The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-10

A
at is true, old man, my blow was sure a
muttered the sleeper in disiointed. phrases,
me--when have done everything to shield
you from suspicion-and you owe me your
present safetyl" % 'i D."
~ do accuse you. why did you deny our
interview on the night Of the murderl You
are not only an assassin, but base and das-
tardly one-a double murderer; you have
accused an innocent man. Where is the
body! Tell me, ere I Istrangle you," and
the exasperated young man seized the gold
smith BY the throat, with fury which threat.
ened the literal execution of the threat z 8
-"Unhand me- e,'scoundrel, unhand me" said
/ and then turniDg on the bed be groaued heav.
lily. For time he lay in silence, as though
his dream was ended, an. .yucg I-l1}
The stranger listened awhile, and then
snufed the candle which was fckering as il
going out, Again he approached the bed
side, and again the slumberer turned into IN
uneasy posture. l,aai .-4 asGgras.
"Away, old man, away! What i'll did
kill thee!" groaned he. "Off, off, unhand
me" and Waldeck started with convulsive
energy from the bed, and awoke. g..
He saw the form of the man, and it SEEM
ed the waking continuation of his dream,
"Oa'! off! man." screamed he, springing
from the bed upon the form before him.
"Waldeck," said the stranger, as he flung
his assailant from him-"Waldeck, are you
mad! Rouse yourself. "' d. '1'''''r
"Ah!" said the goldsmith, "Robert, is it
possible you have dared to come here!'
81 have dared; come in the dead watches
of the night for justce--Gor justice at your
hands; deny me at your peril" said Robert
Dewrie, for it was he who had thus intruded
into the chamber of the other. aaa>5.E
why, Robert, l do not understand you."
"Understand me, william! not word of
equivocation with me. Answer me this ques-
ton. Where is the body of my uncle!"
"Robert Dewrie, you are mad; these sad
events have taken away your senses."q
"Your subterfuges shall not avail you,-
Here am, hunted down as a murderer, as
fend; stigmatized wherever l go, and com
PEELED to burrow in the woods, like wild
beast-and this for your crime" ~
."Do yod mean to accuse me of the crime,
Robert?" said Waldeck, with the manner of
an injured man. "Wouldyou accuse mel
Waldeck, choking under the pressure Of the
others hand, as he drew from his pocket IL
short dagger. "Uhhand me- Robert, or your
blood be upon your own head"
A fierce struggle now cpsucd, in which
Robert, kept at bay by the dagger, was forced
to relinquish his hold, after having received
several slight wounds. .oa' i"l' .@~
"Now, young man, if you have aught with
me, say it quick, and leave the house. or |
will consign you to the charge of the sem
try," said Waldeck, when he had freed him
self from the clutch of his desperate oppo-
nent. ....,.r ....
81 came, Mr., Waldeck, for justice | came
to appeal to your sense of honor. As Il en-
tered this room, I discovered that your slunl-
bers were uneasy and disturbed. / listened,
and you confessed in your sleep. the murder
Of your partner. My suspicious were con-
frmed, and fwas overwhelmed with ihdigna-
tion at the baseness which could thus 'fasten
the guilt Of his own crime upon, another Mr..
Waldeck, you are murderer d,.dr yd
a"I am ready to answer before "a court of
JUSTICE" replied Wuldeck, trembling attbe
disagreeable intelligence. "But the words
Of sleeper are not generally esteemed COM
"Before Heaven will prove your crime"
"Why not before more immediate tribu-
nal!" said Waldeck with labored sneer.
sit would not avail me safter you have ar
ranged every circumstance to my disadvan.
tage. l leave you, Mr.. Waldeck, in your
guilt, but we shall meet again-as Heaven
is just, we shall meet again, where each
shall appear he is!'' said Robert, with an
energy and an eloquenceJ which thrilled the
blood OF his listener, as he turned to depart.
'Stay, Robert, 7 have never borne you
any will; ! have done all 1 could to re-
lieve you from this foul .chargel Let us be
friends, added Waldeek, in a conciliatoty
tone. 1Ho ' '.." -
eve can never be friends" answered Rob-
ert, sternly. q gl 1naa.1t.a pnb oy 7HsaoIJI
'But your patrimony is in the estate of
your uncle; can | not make you some adyan-,
ces!'' .f.., L,.,.t',., .',,,1 .aF st,..
"No! my patrimony shall be claimed in
due time," and Robert Dewrie left the room.
On the stairs he paused to ascertain if he
was followed On satisfying himself that
he was not, he descended to the back par 4
lor,, where he seated himself Rejecting
upon the gloomy prospects which; surrounded
him, he spent a half hour Having thus as-r
sured himself that alfwas quiet in the house,
he found the tnderubox and lighted a candle.
Proceeding through the shop, be raised the.
trap;door and descended to the. cellar. NM N.
The objeet o., his visit. to the houserof his,
late uncle was to togobtain,uif possible, any
clue which might lead 10 the discovery of1
the murderer, Everybody else had supposed
him the assassin, and had taken no pains to
look further into the matter. The unac-