The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-16

fated Media, while in my case the sea
gave up its dead, that might aid in
bringing to Justice the murderer of my
old friend.
Herbert Lathrop altered that will,
either directly before or after the muir
der.
at was an easy matter for a man
proficient with a pen to add cipher,
and change a five to fifty, and it was
done. Then seeing that the provisions
of the will required no bond, what easier
than to insert the name Herbert Lathrop,
and the handling of John Loyd's for
tune was in his hands.
1.-THE fortune may have suffered much,
| but I trust not He was so anxious to
| call your sister wife that he has hardly
| dissipated much of it, and then, doubt
| less ne was held in check by knOwl-
edge that your father and Clarence
| would have an eye on him.
! 81 congratulate you most fervently,
young man, on the escape of your Sis
| ter"
ut has been. indeed. a narrow es-
cape" said Tom ''Then Herbert
Lathrop is responsible for the creation
of Black Beard?"
| "It would seem so. but [ have not
yet concluded. Two months after draw
ing John Loyd's will, took passage on
the Media for Europe; we were wrecked
| but 100 miles from our destination, and
40 miles from the coast. Passengers
and crew were with but three eXcep-
lions lost. [ was one of the three, a
New Yorker, named Murray, and Girls
void. the purser, were the other two.
We stuck to the wreck, and after four
| days of the most terrible suffering, We're
rescued, all others on board trusted @
the ships boats, and were overcome by
the tremendous waves, and lost.
My mind had become so affected by
| the strain that until three months ago
[ was an inmate of an asylum in Eng
land, but fortune eventually smiled on
me, and have regained my reason. J
| have now been home two weeks, but ii
is not generally known, as my Physi-
clan counsels rest of mind for yet an
other year, and do not care to take up
the law again. Now it is only neces.
Sary for you to go to the courthouse
and make affidavit of the facts which
you have learned. Warrants will be is
sued for the apprehension of LathrOp
and officers accompany you back and
apprehend him."
At five o'clock Gordon and Tom, with
two officers. boarded the Sunshine. but
it was yet good half hour before she
cast off lines; she delayed as long as
could be done with safety in order tC
| give those who desired to attend thl
weddings an opportunity to do SO
| However, at $50 the little steamer got
under way, and it was expected that
she would easily reach Orion in two
hours, but by bad stroke Of misfor
| tune, she broke the shaft Of her pro
peller when off Town Creek, and yet {;
| good nine miles from orion.
The jig is up" said the captain
''here we lay all night, unless we senj
a boat back for tug to tow us back tC
town, we're here for three or -four
hours certainly. [ am sorry, but you'll
all miss the double marriage, unless
put you ashore, and you walk, and
1io Gil ClAIIC 40 w IIidl, as III llob us
patch boat for help"
Captain exclaimed Tom, quickly
''will you kindly put this party o,
shore? I must be at my brothers wed
ding"
why, yes. Tom, If you can struggl
through those swamps; it's past si1
now, YOU have an hour and a half Il
cover nine miles Of swamp and sand,
ridges; it is impossible
81 think not, captain, If you viii do 81
quick. HorreI lives but three mile
from here. I'll get q rig from him K
carry us from there on
True, you may get there in that way
but you'll be worth looking at befor
you get out of the swamp.
''Mate. send these four gentlemen
ashore, then take four good Oarsmel
and pull back TO town for a tug
i, The lieutenant, Gordon and the off
GERS were soon struggling through tb'
swamp in the direction of HOrreii's
, and there we Will leave them and return
, to Orion.
! CI ADTTHT WV