Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-07

chickens what I kill fer Aunt Hannah.
Oars de stick of cord wood now, right
back Of dc kitchen, whar l cut dar heads
OF. Oar was three of dem. One was a
rooster. end shuts you born. Mars Lang,
when l clip his haid, de rascal few right
agin me. here, and de blood squirt all ober
my shut. Hannah say she could kill chick
en- better dan dat, when l han dem to her.
Oats what make me put dat shut in de
barrel. kaze twas u clean shut dat morn
i'll. Lord. how you skeer me, Mars Lang.
l earn scacely stand up. Fer de Lawd's
sake. wha' you gwinc do wild lem 'volvers
and dem oder tings? DE Lawd hab mer-
cy on Adam. You's got q rope, too"
Down IN his knees sank the negro with
a grOan.
There, there. Get up. Adam, get up"
cried Sellars. who saw how far from hav-
ing q clue to the bankers murder he was,
what did l tell you, Calban?" he said,
turning to that individual. II knew 1
could brighten him ont of his wits. Get
up. Adam, l only wished to show Calban
that you were not as brave as he thought
yon. He has been bousting that if you
had slept in the house you would have
fought for your masters life"
lid a fit till I died, Mars Lang"
sobbed the negro. giving u deep sigh of
relief as he arose to his feet; but whar
you get dat shut:'
"Oh, I had to have that to carry out my
plan. 1t was easy to obtain It'll know
they had chickens for dinner ut your mas
ter's yesterday"
Fer de Lawd's sake!!"
Yes. and | know You were counting
Cindy Freeman. aud spent the evening of
the night of the murder with her in DIR.
Frccman's kitchen.'
"Lawd. is you got any ting agin dat,
Mrs. IAng!"
Nothing. Adam. nothing. And now,
mind you. not IL word to Il living soul that
you have been here: not II word of what
has passed"
Not one, Mars Lang. But did you sus-
picion shu' nut dat l kill Ole NASSAU"
"Fshaw, have better sense. Adam. Was
not Robert Campbell held for the murder,
and is he not nov in jaily'
Yes, Mars Lang, he is: but 1 doan' be-
licle dey has got dc right man."
"Whom do your suspicious rest on,
Adum."
Il amt got non Mars Lang-I dunno"
WHO have you had occasion to drive
about town the oftcnest in. the carriage
after dark during the past year, Adam!'
why, Mars Herman" said the negro.
looking u~neasily toward the door. .Ole
massa was never out nights, dat is, scace-
ly."
$50 you have driven Herman Craven
out nights"
YES. Mars Lang, often. Sometimes.
moonlight nights. to de sound, where IL lot
of young gemmcns would go fer 4 frolic,
snd sometimes bout town. Often he keep
me standin' wild de carrigc till midnight"
where. ADAM
We'll, if you believe me. Mars Lang,
mos clsrywhar. Rut whar my team is
standin. he amt dar. He just tell me to
wait OAR"
where does he go!"
Mars Herman not lax Il Niger much,
no how, and l skccrcd to say much bout
him. l wuz aiweys skecred he'd swade
ole massa TO sell me; he said he could"
He did, did ne? Well. our master is
dead. You are not Hcrman's property,
and never will te. Your mistress will not
sell YOU, and l promise to be your friend.
Now, ave no fear"
Tank dc Lawd! Well, he goes a heap
oh places a young gcmmcn ought not to
so. Mars Lang: but de place he goes de
oftenest to is what dcy calls de Planters
Rest dow on Water street. Dey says
dars gamblin' goin' on dar. up~stairs-what
dey calls 'rowlct' and 'fario' and poker"
Yes, yes. l know the place. So he Oft
on has been there until midnight? When
was he there last!"
"De las l knows of was bout a week
ago. You know, he don't always take de
carrige downtown"
docs he take those young bloods out
with him in the carriage, occasionally?"
"Why. he hab it full sometimes, when
dcy goes to de sound, and dey generally
has q case or two oh brandy and wine,
and has awful times"
Are there any that he is especially
friendly WITH"
"He friendly wild all on PM, Mars Lang
all dat set. spcct Ward Taylor was
one of his chnms till o trail him down
fer de Mulberry MURDER"
Indeed! Has he ever brought any of
these parties to the honsc?'
mo. Mars Lang. he dasscnt do dat, fer
| fear oh ole marstcr.'
"You are sure that you have never seen
one of them in your masters house?"
Certain, Mars Lang! Certain!"
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