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took me out o. the grave, as II were; and an ex-
cellent dOciress she proved for under her nursing
and that Of her mother, you see nm rediUivus. "
lie then proceeded TO narraie how, after his
recovery and marriage with Isabella in ST. Juan,
he returned TO BuenOs Ayres 10 have Justice dealt
10 Simpson, but learned Ihai that person had long
quilted that city, with what ever Of value had been
entrusted to him; how, afer long continued en-.
quiry, he failed TO discover the escapade; how, AZ
the solicitation Of his mother-in-law, now grown
feeble and sickly, he had, together with his wife,
10 travel with her on her quest for health, over
nearly all Of Europe: how he returned with her
TO Pouo Rico, where she died; and how, al last,
he discovered the abode OF him, who so long had
gone unwhipped of Justice"
"And such is Captain Stmpsonln calculated
Selden after long drawn breath. ..-t
"Such is Robert Simpson, rather: the term
Captain is most veniOl of his appropriations.
The only military irapPings he ever paraded were
those on the night Of his masquerade"
"But in the multitude Of questions forgot to
enquire how and when you arrived herel"
"Eight months ago, walked, unmasked in
midday, the street before your office. dlscov-
cred not myself, however, but returned 10 ST. Ju.
an, and told my wife had unkenneled him."
He then went on to state how he had proceed
ed to Buenos Ayres, sought out the salesman en-
lpoyed by Simpson, procured an inventory Of
his properly, and an estimate Of its value; prov
ed his legitimate claims before the American con-
sui, and put every thing in train for their prose-
cuuon. "My preparations" continued he, "were
fully made before my return hher, and as he has
purchased fair estate here, my prospects of be-
coming Unidentified are good. The measure Of
punishment 10 be inflicted on him personally,
Shall leave to the proper tribunal in due time"
'"And how long since your second return hilh-
err" inquired Selden, with almost brealhless in
terest.
"About month";"
Sand where have you lived during this time,-
how concealed yourselfl"
81 have been partly vagrant and partly resident
with an humble family near the Bears Cap
As to concealment or mystihcaIion, Selden, Pm
an old Proteus."
sis there no one, then, in the secret of your bo-
dily presence, in Georgia, but myself"
"Bodily presence! That's good You have
heard the stories about my ghostship."
81 have p
"Ah, have heard closer secrets than that; for
as made it point to be sPeechless, had much
TO listen to-"
"Speechessl" thought selden, looking very
hard at his friend.
"a cunning secret that was" continued Reg-
nald, while his eyes sparkled with gee, 'commu.
ncated by Simpson 10 old Talbot about my hav-
ing been hanged as piccaroon!" and narrated
the affair of the caawba tree.
Sand you heard that!"
"To be sure did; and the best of the Joke was
that the Spanish paper he pretended to read the
account from, happened to be French paper,-
the Paris Quotidienne!"
Sand do you know any thing of this unfor-
tunale affair, of which Hamilton is accused!"
"Every thing: Simpson fired the shot. saw
him do it,"
"You saw him do it?" echoed Sedcn, who
now looked as though he had discovered Mephis-
tophiles himself in the person before him.
"Cerainly. He put himself TO all this trouble
TO kill the young man and saddle The crime on my
nephew, for the purpose of blasting his hopes of
marrying Miss Talbot"
al think understand" musingly responded
Seden.
alt was great bIunder, however; but it is the
vice of such men 10 make great mistakes"
"Did none of the parties see you at the time!"
"Not before the deed was enacted; aflerward
they did, but they needed me not"
| ''lSlnere no One1-HaS mol IldNllltOH seen you!
ale has,"
Sand not recognized you?"
81 guarded against that; he will know who |
am when the hour comes, but not before. You
alone are in the secret, and must keep it for a
season. Hamilton has never seen me in my pro-
per character but twice, and then he was but a
child. Unaided, he would fail to recognise me
now. As 10 Simpson, when the precious vii
lain thought had been long digested by the alli-
gators of La Plata, was beneath his roof, in his
chamber, inthe secrets of his heart. have clung
to him like his shadow, and he knew it not; and
when he sees me, he only knows me as"
"KAwANDA, THE INDIAN" interrupted Seden
in loud tone, while squaring his elbows, and
leaning forward toward Reginald he opened his
eyes very wide, and with The exulling air of one
!, who had solved very Gordian problem.
"Ahem!-to the point, Selden-to the point:
what's to be done in Elamilton's case, think youl"
"Of course, have Simpson arrested at once,
and convicted on your evidence"
"Ahl the chase is too enlvening to permit the
J fox to run to earth so soon. | could have done
us much month ago, on my own account, but !
found the puppets playing too rarely to think oil
spelling my sport so soon. Now why should not
young Talbot become plaintiff in hisown behalf!
Have magistrate brought to his room tomorrow
and his deposition taken at once. There was
some alteration between them yesterday, before
the hotel, and Talbot can depose that he saw
Simpson enter the forest with gun, and had a
glimpse Of something like him before he ascend
ed the rock he was shot on. He can make out
strong case"
at is his intention, as expressed to me some
hours ago, to have Simpson arrested tomorrow;
but | see not why you shouldn't appear at once as
evidence against him.
''You shall see anon. Young Talbot's purpose
chimes admirably with mine. | prefer that his
should herald the procession of events, which