Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-18

f pocket when ne met with that acc > dent'-
 How do you know TrayT
 Because I met him at Pash's O
 flee several times when I was up. H
 ran errands for Fash before he bt . came regularly employed. I saw tha
 Tray was a devil of whom I coul
 make use. Oh, I know Tray, and
 know also Hokar, the Indian, wh placed the sugar on the counter. H
 went to the shop to kill your fathe
 at my request. I wanted revenge an,
 the money. Hokar was saved iron
 starvation by my good mother. H,
 came of the race of thugs, if yol
 know anything about them"
 "Oh," moaned Sylvia, covering he]
 face again.
 "Ah, you do. So much the better
 It will save my explaining, as there is
 not much time left before your foo
 arrives. Hokar saw that I loved tc
 hurt living creatures, and he taught
 me how to strangle cats and dogs and
 things. No one knew but Hokar that
 l killed them, and 1t was thought he
 ate them. But he didn't I strangled
 them because I loved to see them suf-
 fer and because I wished to learn how
 to strangle 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 well have spoken
 to a granite rock. You shall hear
 everything said Maud relentlessly
 T asked Hokar to strangle 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 ho- tel after he left the sugar on the coun- ter and told me the goddess would not accept the offering of a maimed man. l did not know what to do. I went with my mother to Pash's office when she was arranging to prosecute Krill for blgamy. I met Tray there. He told me he had given the brooch to Fash and that 1t was in the inner of flee. My mother was talking to Fash within, and l chatted to Tray outside. l told Tray I wanted to kill Krill and that if he would help me would give him lot of money. He agreed, for he was a boy such as was when a 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 expect inherit the lova of murder from her"
 q won't listen," cried Sylvia, shud- dering.
 "Oh, yes, you will I'll soon be done," went on her prosecutor cruelty. Well, | then, when I found Tray was like my 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 Fash came out of the inner office and went 10 the door l ran in and took the brooch. It was hidden under some papers and had escaped my mothers I lls | made an appointment with Tray for II o'clock at the corner of Gwynne 'treet I went back to Judson's hotel. md my mother and went to the thea CT. We had supper and retired to bed hat is, my mother did. We had left he theater early, as my mother had a leadache, and l had plenty of time dother fell asleep almost immedi- tely. I went downstairs yelled and in lark clothes. I slipped past the night 'orter and met Tray. We went by the ide passage to the cellar Thinking ve were customers. Krill let us in. ray locked the door, and threw my elf on Krill. He had not been drink lg much or might not have mastered ' i'm. As it was he was too terrified ! Then he recognized me to struggle. Tn act, he fainted. With Trays assist nee bound his hands behind his ! ack, and then We enjoyed ourselves" Sylvia rose and staggered to the door. ! No more-no morer' C Maud pushed her back into her chair. Stop where you are. you whimpering ' 'ol"' she snarled exultsntly "I have ! ou safe" Then she continued quick 2 : and with another glance at the clock. i le long hand of which now pointed s a quarter to I With Trays as- a stance I carried Krill up to the shop. | ray found an auger and bored hole the floor. Then I picked up a coil Q copper wire which was being used } packing things for Krill to make his i cape. ! took 1t up. We laid KriIrs b eck over the hole and passed the wire -ound his neck and through the hole. b ray went down and tied a cross stick a the end of the wire SO that he could I It his weight on it when we stran- ed''-
 "oh. great heaven-' moaned Sylvia. opping her ears.
 Maud bent over her and pulled her lnds away. You shall hear. you tle beast" she snarled. "An the ne Krill was sensible He recovered 5 senses after he was bound I pro 1ged his agony as much as possible. hen Tray went down to see after e wire. I knelt beside Kril and tod b that knew I was not his dau-h- !: that intended to strangIe him as had strsngied Lady Rachel He risSed with horror. That was the ? you heard. you cat. and which 1ugbt you downstairs. I nsver ex- -ted that" cried Maud. clappfng her 7ds- That was a treat for KriH Ter intended I s-nuurd his er-f--