The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-01
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 The jar and forward lurch of the car before him brought him out of his rev erie
 .sCan I see you in Boaeona,' he asked hurriedly.
 She shook her head. .sNot now. I can see no one. And, remember, I do not even know you
 Kent cast about rapidly in his mind as he walked along with the car for some one who might be common ac- qUaintance. He mentioned the name nf very great psychologist at Har- yard 'sDo you know him?" he asked.
 sYes. He is my mothers half broth er.''
 ~And my vahaed friend,'' he cried. ss7day get him to bring me7" He was almost running now beside the win- dow.
 sYes," she assented, If you insist. But I will hear no word of-of your frfehd.s
 sI understand Agreed called Kent. s'Tomorrow morning then"
 Kent went direct to Cambridge. He found his friend, one of the finest and profeundest philosophers of his time. sitting in a closed house over a game Of that form of solitaire appropriately aenoninated s-idiot's delight
 ssIt is long since you have done me the honor to consult me, said the old scholar, smiling.
 Kent outlined the case to him.
 You see,' he said. there is an ob- wious connection between the unknown body on the beach and the Blair trag- edy.
 fPoor AEarjorie.'' exclaimed the old man 'sFor her marriage. blame my self largely. When Marjorie DorTance was left an orphan I was her nearest relative of an age and position such as to constitute a moral claim of guard ianship. She visited here when she was eighteen like food of sun5 7Inht into this house A beautiful vivid girl, half child. half woman: with beautlful vivid mind When Isreturn- ed from one of my journeys into the past I found that Marjorie was en- gagged to that xvretched creature. Now. he Is dead Let be have seen lit tie of her in late years. God grant the life with him has not crushed out of her all her sweetness and happi-
 while I am no judge of women, z said Kent 5udictaIly. T should ven ture to aver that itvhasn't But about calling on her-uyE being a stranger, you seeand in the first days of her ovTh0od-sociaI conventions, and that sort of thing
 adiat and moonshine, nay dear stri NEoonshine and mist! Marjorie feels no grief She will pretend to none not even to herself will take you to her tomorrow.''
 Blair Ill treate5.hery' asked Kent ssOh. ill treatment! That is a wide term believe that the poor weak Ing did his Jest to keep f1iSs and zonor But 1opes of mad ez1ry gAroNg I,n 7 sci 6rew hjz resistless1y back tsS the Nepvers- eH4re was but q marriage of glamor at best-''
 Does she know anything of the manner of Blair's death
 .No one knows much of 1t, from what understand, unless 1t be Alex ander Blair One of the family who went to Hedgerow house for the flu neral caIledaupon me as a courtesy due to Mrs- Bla1r's nearest relative Alex ander Blair, he said, was reficent His dread of publicity is notorious But from what be, the relative, could as certain the affair was substantially thfs- On fhe' evening before che wo- mans body vvas found WiIfrid Blair, who had been exhibiting symptoms of nneIancholia- left the house secretly No one saw him go. but about the time that he left the unknown woman was seen in the vicinity of HedgerOw house.
 By whom3"
 By half breed Indian, a devoted servant of the family, who was prac- ticaHy young BIairss body servant"
 Gansett Jim! That helps to ex- plain .vHhetaer or not Wilfrid Blair had arranged a meeting with this woman Is not known As you know, she was found win her skull crushed on the sea beach Blair was afterward dis covered by his half breed servant nor tally injured and was brought home to dia"
 That is Alexander BlaIr's version of the tragedyT
 ~As understand tt-T
 ufna Blair never was brought hsmey
 ".Ah7 Tn any case Alexander Blair 1s striving to conceal some scandal. the nature ef which have no wish to guess. By the way, should have add cd that he suspects third person, an artist. resident not far from his place. ne be4ng his sonAs assaflaRt-"
 'sEranc4g Sedgw4ck.''
 'sLou know the man7"
 ~1t is on his behalf that am act anR, replied Kent
 My informant, however, incEnes to fhe belief that Alexander Blair is wrUngs that WI1fr1d Blair killed the woman and then inflicted mortal wounds upon himself Perhaps you would better see my informant for ycuRge1f.7
 .Unnecessary, thank you MT. Blair Is not telling quite all that he knows, believes, if correctly follow his mental processes-that Francis Sedg- wick met his son on the night of the tragedy, by chance or otherwise, and 9hnt in the encounter which he be Heves followed Wilfrid Blair was kill