The Morning herald., 1876-11-11
CORD AND CRREsB.
CHAPTER II.
A LIFE TRAGEDY.

CdA1lEh IL. -r. 49,.
A LIFE TRAGEDY. .. ..
II staid in India year and a half until
found at last that there was no hope. |
ould find nothing to do there, and if l
emained there / would have to starve or
out to service. This I could not think
doing. So prepared to some back
sre, but my wife refused to leave her son.
be was resolved, she said, to stay by him
u the last I tried to dissuade her, but
build not move her. Iitold her that /.
buld not be domestic. She said that she
build do even that for the sake Of her boy.
nd she went of at once ard got situa-
on Is nurse with the same Col. Despard
l.t. lth whom WIZ. Brisgs or as he called himself
what was the christian name Of this
ptts?' asked Brandon, calmly. a.
"John-John Potts." .es @..
Brandon saidnothing further, and Comp
resumed. su..q .,n.r.',.. aal-',G1a 'oti o9
Thus. my wife actually left me. ! could
y staY and be slave. So l made her
uniss to write to me, and told her that |
ould send her as much money as l could.
As clung to me half broken-hearted when
left her. Our parting was a bitter one
liter enough; but would rather break
" heart with grief than be a servant.
|sides, she knew that whenever she
lne back my heart was open to receive
Or. a- .rs.u .,,.-.e ..b rty
II came back to my lonely life out here
I'D lived for nearly two years. At last. III
sptember 1928, a mail arrived from India
ringing letter from my wife, and Indian
Apers. The news which they brought
ell.nigh drove me mad" .-.,..r,.. -
Compton buried his face in his hands
pd remsined silent for sometime. He re.
pmed: j@... .'.. u..'.
"You couldn't have been more than a
pld at that time, but perhaps you may
Rve heard of the mysterious murder o
plonel DespardT
He looked inquiringly at Brandon, but
latter gave no sign.
4Perhaps not" he continued" no; you
ss too young, Of course. Well, it was in
be Vishnu, a brig IN which the Colonel
I'd embarked fot Manila. The brig was
den with hogshead slaves and box shocks
pd the Colonel went there partly fer his
ealth, partly ON business, taking with him
10 valet Potts." no Sc
what became of his amily?"interrupted
Brandon. ' '. " ..''".
HE had son in England at school. His
Iife had died not long before this at one
the hill stations, where she had gone
Or her health. Grief may have had
omsthing to do with the ColonePs voy'
ye, for he was very much attached to his
Mails used only to come at long inter.
lsls in those days, and this one brought
he account not only of the Colonegs fate,
ut of the trial at Manila and the execu.
lon Of the man that was condemned.
ut was very mysterious case. In the
Ponth Of July boat arrived at Manila
hich carried the crew and one passenger
EN- the brig Vishnu. One Of the men,
dsloy named Uracao, was in irons, and
ewas Immediately given up to the autho-
ties," n.-
Who were the others?" i
Potts, as he called himself, the ColonePi
slet, Clark, three Lascars, and the Cap
In, an Italian named Cigole. lnfcrma,;
90 was at once laid against the Malay,
OTIS was the chief witness. He said that
slept in the cabin while the Colonel
ept in an inner state-room; that one
horning early he was aroused by a fright
akriek and saw Uracao rushing from
ae Colonels state-room. He sprang up,
based him, and caught him just as he was
bout to leap overheard. His creese Gov
Cd with blood was in his hand. The
o!onel, when they went to look at him,
10 his throat cut from ear to ear. CLARK
wore that he was steering the vessel and
~ Potts catch Uracao, and helped to
old him. The Captain, Cjgole, swore
nat he was walked by the noise, and rushed
Ut in time to see this. Clark had gone a.
nate Of the vessel. Of the Lascars, two
aa been down below, but one was on deck
pa swore to have seen the same. On this
sAmony Uracao was condemned and exc
|uted,"
-; How ei did they happen to leave The
They said that great storm came "
EOout three days sail from Manila, tht
essel sprang a leak, and they had to tax
o!ne boat. Their testimony was very CLEAR
uaeed, and there were no contradictions
sut In spite Of all this it was felt to be .
very mysterious case, and even the exhlol'
tt'YrA N..-Is -....a.,, tsa.,