The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-16
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lsliillcientf motive Tor tho act. gbut what
EVIDENCE have we to support 4 he theory
That Tho mirlel.wns committed abygntl
less my lnhbilily 10 detect. 81 present
has r :, So lis pleasure tsle, O. q
II Indy state In S eiosing that Ragobah
has redt,ested the ploascre tsis} Of {. "a,
private In tervleW With mo on Ma a g A.
I'LL to,.,r,orrow night. As there is q bn q y,
mS iasl ls SIZED Some lisht upon the az
complies hosts & have nEro &c !, t. to
meet hin, sat he entrance u the liii u
III come alone and i shall do 80, but lest
you fear for my safety lot mo assure
Soulthat | 3know very we'll the 4, uns g |,
ans to deal, and that 1 shall take, good
care not TO afford HIN any op I, :,
oIca tell mo IN wa res. on a vii hear
basan M Kindy Is s sHSh
tThe failure f9icy}enternriso will 4 15know.
b e3ntfbitter disappointment to !,er, and 4
npst smpfr aaoens
as you may. enjoy Tell tlior. I shall never
cease my efforts to solve this .rnystety so
&lgE asI nm able e na clue
sea, and 1T looks US lfsI should have8to
4 go cle ear back md start NIL over. gain
Ragnhnh h, as a p0lnt.of. dcpa ture, has not
proved 5at success lth my k lind regards
itoGyou all, II remain, S3} sb 8333j
co f aHSR yHGfs s ia.1 AM ..s
] read this through ALOUD, 4 despite the
Intended only for my perusal Gwen did 4
not speak until some minutes Of tor I had
finished and then only to express a fenrs
e an q nasm
.Ttagolball., She seemed to he far less dis
appointet at Mart land's failure to convict I
Rngona than fearful
and i'll at case for the next I wo or three
8days7--il1 fact, until i. the arrival .of Malt
land $ mex t letter. This came during my,
I.rcturncd home sho mot me witt 1t. at
the door with an expression Of relief
5uron horI untenanee so plain as mot to
ting room where my sister was awaiting
the news. and Tread as foil lows =: q l35 S3
fif N Dear Doctor ~ kept my appoint
ment last night with Rama Rage BAH and.
: to assist ME In locating Mr.. Darrow''s
assassin, yet the Interview thong h short,
was Undressing and worth narrating:
s0ptyt ie RR Dtnhs
+ herr 3 lnschek and as I had but q few
rods TO travel, IEdid not quit the house
until within five nlnutes Of the time mp.
out into the darkness J. noticed a tall
form glide behind a tree. about a rod
away from the door. l co uld not be sure
doubt Of It. 1 was a .trlne taken aback
at the moment, and instInctively placed
my hand upon my revolver and grasped
require it, i'counted'uip,on ' cane anits
as much as upo n my rcvol liver. for, inno-
cent and mon I've az Il looked, 81 It was
capable OF most deadly ex ecutlon. / had
chosen ~ In II preference Z! to many other
more pre- tlous iwea pons which had slug.
gested Themselves to me. It consisted Of
g. small, flexible steel wire. hardly bigger
n good-sized lead ball 4 and the whole
srasping eane y Yi lover err end "a
the aSS gow e9na stTqSs
made to shield tho head by 4 throwing UP
The a q, ALMOST fal,of
Wire e tne aSoGt he
sstructlon until its loaded end was brought
lone on, You VIII. perhaps. link that since
! did not max 9 use Of this weapon.
IT. Perhaps that so, hut let mo assure
you, when ~ saw Ragobah, forsit was he.
glide, behind that tree, and Elected how
cry, wouldn't have parted with that
cane for It's. weight In gold. Tho Indian
had pledged me s to come alono and had
fse H9wse Su tell
hired to assassinate me, while he engaged
my attention. All this, of col rse, did not
in the least affect my decision had
interest required that I should keep NY
covenant. i should have done so, even
though I s. had known Ragobah meant to
you at once that my suspiciolls wronTed
the fellow. He had evidently taken his
station hind astree to satisfy himself.
Without. eNposure. that q meant to keep
mygnromise and come "a one 3 9 IA t5Sisl
X When i rea chad tho cave T. found him
awaiting me- low he was able, Sto get
b h eefos
memory Is excellent and our Interview
was short. Il am a bic to give@yo nm ac-
I cop,v59tt here just as IGcntered It In my
note ;hook Immediately upon my return
to the house. s5 Il II IA Kiss " 4,
J. You ! naturally wlshto know Fobah
view. That Is easily explained. You have
done me the honor, Sahib for I feel slt4Is
such, TO suspect me Of the murder OF
america to fasten the crime upon me,
and from the$ibottom Of my heart I5re-
gret your failure to do 50. would give 1
eedy ser eapt apa Eoua
.nhle truthfully to say: i. Rama ,Ragobah. !,
Killed John DarroW! Bit despite ali my
Efforts ed wretch that " am. am limo;
and that was otoa't track down and slay
.0hni Darrow. This desire consumed me.
for him. For nineteen years i iahoredi.in-
ccssantly without discovering so much
as q trace of him. When no fed Bombay
his belongings went Inland. so was told.
] lbelleyed the story and fell sure I should
one day find him on Indian soil, Years
passed. and I did not find him. IT WAS
his 5ruse and learned his whereabouts. | i
could scarcely contain nyself A for ioy.el
MY lie work was at last to be completed
de strllct lon. This. tLho XaYer wa 81 NOT so i