The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-02-24
CHAPTER XIII.
ALL DOUBTS ARE SETTLED

Gbe letter which James Dalton took from
the pocket of the coachnaan, William Cor
Tor, contained very little srhaps TO reward
him for the trouble lie haa Undergone to ob-
tai,, it, and yet it settled che doubt in his
mind, and tlit wf.3 the doubt he lad enter
:ained Of Maud Cvingtons real hand in the
destruction Of his friend Clarence, for if
M&ul and her servant wereso much inter-
estei ii this letter, that fact settled all
doubts. Il vas written II Z large. iN-sor,ael,
and scrawling hand, which was evidently
that Of an une5uca.ed person, and it con-
iGined these words:
"S1a: Miss Clarice Snydam left my lodg.
ing, upon tle twenty-fiTst Of October, taking
with her ell TIC property Of her cousin, the
missing gentleman. 1 DO not know where
she vent after leaving my house. She was
accompanied by young gentleman whose
name 90 not know. I have made the in-
ton IS to her present residence. I have
searched the apartments ns you desired, bat
can ind nothing belonging to my lnte ten
a-ts-n9t so 'asca os scrap Of paper. l beg
to thank you for your generous present, and
I'm sorry I can be Of no further use 10 you.
ON, sir,
'Yours obedicntlv.
''EpwAED E11rs."
Chc envelope containing this letter vas
addressed to Nv. G., Post Office, Nov Io1k
City,"
$50, Mr.. William Gorton,~ nutterea
James DG.toa, ''you are employed by Miss
Maud Ovington to communicate with the
landlord Of the house III which your victim,
Clarence Suy6a,n, lived. The landlord is
bvibed to search tie premises occupied By
him. He searches GilG finds nothing-'nct
so much as scrap Of pnperp Those words
a,e underlined in the letter; he was, there.
f.oro, tod to search for papers. What could
those papers be but letters-letters written
to Clarence BY Hiss Maud Ovington-iettcrs
the existence of which is fatal to her, and
which she still believes to be in axistelca
Eeware. E,urderes5, thread by thread the
net is weaving which shall enmesh you, for
destroyed you shall be, uho could So cruelty
deprive Of life an innocent man, who nadly
iovod yen, and whose only fault was too
t1Ue g. love ior so vile wretch, lie WIS
& brother to na-my only bso.hcr-and his
hlood cries up from the ground. Vengeance
will have. viii never give over the fight
till life Is eIacted for iifsr' He lifted his
ciancled hand above his head, ana looked
I'd. ''Neveri 30 help me HeaYen!'
Iie refoldeG the letter, conceded j. il t:-e
breast Of bis coat, and then beat down, via
the iaHtera il his hand, to examine TIC ,7rc.s-
tyate co:.chMan.
''He, is not injured" i1.,..erel 1ir. Daa-
ton, after contemplating the face of the
man for moment; "a dash of cold water
and little can,phor under his rostsils will
bring him to. This nights work has not
Leen wastedr'
James Dalton lef. the room and descended
the narrow staircase. At the bottom he
found TIE man who had conducted him to
William Gorton's room. He had been with
Gortcn not more than ten minutes.
The servant took the lantern from the
band Of tie young man, and waited respect
fully to conduct him to the front hall from
whence he had come.
'Iou have no: been very long, sir" he
said.
NO" replied James Dalton, carelessly.
Ny business with your fellow-servant was
not OF much Importance, and must defer