The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-19

full. Mr.. Pash. I'll take down what
you say
Il have nothing to conceal" said
Pash in quite an unnecessarily injured
manner. "I had employed the boy on
several errands, and he knew / was
Norman's lawyer On the evening Of
the 9th of July
'And the evening of the murder"
said Hurd. Are you sure"
''I'I take my oath on it. The boy
told me that Nr. Beecot had met with
an accident and that blue velvet case
containing a brooch had fallen out Of
his pocket"
1T was stolen" said Beecot hastily.
TRAY was not such q fool as to tell
me that" replied the lawyer dryly.
''He said that he picked the case up
out OF the mud and took 1t home to his
garnet. His grandmother, who Is no
torious thief, wanted TO get 1t and
pawn IL for drink, but Tray ran away
with it and came to me about o'clock.
He gave me the brooch and asked me
to take charge Of it, as he expected to
get money for it from Aaron Norman,
who wanted it."
TRAY overheard my conversation
with Norman" said Paul angrily, land
knew the brooch was mine. So did
you, Mr.. Pash."
'Well,p said the solicitor coolly,
"what Of that? Norman was my client
and wanted the brooch. I intended to
keep 1t and then see you, so that sale
might be arranged Norman spoke to
me about the brooch several times and
wanted it for reasons you may not
know"
"Oh, yes, we know" said Hurd sar-
donically. 1--WE know much more than
you give us credit for, Mr.. Pash. Wen.
you saw Norman about the jewel later
that evening. 1 suppose you intend to
tell US you gave him the brooch then ."
Il intend to tell you nothing of the
sort" retorted Pash after a few mo-
ments' thought. Il see that things are
coming to a crisis, and I would like to
see Miss Norman reinstated In her
rights"
oh" said Paul Indignantly, "and
you did your best TO give the money to
Maud KriIlr'
Because I believed she was legally
entitled to It." explained Pash lamely.
But since-no," ne broke of, "Tn say
nothing just now. ! alone can put the
matter right, aud I refuse to do so
unless | have Miss Norman's promise
that I shall keep the business"
Paul would have refused then and
there, but Hurd, more astute, inter
rupted his angry speech. wen see
about that later. Mr.. Pash," he said
soothingly. Meanwhile what did you
do with the brooch?'
81 laid it on the table there. The
case was open, as / had been looking
at it. | sent Tray out OF the room and
attended to my usual business. Sew
eral clients came and went, and 1 for
got about the opal serpent. Then I
went to see my clerk outside about a
deed. | was with him for some min
utes. When l recollected the brooch
before l went home-for / intended to
take 1t with me-
stop" interrupted Hurd. 'You were
here till Aaron Norman came along
with the jewels, so you must have
missed the brooch before he came or
he would have taken it, seeing it was
exposed on the table"
my esteemed client did not come
till T." said Pash, annoyed at being
detected In trickery. He walked
about with the bags of jewels for
some time, not being able to make up
his mind to give them to me, which
he did for safe keeping"
''Then he expected a visit from his
wife,?
Il can't say" said the solicitor, with
an air of fatigue. He certainly hint