WNEHART BY SYNOPSI9. Mien Tnncn , Kplnstcr and Kimnllnn of flertrmlo niu ! Ilitloey , established mimniur hemlaunrtcra ill Bunnysldo. AtnldHt mi- moroiifl dinicliltlrs tlio BorvnntH dcMcTlrd , As Miss InncH locked up for tlio nliflit , he wna etnrllcd by u dnrk IlKtirf on tlio veranda , Him panned ft torrlbln nlRlit , which wns Illlpd with muM-mly noluoH. In tlio inornliiK Miss Imios found n ptrnnKo , link ruff button In a olotliM hamper , Gertrude itnd Unlnoy arrived vltli Jaclc Uutley. Thu liouso wnM awak ened by n rcvolvor shot A Hlruntfo. man wan found shot to death , In I ho hull. It proved to lie the bmly of Arnold Ann * utronff , whoBo liankor father owned the country , howio. Miss Innus found llul- y'n revolver on the Inwn. HP and Jaclc 5 lallcy Imd dlHiippcarcd , The link tuft button iiiysterlotiHly disappeared. De tective Jamleson and the coroner arrived. Gcrtrudo rnvrnlod thnt nlio wus engaged to Jaclc llnlloy , with whom Hho had talked In the billltml tooni a few mo menta before the murder , Jnmlenon told Ml s Innes that she wan hiding evidence irom him. HP ImprlKoned an Intrudrr In n empty rbom. The prisoner cucapod down a laundry chute. It dovolopcd that the Intruder waa probably a woman , C5 r- trudo wan miBpcctcd , for thu Intruder left a print of a burn foot. Gertrudes re turned homo with her rlwltt tinkle pralned. A notrro found the other half of what proved to be Jack Ualley'H cult button. Halupy suddenly reappeared. Ho paid ho and Ualley hud loft becuiiRO thpy had received a teloBriun. Gertrude. aid that nhe had clvon Uallpy an un loaded revolver , fnarliiR to Klve him nut- poy'B loaded weapon. Cashier llallpy of raul Armstrong's bank , dofnndt , wiis ar- rented , charged with embezzlement. Haley - ey said ArmntronK had wrecked his own bank , and was able to clear Ittuley. A tolcpram contained nowa that Paul Arm- ptrong was dead. Hnlsey trapped Mr . vVntaon. the hoiiHokocpur , whllo she \\aa stealing from the house. CHAPTER XII. Continued. ' "I reckon you bottnh coino in Mis' Jnncs , " lie Bald , speaking cautiously. "It's got BO I dunuo wlmt to do , nnd It's boun' to come out some time or ruthcr. " Ho tbrow the door open then , nurt to ntoppcd Inside , llalsey close behind. In the alttlnE room the old negro turned with quiet dignity to llalsey , "You bottah sit down , snh , " ho aid. "It's a plnce for n woman , sah. " Things were no turning out the way llalsoy expected. Ho sat down 'on ' the center-table , with his hands thrust In his pockets , and watched mo as I followed Thomas up the nar row stairs. At the top a woman was standing , and n second glance showed line it was Koslo. She shrank back n llttlo , but I said nothing. And then Thomas motioned to a partly open door , and I went in. The lodge boasted of thrco bed rooms upstairs , all comfortably fur nished. In this ono , tlio largest and airiest , a night lamp was burning , and by Its light I could make out a plain whlto metal bed. A girl was asleep there or in n half stupor , for she muttered something now and then. Iloslo had taken her courage In her Imnds , and coming in had turned up the light. It was only then that I know. Fever-flushed , ill as she was , 5 recognized Louise Armstrong. I stood gazing down at her In a ptupor of amazement. Louise here , hiding at the lodge , ill and alone ! Iloslo cumo up to the bed and smoothed the white counterpane. "I am afraid she is worse to-night , " oho ventured at last. I put my hand on the sick girl's forehead. It was burning with fever , and I turned to where Thomas lingered in the hall way. "Will you toll mo what you mean , Thomas Johnson , by not telling mo this before ? " I demanded indignantly. Thomas quailed. "Mis' Louise wouldn't lot me , " he uald earnestly. "I wanted to. She . ought to 'a * had a doctoij the night she came , but she wouldn' hear to it. Is Bho very bad , Mis' Innes ? " "Bad enough , " I said coldly. "Send ! Mr. lunos up. " Halsoy came up the stairs slowly , looking rather Interested and inclined to bo amused. For a moment ho could not see anything distinctly In the darkened room ; ho stopped , glanced at Ro'slo and at mo , and then his eyes 1 ( ell on the restless head on the pil low. I think ho felt who It was before ho really saw her ; ho crossed . the room in n couple of strides and bent over the bed. "Louise ! " ho said softly ; but she did not reply , and her eyes showed no recognition. Halsoy was young , and illness was new to him. Ho straight ened himself slowly , still watching her , and caught my arm. "Sho's dying , Aunt Ray ! " ho said huskily. "Dying ! Why , she doesn't know mo ! " "Fudge ! " I snapped , being apt to grow Irritable when my sympathies are aroused. "Sho's doing nothing of the sort and don't pinch my arm. If you.want something to do , go and choke Thomas. " But at that moment Louise roused from her stupor to cough , nnd at the end of the paroxysm , as Roslo laid her back , exhausted , she know us. That was all Halsoy wanted ; to him con sciousness was recovery. Ho dropped on his knees beside the bed , and tried to tell her she was all right , and wo would bring her around in a hurry , nnd bow7beautiful she looked only to break down utterly and have to etop. And at that I came to my BOUBOS , and put him out "This Instant ! " I ordered , as ho hes itated. "And send Roslo hero1. " Ho did * not go far. Ho sat pn the top Btopof the stairs , only leaving to telephone for a doctor , and getting In everybody's way in his eagerness to fetch and carry. I got him away final ly , by Bending him to fix up the car as a sott of ambulance , In case the doctor would allow the .sick girl to bo moved. Ho sent Qortrudo down to the lodge loaded with all manner of Impossible things , including an arm ful lf Turkish towels and a box of mustard plastora , and as the two girls had known each other somewhat be fore , Louise brightened perceptibly when she saw Gertrude. When the doctor from Englewood the. Cnminova doctor , Dr. Walker , beIngS - IngS away had started for Sunnyslde , anil I hnd got Thomas to stop trying to explain what ho did not understand himself , I had u long talk with the old man , and this is-what i learned. On Saturday evening before , about ten o'clock , lie hud been reading In the pitting 'room downstairs , when Borne one rapped at the door. The old man was alone , Warner not having arrived , and at first ho was uncertain about opening the door. He did so finally , and was anuut'd at being con fronted by Louise Armstrong. Thomas was an old family servant , having been with the present Mrs. Armstrong since she was a child , and lie was overwhelmed at seeing Louiso. lie saw that she was excited and tired , and ho drew her Into the sitting room and made her sit down. After a whllo IIQ went to the house and brought Mrs. Watson , and they talked until late. The old man said Louise was in trouble , and seemed frightened. Mrs. Watson made some tea and took It to tlio lodge , hut Ixiulso made them both promise to keep her presence a secret. She had not known that Sunnysldo waa rented , and whatever her trouble her stepfather nnd tlio prospect of the Immediate return of the family , tlilngo Had become more nnd moro Impossible. I gath rod that Thomas was as relieved as I at the turn events had taken. No , shn did not know of cither of the dualli * In the family. Taken all around , I hnd only rtulmtt luted ono mystery for another. If I knew now why Ko la had taken the basket of dishes , I did not know who had spoken to her and followed her along the drlvo. If I knew that Louise wan In the lodge , I did not know why she wan there. If I knew that Arnold Armstrong had spout some time In the lodge the night before ho waa mur dered , I was no nearer the solution of the crime. Who was the midnight In truder who had so alarmed Llddy and myself ? Who had fallen down the clothes chute ? Was Gertrude's lover a villain or a victim ? Time wns to answer all these things. CHAPTER XIII. Louise. The doctor from Knglewood came very soon , nnd I went up to see the sick girl with him. Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillowy , and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise's own rooms at the liouso. Her private sit ting room , bedroom and dressing room were as they hud been when wo came. They occupied the end of the east wing , beyond the circular staircase , and wo had not even opened them. The girl herself was too 111 to notice what was balng done. When , with the help of thu doctor , who wns a fa- Amazed ai Being Confronted by Louise Armstrong. was , this complicated things. She seemed puzzled. Her stepfather nnd her mother were still In California that was all she would say about them. Why she had run away no OHO could imagine. Mr. Arnold Armstrong was at the Greenwood club , and at last Thomas , not knowing wlmt else to do , wont over there along the path. It was almost midnight. Part way over ho met Armstrong himself and brought him to the lodge. Mrs. Wat son had gene to the house for some bed linen , it having been arranged that under tha circumstances Louise would bo hotter at the lodge until morning. Arnold Armstrong and Louise had a long conference , during which ho was heard to storm and become - como very violent. When ho left It was after two. IIo had gene up to the house Thomas did not know why and at three o'clock ho was shot at the foot of the circular staircase. The following morning Louise had been 111. She had asked for Arnold , and was told ho hud left town. Thomas had not the moral courage to tell her of the crime. She refused a doctor , and shrank morbidly from hav ing her presence known. Mrs. Wat son and Thomas had had their hands full , and at last Rosio had been enlisted - listed to help them. She carried nec essary provisions llttlo enough to the lodge , 'arid helped to keep the secret. Thomas told mo qulto frankly that ho had been anxious to keep Louise's presence hlddqn for this reason : They had all soon Arnold Armstrong that night , nnd ho , himself , for one , was known to have had no very friendly feeling for the dead man. As to the reason for Louise's lllght from Call fornla , or why she had not gene to thoTitzhugba' , or to some of her poo- pie In town , ho had no moro Informa tlon that I had. With the death of therly man with a family of girls at homo , wo got her to the house and up the stalra Into bed. she dropped into a feverish sloop , which lasted until morning. Dr Stewart that was the Englewood doctor stayed almost all night , giving the medlclno himself , and watching her closely. Afterward ho told mo that she had had a narrow escape from ponumonla. and that the cerebral symptoms had been rather alarming. I said I was glad it wasn't an "His" of some kind , anyhow , and ho smiled solemnly. IIo left after breakfast , saying thnt ho thought the worst of the danger was over , and that she must bo kept very quiet. "Tho shock of two deaths , I sup pose , has done this , " ho remarked , picking up his case. "It has been very deplorable. " I hastened to sot him right. "She doea not know of either , doc tor , " I said. "Pleaau do not mention them to her. " Ho looked UH surprised as a medical man ever does "I do not know the family , " ho said preparing to get Into his ton buccv "Young Walker , down in Casanova has been attending them. I under stand ho Is going to marry this young lady. " "You have bean misinformed , " I said sillily. "Miss Armstrong is go ing to marry my nephew. " The doctor smiled as ho picked up the rolns. "Young ladlaa are changeable these days , " ho said "Wo thought the wed ding waa to occur soon. Well , I wll stop in this afternoon to see how my patient is getting along , " Souio time about noon of that day Wednesday , Mrs. Ogden FUzhugh telephoned phoned me. I have the barest ac qualntanco with her she managed to be put on the governing bonrd of the Old Ladles' homo and ruins their di gestion by Bending them Ice cream and cake on every holiday. Hoyond that , and her reputation at bridge , which Is Insufferably bad she Is the worst player at the bridge club I know llttlo of her. It was she who had taken charge of Arnold Arm strong's funeral , however , and I went at once to the telephone. "Yos , " I said , "this Is Miss Inncs. " "Miss Innes , " she said volubly , "I have just received a very strange tele gram from my cousin , Mrs > Arm strong. Her husband died yesterday in California and wait , I will rend you the message. " I knew what was coming , and I made up my mind at once. If Ixniise Armstrong had a good nnd sufficient reason for leaving her people and coming home , a reason , moreover , that kept her from going at once to Mrs. Ogden Fltghugh , and brought her to the lodge at Sunnyslde Instead , it was not my Intention to betray her. Louise herself must notify her people. I do not justify myself now , but re member , I was In a peculiar position toward the Armstrong family. I was connected most unpleasantly with a cold-blooded crime , and my niece nnd nephew were practically beggared , either directly or indirectly , through the bend of the family. Mrs. FUzhugh had found the mas- sage. " 'Paul died yesterday. Heart dis ease. ' " she read. 'Wire at once If Louise is with you. ' You see , Miss hines , Louise must have started east , and Fanny is alarmed about her. " "Yes , " I said. "Louise Is not here , " Mrs. FUzhugh went on , "and none of her friends the few who are still in town have seen her. I called you because Sunny- side was not rented when she went away , and Louise might have gene there. " "I am sorry , Mrs. Fitzhugh , but I cannot help you , " I said , and was im mediately filled with compunction. Suppose Louise grew worse ? Who was I to play Providence In this case ? The anxious mother certainly had a right to know thnt her daughter was In good hands. So I broke in on. Airs. Fltzhugh's voluble excuses for llsturbing me. "Mrs. Fitzhugh , " I said. "I was go ng to let you think I knew nothing about Louise Armstrong , but I have changed my mind. Louise Is here , vith me. " There was a clatter of ejaculations at the other end of the vire. "She Is 111 , and not able to be moved. Moreover , she is unable to see any ono. I wish you would wire her mother that she IH with me , and tell icr not to worry. No , I do not know why she came east. " "Dut my dear Miss Innes ! " Mrs. Fitzhugh began. I cut in ruthlessly. "I will send for you as soon as she can see you , " I said. "No , she is not n a critical state now , but the doctor says she must have absolute quiet. When I had hung up the receiver , I sat down to think. So Louise had fled from her people In California , and had como east alone ! It occurred to me ; hat Dr. Walker might bo concerned n It , might possibly have bothered ner with unwelcome attentions ; but it scorned to mo that Louise was hard ly a girl to take refuge in flight under such circumstances. She had always been high-spirited , with the well- poised head and buoyant step of the outdoors girl. It must have been much moro in keeping with Louise's char acter , as I knew it , to resent vigorous ly any unwelcome attentions from Dr. Walker. It was the suitor whom I should have expected to see in head long lllght , not the lady in the case. Tlio puzzle was no clearer at the end of the half hour. I picked up the morning papers , which were still full of the looting of the Traders' bank , the Interest at fever height again , on account of Paul Armstrong's death. The bank examiners were working on the books , and said nothing for publi cation ; John Bailey had been released on bond. The body of Paul Armstrong would arrive Sunday and would bo burled from the Armstrong town house. There were rumors that the dead man's estate had been n com- paratlvely small ono. The last para graph was the Important one. Walter P. 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A pnnthor is not easily killed , nnd will often rovlvo with very unpleasant results , as on a certain occasion In the Deccnn. Ho appeared to bo quito dead , and ono of the spectators rushed up with a camera on a stand to obtain a plctuto of the supreme moment. IIo jot his photograph , and , strange to say , it survived what followed ; but no sooner had ho taken it than the pan- there revived , tore himself loose , and wont for the photographer. Somehow the man escaped , but the cnmera was sent flying , nnd , disconcerted by his encounter with it , the panther turned nnd made for the nearest tree , up Which ho wont as quickly as a monkey. Now , the tree was crowded with in terested spectators , and for thieo or four strenuous seconds ( until the panther was shot ) wo enjoyed a spec tacle of natives dropping to earth with loud thuds llko rlpo plums from n Jungle tree as the panther approached them. Wide World Magazine. UnflatterlngyTruth. A Chicago physician gleefully tells n , child story it his own expense. The five children of some faithful patients had measles , and during their rather long stay in the improvised homo hos pital they never failed to greet his ( ally visit with pleased acclamation , iho good doctor felt duly flattered , but rashly pressed the , children , in the lays of convalcscenso , for the reason of this sudden affection. At last the youngest and most Indiscreet lot slip the better truth. "Wo felt so sick that wo wanted awfully to do something naughty , but wo were afraid to bo bad for fear you and the nurse would glvo us more horrid rid medlclno. So wo were awfully glad to see you , always , 'cause you made us stick out our tongues. We stuck 'em out awful farl" What's the Answer ? We're ready to quit ! 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