The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-02


Taking up bottle, he brushed the cob
webs from it. then, breaiHng off the
neck, passed it to me, saying:
Take pull. It's damp in this cellar,
and this viii take the chill out Of your
blood. This is an excellent wine-it was
a favorits brand with Judson Pickford.
Yes. sir: and Judson was the competent
judge Ha, hai"
You've never heard Of Judson Pick
ford?" he asked.
No"
hudson Pickford was strange. dark
man. met him first in society ia Lon
don, and. strange to say, many declared
that there was q strong resemblance be-
tween Judson Pickford and Caleb Par
ton. Be chat as It may, fate decreed
that we should love the same girl-beaU-
tiful. winsome Mabel Raymond. loved
her from the hour we first met, and I've
no doubt my rivals passion was MS in
tense as my own. I was a rich wine
merchant and Pickford was a wealthy.
brilliant stockbroker Both Of us vowed
to win Miss Raymond, but from the
first I saw that she favored Pickford'
suit. This made me hate my rival " ia
deepest hatred After they were mar
ried 7 went about for months like one
stupened.
when he and his wife were on the
continent I saw a nexcellent chance to
mature my scheme for his destruction.
I first converted all nv property into
cash. Then I came to this secluded
place and had this house built. where
I might live apart from the world
hated. Afterward 7 went to Dillar6 and
Hatch and placed s10eO00 in their bank
T knew Dillard to be a noted schemer.
so I took him into my confidence ana
got his promise to help me Hatch. be-
ing a weak man, was not hard TO rope
into the plot. No need for me TO 20 into
details Of the steps By which Dillard
and I srtfuily saread a net for our TN
suspRctfng victim Il IS enough TO say
that soon after Pickfords return from
abroad ne was a ruined man.
Just when Pickford was having his
hardest struggle I went to him with en-
offer to start him IN business. he CRATE
fully accepted my offer. 7 sent him alone
to Leeds with q large sum II money
Then. Disgusting myself. 7 followed airu
In the northern town 7 removed my die
guise and sought out pickfor5. telling
him 7 had changed NY plans for him.
7 directed him to come 70 this house ths
next night. but 20 tell no one n cur
business He kept the appointment We
met az the statou six miles below th-
hills and walked hare. IL was a dark
night 80 one saw ne Vie was tcu1
% wine. So after I lad urged many
glass mon him I conducted him 20 tais
vsul+ In his drunken condition 7 -shad
no troubIs TO get hin 20 enter e. Then
shut and locked that iron door uuon
him. re rad only caSk ~ wine O.
keep HIN company. Th1- was zen years
aEo and that deer las mover been Cpe n
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was 20 spend the night d 90 sha-
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which Rad listened.
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