Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24


gether as he had pinned mine when l
was a helpless child, but your feol of
lover would not part with the brooch.
Tray, the boy. took 1t from Beccots
pocket when he met with that acct
dent ~.
"How do you know Tray?"
Because l met him at Pash's Of
flee several times when was up. He
ran errands for Pash before he be-
came regularly employed. l saw that
Tray was a devil of whom l could
make use. Oh, 1 know Tray. and
know also Hokar, -the Indian, who
| placed the sugar on the counter. He
| went to the shop TO kill your father
at my request. l wanted revenge and
the money. Hokar was saved from
starvation by my good mother. He
came of the race of thugs, if you
know anything about Them
oh" moaned Sylvia, covering her
| face again.
"Ah, You do So much the better
1t will save my explaining, as there is
not much time left before your fool
arrives. Hokar saw that l loved to
| hurt living creatures, and be taught
me how TO strangle eats ana dogs and
| things. No one knew but Hokar that
l killed them, and it was thought he
| ate them. But he didn't. l strangled
them because | loved to see them suf-
fer and because wished to learn how
to strange in the way the thugs did"
! Sylvia was sick with fear and dis
gust. For Gods sake, don't tell me
any more" she said imploringly.
But she might as we'll have spoken
to a granite rock You shall hear
everything" said Maud rclentlessly.
'I asked Hokar to strange Krill. He
went TO the shop, but when he saw
that Krill had only one eye he could
not offer him to the goddess Bhowa-
nee. He came to me at Judson'S no.
tel after he left the sugar on the coun-
ter and told me the goddess would not
accept the Offering of MANNED man.
I did not know what to do. l went
with my mother TO Pashs office when
she was arranging to prosecute Krill
for bigamy. l met Tray there. He
told me he had given the brooch to
Pash and that it was in the inner Of
fee. My mother was talking to Pash
within. and ] chatted 10 Tray outside.
told Tray | wanted to kill krill and
that il he would help me l would give
him lot OF money. He agreed, for
he was 4 boy such as l was when Il
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 l expect l inherit the love
of murder from her."
81 won't listen" cried Sylvia, shud-
dering. .-'
"Oh, yes, you will. III soon be DONE
went on her prosecutor cruelty We'll,
then, when found Tray was like N.Y.
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 l ran in and took the
!, brooch 1t was hidden under some
papers and had escaped my mothers
eye. But searched till got it. Their
1 made an appointment with Tray fol
IL o'clock at the corner of Gwynnt
street. l went back TO Judson's hotel
: and my mother and l went to the thea
!, ter We had supper and retired to bed
that is, my mother did. We had lef
: the theater early, as my mother had 4
headache, and j had plenty of time
Mother fell asleep almost immedi
:, ately l went downstairs yelled and IL
: dark clothes. l slipped past the nigh
porter and met Tray. We went by TIM
y side passage to the cellar. Thinkin.
we We're customers, Krill let us in
Tray locked the door, and l threw my
!, self on Krill., He had not been drink
:, ing much or / might not have mastered
: him. AS it was he was too terrific,
when he recognized me to struggle. Il
, fact, he tainted With Trays assist
= ance l bound his hands behind hi
q back. and then we enjoyed ourselves
Sylvia rose and staggered to the door
mo moreno 'more!'
Maud pushed her back into her chair
= ! "Stop where you are, you whimperin
: fool.' she snarled eXultantly. Il hav
!. you safe.'' Then she continued quicB
. ly and with another glance at the clocl
o the long hand of which now pointe
to quarter to 4. with Trays as
81 sistance 1 carried Krill up to the shoI
Tray found an auger and bored a hol
Il !, in the floor. Then 1 picked up co
" of copper wire which ives being use
y in packing things for Krll to make hi
escape. l took it up. We laid Krill
IN neck over the hole and passed the wiz
at around his neck and through the hol,
Tray went down and tied cross site
L on the end of the~wire so that he coul
e. put his weight on it when we. straI
8 gled'- -r e.."- -
Ill "Oh, great -heaxeng" moaned Sylvi,
lie stopping her ears.
of Maud bent over her and pulled be
81 hands away You shall hear, yo
=, little beast,,- she ,snarled. "All til
time KrilF was sensible. He recovere
his senses after he was bound. / pr,
longed his agony as much as POSSIBLE
When Tray went down to see aftt