The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-21

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lence OF the room could hear q dull
humming and bhxzings noise, which
proceeded from the same source.
why" I cried. you have IN aortic
ane,r lAm!' s.
s..Thafs what they call IN sud-:
pladdly. II went TO. a doet6rt last
week about It, ind he told me Tint II
10 bound to burst before muny DAYS
pass. 1t has been getting worse for
years. / got 1t from exposure and uns
derfeedinH among tho salt Lake
Mountains I've done my work now.
and don't care how soon 1 20. but
I should like to leave some account
Of the business behind me. don't
want to be remesnbered as COM
mon cut. thrynt.", 4 S
Inc Inspector isapd svhe two dctes-
tlves had hurried discussion as to
the advisab!l,ty Of allowing him to
tell his story.
do you consider, doctor, TINT there
10 fmmediate dangery" he former
asked. Is
Most certainly there is," / answer.
ed.
I'm that case 1t is clearly our duty,
in the interests Of Justice. to take his
said the inspector. You
are at liberty, sir, to give your account,
which again warn you will he taken
down."
'I'll sit down, with your leave" the
prisoner said. suiting the action to the
word. ::Thia saa>curilm sEaines llakes
me eahlV tiisd,Sand lie tile Tend.
half ansh hour as has lot mended nat
tiers. I'm 81 tAeabrfnk Il the grave
and Lam mot hkelx toeiie to yoal
Every wortEI ~ tse ansOlute ttutli..
and llow yen ne Y = Ihttcr ef ns
consequence to me-"
With these words, Jefferson Hope
leaned back In his chair and began tile
following remarkable statement. He
spoke in calm and methOdical man.
ner, rs though the events which he
narrated were commonplace enough.
II can vDuchs for the accuracy 10 the
subjoheds account, for I have Ind
access to Iestrade's notebook. In which
the prisoners words were taken down
exnctly as they were uttered.
1T didn't much matter to you why
u hated these men," he said; tits
enough TINT they were guilty Of the
death Of two human belngs-a father
and n daughter-and that they had,
therefore, forfeited their own lives.
After the lapse of time that hnd passed
since their crime,sitswas impossible fof
me to SECURE conIetion aRiikst theH
: II aany court. Isknew Of theIr rtuih.
though, and determined that I Should
BIZ judge, Jury aud exccutiouer Ill
rolled into one. You'd have done tile
same, II you have any manhl od in
ron n
That girl that I spoke OF was 10
hive married me twenty wears ago.
She wos forced into marrying that
same Drebber, and broke her heart
over 1t. 1 took the marriage ring
from her dead finger, fandssi vowed
that his dying eyes should rest upon
that very ring, aud that his last
thoughts, should be Of the. crime foI
which he was punished. I have chr.
risd It about with me, and; have fiji
lowed him mud his accomplice over two
continents, until 1 caught them. They,
thought to. tire me out, but they could
not do It. II I die tomorrow. MS r.
likely enough. 1 die knowing Tint my
work In this world IL done. snnfi. wolf
done. They have perished. and NV NV
l,anl. Tl,era n. Nothing Lon for .r,o<, ~,
hone for or n iessreT - =, -. = :
.srhev were rich md w.s moor On
that a. WINS mn onsv ottors ~ -, ~ ~
foilow tha,n Wh.,, ~ :. 10 = ~. a,s.,s "
NV ,,o.Iot ,x.s .1..,t ~. ,' ~ L .... =
ros,n!I. ti,ot y .,,,st t,,.,, ~.
a aou ..l -. n n u Iuln ny Lhhu 10
ridine are as natural to me M wa1kinc
m i annlie,i nj cnh.ownar.s nf,,ae
and so.,n rot emn,ovmont ,,.os ="
hiring = carfoin a,,I, . ,,,osL +o ~" ",,, ="
or an, r,hnta.ar .,,os 80. t r ,, uM
saon far ,nase,e Ms ME- o. ..'a. a Insnt
, n,,,a,, ~. n,,o. ~ r ,.asn MAs seluol
aIosa s vv uas NM " las =. ~ -. se!ape
.lors eoMenoM. Ane natusst yoD was
70 learn my way ABOUT. Ior reckon
enaI AoI "li tue inasses mat ever We're
conuiyed, mus city Is tne most confus-
ing naa map oeside me, though,
s s,., "s sea., once mao a spotted inc prin.
cipai hotels and stations, l got on
pretty Well NE
II wAlssomeY time befoEe 1s found
out where my tNo sentIem.sis we're ".
ing. but 1 inquired and inquired, until
at lasf dropped across them. They
/ were at . boarding heVaA ats Cameer-
! well owe. ols N1e othe9 AAe Oft the
river. When once l found them out
! knew that l had then at my mercy.
had grown my beard, and there was
no chance Of their recognizing me.
! would dog them aud follow them un-
til l saw my opportunity. I was de
termined that they should not escape
+, me again.
"They were very near doing It, fol-
all that. Go where they would In Lon.
don, I was always at their heels