The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-15


work; If 1 am hampered in any way,
that fact will play into the hands of
the enemies Of Mr.. Pendleton. Will
| you do what wish you to do, JamesY'
| 81 will do whatever you think best,
Mr.. Wyndham." replied the old. man
simply. II know that Burr loved you
and trusted you more than any other
person In the world. Tell me what
am to do, sir, and I will do it" ~*.-.<
| "Then. you must leave the house at
once, taking nothing with you. / will
write an address upon this card where
| you are to go. Assume the name Of
Thomas Judson. Wait; will write
line for you to take with you"
/ "Wyndham tore leaf from his note
book, wrote rapidly upon it and passed
it to the old servant. .- .-
"Give it to the lady who will admit
| you at that address. Wait there for
me until I come, no matter how long
that time may be. Will you do it,
I James?'
Eyes. SIR
James, very much in the manner of
one who is stupefed, found his hat and
then returned to the room where
Wyndham was awaiting him. The
friend Of his master was still standing.
in the middle of the floor and evidently
| had not moved after the instant when
| James left him.
81 am ready, SIR" he said "Can l.
would it be possible-I mean are you
willing that should see-him-before
l go"
| mo, James," was the calm reply.
"Go as you are. Forget that you have
seen him at all except as you saw him
last in life. What comes after that
ah. well! Go as you are. James,: Do
not forget your overcoat. The night is
cold"
James hesitated at the door. He
stopped and looked back, but Wynd-
ham was still in the same position in
| the middle Of the floor. He did not
raise his head or make sign, and the
old servant stepped sadly into the hall
and closed the door.
! Wyndham still remained in the atti-
tude of one who is listening. He could,
in fact, hear the old mans footballs as
he descended the stairs; he could hear
the bang of the outer door when it
| closed, and not until then did he make
| a move. Even then he only raised his
head, so that he could listen more in
tently. and waited
| Many minutes passed in this manner,
but at last as if satisfied that there
| WAS no chance that James would re-
| turn, he closed the inside shutters at
| the windows. after which he helped
| himself to portion of the brandy on
the center table.
After that. with distinct delberation,
| he opened again the door which COM
| municated with the room where Pen
dleton's body had been discovered.
| He approached it and for moment
J stood silently regarding the grewsome:
aspect. Twice he sighed deeply. Once
he bent forward and intently examined
! the hilt of the weapon that had taken
the life Of his friend, but he did not
touch the body or the chair in which
it rested. Once he looked toward the
door-he had left, ajar-but not with the
startled glance of one who expects to
/ IL
the scene; it was more as if he were
| measuring the distance and relieving
| by calculation some mathematical
| doubt that still possessed him. - =:
There was a safe in one corner Of the
room, one of those little iron safes
that lock with key. The key, was
in the lock, and from it dangled- others
attached by a ripg-a ring that he had
often 1een in the possession. of his
| friend a-''i''" '''s3 : |,-'
He threw the door Of the safe open
without hesitation, and with, an air, of
| familiarity that is indescribabIe Sc
lected certain bundles of documents
| which he deposited ON the floor beside
him. Then he removed the,akey from
the lock- selectedaanotferefrom the:ring
that was suspended to it and with that
one opened an inner sGrawer: of the
safe. From that, also, lie, removed the
papers, but those he, placed. in his
pocket. Then he relocked the drawer,
rel'!aced the larger key in the safe
| lock, ;losed the door again, arranging
] 1t az nearly as possible as he had
| IouHu IL anu uepOSlleu Tue papers lie
had distracted from the safe in va
rious pockets about his clothing ,.@t
Then he: sighed while he looked gain
intently upon the body in the corner. i
| For moment after that he remain
ed apparently in deep thought with
bowed head and tight lips, and then
he went out Of the room and sought
| the one habitually occupied by, James.
| There he selected a handkerchief,
which bore the name of the old valet,
! and returned with it to the room Of
| the tragedy b-a :.:aiearAI ..:.:.,s1fr
Ten minutes later he quietly left the
house, and as quickly as he could
traverse the distance he e-entered the
club where lie had parted With Pendle-'
| ton less than five hours before He
| went at, once to the, desk. N.,--.-,
"Has Mr.. Pend1eton returnedY' he
asked, and on being Informed that he
From that, also, he 'rernoved the papers,
had not he added: "Yot' may destroy
| the, message / left for him., 1lexpected
| that he. would be here a half hour ago.
When he comes in, say that I am in the
cafe" And as he turned to go to Itfieh
cafe the outer door opened, i'and the
very. man with. whom Pendleten had
loft tho clIIh entered.