Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-04

VINO mad not observed Saviie's mistake
and never lost his little opportunity
"Seems to me that he's protited by the
lesson taught his illustrious namesake
and doesn't intend any Delilah to get
at his locks =
As the court, with the utmost good
nature and most conmcndable policy.
| roared again ut this sally Savile felt it
incumbent on him to smile a siekly
smile although he could not see the
point Of the joke.
After few technicalities in regard
to the mode of procedure had been dis
cusscd l represented that as the half
caste had been brought up principally
with the blacks and could but ;mper-
fectly talk English, if the bench permit
ted, l would question him through Sa-
vile, who had special knowledge of his
peculiar pigeon English. and thus the
1 possibility Of any misunderstanding
would be prevented This was agreed
/ upon, and Saviie was sworn in AS in
terpreter
In the scene which follows it will
1 therefore be understood that the uues-
! tions put to the witness by Savile were
first communicated to the latter by me-
The half caste stood with his back to
the court, facing his Interpreter | no
tlced he had ali the natural good looks
OF his kind the handsome Caucasian
features and the large dreamy. dark
eyes which seem to speak of soul that
is, alas. too seldom there There were
doubtless many Others present besides
myself who thought him handsome
youth, although his skin was darker
than half castles generally is, and the
red cotton kerchief tied round his head
gave him a bizarre appearance
"What is your nameY'' asked the
magistrate, forgetting that he hal
sworn an Interpreter
"Name b'iongin to me. Freddy. the
boy proudly replied.
"Have you no surname, my lad 7"
II he had asked him this in Greek. il
would have conveyed just as much
meaning to the witness.
"What name that young man jab-
bery % asked the puzzled half caste.
turning to Savile for an explanation.
The troopers promptly suppressed the
outbreak on the part of the spectators,
and the magistrate, who was no longer
young, did not resent the imputation
concerning his years Savile explained
He has lived mostly in the blacks
camp, your worship. apologize for the
witness way of putting things | may
say. your worship. that all along he's
only been known as FREDDY"
"Ohl Then Freddy is your name?'
remarked the magistrate. Then you
must understand. my lad, that You have
to tell the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, and if You say
what is not true the great God will
cause you to be burned in the big fire
when you die. Hold up your hand
The half caste held up brown hand
But it was here decided that the youth
must not make Il mockery of the oath by
taking it in the regular way The mat
ter was compromised by Freddy saying
earnestly:
FREDDY haal gamlnon. Ne savey big
fellow master put him alonga fire he
longin to deyil-devil s'posin he hurt
M fellow baal bin do any harm. "
THAT 5 good; you can proceed. said
the magistrate "Oh, by the way, you
want to confront him with Mr.
SmythcY'
Il should like him to be present when
the witness is examined, admitted
In spite Of an infatuation for French
poodles and prediction for paper
snakes and Chinese puzzles Savile ex-
f l,,lital g
l was wondering how Savile had
managed to pick mp this boy and what
the result Of the examination was to be.
seeing that Norah Mackenzie had seem
ed to expect sneh important issues from
it, when MY attention was attracted by
the respectable and veracious Mr.. Dan
iel Smyihe This worthy WAS truly not
in proper condition to give evidence
III a court of Justice He glared furtive-
y round the tent as if expecting to find
some one at his elbow whom he did not
particularly wish to see. This incited
several Of the spectators to pass jocrilaI
hut unkini remarks, which were only
tut stop 70 with difficulty. When he
caught s:~ht Of the half caste. | feared
he would have another fit and that the
case would haze to be again adjourned
The wretched ex-skipper Of the ketch
Aacrity fairly sliook a. if horror strick.
en- II he had seen the ghost Of some
one whom he had murdered. he could
not have betrayed greater fear. As foi
the half caste. be slowly turned his great
dark eyes upon him. and a If Slnythe
had been some animal fascinated hy tn,
eyes of snake. he could not free him
self from their spell My Information
was that he had owned half caste boy
whom rnmor said he had beaten Il
death The presence uf this hall east.
therefore filled him with "a superstition
dread
Then savile. pointing TO DAME
Hpythe. asked the half caste:
''You know him that one fellows'
Yie indesefibable horror deepened OF
Emythe 5 face
'Youi. me sayey him that one fellow