The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-03-19


Groot, the itinerant merchant. Sedg-
wick afterward met him and made in
quiries, but obtained no satisfaction.
"Sedgwick was back in his house by
8 o'clock, and we have witness here
who was talking with the wearer OF
the necklace at that hour. Jax, let us
have your statement"
Holding the copy Of the confession
in his hand in case Of confusion OF
memory, the starmaster told of his
rendezvous, of the swift savage at
tack, of the appalling incident Of the
manacles of the wild race across the
heights and of the final tragedy.
"rve thought and wondered and fig
ured day and night" he said in con-
clusion, "and l can't get at what that
rope and the handouts meant"
"The handouts must have come from
that dreadful collection Of Captain
Hogg's things in the big hallway at
Hedgerow house." said Marjorie Blair.
EYES," assented Kent, land the dim
clew to their purpose goes back again,
/ fancy, to the strange mysticism OF
the original Astraea. The disOrdered
mind, with which we have to deal,
seems to have been guarding against
any such separation as divided in
death Astraea from her Hermann"
at was the other man that killed
her." said Preston Jax, "the man l
heard yell when she went over But
what became of him?''
"Simon P. Groot spoke of hearing
that mans scream, too," confirmed
Balm. "Have you got any clew to him,
Professor Kent"
"The other man was Francis Sedg,
wick" declared Alexander Blair dog.
gedly.
Chester Kent shook his head.
1--WE got witness against that the.
DRY from your own side, Mr.. Blair, y
said he. "Gansett Jim at first thought
as you do. In that belief he tried to
kill Mr.. Sedgwick. Now he knows his
mistake. Isn't that so, Jim?"
"Yeh," grunted the half breed.
"There was no other man." said
Chester Kent Don't you understand
Mr.. Blair" he added, with significant
emphasis, 1.-The source Of that cry IL
the night heard by Jax and Simon P
Groot2"
A flash of enlightenment SWEEP
Blairs face. "Ah-h-hv' he said in {
long drawn breath. Then: II wal
wrong. l beg Mr.. Sedgwick's pardon.
Sedgwick bowed. Marjorie Blair.
hand went out, and her fingers CLOSED
softly on the tense hand of her father
in-law.
mo third person had any part what
soever in the drama which JaX has re
counted to U.s." pursued Kent. "Il
the morning the body was discovered
Sheriff Schlager was sent for. III
found in the pocket something that be
trayed the connection of the body wit
Hedgerow house."
"a bit of writing paper with tn
heading still legible," said the sheriff.
"With this he accosted Gansett jim
who after a night long search ha
come out on the cliff. Jim, assumin
that the sheriff knew all, told him c
the identity of the body. The sheri
| "
you an injustice, Schlager, you'll co
rect me-"
"Go right ahead Don't mind m
I'll take my medicine"
1 Every well. Schlager adopted IL
ready made theory which Mr.. Jax ha
prepared for him, so to speak, that Il
body was washed ashore, and arran
ed, with the connivance of DR. Bree
the medical officer, to bury it as q
unknown. For this perversion of the
duty Mr.. Blair rewarded them han
somely. AS l understand it, he drea
I ed any publicity attaching itself
Hedgerow house and his family.
/. ITO avoid this. Mr.. Blair was wi
ing even to let the supposed murdere
whom he believed to be Sedgwick,
unscathed of justice. BY chance
saw the body on the beach. Not uni
the inquest, however, did l realize Il
really startling and unique feature
the case. There is where you and L
Breed made your fatal error. M
Sheriff.
THAT'S right. You saw the ia
when we lifted the lid, s'pose."
! "No. You were too quick in repls
ing it,"
"Then how did you get on to I
thing?"
"From seeing the face after t
body was returned to the courtroom.
CHAPTER Xxx.
Tho Face In the Coffin.
"Y TOLD on a bit" interrupt
Lawyer Balm. II rememt
there was a fuss about
corDse not being publi(