Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03
THE KILLING OF FELIX FARNIAN 10iN GALL0Ni

ln by the landlord This time he carried weapon.
was dressed in quiet dark cloth. thought hc
,okcd distrustfully at us when first DE came in Tie
seated himself little distance away, and turned
his hands ucrvously the other while he spoke
I'm sorry Co be late, gentlemen he said. and his
voice was curousy scnucr and Quctcr had heard
before. eel came directly got your message II there
t anything can do cor you-such old fends-ving here
So long"
His voice traIled on and he silent lie kept his
lowered. I was staring a. him in amaz'menI won
d,ruC what happened To- the man. when E"och
Noycc got up abruptly and walked out OF the room W
murmured apology. offered our guest q cigar. "N'I
with nod to imply thanks then he smoked In
silence began to feel sorry for HIM seeing how greatly
accidental death of the tramp as believed 1t TO nave
been had him just while wondering about
the matter trying discover subject for CONVEX
saton. Enoch back into the room and sat down.
"I wanted tn see YOU. Mr IIaman' began after
an awkward pause because felt that after your '"ur
oous kindly treatment uf my friend \oyce ana my
self during days stay here you ought to b' ou
just what we know concerning what happened in the
quarry Woods the other morning
Tie started. and swallowed quickly and looked fully
at me- then lowered lis eyes again Enoch \oNee was
silent ! proceeded tell what had seem ana what we
both had discovered shat day And Felix Hartman save
little quick culver of the lips once did not move
And he never uttered word.
You see Mr. Hartman" said Enoch voycc. breaking
the silence at last I'VE thought you ought to know so
that YOU might be mpropared for anything we might
do or say"
The man raised mis- head, and looked quickly from
Enoch to myself and back again. What are you going
do say?' he demanded hoorsaly.
We are going to suggest in the first place that MI
Felix Hartman. of Quarry House Hampshire, Nh'" ,nS
tramp: that there between them some loug standing
enmity or wrong that had to hc rcdr,ssed that the
stronger man armed and ready killed the other
'Its a lie, You don't know what you're talking
about cried Haunau springng to his feet The man
straugcr-a trcspasser ! tried To- drive nm away
this gentleman has said
This gentcman's name IS Rattcuhury,' said Ehoch
Voyce in a curious Have you forgotten that?
i've forgotten-forgotten many things" retorted the
other. never meant to kill him II was an accident
In his excitement ne had stretched his hands with
gesture I seemed remember in another man. and in
moment Enoch Novce had seized ms right mana ana
turned It. with "a doft movement. under the light
What have you bee doing with your hands,? he
demanded.
Nothing let me so"' said the fcoby struggling
What do you meanE
Il mean that in this photograph, taken day two
since, Mr. Felix Hartman, by friend Rattenbury
here. hands white and decnto as become the
hands of gentleman, moreover there is thin gold ring
on the right hand here" Epoch Voyce had pulled the
photograph had taken from his pocket and was point
ing excitcdly it. Your hands stained and grimed
with hard toll there Isn't decent nail to any of your
fingers"
/ remembered the white hand Of the tramp with the
sold ring the finger great light seemed to break
in upon The man had staggered back against the
wall and stood there as if at bay Enoch Voyce point
ing straight at him.
You are not Felix Hartman" he said excitedly You
the trampl what is your Nance
Hugh Hartman" replied the man in a low voice.
Felix Hartman my brother
And you killed himl" exclaimed Voyce
1t was accident" said the earnestly Be
God gentlemen. old not mean to kill him.
/ had ramped miles to him, hoping to move "a
heart that had been always heart OF stone towards
He had treated vey; stolen what mine by trick;
driven by persecution OF the country. came
back to plead with him for some help lie drove
with threats the point of his We together
into the little wood and he threatened further; there
struggle for the and in that struggle it went
off and he killed. When I him lying there, so
disfgured the thought upon that I might claim
at once by trick what mine by right There was
old shame held against that had to
live down and that might be forgotten forgiven
death I changed clothes with him-evcry stitch he
had on: only the ring l could get his finger
Now-he flung his hands with that desperate gesture
again what going 10 do?"
That is scarcely .he questions real point s-what
you going TO DOR asked Enoch Voyce. with that
old grudge had against brother, will
be suspected If the change of identity becomes known
That white, delicate hand. the ring upor it.
answer, the mal slowly put finger and thumb
his pocket, and drew thin gold ring
In slipped the third finger of his rgh
hand. down to the body agar today" he wills
pored and managed to get fl of. There had not beer
before Don't you that when the body is founC
will only be that OF tramp, Who has perhaps had
ARRAY with midnight poachers, and been shot II
mistake for keeper? There thousand explanations
and not one of them points To FELIX Hartman"
" Is that TO be your for the future?" ! asked
" By Gods help-yes' he said. " And will make f
sound better in the of than 1t has hith
erto."
So, motter Of tact about. The body of tn
supposed tramp found and there all O
wild conjectures how met with his death
but only Enoch and and another knew the truth.
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