The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

have drunk with him. thinks
Sol, but IL was means to an end; and
MS that end is ropes end, shouldn't
feel ashamed but 1 must begin to gather
up more links, however, feel And
pretty soon he had good opening.
"' Do you chew says Mike Murd-
man.
:" do says Sol, holding out plug
and If you don't like to bite 1t off, here's
knife to cut It, And he pulled out the
rusty jack-knife he had found in the
woods.
What's this 2" says Mike, staring
at the knife, just as Sol expected he
would.
Only knife / found, says SOL
p"rhaps you've lost one. Does it be-
long to you Y'
GO To me y says Mike, looking at 1t
with shudder and coloring up. Il
guess not. Take 1t back Horriblel
don't cut tobacco with such knife as
thatl'
GO You needn't be afraid. 1t is rusty
but you don't think there's blood OH
it, do you p
&C Blood p says Mike, with another
shudder.
GO Yes, blood y repeats Sol, severely.
AS L told you, found that knife and
who knows but there's blood and human
blood on it, which makes it so rusty.
The murderer might have thrown it
aft ha hoH ho
mightn't t he? and thought nobody would
find 1t 7"
GO How should L know
1t lie an old knife continued Sol,
but an older head owned 1t, reckon.
Yet the Oldest heads are liable to get out
of their latitude and longitude. Now,
you are sea-faring man, and have you
ever been at Mosscreek.'
"' Mosscreek Well, may say 1
have, once
"' And more, too?'
"' No; only once.
GO Only once. And what did you go
there forp'
CSC L didn't go there for !! says Mike,
to be so questioned and Sol said he
looked confused didn't go there for
anything. 1 got drunk-stepped aboard
the vessel by sccident.'
CO By accidentp A stranger there
Then you don't remembers young clerk,
Paul Picra p
"sNo.'
CO Nor the woods-nor the cave p
"'No.'
"'I thought not. Short memory, 1
supposed
"' You ask great many questions =
now say Mike. Are you crazy? You
are very pale
{" 1t is you who is pale says Sol;
and want you to answer me some
questions
"' Not another word, till you take
more brandy, says Mike. You need it,"
"'One word for me and two for him
SELF" thought Sol. His guilt makes
him faint, and he wants glass to stiffen
him up. I'm willing. More drink will
make him less cautious
$50 he agreed, and they drank two or
three times more. He seemed to gulp
it down like fish, Sol said, and
thought should soon get him drunk.
But, instead of that, L got fioored my
self, lost all consciousness, and was
put to bed, and next day l was unable
to find him anywhere. Suspecting that
he had got the start of me, and had fled
out of my reach for the present, now
thought says Sol, that the best thing
could do was to go back to Mosscreek
Cor day, and have a talk with Paul's
old employer and thetown authorities p
Solomon Foxpaw did go back and
! told them all that he had discovered and
heard and what do you think2 They
actually laughed in his face, and said
that all these links which he had taken
SO much pains to get altogether, amounted
to nothing"
"That was all they knew !" exclaimed
Daniel Wonders indignant hearers.
"But how did Solomon Foxpaw get
hold of the slippery murderer at last ?"
He didn't get hold of him." said
Daniel Wonder.
"Nopn
"No. What the authorities said dis
couraged him, and he then resolved that
he would not pursue the search any
farther"