Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-12

That's all right, too. But the doc
hasn't got the final word. The law
has"
A quick murmur Of assent passed
through the room.
"And the law says" continued Balm,
that the body shall be duly viewed.
Otherwise, and the deceased being
buried without view, an order of the
court to exhume may be obtained"
Look at Breed" whispered Kent to
Sedgwick.
The medical oflcelA lips were gray,
as he leaned forward to pluck at the
sheriff's arm. There was q whispered
colOquy between them. Then Breed
spoke, with a pitful effort at %self-con-
troll:
Lawyer Bain's point IL correct;
undoubtedly correct. But the body
must be prepared. 1t ought to 'a'been
looked to last night. But somehow +
we VIII six citizens kindly volunteer
to fetch the coffin back to my house,"
Ten times SIX offered their services.
The box was carried out swiftly. fol-
lowed by the variable hum Of excited
conjecture. Quickly the roo emptied
itself, except for a few stragglers.
CHAPTER v.
One Use o q Monocle.
SedEwick. who had followed the i'm
promptu cortege with his vision. was
brought up sharply by the glare OF q
pair OF eyer outside the nearest win
dow. The eyes were f1xed on his own.
Their expression was distinctly male
VIOLENT. Without looking round, sedg-
wick said In a low voice:
Kent"
No answer came.
"Kent!" said the artist a little
louder. /.
"Huh1"i responded q muf1led and
distracted voice behind him.
"See here for "a moment"
There was neither sound nor move
lment from the scientist.
can Indian-looking chap outside the
window is trying to hypnotic me, or
something Of the sort"
This information, deemed by Its
xiver to be Of no small interest, ELECTED
not the faintest response. somewhat
pioued. the artist turned, to behold
his friend stretched on a bench, WITH
face to the ceiling, eyes closed, and
heels on the raised end. His lips
moved family. Alarmed lest the hea'
had been too much for him, Sedgwicl
bent over the upturned face. Fron
the moving lips issued a musical breath
which began its career softly as tart
Cavantina and came to an inglorioui
end "a the strains Of Honey Boy. Sedg
wick shook the whistler i~nsistently.
"Eh? What?' cried Kent, wrench
ing his shoulder free 60 away!
- I'm haSoxy ~ ar#.. .' .ta.
It'll give you something to tn1nS
about. Look at this face Of q cigar
store Indian at the window. NO! III
gone!"
"Gansett Jim, probably" opined
Kent. Gust where his interest IN this
case comes in, I haven't yet found ont
He favored me with his regard outside
And he had some dealings with the
sheriff on the beach. But I don't want
to talk about him now, nor about any
thing else"
Acting on this hint, Sedgwick lei
his companion severely alone. until
4 hustle from without warned him that
the crowd was returning. Being
aroused, Kent accosted one or the VII
layers who had just entered.
"Body coming back?" he asked.
"Yep. On its way now"
What occurred in the house where
they took it,"
Search me! Everybody was shut
out BIZ the sheriff and the doc. They
had that body to themselves nigh
twenty minutes"
At this moment the sheriff entered
the hall, followed by Doctor Breed
- ~ o1NR - n ito cIYNnnrf
lin. sawhorses. The meager physi
clan was visibly at the flag end OF his
s%elf-control. Even the burly sheriff
looked like a sick man. as he lifted
aside the coffin lid and spoke.
There was reasons, neighbors,'
SAID he, "why the corps wasn't suita'
bic to be looked at. Nobody had seer
lit since last night. We've fixed 1t UP
as good as we could. and you'll now
please pass by as quick as possible
In the line that formed Kent got 9
place behind Elder bennett. who had
decided to take another look for good
measure, as he said. The look was
La productive one. No sooner had II
fallen on the face Of the dead than
bennett iabbed an %indicatory finger in
that direction and addressed the
sheriff:
Hey. Len! What's this?"
whats what " growled S%chlager.
"Why. there's a cut on the lady's
right cheek. 1t wasn't there when
seen the corpse last night"
"Ah, what's the matter with your
eyes?'' demanded the sheriff savagely
"You want to hog the lime-light, that's
your troubled"
This was evidently a shrewd lash 81
3 recognized weakness. and the Elder
moved on amid jeering comments
But Sedgwick. whose ayes had beer
fixed upon Kent, saw a curious ex
preston flicker and fade across the
~long-jawed face. 1t was exactly the
Expression OF a dog that pricks up its
ears. The next moment a litter rar
through the crowd as a pumpkin in 6
rear seat called out:
1.-THE dudes eyes amt mates"
Chester Kent, already conspicuou.
in his spotless white %flannels. hat
made himself doubly SO by drawing
out q monocle and deity fixing 1t ir
his right eye. He leaned yer thu
body to look into the face, and his
head jerked back the merest trif1e