Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-15

named Fox, and oil his officers and
crew, In the Indian Ocean. Then, APP
propriatlng the papers and such plumber
as was valuable. ne caused the ship to
be scuttled, and sailed away 10 inau-
gurate career OF crime which, for suo-
cessful audaclty and heartless cruelty,
has not been equaled In the annals OF
marine robbery.
All these facts were not brought out
during the talk between Col. Graham
and Dinah, but those with which she
was better acquainted were elaborated
with an attention TO detail that placed
Graham In a mental treadmlll, and
proved that age had not dimmed the old
woman's memory, while time had made
her regret the part she took In the
cruel conspiracy.
Il tell you, 1t took me long nun time
to An dis odder Long Islam, but did
II, an I've stald har nigh dat by, never
portindin' nofiln' but jest a-watchin'
En- now, l tell we de time hev come
when jestls has got for to be did,"
"Dinah, you are altogether wrong
But as believe you mean to do right,
will tell you now that / came here TO do
justice. There ls only one person who
can prevent 1t, and think she has got
too much wisdom, and too much love for
Captain Denham, TO balk me with her
interference, said the Colonel, evident
ly wearied by the long, agonizlng con-
versatlon.
En- ye mean fob to say ez I'm dat
woman"
Il do, Dinah."
Den Of | hole back, what's ye gwlno
fob to do2"
II intend meeting Captain Denham in
New York In few days, and | will make
him Independently rich. "
En- wy doan't ye tell i'm now?"
HE Is not here.
WARS or gomez"
"To New York.
"W'en2"
This morning. he sailed with Captain
Fox on board the Wanderer.
vivid Cap'n Debbel! ye doan't mean
fob to go en- say to me ez Ralph DENIM
hez gone off wild dat red-headed mu'dr-
err Did you SEN Inn Hev ye come
fob dot2"
The hag reached out her long, black
fingers, the nails of which were like
claws, and gathered herself as if about
to spring on the man in the bed and
rend him In her fury.
/ tell the truth, woman" cried the
Colonel, his anger making him desper-
ate. Make disturbance here, and |
will kill you and throw you out the
window. You bag, you forget that you
are my runaway slave, and that l hold
your worthless life In my hands"
He sprang out Of bed and began
dressing, calling at the same time for
Othello, who came in with an unusual
display of white about his eyes, for he
had been listening to the whole con-
versation, and was now in that condi-
ton which is frequently described as
"thunder-struck.
The old woman did not move, did not
manifest any fear; on the contrary, she
bore herself like one who was conscious
that she had proved herself to be the
mistress of the situation, and was conf
dent Of her ability to maintain it against
all corners, and more particularly
against the opponent now in the field.
"Ef arm should come to Mars Ralph
Denim, en- il so be 1t 50, we'll soon
KNOW III, utu udI IL No lOIS Oh lOIS VI
trubble to dem ez as brought all dis on.
Mark dem words ez | as jest spoke"
said Dlnah, moving in the direction Of
the door, but still keeping her wild,
bleared eyes fixed on the Colonel's face.
Where is your home; where am to
speak to you without being disturbedP"
asked the Colonel, desperately, yet
pleadlngly.
"Ef 50 be we wants fob to fin me, ak
any Of de buckras at de inn; but doan't
We go fob to feah ez we won't meet
agin. Ye can't git away, en- not know
it. Ell SO be was to AK foh yer life,
'unerd Montauk men ed git UNI dar
bows and lie in de woods war ye was
gwine. Mars Ralph Denim ee'ez got
to come back safe en- SCUM. You ears
datP"
go, Dinah, go, and 1 will come to
see you.
The Colonel looked as if he were
going to faint, and the old woman went
out.
ITO BE CONTINUED,