The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-28

scrub woman, who would pay five
a dag for a room just 10 put nothing
AT all in II. has sure got kink In his
eogs" \NNN
Nor did the personnel of the visi'
tors who, IN course OF the late after
noon. arrived with requests to be
shown to GIL, serve to efface this I'm
preston. First came the sheriff from
Annalaka. He was followed by q man
OF Enthusiastically African derivation,
who gave the name OF lin and de-
clined TO identify himself more spe-
officially. While the clerk WAS en-
deavoring, with signal lack OF success.
TO pump him. Lawyer Adam Balm ar.
rived. and so emphatlcally vouched
for his predecessor as TO leave the
desklord no further excuse for OBJ
structive tactics. Shortly afterward
Alexander Blair came in. with a
woman heavily yelled. and was de
| ferentially conducted aloft Finally.
Chester Kent himself appeared. ac-
| companied by Sedgwick and third
man. unknown to the clerk. pompous-
| ly arrayed In frOck coat and silk hat.
| and characterized by painfully
twitching chin.
who have come" Kent asked the
clerk.
That functionary ran over the list.
Looks like something to do with the
| woman found in Lonesome Cove last
week. he essayed hopefully.
Kent glanced out OF the window.
1T looks like rain he observed,
land it looks like wind. And II looks
like a number OF things that are any
| bodys business. Furthermore, l may
| mention that we shall not need, In
ST., ice-water. stationery, casual mes
sages, calling-cards, or any other
form of espionage" He favored the
willing clerk with a sunny smile and
led his companions to the elevator.
Sedgwick put a hand on his arm.
THE woman with Blair" he asked
under his breath.
Kent nodded. Il rather hoped that
she wouldn't come" he said Blair
might better have told her-so far as
he knows"
"Then he doesn't know ALL"
mo. And perhaps she would be
content with nothing else. 1t Is her
right. And-s she is brave woman, Is
Marjorie Blair, as Jax here can testi-
She Is that confirmed the man
with the twitching chin.
This, then, IL the final clear-up?"
asked Sedgwick.
Final and complete"
Thank God! 1t will be weight of
my shoulders"
"Off many shoulders" said Kent.
Here we are"
Greetings among the little group,
so strangely and harshly thrown 10.
gether by the dice-cast OF the hand
OF circumstance, were brief and for
! NAL. Only Preston Jax WAS named
by Kent, with the comment that his
! story would be forthcoming. The
seven guests seated themselves, the
Blairs at one end OF the half-circle
| Sedgwick and the astrologer at the
| other. Kent, leaning against the wall
fumbled uncertainty at his ear.
Il hardly know where to begin, y
he said, his eyes rowing along the in.
| tent line. Not that the case isn't
perfectly clear but there are certain
| startling phases which-which---" He
glanced toward the Blairs.
Marjorie Blair smiled bravely at
HILL Ion De alarmed Tor me, FRO
| fessor Kent" she said What l most
want is to have everything cleared up
Everything"
First, your jewels, then"
! Kent turned TO Preston Jax. who
handed him a package. Opening It.
| Kent displayed the wonderful eros.
venor rose-topazes. with a miscella-
neous lot OF rings sparkling amid their
coils. With cry, Marjorie caught
| up the necklace.
Are all the remainder OF the lost
valuables there, Mrs. Blair" asked
Kent.
She glanced carelessly at the rings.
Il think so. Yes. But this is what
matters to me-
These are all that Preston Jax
found on the body
Alexander Blair leaned from his
seat the better TO take Preston Jax.
at the other end Of the crescent. un.
der consideration.
III MAS you who found the body az
he demanded.
Yes said the astrologer uneasily