The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-16

coolly. since you daren't split, that
I've got a lot to do with the secret
detective service business. I'm help
/ ing another to hunt out evidence for
this case, and l guess you know a lot"
| The man quailed. He knew that he
| did no. stand well with the police and
/ dreaded what this fluffy little woman
should do. Aurora read his thoughts.
/ Yes" she said. I'VE know a heap
+ about you at the Scotland Yard office,
and if you don't tell me all you know
/ I'll make things hot for you. This
/ cheating tonight is only one thing.
/ know you are "a man on the market
/ Mr.. Hay"
what do you wish to hear?" asked
Hay, collapsing.
"All about Mrs. Krilrs connection
with this murder
''She has nothing to do with it. Real
", she hasn't. Aaron Norman was
her husband right enough
"And he ran away from her over
twenty years ago. But who told Mrs.
Krill about him"
Il did," confessed Hay volubly and
seeing it was best for him to make a
clean breast of it. Il met the Krills
three years ago when l was at Bourne
mouth. They lived in Christchurch,
you know"
Yes. Hotel keepers. Well, what
them"
At fell in love with Maud and went
to Christchurch to stop at the Red
Pig. She loved me, and in a year we
became engaged. But l had no money
TO marry her, and she had none either.
Then Mrs Krill told me of her husband
and of the death of Lady Rachel"
Murder or suicidef"
Suicide, Mrs. Krill said" replied
Hay frankly "She told me also about
the opal brooch and described it.
met Beecot by chance and greeted him
as an old school fellow. He took me
to his attic and to my surprise showed
me the opal brooch. l wanted to buy
1t for Mrs. Krill, but Beecot would
not sell 1t. When next l met him, he
told me that Aaron Norman had
tainted when he saw the brooch.
} thought this odd and informed Mrs
Krill. She described the man to me
and especially said that he had bu
one eye. 1 went with Beecot to the
Gwynne street shop, and a single
glance told me that Aaron Norman
was Lemuel Krill. 1 told his wife
and she wanted to come up at once
But l knew that Aaron was reported
rich-which I had heard through PaSl
, and, as he was my lawyer, l sug
gested that the Krills should go anC
. see him"
(Which they did, before the muir
) der?"
: Yes. Pash was astonished, and
when he heard that Aaron Norman
! as he called himself, had committed
, bigamy and that Sylvia
Eyes, you needn't say it," said Mis-.
; Dian angrily. she's worth a dozen o
that girl you are going to marry. Blu
why did you pretend to meet Mrs
Krill and her daughter for the frs
time at Pash's?
ITO blind Beecot We were stand
ing at the door when the two cam,
out, and l pretended to see them TO
, the first time Then l told Beeco
that l had been introduced to Mau,
at Pash's Office. He's a clever chap
Beecot, and, being engaged to Sylvi
Norman. 1 thought he might find GU
too m6ch."
: about the murder?'
Hay rose and looked solemn. 81
} swear I know nothing of that" b
] said decidedly, land the Krills wer
} as astonished as l when they hear
of the death They were going t
see him by Pash's advice, and Mrs
Krill was going to prosecute him 70
{ bigamy unless he allowed her goo
income. Death put an end to all tha
so she made up the story of seeing til
handbills, and then Of course the wi
gave the money to Maud, who was ell
gagged TO me-"
, 1.-The will, or what was called vii
gave the money to Sylvia" said Al
rora emphatically. But this brooch
! you didn't take it,"
mo, l swear 1 didn't. Mrs. Kri
wanted it, but I never knew it was c
= any particular Importance. Certainl
!. | would never have risked Robin
l. Beecot, and never told that boy Ira
i to rob either"
: "Then who took the brooch?"
4 "I can't say. 1 have told you all
know"
: HUM said Aurora, just like he
s brother. THAT will do tonight, but if
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