The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-14

robbed of his loot, armed himself Inn
mediately and broke into Jed's room
shortly thereafter. He found Jed dis
c%onsolately looking at a mass of pa
pers, which was all the supposed Jewel
casket contained.
"1n this disappointing occupation
Jed was aroused by the stealthy en-
trance of my client through a WIN
dow, but there was no conflict. Jed
pointed to the papers and laughed.
Ny client was shrewd enough to read
Jed's emotions. He knew that the
treasure trove had proved a soap bub-
BILE. He is q man of violent temper.
In his double disappointment he sprang
at Jed, stabbed him in the shoulder.
seized the. papers, scattered them
about the room and jumped out Of the
window.
IF this had been all, I should have
no client In this case. But In his rage
Dravada. when he was throwing the
papers about, had unconsciously re-
tanned one sheet in his clenched fist.
He found 1t in his fist when he came
out of his senseless and inordinate
rage later; and then. his natural Gu
pidity and cunning reasserted, he real
lied that something was being guard
ed in the box; that something being
only papers, 1t must follow that the
papers were valuable. He reproached
himself that his anger had defeated
his judgment when it was possible for
him to take the entire contents of the
box: He did not dare go back he had
stabbed Jed; the house might be
alarmed. He had only a single sheet
of the guarded manuscript. 1t is a
copy of that sheet which you find here.
II said l would give you my c%onjec-
lures. You will ask first why l am
SO candid in committing to writing a
communication of this nature. 1t is
because: first, I prefer to write 1t,
owing to a physical timidity in con-
%versation; ind second. but equally i'm
portant. because I know the last thing
Mr.. Sidney or any true friend of Mr..
Sidney's, desires is to have the story,
of which this is a page, made public.
II do not know what this story is,
but I know who does know what it Is.
That person is the man Jed-now, as
before. a servant of Mr.. Sidney. l
have made sufficient inquiry as to the
position Of Jed in the household Of
Mr.. Sidney to know that he retains
the manuscript found in the box. Or If
he does not retain it, knows its con-
tents.
1.-The visit Of Mr.. Sidney and his
family to Montevideo this winter be-
trayed Jed's whereabouts to Dravada.
He came north after they had sailed.
His cupidity has determination. l
think your man Jed appreciates that.
think from what Dravada has told
me. in his simple Boosting fashion.
I that Jed was dismayed to see him
again in Montevideo.
MY clients first impulse. having fol-
lowed Jed to the United States. was
to get at this secret by force or theft,
l but he sees the physical difficulties in
the way; and being, except in his vio-
! lent moments, a reasonable man, he
has had recourse to an attorney to
: obtain such settlement as his knowl-
edge may be worth.
81 do not wish to defend my course
2 in the matter. I suggest merely that
. Mr.. Sidney and all concerned will fare
: the better for having a man of CON
/. sideration and discretion. such as /
flatter myself l am, intervening be-
tween them and a man Of the moral
: complexion indicated by my client. l
t shall be at your disposal, doctor, with
IL in any reasonable time. l leave. 1t to
your Judgment to handle the matter
within Hartley house."
: The copy Of manuscript which &C.
companiec the letter was rs follows:
would be fatal to the sue
: cess Of what l have done and intend
to do If This confession were to be
found. 1t might be asked, then. why
3 expose myself and my happiness to
t the chance Of discovery Of things
! which I may lock forever by simply
: forgetting. 1t is sufficient answer to
that question to admit that for me l
l could not be content unless it were
: certain that what I have done should
t be known. I want the record of it
t known. 1t increases my satisfaction
to know that I shall cause moralists
to be indignant. l want to be known
!, as a criminal. I want my crime to be
: talked about. 1 want it remembered.
That is the SAVIOR of my life. 1t would
! be impossible for me to obtain a
sufficient satisfaction unless I made
it possible for the story of a crime to
be known some time. So long as I
live, I shall need and seek conceal
ment: but l should not be happy un.
less I could anticipate disclosure. My
! crime
That was all.
. Several persons-two at least; ORA
vada and Attorney Brown-knew as
much as l had read. Three persons,