Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-18
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Copyright. 1912. BY the Bebb.-n.,,;u
Company

II beg p-p-pardon." suffered the man
Are you Mr.. Blair: I'm Mrs. Kent
At this astonishing announcement.
amusement cleaned in the woman.
eyes and gave a delicate up twist to
the corners Of the soft mouth.
i don't recognize you in your pres-
ent attire. Mrs Kent" she murmured
mo. or course not. I-I-meant to
say-that Is. you know Kent gath
cred his forces. resolved desperately TO
see IL through now. There are things
i want to speak to you about. I wish
TO get on your car
Certainly not" replied she decisive
~ Il do not know you"
Il am a friend of Francis Sedr.
wick Try to believe me when I tell
you that l wish only TO save both of
you misunderstanding and suffering
needless misunderstanding and suffer
ing" he added.
1t l. too late" she said hspeIessly.
Now. what cock and bull story has
Alexander Blair told herr" Kent de-
manded OF his mind. How much does
she know ar how little?-
The jar and forward Iurch of the car
before him brought him out of his rev.
erie.
Can see you in Boston?" be asked
hurriedly.
She shook her head. Not now
can see no one. And, remember, 1 do
not even know you
Kent cast about rapidly in his mind
as he walked along with the car for
some one who might be a common ac-
quaintance. He mentioned the name
OF a very great psychologist at Har-
ward. DO you know him:'' he asked.
Yes. He is my mothers half broth
err"
And my valued friend" he cried
May l get him to bring me?' He was
almost running now beside the win
dow.
Yes" she assented. iii you insist.
But 1 will hear no word of-of your
friend"
II understand. Agreed" called Kent.
Tomorrow morning then"
Kent went direct TO Cambridge. He
found his friend. one of the finest and
profOundest philosophers of his time.
sitting in a closed house over a game
of that form Of solitaire appropriately
denominated idiots delight"
1T is long since you have done me
the honor to consult me-" said the |
old scholar, smiling.
Kent outlined the case to him.
You see" he said. there is an OBJ !
vious connection between the unknown .
body on the beach and the Blair trag- !,
edy"
Poor Marjorie"' exclaimed the old :
man. For her marriage I blame my
self largely. When Marjorie Dorrance
was left an orphan ! was her nearest .
relative OF an age and position such as
TO constitute a moral claim of guard
She visited here when she
was eighteen-camel like a flood of sun
light into this house. A beautiful vivid
girl. half child. half woman; with a
beautiful vivid mind. When / return
ed from one of my journeys into the
past | found that Marjorie was en-
gagged to that wretched creature. Now.
he Is dead Let be. | have seen lit
tie of her in late years God grant
the life with him has not crushed out
Of her all her sweetness and happi-
ness"
while am no Judge OF women"
said Kent iudicialIy Il should ven
ture to aver that II hasn't. But about
calling on her-my being a stranger.
Tidowhood-social conventions. and
that sort OF thing"
Mist and moonshine, my dear sir!
and mist. Marjorie feels
no grief She will pretend to none
not even to herself. / will take you
10 her tomorrow"
blair i'll treated herr asked Kent
"Oh. i'll treatment! That is wide
ERIN. / believe that the poor weak
ing did his best to keep faith and
lonor. But ropes OF mud are strong.
Those with which he had bound him
,eif drew him resistlessly back to the
levers. Here was but marriage OF
,lamor at best"
Does she know anything OF the
manner of Blair's death?'
mo one knows much Of 1t, from
what i understand. unless 1t be Alex
,nder Blair One OF the family who
vent to Hedgerow house for the fu-
,eraI called upon me as courtesy due
O Mrs. BIair's nearest relative Alex !
pder Blair. he said, was reticent- HIS ,
Tread Of publicity is notorious But ,