Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-14
CHATTER Extraordinarily
When ,lil Herman have the carriage

mn. ne !tI ~ CsiIrlec III iIoiii WI
lisr's drug store, on dc corner oh Market
m Front streets. and tell me TO wait.
He walk off towards dc Carolina Hotel,
and when he como back dar was Il man
wild him | ncbler SAM bcfo' dat l knows
of. He was taller and heavier dan Mars
Herman. and older. 100. He had n gray
ish mlstachc and Wore IL beaver hat. Both
of dem was s,nokin' ccgars, and dey got i'll
dc caYrisc.
"'I,.ive out Market street. Adam
Mars Herman say. and l did"
"I:d Won catch this party's namc:'
u heard Mars Herman call him Ste
phens. spec dat's his mam". Well. l
drive pas. lie house, aud | hear Mars Her
man. say, 'lar's where my Uncle Alvin
lives
"'Liyes now: Mr. Stephens say. Yes,
now. says Mars Herman. and lie ratlin'
oh de wheels drown dc rest. When ! got
bout SIN blocks beyond de house Mars
Herman say: Drive back. .Nlam,' and l
drive. back dc same way. Coin back. l
heard dat man AK Mars Herman what
kin,! oh game dcy run at Ne Planters
Rest Mars Herman say: N pretty stiff
game. sometimes.
"UA.' MIR. stephens say. 'icy plays fer
high stakes i'll Baltimore. Oars de place
fer high rollers"
Me did"
"NeS. Mars Lang. Well. ,icy lief de car
rige ri de same place | pick dem mp. and
Mars Herman give me fifty cents and
say: .Nou 20 home. Adam. | will walk.
and as / drove off dcy WAS goin' towards
dc hotel
Herman is liberal with money, is he
not. .Ndam!'
Mos cherry night when he keep me out
ne give me Il quarter or half dollar"
II see. l sce..' and the detective ran
his fingers through his hair. Would you
know this man Stephens if YOU SAW him
again, .Nlam%
'Nnow him. fer true. Mars Lang. He
speak quick and short. and h. eye mighty
shari, ak. oh, | know him.
What :imc WAS it when you drove
homc:'
III wan late. l spec bout nine O'Clock"
"Nou don't know what time Herman
Craven canc home, OF whether he WAS
alone
NO. Mars Lang. l Wen to bed directly
l got home: hut l Wen up to get Mars
IIurman'S shoes. to black dem. in dc morn
in. and dar WAS no one hut him dar.'
Last night you did not have the car
ria=c out:"
NO. Mars Lang; but Mars Herman
WAS downtown. SAW him go out tie gate
after supper. / don't know what time
he get IN
lie carries Il night key to the front
door. l Suppose"'
"Ccrtain.."
Here there was a rap on the door Lead
Ing into the hall.
Its me, Lang" replied Mrs. S~elllrs.
"lIamnah is waitin. To SEQ YOU
lies. yes, in IL moment. wife. You may
go now. .Adam. And remember. not Il
word 10 IL living soul that you have been
here. OF that you have had amy convcrsa-
ton with mc-not Il hint. And notice par
i~icliAriy wien you are downtown ii You
see that man Stephens again. l will send
CaibMn for you when | want YOU again.
You may he of great assistance to me, and
you shall not go unrcwaricd.'
"Golly. Mars Ling. all dr ward | wants
is to SEQ dc man what murder my ole
marster hanged. and Mars Robert Camp
bell turned, loose. kazc l know Miss Hat
ties sweetheart nrbber murdered ole
mars,cr.'
You may earn "a greater reward than
the satisfaction of seeing Il guilty wretch
hanged. -Aiam-pcr!aps your freedom
WHO kuows?'
The detective had been rolling up the
bloody shirt. and here he handed ii 10
Adam with the words; Take your shirt
the stains OH il Indicate indeed HAT fowl
murder has been committel.'
"pat'S 50. Mars Lang said the negro.
grinaiug. Chicken murder. Is guilty oil
dat, and yol's cot a witness agin me in
de men ROOM
~ The door closed behind Adam, Cal.
ban admitted Hannah.
"llil you cook chickens Toy dinner yes
ter,iay. Hannah:"
"Nr>, Mars Lang"
"Wlo killed Tic chickens. and when
and whcre:'
Why. Adam, just back Of dc kitchen
yestils mawnin'. He chop dar haids off
wil de hatchct."
Are You sure. llannah:"
Decd | is. Mars Lang. De fool ni-.cl
let dem chicken bloody his shut all up. ana
tell him. Who's swain wash dat Shut:' ;
Did yol ever see OF hear of II man nam
ed stephens. n friend of Herman Ora
VEINS. Hannah:"
Il ne!,hcr did. Mars Lang-nebbcr. II
he col friends, dough, dey ncbber come.
to de house,.
is Miss Campbell Vet at the DrRosctt,
residcncc:'
NO, she gone home. poor chile"
ID you think Herman is suspicious %
Won in the lcast!"
NO. Mars Lang. l amt think So"
We'll. ! wish you to watch his move
mcntS ms closely as You can. also TO not,
if he is absent from the house nights, an,
who enters the house between this tim
and that of Your masters funeral. l wisl
also TO see Uncle Duke. You can find al
opportunity to tell him to call here ut thi
hour tomorrow night. Caution him no
20 he observed in doin. so. Keep a clos
mouth. Good night
Good night. Mars Lang" And in
moment more the detective was the onl
occupant of the office. On n strip of pa
per he made this memoranda:
Planters Rest"
Carolina Hotel Register"
Uncle Duke
"Mr. Stephens"
by all means-Mr. Stephens muse
the Detective. NJ hr rolled the strin q