White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-10-28

"Why, Robert, do not understand
you"
understand me, villainI not word
!, of equivocation with me. Answer me
J this question. Where is the body of my
uncle.?r ..,sz "a s3,is,g,a I'M ..i...-.'
Robert Dewrie, you are mad /; these
sad events have taken away your senses. -
"Yonr subterfagss shall not avail you,
Here l am, hunted down as a murderer,
as fend !; stigmstized wherever l go,
and compelled to burrow in the woods,
like a wild beast : and this for your
crime"
''Do you mean to accuse me of the
crime, Robert ?" said Waldeck, with the
manner of an injured man. Would you
accuse me ?-me-when / have done ev-
erything to shield you from suspicion
and you owe me your present safety"
81 do accuse you. Why did you deny
our interview ON the night of the murder?
You are not only an assassin, but a base
and dastardly one-a double murderer !;
for you have accused an innocent man.
Where is the body Tell me, ere
strangle you," and the exaSperated young
man seized the goldsmith by the throat,
with fury which threatened the literal
execution of the threat.
"Unhand me, scoundrel, finland me-"
said Waldeck, choking under the pressure
of the others hand, as he drew from his
pocket short dagger. 2" finland me.
Robert, or your blood be upon your own
head" ....-.
A fierce struggle now ensued, in which
Robert. kept at bay by the dagger. was
forced to relinquish his hold. after having
received several slight wounds.
Now young man, if you have aught
withme. say it quick, and leave the house.
or will consign you to the charge Of the
SENTRY" said Waldeck, when he had freed
himself from the clutch of his desperate
opponent. ~
Il came, Mr.. Waldeck, for Justice. 1
came to appeal to your sense of honor
As ] entered this room, i discovered that
your slumbers were uneasy and disturbed.
listened, and you confessed in your
sleep the murder of your partner. My
suspicious were confirmed, and was
overwhelmed with Indignation at the
baseness which could thus fasten the guilt
of his own crime upon another. Mr..
Waldeck, you are murderer" o..
81 am ready to answer before a court
of justice" replied Waldeck, trembling
at the disagreeable intelligence. "But
the words of sleeper are not generally
esteemed competent testimony" ..
g Before Heaven L will prove your
crime"
"Why not before more immediate
tribunal ?" said Waldeek with labored
sneer. -l -af iiig .lla-rrl-l l.I..
at would not avail me after you have
arranged every circumstance to my dis
advantage. leave you. Mr.. Wsldeck,
in your guilt; .hutwe shall meet again
as heaven is just, we shall meet again.
where each shall appear as he is p said
Robert. with an energy and an eloquence
which thrilled the blood of his listener,
as he turned to depart
''Stay. Robert. I have never borne you
any ill-will; have done all 1 could to
relieve you from this foul charge. Let
us be friends" added Waldeck, in con-
ciliatory tone.
awe never can be friends" answered
Robert, sternly.
But your patrimony is in the estate
Of your uncle; can / not make you some
advances ?" a10i''f-,gio aia.l f'-
mol my patrimony shall be claimed
in due time;n and Robert Dewrie left
the room. iEi1r i-iiFg& 1n' .7a HH-
q On the stairs he paused to ascertain if
he was followed On satisfying himself
that he was not, he descended to the back
parlor, where he seated himself. Reflect
ing upon the gloomy prospects which sur.
rounded him, he spent half an hour. Hs-1
wing thus assured himself that all was
quiet in the house, he. found the finder
box and lighted a candle. Proceeding
through the shop, he raised the trapdoor
and descended to the cellar. z '''.''r
The object of his visit to the house Of
his late uncle, was to obtain, if possible,
any clue which might lead to the discov-
cry ofthe murderer Everybody else had
SuppOAeu nun tic dsSdSoiu, anu uah hdhSu
no pains to look further into the matter,
The unaccountable denial Of Waldeck
in relation to the interview on the night
Of the murder, had awakened his suspi
cions-had revealed to him the plan Of
the murderer. Armed with these suspi-
cions, he had entered the house on the
present occasion, to explore the premises
and have an interview with Waldeck.
With the most minute attention he ex
amined every part of the cellar. BE saw
the black stains of blood, but nothing
else appeared to throw light upOn'the foul
transaction. Who the murderer was he
alone knew, but there was not particle
of evidence to criminate him. On the
contrary, every, circumstance from the
quarrel to the purse, tended to cEiminate
himself. uesi ro1 ..r .jsf1 s51sr1'r =.
The present visit had confirmed his
suspicion Of Waldeck; Int as he had OBJ
tanned nothing by which. he could make
it appear to others, he left the house dis
appointed, and in deep mental agony.
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