Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-09-10


danger, for if I do not, and he should be
murdered, a portion Of the guilt will be
mine"
s.Bythistiine they had reached the house,
and were told that Burton had ridden off
few minutes before, to fill an engage
ment. Mr.. Motley decided to follow him,
with Dolt as a guide, who had travelled
the road several times and after leaving
the house a short distance, Mr. Motley
thus resumed the conversation
20 do not believe, Tim, that Estelle has
the nerve for such deed, but it may serve
good purpose to know that he has talked
about committing it, and may not be amiss
for us to be near when he meets Burton. ,"
81 don't know anything about his nerve,
Mr.. Motley but he has got the will and,
between ourselves, it is said that his brother
was poisoned by him, and that Mrs. Med q
dler was party to the crime But as his
health had been bad for some time, no
body suspected it until it got to be whis
pered about after it was known how Jane s.
father had disposed of his estate. Then
it was thought, as the brother died sud
denly, that Joe Estelle was afraid he might
alter his will, and circumstances were re-
membered and related thatserved to arouse
suspicious, but nobody moved in the mat
ter, and so it ended And have heard
and seen enough, Mr.. Motley, to induce
me to believe that Jane would have shared
the same fate when she was in such bad
health, if Mr.. Berne had not taken her
under his care, and 1 believe she was
brought here for that purpose; that Mrs.
Meddler came on, day or two afterwards,
to administer the dose, and that Joe Estelle
went off to Lewisburg that suspicion might
not fall upon him. Ican't prove this Mr..
Motley, and don't want it repeated; but /
have heard enough to satisfy me that it is
so, and should have gone home before
now, if / hadn't felt it my duty to watch
over James safety"
"Tim, you are a noble-h hearted man, and
honor you for your principles and give
You credit for power of observation that
/ had not suspected; and since you have
furnished hint, l can now plausibly ac-
count for much that puzzled me in the
conduct of those two devils incarnate.-
We cant make the proof, perhaps, but
your suspicious are we'll founded, and
have heard that they left North Carolina
under suspicious circumstances. Then
career must be checked, and if can sec
Joe Estelle to-day, l will give him suf
icient reasons for hasty departure from
this vicinity"
Mr.. Motleys horse sprang to one side
and came near throwing his rider; ant
when brought back into the road, coulC
with difficulty be forced to move forward
along the abrupt curve, to the right, which
was occasioned by projecting mass o
rock. Dolt's lazy hack stood still willis
his more spirited companion was perform
ing his feats of agility, and when the lat
ter had become somewhat quiet, Dolt re
marked that there was something wrong be
hind that rock, and he was certain he ha,
heard groan. ........
"No, no, Tim, that is fancy Of yours
5 My horse is not accustomed to these noun
D tain roads, and as he can not see the tracl
beyond that rock, he thinks he must sto
t short, or take a leap down that stee
e declivity." ,ra
"Not so, Mr., Motley your horses acut
sense of smell detects the presence G
, something that he fears to approach, and
S no doubt, mine does too, but he is too laz
y oven to be frightened, and think we ha
= better dismount and lead them around tn
i turn" s- 5rrs
= Mr. Motley was not willing to yield tn
g victory to his horse, but, as neither viii
e nor spur could urge him forward, he wa
:, compelled to follow Dolt's advice, An
e when he had led his restive steed fe
n steps forward, the groan which Dolt ha
= heard was repeated too distinctly to /
o mistaken, and was followed by the voiC
|, of one in distress. Not seeing any on
n and not knowing what might be transpi
y ing near him, Motley drew his pistol an
" advanced as rapidly as his horse could
induced to follow; and on turning Il
n angle, he stood still, horror-stricken
y seeing two human forms PROSTATE in Il
a road, and nearly in contact. One W
N lying on his back, writhing with pain Il
e other, face downwards, and perfectly m