The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER
One Use For q Monocle.
0edgwick. who had followed the i'm
( promptu cortege with his vision, was
brought up sharply by the glare. of
y = pair of eyes outside the nearest
wipdow. The eyes were fixed 'on his
4 avn. Their expression was distinctly
Z malevolent. Without looking round,
\ 0edgwick said In low voice
Kent"
No answer came.
y louder.
HUH responded a muffed and
4 distracted voice behind him.
See here for q moment
There was neither sound nor move,
n,ont from the scientist.
An Indian-looking chap outside
5tAe window Is trying to hypnotize
$sme, or something OF the sort"
This Information, deemed by it's
\ .fiver to be Of no small interest. ELI
tied not the faintest response.
y Somewhat piQued, the artist turned.
h 20 behold his friend stretched on a
II bench. with face to the ceiling. eyes
glosed. and heels on the raised end
Il Ills lips moved family. Alarmed
lcst the heat had been too much for
3 I'm, Sedwick bent over the upturned
k1ace. From the moving lips issued
Ra muGlcal breath which began its
n i arooF softly as RATS Cavatina and
tame to an ingiorious end In the
fxains OF Honey Boy. Sedgewick
ESoA0ok the whistler insistently.
"Ehf what? cried Kent, wrench
iug his shoulder free. go away!
Can't you zee I'm busy?'
It'll give you something to think
Eabout. Look at this face Of cigar
1fora Indian ut the window. No!
it's Ooue!"
"Qansett Jim, probably" opined
Kent. Just where his interest in
this case comes In, haven't yet
q 4ound out. He favored me with his
Hrsgnrd outside. And he had some
a doa1inGs with the sheriff on the
bach. But don't want to talk
shout him now. nor about anything
%4lDe."
4 Acting on this hint. sedgwick let
ShiD companion severely alone, until
S.o hustle from without warned him
that the crowd was returning. Be-
S1ngs aroused. Kent accosted one OF
T1the villagers who had just entered.
'sBody coming bAckf" he asked.
"Yep. On its way now"
what occurred in the house
where they took it,"
search me! Everybody was shut
n out By the sheriff and the doc. They
u hod that body to themselves nigh 20
mluutes.'
y! AZ this moment the sheriff entered
The hall, followed by Doctor Breed.
/. who escorted the CONN to its sup
n borting sawhorses. The meager ply
Y Sician was visibly at the flag end OF
4 hip self-control Even the burly
4 sheriff looked like a sick man, 40 he
N lifted aside the CONN lid and spoke.
''There was reasons. neighbors.'
said he, "why the corpse wasn't suit
able to be looked at. Nobody had
seen Il since last night. We've nxed
lk MP a. good as we could, and you'll
wow please pass by as quick as posi-
In the line that formed Kent got
*'x place behind Elder bennett. who
lnd decided to take another look for
E;Gpoo measure, az he said. The look
4Wos = productive one. No sooner
MAD Il fallen on the face OF the dead
Nan bennett jabbed an indlcatory
0eUr In that direction and addressed
~ sheriff:
Hey, Lem! What's this"
What's what?" growIed Schlager. |
why, there's cut on the lady's |
|/Imkf eknak II want fhare ubap 7
"a the corpse last night"
"Ah, what's the matter with your
<toof' demanded the sheriff savage
~, "You want to hog the lime-light, |
1ot'e your troubled"
THIS was evidently q shrewd lash |
Ma recognixed weakness. and the
4er moved on amid jeering COM
cmts. But Sedgwick. whose eyes
~ been hxed upon Kent. saw
Deus expression flicker and fade
coco the long-jawed face. X was
oct1y the expression Of a dog that
~ mp its ears. The next moment
III ran through the crowd as a
nD&ln In Z rear seat called out:
~ dudes eyes amt mates"
~ Kent. already conspicuous
- epotlene white hannels, had
~ himself doubly so by drawing
. nonocie and deftly fixing Il in
f1EAe 90. He leaned over the
- ~ Into The face. end his
~ ono9 o. 1Dorest tribe.
oog. ~ ooPotlnised the
~ go NJ whios1ss neiss-