Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
CHAPTER XVIII.

30 the jew s. and as be hau not YET re-
surned he had. reason to believe that there
Rad been no remissness on the part OF
his confederate He Hooked anxious,
gale and haggaras and started at every
solse At last, light and cautious foot
; steps were heard in the passage. Then
same three low knocks at his door.
ut is Corklefs signal" said he, rising.
Neither Of them spoke till Corkle had
entered and the door was again secured
ave been waiting for you, what has
seemed to me an age" Falkland then
said How does the business prosperT
We'll"
Readings he cured of his curios-
ayT
Eyes, and his silence secured, IL the
cure and the curiosity can be effected By
cold steel
MAY / dare venture abroad?"
'-Dare you venture abroad" repeated
Gorkle, in a steering tone. Yes, If you
wouldn't draw suspicion or yourself.
but 1t seems TO me that everybody
meet will read the deed I've consented to
IN my eye"
You think that sitting mewed up here
ali day win carry with Il an air o. limo
~enee9 You are mistaken. Twill be the
reverse Of that"
II wish hadn't meddled with the mat
aes The least sound startles me- Not
long before you came the noise made by
half-starved rat, as | afterward found
IL to be. nihbling at some bones Redding
left BY his plate when he ate his supper,
made cold sweat start to my forehead"
You thought it was his ghost. | sup
pose: but as giving bones a second pick
sac was a piece of eeosomy be would
Aave despised when living, you might
Aave been certain he wouldn't have taken
To it after he was dead
81 wish / could carry as light a heart
IN my bosom as you do. Hark! Didn't
yOu hear a noise? There are footsteps
On the stairs; they are bringing the body
here
There you are mistaken. 1t hasn'.
seen found yet
Not foundf"
or course not How could it be seen
10 the dark? Come, it is time that you
were abroad, making loud and earnest in
quiFies for your valet"
-fHis name would stick in my throat
Ike Macheth's amen"
Say thai you sent him TO the Jew to
pay a hundred pounds, and haven't seen
Aim since.
Was the body left thereT
Where do YOU meanT'
an the little dark court you spoke OF.
"Yes, and the bond You had the good
lack to get hold Of Ia the morning is lying
close by It cannot fail to be seen"
And suspicion will fall on the Jew ?"
There can be no doubt OF it."
Il would that it might be otherwise.
He never did me any harm"
''You should have thought OF that be-
fore. There's no help for it now, unless.
ION feel disposed to shift the bu1den OF
the crime on to your own shoulders or it
may be on to mine. But I've wa to
manage that, aud you won't dare do il. .
Il sha'n't attempt it,"
They proceeded in the direction ~ the
Jews house. Before it was fairly light
the Jew had been left alone with his
household. Mizar opened the shop door,
when the ground, only few steps dis
liant, drew his attention. On examination
the appearance oe the muddy soil showed
Ehat some heavy weight had been dragged
along near the front OF the hnilding, and
thence to the entrance of the court 10
which Corkle had alluded He returned
quickly 60 the shop and made known to
his master what he had seen.
May heaven forbid" said the Jew,
much alarmed, that the body Of muir
aered person should be segnd on my
premises Il win bring ruin to me, and
20 all gnder ny protection"
Aseneth had now risen. and as directed
by the Jew, took a la4Ap and followed
him and Mizar into the court. BY hold
ing the light close to the ground the
marks were still traceable They termi
mated az the further side Of the court.
near a pile of rubbish There was
email pool Of blood, near the edge Of
which lay piece OF folded paper. crum-
pied and defaeed by many a sauguinary
stain.
On c.nser inspection they found that
the pile Of rubbish had been disturbed.
and Nizar. in obedience TO the command
Of his master, commenced removing a
portion Of 1t, to see If anything was CON
eealed beneath it. He had made but lit
flc progress in his task when he and the
others looked round and beheld several
men standing at the entrance Of the
court. one Of whom they knew 10 be a
magistrate.
Il arrest all tire, Of you. IT, the liag's
same" said he, advancing towards :hem.
For what reason?' said the jew.
You. on charge of murder. and these,
your servants. as accomplices."
Who accuses me and my innocert ser
wants Of so foul a crimeT' demanded the
Jew
II am not here 20 answer questions"
ssid he. but it will be no harm to tell
you that your accuser is gentleman by
che name Of Gilbert Falkland"
And whom does he accuse me OF muir
sering?"
1T is hardly necessary that you should
he told thar it is Redding, his valet,
Whom he sent 10 you last night to dis
charge debt Of a hundred pounds. for
which you held his bond"
i didn't see Redding last night, nor
aas the debt been paid"
What is that you have in your hand,
cd nan:' said one Of the constable's as
sistautS.
Il cannot tell. l found it lying on the
ground. and | have not yet had opp0rtu-
ATTY 20 examine it,"
Il viii save you the trouble" said the
constable taking # from him and un-
toloug it. he held it to the light 1T is
gilbert Falkland's, s." he added, which he
gave you for the hundred pounds"
Iaai eaua0t be-" replied the Jew
vt can he, and of itself would he SUI
Atient evidence Of your guilt. II is plain
iEa< 20 regain possession Of il after ii
Aac been paid. urged you 70 commit the