Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-09


MIDI. ~ an act Of unparalleled
treachery, had murdered a captain
named Fox, and all his officers and
crew, In the Indian Ocean. Then, APP
propriating the papers and such plumber
as was valuable. he caused the ship to
% scuttled, and sailed away to inau-
gurate career of crime which, for sue
cessful audacity and heartess cruelty,
has not been equaled in the annals OF
marine robbery.
All these facts were not brought out
during the talk between Col. Graham
AMI Dinah, but those with which she
was better acquainted We're elaborated
with an attention to detail that placed
Sraham In mental treadmill, and
proved that age had not dimmed the old
woman s memory, while time had made
her regret the part she took in tho
cruel conspiracy.
i tell you, it took me long 'nuff time
to fin dis odder Long Islam, but did
1T, an I've stad har nigh dat by. never
portindin' noffin but Jest a-watchin'.
En- now, l tell we de time hev come
when jestis has got for to be did,"
Dinah, you are altogether wrong
But as believe you mean to do right, L
will tell you now that came here to do
can prevent it, and think she has got
too much wisdom. and too much love Tor
Captain Denham, to balk mo with her
interference, said the Colonel, evident-
ly wearied by the long. asonizing con-
verSation.
En- ye mean fob to say ez I'm dat
woman?"
Il do, Dinah"
Den eff hole back, what's ye gwine
fob TO dor"
Il intend meeting Captain Denham In
New York in few days, and l will make
him Independently rich"
En- wy doan't ye tell i'm now?"
He is not here"
Wars 'er gomez"
TO New York"
"W'en?"
This morning; he sailed with Captain
Fox on board the Wanderer.
wild Cap'n Debbel! We doan't mean
fob to so en- say to me ez Ralph Den N
heZ gone off wild dat red-headed mud r
er! Did you SEN i'm. Hev ye come
fob ot?"
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
rem him in her fury.
tell the truth, woman!" cried the
Colonel, his anger making him desper-
ate. Make disturbance here, an l
will kill you and throw you out the
window. You bag. you forget that you
are my runaway slave, and that 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 10 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
EFF arm should come to Mars Ralph
DENIM, en- if so be it so, we'll soon
know it, den dar'll be lots en- lots Of
trubble to dem ez as brought all dis on
Mark dem words ez as jest spoke, ;"
said Dinah, 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 l 10
speak to you without being disturbed"
asked the Colonel, desperately, yet
pleadingly.
"Ef so be We wants fob to fin me, ak
any Of de buc1ras at de inn but doan' t
| ye go fob to feah ez we won't meet
agin. Ye can't git away, en- l not know
| it. Ell so be ! was to AK foh yer life,
a 'un I'd Montauk men ed git UNI dar
bows and lie in de woods war We was
gwine. Mars Ralph Denim ee'ez got
! to come back safe en- SCUM. You ears
dat?"
go, Dinah, go, and l will come to
see you.
| The Colonel looked as il he were
| going to faint, and the old woman went
! out.
ITO BE CONTINUED