Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-08-15
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
ON THE SCENT AND OFF.
The murder Of Grandfather Dixon had
neen discovered on q Monday morning.
Two days afterward the remains were dis
posed OF with an imposing funeral, whose
character and proportions were in keeping
with the immense sensation, local and
otherwise, that had been occasioned by the
tragedy. And, on the day following that,
Thursday, received message from Rich
ard Dixon, saying that the will was to be
opened and read on that morning, and beg.
ging me to dine with his sister and him
in the evening.
In the meantime, my name having re-
celved an unwished-for publicity in the
reports of the inquest-whose unsatis-
factory result had been commented upon
by the journals, as it deserved-I had gone
to headquarters and stated what I knew
and thought, which had resulted in the
superintendent placing me exclusively in
charge of the case
l On my way to The Aspens that evening,
IN pursuance of the invitation received, 1t
CHANGED that was oyertaken by Doc Dixon
himself at the most unfrequented part of
the way thither
He was returning home from the post
office, he said, and was overjoyed at having
overtaken me, as it gave him an opportu-
nifty to speak beforehand of the events of
the day. He was rather discontentedly en-
terlng upon the subject of the will that had
been opened and read that morning, when
he suddenly broke of, exclaiming: "Why,
Inc Spider must have got another tenant"
The Spider" was a very insignificant,
one-story drinking resort, which had there
tofore borne an evil reputation. as affording
lounging room to low, riotous and sus-
nv ~ olaiacseis: !. was mere WOODEN
- ~ sL n9use, sl.ua,eu on tne norm slde
$500 10 .nauy. lN1l-sKirulg roadway, ana
b .sHnns ous Vver Ins marsh, tne rear part
nI.nS suppolteo 3y aii spiles, the foot OF
r Inrn W. was Iasneu ny pacAwater from the
Ill a. nasn noe. Inc entire mouse,
- ., re1,,, "as usplesseu oeiow me road SO as
sba s4a, aescens ~ means OF several
hit t,ve o'ops . - leuon .ne uoor consisted OF
s 49, wy ap''i.nien's miserable llttie par
was W verv 1ona, anu art n "s .h noom
, maS wy ione,y part Oh me stree., tnickly
crown WIN naples on either side, there
,ma;piv lily ~, ra aTw Poof houses occupied
r,y 10y uy naa,roau laoofeis, IN sight II
was nean, suspicious neignoorhood, that
hath 70 att poop.? Mets app NO ~ give wlae
bsan oi,arJo H. IS uno opiuer nao
,,r;aten ho,s;., - ~, eomo Inle, .ne pro-
ptfensa an ~;s ~. Ioe LIN nnpiisoneo ior some
~, az I!s.n.n ': sIo avs pu' VI 'nis even
tnISo ~ u 4 - Do'n iron' anu rear De-
aVaS 'n9 ps as u new occupant.
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p p ~ a,la a,,. ~ nau Aeps sne piace
4Iiuer my eye ever since my residence IN
toah ,,nss 40 ~ uu.y Iounu. stranger
Viii , poIsee'aon JSo.e,ay; anu noPe ne
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eI,nost I fro'st 'ne e WY AoM sne snnn.y,
hnrn;no No ,,,,,,on;ov w.. -. was
snaaa a.a;r yhs ooh III nnddon was aoou. 70
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hinsen; Siuecnlng NY arm, ne GREW me
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m sto,, = ,;ss st"t.s ~ ~, ~ ~ niaAo
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wearing orsv soft hot n,,l,sd down. ' nan,
nc hre, saay 5 sois n'' pu.ieu uomh over
buttoned overcoat ~ fash;onahia omt
whose HIGH collar WAS nuiled m aho,t h;s
ears and face IN their st;ii further conco 81.
mert FOR tha NIGHT had fallen Hal ona
cold 80 800 -''''' '''aA aAu
But ma he naused nndar tba st,oet LAM,
and looked anyionslv and furt;vsly ~,
o,o,,, AZ 'tL.~-sJ e., e,y ~
SERVED his faot,,ras wara for -, 80. ,,st ~
fnlIy ernosad ~ ~ ,;obt ~ 'ne's'n'
Then Il wos NV tnrp to c,u.cb INV .o
panion bv The arm and h hraatha sbnrt
and ouick '' -' 'Ao''
twas Marcbmontr
had never aaan him Int oneo h.foro
INIT conld have sworn 10 tha idant;tv - ~
man before us with the one we were 81 ses AZ