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do, but that he had disposed of my

to do, but that he had disposed of my
body.
I'm arranging the spot to indicate
a murder ! had thrown my hat, which
was broken and bloody, down the
bank. 1t had caught on a projecting
rock. | had taken a ring Off my finger
and had thrown that into the pool.
also had thrown In my coat. 1t had
blood on the collar and shoulders. All
this seemed to me to afford %lnconclus-
I've evidence, but there were obvious
difficulties in finding a body which
might increase Richards troubles.
II waited In New York, carefully
concealed, many months, reading Of
the progress of my murder trial in the
newspapers. II gained some celebrity.
The prosecuting zeal was tremendous,
and public interest, | gathered, acute.
My ring was dredged up and was re-
garded as important evidence. The
dredge also brought up some bones
which, as | read In the papers, were
regarded as fsh-nibbled remains of
me.
Much legalistlc argument ensued.
| became a case Of Importance, invOlv-
ing principles of evidence. The super
fetal facts were all against Richard
His confession faced hirl. The evil
dence | had arranged. damned him.
Our relationship in hate and his
threats against me arose against him.
He thought he had killed ne. He knew
he had. There were many witnesses
against him,
THE only thing helping him was the
hack of a clearly identified body. But
there were veStiges of something
which, In the circumstances. were ac-
cepted as parts of the corpus deficit.
| think the prosecution and the jury.
convinced that | was dead and my re-
mains swept away. We're anxious TO
meet technically the requirements of
law.
''The story of our lives together, as
| read Ii In the testimony of witnesses
who knew more of It's terrors than !
thought anyone knew. was terrific, II
would have damned any aggressor In
the opinion of any body of men. Ev-
eryOne who knew anything of the case.
Richard himself included, was con.
| WINGED that | had been murdered. The
doubt which remained merely served
to get Richard a life sentence instead
Of the gallows. Popular psychology
| condemned him. The lack of essential
evidence IA ignored.
II waited until | knew what his
fate was. and then, rejoicing, | left
the country. l had no prospects and
few plans, but my inclination was to
20 to South America, and | followed
1t.
my hatred never ceased. II grew
us a passion. at first a disturbing one.
later a satisfactory one. | wanted this
man to suffer. Nothing that he Gun
suffer will properly pay him-at least
1t will not pay my score,
"Some day, i know. for | have the
determination, | shall return to Hart
ley house as its owner. although es-
teemed an alien, with a false name, u
false life and a great JOY. What is a
family that | should not enjoy my per-
| feet revenge upon this brute who made
fifteen years and more of my life,
In it's most impresslonable form, an
| undesirable thing when IL was most
deslredf
Il shall go back to Hartley house.
and If life and health be spared me.
| shall make 1t and life in II jovial.
and If strength be spared my will. the
knowledge that my brother Richard
Is suffering for the murder of a dead
live man shall be the cosy north wind
In the caves below which burn my
cheerful fires.
This Is my crime. and II 1t causes
no one dear TO me later to suffer, |
want 1t known. Some day | shall 20
back as a mar wholly unknown to
people who knew the Dobsons. shall
be what ! have been, Homer Sidney.
| shall buy the old place. shall know
that Richard Dobson Is suffering a
most equitable but illegal punishment
In a ~penitentiary close TO the place
where | shall live In the circumstances
which a great deal Of money win en-
able me TO set IN.
THAT Is my natural revenge upon a
fend who happened to come of the
same parents as l. Hate Is a wonder
ful friend"