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what makes you think thatY'

well, according to the marriage GER
fificate and to Mrs. Krill's admission,
she was married to your father thirty
years ago. If Maud is over thirty
can't you see, Sylvan"
YES" Sylvia colored You mean
she may be the same as amT'
Not exactly, dear" replied Paul,
soothing her. 81 mean that Mrs Krill
may have been widow and have had
her little girl with her when she mar
ried your father. In that case Maud
certainly could not get the money, and
so Mrs. Krill wants you to leave Eng
land"
I'm case would get it," said Sylvia
excited.
Paul looked puzzled and rather sad.
Il can't say, dear" he replied doubt
fully. Certainly the money is left to
my daughter but as the marriage
with your mother unfortunately is
void I fear you would not inherit.
However" he said grimly, there
would be a certain pleasure in taking
the money from that woman. Maud is
a mere puppet in her hands," he laugh
ed. "And then Hay would marry a
Door bride" he ended maliciously.
Sylvia could not quite understand all
this and gave up trying to solve the
npoblem with a pretty gesture of indif-
ference. What will you do, Paul?"
she asked.
"I'II see Hurd and tell him what you
and Deborah say about the age of
Maud Krill."
"Why not see Mr.. Pash?"
Because he is a traitor" replied
Beecot darkly, land, knowing he has
lost your confidence, he will certainly
try and give Maud Krill possession of
the money. No, I'll speak to Hurd, who
is my friend and yours He is clever
and will be able to unravel this tan
gle"
TELL him about the goor also, Paul"
Eyes. I'll explain everything I can,
and then I'll get him to go down to
Christchurch and see what happened
there when your father lived with
Maud's mother"
What did happen, Paul?" asked Syl-
via anxiously.
Nothing" he replied with an as
sumption of carelessness, for he did
not want to tell the girl about the
fate of Lady Rachel Sandal, "but we
may find in your fathers past life
what led to his murder"
"Do you think Mrs. Krill had any
thing to do with it?"
"My own, you asked that question
before. No, don't. Still, one never
knows. I should think Mrs. Krill is
| a dangerous woman, although, l fancy
too clever to risk being hanged. How
ever. Hurd can find out if she was in
town on the night your father was
killed"
'That was on the 9th of July" sait
Sylvia.
Eyes. And he was murdered at r.
after H." said Sylvia. 81 heard the
policeman on his beat at a quarter
past, and then 1 came down. Poor ia
Their was strangled before our very
eyes, she said, shuddering.
flush, dear. Don't speak of it," sale
Paul, rising. LET US talk of more in
teresting subjects"
paul, I can think Of nothing till
learn who killed my poor father ant
why he was killed so cruelty"
Then we must wait patiently. Syl
via. Hurd is looking after the matter
and l have every confidence in Hurd
And, by Jove," added Beecot, with al
afterthought, Mrs. Krill doubled tn
reward. Were she concerned in tn
matter she would not risk sharpening
No, Sylvia, whosoever strangled you
father 1t was not Mrs. Krill."
ut was this Indian" insisted Sylvia
"and he's thug"
Paul laughed, although he was ia
from thinking she might be wrong
OF course it seemed ridiculous that
thug should strangle the old man. i
the first place, the thugs have bee
blotted out In the second, If any SUI
vived, they certainly would not exel
else their devilish religion in England
and in the third, Hokar, putting asid
his Offering strangled victims to Bio
vance, the goddess of the sect, had n
reason for Staying an unoffending MAI
Finally, there was the sailor to be az
counted for-the sailor who had trie
to get the jewels from Pash. Pat
wondered If Hurd had found out any
thing about this individual. IT'S a
very difficult" sighed Beecot, land til
more we go into the matter the NOR
difficult does it get. But We'll see ligh
some day. Hurd, if anyone, will III
ravel the mystery" and Sylvia agree
with him.
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