Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
BY SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
Copyright BY BObbs-M Merrill Go.

Sheriff Schlager exhibits commend
able zeal and discretion"
"Wonder IL he knowed the corpse?'
suggested somebody in the crowd.
TEL you who did, if he didn't, :
said another man.
who, them"
elder Try bennett. Didn't none of
you hear about his meeoin' up with
strange woman yestiddy evenin'?"
"Schucks! This couldn't be that
woman" said Jarvis. How'd she
come to be washed ashore from a
wreck between last night and this
| morning."
How'd she come to be washed
ashore from a wreck, anyway"
countered Sailor Smith. THE amt
been no storm for a week, an this
body amt been dead twenty-four
hours"
"It plumb beats me- admitted
Jarvis.
"Who is this Dennett?" asked Pro-
! fessor Kent.
TRY? He's the town CAB of Mar
tindale Center. Does a little plumbin'
an tinkerin' on the side. Just now
he's up to Cadystown. Took the 10
/
o'clock train last night.
Then it was early when he met
this woman"
Little after shutdown. He was
risin' the hill beyond the Nook
that's Sedgwick's place.. the painter
feller-when she come out of the
shrubbery-pop, He quizzed her
| Trust the elder for that. But he
| didn't get much out of her, until he
mentioned the Nook. Then she al
| lowed she guessed she'd go there. An
! he watched her 60"
you say a man named Sedgwick
lives at the Nook. Is that Francis
Sedgwick, the artist? asked Kent.
That's him. said Sailor Smith
paints right purity pictures. Lives
there all alone with a Chinese cook. :
WELL the lady went down the
HILL" continued Jarvis, Just as Sedg-
wick come out to smoke a pipe on
his stone wall Try thought he seemed
surprised when she bespoke him. They
passed few remarks, an then they
had some words, an the lady laughed
loud an kinder scornful. He seemed
to be pointin' at necklace of queer,
IGTY DlIh SlOllGS Indl Sl1G WOlCt anu
tryin' to get somethin' out of her.
She turned away an he started to
follow when all of sudden she
grabbed up a rock an let him have
it--blip! Keeled him clean over.
Then she ran away up the road
toward Hawl1ill Cliffs. That's the
way Try bennett tells it; but I amt
never heard of a story losin' any
thin in the tellin' when it come
through Iry's lips"
"Well, this corpse amt got no pink
necklace" suggested somebody.
Bodies sometimes gets robbed"
said Sailor Smith.
Chester Kent stopped over the
writhen face, again peering close.
Then he Strengthened UP and began
pulling thoughtfully at the lobe of
his ear.
He pulled and pulled, until as if
by that process he had turned his
face toward the cliff. His lips pursed.
He began whistling softly, and tune
lessly. His gaze was distracted.
Amt seen nothin' to make you
feel bad have you, perfessor?" in
uuired Temporary Deputy Sheriff Jar
Wis with some acerbity.
"Eh? WHAT" said Kent absently.
seen anything? Nothing but what's
there for any one to see.'
Following his fixed gaze, the others
studied the face of the cliff; all but
Sailor Smith. He blinked near
sightedly at the corpse.
Say said he presently, whats
them queer little marks on the neck,
under the carr"
Back came Kent's eyes. "Those?"
he said smiling. why. those are,
one might suppose, such indentations
as would be madedin flesh by forcing
jewel setting violently against it,
by blow or strong impact
"Then you think it was the wonl-"
began the old seaman when several
voices broke in:
There goes Len now"
The sheriff's heavy figure appeared
on the brow of the cliff, moving
toward the village.
"Who is it with him. inquired
Kent.
"Gansett JIM" answered Jarvis.
An indiana"
Gosh. You got good eyes!" said
Jarvis. He's more Indian than any
thing else. Comes from down Anna
gansett way and gets his name from
it."
Him. When did he arrive?"
while you was trapesin' around up
yonder
did he see the body?"
yep. Just after the sheriff got
whatever it was from the pocket
Gansett Jim hove in sight. Len went
over to him quick, an said somethin
TO him. He come and give look at
the body. But he didn't say nothin
Only grunted.'
Never does say nothin', only
grunt," put in Sailor Smith.
That's right agreed Jarvis.
well, the sheriff tells me TO watch
the body. Then he says, AN I'll
need somebody to help me. I'll take
you, Jim So he an the Indian goes
away together
Professor Kent nodded. He looked
seaward, where the reefs were now
| barring their teeth more plainly