Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09

study the landscape than anything else,
as I am somewhat artistically inclined.
My name is Hugh Gordon"
mime, Thomas Hill, at your service"
"You seem, Mr.. Fill, to be decorating
Tor some important event"
zone important in the family of Hill,
for tomorrow night, within this little
chapel, my brother will take unto him
self wife, and my sister q husband"
'Why SO, double wedding?"
YES, indeed"
''It Is to be hoped the marriages may
prove happy"
oh, have little doubt OF one, but
somehow for the other fear; but what
am Isaying? You are stranger, quite"
II am o stranger to you, as you say,
Mr.. Hill, but have an important mat
ter on which desire to consult you;
80 important, at least, that one member
of your family will have her whole life
ruined, unless, perhaps, you listen to
what have to say, and join me In an at
tempt to bring to justice the murderer
Of Banker Lloyd"
"Of John Lloyd! Why, what can we
do with that? He roams up and down
the coast at will, with many Thousand
dollars on his head; yes, he has even
successfully raided the treasury of
Uncle Sam, but whether he be captured
or no makes little difference to any
member of our family. But you said
her, as though my sister OF my mother
were interested in his capture. Though
he did murder my sisters former Of
fanced, he previously saved her life.
and murderer, pirate though he be, !
assure you it would not wreck her hap
piness were he never captured.
"Quite otherwise. I have reason to
believe that her happiness would be
marred to hear of his being taken, out
law though he be. So rest assured !
will not aid you there.
sLet those who seek the reward
search the ocean wide for Angus; my
duties take me not on the sea-"
HYou mistools me, said not Angus
Bruce"
.You said the bankers murderer"
"Most trueI the bankers murderer
was not Angus Bruce
"Not Angus Brucel Who, then,
pray, since you know SO much2"
"John Lloyd was murdered by his
nephew, Herbert Lathrop."
you are crazy, mani How dare
you thus defame the name of an hon
orable man, and one my sister will so
soon wed?"
''Mr. Hill, we attract attention here;
will you go with me elsewhere and
will explain ALL"
Its useless. The work here - COM
pleted. You can go now" he said to the
negroes. "Now, Mr.. Gordon, we will
take seats" And when they were seated
in the little chapel, he added: 'sThere
were but two witnesses to the murder
Of John Lloyd, one his daughter, who
will tomorrow night wed my brother,
the other, Herbert Lathrop."
you are quite wrong, Mr.. Hill. True.
there were two witnesses, but Miss Lloyd
was not one Of them. She but entered
the library In company with Herbert
Lnthrops and saw Angus turning from
the bedi the bloody knife was in his
hand. He had just drawn 1t from the
bosom of the banker, where 1t was
buried, even to the hilt by the hand of
Lathrop. The blow was struck with the
assassin standing behind the back of
Angus-the blade was thrust under his
very arm. 1t was o well-laid plot to
throw the guilton Bruce, and in getting
rid of the uncle to brand with the mark
of Cain one he had reason to fear would
prove bar to the consummation of the
wish to make your sister his wife.
"Angus was paralyzed with horror,
hut he saw the retreating form Of La
throp as he receded through the bath
room, and heard u cry
HE sprang forward, but the closed
door was q. barrier tibet withstood even
his weight. he heard voices on the 9TH
err side, but turned back
"There lay the banker, dead In very
horror, he grasped the handle of the
knife and drew 1t forth, the red blood
followed 1t, staining his hands and
clothes. He gave a cry of murder, and,
as he turned, with the knife in his hand,
Lathrop and Miss Lloyd entered the IL
brary. Miss Lloyd tainted at the terri
BILE sight that met her gaze. Lathrop
charged Angus with the murder, and
fled to call officers and cnuse his arrest.
All circumstances were against him;
even the murdered mans daughter
would have condemned him to the moose
of the hangman.
ITO fly was but o further evidence of
his guilt TO remain wss 70 die on the
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