The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-07-12


ing image OF suilen guilt. More repul.
siye to the major was the gloating ruff
fan In the saddle, but he signed to the
sentry to take away Toms pick and |
then favored the other with a slow. |
contemplatiye stare.
a very singular thing. I'm sure" he |
resumed. with a sarcastic intcnation |
that punctured even Mats thick skull
VERY singular indeed. Upon my word. |
Mr.. Sullivan" exclaimed the majcr. u
ind It difficult to believe what you
say"
'Sirr %.
"or. II you like, to understand It"
III you will allow me 20 say the rest
and 10 say II elsewhere"-
"No, sirl Here!' cried Major Honey.
bone. Here or nowhere, which you
please. This man absconds one night.
so gather, and the next night you
| are attacked by bushrangers This
man Is found tue morning after that.
and understand you suggest he was
one OF the baud that attacked you.
Yet you never recognized him at tile
time. Come. now. did none Of your
"Not then, but he threatened my sis.
ter and a female whom we have since
4 returned. and Miss Sullivan remembers
hearing him call the female by her
name. Now. this man and that WON.
m kept company" snarIef Nat In a
perfect fame Of rage and spite, .'and
! Miss Sullivan viii swear he called the
woman by her name. He fell In with
the thieves when he abscouded. It's
perfectly clear He was the very man
20 Join them in an attack on bis own
masters even II he didn't InstIgate II.
Join I'm II he did. I can prove It,
Though NOT one Of the original gang Is
ieft alive, can prove
What about that Italian feIlowT
interrupted the major, and Tom held
bis breath. 's
"He wasn't IN Il. believe he's
deui. and they put this Erickson In bis
clothes. His horse was found few
miles beyond where they found this
man. aud now his coat has been dis.
covered with Erichsen's knife IN the
pocket Yes. you may wineer cried
this good hater You shall swing for
II yet.'
KINDLY conilne your remarks 10 me"
said the major sternly. You'll have
10 prove the knife was his. and that
won't prove everything. Never heard
such a story In my life! You'll have to
strengthen II up BIT IL you mean to
make a case. What do you want me
to dor
"NothIng at aII." said Nat ungra.
cionsly.
Then why the deuce do Jon come to
meT'
81 didn't. Z was on my way to your
superiors."
Major Honeybone turned to the sen.
try.
Sock your piece" said be. "and
shoot his horse II be attempts 20 70
tiIl i've done with him. Now, you
Sullivan" continued the major. per
haps you didn't know you were tres
passing when you came on these
works But you were. aud you'll stoT
on en- now tlll i've done with yOu
You came 10 gloat over the man you've
bounded here 20 tell him you'd hound
him 20 the gallows. did your To laugh
: Ht him, eh? Gadzooks. sir. the boots
On the other leg this timei The whole
chain gang IL laughing NJ you. and yot
may frown upon 'efn NJ much ns yOt
like. but II you touch one you'll be u
irons yourself In two minutes. know
you, sir. We know nll about both d
= you here. Half the men who come her,
have been driven here by you and you
father. Silence In the gangl Go on &
Sydney and tell them anything yol
like about the man you mean to hang
: But ghdzooks, you don't get him on
J of thIsl No. and the governor himsel
sha'n't have him ont Of this until b
: knows on whose word he's actingi q
!, 10 my superiors. They'll never lister
10 your clumsy yarn. II they DO II
? send down 70 Sydney myself 20 TEL
? 'em what know u you and yours. Ant