Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17


across her lips, but she got free and
again began to scream. Then he cruel
ly fastened her lips together with the
opal brooch"
"Where did he get that. if innocent?"
"He declared that he spied 1t on the
floor of the sitting room near MS
wife's feet and then hints that she
strangled Lady Rachel to get II ana
turn it into money, as she was des-
perately in need of cash for Maud.
Mrs Krin idolized the child"
81 know that" snapped Hurd. go
on
"When Norman fastened the child's
lips together Mrs. Krill threw herself
OH him in a rage. He knocked her In
sensible and then ran away. He walk
ed through the night until at dawn he
came to a distant railway station.
There he took ticket and went to
London. He concealed himself until
there was no chance of his being dis
covered and besides. saw the verdict
OF the jury in the newspapers. But he
| was determined he would not go back
| to his wife because she threatened
him"
"In what way|
"Ah," said Paul, while Sylvia shud-
| dered, Gin 4 strange way. When ne
| fastened the child's lips together Mrs.
Krill said that she would do the same
| to him one day and with the same
| brooch
Hurd uttered an exclamation. $50
that was why she wanted the brooch
so muchr' he exclaimed eagerly.
"Yes. And she told Hay she wanted
it, though she did not reveal her rea-
son. She said If she got the brooch
| he would be allowed to marry Maud
with whom Hay was deeply in love.
| Hay stumbled across me by accident,
| and I happened TO have the brooch.
The rest YOU know"
NO" said Hurd. 81 don't know how
the brooch came into the possession of
Mrs. Krill again to use in the cruel
way she threatened"
"Well," said Sylvia quickly. Eve
| aren't sure if Mrs. Krill did get the
brooch"
"The evidence is against her." said
Hurd Remember the threat
Yes, but wait till you hear Mrs.
Purr," said Paul "But just a moment,
IIurd. You must learn how Norman
laid the foundations of his fortune"
"Ah, forget. Well?" And the de-
tective settled himself to listen further
HE was hard up and almost starv-
ing for long time after he came to
London" explained Paul. Then he
got post in secondhand bookshop
kept by a man called Garner, in the
Minories. He had q daughter, Lii
Ham
MY mother" put in Sylvia softly.
Eyes" went on Beecot quickly, land
this girl. being lonely. fell in love with
Norman, as he now called himself
He wasn't an attractive man. with his
one eye, so it is hard to say how Miss
Carer came to love him. But she
married him in the end. You'll find
everything explained at length in the
paper we gaze you. Then old Garner
died, and Lil!jaE inherited q consider
abe sum Of money, together with the
stock. Her husband removed the books
to Gwynne street and started business
But with the uorav he began to trade
in jewels, and you know how he got
on
That's all plain enough" said Hurd
putting the confession of Norman int
his pocket. 81 suppose the man dread
ed lest his first wife should turn up
''Yes. And that's why he tainted
when he saw the brooch, not knowing
that Jessop had removed it from
| Maud's mouth and pawned it,
/ I'm not so sure of that" said Hur,
quickly. Bart overheard him talEin:
| of Stowley and the pawnbroker there
'Well," Said Paul, with a shrug, "h,
: says nothing about it in the confession
Perhaps he did trace the brooch to tn
Stowley shop, but if so 1 wonder h.
| did not get it, seeing he wanted II
! But when he saw it in my possession
! he thought l might know of Mrs Kril
and might put her ON the track; henc
, his fainting. Later he learned hoy
, became possessed of it and tried t
, buy it. Then came the accident, an
: 1 really believed for a time that Ha,
had stolen it,
| aurora says he ,swore he did not"
t "And he didn't" said Paul, going t
t the door. Mrs. Purr!''
"You don't mean to say that oil
!. woman prigged it?" asked Hurd.
e mo. But she warned me agains
t that boy Tray on the day Deborah wa
married. Later I asked her what sh
- meant, and she then told me that sh
, had learned from Trays grandmother
: drunken old thief, how the bo
e brought home the opal brooch, and
s Here Mrs. Purr, who had entere
2 and was dropping courtesies to the me-.
esty of the law as represented by Hurt
thought an undue advantage was bein
e taken of her position. She wished t
e talk herself and interrupted Paul i
j. a shrill voice.
RI "Granny Clump she isl said. Mr..