The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-01
No.. /.

COuUScl III 1ildllE SUCIl IildtttlS: tl1O 1.eH'N
you ever known me to betray the conf
dence even of the vericst stranger! Why,
then, did you fear for yours"
II do not know. answered. but
thought tha. first I would search for my
SELF
pride goeth before a fall. nephew.
Now listen. Had I known this history q
month ago, by now De Garcia had perish
cd miserably, and not by your hands, but
by that of the law. have been acquainr-
cd with the man from his childhood and
know enough to hang him twice over did
l choose to speak More. knew your
mother: boy, and now sec that it was
the likeness in your face to hers that
haunted nc. for from the first io was IA
1ailiar It was also who bribcu the keep
crs Of the holy Office to let your father
loose. though, as il chanccd never saw
him, and arranged his fight. Since then
have had De Garcia through my hands
some four OF five times, now under this
name and now under that. Once even he
came to me as client. but the villainy
that he would have worked was too black
for me to touch. This man is the wicked
est whom I have known in Seville. and
that is saying much; also he is the clever
est and the most rcvcngcful He lives Dy
vice for vice. and there are many deaths
upon his hands But he has never pros
percd in his evildoing. and today he IS
but al advcnturcr without name, who
lives by black!nail and by running women
that he may rob them at his 1eisurc. Give
me those books from the strong box yon-
der. and will tell you OF this De Garcia
did as he badc me, bringing the heavy
parchment volumes. each bound in vellum
! and written IL cipher.
These are my records. he said,
Though rorc can read them except nly-
self Now for the index All. here it is
Give me volume 3and open tat page 2oi.
I obcvcd laying the book OF the bed be-
fore him. and lie began 10 read the Grabbed
marks as easily as though they were good
black letter.
DE Garcia-Juan. Height, appear
ancc, family. false names and 50 CT Ials
is it-hiStory. Now listen.
Then came some two pages Oh closely
written matter. expressed i:i scc:cc sl5-1is
that Forseca translated as he read. II was
brief enough, but such q record as 1t coz
tanned I have never heard hcfoTc nor since
Here, St out against this one mans name
was well nigh every wickct!ncss OF which
a human. being could be capable. ca.r.2d
through by him TO crafty his appc1!!es
and rcvcnceful hate md 20 prcCIGc himself
with gold.
In that black list were two l..urtcrs-
one Of a rival b. the :::.,fc ;lnc enc G. q
mistress b. poison. INK. here '"crc oT:acr
things even worse, zoo shameful inGcr.i 70
be written.
DOUBTLESS there is Eore Thai haS ::oS
Cone beneath my notice SAD i'pi!:"s.;'
cooll%. but these things i OK; &c: 'f'::':!,
anu c::c Q: the 'nl:roci:>- cN;!:E NJ PFC s!''-
;i:.;li!s. HIN ~e;e BE ea";;..''!. :';i.. S.'@
ne i.k. must ;'s:d :" i.:e :&:o:t
Ard hr T;!'',c ~ ~ <; ..::'!: - ~
1911. the said DC ",;:>!;: :e>; 20 f-;:::.:''
on 4 tr;.ts!t:- v"y::'' -: ~ ~,
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ken oi aDoEc Is LUIS, < t:'S!'s' ,i.S
in. 10 V:!:G::' &c '', N';:se ',''!''i-''s;' 1'
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ui:t."rc'iFcrHi I: l;'!>e !'ii'::,'2t =, "''
ard deserted Oh. i'c'i::;: lS';'c-;' - -
H"b:c I;!;aily 81 s,l-';ci;.;i, ;''''' -
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What ex> '',"':2:Se! .':' ;.:S s:'F. ".i' .
Gaze - seek v""r !.&!ii ;E''' 80
the SAFE that l':' er;;:cIl i'c-cr;-s
The Ecry sane n2p:sH Il was s::e
whom yoi; Ee;ri, rle:;dll!:77 '''i'!.i hlm iaS'
night Had Know! tW' Gays ago "slii,
Know toi.;.y h!y how !A!s vI!ialn li'a
been safe n prison. BE; perhaps II Is ':ol
yet too !2;e. ;.::l III. :;,' ! ;:;;.l rise ana
sec 70 II. Le;:ve II to l""- nephew. ''o'
nurse yourself ;i!d leave l; 10 1::c. II ;:!1
thing 1a"! be cone Ca. 90 X x: '-U
q messenger be ready lhl> evening !
! shall know whutcvrrI!.ctc Is to g :.ncW!!
! That night tG:iScca SCH; tc:. ne again
Il have made inquiries. he s;:id. Il
have even wa-nct. the officers ot iaStl'c
for ,Er first ri:.!r scr many :e;:r>. and ;.e!
are hunting De Garcia Is h:c,n::!!.o;::!oil
hunt Il slave. Pus nothing ca. ID, !!:y,.ft;
of HIM. He has vunisErt! az! left Vi,
trace. 'ro.;sh, write l.; ";..:l.:. Tor j.
may have Lex: there cow: t':c riv>g. On,
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