Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-13
"Bring it on. I'm ready"
BY SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
copyright by Bobbs Merrill CO.


Bring 1t on. I'm ready!
"All. in good time Meantime. here's
a little test for your intelligence.
Problem continued tKent, with
smile when the bewildered me
dieval mind encountered a puzzle TOO
abstruse for ordinary human solu-
ton, what was its REFUGEE
Magic. I suppose said SedgWleK
after some consideration.
"Goodl You get a.high mark. Inc
medieval mind, may observe, was
at dimes worthy of emulation.
Explain"
II am seriously thinking, my dear
young friend" said Kent solemnly,
sof consulting an astrologer.'
you're crazy!" retorted Sedgwlck.
~ wish were for a few hours, :
said Kent with entire seriousness.
at might help"
"Weli, that's where I'll be if you
don't find something for me to do
soon. So, come on, and niateriaiisa
this promised activity"
"If you regard trip to the Martin
dale Public Library as activity. l can
furnish that much excitement.
what are you going to do there?''
Consult the files Of the newspa-
pers, and pick out a likely high-class
astrologer from the advertisements.
THAT has mild nutty flavor; but
it doesn't excite any profound emo
ton in me, except concern for your
sanity"
You've said that before" retorted
Kent. However, I'm not sure ! shall
take you with me, anyway"
''Then-tha isn't the coming adven-
ture?"
mo; nothing so mild and innocu-
GUS"
Are you asking me to run some
danger? Is it to see herr" said
Sedgwick eagerly.
Leave her out of it for the. pres
ent. There is no question of seeing
her now
The artist sighed and turned away.
but the danger is real enough and
pretty ugly"
Life isn't so wholly delightful to
me just at present that / wouldn't
risk it in good cause.
But this is bigger risk than life.
There's an enterprise forward which,
If it fails, means the utter damning
of reputation. What do you say?"
Kent" said Sedgwick, after a mo-
ment's thought. I'm 80 years old.
Ten years ago I'd have said yes al
the drop of the question. Perhaps |
value my life less and my good name
more than l did then. What's the
inducement?'
"The probable clearing up of the
case we're on
lis that all the information I get?''
I'D rather not tell you any more
at present 1t would only get on your
nerves and unfit you for the job"
Again Sedgwick fell into thought.
when 1 come to tackle it," con-
tinued Kent, Il may find that one
man could do 1t alone. But"
Wait. You're going into it, are
your
''Oh. certainly"
with. or without me-"
Eyes"
why couldn't you have said so at
first and saved this discussion
cried his host. "Of course, if you're
in for it, SO am l. But what about
your reputation"
''It's worth a good deal to me- .
confessed the scientist. And l can't
deny I'm stalking it all on my theory
of,this case. If I'm wrong well, it's
about the fms of my career
"See here. Chet!" broke out his
friend DO you think I'm going to
let you take that kind of chance
for me?''
1T isn't for YOU declared the
other with irritation. ITS for my
self. Can't you understand that this
is my case? You're only an incident
in it. I'm betting my career against
well, against the devil of mischance,
that I'm right. AS l told you, I'm
naturally timid. I don't plunge, ex-
cept on a practically sure thing. Sc
don't get any foolish notions of obli-
CATION to me. Think it over. Mean
time do you care to run over to the
library? Well for the rest of the
evening I can be found-no; can
not be found, though I'll be there
in room ST."
IAN right" said Sedgwick. "You
needn't fear any further intrusion
But when is our ventureY'
Tomorrow night replied Kent
"Wifrid Blair having officially died
as per specifications today"