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    THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEB. .KLJ894.
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-In Scarlet
Kor fioino mnnllis Jefferson Hope
lingered ninony thn immntnlnN, lend
strange, wiiu lire, ana minting
UK WAI.KKl UP TO TIIK WlllTK, SILENT
KIUUIIK.
In Ills licurt tho llcrco ilcslrti for veil
goiuico Unit possessed hlin. TiiIch
with told In tho city of tho weird
lltfuro which was hern prowling nbont
thu suburbs, mid which luiunted tho
lonely mountain gorges. Once a bul
let whistled through Ktaiigcr.son'H
window and lluttened itself upon tho
wull within foot of hlin. On another
occasion, as Drebber passed under u
cliff, a great bowlder crashed down on
htui, and ho only escupeil n terrlblo
death by throwing himself upon bin
face. Tho two young Mormons wero
not long in discovering tho reason of
these attempts upon their lives, and
led repeated expeditions into thu
mountains In tho hope of capturing or
killing their enemy, but always with
out success. Then they udopted the
precaution of never going out alono or
after nightfall, and of having their
houses guarded. After n tlmo they
wero able to relax these measures, for
nothing was cither heard or seen of
their opponent, mid they hoped that
time had cooled his vlndletlveness.
Far from doing so. It had, if any
thing, augmented it. Tho hunter's mind
wns of n hard, unyielding nature, and
tho predominant idea of revenge hod
talieti such complete possession of it
that there was no room for nuy other
emotion. Ho was, however, above nil
things practical. Ho soon realized that
oven his iron constitution could not
stand the Incessant strain which ho wus
putting upon it. Exposure and want of
wholesome food were wearing him out.
if ho died HUo a dog among the moun
tains, what was to become of his re
venge then'. And yet such u death
was sure to overtake him if ho per
sisted. Ho felt that that was to piny
his enemy's game, so ho reluctantly
returned to tho old Nevada mines,
there to recruit hishealthaudto amass
money enough to allow him to pursue
his object without privation.
His intention luiel been to bo absent
n year at the most, but a combination
of unforeseen circumstances prevented
his leaving tho mines for nearly live.
At tho end of that time, however, his
memory of his wrongsaudhls cravings
for revenge wero quito as keen as on
that memorable night when ho had
stood by John l-'errler's grave. Dis
guised, and under an assumed name,
ho returned to Salt Lake City, careless
what becamo of his own life, as long
s ho obtained what ho knew to be
justice There he found evil tidings
Hwnitlug him. There had been a
schism among Iho Chosen 1'cnplo u few
months before, somo of tho younger
members of the church having rebelled
nguinst tho authority of tho elders,
nd the result had been tho secession
of a certain number of tho malcon
tents, who had left Utah and become
Gentiles. Among these had been
Drebber and Ktungcrson; and no one
knew whither they hud gone. Rumor
reported that Drebber had managed to
convert a largo part of his property
into money, and that he had departed
n wealthy man, while his companion,
Ktuiigersou, was comparatively poor.
There was no clew nt all, however, as
to their 'Whereabouts.
Jlony a man, however vindictive,
would have abandoned all thought of
revenge In tho faco of such n dlfllculty,
but Jefferson Hope never faltered forn
moment. With tho small competence
ho possessed, eked out by such employ
ment as he could pick up, ho traveled
from town to town through tho United
States In quest of his enemies. Year
pusscd Into year, his black hair turned
grizzled, but still ho wandered on, u
human bloodhound, with his mind
wnouy set upon tno one onject upon
At last
which no nail devoted Jus life.
his perseverance was rewarded. It was
but one glance of u face In n window,
but that one glauc6 told him that Cleve
land, in Ohio, possessed the men whom
ho wus in pursuit of. Ho returned to
his miserable lodgings with hisplun of
vengeaneo all urrunged. It chanced,
however, that Drebber, looking from
his window, hud recognized tho va
grant in the htreet, und hud read mur
der in his eyes. Ho hurried beforo a
justico of the peace, accompanied by
.Stnngerson, who had become his prl
vatu secretary, and represented to him
that they wero in danger of their lives
from the jealousy and hatred of an old
rivul. That evening Jefferson Hope
was taken into custody, and not being
able to find burettes was detained for
somo weeks. When nt lost ho was lib
erated, It was only to Jlnd that Dreb
ber's house was deserted and that he
and his secretary had departed for Ku
rope. Again tho avenger had been foiled,
and again his concentrated hatred
urged him to continue, tho pursuit.
Funds wero wanting, however, und
for somo tiiuo ho had to return to
work, saving every dollar for his up
prjuichlng jouriiey. .At lost, havina-
ing n
collected enough to keep life In him,
tin departed for Kuropo and tracked
his enemies from city to city, working
his woy in ony menial capacity, but
never overtaking the fugitives. When
lie reached St. Petersburg they had de
parted for Tiirls; mid when ho fol
lowed thoin there ho learned that they
lied Just set off for Copenhagen. At
the Danish capital he was again fow
days late, for they had journeyed on to
London, where ho at last succeeded in
running them to earth. 'As to what
occurred there, wo cannot do better
than nuoto the old hunter's own ac
count, as duly recorded In Dr. Watson's
Journal, to which we arc already under
such obligations.
CHAPTER VI.
A CONTINUATION or TIIK HKMINIRCK.NCr.S Of
JOHN M, WATSON, M D.
Our prisoner's furious resistance did
not apparently indicate any ferocity
In his disposition toward ourselves, for
on finding himself powerless he smiled
in an u (Table manner, and expressed
his hopes that ho had not hurt any of
us in tlui scuffle. "I guess you're go
ing to take mo to tho police stutlon,"
lie remarked to Sherlock Holmes. "My
cab's at tho door. If you'll loose my
legs I'll walk down to it. I'm not so
light to lift as 1 used to be."
(iregson and Lestrado exchanged
glances us If they thought this propo
sition rather u bold one; but Holmes
at once took the prisoner at his word,
and loosened the towel which ho had
bound round his ankles. He rose und
stretched his legs, ns though to assure
himself that they were free once more.
1 remember that 1 thought to myself,
as I eyed him, that I had seldom seen
a more powerfully built man; and his
dark, sunburned face bore mi expres
sion of determination mid energy
which was us formidable as his person
al strength.
"If there's n vacant plucc for a chief
of the police, I reckon you are the, man
for it," ho said, gazing with undis
guised admiration at my fellow-lodger.
"The way you kept on my trail wus a
caution."
"You had better coino with me,"
said Holmes to tho two detectives.
"I can drive you," said f.cstradc.
"Good! and (.iregson cun come inside
with me. You too, doctor; you have
taken mi Interest in the case, und may
as well stick to us."
I assented gladly, und wo nil de
scended together. Our prisoner made
no attempt at escape, but stepped
calmly Into the cab which had been
his, and wo followed hhn. Lcstrado
mounted the box, whipped up tho
horse, und brought us in a very short
time to our destination. We were
UBhercd into a small chamber, where
a rollco Inspector noted down our
prisoner's nutno and tho names of
the men with whoso murder ho had
been charged. Tho ofllclal was a
white-faced, unemotional mnn, who
went through his duties In n dull, me
chanical way. "Tho prisoner will bo
put beforo the magistrates in tho
course of tho week," ho said: "in tho
meantime, Mr. Jefferson Hope, have
you anything thnt you wish to say? I
must worn you that your words will bo
tnlftn down and may bo used against
you.
"I've got a good deal to say," our
prisoner said slowly. "1 want to tell
yon gentlemen all about It."
"Hadn't you better reserve thut for
your trial?" asked tho inspector.
"I may never bo tried," ho answered.
"You needn't look startled. It Isn't
suicide I am thinking of. Are you a
doctor?" He turned his Herce, durk eyes
upon mo ob ho asked this last question.
"Yes, I am," I answered.
"Then put your hunil here," he said.
with a smile, motioning with his
manacled wrists towurd his chest.
I did so, and becamo at oneo con
scious of an extraordinary throbbing
which was going on inside. The walls
of his chest scorned to thrill and quiver
as a frail building would do inside
which some powerful engine was at
work. In the sllenco of the room I
could hear a dull humming and buz
zing noise which proceeded from tho
same source.
"Why," I cried, "you have an aortic
aneurism!"
"That's what they call It," ho said,
placidly. "I went to a doctor last
week about it, and he told mo that it
was bound to burst boforo many days
passed. It has been getting worse for
years. I got It from over-exposure
and under-feeding among the Salt lake
mountains. I've done my work now,
' nn'1 ,lont caro ,low som l K' ,,Mt '
numim iiku in ii-uvu some uccoiiui oi
tho business behind me. I don't want
to be remembered as n common cut
throat." Tho inspector and the two detectives
had a hurried discussion as to tho ad
visability of allowing him to tell his
story.
"Do you consider, doctor, thai there
is Immediate danger?" tho former
asked.
"Most certainly there is," I an
awered. "In that case it Is clearly our duty,
in the interests of justice, to take his
statement," said tho Inspector. "You
urc ut liberty, sir, to give your ac
count, which I again warn you will bo
taken down."
"I'll sit down, with your leave," the
prisoner said, suiting the action to tho
word. "This aneurism of mine makes
mocuslly Hied, und tho tussle wo had
hulf mi hour ugo bus not mended mat
ters. I'm on the brink of tho grave,
and I bid not likely to Ho to you.
livery word I say Is the absolute truth,
and how; you use It Is a matter of no
consequence to me."
With these words, Jefferson Hope
leaned buck In his ehuir and began tho
fcl!vli"-' remarkable jjtutenjont. lie
spo'SeTfTa calm and methodical man
ner, us though the events which ho
narrated were commonplace enough.
I can vouch for the nccuracy of tho
subjoined account, for I have had ac
cess to Lcstradc's note-book, in which
the prisoner's words were taken down
exactly as they were uttered.
"It don't much matter to you why I
hated these men," he said; "lt'scnough
that they were guilty of tho death of
two human beings a futhcr mid a
daughter and that they had, there
fore, forfeited their own lives. After
the lapse of time that has passed since
their crime, it wus Impossible for mo
to secure a conviction against them in
any court. I knew of their guilt,
though, and I determined that I should
be judge, Jury and executioner all
rolled into one. You'd have done tho
Ruine, if you have any manhood in you,
if you had been in my place.
"That girl thut I spoke of was to
have married mo twenty years ago.
She was forced into marrying thut
same Drebber, and broke her heart
over It. I took the marriage ring from
her deud finger and I vowed that his
dying eyes should rest upon that very
ring und thut his last thoughts should
be of the crime for which ho wus pun
ished. I have curried it about with mo
and have followed him and his ac
complice over two continents until I
caught them. They thought to tiro
me out, but they could not do it. If I
die to-morrow, ns Is likely enough, I
die knowing thut my work in this
world is done, and well done. They
have perished, und by my hand. There
is nothing left for me to hope for or to
desire.
"They wero rich and I was poor, so
that it was no easy mutter for mo to
follow them. When I got to London
my pocket wus about empty mid I
found that 1 must turn my hand to
something for my living. Driving anil
riding are us natural to me us walk
ing, so I upplied ut u cab owner's ollico
ami soon got employment. I was to
bring n certain sum u week to tho
owner, and whatever was over that I
might keep for myself. There was sel
dom much over, but I managed to
scrape along somehow. The hardest
job was to leurn my way about, for I
reckon that of till the mazes that ever
wero contrived this city is tho most
confusing I hud u map beside me,
though, and when oneo I had spotted
the principal hotels und stations I got
on pretty well.
"It was some time before I found out
where my two gentlemen wero living,
but I inquired mid inquired, until at
lust I dropped ucross them. They were
at a boarding-house nt Camberwell,
over on the other side of the river.
When once I found them out I knew
thnt I had them at my mercy. I had
grown my beard and there wus no
chance of their recognizing me. I
would dog them and follow them until
I saw my opportunity. I was deter
mined that they should not escape me
again.
"They wero very near doing It, for
all that. Go where they would about
Loudon I was always at their heels.
Sometimes I followed them on mv cab
and somrtlmcs on foot, but the former
was tho best, for then they could not
get away from me. It was only early
in tho morning or lute ut night that I
could learn anything, so that I began
to get behindhand with my employer.
I did not mind that, however, ns long
os I could lay my hand upon tho men
I wanted.
"They wero very cunning, though.
They must have thought that there was
some chance of their being followed,
for they would never go out ulone,
und never after nightfall. During two
weeks I drovu behind them every day,
find never once saw them separate
Drebber himself wns drunk half tho
time, but Stnngerson wns not to bo
caught nnpping. I watched them lato
and early, but never saw the ghost of a
chance; but I wns not discouraged, for
something told mo that tho hour had
almost come. My only fear was that
this thing in my chest might burst u
llttlo too soon and leave my work un
done. "At last, one evening I was driving
up und down Torquuy terrace, us the
street wns called In which they board
ed, when I saw a cab drive up to their
door. Presently somo luggage was
brought out, und after a tlmo Drebber
and Stnngerson followed it and drove
off. I whipped up my horso und kept
within sight of them, feeling ill at
ease, for I feared that they wero going
to shift their quarters. At Euston
station they got out, and I left n
boy to hold my horse und followed
them on to tho platform. I heard them
uslc for tho Liverpool train, and tho
guard answer thut one had just gone
nnd that there would not bo another
for somo hours. Stnngerson seemed to
be put out at that, but Drebber was
rattier pleased thnn otherwise. I got
bo close to them In tho bustlo that I
could henr every word that passed be
tween them. Drebber said that he had
ii little business of his own to do, nnd
thut if the othor would wnit for him he
would soon rejoin him. Ills companion
remonstrated with him, und reminded
him thut they hud resolved to stick to
gether. Drebber nnswered that the
matter was u delicate one, und that he
must go alone. I could not catch what
Stungerson said to that, but the other
burst out sweuring, nnd reminded him
that ho was nothing more than his
paid servant, und thnt ho must not pre
sume to dlctnte to him. On that the
secretary gave It up us a bad job, and
simply bargained with him that if ho
missed tho last train ho should rejoin
him ut Ilalllday's private hotel; to
which Drebber nnswered that he would
bo back on tho platform before eleven,
and made his way out of the station.
"The moment tor which I had waited
so long had at lust come. I had my
enemies within my power. Together
they could protect each other, but
singly they" were at my mercy. I did
not act, however, with undue precip
itation. My plans wero already
formed. There is no biitisfuction in
vengeance unless the offender has
time to realize who it is that striken
him, and why retribution hus come up
on him. 1 had my plans arranged by
.wjilcli.1 slmiild. Jiuvp. Oie opportunity
oi making the man who hniVwronged
me understand that his old sin had
found him out. It chanced that some
days beforo a gentleman who had been
cnguged in looking over some houses
in the llrixton road had dropped the
key of one of them In my carriage. It
wns claimed that same evening and re
turned; but In tho interval I had taken
n moulding of it, and had a duplicate
constructed, liy means of this I had
access to at least ono spot in this great
city where I could rely upon being
free from Interruption. HoV to get
Drebber to thnt house was tho dlfll
cult problem which I had now to solve.
"Do wnlked down tho rond and went
into one or two liquor-shops, staying
for nearly half un hour in the last of
them. When he came out he staggered
in hip walk, und wns evidently pretty
well on. There wus a hansom just In
front of me, nnd ho hailed it. I fol
lowed It so close that the noso of my
horse was within u yard of his driver
tho whole way. We rattled across Wa
terloo bridge und through miles of
streets, until, to my astonishment, wo
found ourselves back In tho terrace In
which he had boarded. I could not
imagine what his intention was in re
turning there; but I went on and
pulled up my cab ti hundred yards or
so from the house. He entered It und
his finnsom drove away. Give mo a
gluss of water, if you please. My
mouth gets dry with tho talking."
I handed him the gluss and he drank
it down.
"That's better." he said. "Well, I
waited for u quarter of an hour or
more, when suddenly there came a
noise like people struggling Inside thu
house. Next moment tho door was
flung open mid two men appeared, ono
of whom wns Drebber, anil the other
was a ,oiing chap whom Iliad timer
seen before. Tills fellow hud Drebber
by the collar, and when they camo to
the head of Iho steps he gave hlin u
shove and a kick which sent him half
across the road. 'You hound!' ho cried,
shaking his stick at him; 'I'll teach you
to insult an honest girl!' He was so
hot that 1 think he would have
thrashed Drebber with hisciidgcl, only
that the cur staggered nwuydown the
road as fast us his legs would carry
him. He run us far ns the corner, und
then, seeing my cab, ho hailed me und
jumped In. 'Drive mo to Ilalllday's
prjyatejiotelajd he.
(f bt continued.)
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