The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-20

Did what2" asked the girl, curiously
Why" said HOrval, murdered the
old woman"
Murder The word had a grews0me
and cruel sound, which caused HaEar's
cheek TO pale when it rang in her ears.
She had connected the amber beads
with robbery, but scarcely with the
taking Of life. The idea that she had
been in che company of a murderess
gave Rsgar a qualm, but, sUppressing
this ~ a weakness, she asked HOrvaI
to tel her the details Of the crime and
how il bore on the paWning of the am
Der bears
It's just this wa. miss" explained
the detective, easily This Rosa is the
Niger girl of Mrs ATryford-"
rs Rosa her real name2'
"Oh, yes; I s'pOse she thought she
might lose the beads if she gave a
wrong one, bit the address amt right.
It's the other end Of London as Mrs
Mrs. ATryfOrd lives-Or rather lived, -
added HOTval, correcting himself, see
ing she now occupies q Kensal Green
grave-Campden Hill, miss: a sweet
little house in Bedford Gardens. where
she lived with Rosa and Miss Lyle"
And who is Miss Lyle?"
THE companion Of Mrs. Arryford.
dry stick of a spinster. miss: not to
be compared with a fine girl like you -
HaEaT did not deign to notice the
compliment. but sharply requested Mr..
HorvaI to continue his story, which he
did. in no wise abashed by her cold de-
meanor.
IT'S just this way. miss" said he
again, the old lady, the old maid and
the niger wench lived together in
Bedford Gardens. a kind Of happy
family, as one might say, Mrs. AIRY
ford was the wilder of a West Indian
gent. and as rich as Solomon. She
brought those amber beads from ia
maica. and Rosa was always wanting
them"
Why? The necklace was very IN
suitable to one of her condition"
"a 'Twasn't exactly the cost of it as
she thought about" said HOrvai. nUrs-
ing his chin. but it seems that the
necklace is a fetish, or charm. OF lucky
penny, as you might say, to bring good
fortune to the wearer. Mrs, Arryford
was past wanting good luck, so hadn't
no need for the beads. Rosa asked her
for them. just for the good luck of
them. as YOU might say The old girl
wouldn't part. as she was as supersti-
tious as Rosa herself over that neck
lace. so i'm the end Rosa murdered her
10 get it"
How do you know she did?' asked
Hagar, doubtfully-
How do I know" echoed the detec-
tive in surprise. Cause I amt a fool,
miss. Last week Mrs. Arryford was
found in her bed with d carving knife
in her heart, as dead as a doornail,
and the beads was missing Miss Lyle,
she didn't know anything about it, and
Rosa swOTe she hadn't left her room,
so, you see, we couldn't quite hit on
who finished off Mrs. ATTyford. But
now as I know Rosa pawned these
beads, I'm sure she lid the job
What made you think that the
beads might have been pawned?
ooh, that was Miss Lyle's idea; a
sharp old girl miss. She was very
fond Of Mrs. ArryfOrd, as she well
might be, seeing as the old lady was
rich and kept her like a princess. Of
ten she heard Rosa ask for those beads,
SO when Mrs. Arryford was killed and
the beads missing she told me as she
was sure Rosa had done the trick
But the pawning?"
well, miss said Horval, scratching
his chin. 1T was Just this way. Miss
Lyle said as how Rosa. 30 get rid Of
the necklace until the affair Of the muir
der was blown over. might pawn it. I
thought so, too, so I sent a printed
slip to all the pawnshops in London. You