The Morning herald., 1877-03-15
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BIRD AND CREESE.
CHAPTER XIII.
1ANcHErT1's ATTEMPT.

,r verv naturally the deau eau
Dol; ,.4 W. what concern that has with
as, y .,',.hter WI, don't know. Mind, you
as"Eu,,. a'syins dangerous game in trying to
,!a mt, sooke fercely and menacingly.
Pu's s..;,e yp'ii impetuous soul kindled to a
agasso sasvor at this insulting Language. lie
,shed sltre out his long, thin hand toward
ian aId '' YOUR life and fortune in my
j w Give up that girl whom you call
NJ daughter"
twns tTs's J'oS Ssv;l YOU dow he cried, at last.
,lns ,as f', call that good, rich, racy? Will
en,s, 'nhl;me me- Excellency have the kind
~ 1'e. explain yourself? If my life is in
s'o Ind ;ts devilish lean and weak
'n It strikes me you've got some kink
w.. hrain-some notion or other. Out
\! yo;I ~ a and let US see what you're driving
.Do YOU know man named c'goleT r
id Lsng ghetti. ~
ID Scjeole." replied Potts, after a pause,
SI;Sb JsJ he had stared hard at Langhetti
rsn su',,l what # | do? Perhaps l do, and
'aEIsi aHsis in my power" said Langhetti,
e"sId "sIuch good may he do you then, for I'm
mo when he was in my power he never
ID any good to me-"
:" aHe He will vi do good in this case. at any
,te,H ~ said Laughetti, with an effort at
s1n s1mnes. "He was connected with you
. decd which you must remember, and
MN - toll to the world what he knows"
''a aWe1 W. what if he does ?" said Potts.
"He will tell" cried Langhetti, excit-
edlv, "the true story Of the Despard muir
" "Abw said Potts, "now the murders
ant. That's what I thought. Don't you
uppose | saw through you when you first
ksan kss to speak SO mysteriously? ! knew
hat YOU had learned some wonderful story
md that you were going to trot it out at
he m rjgkt time. But if you think you're
going to bulIy.me you'll find it hard work"
"Cigole is in my power,,' said Laugetti,
fercely.
and 50 you think I am, too?" sneered
Potts.
"Partly so"
Why"
because be was an accomplice Of youra
hhe Despard murder
50 he says, no doubt; but who'll believe
him"
"A.s going to turn Queens evidence p
aa Langhetti, so]emnly.
pueen's evidencev; returned Potts
enempiuously. "and what's his evidence
rnh-the evidence of man like tina
gainst gentleman of unblemished char
sterw
"He will be able to show what the char
,cter Of that gentleman isl rejoined Lam
ghetti.
"Who will believe him ?''
NO one can help it,"
"You believe him, no doubt. You ant
he are both ljans-both dear friends
nd both enemies of mine but suppos
lprove to the world conclusively tina
Cgole is such scoundrel that his test
nony is worthless? ?'
"You can't" cried Ianghetti, furiously
Potts cast a look Of contempt at him
'Can't r. He resumed: elbow yer,
ample, how conhling you must be, m,
dear Langhe't! Let me explain m,
meaning. You get up a wild charg
against gentleman of character and posi-
ton about murder. In the first place
you seem to forget that the real murdere
has long since been punished. That mis-
eable devil of Malay was very properl.
Seavlcted at Manila, and hanged there
Twas twenty years ago. What Englisl
curt would consider the case again afte
'aln and impartial Spanish court ha
Sed it finally, and punished the crimna
!agdld SO at the time when the case wa
l'm, and came forth honored and tri
%1Nant. You now bring forward a mai
'A!m hint, will make statements agains
%' @e suppose he does? What then
Nhg, twill show what this man is. AN
M'may dear Langhetti, will be the frs
.'as one, whom y will bring up against him.
WILL WILL oslmln|gyou sIm up under oath, and max
;'s.,s !Mlel how this Cigole-this man VIII
.as s9as against me-once made certain
%1s1aony "1al! in Sicily against certain Ian
sIt'! sIs''! senior, by which that certain Ian
s's. sae|I senior was betrayed to the Govern
%sa' ,sa and was saved only by the folly {
'" s LLns|'shmen, one Of whom was thi
''. Sas .OeSpa d. | will show that this Ian
:. ss!l senior was your father, and that tn
s.; % instead of avenging, or at any rate re
tya.a tsynus' MS tather's wrong, is now bosor
,h. Isaq OF his fathers intended murderer
i' siII h; he has urged him on against me.
I," I|,as5now, my dear Langhetti, how 20
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