The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-17

Miss Norman has been doing some
detective business on her own ac-
count" he said. smiling. Hello, who
is this?"
He made this remark because Mrs.
Purr, sitting in a corner of the room,
with red eyes, rose and dropped a
courtesy.
I'm called to tell you what I do
tell on my Bible OATH" said Mrs. Purr,
with fervor.
Mrs. Purr can give some valuable
evidence said Paul quickly.
S+Oh, can she? Then I'll hear what
she has to say later First, I must
clear the ground by telling you and
Miss Norman what l have discovered
at Christchurch."
So Mrs. Purr, rather unwillingly, for
she felt the Importance of her position.
was bundled out of the room, and Hurd
sat down to relate his late adventures
This he did clearly and slowly and was
interrupted frequently by ordinations
OF establishment from his two hearers.
$50 there" said the detective when
finishing, you have the beginning Of
the end
Then you think that Mrs. Krill killed
her husband?" asked Paul obviously.
4 can't say for certain" was the
cautious reply, but ! think so on the
face Of the evidence which you have
heard. What do you say?'
Don't say anything" said Sylvia
before Paul could reply. "Mr. Hurd
had better read this paper. 1t was
found by Deborah in an old box belong
ing to my father, which was brought
from Gwynne street"
She gave the detective several sheets
OF blue foolscap pinned together and
closely written IN the shaky handwrlt
ing of Aaron Norman. Hurd looked at
it rather obviously. What is it?' he
asked.
The paper referred to in that unfn-
ished scrap OF writing which was dis
covered behind the safe,' explained
Paul. Norman evidently wrote it out
and placed it In his pocket where he
forgot 1t. Deborah found it in an old
coat she discovered In a box of clothes
brought from Gwynne street They
were Norman's clothes and his box
and should have been left behind"
"Debby won't hear OF that" said
Sylvia, laughing. she says Mrs. Krll
has got quite enough, and she took all
she could
Whats oil this writing about?"
asked Hurd, turning over the closely
written sheets. ITO save time you
had better give me precis of the mat
ter. Is 1t important?"
very, should say" responded Paul
emphatically. 1T contains an account
of Norman's life from the tine he left
Christchurch"
Hum Hurds eyes frightened.
"I'll read 1t at my leisure, but at the
present moment you might say what
you can"
well, you know a good deal of it,
said Paul, who did the talking at a
sign from Sylvia. at seems that Nor
man-wed better stick to the old namg
left Christchurch because he was
afraid of being accused of numbering
Lady Rachel"
"Was she really murdered"
Norman doesn't say. He swears he
Knows nothing about the matter. The
first intimation he had was when Jes-
sop came down with the news after
laundering into the wrong bedroom
But he hints that Mrs. Krill killed
her"
Can he prove that?"
''No; he can't give any proof, or, at
all events, he doesn't He declares that
when his wife and daughter
oh, does he call Maud his daugh
ter?"
Yes We can talk of that later,
said Paul impatiently. Wei, then
Norman says he went fairly mad. Jes
sop had bolted. but Norman knew he
would not give the alarm, since he
might be accused himself of killing
Lady Rachel. Maud, who had seeI
the body. wanted to run out and cal
the neighbors."
How old does Norman say she
WASP"
About ifteen-quite old enough tc
make things unpleasant"
Then she can't inherit the money"
said Hurd decisiyely.
NO cried Beecot quickly; both
Sylvia and | think so But. to go on
with Norman's confession. he would
not let Maud go She began to scream
and be feared lest she should alarm
the neighbors. he tied handkerchief
across her lips. but she got free and
again began to scream. Then he cruel
" fastened her lips together with the
opal brooch"
where did he get that, if innocentT
"He declared that he spied it on the
floor Of the sitting room near his
wife's feet and then hints that she
strangled Lady Rachel to get 1t and
turn 1T into money, as she was des
perately in need OF cash for Maud
Mrs. Krill idolized the child"
.T know that" snapped Hurd. "Go
on
.sTx-,,o,, Norman Fastened the child's