Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19

Ne GerSon who mad that brooch on
the evening of the 9th of July murder
ed Norman said Paul calmly.
Pash jumped up and chartered like
baboon in a rage. do you mean to ac-
cuse me?' he demanded. "Take care.
Take care"
II don't accuse you. Tray does"
"It's liza lie"-
"Don't excite yourself, Mr.. Fash.
You'll need all your wits to convince
Hurd. Tray accuses you, and Hurd
suspects you. 1 have nothing to do
with the matter"
'You put Hurd up to thisv foamed
Pash, hardly able to speak.
Pardon me. Hurd is working for
the reward offered by your client.
Don't you think it was rather foolish
of her to offer such a large reward,
Mr.. Pash. even though she did so to
avert suspicionp'
The solicitor changed color again. ~
Cont understand you"
Paul shrugged his shoulders and rose
to so. Perhaps Mr.. Hurd will ex-
plain" he said and made for the door.
Pash, with his monkey face much
perpleXed, sat hunched in his chair,
biting his fingers. AS Paul laid his
| hand on the knob he called him back.
Il can explain he said nervously.
Not to me- said Paul coldly.
Il prefer to do SO to YOU" said the
lawyer hurriedly.
'Why to me particularly"
Because l don't think l have acted
very well toward Miss Norman, and,
as you are to marry her. you may be
| able to arrange
TO make peace. I suppose you
! mean?' burst out Boccot. NO, Mr..
! Pash. YOU have acted like scoundrel
! You left that poor girl in the lurch as
soon as you found that Miss Krill was
as you thought-legally entitled to
| the money"
''What do you mean by limiting she
isn't?"
Because you know very well what
! her age is retorted Paul. This mat
! ter will be sifted to the bottom. Mr.
| Pash, by my friend Ford, and if things
are as l think they are Miss Krill
won't keep that money. You know
very we'll
Miss Norman won't get the money
either" snarled Pash. Il know that
very well. Leastwise." he added,
! without my assistance"
More of your crooked ways" said
Paul Indignantly. Tell what you like
! to Hurd. l refuse to listen"
! AS lie spoke he opened the door and
! found himself facing Hurd, who was
red and hot. The detective stepped
! into the office and as he passed Paul
whispered, Hold your tongue about
! the boy" Then he turned 10 Mr.. pash.
well. sir" he puffed, Il have had Il
! job catching up Mr.. Beecot. No doubt
you know why have Gomez"
NO" said Pash dryly; Il don't see
Tray"
"Tray will keep. I've got him safe
under lock and key. Before bringing
you face to face with him | thought il
best to give you an opportunity OF
clearing YOURSELF
"Of what?" asked Pash in braZen
i manner. ,- rr.3 q. .. -...-.-
Huri looked at Beecot, who spoke
MIR. Pash knows very well that Tray
accuses him of the crime" he said. 81
told him so. and he professed his readi
ness to explain to YOU
All" said IIurd, shut the door, Mr.
Bcecot No need to let all London
know the truth"
II don't know it, said Pash as Pau
closed the door and returned to his
seat.
VERY good" rejoined the detective
calmly. Wen assume for the sake OF
argument that you did not strange
| Norman"
"That certainly did not"
"Then You ielow who did. Come
sir''-Hurd became stern-"this boy
Tray says he gave the opal brooch t
you. And 1 believe he did. You would
not have taken him into your Office;
boy off the streets and with n baC
character at that-unleSs you wanted
to bride him to hold his tongue"
81 had no need to bribe,' said Pash
gnawing his finger nails and rathe
cowed by this direct attack. THE DO.
did show me the opal brooch. and
| lOOA IL 1IOul ulll W ltttl IL " MI man.
"When did you receive itt' asked
Hurd, pulling out his book. BE care
full, Mr.. Pash. I'll take down wha
you say"
81 have nothing to conceal" sale
Pash in quite an unnecessarily injured
manner Il had employed the boy oil
several errands, and he knew l wa!
Norman's lawyer. On the evening O
the 9th of July.
"And the evening of the murder,
said Hurd. "Are you sure?
'I'll take my oath on it. The DO!
. told me that Mr.. Beecot had met will
an accident and that blue velvet cas-,
, containing Il brooch had fallen out o
. his pocket"
1T was stolen," said Beecot hastily.
''Tray WAS not such a fool as to tel
me that" replied the lawyer dryly
, 'He said that he picked the case VI
out of the mud and took it home to hi
garnet. His grandmother. who is no