Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03


G-eAzzy hanson as far as Piccadilly
circus, and from that place Beecot
walked through Oxford street to
Bloomsbury. He had not been able to
extract further information OF any i'm
portance from the young lord. 1t ap-
peared that Lady Rachel Sandal. In
love with an inferior. had quarreled
with her father and had walked to
Christchurch one night, with the inten-
ton of Joining the man she wished to
marry in London. But the night was
stormy, and Lady Rachel was a frail
woman. She took refuge in the Red
Pig, intending to go the next morning,
but during the night she was found
strangled in the bedroom she had hired.
Sandal could give no details. as the
events happened before he was born,
and he had only heard scraps of the
dreadful story.
"Some people say Lady Rachel was
murdered explained Sandal. land
others that she killed herself. But the
opal brooch, which she wore. certainly
disappeared. But there was such Il
scandal over the affair that my grand
father hushed it up. l can't say ex-
actly what took place. But l know it
happened at a small pub kept by a
woman called Krill. Do you think
this woman is the same?"
ITS hardly likely" said Paul men
daciously. How could Il woman who
kept a small public house become sud
denly rich?"
''True," answered Lord George as
they stopped in the circus, land she'd
have let on she knew about my name
had she anything to do with the mat
ter. All the same, III ask her"
''Do so,' said Paul, stepping out of
the cab. He was perfectly satisfied
that Mrs. Krill was quite equal to de-
ceiving Sandal. The wonder was that
she had not held her peace to him
about the Red Pig
you won't come on to my club?'
asked Sandal, leaning out of the cab.
NO, thank you" replied Paul. Good
night" And he walked away.
The fact is BeecOt wished to put
on paper all that he had heard that
nigh and send it to Hurd. AS soon
and wrote out detailed account of the
eveuiuE
"Ngu might find out if Lady Rachel
committee sricide or whether she was
strange Toy some one else" ended
Beecot. Certainly the mention of the
serpent brooch is curious This may
be the event In NOrman's past life
which led him 20 change his name"
Paul wrote much more and then
went out to post the letter. 1t was
after midnight when he did, so there
was not much chance of Hurd getting
the letter before the second or third
post the next day. But Paul felt that
he had done his duty and had sup
piled the information as speedily as
possible, SO he went to sleep with Il
quiet mind, in spite of the excitement
of the evening. But next morning he
was unable to sit down to his desk as
usual and felt disinclined to so to the
newspaper Office. so he walked to Jubi
leetown to see how Sylvia was getting
along. Deborah met him at the gate.
"Well, l nevsr Mr. Beecot.' said Mrs
Tawsey, with her red arms akimbo in
her usual attitude. This is sight fol-
sore eyes. Won't my pretty be 'appy
this day, say what you may! She's
a-makin' out bills fur them as 'ad
washin' done, bless her cart for clev
er beauty"
How is buSiness?" asked Paul, en-
tering the gate which Deborah opened.
BLESS you, Mr.. BeecOt, FL be a lady
of forting soon," answered the proprie
tress of the laundry. The way wash
ing ave come in is jest amazin'. One
'ud think folk never 'ad no linen done
up afore an that they never did ave-
said Deborah, rubbing her nose hard
lin nay way. which is way If you'd
only send along your shirts, Mr.. Bee
cot, I'd be proud to show you wha
can be done with fronts, an no thuml
nails down them to Spite their lowell
ness"
Paul did not reply to this. but laugh
ed absently. He was wondering if Deb
orah had ever heard her master drol
any hint as to his having come from
the place where Mrs. Krill resided ant
asked the question on the spur of tn
moment
''Do you know Christchurch, Ii
Hants?'
Deborah rubbed her nose harder ant
looked at him doubtfully.
"Me as said as I'd no relatives mus
tell the truth now, as ave. said sh,