The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-14

auiy tnougnr was key. or course he
imagined that 1 was the son. I went
In and soon foLnd old Mora's room.
He was In bed. He had the club. be-
side him and sat up as l entered. In
staphy he began to abuse me, to taunt
me with the loss of the child. which he
boastcd Of having put out Of the way.
1t was :hen and from the words which
he addressed to me in the darkness,
supposing that was his son. that I
discovered his relationship to my Lii
ian's lover. This was new and terri
bic shock to me. Again n turbid sea
of blood cngulfed me. The room SEEM
ed illuminated as with n glare of red
fire. saw the old man sitting there In
his bed. saw the club Mt his side, and
spranS suddcnly upon him and seized
1t. Then desperate struggle began.
He. too. caught hold OF the club. I
wrcstled with him and finally over
powered him. lie fell to his knees. and
| swung the club upward and swiftly
downward. Whether I struck him once
or many times | will never know, aNd
II is immatcrial The first blow prob
ably ended all. AS soon rs he was
still lighted the gas and ransackcd
his desk. found the will and lmmc-
diatcly realized that It would be pow.
crful weapon In certain emergencies.
1t could be used to blackmail young
Mora In case he should escape the sus-
picion of this crime. This brings me
to the plaid suit. l put it on over my
own clothing, but after entering the
house slipped it off, lest blood should
fall upon it, Before l departed put
1t on again, for knew then why the
watchman had permitted me to pass,
and hoped that he would see me
again as left"
II sec. You wished to cast suspicion
upon young Mora. That is why, when
we were discussing the case, you ex-
pressed the opinion that the son had
committed the crimeW
mo. You are only partially correct.
At the time Of the murder l thought
only of protecting myself. The crimi.
nal impulse controlled me, and the lit
tie good that IS In me was inactive for
the time. But later had no wish to
see young Mora suffer. needed not
that for my own protection. and his
death would have brought suffering to
Lillian"
"But you certainly expressed the
opinion that Matthew Mora's son kill
ed him"
II did, and it was the truth. Mat
thew Mora's son did kill him."
what do you mcanT exclaimed Mr..
Mitchell.
II am Matthew Mora's son." said
Preacher Jim.
"You-hiS Son?"
eyes; am the son Of Matthew Mora
and Margaret Crane. My mother al
ways called me Matthew. You were
wrong when you expressed the opin-
lon that my mother cut out my IA
Tiers name from those letters. found
the letters one day and so learned the
truth. Later on l cut the names out
in order that the secret might not be
discovered by any one else"
"This is indeed surprising revela-
tion. You Matthew Morals son! 1t Is
like tale of fiction. And how very
just is its ending! The man was MUIR
dered by the very child whom he had
abandoned after bcqueathing to him a
heritage of crime"
Yes. In the eyes of the law / am n
murderer who should be hanged. Per-
haps In the eyes of the Almighty Fa-
ther | am an instrument Of Justice
Now that have told you all you will
more readily comprehend the craving
for blood which seized me when In
this monster. who had thus cruelty