Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-12
nThen what do lon thlnkY,

point IL tlat SlmOn L. GfOut hatUralIy
supposed you to have been mixed up
In whatever tragedy there was going.
You've an unfortunate knack OF manu-
featuring evidence against yourself.
Sedgwick The redeeming feature Is
that the sheriff can't very well use it
to arrest you"
81 dout see why"
Kent chuckled. Don't you see that
the last thing the sheriff wants to do
is arrest anybody
"No, don't"
"Why, he has the body safely buried
now You'll remember that be was in
great hurry to get it buried. Identi-
tication is what he dreaded, Danger
OF Identification is now over. II any
one should be arrested the body would
be exhumed and the danger would re-
turn In aggravated form. No; he
wants you suspected, not arrested"
HE is certainly getting his WISH"
For the present Well, I'm off,"
why don't you move your things
from the hotel and stay here with
me?' suggested Sedgwlck.
Getting nervous?' inquired Kent.
1T isn't that, but think | could
make you more comfortable"
! Kent shook his head Thank you,
but don't believe I'd better When
I'm Mt work on case need privacy.
No house, EOt even mans own, can
possibly be so private as strange
hotel"
Perhaps you're right" admitted the
other with laugh, then lapsing into
pronounced gloom for the first time
he said. ut seems pretty tough that
| should be In all this coll and tangle
because a crazy woman happened by
merest chance to make call On me-"
Kent's pipe glowed In the darkness
and silence before he replied Then
lie delivered himself as follows. "Sedg-
wlck"-pulf- "try"-puff-"to forget II
you neutrality-suspicious. stutf about
the crazy woman puff-puf.
"Forget IT. How should II Why
should u"
"Because"-puff-"y you're absolutely
on the" - puff = pun = wrong track.
Good night"
Sundaymans Creek road, turning
aside Just before 1t gains the turnpike
to the Eyrle hotel to evade stretch
of marsh, travels on wooden stills
across deep clear pool fed by a
spring The most rigorous constable
could have found no basis TOR protest
in the pace maintained across the
bridge by light electric car carry
ing d short slender, elderly man who
peered out with weary eyes into the
glory Of the July sunshine. At the end
Of the bridge the car stopped to allow
its occupant Il better view OF figure
prOstlatG on the brink OF the pool,
Presently the figure came to the pos
ture OF all fours The face turned
upward, and the motorIst caught the
CLINT Of monocle Then the face
turned again to its quest
Are you looking for something
lost?" asked the man In the car.
I'm hoping to discover the eggs OF
certain neuropterous insects"
"Ah! Yon are m entomologist,
thcn"
10 some extent"
$50 was |, once-when ! had more
time Business has drawn my atten-
ton, though never my interest, away
from t. I've entirely dropped my
reading In the last year BY the way,
were yon here in time to witness the
swarm OF antlopas last month";
Rather unusual, think"
mo, ! missed that What was the
feature, specialize
"The suddrnness OF the appearance.
You know, Ilemund says that
The stranger went on at some
length He appeared to be an inter-
ested rather than learned student Of
the subject As he talked, sitting on
the itep Of his car. from which he had
descended, the other studied him. hts
quiet but forccfuI voice. bis severely
handsome face, with It's high brows,
harsh nose, aud chselrd outlines, from
which the eyes looked forth, thought
ful alert, yet with the gaze of man In
pain Presently he remarked very
courteously,
"lf you are going back to the hotel,
may | take you Nlongy am Aexan-
der Blair"
"Fhank you. I'll be glad Of lift.
My name is Chester Kent"
"Not the Professor Kent of the Ram
say cose2'
THE same, You know, Mr.. Blair,
I've always believed that you had
more OF hand In Ramsays death
than l. Now, II you wish TO withdraw
your offer OF llft"--
mot at oil A man who has been so
abused by the newspapers as can
stand a little plain speaking, For all
that, on my word, Professor Kent
had no hand In sending Ramsay on
that dirty business Of his"
The scientist considered him thought
fully well, | believe you" said he
shortly, and got into the machine.
Confined Next SaufdavO