The Telegram. — 1901-02-12 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THE LUST OF HATE.  (CbPrigke. )  BY GUY BOOTHBY,  !  _ Author of "Dr. Nikola, "A Bid for Fortune 4 • "The Fascination of the King," "The Brasted Whits Devil,' As.  "So much the better," said Bartrand with a imeer, as he stepped away from the bed. "We'll save him the trouble of making us his legatees." "You don't mean to steal the poor begtmr's secret, surely ? " replied Gibbs. "1 wouldn't have told you if I'd thought that." More fool you then," said Bertrand. "Of course I'm not going to steal it, only to borrow it. Such chances don't come brew in S lifetime. But are you sure of your fact.? Are you certain the old fellow said there was gold enough there to mak,. I' lb of thee. Tnillieuaai.... hall-a-dozen times over '''  .  A. certain as I'm sitting nem- answered Gibbs. "Very good; then I'm off to-night for the Boolga Ranges. In ten days I'll have the matter settled, and by the time that dog there gets on to his feet again we'll both be on the high road to fortune." "And I'm only to have a quarter of what you get? It's not fair, Bertrand." Bartmnd stepped up to him with that nasty, bullying look on his face that I knew so well of old.  "Look here, my friend" he said. "You know Richard Bertrand, don't you? And you also know what I can tell about yon. I offer SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS: you a fourth of the mine for your information, Gilbert reunethorne, a erospector in the Amaze- but I don't give it to you for the reason that lien goldfields, tries to noose back to life a friend I'm afraid of you, for I'm not. Remember named Genital', who to stricken with typhoid. I know enough of your doings in this grog In return the dying man desires to "II Prune- i shanty to hang you a dozen times over; and, thorne a valuable secret. Pelinettiorne has at Iby the Lord Ilitrry, if you make yourself a enemy, named Bertrand, and it is desirable that nuisance to me I'll pot those on your track the secret should not leak out. Garman dies after who'll get you swinging. Stand fast by me and tling n Penethorne of the whereabouts of • most valuable goldfield, and giving him • chart I'll treat you fair and square, but get up to of the place. pennei,her„e also falls ill. in his any hanky-panky and I'll put such a stopper delirium the chart is copied and the secret die. an your mouth that you'll never be able to covered by Bertrand. l'ltimatelLLencinethorne open it again." travels to the district and finds dln the Gibbs leant against the door with a face like pasession of the richest mine in the world. He lead. It was evident that, however much he determines to have hie lift, in revenge, and the bated Bartrand, he feared him a good deal pair go to ha' 'gland. In Louden people are per- more. A prettier pair of rogues it would have turbot! by a aeries of shocking murders, the been difficult to find in a long day's march. victims being all men of rank or great wealth_._. "You needn't be afraid, Mr. Bertrand," he rennethornr meets Bertrand. but does not speak to hill]. He issonsumed with a desire to take said at last, but this time in no certain voice. "I'll not split on you as.d fne long as you treat ;nk: his life. Ile meets a Pr. Nikola who learns a fairly. You've been agi dto me in the his hate, and offers to assist him in the murder. Ur. Nikola itheint hew the murder ran be done paid, and I know you mean me well though you by luring Bertrand into a specially-made hansom speak so plain." cab, the driver of which presses a spring, and "I know the sort of man with whom I have emits a poisonous gas where the are is sitting, to deal, you see," returned Bertrand with Nikola want' 8.50,000 as the price of his co- another nasty sneer. "Now I must get toy horse operation when Pennethorne comes into the and be off. I've • lot to do if I want to get pr'prxty. Ile proves to him that Bertrand, away to-night." troubled itt conscience, has left all his money lie ,vent out into the verandah and unhitched Pennethorne iii the event of his o u death. his reins from the nails on which they were hanging. "Let me have word directly that carrion in