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The Secret of Lonesome
All Pupils of
FIELD SCHOO:
EUGENE
Cove
Seventh Ave., Between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Sts.
Will Be the Guests of The Argus
By SAMtlL HOPXINS ADAMS
CTTihu 1912. fc, ,h, B.bW-HH
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CHAPTER XVI.
Chanc. S't In.
Bt hi -.de. Chester Kent
i . th nhitform of th
toou " - - ---jUrtiD&ile
Center Mutl -n wait
in for toe morning train to Boa-
A Before h!m paced Sedgwick, with
m of ctorm.
- toe artist J 'a1"011- "C'hct. I :
Z, ber ag-iiu." pleaded Sedg- j
... I
i mot t
-rrhfMf that tact and delicacy
rticiTOO di.playsJ :.t your last meet- I
- hrak. .n Kent curtly. "Asking I
.asm to marry y.u n the day of
10 t oer uuMiiiiuj uuiiai.
I be p-p-pardon." stuttered the man
"Are you Mr. Blalr? I'm Mrs. Kent.- '
At this astonishing announcement,
amusement xleamed In the woman
eye and pave a delicate np twist to:
tte corners or the soft mouth.
"I don't recognize you In your pres
ent attire. Mrs. Kent." she murmured.
"No. Of course not. I I meant to
y that Is. you know" Kent Fath
ered Ms forces, resolved desperately to
see It through now. "There are things
I want to spenk to yon about. I wish
to get on your car."
"Certainly not." replied she deckdve-'f-
"I do not know you."
"I am a friend of Francis Sedg
wick. Try to lelleve me when I tell
yon that I wish only to save both e
Zrfralck checked bis nervous pac- j ou misunderstanding and suffering
. . t .- a i 1 nPPHfP mlt1rilAMatt1.M a mm
"Do Jou 90 ' ou j
m mo t parry iv mat I
-rftln'y not. Sbe attended the )
Bgtl ceremony in goid faith. In
rr belief the real circumstance of
jjV death are a unknown to ner as .
yt ire to-to you."
ianming always that he Is dead,
jar confidence being so sound. It j
( be baaed on something. How did j
a tone to his death V j
1f I knew that I shouldn't be going !
i Boston to consult an astrologer. ;
ulJotT- . !
-I tm pJinr one to neogerow
gut." concluded the artist obsti- j
tor
tile
D too know Boom 571 at
tjlir a.ked Kent abruptly.
-c. T: I do too."
Tilk op to the hotel. Give this
xi t the clerk. Get the key. Go
1 that room at once. I-le down on
par bark with your eyes open and
tak for one hour Dy tne watcn. ir
a the end of that time you still be
fcrrt jon're right go ahead. Will you
Arreed. It bargain. But It
ra t chance my mind."
'I bargain's a bargain. It won't
wti to." taid Kent coolly. "By that
doe. If I have any understanding of
Ir. Alexander Blair, he will hnve put
needles misunderstanding and suffer
ing.- ne added.
"It Is too Inte." jibe said hopelessly.
"Now. what cock and bull story has
Alexnndor Blair told her?" Kent de
manded of his mind. "How much does
she know or how little?
The Jar and forward lurch of the car
before him brought him out of his rev
erie. "Can I see you in Boston?" be asked
hurriedly.
She shook her head. "Not now. I
can see no one. And, remember, I do
not even know you."
Kent cast about rapidly In his mind
a 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
vard. "Do you know, him? he asked.
"Yes. He is my mother's half broth
er." "And my valued friend." he cried.
"May I get him to bring me?" He waa
almost running now beside the win
dow. "Yes." she assented. "It you insist.
But I will hear no word of of your
friend."
"I understand. Agreed." called Kent.
"Tomorrow morning then."
Kent weut direct to Cambridge, ne
found his friend, one of the finest and
at
"HE EMPIRE THEATRE
Saturday Matinee, Nov. 21, 2:30 p. m.
.One Free ticket will be given to every pupil of the ahove school Friday noon when school
is dismissed. Look for The Argus man with the tickets.
Bill for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
MORALIS BROS.
A Bachelor's Dream.
WILLIAMS & WALES
"The Two Singing Girls"
LORRAINE & DUDLEY
"The Way to-a Man's Heart."
CARSON & WILLARD
"Patter-oit-ism"-Scene, Independence Hall, Philadelphia
MARVELOUS DANUBE TROUPE
World's Greatest Aerialists
Bill Beginning Sunday, Nov. 22
brown & Mccormick
In an Original Dancing Novelty
LOUIS GRANAT, The Human Parrot Whistling Virtuoso
FREDERICK V. BOWERS & Co.
Assisted by Ada Ripel, Robert Mose Benks and Charles
Jones, (Dancers) Conductor, Oscar Frederickson.
THE HEBREW SAILORS
Dow & Dow, "Funny Things Aboard a Comic Cruiser."
BUCKLEY'S ANIMALS
Featuring Roller Skating Bears. Funniest Act in Vaudeville
Watch this space next Wednesday Your school may be next.
profoundest philosophers of bis time.
wurlsdy of mystery on the morning j sitting In a closed house over a game
nia whki leaves for Boston by one .
tne other roads. If not. why. you j
mj take y onr chance." i
TirkledT said Sedgwick. "Well. I
re you too morn to go bock on my ;
Ftement. Bat see here. Kent. She's !
tkssf to Boston. You're going to Bos- j
Vm. Too can easily find out where
St Bialri live. Go to ber for me and ,
"BtaTea forbid r cried Kent piously.
"Earent I told you that I am a
631 creature and especially about fe
Ui? Over seventy I like em. and
der (even I love 'em. Between 1
I B3i 'tm. ni do anything for you but
21 ay boy." be concluded as the
Oi rune rambling lu.
Tiej I snail have to follow and
ner np myserf. returned his
of that form of solitaire appropriately
denominated "Idiot's delight."
"It 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 ob
vious conuect Ion between the unknown from what he, the relative, could as- son to believe that this person came
IxhI.v on the beach and the Blair trag- j certain the affair was substantially there to meet some one from the Blair
edv." I this: On the evening before the' wo- , place. It is to run him down that I
"I'tor Mariorler exclaimed the old ' roan's body was found Wilfrid Blair. ; have come to Boston.
man. "For her marriage I blame my- ' who had been exhibiting symptoms of
self largely. When Marjorle Dorrance
was left an orphan I was her nearest
relative of an age and position such as
to constitute a moral claim of guard
ianship. She visited here when she
was eighteen came like a flood of sun
light into this house. A beautiful vivid
girl, half child, half woman: with a
beautiful vivid mind. When I return
ed from one of my Journeys Into the
St "I'll wire you before 1 come, j j,ast found that Marjorle was en
iitj." I gazed to that wretched creature. Now,
"Br the way." said Kent, leaning be Is dead. Let be. I have seen llt-
I from the car step upon which he ' tie of her In late years. God grant
mt fwnn hlnutelf. "don't be disturb- ; the life with him has not crushed out
job mia that drawing which we of her all her sweetness and bappl-
"Bjnt from Elder Iiennett at a bar- i ness."
Bi" I "While I am no Judge of women.
Kiaiit? Why. where is It?"
la mj i3it case."
" It doing there?"
"V. 700 see. If it's a sketch for a
S portrait by Elliott, as I sus
K, aome of the art ieoile In Boston
ncornixe it. Good luck" I hope
at t tee you soon too soon, that is"
Ql and a demnzed railway
i(9ta Mnmir . .... tt.n
iBJul et.- i .....-... i" " ' i"""-
said Kent Judicially. "I Bhould ren
ture to aver that It hasn't. But about
calling on ber my being a stranger,
you see and In the first days of her
I widowhood social conventions, and
that sort of thing."
"Mist nd moonshine, my dear elr!
Moonshine and mist! Marjorie feels
no grief. She will pretend to' none
1 not even to herself. I will take you
-
or Hot. ton a few miles is a
and a crowing. Here Kent's
wa held op by Home minor ac- j
Here. rra th train fmm the1
the other road stopped for
r'c, Thus it waa that Kent, steo-
"iwtto lake the air. found himself
Cl Into an open Pullman window
1 Soman', f op, f
Blairr
'once In hia Iir "hutr Kent's
'e4tongne had broken the leash,
dlately Le u i.mm imv iHt-n a
:rol sum of money to recall
,
I mtmw
J VI "DTDeSS.
I clrlUb face turned.
He was In
But it was too
"Blair 111 treated her?" asked Kent.
"Ob. ill treatment! That Is a wide
terra. I believe that the poor weak
ling did his best to keep faith and
honor. But ropes of mud are strong.
Those with which he bad bound him
self drew him resistlessly back to the
ewers. Here was but a marriage of
glamor at best-"
"Does ahe know anything
manner of Blair' death?"
So one know much of it. from
what I understand, unless it be Alex
ander Blair. One of the family who
went to Hedgerow bouse for the fu
neral called upon me as a courtesy due
to Mrs. Blair' nearest relative. Alex
ander Blair, be said, waa reticent. His
dread of publicity la notorious. But
of the
II m CLOGGED NOSTRILS OPEN,
HEAD COLDS AND CATARRH VANISH
ii.
Wt1al Dlacharo. f - n. .11 u..
... -
Tjy "Br',
in Bm.'
""Applr a little in the nostrils and
Cy your cioggej no&e and stop-
. i
' ' paoiaxes of the head win
TOO arlll V - .v . . j . . 1 1 .
m " - uiMiua leljr, gunacaa
ntT1"1 !hiappfcx. By morning!
a?1Urrn. old In-head or catarrhal
will be gone.
4m, nIsry now! Cet a small
fcT "ET' Cream Balm" at any
Cater fi . .
dissolve by the heat of the nostril;
penetrates and heal the inflamed,
swollen membrane which line the
nose, head and throat: clear the air
passages; stops nasty discharge and a
feeling of cleansing. oothlnc relief
comes immediately. Don't lay awaka
tonight atrugtllng for breath, with
head stuffed; nostril closed, hawking
and blowing. Catarrh or a cold, with
its running nose, foul mucous dropping
Into the throat, and raw dry-"" u dl"
U-esaln but truly needle.
Put your faith Just onca In Ely
Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear.
liryor Houaa Paaxnutcjr. (AdvJ
melancholia, left the house secretly.
No one saw him go. but about the
time that he left the unknown woman
was seen In the vicinity of Hedgerow
house."
"By whom?"
"By a half breed Indian, a devoted
servant of the family, who was prac
tically young Blair's body servant."
"Gansett Jim! That helps to ex
plnln." "Whether or not Wilfrid Blair had
arranged a meeting with this woman
is not known. As you know, she was
found with her skull crushed ou the
sen beach. Blair was afterward dis
covered by his half breed servant mor
tally injured and was brought home to
die."
"That I Alexander Blair's version or
the tragedy?"
"A I understand It."
"Wilfrid Blair never waa brought
home."
"Ah? In any case Alexander Blair
is striving to conceal some scandal,
the nature of which I have no wish to
guess. By the way, 1 should have add
ed that he suspects a third person, an
artist, resident not far from his place,
of being hi son's assailant."
"Francis Sedgwick."
"You know the man?"
"It Is on his behalf that I am act
ing," replied Kent.
"My Informant, however, inclines to
the belief that Alexander Blalr Is
wrong; that Wilfrid Blalr killed the
woman and then Inflicted mortal
wounds upon himself. Perhaps yon
would better see my informant for I
yourself."
"Unnecessary, thank you. Mr. Blair
Is not telling quite all that he knows,
believes. If I correctly follow his
mental processes that Francis Sedg
wick met hi son on the night of the
tragedy, by chance or otherwise, and
that In the encounter which he be
lieves followed Wilfrid Blalr was kill
ed. Unfortunately ome color of mo
tive is lent to this by the fact that
Sedgwick had fallen desperately in
lore with Mrs. Blalr."
"Impossible: Marjorle la not the wo
man to permit such a thing."
"Without blame to her or. Indeed, to
either of them. She also believes now
that Sedgwick killed ber hnsband."
"And and she was Interested In
your friend T asked the old scholar
lowly.
"I fear that is. I trust so. Circum
stantial evidence la against Sedgwick,
but I give you my word. sir. It i
wholly Impossible that h should have
killed your niece' husband."
To doubt your certainty would be
crassly stupid. And are you hopeful
of clearing up the circumstances?"
"There I want your aid. The night
of the tragedy fl person wearing a dark
gjrinent embroidered with allver stars 1
waa on Haw kill helghta. I have rea-
"A man wearing a dark garment em
broidered with silver stars." said the
philosopher. "Surely a strange garb
in this age of sartorial orthodoxy."
"Not for an astrologer."
"Ah. an astrologer! And you think
he came from Boston?"
"I think." said Chester Kent, draw
ing some newspaper clippings from his
noc-ket. "thnt somewhere amoncr these
advertisements taken from the news-' ' them.
papers
down to her from her grandmother,
Camilla Grosvenor. She was rather a
famous person in her time. C. L- El
liott painted her one of his finest por
traits. I believe. And and she was
remarkable in other respects. She was
a woman of great force of character
and great personal attraction, I be
lieve, though she was not exactly beau
tiful. When she was still under thirty
she became the leader of a band of
mystics and star worshipers. I believe
that she became infatuated with one
young German, and that
which are subscribed for at j there was an elopement by water. This
Hedgerow bouse be is to be found."
"There I ought to be able to help.
Through my association with the oc
cult society I have investigated many
of these gentry. Great rascals, most of
them."
"Whom would you consider the most
able of the lot?"
The old man set a finger on one of
the clippings. "Preston Jax." said he,
"is the shrewdest of them all. Some
times I have thought that he bad dim
flashes of real clairvoyance."
"Probably be is my man. Anyway,
I shall visit him first, and if I find that
his office waa closed on July 5"
"It was and for a day or two there
after as I chance to know, because one
of the occult society secret agents
was to have visited him and could not
get an appointment."
"Good! I shall see you, then, tomor
row, sir."
Ten o'clock of the following morning
found, the Harvard professor formally
presenting his friend. Chester Kent, to
Mrs. Wilfrid Blair at the house or tne
cousin with whom she was staying. J
"My dear." said the old gentleman,
"you may trust Professor Kent's Judg
ment and Insight as Implicitly as his
honor. I can give no atronger recom
mendation and will now take my
leave."
Kent resisted successfully a wild and i
fearful desire to set a restraining bold
upon the disappearing coattails, for em
barrassment bad again engulfed the
scientist' soul.
"I don't know exactly how to begin,
he said.
"Then I will help you." said she, be
coming auddenly grave. "You are her
to speak to me of some topic wholly
distinct from one forbidden phase.'.'
"Have you lot any jewels lately,
Mrs. Blalr?"
The girl-widow started. "Yes. How
did you know?"
"You have made no complaint or
published no advertisements for them?"
"1 hav kept It absolutely secret.
Father Blair Insisted that I should
do o."
"They were valuable, these Jewels?"
"The ring were. Intrinsically, but
what 1 most valaed was the necklace
of km twpux. TUey were the Gru
veuor topazea."
A family rellcT"
I remember, at least her body washed
nsU6re on the coast not very far from
Hedgerow house."
! "At Lonesome Cove?"
"Yes. The very name of It chills
me. For my husband it had an uncan
ny fascination. He used to talk to me
about the place.',
"Would you know the face of Camil
la Grosvenor?"
"Of course. The Elliott portrait
bangs in the library at Hedgerow
house."
Kent took from under his coat the
drawing purchased from Elder Dennett
"That is the same." said Mrs. Blair
unhesitatingly. "It isn't quite the
same pose as the finished portrait, and
it lacks the earring which is in the
portrait. But I should sny it is surely
Elliott's work. Couldn't it be a pre
liminary Bketcli for the portrait?"
"Probably that is what it Is."
"Can you tell me where It came
from?"
"From between the pages of an old
book. Tell me how your necklace was
lost, please."
"I don't know. On the afternoon of
July 5 I left Hedgerow house rather
hurriedly. My maid, 'whom I trust Im
plicitly, was to follow with my trunks,
including my jewel case. She arrived
a day later, with part of the Jewels
missing, and a note from Father Blalr
saying that there had been a robbery,
but that I was to say nothing of it."
enforced it remains for the citizens to
bring about a change." The speaker
further urged the men to take more
interest in elections, if they would
better conditions.
L. R. Leidig talked on the need of
public parks and playgrounds and
convinced his hearers that as an eco
nomic proposition the city could well
afford to give this matter careful con
sideration. Linn Ewing considered the merits of
earlier closing of saloons and cited
cities where it is in force to show the
improved condition that resulted both
In community prosperity and in the
appearance of the Btreets at night.
The subjects were all discussed by
the club and a vote taken showing
its approval of the talks.
Announcement has already been
made regarding the diamond medal
given by L. S. McCabe to be awarded
the member of the club making the
best record in this year's work. Last
night President Vernon appointed E.
ASK $10,000 FOR
JEMEL AND DEATH
Suit Filed in Circuit Court by
Administrator of Victim
of Auto Mishap.
Fred Muttera, Davenport, under sur
veillance of authorities following the
accident which caused the death of
John Jemeland, Moline, at the corner
of Fifth avenue and Twenty-seventh
street last Thursday night, was made
defendant in a damage suit asking
$10,000, filed in circuit court this aft
ernoon. The suit was Instituted by Attorney
W. R. Moore, for Robert Rank, Moline,
who is administrator of the estate of
M. Starr as chairman of a committee ! Mr- Jemeland.
of three who will pass on the rules to Tne $10,000 is asked for the death
govern the contest. I of Jemeland.
(To be Continued Next Saturday.)
TOASTMASTERS' CLUB HAS
REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION
Members of the Toastmaster's club
enjoyed a pleasant time last night.
Following supper President Vernon
called the club to order and introduced
the toastmaster for the evening. E. M.
Starr of the high school.
Mr. Starr announced the general
topic for the evening, "The Needs of
Rock Island." In the talks given and
the general discussion that followed,
the member showed a keen Interest
in municipal affairs.
J. C. Searle was the flr6t Fpeaker
and his subject was law enforcement.
"As water will never rise higher than
its head neither will law enforce
ment go beyond' the demands of the
people. Therefore if Rock Island
"Not my own family. My husband's J tela that the law axe not properly
mother left them to me. Thej cam
The generosity of Mr. McCabe will
not only result in increasing the mem
bership of this already popular club,
but will add much to the efficiency of
the work done.
This club meets twice a month and
any who would like to enter the con
test will need to join before the De
cember meeting.
The boys' department of the Y. M.
C. A. will be the place for the "Old
Settlers" reunion to be held Tuesday,
Nov. 24, 8 to 9 p. m. This reunion will
be for all "Old Settlers" In the boys'
department. The term "Old Settler"
applies to all those boys whose mem
bership cards are dated December, for;
they were the first to join the Y." M
still pending
jury.
The investigation is
before the coroner's
ARSENALATWORK
ON NEW TYPE GUN
Field Piece Being: Perfected
Here Can Be Used in De
struction Air Craft.
A howitzer field gun, which can be
used in the destruction of military air
C. A. hence the term "Old Settlers." j craft, is being perfected at the Rock
A number of boys of this rroup, to- Island arsenal and testa of the device
gether with the secretaries of the i were made today.
boys' department have arranged quite ! Although it was invented only a year
a unique program for this occasion. It . and a half ago, it was not primarily
Is expected that 'over one hundred I designed for the use against aero
"Old Settlers" will attend. j planes, but as it is more flexible than
Old stories of the plains, recitations, I those manufactured heretofore, it can
streopticon views of early days, j be adapted to the use in this depart
muHic. stunts about the big fireplace. ; ment of army fighting,
and of course there will be some j If perfected the gua will replace the
"eats." No one but "Old Timers" will 3-inch field gun and 3-inch mounting
be admitted. It promises to be an eve- j gun. the latter having been mounted
ning full of fun tor all.
on mules when In service. The new
i gua can be handled more convenient-
By a strange stroke of fortune, a ' ly and aimed much easier,
large number of the Belgian refugees j The success of the gun will mean
who have arrived in London are find-' the manufacture of the type In Urge
ing accommodations in a district j Quantities, since it will replace the
which, before the outbreak of hostil- other two kinds now being used.
ities, formed one of the chief German I
colonies in the metropolis Forest hill ' No Thanksgiving Game,
and Sydenham. Mauy of the visitors i Commissioner Jonas Bear says that
are well-to-do, and are renting good tlle cit5" Dal1 Park bas not been en
sized houses in the neighborhood. ' KaKeu rr a football game Thanksgiv
while others, less fortunately endow- He Ba'8 thls unusual and
ed. are being quartered upon sympa-1 bopes the park will not be Idle on that
thizers. (occasion.
i lie also states that all the hydrans
All tbe news all the time Thelcf thd city are being tested our pre
Argus. jlitniuary to the winter season.