Village Squire, 1977-03, Page 13"Pete went alright, but not that night. A storm had been
threatening all the day of the big row and by nightfall it was a
full blown gale. Anyway, Pete was compelled to stay until it:
died away. It was morning before the winds showed any signs
of abating. All through the night he stayed in his room; his
mind filled with hatred for his uncle."
Silence followed, as we negotiated a difficult section of the
path. We reached the sandy beach, a short distance from the
edge of the water and we turned to where the land levelled off
and habitation began. Soon I was glad to see the lights of the
village come into view, but was curious to know the outcome
of the story; my fear of the stranger calming a little.
"What happened then? 1 prompted.
"Well, Pete decided that before he went there was
something he had to do. Somewhere in the house his uncle
had quite a Targe sum of money and that mohey was going
with him. With brute strength he forced his uncle to show him
where the money was hidden. Old Jake must have put up
quite a fight to save his wealth, but evidently failed. Later the
same day the police came to warn Jake that the storms were
making serious inroads into the cliff face and that, for his own
sake, he should leave the house. They found the old man
battered and unconscious. A spark of life was still there and
they rushed him to the hospital. Detectives sat for days at his
bedside, hoping that he might be able tc tell them details of
the attack, but before he died all he could whisper was, "He'll
Come back; he always comes home."
Here I interrupted, "Surely it was obvious who had killed
the poor chap."
"Yes, 1 suppose it was, Pete was well known as a type who
would do anything to get his hands on money; and no money
was found in the house. That, and the old man's last words,
made a pretty good case against Pete."
We were at the edge of the village now and my informant
stopped,
"Well, my dear, this is where I leave you."
"Wait a minute," 1 begged. "Don't go before you tell me
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