The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-09

lie back and rest, whilst write your
deposition"
And this is what Arther Dunbar
wrote, casting every now and then an
anxious glance at the sick man, who
lay watching his pencil as It moved
rapidly over the paper:
IL. Aaron Gore, believing myself on
the point Of death, do make the follow
ing statement, which I solemnly de-
clare to be true: That wns in the scrv-
ice OF Sir Harry Grnhamc as valet when
that gentleman was taken sick of the
fever at Kistmun, in India, during tho
early part OF January Of lost year; that
there was also in attendance on the
sick baronet his friend, Capt Frank
Archer; that Sir Harry Grnhame had
prepared q will leaving the greater
part OF his fortune to Miss Kate Gra-
hame, his adopted daughter; that I
entered into conspiracy with Capt.
Frank Archer to prevent the accom-
plishmcnt Of this act; that Capt Archer
induced me 70 aid him in this fraud by
q bribe Of one hundred pounds and
promise Of thousand pounds II our
scheme proved SUCCESSFUL; that. in
pursuance Of this plan. q groom in
Sir Harry's service who lay OH the
point of death stricken with q fever
contracted at the same time as his
master. on hunting expedition in the
junglcs. was palmctlioff on the doctor
Of the Forty seventh regiment as the
baronet; that this doctor gave the GER
tiflcatc Of cause Of death and burial per-
nit, fully believing thnt the dead man
was Sir Harry Grahame. that the sick
baronet was carried by us to the sea
coast and shipped in charge of Capt.
Archer to Colombo, whence he was re-
moved to the interior OF Ceylon; that I.
acting under orders OF Capt. Archer, re-
mained ut Kistmun in charge Of the
supposed deceased baronet's effects;
that received telegram from John
Colburn, an attorney in London. who
was also in the conspiracy, ordering me
to proceed at once TO Colombo, where
should find instructions how TO reach
Capt. Archer in his retreat; that was
TO make my way to him and warn him
that two men had left England with the
purpose of discovering the whereabouts
Of the baronet whom they believed TO
be still alive; that sailed for Colombo.
found q sealed packet of instructions
there, prepared for such an emergency;
that started on my journey in charge
of Ashnu Ghooli, son Of the chief Of a
village under whose protection Archer
was living: that we reached the end of
our passage along the Quagla river, and
sent a war-canoc down the stream with
instructions to take prisoners any Eu-
ropeans they might meet, and remain
on guard at q given spot until they
were notified TO return; that on under
taking the journey across the wilder
ness I was seized with the Jungle fever,
Of which am now dying; and that
heartily repent Of my wickedness. and
implore the forgiveness OF my wronged
nnsAes, whose release, humbay pray
God may be speedily accomplished
The dying man signed this irregular
document with feeble hand, for the cur
rent Of his life was fast ebbing.
"You quite understand that am. go
ing 70 use your papers and charts7'
Dunbar asked
CHAPTEc xvi
AN svxr.Ess EDEN
There wCsFc strange dOings IN tha4
chamber in the woods. Arthur Dunbar
thought, when he awoke the morning
after Aaron Cores rntimcly end; for
bow oould tho corpse have been re-
moved without his awskcning9 And
where had the C,ngalese Girl betahcn
hcrscif7 Yes, he was alone. and the
obiectof his sudden desert;on filed him
with surprise. That his Young nurse
had loft him for GOOD was self-apporept.
for she had tied The dog by a piece Of
cord 10 the root Of tree at tho cutrance
OF the rude apartment
He was half glad 10 DO alouc, vet re-
gretsul that tho opportunity hod been
denied him OF making her understand
how grateful b IVES sor her tender
solscituie. especially when he saw that
TO the lsst sl,c had been mindful OF his
in$erests;, for his knausack. riflc and
srnmnnitxcs,' ,.,o,,n v,1uraA voor3y 20 h&a