Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-12
By FERGUS HUME,


 of Lady Rachel to your last meeting in the Gwynne street cellar"
 And when you know all?"
 ''Then I'll see what is to be done"
 Will you arrest me-"
 T have arrested you. Don't make conditions with me, man." said Hurd, with stern face. ''The night is grow ing late, and I want to get to the bot tom of this business before we go to bed Take some rum"
 Seeing there was nothing for it but to make a clean breast, Captain Jarvey Jessop wasted no further time in use less lamentation. He could have smashed Hurd easily enough, even though there was the risk of being shot, but the fracas would bring others on the scene, and Jessop knew he could not deal with the police Therefore he took q stiff peg and became quieter- In fact, when once started on his con- fession, he appeared to be rather re- leved.
 It's been a nightmare" said he, wiping his forehead I'm glad it's come to the lawr, that I am. I met Krill, as he wos then, some twenty i five year back by chance, as you may say''-he cast a strange look at the de- tective, which the latter noted-'yes, by chance, Mir. Hurd. I found he kep' the pub here, and this bein' no dis tance from Southampton, I took to run min down here when the barkey was at anchor. Me an Krll became great mates, and I'd what you might call ! free quaruWrs here-yes, sir-it's fro zen fact
 "Vcry generous of Mir. Krill," re- marked Hurd dryly and wondering what the man was keeping back.
 'Oh, he was right enough as mate when not drunk, but the liquor made bowling dorg of him. I've seen many drunk in many places," said Jessop, but any one who held his liquor wuss nor Krill I never did see. He'd knife you as soon as look at you when drunk"
 But he evidently preferred stran- gling"
 Hold on, mate" said Jessop, with another deep pull at the rum. I'm comin to that night. We wos both on the bust, q y'may say, and Mrs. Krill she didn't like 1t, so got to bed with the child"
 How old was the child?"
 Maud? Oh, you might say she was thirteen or fifteen. I can't be sure of her age Whats up?"
 For Hurd, seeing in this admission a confirmation that Maud was not Krill's child and could not inherit the money, had showed his feelings. However, he made some trivial excuse, not wishing to be too confidential and begged Jes- sop to proceed.
 Well, mate," said the captain, filling another glass of rum, ''y'see the lady had come earlier and had been put to bed by the missus. I never saw her my self, being drinking in this very room along O Krill But he saw her." added Jessop asnphatically, and said as she'd a fine opal brooch, which he wish he'd had. as he wanted money and the mis- sus kept him tight"
 "Krill was a judge of jewels?"
 Travelled in jewels once" said the captain. Bless you, he could size up a precious stone in no time. But he sat drinking with me. and every now and then got out of the room, when he'd stop away for perhaps quarter of an hour at the time"
 Did he mention the opal brooch again:"
 No" said Jessop, after reflection, ''he didn't. But he got so drunk that be began to show fight, as he always did when boozy. though a timid chap when sober. I concluded, wishing no row, to git to my hammock, and cut upstairs. Then I went by mistake into the room of that pore lady, carrying a candle and saw her tied to the bed post stone dead. with q silk handker- chief round her neck. I shouted out blue murder, and Mrs. Krill, with the kid, came tumbling dowp. was so feared" added Jessop. wiping his fore head at the recollection. that I ran out of doors"
 What gOod would that do?'
 Tor. 1 dunno" confessed the man shlvering. but I wos skeered out of my life. It wos rainin' pltchforks, as y'might say. and I raced on through the rain for an hour or SO. Then l thought. as I wos innocent. I'd make tracks back. and I did I found krill had cut
 Did his wife tell you?'
 ''Oh. she wos lying on the floor inscn- sible where he'd knockel her down And the kld-Lor'." Jessop spat. ''shc vas lying in the corner with her lips fastened together with tho brooch
 'what:- cried Hurd. starting to his feet The same as her-the same as Norman's was:"
 Iessop nodded and drank some rum Made ne sick. it did. I took tn brooch away and slipped 1t into my pocket. Then the kid ssid her ia ther had fastened her lips together and had knocked her mother fat when she interfered- I brought Mrs. Krill round and then left her with the kid. and walked of to Southampton The police found me there, and I told them what tell you"
 Did you tell about the broochE-
 Well. TO. I didn't confessed Jes- sop eoo-ly. and as the kid and the mother said nothing. I didn't see why shouldn't keep l. wantin' money So went to Stovley and pawRed fl. then took a deep sea voyage for a