The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-30

had, so he said, executed AaronS legal
business for years and knew all his
secrets. Yet when questioned by the
police he could throw no light on the
murder. But he knew Of something
strange connected with the matter, and
this he related to the detective who
was now In charge of the case.
This officer was a chaty, agreeable,
pleasant faced man, with brown eyes,
brown hair and brown skin. Also, to
match his face, no doubt, he wore
brown clothes, brown boots, a brown
hat and a brown tie-in fact in body,
face and hands and dress he was all
brown, and this prevalent color produc-
ed rather a strange effect.
The brown man, who answered to
the name of Hurd, or, as he genially
/ described himself, Billy Hurd, saw
Mr.. Pash, the lawyer, after he had ex-
amined every one he could lay hold Of
in the hopes of learning something like
/ ly to elucidate the mystery. What do
| you know of this matter, sirf" asked
the brown man pleasantly.
Pash screwed up his face in man
ner worthy of his monkey looks. He
would have been an absolute image of
one with few nuts in his cheek, and
as he talked in a chattering sort OF
way, very fast and a trife incoherent,
the resemblance was complete. Il
know nothing why my esteemed client
should meet with such a DEATH" he
said, "but / may mention that on the
evening of his death he called round to
see me and deposited in my charge
four bags of jewels At least he said
they were jewels, for the bags are seal
ed. and of course 1 never opened
them"
Can see those bagsY asked Hurd
amiably.
The legal monkey hoped into the
next room and beckoned Hurd to fol-
low. Shortly the two were looking in
to the interior of a safe wherein re-
posed four bags Of coarse white canvas
sealed and tied with stout cords. THE
odd thing is" said Mr.. Pash, chewing
his words and looking so absurdly like
a monkey that the detective felt in
clined to call him "Jacko," that on
the morning of the murder and before
| heard anything about it stranger
came with a note from my esteemed
client asking that the bags should be
handed over"
what sort of q man|
well" said Pash, f1ddling with his
sharp chin, what you might call a
seafaring man A sailor. maybe,
would be the best term. He was stout
and red faced, but with drink rather
than with weather, 1 should think,
and he rolled on his bow legs in a
somewhat nautical way"
"What name did he give?" asked
Hurd writing this description rapidly
in his notebook.
''None. / asked him who he was
and he told me-with many oaths,
/ regret to say-to mind my own bust
ness. He insisted on having the bags
to take back to Mr. Norman, but
doubted him-oh yes" added the law
yer shrewdly. Il doubted him. Mr.
| Norman always did his own business
t and never in my experience of hin
t employed a deputy l replied to The
unknown nautical mana sailor, a:
, you might say; he certainly smelt OF
rum, which, as we know, is a nautica
drink-well, Mr. Hurd, l replied tina
l would take the bags round to Mr.
Norman myself and at once. Thi:
office is in Chancery lane, as you see
and not far from Gwynne street so
l started with the bags. When I reached
Gwynne street l found that Mr.. Nor
! man was dead and at once took tn
bags back to replace them in thi
i safe, where you now behold them"
+ rs there a will?" asked Hurd, risini
: to take his leave.
: Pash screwed up his eyes and in
e flated his cheeks and wriggled S
7 much that the detective expected a.
acrobatic performance and was disaT
q pointed when it did not come off. .
really can't be sure on that point"
= said softly. Il have not yet examine
l the papers contained in the safe of N
/ deceased and esteemed client. II
p would never allow me to make hi
u will"
= well I'm off to look for your naut
! cal gentleman, said Hurd
. do you think he is guiltyY'
l. Il can't say" said Hurd, smiling
> 'and 1 never speak unless l am quit
> sure of the truth
: Hurd had learned a great deal abor
: the opal brooch from Sylvia and Deb'
= rah, and what they told him resulted
= his visiting the Charing Cross hospit,
to see Paul Beecot. The young ma
was much worried. His arm was sc
ting better. and the doctors assure
him he would be able to leave the no
= pital in q few days, but he had r
u ceived letter from his mother, who
= he had informed Of his accident. ST
- bewailed his danger and wrote wit
many tears-as Paul saw from Il
blotted state OF the letter-that her d
nestle tyrant would not allow her
- come to London TO see her woundt
- darling This in itself was annoyiT
enough. but Paul was still more in