Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18
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beat. Seven were killed by that discharge.
This l saw with my own eyes.
Signed, Isidoro Alemanno." And another
swore THE said Nikola was below, but he
came running up, and with one blow of his
knife severed the throat of the man who
was kneeling on the deck. ."
There was no doubt that Nikola had com
mitted these crimes; that the witnesses
had sworn to them and signed the deposi
ton. The old judge had evidently
never seen him and now OBrien and the
Lugareno had sworn that | was Nikola ell
EIscoces, alias FL DemoniO.
My first impulse was to shout with rage;
but 1 checked 1T because L knew l should
DC silenced. l said:
II am not Nikola ell Escoces. That 1 can
easily prove
The judge of the first instance shrugged
his shoulders and looked, with implicit
trust up into OBrien's face.
He signed to the Lugareno to go, and
rose, gathering up his papers; he bowed to
OBrien. II leave the criminal at the dis
posal of your worship" he said, and went
out with his clerk.
OBrien sent out the two soldiers after
him, and stood there alone. He had never
been so near death. But for sheer curios-
ity. for my sheer desire to know what ne
could say, l would have smashed in his
brains with the clerks stool. l was GO
ing to do 1t; I made one step toward the
stool Then / saw that he was crying.
"The curse-the curse of Cromwell on
you" he sobbed suddenly. You send me
body Sorrow he said. II know 1t. But
what's this? What's this?"
The many reasons he had for sorrow
flashed on me like procession OF somoer
images. ;,
Dead and done with a man can bear
he muttered But this-Not to know-per-
haps alive-perhaps hidden-She may be
dead" With a change like hash
he was commanding me.
Tell me how you escaped
/ had a vague inspiration OF the truth.
You arn't fit for a decent mans speak
ing to-" / said.
you let her drown
II gave me suddenly the measure OF ms
Ignorance; he did not know anythlns,
nothing His hell was uncertainty. we'll
let him stay there
..1ybera e she?" he said Where is
Where she's no need to fear YOU" an
swered ~
He had a sudden convulsive gesture as
| II searching for weapon
'If you'll tell me she's alive ne pe-
| gan. -.ouo5
never a drowned puppy was more, he
| said with a fash of vivacity" You hang
here-for murderer in England Tor pl-
racy.
He fixed his eyes intently upon me-
"She's alive" he said. ALIVE! AS Tor
| where. II matters little. III search every
| inch of the island. every road every ma
cien6a You don't realize my power
| '.Then search the bottom of the sea-" l
] shouted.
| He continued with a quiverinG, taut calm
| ness Prove to me that she's dead, ana l IL
| let YOU die sharply and mercifully.
| you won't believed! / said; but he TOOK
| no notice.
| II tell you plainly" he smiled. III we
| find IL we find her dead body-and
I've men on the watch all along the shores
| I'll give you up to your admiral Tor a
| pirate You'll have a long. slow agony of a
| trial; know what English justice is. AID
| a disgraceful felons death"
| / was thinking that in any case, day
| or so might be gained, the Lion would be
| gone; they could not touch her while the
! flagship remained outside. / certainly
| didn't want to be given up to the admiral;
| I might explain the mistaken Identity. But
| there was the charge of treason in Jamaica
| I said:
II only ask to be- given up; but you
daren't do 1t for your own credit. car
show you up"
| He said with a sudden, intense note OF
| passion. only tell me where her grave Is
in let YOU go free. You couldn't, you dare
not, bastard that you are, go away from
| where she died-without without
making sure"
'"rhen search all the new graves In tbs
island, said, 'Tll tell you nothing.
| Nothing!'
He came at me again and again. but
never spoke after that He made all the -