Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-02

mirth. But Chester Kent, viewing the
Grape on Hedgerow house, laughed as
he turned to the open road.
Meditation furrowed the brow Of
Lawyer Adam Balm. Nobody versus
Sedgwick," grumbled he. Public opin-
lon versus Sedgwtck," he amended.
"Hows a self respecting lawyer going
to earn fee out Of that? And Len
Schlager standing over the grave Of
the corpus deficit with q warrant
against searching. so to speak, in his
hand! For that matter, this Professor
Kent worries me more than the sher-
it,"
A sharp humming rose in the air and
brought the idle counselor to his win
dow, whence he beheld the prime au-
thor Of his bewilderment descending
from a car. A minute later the two
men were sitting with their feet on one
desk. fairly good sign of mutual re-
spect and confidence.
"BlairT' said Lawyer Balm. mo. l
don't know him, not even to see. Took
Hogg's haven. didn't hep
"Then he doesn't use this postofice?''
mo. Might use any one of half
dozen. See here" He drew a county
map from a shelf. Here's the place.
Seven railroad stations on three diff
ferent roads within ten miles of it.
Annalaka would be way out of his
reach"
"Yet Gansett Jim seems to be known
here
"Oh, is it Blair that the Indian works
for? I never knew. Closer'n a deaf
| mute with lockjaw, he is. Well. ex-
pect the reason he comes here occa-
| town.
'Lo, the poor Injun when he wants
| drink
| Will walk ten miles as easy as you'd
wink"
"Do you know most Of the postoffices
around here?'
| There isn't but one postmaster with
in twenty miles that don't call by his
first name, and she's postmistress."
'Then you could probably find out by
telephone where the Blair family get
their MALL
"Easyw
"And perhaps what newspapers they
take"
HIN! Yes. I guess So
'Try it as soon as you get back"
"Back from where?'
"Back from the medical officers
| place I think he must have returned
by this time.
"You want to see Tim Breed?"
mo: Just his records. Burial per-
mits, suppose, are a matter of public
record"
Eyes. All you've got to do is to go
and ask for 'em. You won't need me-"
"Regrettable as his bad taste isl
said Kent with solemn face, Il fear
that DR.. Breed doesn't regard me with
Ahat confidence and esteem which one
reads of in Illuminated resolutions"
"And you want me as an accelerator.
eh?' smiled the lawyer. Cali right
It's the Jane Doe permit you're after.
I suppose"
"Which?''
"Jane Doe. They buried the corpse
from Lonesome Cove under that name
Unidentified dead. you know
CHAPTER XII.
Loose Ends.
%OGETHER they went to the
medical officers quarters. DR..
Breed had come in fifteen min
utes before. Without prelimi-
nary Lawyer Balm said:
II want to see that Jane Doe certifi-
cate again.
aren't you afraid Of wearin' out the
NIX on it, Adam?" retorted the other,
With furtive grin.
"And l." said Chester Kent in his
suavest manner, venture to trouble
Fou to show me the certificate in the
case of Wilfrid Blair
Something like a spasm shook the
ineaments of DR.. Breeds meager face
"Blair!' he repeated. "How did you
Know He stopped short.
"How did I know that Wilfrid Blair
IS dead?' Kent finished for him. "Why,
there has been time enough, hasn't
thereT'
The physicians hands clawed nerv-
Dusly at his struggling hair.
"Time enough?' he murmured. "Time
enough? Pm only just back from the
Blair place myself"
"Ah," commented Kent negligently.
'Then he died within two hours or
Bo?''
''This morning." retorted the other.
Its all in the certifcate.''
"A1l?' inquired Kent. so significantly
that Lawyer Balm gave him a quick
look.
"A1l that's your business or any
body else's,' said Breed. recovering
himself bit.
Doubtless. And I'm to be permit,
ted to see this dOcument?'
Breed pushed paper across the ia.
BILE. ''There it is. I just finished max.
ing it out"
II see," said Kent. giving the paper
scant survey. that the cause OF
death is set down as cardiac failure