Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of M

dge, of this material proof of his innocence? Why, in his interview with Manoel after the expulsion of Torres, had he been silent about the document which the adventurer pr

d been written by the very hand of the author of the attack; that the criminal, seized by remorse at the moment of his death, had intrusted it to his companion, Torres; and that he, instead of fulfilling the wishes of the dying man, had mad

arrest of Joam Dacosta had revived the memory of the terrible crime of Tijuco, which had lain forgotten for twenty-three years. The trial of the young clerk at the mines of the diamond arrayal, his capital sentence, his escape a few hours before his intended execution-all were remembered, analyzed, and commented on. An article which had

ar forth tumultuous shouts of death. In this part of the two Americas, where executions under Lynch law are of frequent occurrence, t

bers of one family? Every one of them would watch over the safety of Yaquita and her people! On the bank of the Rio Negro there was a constant coming

d without any demonstrat

an instant during this terrible night, attempted to distract his attention from his despair. After taking hi

ll yourself together! Be a

aimed Benito. "I

heaven's help it is possib

, Mr. Benito,

nd over his eyes, made a viol

past life. We therefore cannot tell who was the author of the crime of Tijuco, or un

resses!" ad

n that the proof of this innocence exists, and there is not room to doubt the existence of a document which Torres was anxious to make the subject of a bargain. He told us so himself. The docume

groaned Benito, "and the do

ch had stolen a metal case, which it so strangely kept, and the chase had lasted a couple of hours when the monkey fell to our guns. Now, do you think that it was for the few pieces of gold contained in

case which I held-which I gave ba

obable! It is certa

re at Ega I remained on board, at Lina's advice, to keep an eye on Torres, and I saw him-yes, I saw

ed at the hope-the only one that was left. "But this

s to dream of parting with it. He was bound to carry it

the struggle, at the first blow I struck Torres in his chest, my manchetta w

he case!" s

s impossible! That was the case

corpse of

l recov

ve stained it, perhaps destroyed

"if the metal case which

ht! The corpse of Torres must be recovered! We will ransack the who

summoned and informed of w

ro and the Amazon join, and we shall succeed in recovering the body. Let

s then coming out

to do to get possession of the document. "Say nothing to my mother

d Passanha, "and may God

the Rio Negro they arrived near the bank of the Amazon, at the very place wh