Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-14

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you to tell me what you have heard.
Believe me, have very good reason for
wanting you to know the truth about
me-"
"That is easily told," answered. i
have heard a great many variations of
the same story. but knowing how news
travels out here have placed very lit
tie credence in any Of them"
lyon have heard perhaps about the
sultan Of Surabaya3''
intimated that had.
AT first you must have thought that
rather cruel action on my part Ano
yet if you knew all your blame would
probably turn to admiration. You do
not know perhaps what character that
man bore in his own state. the life he
led, his excesses his constant crimes,
his tyranny over his unfortunate SUBJ
jects l tell you. sir, that that man was
and is one Of the greatest scoundrels
upon the face of this earth. Ihad heard
over and over again of him, and when
| discovered that his people could OBJ
tain no redress for their grievances /
determined to meet him on his own
ground. l arranged my plans according
ly, abducted him, made him disgorge
large sum of money, half Of which l
caused to be anonymously distributed
among the poor wretches he had robbed,
and at the same time told him his char
acter for the first and only time in his
heathen existence, promising him as
did so that if he did not mend his ways
I'd catch him again and silence him
forever. Punishment was surely never
more fitly earned. Then there was
merchant in Hongkong named Vesey.
expect you have heard of him and the
trick I played him. Well, that man
made an assertion about me in public
place to the effect that | was But
never mind what it was. 1t was so vile
that cannot repeat it to you, but
made VOW | would be reyenged on
him for it sooner or later. | was re-
venged, and in the only way he could
be made to teel-that is, through his
banker. He will never forgive me, of
course. Now. what else have you
heard?''
Pardon my alluding to it,, said,
"but-the Vectis Queen-the Oodna-
Data. "
$50 you have heard of those affairs?
Well, do not deny them | must have
money Look at the expenses | have to
meet. Look at this boat-think Of the
settlement maintain, of the hundreds
of pensioners l have all through the
east, of the number of people whose
services it is necessary for me to retain.
And pray do not misunderstood me. To
you it may seem that such transactions
make me neither more nor less than a
thief-a common cheat and swindler.
In your eyes may be that, but | must
own do not look upon it in the same
light myself am, and have been all
my life, at war with what you call so
ciety The reason may perhaps explain
to you some day l know the risk run.
II society catches me, in all probability
my life will pay the forfeit. | know
that, and / am naturally resolved not
to be caught.
Zone thing is certain-I prey only on
those who can afford to lose, and, like
the freebooters of romance, make it
my boast that I have never knowingly
robbed poor man, while, on the other
hand, l have materially assisted many.
There are those, of course, who judge me
harshly. Heaven forbid that they ever
find themselves in the position in which
am placed Think Of it! am hunted
by all men; every mans hand is against
me. l am cut off from country and
friends. A price is put upon my head,
and for that reason am obliged to dis
trust every one on principle. Think of
having the knowledge continually be-
fore you that if you are not constantly
on the watch you may be caught And
them
"And them"
heard her grind her little white teeth
viciously.
"There will be no then, DR.. De Nor
manville, so we need not talk OF it.
While live they will never catch me,