Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-17

Yes" said. "her rather and broth
er and l. all three. swore the same
OATH"
The same spirit was In the girl" be
said. nodding again. "Revenge-that
was what she wanted. That's why It
all happened. 1t was what wanted
too. You blocked me with the only
woman
do not speak her name" I said to
him quietly. The nails on your On.
gers are growing blue. 0rme Go
with some sort Of squaring OF your
accounts" &
He shrugged shoulder. "My Swami
said we do not die-we only change
worlds or forms. What. I. Gordon
Orme, to be blotted QUITO lose my
mind and soul and body and senses
not to be able to enjoy! No. Cowles.
somewhere there are other worlds
with women In them. do not del
transfer" But sweat stood on his
forehead. ...5s
You're an awfully decent sort. Give
me q bit Of paper. want to write"
i found him a pencil and some pages
Of my notebook. ...-
ITO please you. I'll try to square
some things" he said. You've been
SO deuced square and straight with
me all along. fm-rm Gordon. now.
I'm English. Word Of lighting man.
my-my friend"
He leaned forward, peering down at
the paper. as though he did not clearly
see. but he wrote slowly for time,
absorbed In thought
In an the death scenes which our
/ country knew in thousands during
! those years doubt IL any more I'M.
| belipyable than this ever had occur.
renee. saw the blood soaking all
1 his garments. lying black on the ground
about him. saw his face grow gray
and his nails grow blue. his pallor.
deepen as the veins lost their contents
1 saw him die. But swear that he
stiIl sat there. calm as though he did
not suffer, and forced bis body 10 do
his will, at last smiling again as he
! looked up. "Fingers getting dread
| fully stiff. Tongue will go next Nus
cles still under the power for a little
time. Here, take this. You're going
:. to live. and this Is the only thing.
It'll make you miserable. but happy
too. Goodby. I'll not stop longer"
| Like a fash his hand shot out to the
weapon that lay near him on the
ground. shrank back. expecting the
ball full In my face. Instead II passed
through his own brain.
At last rubbed the blood from my
own face and stopped to read what he
had written. Then ] thanked God
that he was dead. These We're the
words: Ess:8 ~, e
| I. Gordon orme. dying July a. 1851, con-
! fess that killed John Cowles. ST., In the
| month OF April. 1850. Al the road near
| waIlingford. Fwanted the horse. but had
| to kill Cowies. Later took the money. j
| was secret agent detailed for work
among u. g. army men ta
| T. Gordon Orfne having seduced Grace
! Sheraton. asked John Cowles to marry
! her to cover UP that act. sStsfi -
! 1. Gordon orfne. appoint John cowIes
| my executor. ask him 70 fulblI last re-
| quest give him what property ! have
! on my person for his own Further say
NOT and, being. long ago he'd az dead. |
/ make no beauests as 70 othsf property
| whatsoever. GORDON ORME~
In virgipia. u, 8. A.
It was he. then. who had In cold
blood killed my father. That herrid
riddle at last was read. In that con-
fessioD ! saw only his intent to give
me his last touch Of misery and pain.
Then slowly realized that what l
held In my hand was the proof OF bis
| guilt. Of my Innocence. He had roo
bed me of my father. he had given
me-what? At least he had given me
a chance. Perhaps Ellen Meriwether
would believe:
ss -
By next motiriug ! was far on my
way toward the Potomac Then
o,,pneh the wallet had found ON
0rme:s. body. IL held menIafandIl. writ
ngS in ritlspr- and foreign t.h9raffera.
.piRt'eS OF drawings. maps and the like.
ali Of wh!rh Destroyed II contained
l!!;n I'm thin foreign notes sum large
,Pyond TIE rIiet of what IN ordinary
sffi:'er would early into battle. and
This money for the time felt iu:'ti
/ lied In remaining II. ...-,...
Orme was no ordinary officer He
mad his own ways and his own erraad .
His secret. however great 1t WIS rnnd
1T different times ! have had re:i%On
to believe that men high IN power Oh
both sides knew how great II Wis and
how important to hp kept Secret-
arver heca me- f,I!iv known.