Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-27

slightly. and be appeared not . httl'
annoyed wonder now why he did no
kick mo ont
"Mr. Parker, be aid. Tim not her
10 discuss the proc and cons Of thiscas'
with You or any one else Pardon mo I
I show any warmth In the matter. bu1
tomorrow. II there's bsen any mistak'
y arresting the wrong man. you'l hsv'
N opportunity Of proving IL II nCt
IN be obliged 70 commit him Cor trial
and. as the government cutters In th'
river. must send him round and deliver
him up 10 the Queensland authorities
In the meantime, you wish 10 zee you
friendf BY all means"
He touched small bell The ese
geant reappeared
Sergeant. Mr.. Parker here wishs'
10 see the prisoner. Perhaps we maj
have the pleasure Of seeing you late
on, Mr.. Parker. Good afternoon
was taken round 10 the police bar
racks, some 80 yards distant. and haf
q long chat with Jack What l said K
him il Is unnecessary 10 relate Strange
ly enough one point never touched upor
by us was his real identity. He seemed
10 take Il for granted that I considered
il immaterial We only speculated upor
what weight Mis- Msckenzie'S Cor
don's and Saviles testimony as to tn,
recognition Of the body BY the squattsl
would have with the police magistrate
But the most important feature OF thu
case would be the nature Of the proeecu'
tion. WouM IL be sufficiently strong t<
outweigh oursf ! expressed my inten'
tion Of going down to the township and
getting information on this point II
would not DO to leave everything Il
chance. Besides, considered that when
we had TO fight the devil II would serve
% good purpose to shirk the task BY
pretending to split ethical hairs II
Jack were Farquharson, he had at least
not committed the murder 1t would,
however, be necessary to prove that hs
was not Farquharson, 30 as to avoid q
miserable period of captivity. during
which suspicion night be diverted from
the real murderer. The end would jus.
tify the means
Jack seemed spathetic- He either con-
sidered his case hopeless or he was re-
gardless Of consequences.
"I don't see why you should put
yourselves t0 all this trouble about me,
he said.
His indifference only made me the
more determined and occasioned me tc
speak my mind to him somewhat
plainly.
"Jack. II you'll excuse my saying 90.
you're q fool Leave this affair to me.
III look after your case tomorrow.
showed the police magistrate my pa
pers, and he said there would be nc
trouble about my appearing for you.
You're Jack Tyndall to the best OF my
belief, and / can swear to II II neces-
sary without perjuring myself. 1t won''
do to let them make out that you're
Farquharson. for then they'll commit
you for trial. pack you of to Cooktown,
and there's no saying what may hap
pen. Besides. once out Of the district
we'd never find ont who did commit
the murder. In the meantime put "a
stiff heart to stae brse.' Here's some
tobacco for you" /"
then gave him Miss Mackenzie's
message and. saying ! would see him
first thing in the morning, went.
Though my words were purposely easy
going and even brusque, my heart wa
heavy.
Il went on to the township, where
strolled into the combined store and
grogshop kept by one Jack Reid II
was q typical place Of its kind, all iron
roof and veranda.
The room in use for shop and bar wss
roomy and comparatively cool At one
end was rough counter manned by
the barkeeper, dark eyed, alert. in
shirt sleeves and with q cabbage tree
hat on his head. Ranged behind him
were bottles. barrels and an assortment
Of general merchandise as varied in its
nature as the contents Of a dry goods
store in Chicago. A few barrels and
benches were ranged around for the ac-
commodation Of the company. The
company, however. mostly preferred
the counter. as Gffording . point Of
vantage which based its claims to su-
periority Of position in that when shak-
ing for drinks was resorted to the dice
could be easily passed round and the
binks themselves were handy. The
oushmen and cattlemen present were
Of the usual type-garrulous, heavily
bearded and travel stained. The man
from the cutter who wore coat was
looked upon as giving himself airs. A
pair OF moleskin trousers and shirt