Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-24

| ''Otfglt to be re1uy TOT aTTtS,
Hardly probable at present. No: &C
ON the stand wien you're called AND
! tell the truth aud nuthiDg but the
| truth
but not the whole TRUTH
Nothing of the necklHce. You won
/ he questioned about that. BY the way,
Won hive never kept among your ar
tistic properties anything In the way
OF handouts. have you"
NO"
81 didn't suppose you had. Those
mnnacles are n sticker don't-l alb
solutely do not like those manacles
And on one wrist only. Perhaps that
is the very fact. though. Well, we
shall know more when were older;
two hours older. say. Whether we
shall know all that Mr.. Sheriff Len
SchIager knows is another question.
don't like Mr.. Schiager, either. for that
NATTER
bennett has seen me-" said Sedg-
wick in a low voice.
Indeed. the narrators voice had alb
ruptly ceased and he stood with the
dropped jaw of stupefaction. One aft
er another of his auditors turned and
stared Ut tue lWO mSh III t"c "'"eoi
car.
stay where you are" said Kent and
stepped out to mingle with the crowd.
No one recognized at first the immac-
ulate flannel clad man as the bearded
scientist whose strange actions had
amused the crowd on the beach A
heavy. solemn man addressed him:
Friend OF his?' he asked, nodding
toward the artist.
Yes
He'll need EN- Going to give evil
dence?'
ITO hear it. rather" replied Kent
pleasantly where's the body?'
Inside. Just brought it over from
DR. Breeds. He's the medical officer.
and he and the sheriff are running the
show Your friend wants lawyer.
maybe?"
The thought struck Kent that. while
a lawyer might be premature, friend
in the town might be very useful.
Yes he said; from tomorrow on"
"AIeanin' that you're in charge to-
day" surmised the big man shrewdly.
Kent smiled. II dare say we shall
get on very well together. Mr. His
VOICE went up iutei ios-dtiNSiH-
Balm. Adam Balm. attorney and
counselor at law for thirty years in
the town OF Annalaka."
Thank you. My name is Kent. You
already know my friends name. What
kind of man is this medical officer:"
Breed? Not much. More of a poll
tician than a dnctor and more of
horse trader than either. Fidgety as
sandpaper undershirt."
did he perform the autopsy at his
own house,"
Him and the sheriff last evening.
Didn't even have an undertaken TO
help lay out
The lobe of Kent's ear began to suf-
fer from repeated handling. The body
hasn't been identified. | SUPPOSED"
'.Nobody's had so much as wink at
it but those two and Ira bennett. He
viewed the corpse last night That's
why | guess your friend needs his
friends and maybe a lawyer"
Exactly. Mr.. bennett doesn't seem
to be precisely a deaf mute"
Lawyer Balm emitted the bubbling
chuckle of the fat throated Its
quite some time since Try won any
You are known hereabouts?" he add
ed after n pause.
Very little"
"Gansett Jim. yonder looks as if he
kinder cherished the honor of your ac-
quaintance."
Over his shoulder Kent caught the
half breeds glance fixed upon him with
stolid intensity. A touch on his arm
made him turn to the other side. where
Sailor Smith faced him.
Didn't hardly know you with your
beard off," piped the old man. "Howdy, |
professor? You're finickied up like |
your own weddin'."
Good morning." said the scientist. |
Are you going inside: Sit with us.
won't you? Mr.. Sedgwick is with me-
The ex-sailor started. Him he ex-
claimed. Here? There's been quite
1 lot o. talk
suspicion. you mean"
We'll. yes
People are inclined to connect Mr..
Sedgwick with the death of the wo-
man,"
What else can you expect:" return
ID the old man deprecatingly. Try
oennett's been tellin' his story. He's
ertain the woman he seen talkin' to
'fr. Sedgwick is the dead woman
yillin' to swear to it anywheres.''
What about Gansett Jim? Has he
contributed anything to the discus ,
long"
mo. J1m's as close tongued as Try
5 clatter mouthed."
And probably with reason" mutter-
d Kent well, I'll look for you in
ide.'
He returned to join Sedgwick. To-
ether they entered the building. while
ehind them a rising hum testified to
he interest felt in them by the vii
lgers.
Within a tall. wizened man with
cad. fishy eyes stalked nervously to
nd fro on platform. beside which a
astily constructed coffin with a hasp- =
i cover stood on three sawhorses. On :
chair near Inv Slouched tha sharifr &c