The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-03-12

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~ Eyrie, Martindale Center:
n Dust ST. and send up seven
chairs. Chester Kent"
Nov, l wonder what that might
mean?" unused the day clerk Of the
Eyrie as he read the telegram through
for the second time. Convention in
the room of mystery. maybe?'
Nor did the personnel Of the visitors
who, in the course Of the late after
noon, arrived with requests to be
shown to 81 serve to efface this i'm
preston. First came the sheriff from
Annalaka. He was followed by a man
of unmistakable African derivation,
who gave the name of Jim and declin-
ed to identify himself more specifical-
| ly. While the clerk was endeavoring,
with signal lack of success, to pump
him. Lawyer Adam Balm arrived and
so emphatically vOuched for his prede-
cessor as to leave the desk lord no fur
Their excuse for obstructive tactics.
Shortly afterward Alexander Blair
came in with a woman heavily yelled
and was deferentially conducted aloft.
Finally Chester Kent himself appear
ed, accompanied by Sedgwick and
third man unknown to the clerk POM
pously arrayed in frOck coat and silk
hat and characterized by painfully
twitching chin.
"Who have Gomez" Kent asked the
clerk
That functionary ran over the list.
1--WE shall not need in 571 ice water,
stationery. casual messages, calling
cards or any other form of espionage"
said Kent. He led his companions to
the elevator
Sedgwick put hand on his arm
1.-THE woman with Blair?' he asked I'M
der his breath.
Kent nodded. 81 rather hoped that
she wouldn't come" he said. Blair
might better have told her, so far as
he knows"
"Then he doesn't know all?"
mo. And perhaps she would be con-
tent with nothing else. 1t is her right.
And she is brave woman is Marjorie
Blair, as Jax here can testify. We
have seen her under fire.
"She is that" confirmed the man
with the twitching chin.
This, then, is the final clear-up?"
asked Sedgwick.
"Final and complete"
Greetings among the little group in
the white hung room, SO strangely and
harshly thrown together by the dice
cast of the hand of Circumstance,
were brief and formal. Only Preston
JaX was named by Kent. with the COM
ment that his story would be forthcom-
ing.
First, the jewels"
Kent turned to Preston Jax, who
handed him package. Opening it,
Kent displayed the wonderful Grosve-
nor rose topazes, with a miscellaneous
lot of rings sparkling amid their coils
With a cry, Marjorie caught up the
necklace.
Are all the remainder of the lost
valuables there. Mrs. Blair?" asked
Kent.
She glanced carelessly at the rings
81 think So Yes. But this is what
matters to me-"
"These are all that Preston Jax
found on the body
ut was you who found the bodyw
demanded Blair Of Jax.
"Yes," said the astrologer uneasily.
'Were you alone when you found
.s?"
Eyes. No. don't know. There was
a man somewheres near. l heard him,
but l never saw him."
"Was Mr.. Francis Sedgwick with
you that night?" pursued Mr.. Blair in
measured tones.
II never saw Mr.. Sedgwick until to-
day"
There was a little soft sigh of relief
from where Marjorie Blair sat.
THAT may or may not be true" said
Alexander Blair sternly. 1T is the
word of man who has robbed dead
body if, indeed, he did not also kill''-
II didn't kill or rob any one" said
Jax.
How came you by my daughters
jewels, then. if you did not take them
from the body?'
"Who ever said | didn't take 'em
from the body?' retorted the other
81 did take 'em. but it wasn't robbery.
And what / want to know is how did
they come to be on the body anyhow?
What was that Astraea woman doing
with your daughters rings and neck
lace? Tell me THAR
"Wait moment put in Kent. eek
plain to Mr.. Blair, Jax, what your pur-
pose was in taking the Jewels"
ITO hide 'em. l thought the less
there was on the body to identify it
the better chance I'd have of getting
away. l was so scared that guess
was half crazy anyway. And now l
hear she never has been identified. Is
that right%
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