the patient- looking llttlo woman got up and fol lowed him. When they had both reached the street , the man turned , took the child in his own arms ho still looking crabbed and it still re citing the lyrics to a war dance and the trio went ou up atreet. The man was the child's father , and ho had a perfect , right'to say what ever ho wanted to about the manner of Its bringing up. Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Vacuous Explanation , Bishop Sanford Olmsled , at a din ner in Denver , said in I ho course of an argument : "That explanation not only fails to explain , but it reveals the commen tator's ignorance. Thus It reminds mo of a talk in a smoking car. "Two men in a smoking car wrangled over the working of the vacuum bruku. " 'The tulml Inflation Is what pulls up the train , ' declared the llrst. ' "Ilubblsh ! You're wn ig , ' I ho other Insisted. 'It's the vent ot the exhaust that docs the business. ' ' 'The brakeman Juat then passed The two men halted him. They laid their argument before him for discus- ston. The hrakeman , at the end , laughed heartily and shook his head " 'Boys , ' he said , 'you're wrong about the working of the vacuum brake. It's much simpler than yo < i think. To stop the train wo just turn the tap , and that lllls the pipe with vacuum. ' " Chicken's Long Fast. "Hero is the story of the feat In the fasting line performed by a Grand Saline chicken. On Kastcr Sunday \V. M. Lold placed a Rhode Island red and black Minorca chicken in his hen house along with other chickens. The next day these chickens were nowhere to bo found , and It was believed they had strayed off or hud mot death. Twenty-eight daya after the chickens wore placed in the hen house they were found behind some nest boxcx , wedged tightly In a crack , where they hud probably failed In an attempt to Uy out of the house. The Rhode Island red was dead , but the black Minorca was mill alive , tuough very weak. After being cared for and fed it began to Improve and is still ullvo with every prospect of becoming as spry as over. Grand Sa line Journal. Golf With an Expert. A story Is told of two old antag onists who met on a Scotch golf course every Saturday afternoon. On one occasion , when they were all "square" at the seventeenth and the loser of the previous week had Just played his third in the shape of n nice approach to the green , last week's winner came up to his ball with grim purpose. Ho had an easy pitch to the green , but a number of young sheep were unconcernedly browsing along the edge. "Run forward , laddie , " said lust week's winner to his cuddle , "and drive awa * the Iambs ! " "Na , na ! " vigorously protested his opponent. "Ilido where ye bo , luddlo1 Ye cannu inovo any grow in' thing ! That's the rule o * gowff ! " Llppln cott'a Magaalua p MSHBRBHl H An Almost Unlvernal Prayer. "Among the Into Bishop FOBS' anon dotoB nbout prayer , " said n Pltltnilnl phla Methodist , "thoro wan 0110 concerning - corning a very original Norrlntown preacher. "Thin preacher , In the course of n long prayer uno Sunday night , recounted - od the tunny misfortunes anil ovln ! that had befallen him in the rourao of hltt long life. 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