The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-05-22
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oficers-or one of them-gets the
treasure and brings it to. England,
leaving, we will suppose, some condi-
tion under which he received it unful-
filed Now, then, why did not
Jonathan Small get the treasure him
self? The answer is obvious The
chart is dated at time when Morstan
was brought into close association
with couvicts- Jonathan Small did
not get the treasure because he and his
associates were themselves convicts
and could not get away"
''But this is mere speculation. said I.
sit is more than that 1t is the only
hypothesis which covers the facts. Let
US see how it fits in with the sequel.
Maj. Sholto remains at peace for some
years, happy in the possession Of his
treasure. Then he receives a letter
from India which gives him a great
fright. What was that%'
"a letter to say that the men whom
he had wronged had been set free
"Or had escaped. That is much more
likely, for he would have known what
their term of Imprisonment was It
would not have been surprise to him.
What does he do then? he guards him
self against a wooden-legged mana
white man, mark you, for he mistakes
a white trades1nan for him, and actual
ly fires pistol at him. Now, only one
white mans name is on the chart.
The others are Hindoos or Mcham-
medans. There is no other white man.
Thereforewe may say with confidence
that the wooden-legged man is identi-
cal with Jonathan Small. Does the
reasoning strike you as being faulty?"
'.No: it is clear and concise
"Well. now, let us put ourselves in
the place of Jonathan Small. Let US
look at it from his point Of view. He
comes to England with the double idea
of -egaining what he would considerto
be his rights and of having his revenge
upon the man who had wronged him.
He found out where Sholto lived, and
very possibly he established conmuni
cations with some one inside the house.
There is this butler, Lal Rao, whom we
have not seen. Mrs Bernstone gives
him far from a good character. Small
could not find out, however, where the
treasure was hid, for no one ever
knew, save the major and one faithful
servant who had died. Suddenly Small
learns that the major is on his death
l. ", 1ocf of ho
treasure die with him, he runs the
gauntlet of the guards, makes his way to
the dying mans window, and is only de-
tered from entering by the presence
of his two sons. Mad with hate, how
ever, against the dead man, he enters
the room that night, searches his pri-
vate papers in the hope of discovering
some memorandum relating to the
treasure, and finally leaves a memento
of his visit in the short inscription upon
the card He had doubtless planned
beforehand that should he slay the
major he would leave some such rec
ord upon the body as sign that it was
not a common murder. but, from the
pO1QL OF view Oh tuc 1OuI dSSOCldl lcS,
something in the nature of an act of
Justice. Whimsical and bizarre con-
ceits of this kind are common enough
in the annals of crime, and usually af
ford valuable indications as to the
criminal. Do You follow all this?''
Very clearly
Now, what could Jonathan Small
co? lie could only continue to keep a
secret watch upon the efforts made to
find the treasure. Possibly he leaves
England and only comes back at inter
vals. Then comes the discovery Of the
garret, and he is instantly informed of
it. We again trace the presence Of
some confederate in the household.
Jonathan. with his wooden leg. is ut
terly unable to reach the lofty room of
bartholomew Sholto He takes with
him, however. u rather curious asso-
ciate, who gets over this difficulty, but
dips his naked 1oot into creosote,
whence comh.Toby, and six-mlle
linn for a eaHScer with a dam