The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-14
On all Won have to go on?"

ton all you have to go on?"
mo. Her travel Her wide ac-
quaintance with men and events. Her
obvious poise."
"All might be found in very excep-
tional girl, such as she is. Why
shouldn't she tell me, she were mar
ried?"
"Oh, don't expect me to dissect
feminine psychology. There I'm quite
beyond my depth. But you'll note she
doesn't seem to have told you any
slightest thing about herself She's
let concealment, like a worm i the
bud, prey on your damask cheek"
"Confound your Interpretations! It's
true, though. But there might be many
reasons"
Doubtless. Only, my imagination
doesn't seem to run to them. And
reverting to tangible fact, as clenching
evidence, there are her gloves, which
she always wore"
I What about her gloves?"
You never saw her left hand, did
your"
ooh, l see. You mean the wedding
ring. Well, l suppose" continued
Sedgwick, with tinge of contempt in
his voice, "she could have taken off
her ring as easily as her gloves"
There was no answering contempt
} in Chester Kent's voice as he replied
But ring, constantly worn and then
removed, leaves an unmistakable
= mark. Perhaps she gave you greater
credit for powers of observation than
: you deserve. I'm afraid, Frank, that
she is a married woman; and I'm sure
? from reading between your lines, thai
! she Is a good woman. What the con
: nection between her and the corpse OF
. the beach may be, is the problem. M!
; immediate business is to discover WHIT
y the dead woman is"
0 "And nine" said Sedgwick hoarsely
r Ito discover the living"
well at least start together" re
g piled Kent. "Come!"
Capacity for silenc, that gift of tn
restful gods, was possessed by bot
?. men. Intent, each upon his ow
g thoughts, they strobe up the hillsid
70 and descended into a byway wher
D. stood light runabout, empty. Throw
t. ing on the switch, Kent motioned hi
d companion to get in. Twenty minute
1t of curving and lodging along tn
ir rocky roads brought them to the turf
n pike, in sight of the town of Annalak
re Not until then did Kent offer word.
ut "The inquest is set for eleve
ID o'clock" he said.
lie "All right" said Sedgwick wit
equal taciturnity.
le They turned corner, and ran I'M
IN the fringe of a crowd lowering abol
81 the town hall. Hating his machine
= bit of shade, Kent surveyed the gat
ering. At one point it thickened abo
a man who was talking eagerly, Il
vocal center of a small circle of
. lence.
~ ELDER Bennett" said Kent, 'ba
from Cadystown You'll have to ia
the music now"
I'm ready"
az you're ready for attack. Are y
ne ready for surprises?"
mo one is ever ready for surpris
; ! or it wouldn't be surprise, would 1t
rae "True enough. One word of wa
I'd, ing: don't lose your head or your tie
m per II the suspicion raised against y
by bennett Is strengthened by me.
M by you'll"
we UNFORTUNATELY. My concern is
get to the bottom Of this matt
e. There is something the sheriff kno
that don't know. Probably it is
re. identity of the body. To force b
The into the open, 1t may be necessary
ve' me to augment the case against 20
Ought I to be ready for arrest?
lliv Hardy probable at present. \
lps go on the stand when you're call
uln and tell the truth, and nothing
.,a the truth"
iou "But not the whole TRUTH"
"Nothinr of the necklace,
Al. won't be questioned about that.
n. the way, you have never kept am