The Pulaskian., 1920-10-14


 medately and broke into Jeds room shortly thereafter. He found Jed dis consolately looking at a mass of pa pers, which was all the supposed jewel casket contained.
 'In this disappointing occupation Jed was aroused by the stealthy en- trance of my clieRt through win dow, but there was no conflict. Jed pointed to the papers and laughed. My client was shrewd enough to read l Jed's emotions. He knew that the treasure trove had proved a soap bub- ble. He is a 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.
 eff 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- 1 tained one sheet in his clenched fist. He found it in his fist when he came out of his senseless and inordinate l rage later; and then, his natural cu- | pidity and cunning reasserted, he real ized that something was being guard ed in the box; that something being On4y papers, it must follow that the papers were valuable. He reproached himself that his anger had defeated l 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. It Is a copy of that sheet which you find here.
 II said I would give you my conjec- | lures. You will ask first why 1 am so candid in committing to writing a | communication of this nature. It is because: first, I prefer to write it, owing to a physical timidity in con- versation; and second, but equally i'm l portant, because I know the last thing MT Sidney or any true friend of Mir. 1 Sidney's, desires is to have the story, 1 of which this Is page, made public. q do not know what this story is,
 
 1 That person Is the man Jed-now, as before, a servant of Mir. Sidney. I have made sufficient inquiry as to the i position of Jed in the household of Mir Sidney to know that he retains the manuscript found in the box, or if he does not retain 1t, knows its con- tents.
 "The visit of Mir. 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. think your man Jed appreciates that. I think from what Dravada has told me, in his simple boosting fashion, 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, but he sees the physical difficulties in the way; and being, except in his vio- l lent moments, a reasonable man, he has had recourse to an attorney to obtain such settlement as his knowl- edge may be worth.
 q do not wish to defend my course in the matter. I suggest merely that Mir. Sidney and all concerned will fare 1 the better for having a man of con sideration and discretion, such as l fatter myself I am intervening be- l tween them and man of the moral complexion indicated by my client. I shall be at your disposal, doctor, with In any reasonable time. leave 1t to your Judgment to handle the matter within Hartley house."
 The copy of manuscript which ac- companied the letter was as follows:
 would be fatal to the sue cess of what I have done and intend to do if this confession were to be found. It might be asked, then, why expose myself and my happiness to the chance of discovery of things which I may lock forever by simply forgetting. It is sufficient answer to that question to admit that for me I could not be content unless it were 1 certain that what have done should be known. I want the record of if 1 known. 1t increases my satisfaction to know that I shall cause moralists to be indignant. I want to be known as criminal. 1 want my crime to be l talked about. 1 want it remembered That is the savor of my life It would be impossible for me to obtain sufficient satisfaction unless I made it possible for the story of a crime to be known some time. So long as live, 1 shall need and seek conceal. ment; but I should not be happy m. less I could anticipate disclosure Nv 1 crime ."
 That was all.
 Several persons-two at least; Ora. vada and Attorney Brown-knew aS much as had read Three persons in the house, Mir. Sidney, Mrs Sidney and Jed, knew the story comnletaIv