Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-11

mo. I'm not so Interested in that
as in the other"
Something queer about this Blair
death: Not another MURDER
One side Of Chester Kent's face
smiled. No said he positively,
certainly not that
There has been a lot OF scandal
about young Blair. I'm told. Perhaps
they're burying him as quietly as pos
sible just TO keep out OF the papers,
/ Il shouldn't consider his method OF
burial likely to prove particularly
| quiet" returned Kent. "Of course
may he wrong. but think not. The
most private way to get buried is in
public"
/ We'll. II a death was crooked I'd
! want no better man than Breed TO help
cover it BY the way. the sheriff has
! been away since yesterday afternoon
I on some business that he kept to him
self"
That also may mean something"
remarked Kent thoughtfully. Now. IL
you'll find out about that newspaper
matter I'll go on over TO Sedgwick's.
You can get me there by telephone
In the studio Kent found Sedgwick
E
behind his back and his head for
ward
why the Gagged lion effect:" inquir-
ed the scientist.
Some one has been having a little
fun with me-" growled Sedgwick.
Apparently it was one sided.
What's this on the easelE'
What would you take il to be?'
Lets have n closer look
Walking across the room Kent plant
ed himself in front of the drawing
board. upon which had been fixed. by
means of thumb tacks, a square OF
rather soft white paper. exhibiting
evidence of having been crumpled up
and subsequently smoOthed out. On
the paper was a three-quarter draw
ing of a woman's head. the delicate
face beneath waves OF short curly
hair. turned a little from the left
shoulder. which was barely indicated.
Setting his useful monocle in his eve.
Kent examined the work carefully.
Il should take it," he pronounced at
length. Ito be n sort OF a second hand
attempt AT n portrait"
You recognize II. thought"
1T bears a resemblance to the face !
of the corpse at Lonesome Cove. Where !
did that precious work Of art come |
from:"
Heaven knows, Ching Lung found !
the sketch lying on the doorstep with !
a cobbIestone holding it down"
lit isn't a sketch"
What would you call IL, them
a copy. If you had used your eyes |
on IT instead OF your temper. you !
might have seen at once that 1t is a I
tracing. Look for yourself. now
Taking the magnifying monocle that .
Kent held out, the artist scrutinized .
the lines of the picture.
BY JOve, You're right" said he. /
It's been transferred through tracing .
paper and touched up afterward.
Rather roughly too. You can see where
the copyist has borne down too hard
on the lead"
What's your opinion Of the likeness
if IL is the likeness which you sup
poser" inquired Kent.
why. as ! remember the woman
this picture is n good deal localized.
The hair and the eyes are much the
same. But the lines Of the face in the
picture are finer. The chin and mouth
are more delicate. and the whole eff
feet softer and of a higher type
do you see anything strange about
the neck on the left side:"
Badly drawn: that's all"
Just below the ear there is a sort
of Darkness. isn't there?'
why. yes. 1t seems curiously IN
finished just there"
If you were touching IT up how
would you correct thatY
with a slight shading just there
where the neck muscle should be
thrown up a bit by the turn Of the
head"
COR by introducing a large pendant
which the COPPER has left out:'
Kent. you're a wonder! That would
do II exactly. But why in the name
Of all that's marvellous should the trac-
er OF this drawing leave out the ear
-ing?"
obviously to keep the picture as [
near like as possible to the body on the
beach"
Then you don't think it is the wo-
-.