Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-02-10
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.Do You Know n Man wfsh . Scar
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ON Has eh~ek.-
X was a Wet. dreary evening. Il few
days after Clovis visit ~ My-sre
Lodge. when that gentleman par on an
obi tweed suit AMI a -habby 0yerroar
and besook himself rs a riversida tav-
ern in rns. neigahsrhasl.l " L~imehDu$e
Whar his particular ab{est wac N gD-
ne there does noe eDns..rn IT,. Mr..
Clovis 0fteI f9sInaE tx asssss-arv rs visit
queer places AMI queer peGple.
Bur there was A man there THAR gwen
ing who attracted a Iirfte attention. He
rs rail- and bony. His eyes had a
fierce. hungry book N rhs.n- His hair
was long and nearly quite white. bur
his complexion and movements were
tli0ss. % an odd man. TX sr~u1esI a.
though his hair had been whIte-Bert arr
i1eally or blazehest by SONS. sudden
terror. For The Masr part he .xE silent
in rhs corner OF Ffse bar. but ul-n w-re
booking ar him amt speaking .f hsna
under his nose. A. II Ie had been sssae
deaf.
Who il thar nGzas What 10 rh-
matter with him = xskeri Clovis, OF the
landlord
You'd better arsk 5Sm. + think he's
a Iunaric. BUT che mESssss says ne ca1
speak a. sober an sensible a. a ie-i--
when yau keep or on- ~subieck.
And whar NAV tAlar bs~yr
You'd better arsk xErn. He'll talk
10 xzyonr. an. s.-saer sr later. he's
-sIr~ Ts ars 'pm one QUESTION seems
az H r 'zd il 90 Is brafa- pore chap
an nj 10 1T X our 10 -ery man e
meets.
Th4~ Ez8sFIorsI wenr OF to xffend 20 n
eusssster, and Clovis era-@--s 0Eer ro
rhe corner where the stranger sat. Oh
SERVED sf an AMI Yet alone.
Clovis gsr into Conversation with
him. ss1f found him both efvTE and ia-
reiiigeaE and t0 al appearances. aS
sane AZ my man need be-. H asked
no extraordinary question. AND Clovis
WAS rising rs xD IN the ofts.~ emf OF
the bar when the aid MS
hand on Eile oth~rs arm. ansi szitL. IN a
low v0fe--. E.sarse with the excitement
OF feeling
You xe n gpnSieman rsiar -peS
absut n G,~sf A-af. I have no sf0ubr.
You mass sorle across a loE % people
In the ersGrs- sf a "A
Il dare say Z d. said Clovis snail
inS-
"Can yE~r rell zz- this. DO ynsp know
a man win a s~sr On ais rigflr cspek y
InvoluRrarTiY tho smile died ssar OF
tho F~renefs1anys face.
You kgsw him. I So. yOgr TO L
know yoW fo. Donrs deny ii. for I can
swear yoE do- Ar bnnsr yDsF do kzrow n
with 4 se1r On his right esss4k
There msry De- two. but IL isn't likely.
got him H- can't essape nre. o.
Heaven. H-r me not go Glad. I VIII nor
be- foolish and exeftezf. I will TS~ Der
fecfIY eaEr amt sensible. and sseu
will learr1 fFf this gentleman has Ee tell
me-
Talking IN this way. half te Clovis
and half 10 himself. he draggp,f Clovis
our 81 Efs~ bar. and took him t4 a small
bare pariDr af fhe back OF the heuse |
Clovis submitted to b. thrust nrD a
chair. while the sssarr creature ae had
got hosr ~ ring the bell amt srtfsred
hot gin fnd winter.
The stranger saE with his elbows on
rhe table ansi his chin resting In the
palms ~ his hsnsls. gazing iatenfiy IN
the fase ~ Clovis. who somehow relr
uneasy under thai burning stare. At
lengvh he spoke.
Was the man with the <sar on his
fae~ af~sut my own ayr. or n few years
y0sngrrs Was his nanf- Richard
Jeye~
clovis gave a hugh r have never
said I knew a man with q scar said
he
Bur yoa do. You can't feny IL. Yoc
can't hide II from me-
And il I 10, what tfs~ns What do
ron want with him.
Il want 10 Kill him.
This was said with a 1uief. 70
strained ferociry thar made Clovis
shuffer.
Il viii tell you why wert on the
stranger. -But irSt-where Is Richard
Joyce tn BE- foundy-
Il know a man OF that name. and I
know where h. lives" said Clovis. |
speaking slowly and thoughtfuliy. |
Bnr I IN NOT going t0 put you in the
way OF taking his life. Why should
IyT
Wig shouid you. Why should you
rid the world OF n wolf or a scorpion? |
Listen TO me. For many years. I nav
say all my life. I have been n lonely.
unfortunate man I've wandered an
ver the world, often half starving. At
last I found a chance Of making mon |
ey enough 10 enable me I'd end my
days In peace. After running terrible
risks. I gDt possession Of a large mum
Der OF uncut diamonds fresh from the
mine"
do you mean that you were In AZ |
RIGA? Did you discover a mine: -
asked Clovis. eagerly.
Never mind whether T discovered n
mine OF not- I got the diamonds. and
IL nearly cost me my life TO get shem. |
| could not dispose OF them with safe
" In Africa s0 I made my way to the
coast. n there I purchased n sI0op
ia ballast | could not get a crew. AMI
IL would have been safe for me IN
try 10 leave the country openly. But
fell j n with a man whs volunteered to
help me. He, too. wanted To leave Az
riea and return 10 England He was
in rags starving and hunted by the
police | tDok this man. fed and
clothed him. and took him with me la
the sloop. promising him q further re- |
ward on our reaching England. Cur
pian was to make a few hundred
miles sail I'd the westward. TIN we
should be in the track If vessels pass |
ing from the Cape To England. and GET
OF them 10 aEe US on beard. But
we could not fan In with a ship. Our
provisions and water began to run