The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22

that II he would help me l would give
him lot of money. He agreed, for
he was a boy such as / was when a
girl-fond of seeing things suffer. You
can't wonder at it In me-" went on
Miss Krill coolly. My grandmother
was hanged for poisoning my grand
father, and / expect / inherit the love
of murder froS her"
II won't listen," cried Sylvia, shud-
dering.
"Oh, yes, you will. I'll soon be done,
went on her prosecutor cruelty. well,
then, when found Tray was like my
self l determined to get the brooch
and hurt Krill-hurt him as he hurt
me-" she cried vehemently. Tray
told me of the cellar and of the side
passage When my mother and Pash
came out of the inner Office and went
to the door | ran In and took the
brooch. 1t was hidden under some
papers and had escaped my mothers
eye. But l searched till got it. Then
l made an appointment with Tray for
IL O'Clock at the corner Of Gwynne
| street. I went back to Judsons hotel,
and my mother and 1 went to the thea
ter. We had supper and retired TO bed
that is. my mother did. We had left
| the tbeater early, as my mother had a
headache and ! had plenty Of time
Mother fell asleep almost immedi-
ateIy. | went downstairs yelled and in
/ dark clothes 1 slipped past the night
/ porter and met Tray. We went by the
/ side passage to the cellar. Thinking
we were customers, Krill let us in.
! TRAY locked the door, and I threw my
! self on Krill. He had not been drink
/ ing much or 1 might not have mastered
/ him. AS 1t was he was too terrified
when he recognized me to struggle. In
/ fact, he tainted. With Trays assist
ance l bound his hands behind his
back, and then we enjoyed ourselves"
Sylvia rose and staggered to the door.
'No more-no morev'
Maud pushed her back into her chair.
"Stop where you are you whimpering
foolr she snarled exultantly 81 have
you safe" Then she continued quick
ly and with another glance at the clock,
the long hand of which now pointed
to a quarter to 4. with Trays as
sistance carried Krill up to the shop.
| Tray found an auger and bored hole
in the floor. Then l picked up a coil
of copper wire which was being used
in packing things for Krill to make his
1 escape / took it up. We laid Krill's
neck over the hole and passed the wire
around his neck and through the hole.
! Tray went down and tied a cross stick
on the end Of the wire so that he could
put his weight on 1t when we stran-
gled"-
"Oh, great heavenw moaned Sylvia,
stopping her ears.
Maud bent over her and pulled her
hands away. You shall hear, you
little beast" she snarled "All the
time Krill was sensible. He recovered
his senses after he was bound. l pro
longed his agony as much as possible.
When Tray went down to see after
| the wire, l knelt beside Krill and told
/ him that knew / was not his daugh-
ter; that intended to strangle him rs
1 had strangled Lady Rachel. He
shrieked with horror. That was the
cry you heard, you cat, and which
brought you downstairs. I never ex-
pected that" cried Maud, clapping her
hands. That was a treat for krill l
never intended. 1 stopped his crying
any more for assistance by pinning
his mouth together, as he had done
mine over twenty years before. Then
/ sat beside him and tainted him.
heard the policeman pass and the
church clock strike the quarter. Then
| l heard footsteps and guessed you
were coming. 1t occurred to me to
give you treat by strangling the man
before your eyes and punish him more
severely. since the brooch stopped him
calling out-as 1t stopped meme" she
cried, striking her breast.
"Oh, how could you-how could
You feeble thing" said Maud COR
temptuously and patting the girls
cheek. You would not have done 1t,
know. But loved it, loved 1t!
That was living indeed. I went down
20 the cellar and fastened the door be-
hind me. Tray was already pressing
on the cross stick at the end OF the
wire and laughed as he pressed. But
stopped him. l heard you and that
woman enter the shop and heard what
+ you said. l prolonged Krill's agony,
and then l pressed the wire down my
self for such time as l thought il
would take TO squeeze the life out OF
the beast. Then. with Tray, 1 locked
the cellar door and left by the side
passage. We lodged all the police and
got into the Strand I did not return
, to the hotel, but walked about with
, Tray all the night talking with-joy. >
cried Maud, clapping her hands, with
you, do you hear? When it was S. ]
went to Judsons. The porter thought
1 had been out for an early walk. Ny
mother
!, Here Maud broke of, for Sylvia. whc
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