The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-24

| to be friend of Roger Tails, are whispered
to have suspicious amount of money about
| you, also blood stains on your coat. 1t further
leaks out that You were travelling on the moors
on foot on the night i'll question, and that your
pistols are soiled. with powder. Case for the
Crown closes. Have | stated it correctly? %
nodded; he took a sip or two at his wine,
laid down his pipe as if the tobacco spoiled the
taste of it, took another sip, and continued.
Case for the defense. That Roger Tails
has decamped, that no diamond has been found
on you (or anywhere). and lastly that the bull
let's in the jewellers body do not fit your PTS
tolls, but came from larger pair. Not very
much of case, but this last is a strong point"
"Well?' asked as he paused.
'Now then for the facts of the case. Would
the corner?''
81 see nothing but pickaxe and sEovel?"
'Ha, ha, very good; nothing but pickaxe
and shovel Wen, to resume: facts of the
case. Roger Tails murders the iewler, and you
murder Roger Tails after that as you say,
nothing but pickaxe and shovel
And with this, as | am a living sinner, the
rosy-faced old boy took up his flute and blew
staye or two of Come, Lasses and Lads.
Did you dig himnp? Imuttered hoarsely;
and although deathly cold, / could feel
drop OF sweat trickling down my forehead and
into my eye.
what, before the trial? My good sir, you
have fair very fair, aptitude for crime; bet
believe me, you have much to learn both of
legal etiquette and of q lawyers conscience
And for the first time since I came in saw
something like indignation on that rudy
| face.
''Now," he continued, "I either know too
for you to wish, and perhaps wisely, to kill me.
The question is, whether l know enough to
make it worth your while to spare me. IthinS
do; but that is for you to decide. Ii put
you tonight, and in half an hours time, in
possession Of property worth e1000 will that
content you?"
Come, come" said ''you need not try to
fcoi me, nor think am going to let you out of
my sight"
"lou misunderstood I desire neither L
only wish a bargain. I am ready to pledge you
my word to make no attempt to escape before
You are in possession of that properly, and to
| offer no resistance to your shooting me in case
You fail to obtain it, provided on the other
hand you pledge your word to spare my life
should you succeed within half an hour. And,
my dear sir, considering the relative value of
| my word and yours, think it must be con-
fessed you have the better of the bargain"
| I thought for moment. every we'll, then"
| said /, 80 be it but if you fail"
| u know what happens" replied he.
| With that he blew note or two on his fute;
| took it to pieces, and carefully bestowed IT in
the tails OF his coat put away my pistol in
| mine.
''Do you mind shouldering that spade AID
| pickaye, and following me ?" he asked. to.
them up in Silence. He drained his glass as /
| put OH lis hat.
Now | think we are ready. Sop ni6o-
ment"
| He reached across for TIE glass which / lad
| emptied, took it up gingerly between thumb
| ana 1oreilnger, and tossed it with crash on to
the hearthstone. He then did the same to my
hlpe' altef hfst!S4applng the stem INTO halves.
1lls done, ne DleW out one Candle and with
great gravity led the way down the staircase.
l shoqldered the tools and followed, while my
heart hated him with fircer spite than ever.
we passed down the crazy stairs and through
the Eltcnen. Inc candles were still burning
there AS my companion glanced at the sup
per taple' IL m, he SAID, not bad begin
nlnS OF new leaf My friend, | will allow
you exactly twelve months in which to get
hanged
made no answer, and we stepped out into
me night. Inc moon was now up, and the
high-road stretched like o white ribbon into
the gloom. Inc cold WIND bore up few heavy
clouds from the northwest, but for the most
part we could see easily enough. We trudged
sac by sac along the road III silence, except
that could near my companion every now
and then Whistlln2 softly to himself
AS we drew near to the -Four Holed Cross
and the scene OF the murder L confess to an
uneasy 1eellng and a desire to get past the
place with all speed. But the lawyer stopped
by the very spot where the coach was over
turned, and held up finger as il to call atten-
t1on. 1t was tavorlte trick OF his with the
jury
This Was where the jeweler lay Some
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blood NOW the JeWeler must have dropped
instantly, for he was shot through the heart.
Yet no one doubted but that the other pool Of
blood was ms Fools.
with this he turned off thaoa i'd at right an
giles, and began to strike rapidly across the
moor. AT hrst thoughtghe was trying to es-
cape CAPE me, Dut ne all9Wed me 10 catch nam up
Lc1Gily enough, any thei1 l Knew tile point iof
T Gl was making. ! loiio#ed doggedly
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