The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-18
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ONRSCME COVE is one Of tho
 leasb frequented stretches on
 the New England seaboard.
 From the land side the sheer hundred foot drop of Hawklll cliffs shuts it on. There is mo settlement near the cove. The sounber repute suggested by it's name has erved to keep coftagers from building on the wildly beautiful uplands that over brood the beach. The struggling path ways along the edge afford the only surgestion of human trafIlc within half a mile of the spot. A sharp cut ravine leads down to the sea by q rather treacherous descent
 Near the mouth of this opening a considerable gathering of folk specIk- led the usually deserted beach at noon of July 6. They centered on Il dark object few yards within the nood tide limit Some secuted about, peering at the sand. Others pointed first to the sea. then to the cliffs
 From some distance away a 1one man of a markedly different type from the others observed them with an ex- pression of displeasure- One of the group presently detached himself and ambled over to the newcomer.
 .-swanny,'' he ejacuIaten, '.if it a3n't Professor Kents Didn't know you at first under them whiskers. You re- member me, don't your I used, to drive you around when you was here before.''
 live just come out, of the woods, Jarvis And as you have some very. interesting sea currents 5uet here, thought I'd have look at them. No body really knows anything about coast currents, you know. Now my opportunity is spoiled"
 '.SpoiIt2 guess not You couldn't have come at 8 better time" said the local man eagerly
 -s'.Ah. but you see, had planned to swim out to the eddy and make some personal observations D
 s'You was going to swim into Dead Mans eddy ?. asked the other, aghast. Why, perfessor, you must have turn ed foolish. They ain't man on this coast would take chance like that"
 --Superstition,' retorted the other eurtly- '+On sttn day such as this there would be no danger to an ex- perienced swimmer The conditions are ideal except for this crowd. what B its Has the village gone picnick- fngT'
 Not scascelys Ain't you heard7 An other one's come in through the eddy. Lies over yondef-"
 Professor Rents eyebrows went up as he glanced toward the indicated spots then gathered in a frown.
 Not washed up there, surelyT' he said
 s'Eome time early this morning.y
 sPahawgs said the other, turning to look at the curving bulwark of rocks over which the soft slow swell was barely breaking. If it were the other end of the cove, now, I could under stand it"
 ssXes.'' agreed Jarvis, ssthey mostly come in at the other end on this tide.
 ss11ostly2 Always The professors are wrong But this-welI, 1t spells at least one phase of my theory"
 '.TheeryF' exclaimed the 1iveryman, his pale eyes alight .sYou got a theery7 But I thought you didn't know anything about the body till cold yon just now.''
 sOh, my ruined theory has reference 10 the currents" sighed the other. "It Inns nothing to do with dead men as Bucb-~
 .srhis ia n dead woman. Come and uee for yourself
 san Hrowntne, Professor Kent suf- Rsred himself to be led to the spot. Two or three of the group, as it part Cd before him, greeted him He found pimself looking down on a corpse clad ln a dark silk dress and stretched on e wooden grating, to which it was tashed with 8 small rope Everything ahcsst the body indicated wealth. The dress was expenslvely made. The shoes were of the best type, and the wtocMings were silk The head vyas nrnrrad by friehtful bruise which hnn nrushen in the right side and en- nMnHma around bahsnd the aar. Blflod hmA nnntnh GAaekiE in thn nhnsf rIntn