The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-09
30 YOU think / should murder ths

Ns>ht SOth CtuOT 6uHHnJ3
asked quietly. THAT man who. when
he heard OF my good fortune. could
think OF how happy it would have
made by beloved sisters she who Is
now In her grave
Whatever may have thought
must be ascribed to the intense de
sire and ny friends have TO lind his
murderer. and YOU must pardon the
suspicion that came to our minds in
reading your letters. But. Senor Guf.
fhnta. lc: Us forget that and speak
shout finding him. since you also are
i..'..c;..- Ia aNrc.e E.i.:.r. and Il.
sure that yOu can Ito So"
i am perfectly sure. And before
long shall stand face TO face with
him. Then his doom is certain
Again Lord Penlyn noticed the se:f.
constrained calm of the man. and
again he told himself that he smoke
with such an air of certainty that IL
was impossible to doubt him. For one
moment the thought came to his mind
that this apparent calmneSs. this GER
tainty OF finding the murderer. might
be role assumed by Gufranta to pre-
on reflection that thought took flight
Had lie been the murderer he would
never have revealed himself. would
never have allowed it to be known
that he was CorOt the man against
whom circumstances had looked So
black. And Cundalls letter was suffi
cient To show that what the Senor had
told him. about the friendship that
had existed between them. was true
You must know more than sny
OF rs, S,aor GUn'ania. us no doubt Won
do-to inspire you with such conf
dence OF nm'ling Him. Had lie my
enemy In Houduras, who may now be
In England. and have done this deed? ?"
To my knowledge. none lie was
a man who made friends. not enemies"
How then. do yOu hope TO find the
man who Killed him -
Il hope nothing. Lord PenIvn for
am sure to lind him What will you
say when tell you that have seen his
murderer's face
"lom have seen his face? You know
it, the other exclaimed snringipg ,n
MS ieet On. lei me at once send for
the detectives and the lawyers. so that
y"n may describe him 10 them. and LET
them endcavor to find him. But" he
said suddenly. where have yon seen
him.
Ihtre WIS an almost contemptuous
smile upon the Senor Gunanta's face
as lie said:
Send Tor 40 one--at least not vet
If ltN ibn 1E. g..t-
son th' heaNy mAn, he will not assist
me, and of the lawyers know moth.
ing; ard al present | will not tell Won
When and where have seen this man
Hut, sir-hut. Lord Penlyn. know
one thing. When that man and oncc
more stand Fare TO face. Walter Ci,n-
.ia!l who shielded me from his IN.
re wrath. who WAS as brother In
" be!o'Hi Iuanaa. will be avenged "
What VIII yon do:" penlyIl asked
n an almost awe.StrU"k whispor "You
sill not take the law into yopr own
lands and Kill him."
No: it maybe not. But with these
iands alone" and he held them ont
extended 10 PenIyn as he spoke II
VIII drag him 10 prison which lie
'hail only leave FOR scaffold Drag
hm there. J say, unless my blood gets
ne cetter of my reason, and throt-
le h.m like dog by the way
He, too, had risen in his excitement:
nd as he stood towering in his height.
which WAS Srea:, above the other. and
attended his long sinewy hands in
"ut of him. while his deep brown
kin TUNED 10 an almost darker hue
Penlyn felt that this man before him
would be the avenger of his brothers.
death. So terrible did he look. that
the other wondered how that murderer
would feel when he should be in his
grasp.
lie stepped forward to Gufanta and
held out his hand To him. Sir" lie
said, Il thank God that you and have
met. But can we do nothing TO assist
you in your search: May | not tell
the detectives what you know"
You may tell them everything
have told you; it will not enable them
TO be in my way But what have TO
do must do by myself" He paused a
moment; then he said: lit may he
that when you do tell them, they Will
still think that am the man"
NO, no.
Yes, ii may be so. Well. if they
want to spy upon my actions, il they
want TO know what do and where |
90, l am to be found at The uC,el Le-
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