The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-07-11

see this COTott l. II that he has a legacy
to give him, or has he committed a crime
for which this fat man, this heavy AL
quail. wants TO arrest him."
"Quien sabe, He says he has a little
friendly question TO ask him, that is all.
He says if he could see him for one mo-
ment, he would tell him all he wants to
know. And then he says he must find
him. But l do not think, now, he will
ever find him"
''Nor do l." the Senior said Then he
looked up at the clock. and seeing it was
past twelve went To his room, saying
that it was time he prepared himself for
the day.
But when he reached that apartment.
which was a small room on the second
floor. that looked out on to the back win
dovs Of the street that ran parallel with
the one in which the Hotel Lepanto was
situated. il did not seem as if those pre-
parations stood in any great need of
hurry. Throwing himself into an arm
chair that stood in the corner Of the room,
again gave himself up to meditation.
"Corot." he said to himself; "Corot.
How is II that that man has ever heard
the name-what does he know about il,
why should he want to find him: |
thought that. outside of Los TOrros and
Puerto Cortcs that name had never been
heard. Walter knew ii. and Juanna
knew it. and | knew it, but of others there
was no one alive who knew it. Yet here
is this big, stupid man, in this big. stupid
city lwhere one may be stabbed to death
and none find the slayer}. with the name
upon his lips How has he ever heard it.
how has he ever known Of it,"
He could find no answer to these ques-
tions which he asked himself and gradu-
ally his thoughts went off into another
train.
so. after all" he continued, "his name
was not Cundall. but deceive. and he it
was who was this lord, this Penlyn
though that other bears the name. And
he who inherited all that wealth from the
old man. had no right to il, no! not so
much rs Juanna-poor Juanna.-
had. And now he is gone. and ii is with
the living that have to do Well. it shall
be done. and by my fathers blood the
reckoning shall he a heavy one if this
lord does not clear himself.'
He rose from his seat. and, going to a
/ cupboard. took from it n suit Of clothes Of
good. dark material. ard after brushing
| them carefully, laid them out upon the
| bed.
From shelf IN ii he took out very
good silk hat which he also brushed, and
pair Of nearly new gloves.
/ Then he rang the bell. and babe the ser
want who answered it bring him sufii-
cient hot water for shaving and washing.
/ As he went through his toilette, which
| NJ d"i very 'aTeiullE' ahd putting on now
/ lineh 81 dazzllng Whueness, with which
/ me most ScrupnlonS person could have
I l"uhh no l"nit. ms thoughts sun ran upon
/ 'He Su"Je'l jha' hAd occupied MS mind
! chtlrtI! lot many DAYS.
mere Is danger III II. of course, he
/ ,lu''eitu J." lIiilSeli' ou' am used to
u"hSri' .h'le " az uahSer Wheh Gonzalez
! ProNoh'u me- ihouSh II was not as great
! d> th'I Siahd IN now. These English
! are stupid but theE are crafty also, and
! II ma! ne mat Trap VIII be set for me.
| perhaps Is ser already. Well after all,
nave one dahnlhs proof IN my favor,
! one caro- thaf, II am forced to play.
| huSt save me. nat nave to do, shall
| W. uo''e !"-paF' am reS"IVed.
! MS Iolel,e was nnlshed now, he was
! cieah shaved ana Wen dressed from head
! 70 hfS', 39f. Sen9r- M}Gpf1mi' lBtRma
! man from the one who had sat, an hour
ago, smoking cigarettes in the hotel pas
| sage.
He started forth SLOWLY making hi.
way through Leicester SQUARE and down
/ Picadllv. and. at nearly the bottom of thp
/ lattpr turned off tn tho ricb+ ond r,o.,.o,1
1 through several strnat.
/ Then whom bo haa orri,.od a. bo,,.o
| which stood ot = cn,.nor bo 60
Tho lilo hnuso ,,,,+s;do ,1.L;st
standing f,rr,aI ~, ,,,ro 80 ,'. w. NJ
ma r,n do,rn ~ Ia, - ~ S,tce'o'
! had now turned into.
At the back of il was a garden fairly
| filled with trees. that ran some distance
| farther down This straet md into -,
/ m opcn-work iron gate led y cato +hroncb
/ which any Dosser-bv couIJ lool,
/ II was nor = woll.kont parda, o,d - :.
there was some pndnrrrnwth and i T.as
mt this underground. on the fortbast rirbt.
I hand side that senior Gnff.nta ro,7rol
i for some few moments through rho iron
! cato
1t seems the same" he muttnrod ia
/ l was last there" Then he returned 70