The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-06
LenGanSett.
BY OPIE p. READ.
CHAPTER Tx

OlQ boO GAnSct was foreman OI the grand jury. There is some difference between the foreman of grand jury and the foreman of petit jury, for, the fore- man of petit jury is expected to know nothing while the foreman of a grand jury is expected to know everything Old Bob, with his characteristic energy, exerted himself in behalf of Dockery and the man who kept the "blind tiger :" and. with an eye to exact justice, it was his purpose to exculpate the old man from the suspicion of ccmplicity in murder and then indict him on the charge of unlawfully selling liquor. When old Buck-the only name by which the "blind tiger" man was sknown-discovered this, he more than ever lamented the fact that a murder had been committed, not on account of the atrocity of the crime, but because his own ungodly avocation had been exposed.
 The sheriff arrested Malone. When found, Malone was in the woods, chop ping saw log. When the sheriff made known the object of his visit, Malone stuck his axe into stump and said:
 "Uv cose I'll go with yer, Jim. This Is all new ter me. left Dockery an ole Buck with More an when left 'em, More peered ter be enjoyin' putty far health. Me an More have allus been fust rate frien's an l don't know why anybody should 'cuze me uv killin' him, still I'll go with yer"
 "Thars ther way to talk, Rufe. l don't bleve you air guilty, but halter have you all the same"
 l know that, Jim," Malone replied as he put on his coat, "but it strikes me in CT putty bad time as I've got ter git out CT lot uv logs. Wall, I'm with yer"
 The mystery was still as deep as ever. That murder had been committed no one entertained doubt for More was missing, but no inquest could be held upon the supposition, even though it was stre ngthened by the blood in the "dog- gery."
 You kain't do otherwise than hold Dockery an ole Buck" said Bob Gan se,t, addressing the sheriff. "but l am satisfied that they ain't guilty. Dockery would't kill anything but whisky"
 "l am of your opinion, specially con- sarnin' the whisky" the sheriff replied. "Ihave thought uv a plan that think'll work"
 "What's that2"
 "Wall, I have found the body"
 "Whatl"
 "Yas, found it in ther woods CT bout CT ha'fer mile from here, buried in a hole wh'ar tree had blowd up."
 "How do you suppose it got there"
 "I don't know, but somebody Il explain befo' long,"
 What is your plau2
 "Wall, Pm goin'ter take Malone outen jail, asshore him that he is at liberty an that we all b'leve him innocent an take a walk with him in ther woods, in ther di- rection uv the body. If he's guilty, he'll try ter change my co'se. Won't want ter go to ther place wh'ar ther body wuz buried"
 Jim, l didn't know you understood human natur' so we'll"
 Thn ,k>.:H ...:i.I ((r io.tA y--1 nothin' erbout books" said he, "but know right smart erbout men an men wrote ther books"
 The sheriff went to the jail, and, draw. ing Malone aside, said;
 "Rufe, we're all satisfied that you ain, guilty. Hold on, you needn'ter thank me, thank yourself Come on out an les talk over this thing. want you ter her me sift this matter"
 "Yer ken bet all yer've got that I'll hep yer all ken," Malone replied.
 "Oh, know that, Rufe. You ain' never went back on me yit.'
 No, an never will"
 know that"
 They turned away from the jail and were soon in the woods. The sheriff be. gan to talk of his chances of reelection Occasionally he would clutch Malone's arm and sink his voice into a confden. tial tone. Nearer and nearer they ap. proached the place where the murdered nan had been buried. Malone attempted