Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-25
CHAPTER IN.

CHAPTER IN.
II was midday when the detective en-
.ered the door of his home after the in.
quest was over.
There was thoughtful look on his face,
and IL was necessary for his wife to ad
dress him twice before he answered her.
"The jury of inquest. Lang. Why don't
gou answer me? Did they hold Robert
Campbell for trialY''
Yes; / will be ready in moment, Mar
tha-in moment. Has Calban returned
l gave him a commission"
The decision of the jury of inquest
Lang? Did they hold Robert Campbell
for trial? You are dreaming again."
"Oh! Yes, certainly. wife; they held him
for trial"
Poor Mrs. Campbell. Poor daughter,
and poor Robert. don't believe he IL
guilty, Lang"
Thine will tell, wife"
II know you don't think so. You are
not satisfied. You have another mystery
On your hands. l can tell when you are
puzzled"
Where is Willie. wifeY'
There he comes in at the gate now
aim in the house."
Tome mere, yOu SiAS0 A&Aos
as he threw open the door, and in mo.
to the ceiling.
Il goin' do that, papa" he said, wher
his father placed him on the floor.
DO what, sonT'
Toss up the kids when get to - =
great big detective"
Kids? What are kids, Willief'
s.yThy tho hoyS-I'm n kid :"
Better put the dress back on him
again, wife. We don't want any kids in
our family"
Then I won't be a kid, papa"
That's right, son-never be kid. bu.
Calban, wife; has he returnedT'
He was in the kitchen securing up your
revolvers a few minutes ago. He had
quite an arsenal there. But come, let Cal
ban go until after dinner. 1t is on the
table now."
"As you say, wife. You are the ruler
Of this domain"
After dinner was over, Lang returned
% his office, filed his long-stemmed pipe
lighted 1t and seated himself at his desk.
Lets see," he muttered. To-day is
the nineteenth of August. Court convenes
the fifteenth of September-less than 9
month. Well, there is plenty of time, oil
should be, and then, the case Is not ap
to be called at once. Calban! Calban!
Here Is, Mars Lang?' exclaimed the
negro, as he entered the room, q bundle
under his arm.
"wer, did you find an opportunity to gt
through the barn while the inquest wa:
going onY'
adam was at de house watchin' d.
Jury, and Ben, de stable boy, was in dt
kitchen. 1 reckon 1 went frou' dat barn
from de sills up, Mars Lang. What yor
tink l find?"
II can't tell, Calban; but If there wa.
anything there of a suspicious nature, yot
would be sure to find it, know"
'Golly, Mars Lang, rs got clue! Lool
gerer'
With a quick movement Calban tore
away the paper covering from the package
be had held under his arm.
"A bloody shutr" he exclaimed, as h
held the garment up before the detective
And a hickory shirt, at that" sale
Sellars, taking the garment from hi:
hands and spreading it out on the fiat toI
of his desk. Yes" he continued, blood
Blood. surely, both on the right sleeve ant
the shirt bosom. That on the bosom th'
wearer tried to wipe off, and as a result
,pread it over a greater surface. A blood!
.hirti You found it in the barnT'
Yes. Mars Lang--in barrel in de har
ness room."
"A suspicious circumstance at this time
WHY. there are spots all over the bosom
as if they had squirted there from som'
let Of blood suddenly turned loose. In
barrel In the harness room, you say! wa:
the barrel covered, the shirt secretedT'
"a set of harness was hanging over d.
barrel. Mars, and some empty grain sacks
was on top of it l moved de grain sacks
and foun' dis shut on top of lot OF oil
currycombs and brushes. l took de shut
and kivered up de barrel. 1 spec it,
Adams shut"
..Or Ben's," observed the detective.
"Golly, 'tain't Ben's, Mars Lang. Da
shut too big fer Ben"
True, but it is not one Of Adams driv
ing shirts. The banker would not hav'
allowed him to mount the box Of his car
riage with that shirt on"
Il allow, Mars, dat dat shut is one o
his wokin' shuts, what he wears bout d.
barn-dat's what l calcerlate.'
"You may be right, Calban. At an.
rate. this blood, in places, is hardly dry
1t has not been many hours since IT CAM
from the veins of living man or beast. Io'
II
you talked with Adam before the inques
cOmmencedT
Yes. Mars Lang, and Adam worrie'
nightly. He say he los de bes' master
niger eber had, and he test hissel
mi,;htily 'dignant, dat anybody kill him.
Did you learn where he claimed to b
at the time the murder must have bee
committedY"
Adam courtin' a Niger gal what DC
long to DIR. Freeman, on Front street; sh
his cook. l spec dat's why Adam court
in her-nigger mighty fond suthin goo
to eat. Well, Adam clar' he dar. in vi
Freeman's kitchen till ten o'clock. De
he lows he went home, and went to slee
N de barn. and de fust ting he knowed ne
was when he year Unc' Duke calm o
him. OATS what he claim
Did you ever hear Adam make an
remarks about Herman Craven
"Dun know nutthin' bout de niggel
Mars Lang. He say dis mornin' Mar
Herman mighty oberbearin', and he spec
be done eat he sweet bread, now he oil
master dead. Niger mighty 'ceitful some
times"
White men as well, Calban."
"He may have been plant tool In tn
bands Of Herman Craven, but even uI
DER his training should not suppose b
could have mustered up the resolution b
necessarily must have had to have stole
IN on his master and struck that blow,
thought Sellars. "True, Craven Nigh
nave promised him his freedom. but it
by no means certain that this shirt is tn
property of Adam, and by no means Gel
tain that he placed 1t in the barrel"
For five minutes the detective. sat por