Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-08-26


his eyes were filed with tears he could
not repress.
He passed his hand across them once
to wipe the tears away, but they came
again; and, when he folded up the dOcu-
ment and gave it back to Mr.. FOrdyce,
they were welling over from his eyelids.
~ saw him once after l knew he was
my brother" he said: land had very
little acquaintance with him before then:
but now that / have learnt how whole
souled and unselfsh' he was, and how he
resigned everything that was dear to him
for my sake, cannot but lament his sad
life and dreadful end. You must forgive
my weakness"
'It does you honor, my lord" the law
yer said, speaking in q softer tone than
he had yet used: "and he well deserved
that you should mourn him. He had .
very noble nature"
IF you really feel his loss, II you feel
It as much as do, who owed much to
him." Stuart said. "you will join me In
trying to track his murderer. That will
be the most sincere mourning you can
give him." and he. too. spoke now in q
less bitter tone.
II promised yesterday the woman whom
we both loved that would leave NO stone
unturned to find that man: need take NO
fresh vows now. But what clew is there
to show US who it was that killed him?"
For a moment neither Of the others
answered.
"Must everything be made public?"
Penlyn asked.
"More or less," the lawyer answered.
Zone cannot suppress will dealing with
over two millions worth Of property.
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1t and forfeit your inheritance it could
not be done. II Mr.. Stuart and allow
ed such a thing as tnat We should become
criminals"
"Well, so be it! the public must think
what they like of meat least until the
murderer is discovered" Then he asked
again: "But what clew is there to help W
to find himY'
"None that we know of, as yet" Stuart
said.
II suppose" Mr.. Fordyce said. with a
speculative air. "those Spanish letters
will not furnish any, when translated"
"What Spanish letters" Penlyn asked
"If you have any, let me see them. ]
am acquainted with the language"
.'Is Corot a mans or a woman's name"
Mr.. Fordyce asked, rs he again united hi,
bundle Of papers.
Neither that know Of" Penlyn an
swered. 1T is more likely, l should
think, to be pet or nickname. Why do
you usk!"
Il found these three letters amongst
others in my desk" Stuart said, taking
them from Mr.. Fordyce and handing them
to Lord Penlyn, land l should not have
had my attention attracted to them more
than to any others out of the mass of
foreign correspondence there was, had 1t
not been for the marginal notes in Mr..
Cundalfa handwriting. DO you see
themI"
"Yes," he answered. YES. l see writ
ten on one, Sent 500 dolls: on another.
Sent 1000 Escudos,' and on the third
again. Sent c $40 dols."
What do the letters say?" they both
asked.
He did so carefully. and then he turned
around and said:
They are all from some man signing
himself Corot, and dating from Puerto
Cortes, who seems to think he had, or per
haps really had, since money was sent,
some claim upon him. In the first one he
says none has been forthcoming in long
while, and that, though he does not want
for himself, some woman, whom he calls
Juanna, Is i'll and requires luxuries. He
finishes his letters with, Yours ever de-
votedly.' In the second he writes more
strongly, says that Juanna 10 dying, and
that, as she has committed no fault, he
insists upon having money. After this
the largest sum was sent"
"And the thirdY they both asked.
1.-The third Is more important. 1t says
Juanna is dead, th-.t he is going to Eng
land on business, and that, a. he has
heard Cundall Is also about to set out for
that country, he will see him there, as he
cannot cross Honduras to do SO. And he
finishes his letter by saying: DO not,
however, think that her death relieves
you from your liability to me. Justice
and the vile injuries done to us make it
imperative on you to provide for me for
ever out Of your evilly acquired wealth.
This justice / will have and you know
am one who will MT hesitate to enforce
my rights. Remember how l served Jose
and beware"
This Is faithful translation" Stuart
asked.
Take IT to an interpreter. as yov
doubt me-" Penlyn said.
Il do not doubt you, Lord Penlyn," the
other replied, ''and 1 beg your pardon for
this and any other suspicious l may have
shown. Will you forgive me"
YES" PenlyI said, and he held out
h-s hand to the other, and Stuart took it.
IF this man is In England" Mr.. For.
dyce said, land We could only find him
out. and also discover what his move
ments have been, We should, perhaps
be very near the murderer"
Every detective in London shall be Sc,
to work tonight especially those who
understand foreigners and their habits.
to find him if he is here. And il he is.
he will have to give very full account of
himself before he finds himself free" Stu
art said.
CHAPTER X.
A few days later the rewards offered
both by the Government and by 1.-THE
friends of the late Mr.. Cundall," had
been announced, and the magnitude of
them, especially Of the latter, had caused
much excitement in the public mind, and
had tended to keep the general interest in
the tragedy alive.
The detectives themselves, though they
we're careful not to say 80, had really
very little hope that they would ever sue
ceed IN tracing the assassin.
Meanwhile, Penlyn had nerved himself
Tor another interview with Ida Raugh-
:on, an interview in which he was to tell
her everything, and he went down to
Belmont to do 50.
He found her alone IN her pretty draw
tns room, Sir Paul having gone to Wind
sor on some business matter, and Miss
Norris being out for a walk.
She was still looking very pale, and
her lover noticed that a paper was lying
beside her in which was column head
ed, THE Murder of Mr.. Cundal."
Had she been reading that, he wonder
ed, at the very time when he was on his
way to tell her of the relationship that
had existed between him and that other
man who had loved her DO dearly?
Nhan he had Kissed her uonderin1 A