The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
"Grave robbery2 It is.' TzS Where T'' iz fW

1 "Grave robbery2, It is.' S
 Where ?' iz fW
 "In a private buryine ground on the Blairs' estate"
 ~.'Wilfrid Blair's grave? When was the funeral2"
 E'This morning. I was among those present, though don't think my name will be mentioned in the papers,
 sWhy should you have been there7''
 EHOh, set it down to vulgar curiosity, ? said Kent.
 Probably you'd say the same if asked, you the motive for this present expedition. I suppose you fully appre- ciate the chance we are takingw
 'sDidn't tell you that it was rather more than a life and death riskT
 Something cold touched Sedgwtck $ hand in the darkness. His fingers closed around a dask. t'No; no Dutch courage for me. Where is this place P
 "On Sundayman's creek. some four teen miles from the Nook as the mo- torcar flies. g
 i ''Fourteen miles, repeated Sedgwick nusingly, following a train of thought 1 that suddenly glowed, a beacon light of hope And these BIafrs have some connection with the dead woman of ] the Cove, the woman who wore her jeweIs.' His fingers gripped and sank into Rents hard fbered arm. 'sChet, for the love of heaven tell me! Is she onetof these BIairs ?''
 'sNo, nonsense, 'Sedgwick,'' returned the other sternly. sfYou're to act-yes, and think-under orders till the nights job is done''}
 There was silence for nearly half an hour, while the car slipped, ghostIike, along the wet roadway. Presently it turned aside and stopped
 .tFootwork now, said Kent. 'aTake the spades and follow"
 He himself, leading the way. carried coil of rope on his shoulders. For what Sedgwick reckoned to be half 8 mile they widowed across soaked meadows, until the whisper of rain upon water came to his ears.
 Keep close 2 directed his guide and preceded him down steep bank
 The stream was soon forded Hmerg- ing on the farther side they scrambled mp the other bank into a thicker dark ness, where sedgwick, coIliding with a gnarIed tree trunk, stood lost and waiting. A tiny bar of light appeared. It came to rest upon fresh garish ridge of earth, all pasty and yellow in the rain, and abruptly died
 .sToo dangerous to use the lantern, murmured Kent. Take the near end and dig
 Both men, fortunately, were in hard training The heavy soil flew steadily and fast Soon they were waist deep. Kent in a low voice bade his fellow boiler stop.
 Mustn't wear ouselves out at the start" he said eTake five minutes restp
 At the end Of three minutes sedg- wick was groping for his spade "I've got to go on, Chet," he gasped 'eThe silence and idleness are too much for me-
 nander. ''The clouds are breaking, worse luck And some one might pos sibIy be mp and about in the house. Go to iti''
 This time there was no respite until, with a thud which ran up his arm to his heart, Rents iron struck upon wood. Both men stood frozen into attitudes of attention. No sound came from the house.
 sEasy now" warned Kent. afber he judged it safe to continue .I thought that Jim dug deeper than that Spade it out gently. And feel for the han dles.''
 i've got one, " whispered Sedgwick.
 ssClinb out, then, and pass me down the rope.p
 As Sedgzsick gained the earth's level the moon, sailing from behind a cloud poured flood of radiance between the tree trunks Rents face as he raised it from the grave, stretching out his hand for the cord, was ghastly, but bis lips smiled encoura cement.
 'tAll rightI One minute, now, and we're safe.'
 .'safer' repeated the other. with that opened gravel shall never feel safe again
 From between the earthen walls Rents voice came, muf1ed "Safe as a church." he ayerred, from the min ute that we have the coffin. Take this end of the rope. Got it? Now this one. It's fast fore and aft Here I come"
 With a leap he clambered out of the excavation. He took one end of the rope from Sedgwick's hand "AlI ready to haul?" he inquired in matter of. fact tones.
 wait. What are we going to do l with this-this thing?''' demanded his colaborer. we can never get it to | the car"
 A low chuckle sounded from: the l shrubbery back of them. The resur- rectionists stood, stricken.
 An owl" whispered sedgwick at length.
 No" replied Kent in the same tone. | Then in full voice and with vivid UT gency, ''HaulT'
 Up came the heavy casket, pumping and grating. Even through tKe rope Sedgwick felt with horror the tum- bling of the helpless sodden body with in. With powerful effort Kent swung his end up on the mound The lantern flashed. By it's gleam Sedgwick saw Kent striving to force his spade edge | tInder tho coffin lid to r1rv ft l00Sa rvhe