The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-08-10
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Tbs pipe iell iron the blsetsnisas
mou snd ihs tobacco vss scattered i'r
.pd ns1. While . psrcspsiols uemOr ran
through his massive irsme
wh., do yoa mccall be ssksd hosrssiJ
a,a bis i.c, srss sshy shits.
Cobb slsred 10 sntEsment t the tnec'
hp words prsduoed.
Imtsn yon must appear .. the u
qae,t. which takes place tomorrov ss y
O'Clock sharp.
90, ,e,, OF cour4s, said Parker. WITH 90
unnstursl l.psb, /. he rssehed Tor hi'
pipe Bat, you know, Cobb, ! could nsv
er LOOK 81 corpse.
Nonsense, laughed Cobb. dsrisively.
The iaes Of . big fellow like you afraid oi
. dead man.
/ sm no, afraid. protested the other
bat cannot do what you ssk.
Ba, you musl There is nothing more
/, be said sbout II. answered Cobb decid
edly.
A fool "a sde such custom ~ that, mot
tered the blacksmith, rising 10 renli bic
pipe.
OF course. sssenied Cobb pleasantly.
Every one 10 fool Who d.res TO difier
With ourselves. Parker construed the re
marx So . thrust st himself, and bis face
grew dark With rage. He clinched his
6.t as though be would deal bis visitor
blow. The instant Cobb's eyes fell upon
the haud he cried ou'
Why. how did you hurt your bsnd'
Parker. With . half muttered curse.
quickly drew the member out OF sight.
but at the instant thrust 1t forward again
A dark purple bruise extended across
the knuckles.
Istruck II, he explained sullenly. II
amounts to noihing.
linus, have been quite hard crack.
said Cobb lightly, Well, ! mus, be going.
Goodby. Mrs Parker; goodby, Parker.
Don't forget tcmorrow morning st
O'Clock, and With this parting injunction
be left the house.
His face were thoughtful expression
ss be weudsd hi, way along. There was
that 10 the biscksmitb's manner which set
him to thinking, and there dswned on bis
miud suspicion that Parker knew more
about the murder than he cared to tell,
and be (Oobb) oudeeled his brains for
plan TO force Confession from him. Al
last be bit upon one be deemed eIpedient,
and, forgetting where be was, be fairly
shouted ont:
III do it, by Jovel I'll do III The eI
pertinent is worth tryinel
The next morning the coroner and bis
Iury assem- bled in the barn where Icy oil
that remsined OF Samuel Jenkins. 1t was
. shastly looking corpse. with eyes vide
open and numerous cuts and bruises
sboul the head and face. The black
smith avoided facing tie dead man, ~ he
Ia spcied the latter Was looking st him, 90
be kept near the door, which vas out Of
the range Of those wild. staring eyes. He
.rem bled likes person with the seue.
but only one man present observed bis
unessiu ess, and that was Mr. Cobb. dc
watched every movement As the men
drew near to examine the body they oil
fell back in Consideration as . voice pro
cseded from the dead man saying: Yon
der stands my murderer Seize biml
Horror was depicted on every counte
nance 20 each individual stared st bis
neishbor.
Bot the blacksmith with . wild Shrek
Of terror fell back . esinst the wall. 10
stan.ly oil eyes we're rivitsd on him.
Then, Is though something impelled
him forward. be staggered to the feet Of
the corpse.
Yes, l killed youl be screamed. his eyes
fastened on the dead man. But you
struck the first blow. You did ss though
bis victim had denied the first charge,
You would not psy me. so followed you
here. We had words, and you simed
heavy blow at my head with your whip
handle. Bot l wsrded il of and received
il on my hand instead. You we're no
match for me. with q horrible laugh
had no wespon. but my fist served me
we'll, and gave you many blows even
siter you we're down, Oh, take your eyes
from my fscel be cried. with renewed
freuzy. Take them away, Wi You
viii pot2 Then there is bot one vsy to
aet rid OF them. and before the swe-siruck
.ssenbly could interfere be quickly drew
knife from his coat spd stabbed himself
10 the heart. Then. with low. gsspins
m mosn. James Parker, the blscKsmitb, sank
dead upon the A,or.