The daily Alaskan., 1921-09-08

sudden meeting of the world were slender: but my success was beyond expectation.
 First l had the satisfaction of knowing that my brother was taken for my murder. Circumstances were all against him, and he was convinced in his own heart that he had not only killed me as he so often had wished to do. but that he had disposed of my body.
 "Iu arranging the spot to indicate a murder I had thrown my hat, which was broken and bloody, down the bank. It had caught on q projecting rock. l had taken ring off my finger and had thrown th0t into the pool. I also had thrown in my coat lt had blood on inc collar and shoulders. All this seemed to me to afford mc0nClus- i've evidence, but there were obvious difficulties in finding a body which might increase Richards troubles.
 "I waited in New York, carefully concealed. many months, reading of the progress Of my murder trial in the nrwSnunrrs. l. gained some celebrity. The prosecuting zeal was tremendous, and public interest, l gathered. acute. My ring was drpdged up and was re- garicd as important evidence. The dredgn also brought up some bones which. as ] read in the papers, were regardcd as fsh-uibblcd remains of me.
 Much IcgaIiSic argument cnSued. I became a case of importance, involv- ing prfnclplps of evidence. The super fcfaI facts were all against Richard. His confession faced him. The cvi- deuce had arranged damned him. Our relationship In hate and his threats against me arose against him. He thought he had killed me. He knew he had. There were many witnesses against him.
 "The only thing helping him was the lack of a clearly identified body. But there were yestIgcs of something which. in the circumstances, were ac- cenred as parts or rhe corpus dplicti. I think the prosecution and the jury convinced that ! was dead and my re- mains swept away, were anxious to meet technically the requirements ot law.
 "Thc story or our lives together, as l read ft in ,lr testimony of witnesses who knew more or Us tcrrorS than ! thought anyone knew. was terrific. T. would have damned any aggrcSsor in the opinion of any body of men. Ev- eryone who knew anything of the ease, Richard himself included. was con vfncrd that ! had harn murdered. The doubt which remained merely served to go. Richard a life sentence instead of thc guuows. Popular psychology condemned him. The lack of essential evidence was ignored.
 "I waited until knew what his fate was, and then, rejoicing, I left the country. I had no prospects and few plans, but my inclination was tc go to South America, and l followed Il
 My hatred never ceased. It grew as passion. at first a disturbing one, Inter a satisfactory one. wanted this man to suffer Nothing that he can suffer will property pay him-at least 1t will not pay my score.
 some day, l know, for ] have the determination, I shall return to Hart. lev house as its owner. although es. tccmcI am alien, with a false name, a false life and a great joy. What is a family that I should not enjoy my per feet revenge upon this brute who made fifteen years and more of my life in lis most impreSSionUhlc form, ar undesirable thing when it was most desired?
 .T shall go back to Hartley house aud If life and health he spared me I shall make 1t and life In 1t jovial and f strength be spared my will, the knowledge that my brother Richard is suffering for the murder of dead live man shall be the cosy north wlnG in the caves below which burn my cheerful fires.
 This Is my crime, and if 1t causes no one dear to me later to suffer, want it known. Some day I shall go back as a man wholly unknown to people who knew the DobsonS, l shall be what [ have been. Homer Sidney. I shall buy the old place, shall know that Richard Dobson is suffering a most equitable but Illegal punishment in a pcuitCndary close to the place where I shall live in the circumstances which a great deal of money will en- able me to set up.
 "Tha, is my natural revenge upon q fcnd who happened to come of the same parents as l. Hate Is a wonder ful friend"
 CHAPTER XVII.
 Jed came into the room again as !