The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-08-28

t0rcar has stood. should say that
she had driven herself there and come
across the hill to you" s.r~.
"Could we track the carp" asked
Sedgwick eagerly.
mo farther than the main road.
What is the latest she eve left here
when she arrived afoot"
"Once she stayed till half past 6. I
begged her to stay and dine. but she
drew into herself at the mere sugges.
ton"
Half past 8. Allowing for a half
past ! dinner and time to dress for 1t.
she would have perhaps twelve to A.
teen miles to go in the car. The name
she gave is obviously not her own. not
even. | judge. her maiden name"
Spdgwick turned very white. DO
lou mean that she il q married wo-
nam" be demanded.
How could you have failed to see
it," returned the other gently. "A
young girl Of breeding and social ex-
perjence would hardly have come to
your studio. A married woman might
who respected herself with full conf
dence and knew with the same conf
dence that you would respect her. And.
my dear boy" added Kent. with his
quiet winning smile, you are a man to
inspire confidence. Otherwise l my
self might have suspected you of hav-
ing a hand in the death of the woman
on the beach,
Never mind the woman o the
beach. This other matter is more than
life or death. Is that iimsy SUPPOSE
ton all you have to 20 On?"
NO. Her travel. Her wide ac-
uuaintance with men and events. Her
obvious poise. And. reverting to tan
gibIe fact. as %clinching evidence, there
are her gloves. which she always
wore"
What about her gloves?"
You never saw her left hand. did
you?"
"Ob. l see. You mean the wedding
ring. Well. l suppose" continued
Sedgwick. with a tinge Of contempt in
his voice. she could have taken of
her ring as easily as her gloves"
There was no answering contempt
in Chester Kent's voice as he replied:
But a ring. constantly worn and then
removed, leaves an u~nmistakable mark.
What the connection between her and
the corpse on the beach may be is the
problem. My immediate business is to
discover who the dead woman u.s."
And mine." said Sedgwick hoarse-
ly, ito discover the living"
We'll at least start together" re-
piled Kent. Gomez"
Twenty minutes of curving and dodg-
ing along the rocky roads in Kent's
runabOut brought them to the turn
pike in sight of the town of Annalaka.
.'The inquest is set for IL o'clock"
said Kent.
"All right" said sedgwick with equal
taciturnity.
They turned u corner and ran into
the fringe If a crowd lowering about
the town hall. Hating his machine
in a bit of shade. Kent surveyed the
gathering. At one point it thickened
about q man who was talking eagerly
the vocal center Of a small circle OF
silence.
ELDER bennett said Kent. "back
from Cadystown.. You'll have to face
the music now. One word Of warning
Don't lose your head or your temper
IL the suspicion raised against you by
bennett is strengthened by me. My
concern is to get to the bottom Ut this
matter. There is something the sher
III knows that l don't know. Probably
1t is the identity Of the body. TO force
him into the open it may be necessary
for. me to. augment the case against
you" r.. IT,.
fought l to be ready for arrestY' 4.
Hardly probable at present. No: &
on the stand when you're called ant
tell the truth. and nothing but thu
truth" ,..<'' >
But not the whole TRUTH" ~
Nothing Of the necklace. You wOn'
be questioned about that. By the way
you have never kept among your ar
tistic properties anything in the way
Of handouts, have your"
NO" :..
Il didn't suppose you had. Thos>
manacies are a sticker. | dQn't-l alb
solutely do not like those manacles
And on one wrist only! Perhaps tina
Ia the very fact. though. Well. W.
shall know more when we're older
two hours older. say. Whether VI
shall know all that Mr.. Sheriff Lei
Schlager knows Is another question.
don't like Mr.. Schlager, either. for tina
matter. -. t.... ,:
bennett has see me-" said Sedg
wick in q low voice.
Indeed. the narrator's voice had alb
ruptly ceased and he stood with tn
dropped jaw Of stupefaction. One aft
er another of his auditors turned ant
stared at the two men in the motor
car.
"Stay where you are" said Kent ant
stepped out to mingle with the crowd.
No one recognized at first the immac
ulate flannel clad man a s the bearded
scientist whose strange actions hat
amused the crowd Cd the beach. 4
heavy. solemn man addressed him: