Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-12

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. never saw her my
SELF being drinking in this very room
along o. Krill. But he saw her." added
Jessop elnphatically land said as shed
a fine opal brooch, which he wish he'd
had, as he wanted money and the mis-
sus kept him tight"
'KrilI was g judge of jewels?'
Travelled in jewels once" said the
captain "BIess you, he could size up
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"
sDid he mention the opal brooch
again?'
NO" said Jessop. after reflection,
he didn't But he got so drunk that
] he began to show fight, as he always
| did when booty, though n tilnid chap
when sober l concluded, wishing no
| row, to git to my hammock, and cut
| upstairs. Then l went by mistake into
| the room of that pore lady, carrying
n candle, and saw her tied to the bed
| post stone dead, with silk handker
| chief round her neck. / shouted out
| blue murder, and Mrs. Krill with the
kid, came tumbling down. l was so
| feared" added Jessop,, V ping his fore
| head at the recollection, that l ran
out of doors"
| what good would that do?"
| "Lor'. | dunno" confessed the man.
| shivering, ''but wos skeered out of
my life. 1t wos rainiR pitchforks. as
| y'might say. and / raced on through
| thought, as 1 wos innocent, I'd make
tracks back, and / did. l found Krill
had cut"
ibid his wife tell your
ooh, she wos lying on the floor insen-
sible where he'd knocked her down.
And the kid-Lor'," Jessop spat, ''she
was lying in the corner with her lips
fastened. together with the brooch"
"What?' cried Hurd, starting to his
| IeeU- lie SdiUe DIS HeI-lhc Sdiut
as Norman's WASP"
Jessop nodded and drank some rum
made me sick, it did. / took TIL
brooch away and slipped it into my
pocket. Then the kid said her ia
Their had fastened her lips together
and had Knocked her mother fiat wher
she interfered l brought Mrs. Kril
. I y
kid, and walked off to Southampton
The police found me there, and j told
them what tell you"
"Did you tell about the brooch?"
"Well, no. I didn't" confessed Jes
: sop coolly. "and as the kid and th,
: mother said nothing, / didn't see VIII!
: shouldn't keep it, wantin' money
So went to Stowley and pawned it
; then took q deep sea voyage for :
year. When 1 come back, all wa
over"
do you think Krill murdered tn
woman?" asked Hurd, passing owe
for the moment the fact that Jesso]
, had stolen the brooch
HE said he didn't" rejoined tn,
man with emphasis, ''but 1 truly be
lieve. mister, as he did. one OF then
, times when mad with drink and on
{ | of the room. He wanted the brooch
| dye see. though why he should hav
: lost the loot by sealin' the kids moutl
with it can't say"
when did you come across Kril
: lagain?"
"Ho," said Jessop. drawing his ham
= across his mouth, "'twas this way
dye see. came round here lots, an
? swell come too, cold''-
}, "Grexon Hay" said Hurd, pointin
$ to the photograph.
2 sYes, that's him." said Jessop, stat
d Ing, land / hated him just, with hi
leyeglasses and his sneerin' ways. I'll
: loved the kid, now growed, fine ga
as you know. and come here offer
D In June-at the end of it anyhow
q he comes and / hears him tells Mr.!
4 Krill. who was always looking fc
her husband, that one eyed booksel
D err in Gwynne street, Drury lane, ha
tainted when he saw the very ident
cal brooch showed him by anothe
$ cove"
: "Beec0t. know Didn't you woI
der how the brooch had left the paw
: !. shop? asked Hurd, very attentive.
no, / didn't" snarled Jessop, WI
= was growing cross. II knew old TIM
! er's assisaant he'd sold the brooch an
= he diAst g. - ave done it. as