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"I shall dispute the will if it is not in my favor. I am the widow of this man and I claim full justice. Besides," she went on, wetting her full lips with her tongue, "I understood from the newspapers that the money was left to Mr. Krill's daughter." "Certainly. To Sylvia Krill." "Norman, sir. She has no right to any other name. But I really do not see why I should explain myself to you, sir.
This young fellow probably gathered scraps of information from old servants, but from what he said to me in the cab, I think he knows very little." "Quite enough to put me on the track of Lemuel Krill's reason for leaving Christchurch." "Is that the reason?" "Yes. Twenty-three years ago he left Christchurch at the very time Lady Rachel was murdered in his public-house.
She guv me and Bart and my own sunbeam notice to quit," gasped Deborah, almost weeping, "an' quit we will this very day, Bart bein' a-packin' at this momingt. 'Ear 'im knocking, and I wish he wos a-knockin' at Mrs. Krill's 'ead, that I do, the flauntin' hussy as she is, drat her." "I'll go up and see Sylvia. No, Deborah, don't you come for a few minutes.
"Then it would seem that Jessop and Krill were in league?" "I think so," said Hurd, staring at the fire. "And yet I am not sure. Jessop may have found that Krill had killed the woman, and then have made him give up the brooch, which he afterwards pawned at Stowley. Though why he should go near Mrs. Krill's old home, I can't understand." "Is Stowley near her old home?" "Yes in Buckinghamshire.
"I can't see my way. There's the clue of Mrs. Krill's past to be followed up, and the hint contained in this scrap of paper. The old man may have left a document behind likely to solve the whole business. He hints as much here." "True enough, but nothing was found."
We laid Krill's neck over the hole, and passed the wire round his neck and through the hole. Tray went down and tied a cross stick on the end of the wire, so that he could put his weight on it when we strangled " "Oh great heaven," moaned Sylvia, stopping her ears. Maud bent over her and pulled her hands away. "You shall hear you little beast," she snarled. "All the time Krill was sensible.
Many would speak harshly of her, seeing what she is, but my troubles have taught me charity. I repeat that I am sorry for the girl." "And again I say there is no need," rejoined Paul, throwing back his head; "and you forget, madam, there is a will." Mrs. Krill's fresh color turned to a dull white, and her hard eyes shot fire. "A will," she said slowly.
"Yes," said Hay, frankly; "he was of no use to me. But while he had the brooch I stuck to him to get it for Mrs. Krill." "Queer," said Aurora. "I wonder why she wanted it so much!" but this question Hay was unable to answer. After all, Hurd did not send Jessop to town as he threatened to do. Evidently the captain had told him all he knew, and appeared to be innocent of Krill's death.
However, Krill's flight and the chance that, being drunk, he might have strangled the lady for the sake of the brooch while out of the room, made many think he was the culprit, especially as Jessop said that Krill had noticed the brooch and commented on the opals." "He was a traveller in jewels once, according to his wife." "Yes, and left that to turn innkeeper.
Krill's early life which Hurd thought would prove of interest to the woman. In one way and another the case was becoming plain and clear, and the detective made sure that he would gain the reward. The irony of the thing was, that Mrs. Krill, with a view to throwing dust in the eyes of the law, had offered a bribe of one thousand pounds for the discovery of the assassin.
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