The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-02-03


shortly thereafter. He found Jed dis
consolately looking at a mass OF pa
pers, which was all the supposed Jewel
casket contained.
I'm 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.
My client was shr,wd enough to read
Jed's emotions. He knew that the
treasure trove had proved soap bub-
BILE. He Is 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 uncorsciously re-
tained one sheet In his clenched fist.
He found IL in his fist when he came
out or his senseless and inordlnate
rage later; and then. his natural Gu
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 II was possible for
| him to take the entire contents of the
box. He did not dare go back he had
Ind h.. hn
alarmed. He had only single sheet
Of the guarded manuscript. II Is
copy Of that sheet which you find here.
II said would give you my conjec-
lures. You will ask first why l am
so candid in committing to writing
communication of this nature. 1t Is
because: first, prefer to write 1t,
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 CT 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 know who does know what II Is.
That person is the man Jed-now, as
/ u Il
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 II. knows Its con-
tents.
"The visit Of Mr.. Sidney and his
family to Montevideo this winter be-
/ 60 10
He came north after they had sailed.
His cupidity has determination. /
think your man Jed appreciates that.
l think from what Dravada has told
me, In his simple boasting fashion,
that Jed was dismayed to SEQ 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-
lent moments, a reasonable man, he
has had recourse to an attorney to
obtain such settlement as his knowl-
edge may be worth.
II do not wish to defend my course
In the matter. I suggest merely that
Mr. Sidney and all concerned will fare
the better for having man Of con-
sideration and discretion, such as !
fatter myself am, intervening be-
tween them and a man Of the moral
complexion indicated by my client
shall be at your disposal. doctor. with
In any reasonable time. leave II 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 / have done and intend
| to do II this confession were to be
found. 1t might be asked. then, why
expose myself and my happiness to
the chance of discovery OF things
which l may lock forever by simply
forgetting. 1t is sufficient answer to
that question to admit that for me ]
could not be content unless Ii were
certain that what l have done should
bc known. l want the record OF II
known. II increases my satisfaction
to know that / shall cause moralists
to be indignant. / want to be known
as criminal want my crime to be
talked about. i want II remembered
That Is the SAVIOR of my life. 1t would
be impossible for me to obtain
sufficient satisfaction unless | made
It possible for the story of crime to
be known some time. So long as
live, l shall need and seek conceal
ment; but l should not be happy IN
less 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,
In the house, Mr.. Sidney, Mrs. Sidney
and Jed, knew the story completely.
1t was this knowledge which had
given Jed his control In the house. Mrs.
Sidney her unhanniness md Mr. Cid