The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

perS, Wnlch was all the SuppOSeu leWei
casket contained.
'In this disappointing occupation
Jed was aroused by the stealthy en-
trance Of my client through win
dow, but there was no conflict. Jed
pointed TO the papers and laughed.
My client was shrewd enough to read
Jed's emotions He knew that the
treasure troye had proved a soap buh-
BILE. He is a man of violent temper
In mis- 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 ! should have
no client in this ease Bur in his rage
Dravada, when he was throwing the
papers about, had unconssiously re-
tanned one sheet in his cienched INST.
He found II in his fist when lie came
out of his senseleSs and lnordlnate
rage later; and then. his natural cu-
pidity and cunning reaSsprte,l, he real
lied that something was being guard
ed In the box; that something being
only papers, II must follow that the
papers were valuable. lie reprOached
himself that his anger had defeated
his Judgment when II was possible for
him to take the entire contents of the
box He did not dare 20 back he had
stabbed Jed: the house might be
alarmed He had only single sheet
of the guarded manuscript II Is a
copy of that sheet which You find here.
81 said | would give you my conjec-
| lures. You will ask first why ] am
so caRdid In committing TO writing
communication of this nature. II Is
because: first, I prefer 10 write II,
owing to physical timidity In con
versation: and second but equally i'm
portant. because | know the last thing
Mr.. Sidney or any true friend OF Mr.
Sldneys desires il to have the story.
Of which this is page, made pubic
81 do not know what this story Is,
hut | know who does know what II Is
That person Is the man Jed--now. as
before. servant of Mr.. Sidney. ]
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 II
he does not retain It, knows It's con-
tents.
"The visit of Mr.. Sidney and his
family 10 Montevideo this winter be
trayed Jed's whereabouts 10 nrava'la
He came north after they had sailed.
His cupldty has determination. !
! think your man Jed appreciates that.
think from what Dravada has told
me. in his simple Boosting fashion
I that Ied was dismayed to see him
. again in Montevideo.
: "My clients first impulse, having fol-
2 lowed Jed TO the United States. was
! to get at this secret by force or theft
4 hut he sees the physical difficulties In
the way; and being. except In his VIC
] lent moments. reasonable man. he
e has had recourse TO an attorney Il
e obtain such settlement as his knowl
e edge may be worth.
~ do not wish TO defend my courss
e LIN the matter. suggest merely thai
!. Mr.. Sidney and all concerned will fare
y the better for having man of COZ
|. sideratlon and discretion, such as
y fiatter myself | am, intervening be
tween them and n man Of the mora
i: complexion Indicated by my client
4 shall be at your disposal. doctor. with
n in any reasonable time. l leave 1t &
3 your judgment to handle the matte
a within Hartley house"
r. The copy Of manuscript which ae
h companied the letter was as follows
q would be fatal to the sue
c cess OF what have done and inten
a TO do II this confession were TO b
IN found. II might be asked. then. VII
,e expose myself and my happiness
n the chance of discovery Of thing
~ which I may lock forever by simpl
D. forgetting. II is SUFFICIENT answer I
I that question TO admit that for me
al could not be content unless it wer
e certain that what have done shout
M he known. I want the record OF
ct known. II Increases my satisfactio
IN 70 know that shall cause moralis'
to be indignant. want to be know
x. as a criminal. want my crime TO
e. talked about. ! want II remembers
as That is the SAVIOR OF my life. II woul
ed be impossible for me ito obtain
as sufficient satisfaction unless I mad
ny II possible for the story OF crime
he be known some time. So long as
live. I shall need and seek concea
Ne ment: but should not be happy ii
to less could anticipate disclosure. N
an crime
nj That was all.
u. Several persons-two at least; Or
at yada and Attorney Brown-knew
ke much as had read. Three person
ID In the house. Mr.. Sidney, Mrs. Sldn'
,ot and Jed, knew the story completely.
*. II was this knowledge which h
OK given Jed his control In the house, MI
TT sidney her unhappsness and Mr.. u
ed ney some OF his pleasures.
,ly The search for a solvent Of the Hal
,sn ley house mysteries was insistent 1
.. .n.&s. l,,rldentai remark came back