The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-11

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1T the Jana Doe paper 1t ALL =
no. I'm mot 20 interested In that
~ in the other"
Something queer about this Blair
deathf"
why. the fact that the, attending
physician ana the certifacating omcsr
are one and the same, that there
doesn't appear to ~ any real cause
OF death given or any undertaken,
and that tho interment II too private
for Breed even to speak Of With eQuA-
nimity, might seem 10, to . man look
ing for trouble
mot another murderr said the
lawyer.
One side Of Chester Kent's face
smiled. mo" said he positively, Ger
tainly not that"
There has been q lot Of scandal
hAps they're burying him az quietly
as possible just to keep out Of the
papers"
II shouldn't consider his method Of
burial likely to prove particularly
quiet" returned Kent. "Of course
may be wrong; but / think not. The
most private way to get buried is in
public"
well, IL . death was crooked ia
want no better man than Breed to
help cover It. BY the way, the sheriff
noon on some business that he kept
to himself
THAT also may mean something"
remarked Kent thoughtfully. Now,
IL you'll ind out about that newspaper
matter, TIL go on over to Sedgwick's.
You can get me there by telephone"
In the studio Kent found Sedgwick
walking up and down with his hands
behind his back and his head for
ward.
why the Gagged non effect?" In
quired the scientist.
Someone has been having a little
fun with me-" srowled Sedgwick.
Apparently 1t was one-sided.
What's this on the easel?"
What would you take II to be ?"
Lets have a closer look"
Walking across the room. Kent
planted himself in front Of the draw
ling board. upon which had been nx-
ed. by means OF thumb-tAcks, square
Of rather soft white paper exhibiting
evidence OF having been crumpled up
and subsequently smoothed out. On
the paper was q three-Quarter drawing
OF q woman's head, the delicate face
beneath waves Of short curly hair,
turned . little from the left shoulder.
which was barely indicated. Setting
his useful monocle In his eye. Kent
examined the work carefully"
II shouldn't take It," he pronounced
hand attempt at = portrait"
at length. ito be a sort of q second
You recognize II, thought"
IT bears a resemblance to the face
Of the corpse ut Lonesome Cove"
Pretty good likeness. for thing
done from memory. / think"
Memory Whose memory"
'well-mine, for instance"
"Oh, no. That won't do, you know.
It isn't your style OF drawing at all"
Setting UP for an art critic. are
WEI"
aside from which you certainly
wouldn't be using this sort Of paper
when you've cardboard to your hand"
$50 you're not to be caught. ] see,"
said sedgwtck. with q, nervous laugh
mot in SO plain . trap at any
rate. Where did that precious work
OF art come from 2"
Heaven knows! Ching Lung found
1T lying ON the doorstep, with cob
blestone holding II down. I'd like to
lay my hands on the artist"
YOU'D crumpIe him up as you did
his little message, chr" smiled Kent
AT least ia have an explanation
out OF him. It's . fact. though. that
lost my temper and threw that thing
into q corner, when Ching first hand
ed 1t to me. Then # occurred to me
Interesting little sketch, don't you
think ?s'
NO"
WHAT You don't find II interest,"
mgr
What would you call it. then?"
"A copy"
How can you tell that? You
haven't seen the original from which
1t was made. have your"
NO"
Then. what's the basis p.
quite simple. II you had used
your eyes on 1t instead OF your tenn
per. you might have seen at once that
1t lie tracing. Look for yourself
now"
Taking the masnifytng monocls
that Kent held out, the artist scruti-
missed tho lines OF the picture
by Jove. You're right" said he-
TITS been Transferred through trac-
Ing paper. and touched up afterward-
Rather roughly. too You can $50
where the c0pytst has borne down too
hard on the lead
Whats your opinion OF the like
neas--lf II Ii the likeness which you
suppose?" Inquired Kant
why. as remember tho woman.
this picture ~ Q GOOD deal t0eA1xc0-
Tho hair and the eyes are much the
same. But tho lines OF the face in
the picture are nner. The chin and
mouth are more delicate and the
whole effect softer and OF = higher
type"
DO you see anything strange about
the neck. on the left side?"
Badly drawn: that's all"
''Just below the ear there Is a sort
or blankneas. isn't there7"
why. yes. 1t seems curiously unfin-
ished Just there"
III you were touching It up, how
would you correct THAR"
win a slight shading just there
where tho neck muscle should be
thrown up a bit by the turn Of the
head
''Or by introducing a large pendant
earring which the COPPER has left
out?''
Kent. you're a wonder! That
would do II, exactly. But why in tho
name OF all that's marvellous should
tho tracer of this drawing leave out
the earring
obviously to keep the picture as
near like as possible to the body on
the beach"
'srhen you don't think it is the wo-
man OF the beach,
mo, DON'T. 1919
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