The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
By Booth
TarkingtOn and
Harry Leon
Wilson
4 COPYRIGHT. 1903. BY TIE

again peremptorily demanded.
Il see them speak together sly" said
Poulette. nodding her head and screw
ING up her eyes In a manner that bod
ed III for the amative and untruthful
Mr.. Group. II can tell that they did
not wish you TO see. Then when you
come from dinner Colonel Moreau hs
hand this to Group behind the door
Group he keep IL In he breast pocket
until he fall asleep on pearsh just now
I have look. IL is all those camels"-
''CamelsY" dryly echoed Aaron. with
raised eyebrows.
-Oui. niche" confidently nodded
Poulette. evidently no whit amazed at
the idea OF the spotted handkerchief
being able TO accommodate such ami.
mails. "Afl those camels the colonel
gen'eman wear when he Is come. wear
them on his fob chain" And she
opened the spotted handkerchief.
Canoes. M. Aarong exclaimed Ana.
fole. an exultant light leaping to his
eyes see. there they are. Now I
know. You saw Colonel Moreau when
he started for that meeting this morn
ing. You saw him when Tom Randall
has meeting this morning. You saw
him when Tom Randall has give him
that pistol Of his fathers to 20 and
kill-whof But one man-Cameo Kir-
byr' he cried. levcling his arm at the
startled Aaron.
And. az if further proof were need
Cd. evidence which proved beyond q
aoubt the sinister Identity Of the un-
welcome guest, Group entered with q
cote. which he handed to NJ. veaudry.
Man on horseback ride all de way
from de city VIII It," he explained.
Hastily scanning Il. the young creole
handed it I'm silence to Mr.. Randall.
and the latter read:
4 have one more clew 10 run down, but
I shall follow this within the hour. I
hsar rurnor that Colonel Morsau took
ths journey with you this morning. IL
enis b true. secure his portmanteau, and
n he n stin at the plantation do not al
~ him 90 Quit the place TIN I come.
Uss any means to prevent his leaving
DO not hesitate at force. Colonel Moreau
Was murdered this morning by Cameo
Kirby. TOM RANDALL
Aaron gravely returned the letter to
his companion. and for a long moment
the two men looked at each other In
silence. Then M. yeaudry quietly
placed the paper In his pocket, turned
on his heel and strode from the room,
Mr.. Randall obediently following. At
last they had arrived at a complete un-
derstanding regarding the IDENTITY and
disposition Of the troublesome guest
who boldly masaueraded under the
name OF Colonel Moreau. That no
words had been necessary testified to
the sinister character OF the resolve
upon which they had mutely deter
mined.
From the balcony Larkin Bunce.
chewing impatiently on his cheroot,
waited for Adele 60 leave the drawing
room. 10 was imperative that he
should have a final word with Kirby.
nscaping from the music room before
the others. he had been In time 70
catch a glimpse OF Aaron Randall's
face rs the latter followed VI. Yeaudry,
and the sight had not been a comfort
fng one. the old gambler feeling assur-
Cd that something untoward had hap
pened. IL would not have surprised
him if their respective identities had
st last been discovered.
IL knowed we'd get II IL we stayed"
he commented gloomily. IL wonder IL
this means It's come" glowering at
AsroD's retreating back.
And yet. looking through the win
dow, he discerned Kirby seated at the
card table negligently toying with the
pasteboards and fritterlng away the
time with Adele as IL secure I'm the
peace and happiness Of his own home
Such Indifference was maddening, IN
explicable. and the old gambler. with
q nnal imprecation, decided that the
moment Adele had gone he would con-
~ey a last warning 60 his partner, and
az II was still unheeded he would then
fhink Of his own safety and. however
dinicult IL would rrove. leave Kirby
Co the fate he deserved
Meanwhile that gentleman was calm
~ pursuing his dialogue with Adele.
"You ask me II I am sorry I did not
TO-" he was saying. Miss Randall,
what Is a man who acts against all
the reason he hasY'
Sometimes he IL a hero" she re-
piled. steadily meeting his eyes.
And sometimes he's a fool" he add
Cd grimly. Things come 80 suddenly
sometimes that you can hardly get
your breath quick enough TO tell what
90 do. Yet" be added musingly. "you
DO know all the time, underneath,
what you ought TO do. For instance.
know that ought not TO be here
now. haven't any right. And. then.
ought to be hunting the man who
stole silver mounted pistol at the
oaks this morning"
But yor can't do that" she expos
tulated. nodding wisely. "Your friends
lwould"-
Miss Randall I've got only one