The Detroit times., 1913-03-25
CHAPTER XVII.
(Contlnued)

You know the man
1T is on his behalf that am ~
ing. replied Kent.
My informant. however. inclines 20
the belief that Alexander Blair is
wrong: that Wilfrid Blair killed the
woman and then inflicted mortal
wounds upon himself Perhaps YOU
would better see my informant Tor
yourself
Unnecessary. thank YOU. Mr. Blair
IS not telling quite all that he knows.
Nevertheless, the theory which he
propounds as 10 his sons assallant.
Is natural enough from his point OF
view. Although added Kent thought
fully, 1T will be most unfortunate II
II leads him 10 distrust Mrs blair
Marjorie? Am 70 infer that her
good name is involved ." demanded
the old man.
Hardly her good name Mr. Blair
believes--if correctly follow his
mental processes--that Francis Seds'
wick met his son on the night Of the
tragedy. by chance or otherwise, ana
that in the encounter which he De-
lleves followed. Wilfrid Blair was
killed. Unfortunately some color OF
motive is tent to this-eE the fact ina1
Sedgwick had fallen desperately IN
love with Mrs. Blair"
Impossible, Marjorie is not the
woman to permit such n thing
Without blame 70 her. or, indeed
TO either of them. She also believes
now. that Sedgwick killed her hus'
band
"And--and she was interested III
YOUR friena?" asked the old scholar
slowly
81 fear--that Is. trust so"
You trust 500 With this horror
standing between them
IT must be cleared away. saia
Kent earnestly "Circumstantal evr
dence Is against Sedgwick; but, give
YOU my word. sir. il is wholly impos-
sIble that he should have killed your
niece's husband
ITO doubt YOUR certainty would De
crasslv stupid And are YOU hopeiu'
OF clearing mp the circumstances
There | want your aid. The night
OF the tragedy a person wearing
dark garment embroidered with silver
stars was on Hawkill Heights
have reason 10 believe that this per
son came there TO meet some one
from the Blair place; also, that ne can
tell me. II can find him, the facts
which | lack 10 All ont my theory. IL
ia to run him down that | nave come
to Boston.
a man wearing dark carmen,
embroidered with silver stars saIu
the philosopher Surely a stranse
garb in this age OF sartoriai ortho-
doxy."
Not for an astrologer."
'AHssan as,roioger' And You think
he came from Boston?
~ think" said Chester Kent, draw
ing some newspaper clippings from
his pocket: chat somewhere among
these advertisements. taken from the
which are subscribed TOT
at Hedgerow House. he Is 10 DE-
found
There ! ought 70 be able TO heip'
Through nv association with the oc-
cult society 7 have investigated many
OF these gentry. Great rascais' most
Of tAa#-.--------------
Whom would you consider the
most able OF the LOTT
The old man set finger on one or
the clippings. Preston Jax. said ne
is the shrewdest of them all. some
times 7 have thought that he had aim
fashes OF real clairvoyance. BE that
az II may. he has a surprising CLIENTELE
Of which he makes the most, for he Is
!, master-hand at eozening women out
~ their money More than once he
has been in the courts"
probably he is my man. ANYWAY.
shall visit hin first. and. II | md
hat his office was closed on July
Hfth--'
~. vas, and for day or two there
after az chance 10 know, because
,ne OF the occult society's secret
agents was TO have visited him, and
could not get an appointment
Good | shall see you, then. to-
sir"
CLARITY OF vision go with you, amid