The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-03-22

ness or I certainly should not be go
ing" was the reply.
Case of importancesa'
"Yes: case of much Importance.
Talked about a good deal in our state.
You're not Il kentuckian?"
Il am from Ohio. Whatisit about?!'
The stranger gave a pretty correct
account of the pending suit for posses
sion. and indicated that public senti
ment was pretty evenly divided on the
merits of the case.
do you know the partieso:' asked
| Molier.
II knew old Tom Blake. father of
| the respondent in the suit; and my
/ self made the medal on which the case
is said to depend. If l identify the
medal produced as that made by me, i
is thought that will settle the whole
matter. / can do it. if it is the one l
made"
The only thing surprising to Moliel
in all this, was the Indication that
there was a strong public sentiment in
%favoro the pretender. And he thought
how fortunate it was that he could ac-
count for the genuine medal i'll the in
terest of it's real wne
After some reflection he decided-as
the other witness and himself would
concur as to the medal-to
that he himself was a witness in the
same case. as he supposed: but that
just what was expected from him he
did not certainly know.
And SO Old Charley pumped his COM
panion and carefully watched his own
words until the stage pulled up at.
Gray Sulphur Springs. There Molier
found that the lawyers residence and
the county town were some miles off.
and. willing to be away from the
Springs until hoes final restoration.
had himself conveyed to the county
town, where he took quarters to await
the day of trial.
When he called upon the attorney.
Mr.. Claytons that gentleman received
him with much show of cordiality.
seated him in his private Office and set
before him wine. cigars and .'son j
fine old copper-distilled whisky"
Thank you, Mr.. Clayton, I ave
tasted nothing stronger than water
except No. 6" with a laugh). in
twenty years
Have a cigar: kentucky Spanish:
| you'll like them
They are. 10 doubt, very fine, but |
do not smoke. Light your W cigar.
1t is not at all offensive
But Clayton did not light his own
cigar. He began to suspects that the lit
tie old man with shaggy brows. broad
shoulders. furtive eyes and collected
manner was likely to prove somewhat
inficxible: and he did not wish to be
embarrassed Witha cigar in the con-
test between native cunning and the
craft OF the experienced lawyer, which
he thought he foresaw.
MIR. Molier.' he began. Il re
quested your presence to learn just
what you knew and would testify to
about the ease in which / have had you
subpnnaed. There is no improperly
in Your telling that in advance-asyo
will say nothing more on the witness
stand: and you are too honorable
man and too intelligent, as 4 am glae
to sec. to receive or act upon any hint:
from ms, even if | were disposed te
offer any-which l am not,
Molier bowed his assent t o this pre-
lillinary stroke fralnstlae lawyer.
You ought to know something
about the ease, if you do not. ALLOW
me to state
Then Clayton gave Molier a prett,
full sketch of the Blake family history
the disappearance Of JcH and the Do'
Joe. and uf the medal on the missing
boy neck: adding that the whole Gas
might turn on the identity OF TIA
medal in establishing that Of the pre-
tended Joe Blake in his suit fer pos
session. And then he said:
Nov, my client. Nj. Samuel Blake
S informs me that you probably kno'
S about that medal. and may help gu
case as a witness. Is that so?"
Molier quietly took out his poke
book, took from it Sam Blakewell's ri
ceipt for the medal, put his thum
4 over the last syllable of the signature
and, exhibiting the paper thnst Clay
Y ton, said:
THAT his signature??'
eYes.'
"You know his handwritingoo'
is Eyes, perfectly"
aPlease read that receipt then An
is he handed it to Clayton. That gentl