Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

must talk to others, not to me, will
not listen. You have deceived me once,
! tell you. You will never deceive me
again. Black-hearted imposter! Ex-
pect to soften my heart by represent
ing Yourself to be another, and he one
of the noblest and purest young men
you and / left the dead body of Louis
Patterson on that distant shore.
"When / sailed on the Sober Fritz
you sailed with me. Together we left
the dead with his God. We're you not
completely lost to every feeling that
makes friend respect the memory Of
his doad comrade and messmate, you
would sooner call upon these walls to
| fall and crush your life out OF you, than
to claim for some vile purpose to be
that saint in Heaven"
Captain Bodfish, as God smy judge,
and Us ! expect to answer some day to
! Him for every act OF my life, | swear
to you, and if | swear falsely, | call
upon that God to strike me dead here
ut your feet, that / am Louis Patter-
| SON.
Charles Manning, IL
Don't | beg of you, call me by that
name again. Turn away if you will,
leaving me here to the fate that is so
mysteriously enveloping me, but don't
tell me am an imposter | say to you,
Captain Bodtish, | am the man that was
left for dead in that cabin by the sea-.
| was poisoned, bur by whom / do not
know. | was restored to life by the
physician s daughter, who gave mo the
antidote, and would YOU but listen, |
would tell you all about my travels be-
fore the Sober Fritz came the follow
ing year, and rescued you and Charles
Manning
81 do not wish to hear you. Don't |
know that you and Louis Patterson
were inseperable, and don't l know
that you can tell his story as we'll as he
could tell it himself wore he to be
raised from the dead? You have the
same smooth tongue that captivated
the crew on the Sober Fritz, but you
must not expect to again charm me
with your cunning palaver.
''Now that you talk of poisoning, let
mo tell you that on several occasions [
have caught myself suspecting you of
poisoning young Patterson, and / am
now more than half inclined to that
opinion that the diamonds and other
jewels he had laid away SO carefully to
bllHS JtoHlS W HIS IlpblltI iilll MS stlN-
anced, were stolen from him by you,
and you have just now summoned up
courage enough to offer them for sale
captain Bodtish, Il thought strikes
me. Now do listen for one moment to
what | have to say. You think Louis
Pattersons Jewels were stolen from
him by Charles Manning. In that sus-
picion you do Charles Il great wrong.
| lypnuv not bip,, hn,,f tba la ma, yp,,
may have to base the suspicion that he
poisoned Louis Patterson, but t."
"No more, will not listen to such
trash" said Captain Bodtish.
Captain Bodiish, one question be-
fore you go. DO you remember one
day examining those rough diamonds
and admiring two OF them that were SO
much alike no one could tell the differ
cncc?" asked Louis Patterson.
II do, the Captain answered.
inlay / asked another question:"
asked Louis Patterson, and the young
man looked piteously and imploringly
into the Captains face.
eyes,
"Did Louis Patterson insist on you
accepting one of these stones as Il gift
from him."
"He did, )" answered Captain Bodtish.
''Can ask still another question:"
inquired Patterson.
Eyes, yes; go one; what morc?"
after Louis insisted for some time
that you should accept one of the
stones, and you persisted in refusing it,
did you finally consent to take it,"
II did, and have it now in it's rough
state" said Captain Bodtish, sin my
necktie, and | presume you have it's
mate which would only be additional
evidence that you stole Louis Patter-
sons diamonds, and as far rs the con-
versation had at that time is concerned
what could be more natural than for
Louis Patterson to tell it all to you?"
10 BE CONTINUED.