Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-31

THAT, of course. is the inexplicabIe
thing. But don't you think that was
the way she met her death?"
NO"
Then what do you think?''
"Never mind that at present The
point Is that Simon P. ,Groot naturally
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 don't see why"
Kent chuckled. Don't you see that
the last thing the sheriff wants to do
is arrest anybodyr'
mo, / don't"
"Why, he has the body safely buried
now. You'll remember that he was in
q great hurry to get 1t buried. Identi-
fication is what he dreaded. Danger
OF Identification is now over. If 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 Sedgwick.
Getting nervous?" inquired Kent
1T isn't that, but l think L could
make you more comfortable"
Kent shook his head, Thank you.
but L don't believe I'd better. When
I'm at work on n case l need privacy.
No house, not even a mans own, can
possibly be so private as a strange
hotel
Perhaps you're right" admitted the
other with n laugh. then lapsinS into
pronounced gloom for the first time
he said. 1T seems pretty tough that
l should be in all this coil and tanSle
because a crazy woman happened by
merest chance to make n call on me-"
Kent's pipe glowed in the darkness
and silence before he replied. Then
he delivered himself as follows: 'Sedg-
uff-'try''-puff-"to forget if
you can"-puff-puf-.'th stuff about
the crazy woman"-puff-puff-
Forget it? How should /? Why
should II"
ause"-puf-"you're absolutely
on the" puff puff - wrong track
Good night"
Sundayman's Greek road. turning
aside just before II gains the turnpike
TO the Eyre hotel 10 evade stretch
Of marsh. travels on wooden stills
across n deep clear pool fed by n
spring. The most rigorous constable
could have found no basis for protest
In the pace maintained across the
bridge by a light electric car, carry
Ing u 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
It's occupant a better view or figure
PROSTATE on the brink OF the pool.
Presently the figure came TO the pos.
ture OF all tours. The face turned
upward. and the motorist caught the
CLINT of n monocle. Then the face
turned again TO its quest
Are you looking for something /
ost?'' asked the man in the car.
Pm hoping TO discover the eggs or /
,ertain neuropterOus insects"
'Ah! You are an entomolOgist, |
then" Il
ITO some extent"
$50 was |, once-when ! had more |
lime Business has drawn my atten- !
ion. though never my interest away |
rom 1T. I've entirely dropped my /
-eading in the last year. BY the way. |
we're you here IN time TO witness the /
swarm OF antiopas last month:
Rather unusual. think"
mo. | missed that What was the
eature. speciality"
The suddenness OF the appearance.
fou know. Helmund says that
The stranger went on at some
ength. He appeared TO he an INFER
.sted rather than learned student OF
he subject AS ne talked. sitting on
he step OF his car from which he had
the other studied him. his
luiet but forceful voice. his severely
handsome face. with its high brows
iarsh nose. and chiseled outlines. from
which the eyes looked forth. thought
nj. alert. yet with the gaze OF IA man in
min. Presently he remarked very
IF you are going back to the hotel.
nay ! take you along: l nm Aiexan-
Ter Blair
Thank you. I'll be glad OF lift
Iy name ID Chester kenI''