Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-07
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cIAPTER III.
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are now the corners OF OFeenWlcA ana LloertT,
sh'., at the time of which we write stood small,
dingy-looking cot, facins the river, before which
was a high pahng Of cedar stakes, and behind
which was narrow garden. also inclosed by &C.
dar pales. This cot was constructed by stout
posts firmly driven into the ground and COW
cred by old Worn deck planlis, which were held
in their places By wooden pins. The two small
windows in front had once been the storm-lights
of some ship. while the two doors, one in front
and the other in the rear, hsd evidently served
their time in some cabin bulkhead. The roof.
which was fat, with slight descent rearward,
was of framework, covered with old Iarpaulins.
The chimney had an advantage over most of the
other chimneys of the town. for while they were
of wood, this was of iron, having been the smoke
pipe of the old Half.!Noon, which had come,
through some roundabout means, into the hands
Of its present posSessor. Within the cot was
comfortable, though it was far from tasty orneat
The only partitions between the various apart
pents were formed by suspending old sails from
the framework of the roof, and these were so
handily moved that the number of apartments,
or the dminsions of any particular apartment
could he increased or diminished with quick
ness almost miraculous. Some halEdoZen dirty
hammocks were suspended from the cross-beaIns
of the roof while in the corner. and partially
concealed by one Of the aforementioned magic
partitions, was regular bed.
Close By the fireplace, which was built Of n
CIalGl luuu OuIuGu uOhll W Il DIlCh lint udtNl-
ness, sat women engaged in frying some fish.
She was not far from 90 years Of age, but she
still retained much of the yoluptuouS beauty of
her youthful days, though evil passions had done
much toward marring her looks. She was large
I in frame andhad u tendency towards cOrpuencc
She sat thus when the front door opened, and
Casper Geldorp entered. The latter threw off
7 his hat and sat down upon an old stool close by
/ his wife, for such was the relation sustained by
/ the women of whom we have spoken.
"We Katrina, said the man, "I've found
the people was AFTER
! Perhaps you remember one Peter Van der
Veer. He was an East India Merchant. HcliY-
ed in Amsterdam-in a large house opposite the
Hotel de Vile
I "Yes-I-I-Think do" said Katrina, turn
{ ing away her head, and trying to appear as
though she were thinking but in fact endeavor-
/ ing to hide All emotion which had come so sud-
denly upon her that she could not rcprcss it.
/ "We-he is the man I've been watching; and
I l have found out all desired to know. He is
stopping at the tavern. His wife is with him."
/ Tie women did not yet dare to ask any ques
tions, nd ere long Casper spoke again:
] 'W - you aware that they had SOM"
Katrina Elirly started at this question, but she
knew that she must conquer her emotions, and
/ with powerful effort she did
/ "Of course they bad a son." she said.
II never knew it before. But how came you
: to know it, Katrina
/ "Why-I knew them many years ago in Faith
crland, and remember when their son was
born.
But never heard you mention the family
before"
And never heard you mention them eth
This retort seemed to disarm the man for that
attack, and he turned upon another point.
"Karina," he said, rather carefully, "do you
think that you could ever carry revenge so far
as to allow your eninity to fall upon the child
for the sin of its parents"
! The wife turned suddenly pale, and fearful
"What do you mean:" she asked, trying with
| all her power to be calm. Z,
.'Why-T mean what say, bate Peter Van
der Veer; and hate his wilc!"
| Katrina breathed more freely, and ere long she
had gained her wonted calmness. Yet she watch
ed her husbands countcnance narrowly, as
though she would read his thoughts from what
/; she could see there. But Casper had noticed
the strangcnesS of her manner, and lie wondered
what it could mean.
Look We, Katrina-you seem to have some
strange interest in this affair. What is it?'
'What is it: Why-nothing that am aware
Of"
"o-but it must be something. Comc-out
4 fortuneate thought struck the wife at this
iinncture. She remembered to have heard, long
I years before, a few words which she had never
forgotten, and which now came to her rescue.
at was but simple thing, she said, with a
smile.
i 'You once loved Theodore Van der Vesr"
7! It was now the husbands turn to start hut he
quickly smiled the emotion and away and then
said:
"0hO-you're jealous, eh? But never fear
\ III did once love Theodore, it was before knew
YOU But that love was changed to hate long
. Hare E,,r fI,of,
As Geldorp thus spoke some one knocked at
the door, and upon opening it stout Indian
made his appearance. His dress betokened him
to be one of the Raritans and the feathers of his
head-drcss indicated that he was of the chief
warriors. His name was Kar-ge-wa-wa-eu gus;
but he was brtter known among the Dutch as
Red Shoe, from the color of the noccasins he
wore. He entered the cot, and Katrina, in ODE.
dience to hint from her husband quilted the
apartment
"Now, Red Shoe" said Casper, "you have
work to do. have ascertained all wish to
know, and the person Of whom l spoke is the
one l thought. Upon him you can take the re-
vengeyou seek. Wemust have him out TO night
You viii stick to your promise"
/ OF course will The Raritan has sworn re-
venge," said Red Shoe, with burning eye
Your money would not pay me for the work if
We had not deeper cause. ~ red man fell when
| he was minding his own business. He fell by
the white mans bullet. We asked for justice,
and it was refused. Our people will not rest
satisfied until they can dip their hands in the
white mans blood. Give me the victim, and
our anger skalI be appeased,"
Casper Geldorp's eyes sparkled with satisfac.
| ton.
About a month previous to this time Rari.
/ tan had been murdered in cold blood near Payon-
ia lis brethren had asked that the murderer
should be given up, but their request was deni-
/ ed, and they had sworn that they would have
\ revenge. Geldorp knew this, and he now meant
/ to take advantage of this circumstance for his
own revengeful purpose.
first farm half an hour after sunset, with five of
your people, = said Geldorp. 81 will meet you
there, and you shall know what can be done to-