The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23

Frank in case of my death Tie VIII
looked genuine everybody said so
even Judge Gainsboroueh. II had been
drawn three weeks before and had
been witnessed by George Whitman
who died ten days after signing. ana
Mortimer Simms. who, strangely
enough. died three days later"
II was II forgery-a false will. she
cried. trembling violently in her excite
;nent.
II know il was-l know IT. Ny
grandfather had told me OF the deed
This WAS the envelope and the paper
There was no such deed 10 be found
That makes me half believe that he did
sign the will. thinking it was some
thing else. My story about the deed
was not believed As for Isaac Perry
my uncle said that he left for New
York soon after my grandfather's visit
I to Richmond. doubtless when the viii
was drawn ana signed. lie could not
/ have been near Jcnison han at the time
Of the shooting. Uncle Frank produced
/ n letter from Isaac, received that very
! day from New York. IN which he said
/ that he was going to Europe ms the
body servant of n New York gentle
man who had helped him 10 secure IN
: education,
They locked me in the cellar and
: put a guard over me until The sheriff
could come up in the morning. Chris
( tine. there wasn't n single chance for
! me- to prove my innocence. knew
1 that Uncle Frank and Isaac Perry
had arranged the Whole devilish plot
How nicely they arranged II too. 1t
worked even better than they expect
cd. for | unwittingly damned myself
/ I can never toll you "f my feelings
when the whole thing became clear 10
me- must leave that to your imagi-
! nation. was rs innocent as a babe.
ana yet in the eyes az every one as
guilty as any murderer has been in
3 this world Ny only chance TO escape
certain hanging Icy in escape, II was
after 2 o'clock in the morning when |
began to mink khieht made up
nv mind that Fcould never hone for
acqulttal | thought only OF getting
away from them end then devoting
my whole life to finding the proof Of
MY Innocence. Isaac Perry can prove
IL ar my uncle Bnt my uncle will not
. do t.. ana Isaac Is not t. he found. I
discovered thar when | reached Rich
d mond two nights afterward. He had
/ left nearly three weeks before, never
| 10 return. ii was said.
well. hit the darky guard over
rho head with Il chunk of stove wood.
mated to do il, but It was the only
chaucc. You can't Kill n niger by
hitting hinI % the head. Then crawl.
ed through = sman hole In the cellar
wall into the potato bins beyond.
From there could easily @ct into the
back yar!, provided no oucCupS watch
I Ing They wee all ON the other side
Of the wing discussing the murder
and me. They said I'd surely he lynch
/ cd the next night. oh. II was awful.
! | crawlcd out OF the window hole and
! sneaked off toward the henhouSes be-
+! low the ole, slave building don't
know when they missed Inc. | only
know that | reached the woods and
ran aud ran till | thought should
i drop. Some other time ] will tell you
Of all | went through during the next
week You won't believe lot OF it. I
know. IL was so dreadful There were
II good many times when I was ready
to ciyr up and good many times
when they almost had me. God help.
ed me. though. fIe heard nly prayers.
I'll never again think there is no God,
MS lot of Us used to think nj the uni
vcrsiry. YOU don't know the agony OF
dread and fear in which m living
now. Something tells me that they
will get me and That I'll never have
the chance to find Isaac Perry to force
him to tell the truth"
II am sure Won viii ilnd him. pa
vid.' she said but her heart was very
cold
The circUs tents We're Just ahead Of
them now. The band was playing and
people we're hurrying along the poorly
lighted streets. sheltered by umbrellas.
ail bound for the grounds.
Dayld's lips were rigid. Christine.
am going to kill my Uncle Frank. :
lie said quite calmly
"Oh. David
at find I can't clear myself am
going bacl; there and shoot him down
like dog. as he shot his poor old fa-
| father
"You mus; not do that" she implo--
! ed. "Then they wonld surely hang you,"
"Ah. but | wouldn't mind it then. =
he said between his teeth.
"Davld you mast let mother talk
with you. She can tell YOU what to do
Don't think Of df that
lie turned upon her amazed. Don't
sou thinl; that he ought TO be- killed z"
/ lie demanded.
cant iudC order him 10 lie
| lcuascd:' she asked.
Blu; ihcs'd never tie able to prove