Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-10

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him-at least I would not hav'
stricken him-for seeking your deatl
by false swearing. If he had dom
nothing else, I would have been con
tent to leave him in the hands of tn,
law; but there Is more to hear. You
remember he did not join US until
the cause Of the colonists was at th'
lowest ebb. The British had taker
ington through the Jerseys. Befor'
that he had been a rampant Whig
While you were in prison, wa
charged by Colonel Burr to watch
him narrowly, and to engage other!
whom he would not suspect to de
the same thing. I knew that Win
ters hated him, for he had been rob
| bed by Roberts and Larkins at cards
and 1 put him upon the trail. A
week ago he communicated to Colo
mel Burr nearly all he swore on the
trial, and was instructed by him tc
continue on the watch. Colone
Burr also supplied him with money
to enable him to frequent Roberts.
places of resort. Winters either
caught him accidently under the in
fiuence of liquor, or succeeded ir
making him so, and while in thai
state turned the conversation upor
Kinks murder. He was not so fal
gone, however as to be thrown OF
his guard in reference to so danger
Gus a subject, and persisted In pret'
ty much the same story he had
sworn to before the coroner Win.
ters then mentioned my name. He
says he had no particular object
other than keeping Roberts talking
and, for this purpose, he asked II II
might not be possible that had help
ed you to murder Franz. To this
Roberts answered no, but L ought tc
be hung for twenty other things;
and went on to say that I carried
the mark of his lashes on my back
and that some day he would put 9
halter around my neck. When Win
ters told me this, 1t was like a flash
Of lightning suddenly illuminating 9
dark and murky night, and I could
at once account for the instructive
longing 1 had felt for years to bury
my knife in his heart Even when
we were serving King George In the
same company, / am certain l should
have killed him IL we had been left
alone for a single day. I hated him
and my heart told me I had cause
though I had no other proof. II
was all as clear to me as daylight
now, and I wondered I had not made
the discovery before. I remembered
as distinctly as If IL were yesterday
his form and voice among that pack
Of disguised hell hounds who mark
ed my back with scars that I shall
carry to the grave, and murdered
my young wife and her unborn babe
I started on that instant to hunt him
up. Luckily I did not find him that
day, and when the fire in my brain
had lost a portion of its fury, re-
membered that IL / killed him then
It would be charged that you had
instigated me to the deed in order to
get rid of his evidence on your trial
Two nights ago 1 met him unex-
pectedly; we were alone; my hand
was on the hilt Of the same knife
which this night made its way to his
heart. 1 did not kill him, but
Kissed in his ear that his hour was
approaching and when we next met
the arch fiend himself should not
save him. For fear he would have
me arrested I hired a disguise, and
gave out that I had left the city
Even Winters really supposed that
was gone. I passed him on the
street, and spoke to him in bar
rooms, and he did not know me.
went to the courthouse to-day, re-
solved that Roberts should never
leave it alive. 1 could not anticipate
his arrest, and when 1t was done,
trembled lest he might escape me-
The crowd did me good service In
compelling the officer to stop where
he did, and now 1 can sleep in peace.
And he did Sleep" continued Du-
rand, "as sweetly as an infant in Its
cradle, though I paced the floor until
daylight When he awoke, our plans
were soon formed, and he is now on
his way to Kentucky. I could not
go until 1 had seen you and thanked
you for your generous exertions in
able to reward you for it."
Upon that score" replied Colonel
Burr, 1--WE are barely even. 1t is life
for life. When do you go?"
Tonight. Jenkins, so far as
know, is unsuspected now, but he
may be; and 1 do not choose that
people should get upon his trail by
tracking mine. 1 go alone, and under
cover of the darkness. 1t will be ten
or twelve days, and far from here
before l join him. l do not ask you
not to betray us-I know you will
not; and only hesitated about telling
you, because l feared that If 1t should
become known, men might charge
you with aiding the escape of MUIR
derer. When I discovered that you
already knew the criminal, l could
not bear for you to suspect that he
had committed the crime for no 9TH
er reason than because he had
sought my life. And now Colonel,
he continued, while large tears rolled
from eyes to which tears were
strangers, and his giant frame shiv-
cred like that of child in an ague
fit, "kindest, noblest, truest, best OF
men, good-by forever. In this world
we shall never meet again; but if
forget you for one day amid my wan
derings and perils, may the light
nings of heaven blast me where
stand"
He was mistaken. They did meet
years afterward upon the banks OF
the beautiful Ohio, when strange
changes had come over the fortunes
of both.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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