Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17

II ONESOME COVE i one OF the
least frequented stretches OH
the New England selboard
FROM the land side the sheer
hundred font drop Of Hawkiil cliffs
shuts il of There IL 10 settlement
near tie cove. The soIuber repute
suggested by its name has served TO
keep cottagerS from building Oh the
wildly beautiful upiands that over
brood the beach. The struggling path
WAYS along the edge afford the only
suggestion OF human traffic within
half mile OF the spot A sharp cut
lavfne leads down Z" the sea by
rather tTeachPToUS descent.
Near the mouth OF thi> opening
considerable gathering Of folk speck
led tue E=naIly deserted beach at
noon o. July q. They centered on
dark Objccr Il few yards within the
food tide limit. Some secuted about.
pecr!ug at the sand. Others pointed
first 10 the sen. then tn the cliffs.
FROM some distance away lone
man OF markedly different tyre from
the others observed them with Hn eN-
preston OF dispicaSure. one 81 the
group presently detached himself and
onbIed over to- the newcomer.
-Svnnny." tie calculated. If it ain't
Professor Kent. Didn't know you 1T
irst under them WHISPERS. fou re-
member me. don't ynu: / used 10
drive you around when sou WAS mere
before.
I've just come ont Of the woods
Jarvis. And - yuu have some very
interesting SEA currents just here. l
thought Id have n look al them. No
body really knows anything about
coast currents. yOu know. Now my
opportunity is spoiled
''Spoilt: I guess not. You couldn't
have come at Il better time said the
local man eagerly
''Ah. bur you see. had Planned TO
swim out TO the eddy and make some
personal observations
You was going To swim into Dead
Mans eddy" asked the other aEhast.
why. professor. you must have turn
ed foolish. They amt man on this
coast would take chance like that
Superstition" retorted the other
CURLY On a still day snch rs this
there would be no danger 20 an ez-
perenced swimmer. The conditions
are ideal except for this crowd. What
IS II: Has the village gone picnick-
fnS?"
Not sca'ceIy. Amt you heard? An
other ones come in through the eddy.
Lies over yonder"
Professor hent's eyebrows went mp
as he glanced toward the Indicated
spot; then gathered In a frown-
Not washed up there. surelyY' he
said.
Some time early this morning"
"Pshawrr said the other. turning 10
look at the curVlnG bulwark OF rocks J
over which the soft slow swell was
barely brea king. IF II were the other /
end OF the cove, now, could under !
stand #"
Yes" ngreed Jarvis. they mostly /
come in at the other end on this tide"
Mostly Always" The professors ;
tone was positive. Unless my charts /
are wrong. But this-weil. 1T spoiis at I
least one phase OF my theory"
"Theeryr' exclaimed the liyeryman.
bis pale eyes alight- You got a
theory: BBt thought you didn't
know anything about the body TIL I
told you tust now"
oh. my ruined theory has reference
10 the currents." sighed the other. 1T
has nothing To do with dead men as
such"
This In a dead woman. Come and
~ee for Yourself"
sui browning. Professor Kent suf-
tered himself 10 be led TO the spot
Two or three OF the group. as IT part
ed before him, greeted him. He found
himself looking down on a corpse clad
IA a dark silk dress and stretched on
a wooden grating. 10 which IL was
lsshed with a small rope Everything
about the body indicated wealth The
iress was extensively made. The
.hoes were OF the best type, and the