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* BINEHART 'tlU57KATKtti BY CA , w r/K > or eM SYNOPSIS. Miss Innes. splimlcr nnrt Ktmrillnn of nrrtrmlp and HnNcy , MUiiltllHlicil Hummer lipnilqtinrtpra at HtinnyHlilu. AinliliL mi- mcroiiH < llllIcultlpH tlin norvniits ilomirfMl. AB Mlna Iniit'H looked tip for llio nlKiit slip. wns stilt tied by u ilnrk lltfuro nn tlin vcrnmln. I'lisdrmly ' nolncs disturbed linr during llu > nlKlit. In tlio inornliiK Minn limes found 11 ntraiiKO link rtilf-lmtlon It ) u Immppr. Oortrndn and Ilnlipy arrived .with .Jack llnllry. Tlio liourto wan itwnk- cnod liy n rnvoKor iiliot mul Arnold Arm- ntroiiK H S found Hliot to dpnili In Hi" hull. Mls ImiP8 found HiilmVH revolver on tlio luun. IIo nnd .lark Unlli-y hurt dlf > - npppnrcd. TIle Unit cliff-biillun myHlnil- Viunly dlxnppt'nrril. liotortlviJiunlpson nrrlvpil. Oprirudn rovculpd who wus t-n- iKtiRod to JficU Itnlloy , with whom who tntlcpil In tliu billiard room a few mo menta hfforo the inunlcr. JniiilfH'm ne- cunpd Miss Innps of holding buck cvl- 'ilcncc ' ITu Itiiiulftnncil tin Intriidpr In an empty room. The | itlnom r earnped down h , liinndry c'lulc. Gurlrudc WIIH MiH | > erted. lA. tiCKro found HIP ollipr half of what itrovi-d to be Jark Balloy'n ciiff-liulton. alalBoy icuppours and nny IIP and Ilitllev Irft In response lo a tcloKram. Oentudn r.ald Bin- had Riven Hulloy an unloiuU'd rnvolvcr. fenrlnn lo Klvo him a lotidPd weapon Cashtpr llalloy of 1'aul Ann ul roriK'H bank , defunct , wan urn-Hind for finhpiszU'liiPnt. Ilalsoy ntild ArniHlroiiR \vrpcltcd hla own hank1 and rnttld clear llallpy. 1'aul Armstrong's death was an nounced. Ilulsoy'H ilancop , I.oulHo 'Arin- HtrotiK , was found at tlio lodKi" . The loclRckc'pper paid I/oulso and Arnold hnd n. IOIIK talk the nlKhf of tlm murdpr. Iou- Jfio was proHtratPd. IjOtilno told Jlalsoy , that whlln Kim Htlll loved him Nil" WIIH to Irnnrry niiothpr , and that ho would dt-KplKn Jier wlipn ho Inarncd tlm whole story. It developed that Dr. Walker and l.otilHc were to IIP married. A prowlnr was heard In tin ! IICIIBC. Loulno waei found at the lint loin of the clreular Htalrcane. l.oulHO nald HIP ! bad heard a knock at HIP door nnd answered It. Hnmptlilng brushed pant lu-r on the Mnirwav and HIU ! fainted. Halley - ley Is suppvcled of ArnuitroiiR'H murder. CHAPTER XIX. Continued. "Wily was Jir. Ualloy not present at the Inqucat ? " I The detective's expression was pe culiar. "Because hla physician testified tiiat he Is 111 , and unable to leave his bed. " " 111 ! " 1 exclaimed. "Why , neither llalsey nor Gertrude lias told mo that. " "There arc more things than that , Miss Innes , that are puzzling. Bailey gives the impression that ho know nothing of the crash at the bank un til ho read It in the paper Monday night , and that ho went back and sur rendered himself immediately. I do not belicvo it. Jonas , the watchman at the Traders' bank , tolls a different story. IIo says that on the Thurs day night before , ifbout 80 , Uallcy wont back to the bank. Jonas ad mitted him , and ho says the cashier was in a state almost of collapse. IJalley worked until midnight , then ho closed the vault and went away. The occurrence was so unusual that the watchman pondered over It all the rest of the night. What did Bailey do when he went back to the Knicker becker apartments that night ? IIo packed n ult-caso ready for instant departure. But ho held off too long ; lie waited for something. My per sonal opinion is that ho waited to see Jtifls Gertrude before Hying from the country. Then , when ho had shot down Arnold Armstrong that night , ho had to chooao between two evils. IIo 'did the thing that would immediately turn public opinion in his favor , and ourrendercd himself , as an innocent man. The strongest thing against him is his preparation for lllght , and his deciding to como back after the murder of Arnold Armstrong. IIo was shrewd enough to disarm suspicion as to the graver charge. " , The evening dragged along slowly. Mrs. Watson came to my bedroom be fore I wont to bed and asked if I had any arnica. She showed mo a badly swollen hand , with reddish streaks running toward the elbow ; she said It was the hand she had hurt the night of the murder a week before , and that aho had not slept well since. It looked to mo as if it might bo serious , and I told her to let Dr. Stewart see It. The nest morning Mrs. Watson vent up to town on the 11 train and was admitted to the Charity hospital. She was suffering from blood-poison ing. I fully meant to go up and see her there , but other things drove her entirely from my mind. I telephoned to the hospital that day , however , and ordered a private room for her , and whatever comforts she might bo al lowed. Mrs. Armstrong arrived Monday evening with her husband's body , and the services were sot for the next day. The house on Chestnut street , In town , had boon opened , and Tues day morning Louise loft us to go liome. She sent for mo before she went , and I saw she had been crying. "How can I thank you , Miss Innes ? " Bho said. "You have taken mo on faith , and you have not asked mo any questions. Some time , perhaps , I can tell you ; and when that tlmo ( comes , you will all despise mo Hal- bey , too. " I tried to toll her how glad I was to jhavo had her , but there was somo- Ithlng clso she wanted to say. She uaid It finally , when she had bade a constrained good-by to Ilalsoy and the car was waiting at the door. "Miss Innes , " she said in a low tone , "if they if there is any attempt made to to have you glvo up the house , do it , if you possibly can. I am afraid to have you stay. " That was all. Gertrude wont into town with her and saw her safely homo. She reported n decided cool ness in the greeting between Loulso nd her mother , and that Dr. Walker It Was Thomas. was there , apparently in charge of the arrangements for the funeral. Halsoy disappeared shortly after Loulso loft and came homo about nltio thai night , muddy and tired. As for Thomas , ho wont around dejected and sad , and I saw the detective watching him close ly at dinner. Even now I wonder what did Thomas know ? What did ho suspect ? At ton o'clock the household had settled down for the night. Llddy , who was taking Mrs. Watson's place , had finished examining the tea-towels and the corners of the shelves in the cooling room , and had gone to bed. Alex , the gardener , had gone heavily up the circular staircase to his room , and Mr. Jamlcson was examining the locks of the windows. Ilalnoy dropped into a chair in the living room and Glared moodily ahead. Once ho roused. "What sort of a looking chap is that Walker , Gertrude ? " ho asked. "Rather tall , very dark , smooth- shaven. Not bad looking , " Gertrude nald , putting down the book she had been pretending to read. Ilalsoy kicked a taborot viciously. "Lovely place this village must bo in the winter , " lie said Inclovantly. "A girl would bo burled alive here. " It was then some ono rapped at the knocker on the heavy front door. Ilal soy got up leisurely and opened It , admitting Warner. IIo was out of breath from running , and Uo looked half abashed. "I am sorry to disturb you , " ho said. "But I didn't know what clso to do. It' about Thomas. " "What about Thomas ? " I asked. Mr. Jamleson had como into the hall and we all stared at Warner. "He's acting queer , " Warner ex plained. "He's sitting down there on the edge of the porch , and ho says ho has seen a ghost. The old man looks bad , too ; ho can scarcely speak. " "He's as full of superstition as an egg is of meat , " I said. "Ilalsoy , bring some whisky and we will all go down. " No ono moved to got the whisky , from which I Judged there were three pocket flasks ready for emergency. Gertrude threw a shawl around my shoulders , and wo all started down over the hill ; I had made so many nocturnal excursions around the place that 1 know my way perfectly. But Thomas was not on the veranda , nor was ho inside the house. The men exchanged significant glances , and Warner got a lantern. "IIo can't have gone far , " ho said. "IIo was trembling so that ho couldn't stand when I loft. " * Jamleson nnd llalsey together made the round of the lodge , occasionally calling the old man by name. But there was no response. No Thomas came , bowing and showing his white tooth through the darkness. I began to bo vaguely uneasy , for the first time. Gertrude , who was never nerv ous in the dark , wont alone down the djlvo to the gate , and stood there , looking along the yellowish line of the road , while I waited on the tiny ver anda. anda.Warner Warner was puzzled. Ho came around to the edge of the veranda and stood looking at it as if it ought to know and explain. "IIo might have stumbled Into the house , " ho said , "but ho could not have climbed the stairs. Anyhow , he's not insldo or outside , that I can see. " Tlio other members of the parly had como back now , and no ono had found any trace of the old man. His pipe , still warm , rested on the edge of the rail , and Insldo on the table his old gray hat showed that its owner had not gene far. He was not far. after all. From the table my eyes traveled around the room , and stopped at the door of a closet. I hardly know what impulse moved me , but I went in and turned the knob. It burst open with the Im petus of a weight behind it , and some thing fell partly forward in a heap on tlie floor. It was Thomas Thomas without a mark of Injury on him , and dead. CHAPTER XX. Dr. Walker's Warning. Warner was on his knees in a mo ment , fumbling at the old man's col lar to looscii it , but llalsey caught his hand. "Let him alone , " ho said. "You can't help him ; ho is dead. " Wo stood there , each avoiding the other's eyes ; we spoke low and rev erently In the presence of death , and wo tacitly avoided any mention of the suspicion that was In every mind. When Mr. Jamleson had finished his cursory examination , ho got up and dusted the knees of his trousers. "Thoro Is no sign of injury , " he said , and I know I , for one. drew a long breath of relief. "Prom what Warner says and from his- hiding in the closet , I should say he was scared to death. Fright and weak heart , to gether. " "But what could have done it ? " Ger trude asked. "IIo was all right this evening at dinner. Warner , what did he say when you found him on the porch ? " Warner looked shaken ; his honest , boyish face .was colorless. "Just what I told you , Miss Innes. Ilo'd heen reading the paper down stairs ; I had put up the car , and , feeling sleepy , I came down to the lodge to go to bed. As I went up stairs Thomas put down the paper and taking his pipe went out on the porch. Then I heard an exclamation from him. " "Didn't he say anything you could understand ? " I asked. "He said something about the grave giving up Its dead. " Mr. Jamieson was going through the old man's pockets , and Gertrude was composing his arms , folding them across his white shirt-bosom , always so spotless. In the course of his Investigations the dotectlvo had come to the inner pocket of the dead butler's black coat. Hero ho found some things that Interested him. Ono was a small flat key , with a red cord tied to it , and the olhcr was a bit of whlto paper , on which was written something in Thomas' cramped hand. Mr. Jamie- son read it ; then ho gave it to me. It was an address in fresh Ink : LUCIEN WALLACE , 11 Elm Street , Rlchfleld. As the card went around , I think both the detective and I watched for any possible effect It might have , but , beyond perplexity , there seemed to be none. "Richfield ! " Gertrude exclaimed. "Why , Elm street is the main street ; don't you remember , Halsey ? " "Lucien Wallace ! " Ilalsoy said. "That Is the child Stewart spoke ol at the Inquest. " Warner , with his mechanic's in stinct , had reached for the key. What ho said was not a surprise. "Yulo lock , " ho said. "Probably a key to the east entry. " There was no reason why Thomas , an old and trusted servant , should not have had a key to that particular door , although the servants' entry was in the west wing. But I had not known of this key , and It opened up a now field of conjccturu. Just now , however , there wcro many things to bo attended to , and , leaving Warner with the body we all went back to the hoiiHo. Mr. JamloKon walked with me , while Ilalsoy and Gertrude fol lowed. "I diipposi * I shall have to notify the Armstrongs , " I said. "They will know if Thomas had any people nnd how to roach them. Of course , I expect to defray the expenses of the funeral , but his lelatives must bo found. What do you think frightened him , Mr. Jamie- &on ? " "It Is hard to say. " he replied slow ly , "but I think wo may bo certain it was fright , and that ho was hiding from something. I am sorry in more than ono way ; I have always believed that Thomas knew something , or sus pected something , that ho would not toll. Do you know how much money there was In that worn-out wallet of his ? Nearly $100 ! Almost two months' wages and yet those darkles seldom have a penny. Well what Thomas knew will be burled with him. " With the death of Thomas , I felt that a climax had como in affairs at Sunnyslde. The night that followed was quiet enough , llalsey watched at the foot of the staircase , and n com plicated system of bolts on the other doors seemed to be effectual. Once In the night I wakened and thought I heard the tapping again. But all was quiet , and I had reached the stage where I refused to be dis turbed for minor occurrences. The Armstrongs were notified of Thomas' death , and I had my first in terview with Dr. Walker as a result. He came up early the next morning , just as we finished breakfast , in a pro fessional looking car with a black hood. hood.I I must make a double excuse for this early visit , Miss Innes , " ho said as he sat down. The clfair was lower than he expected , and his dignity re quired collecting before he went on. "My professional duties are urgent and long neglected , and" a fall to the cvcry-day manner "something must be done about that body. " "Yes , " I said , sitting on the edge of my chair. "I merely wished the ad dress of Thomas' people. You might have telephoned , if you were busy. " He smiled. "I wished to see you about some thing else , " he said. "As for Thomas , it is Mrs. Armstrong's wish that you allow her to attend to the expense. About his relatives , I have already notified his brother , in the village. It was heart disease , I think. Thomas always had a bad heart. " "Heart disease and fright , " I said , still on the edge of my chair. But the doctor had no intention of leaving. "I understand you have n ghost up here , and that you have the house filled with detectives to exorcise it , " ho said. For some reason I felt I was being "pumped , " as llalsey says. "You have been misinformed , " I replied. ' 'What , no ghost , no detectives ! " ho said , still with his smile. "What a dis appointment to'the village ! " I resented his attempt at playful ness. It had been anything but a joke to us. "Dr. Walker , " I said tartly , "I fail to see any humor in the situation. Since I came hero , one man has been shot , and another ono has died from shock. There have been intruders in the house , and strange noises. If that Is funny , there is something wrong with my sense of humor. " "You miss the point , " he said , still good naturedly. "Tho thing that is funny to me is that you insist on re maining here , under the circums tances. I should think nothing would keep you. " "You arc mistaken. Everything that occurs only confirms my resolution to stay until the mystery is cleared. " "I have a message for you , Miss Innes , " he said , rising at last. "Mrs. Armstrong asked me to thank you for your kindness to Louise , whose whim , occurring at the time it did , put her to great Inconvenience. Also and this Is a delicate matter she asked mo to appeal to your natural sym pathy for her , at this time , and to ask you if you will not reconsider your de cision about the house. Siinnysido is her home ; she loves it dearly , and just now she wishes to retire here for quiet and peace. " "She must have had a change of heart , " I said , ungraciously enough. "Louise told mo her mother despised the place. Besides , this is no place for quiet nnd peace just now. Any how , doctor , while I don't care to force an issue , I shall certainly re main hero , for a time at least. " "For how long ? " ho asked. "My lease is for six months. I shall stay until some explanation is found for certain things. My own family is implicated now , and I shall do every thing to clear the mystery of Arnold Armtsrong's murder. " The doctor stood looking down , slap ping his gloves thoughtfully against the palm of a woll-lookod-after hand. "You say there have boon intruders in the house ? " ho asked. "You are sure of that , Miss Innes ? " ( TO ni5 CONTINUED. ) One Thing at a Time. "Why do you always eat n square meal before dining out ? " "So that 1 can give my entire atton lion to the management of the various knives and forks. " NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. Newo Notes of Interest From Various Sections. A couple of cases of smallpox have developed at Gordon. An effort Is being made to oust the postmaster at Omaha for "pernicious political activity. " Wlille swimming In the I'latto river Carl Thorson of Mead , became lodged In a suck hole and wan drowned. On August : : i and September 1 and 2 Polk will celebrate the fourth an niversary of tlio founding of the town. Mrs. J. F. ElcFiort , wife of the Mis- fioulr Pacific agent at Stella , was se verely shocked by u stroke of light ning. A requisition was issued for the re turn of Ray Noel of Columbus to this state from Kansas. Noel Is wanted for cmbe/.xlemcnt. The new rectory in St. Anthony's parish at SI. Charles , a wealthy settle ment of Germans five miles sout'liwest of West Point was dedicated Sunday. Much sickness of the nature of ty phoid has boon in evidence about Sutherland for several woeeks , but only 0110 or two deaths have resulted. A Minnesota ditching company has been cutting ditches In the vicinity of Clarks , and us a result some rich hay bottoms will be profitably culti vated Tor grain crops. Arti'cles of incorporation were filed with the county clerk of Buffalo coun ty for they firm of The Wrlght-Rca- uoner-BUss Hardware company. The capital stock was fixed at $20,000. Copious rains during the last sev eral days have had the effect of snv ing considerable of the corn crop In the vicinity of Sunderland. Farmers figure that they will have aomo corn. William McLeod. state fire inspec tor , was at Nebraska City and served a number of notices oft property own- rs to clean up tlio inflammable ma terial about their places and tlio re moval or repair of some twenty build ings In bad shape. The financial statement of the treasurer of the newly created West Point Speed association , just pub lished , shows a gratifying state of af fairs. In spite of the bad weather of the third and last race day , the balance in hand is $8-12. A dividend of 25 per cent has been declared and paid to the subscribers. The school board of. Slromsburg has submitted bids for the new High school building , and they will be opened August 2G , and the work will begin on the new building as soon as the contract Is let. Nearly $50,000 has been paid into Fremont National banks by property , owners , whose hind has been assessed for benefits under tlio Elkhorn Rive ? Drainage district. All assessments must bo paid by August 21 ! . An elopement occurred at Stratton. Fred Andrews and Olive Miles , ( laugh- .tor of W F. Miles , a farmer living north of Stratton , slipped away to Benkleman and were married. This is the fourth occurrence of this kind inure in the last live mouths. lid Walters , while returning home near midnight , was met by an un known man who thrust a revolver in his face and demanded his valu ables. Mr. Walters struck at him but missed and the fellow fireil , the powder burning Walters' face and the bullet passed through his ear. The Fremont Commercial club lias decided to have three automobile ex cursions lo neighboring towns instead of one , aa at first proposed. Ono will take in the towns to the south and west. Those excursions will take the place of the annual trip by special train which the club has boon taking for several years. C. K. Gittinps , a director of the Ce ment company of Superior , has re turned from a directors' mooting at which It was docldod to authorize C. W. McLaughlln. the president , to at once begin work with the Burlington for track laying to the quarries and to commence work on the plant build ing September I. Several threshing machines have commenced work near Hartlngton and they report small grain a good average crop at all places where they have threshed so far. Thomas Matthews volunteered to go on the bond of George Poell , ex- county clerk of Hall county , charged with forgery , the bond being In the sum of $1,000. Matthews was In the book business when Poell first was a candidate and was a big booster for him. He lias since been out of the city , but declares that ho helped Poell into ollico and trouble and now is willing to bo of some aid in helping him out of it Bohumil Fillip ! , who has made his homo for years In the vicinity of Leigh , has left for parts unknown , taking with him a team of horses , buggy and harness , all belonging to Mike Suchan. the Howclls liveryman IIo hired the team at the barn , say ing that ho wished to make a drive into the country. His failure to re turn within u reasonable time aroused the suspicions of the liveryman , who incvstigatcd and found that the man hnd skipped the country with ono of the best turnouts In the barn. While hauling a load of stone with his brothers , Eldon , young son of H. L. Watson of Eureka precinct , Furnas county , was thrown under the wagon and ono wheel passed over his head breaking the lower jaw and severely bruising the boy's faco. The injuries arc very painful , but ho will live. Gabriel Krasny. an Inmate of tlio county Jail of Dodge county , made a break for freedom and when seized by Deputy Sheriff Condlt made such a fight for his liberty that it required Uio efforts of four men to stibiluo him Krasny is an insane patient who was brought to the city from North Hen 1 Try This , This Summer. The very next tlmo you'ro hot , tired or thirsty , step up to n sodn fountain and got a glass of Coca-Cola. It wiU cool you off , rollovo your bodily and mental fatigue nnd quench your thirst delightfully. At soda fountains o : carbonated hi bottles Go everywhere. Delicious , refreshing and wholesomo. Send to the Coca-Cola Co. , Atlanta , Da. , for their free booklet "Tho Truth About Coca-Cola. 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