The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24

ANFes, sir. 1t was inquired for oaiy
 yesterday by Mir. Blair." viewed the librarian.
 "Do you get the agriculture depart snent publications 2''
 "Yes."
 AHave you a pamphlet issued by the bureau of entomology, Helmund on The Swarm Phenomenon In Lepidop tera T''
 ssYes, sir 1t was inquired for only yesterday by MT. Blair.''
 'Ah, yesI He's quite interested in the subject, I believe" tIt must be quite recent, then" ," said the librarian. we haven't seen him here for a long time until two days ago. when he came and put in a morn ing reading on insects = ESQ, MT. Alexander Blair said Kent, addressing the. last fence post on the l outskirts of the town, after a thought fu1 walk, that was a fatal break on l your part, that mention of HeImund Amateurs who have wholly dropped q 1 subject since years back don't usually know publications issued only within three months That casual meeting with me was we'll carried out, and you called it chance. A very palpabIy
 
 worth so much trouble to know? And. l why does Alexander Blair leave l desperately i'll son to arrange an err | rand for me at this particular t1me7 I And is Hedgerow house, fourteen miles distal8 and possessing just such l an electric car as woman would use 1 in driving round the country, per | haps the place whence came Sedg- i wick's sweet lady of mystery2 Finally what connection has all this with the body lying in Annalaka burying 1 ground7"
 Eliciting no reply from the fence post Kent returned to the Eyrie, call l ed up Hedger0w house and declined 1 Blair's proposition. l Early dat evening Francis Sedg- 1 wick came to the hotel,
 'thTr. Kents I'm afraid you can't gee him, sir He isn't in his room,' '' naid the clerk.
 Isn't he about the hotelT' ' The clerk hesitated. "I ought not | to tell you, sir, for it's MT. Rents strict crders Rot to be disturbed, but he's in his special room. Is it any thing very inportant7 Any new evil dence or something of that sOrtY'
 ''That Is what I want MT. Kent to dec1de.''
 tsLn that case might take the re sponsibility. But I think I had bet Ger take you to him myself
 After the elevator had carried them to the top of it's run, they mounted a flight of stairs and walked to far corner of the building.
 'sNobody's been in here since he took it." explained the clerk as they walked Turned all the furniture out Special lock on the door. Some kind of scientific experiments, suppose He's very quiet about it"
 Having reached the door, he dis creetly tapped. No answer came. Somewhat less tinidity characterized his next effort. A growl of surpass- ! ing savagery from within was his reward.
 [ 'sYou see, MT. sedgwick." said the { clerk Raising his voice he called 3 -.Mr. Kent, I've brought
 t'Get away and go to the deviIr' . 'What do you mean by'-
 Its I, Kent, sedgwtck. I've got to see you.''
 There was a silence of some seconds
 ''What do you want2" asked Kent at length
 | You told me to come at once if any thing turned up."
 "so I did" sighed Kent. .sweI Q chase that internal bellhoy to the h stairs. and I'll let you in-'' t With a wry face the clerk retired s Kent opened the door and his friend 5 squeezed through into a bare. room
 The walls were hung and the floor wal [ carpeted with white sheets. Ther' - was no furniture of any kind unless $ ? narrow mattress in one corner could
 be so reckoned- - Its happenedr' announced Sedg
 wick
 ''Has tt2' said Kent .sLean LII z against the wall and make yourself a s home Man, you're shaking!'
 You'd shake, too," retorted the art a ist, his voice trembling d "No; anger doesn't affect me tha ,. way! Wait. Now, don't tell me yet v If I'm to have a report it must be iron
 sane man, not from one in blin, & fury. Take time and cool down. Wha
 do you think of my room?' Whats the gamer asked Sedg 1 wick, interested in spite of himself.
 ''Et dates back to our college days n Do you remember that queer fresh < man, Berwind?''
 The mind reader? Yes. The poo
 chap went insane afterward." e "Yes. It was a weak mind. but 7 stngularly receptive one. You. knov | we used to force numbers or playin T cards upon his consciousness by mere 3 ly thinking of them"
 "I recollect His method was t 1T stand gazing at blank wall He sai r. the object we were thinking of woul