The Red Cloud chief., 1895-12-06
CHAPTER vII-Icoxri>rrp.l

''' ~ 'hANiN BNIll1l v oll u
you DO. lie ~rcproachcd his brother"
"fcs. Then Mr.. Adrian rot very
angry. lie said many harsh things to
Mr.. Franklin. Things about his wife.
his children. He took it all. Mr..
Franklin, and when his brother had
got Throughout, dear me. when he
got through hc said: II is ringing in
my ears yet. ] can still hear il b." he
breaks down in Il torrent of tears.
What did he say?' The question
comes in Il softer tone.
The coroner is affected by the mans
action, his grief. Aud he j. not ale nc,
nearly all in that crowded room are
affected.
Come, what did he say?"
~ shall go out upon the highway. |
shall rob, steal. perhaps murder! My
little ones cannot suffer. by God.
they shall mott"
The voice of the man has nearly
risen to a shrek. lie grasps the desk
before him. his wild ewes staring at
the corpse upon the bier. The coroner
has dropped his pencil in astonish.
ment. MIR. Gareau had sprung to his
feet.
''Hc said this?" he gasps.
'Yes, yes" rocking to and fro.
ale said it. Poo: Mr.. Franklin.
made mad by his brothers words. said
it. But he didn't mean it. He could
not have meant those words"
DIR. Vandewater is himself again.
what was said them he asks.
81 don't know. ] ran away from the
door. ] could not stay to hear any
more"
80 you made up your mind then,
4haN 800, ,,.,,ll ,r,,,, - ,Is. ,..... a..
money he had been refused by his
brother?"
Eyes, l had nearly three hundred
dollars saved. l did not need it. |
went to nv room back of the kitchen,
and got the money. heard the door
shut behind Mr.. Franklin. and | was
going to follow him, wien the doctor
arrived, and my master called me to
serve him with lunch"
"And after the doctor had finished,
what them
Il went out on the lawn to see If ]
could find Mr.. Franklin: but he was
gone. l could not see | i'm. | ran
down the road, nearly to West Chester.
but he was not to be found. ] came
back to the house. ] vas going around
by the back way to my room. when |
ran INTO Mr.. Franklin. lie was lean
! ing against the side of the house"
What reason did he give for being
thSre?"
III didn't ask him. ! was so glad to
81 Aim. I told him | b;6 been look
" for him eyerywbcrc. offered him
~he1@0.
~s|Bid he accept it?'
mo, he said he would not take my
savings, said he would come out all
right
''Well?'
"He walked toward the gate. fol-
: lowed him. ] told him ! had heard
what he had said. Take the money ]
said, don't commit a crime He turned
on me. You heard me say that he de-
manded. / told him ! had. Il had no
such intention he said. Here Jith. j
will take $50 of your money. to prove
to you that i would have no reason for
committing n crime. This amount will
help me out of my difficulty"
.'And he accepted sop
YES, sir, he took it and left me-"
what time was this?"
} about midnight. Sir"
''And that is all you know"
5''My God, is it no enough?' Silence
for a moment.
''Do you think your friend. Mr..
Franklin Dyke, murdered DIR. Wilbur
mo, no! Oh. God. no. He could
not have done that. lie had money.
lie would not have been tempted to do
this"
lie has fallen upon his knees. His
hands clasped.
, "You can CO.
The Chief of Police assists him to his
feet; the trembling h~eart'brokcn man
is led to a seat.
adrian Dyke. you can take the
stand once more"
The tall figure of the man never
moves.
adrian Dyke, J. demand that you
take the stand" The voice is cutting
and sever.
And suppose l refuse" haughtily.
IL shall have you committed for CON
: tempt of court, and an accessory to the
murder"
lie say murder now The people
hear 1t. The brother notices IL. lie
bows his head and faces the Coroner.
''Your brother Franklin Dyke visited
you last night?" ,
''He did," the tone is low and
troubled.
Then the testimony Of James Potter
is true?"
.':As to.our conversation, yes, Further,
j do not know"
!, '.Your brother, Franklin Dyke, asked
you for financial assistance. You re-
fused him, and in his anger, his despair,
his desperate state, he said he would
go out upon the highway, rob-steal'
perhaps murder"
Those were his words. God forgive
him"
'And yet, you refused to help him.
You turned q deaf ear to him, know
ing and hearing his words"
81 gave him money before he left
me. The servant did not hear the
= balance of our conversation. We made
up our differences before we parted
and ! gave him money"
''And yet, he accepted the money
from this man, James Potter?'
Very likely"
THAT will do"
Adrian Dyke resumes his former po-
>~.sition