Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-14

him, why you threatened himT'
 T did not threaten him."
 "Lord Darlington informed me that
 you threatened to get him into trouble.
 That was why he consulted me, and
 that is why I have come to tell you that if you fight Lord Darlington you
 will fight me also.'
 Don't press too hard, MT. Brendon.
 am willing to do you service. and
 you are misjudging me-" said Bawd- gey.
 T am willing to hear what you have to say"
 ..If you are satisfied with my ex- planation, will you endeavor to get
 Lola to marry me?"
 "I know nothing about you save
 what my grandfather told me, and his report does not bias me in your favor." Bawdsey shrugged his shoulders.
 rLola Is well able to look after her. self" he said. T think I mentioned that before. But if you are satisfied with what am about to tell you will you help mel.
 "Tll do my best," said George im- patiently. "But l shall not advise her to marry you unless you prove to me 3 that you do not intend to blackmail Lord Darlington
 S Nothing was farther from my B thoughts" said Bawdsey earnestly. Tt
 was to my interest that your grand 3 1 father should hold his tongue about my having been to this house. He would not have known had you $ not told him voluntarily" "Oh, yes, he would have discovered a in some way. I thought it best to be on the right side by confessing volun- |1 tarily what had done. said could 3 get him into trouble and admit that q did threaten him so far--simply to a make him hold his tongue" "You were afraid lest you should be q accused Of the crime?"
 Bawdsey looked at George in sur s prise 'That possibility never crossed $ my mind.s he replied calmly. T cer- X ta1nIy did not kill the woman. Do you
 think did, MT. BrendonT' George shrugged his shoulders. "Go- ing by circumstantial evidence''
 aOh''-Bawdsey dipped away that
 objection with a snap of his fingers $ ssthat's all right; I will explain. No,
 MT. Brendon; why wished Lord Der x I r1ngton % be silent was that I might
 carry out my plans so as to learn who
 killed Mrs. Jerseyp
 sAThen you are looking after the M casgp'
 Ion behalf of Lord Darlington. He
 has an idea that the assassin became
 possessed of confession which Mrs.
 Jersey left behind her''
 How do you know she left 1t r
 Because knew Mrs. Jersey very @ well, and, as told you long since,
 was once boarder here. One day @ she let slip that she had some one in her power, and would leave the evi
 dence of that power behind her SC
 that her niece might benefit I told
 this to Lord Darlington. He insisted
 that should try to discover the as # sassin so as to get that confession X which compromises him, back again S To spur me on he has promised me 8
 reward of a thousand pounds should obtain the confession and the convic x ton of the assassin. As want money
 to marry Lola, I am doing my best.
 came to live here for that purpose
 Lord Darlington talking of my visit te Y the house on the night of the crime
 would have jeopardized my plans M therefore was obliged--as you say
 to threaten him so as to make hin
 keep silent. So far, do you blame me snSS MT. Brendon"
 "No,' replied George, after som,
 thought, .sthe end justifies the means q But you might have adopted less ras
 cally means"
 r. 1T have not adopted any. have no ?, asked Lord Darlington for money, s, n am not blackmailer; nor do I in sr tend to claim from him anything bu II what is justly mine"
 '.And what Is justly yours, if yo' l. please?''
 ts .sThe reward of s1,ooo for the discov Y cry of the assassin
 H 'sOh! Have you learned who ktllet 'e her?' <. d ent confess am In fauit.''
 George pondered little. So ia b Bawdsey spoke frankly enough, but h
 could notsh mistrusting him. How le ever, since the man was in the tellinl Il vein, he thought it best to betray n r. doubts lest Bawdsey should turl to rusty. Well, the discovery is in you 1t hands," he said, .and I sincerely trus
 you will gain that thousand pounds to am as unwilling as my grandfarne
 that Mrs Jerseys connection with thi Id unfortunate business should becom Id public. I am perfectly convinced tha W the person who took that confessio tn stabbed the unfortunate woman" of Do you thinA so?" asked BawdseJ g. stealing glance at the newspaper. ir George nodded. "The confessio 7e was written. learned that much froI " Margery- Mrs. Jersey told her 1t wa ,t. a story. Well, as the confession wa 1e not found among Mrs. Jerseys paper
 when she died, 1t must have bee l taken by some one. But can't thin
 what interest such 8 thing can hay Id had for any one unless'' h. Unless what, MT. Brendong'
 Unless 1t contained the name of tn IT.. person who assassinated my father" T~s~@ Af. q