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never would take q penny from her
and when lived here during the
Few weeks paid my board. Yes, sir
I'm an honest man."
am convinced you are, Bawdsey
and 1 apologize for my suspicious
But In some wnys-eh?-
didn't act very straight, Won
mean. Well. sir. fancied, seeing
what you know. that you might sus.
, pect me Of killing her"
No. Bawdsey. AS you have acted
so fairly all through. I am convinced
that you nre Innocent on that score.
But why did you say that t-the Son
Reno crime was connected with the
death Of MRS. Jerseyr'
Bawdse$ opened his eyes. Cant
yo,,- go. sfr2 The stiletto."
oh. you mean that the weapon used
oy Lola was the same one as MP IA.
ther was killed withq'
Certainly. Mr. Brendon. It belong
ed to Sonora Velez. the mother. She
gave IL to Lola. for I saw it in ber
rooms before the death Of Mrs. Jersev.
and I recognized Il from the descrin.
ton given by my wife"
"But there nre dozens of sti,etto,
IKE that one. Lord Darlington showed
II to me-"
Yes. that's true enough. but, you
see. from what my. wife told me. !
knew that she had got the dagrer
from the woman velez. 1t wasn't hard
70 seSwhen I dropped across n similar
weapon in the room Of woman also
called velezr that 1t was the same.
Now you ser fhow Il fs that Lola knew
so much ssR6Et the death of your Ia
of I sss iHattss y seans Z sslk ssk
g 8gw ga sqp drop on the sun
the dFet ptnctf, = b
.e nan1e was enough for no:f Il
sw Lola. AMI fell in love with her.
as you know lIhen remembSred tIs<l
name Velez as&sp int Seti6nD
ner. One thin hother until I
knew the who,4 story. and she admit
TED that the stiletto was the one with
which Mr.. Vane had been killed"
George thought for few minutes
Tell me, Bawdscy." he said Mt length.
did you suspect Lola Of committing
the crimeT"
Yes. did," admitted Bawdsey
frankly. S"You see. she has a devil OF
temper. l never knew that she had
gOna- na-ta-s>---Aso---.Ia~~ Bucoscu Oc-
cause Of the way she tried to learn the
whereabouts OF the house"
"You mean the crimson lightf Her
excuse was foolish thought the other
day when you stated it" said George.
But when did you first suspect herr
when I picked up the stiletto rec
ognized it at once. 1t was my intention
to take 1t round to her. so that she
should not be incriminated. but was
so upsetrrns said {1(1<otlser iay--that
forg6k bout, ,<h zakfer. When
did thin 3 was too ID &c fox Berrinak
toa woke M and put on coat 8
w6istsrad yhofld 81 5(Id ma
the stilett6p M; lI lev11
50 81 Geo. Geo. zss stole it. as IS
"Oh, I see howit Is now. But I real
ly did suspect Lola. asked her II she
was In the house. She said that she
had been, although she denied 1t at
first"
How did you bring her to confessr
II threatened to identify the stiletto.
Then she told the truth-if 1t was the
TRUTH" said Bawdsey.
ooh. I think So don't believe she
killed the woman. Since she had got
what she wanted-the confession
there was no sense In her committing
a murder. No. l quite believe that she
threw the dagger Mt Mrs. Jerseys feet.
as she said"
Bawdsey scratched his head. T won
der who did kill Eliza" he muttered.
If Lola is innocent and l am inno-
cent" He looked at Brendon.
r 81 can't-i,eIpN,you." replied George,
rising. THE thing Is quite beyond me-
1t must have Been some one in the
house."
no" replied Bawdsey positively.
"Rcmemher Mr. Train heard n door
closc-thc front door-some time about
half past H."
"That was you. was 1t not?"
"No, sir. l did not arrive till close on
IL, and Mrs. Jersey was already dead.
The door must have been opened and
closed by the nairderer. and. he left
Just before arrived"
Dut HOW coulu ne nave entereuG
You alone had the latchkey. As to Lo-
Ia, she slipped in while Mrs Jersey was
dlsmissing her guests"
Bawdsey shook bis head. 81 can't
understand 1t, sir. OF course there was
another gentleman. who had the house
for short time" He booked meaning.
iy at Brendon.
George looked Aizzled. What do
you mean" he asAd.
"Well, SIR begin Bawdsey. with