Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09

SAAuplo was 1t,
ana 1t was perfectly regular, both in
tue signature Of the testator and the wit
nesses.
1ne TWO men watched him as he bent
over the will and read it, the lawyer look
Ing at him from under his thick, bushy
eyebrows, and Mr.. Stuart with a fixed
glance that he never took off his face; and
as they so watched him they noticed that
MS eyes were filed with tears he could
not repress.
lie 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 yelling over from his eyelids.
saw him once after l knew he was
my brother" he said; "and I had very
little acquaintance with him before then;
but now that have learnt how whole
souied and unselfsh he was, and how he
resigned everything that was dear to him
Tor my sake, / cannot but lament his sad
life and dreadful end. You must forgive
my weakness"
1t does you honor, my lord" the law
yer said, speaking in softer tone than
he had, yet used; "and he we'll deserved
that you should mourn him. He had a
very noble nature"
IF you really feel his loss, If 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 a
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. put what clew is there
to show us who it was that killed him?"
For moment neither Of the others
answered.
"AIust everything be made public?'
Penlyn asked.
''More or less" the lawyer answered.
Zone cannot suppress will dealing with
over two millions worth Of property.
Even though you were willing to destroy
it and forfeit your Inheritance it could
not be done. If Mr.. Stuart and I allow
ed such thing as that 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 us
to find him."
'None that we know Of, as yet" Stuart
said.
81 suppose" Mr.. Fordyce said, with
speculative afr, ''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"
SIS Corot mans or a woman's name?"
Mr.. Fordyce asked, rs he again united his
bundle Of papers.
Neither that know Of" Penlyn an
swered. "It is more likely, should
think, to be a pet or nickname. Why do
you ask?"
81 found these three letters amongst
others in my DESK" Stuart said, taking
them from Mr.. Fordyce and handing them
to Lord Penlyn, ''and should not have
had my attention attracted to them more
than to any others out Of the mass Of
foreign correspondence there was, had it
not been for the marginal notes in Mr..
Cundall's handwriting. DO you see
them?"
Eyes" he answered. eyes. I see writ
ten on one, Sent G 500 dols.;' on another,
Sent 1000 Escudos,' and on the third
again, Sent G $40 dols.'"
''What do the letters say?" they both
asked
II will read them"
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
saws none has been forthcoming in long
while, and that, though he does not want
for himself, some woman, whom he calls
Juanna, is ill and requires luxuries. He
finishes his letters with, Yours ever de-
yotedly.' In the second he writes more
strongly, says that Juanna is 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.
s"rhe third is more important. 1t says
Juanna is dead, tt It he is going to Eng
land on business, and that, as he has
hoard 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
Won from your liability to me. Justice
and the vile injuries done to us make it
imneratiye on you to provide for me for
over out of your evilly acquired wealth.
This Justice l will have and you know
I am one who will not hesitate to enforce
nv rights. Remember how served Jose
and beware.
..This is a faithful translation? Stuart
asked.
ssTake it to an interpreter, as you
doubt me-" Penlyn said.
81 do not doubt you, Lord Penlyn," the
other replied, "and beg your pardon for
this and any other suspicious | may have
shown. Will you forgive me-"
.sYes," Penlyn said, and he held out
LIS hand to the other, and Stuart took it.
.If this man is i. England" Mr.. For
dvce said. "and we could only find him
ont and also discover what his move
ments have been, we should, perhaps.
be very near the murderer"
.Eyery detective in London shall be set
TO work tonight especially those who
understand foreigners and their habits.
RI find him if he is here. And if he is.
he will have to give very full account of
himself before he is himself Free" Stu
art said.
CHAPTER X.
A few days later the rewards offered
both by the Government and by "the
+bo Jato Mr. Cr-Od3 III >, had