The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-18

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 "i1ovs'd che come tO be washed He quizzed her. Trust the elder for that. But he didn't get much out of her until he mentioned the Nook. Then she. allowed she guessed she'd go there. An he watched her gO."
 You say a man named Sedgwick lives at the Nook Is that Francis Sedgwick the artist? ?" asked Kent
 "Thet's himS said Sailor Smith. Paints right purty pictures. Lives there all alone with a Chinese cook
 Well, the lady went down the hill" continued Jarvis, t'just as Sedgwick come out to smoke pipe on this stone wall. Try thought he seemed surprised when she bespoke him. They passed few remarks, an then they had some words an the lady laughed loud an kinder scornful He seemed to be po1nttn' at a necklace of queer, fiery pink stones thet she wore and tryin' to get sornethin' out Of her. She turn ed away am he started to follow, when all of sudden she grabbed up rock an let him have it-blipl Keeled him clean over Then. she ran away up the road toward Hawl1in cliffs ''
 Well. this corpse ain't got no pink necklaces2 suggested somebody.
 Bodies sometimes get robbed" said Sailor Smith.
 Chester Kent stepped over the writh- en face, again peering close. Then he straightened up and began pulling tho1ghtfuIly at the lobe of his ear.
 Say" said Sailor Smith, whats Shem queer little marks on the neck under the ear7"
 Back came Rents eyes. 'aThcseT' he said, smiling. why, those are, one might suppose, such indentations as would be made in flesh by forcing q jewel setting violently against it by a blow or strong impact
 Then you think it was the wom''- began the old seaman when several voices broke in:
 There goes Len nowT'
 The shern's heavy figure appeared on the brow of the cliff, moving to- ward the village
 Who is 1t with him ?'' inquired Kent
 sGansett Jin,'' answered Jarvis.
 An Indian7''
 Jarvis. Hes more Indian than any, thing else. Comes from down Ana gansett way and gets his name from it.
 'H-ms when did he arrive2"
 While you was trapesin' around up yonder.''
 "Dfd he see the bodyg'
 Yep. Just after the sheriff got whatever it was from the pocket Gan sett Jim hove in sight Len went over to him quick, an said somethin' to him. He come and give look at the body. But he didn't say nothing Only grunted The sheriff tells me to watch the body Then he says, An take you, Jim.' So he an the Indian goes away together.''
 Professor Kent nodded He looked seward where the reefs were now barring their teeth more plainly through the racing currents, and he sighed. m Then he bade the group farewell and set of up the beach
 He's a sort of a harmless scientific crank explained Jarvis; comes from Washington; something to do with the government york;
 Kinder loony, I think, conjectured g little, thin, piping man. sMusses ! and moves around like il"
 ''Is that so!'' said Sailor Smith, who
 
 neck ssWeIl. ain't any too dunn sure thet he's as big a fool as some folks know thet thinks Hkelier of their selves. He seen there was somethin' queer about thet rope, an he ast me about the knots, right off !"
 Possibly the one supporter of the absent would have wavered in his loy- atty had he seen the trove that Pro lessor Chester Kent had carried Sun- ostentatiousIy from the beach, in his pocket, after picking 1t from the grat- ing It was the fuzzy cocoon of small and quite unimportant insect The Washington scientist, seated on powder opened up the cocoon with ab- sorbed interest, pricked it until the impotent inmate wriggled in protest. and. then cast 1t aside to perish.
 Between the roadway and the broad front lawn of the Nook four foot, rough stone wall interposes. Looking up from his painting, Francis Sedg- wick beheld in the glare of the after noon sun a spare figure rise alertly ; upon the wall, descend to the road and rise again. He stepped to the open window and watched a curious prog ress. A scrubby bearded man clad in serviceabIe khaki was performing a stunt, with the wall as a basis. He was walking from east to west quite fast and every third pace stepping upon the wall; stepping, Sedgwick duly noted, not jumping. the change of level being made without visible ef- fort.
 Leaning out of the window he called: