The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12

VI. Kill him If you like I want revenge
but l don't want to dirty my hands with
such a cur.
the other day? Well. I've thought 1t all out.
I've been out in the country and I've found
the very place. It's out on the way TO St.
Charles, place called Bonfils.
You go out there ana when you get off
the car. walk over to the left and look at an
old quarry. It's all surrounded by trees.
and the place is quite deserted. l can coax
him out there and you can stick him with
a knife What, q razor? How would You
use that on him. l never heard of such 4
thing. You say negro people always use
them. Well. never heard of that.
so you think that Borfils is all right?
Well. I'll begin my work. One of these
nights I'll get the thing fixed. Any night
that 1 come in here with bin and nod to
you. you go right out there on the first car
and wait hy the quarry. I'll bring him out
by later car and arrange things so that If
am seen with him can prove an alibi and
you will not be- seen with him.
Alone, that's all right. What 1 want to
do is to get him out there and have some
one else kill him. l could never tackle him
alone. Then be able to prove to the charm
ing widow that l was somewhere else with
him. tell her story to get her jealous and
mako her think he's run off with some one
else. Then McCann's money will soon be
mine.
MCCAIN LURED TO DEATH.
81 wish you would come out with me into
the country tonight. Jim. I've got some
persons out there who will lend me Il thou
sand on my pension papers, and if / get the
thousand ! want to turn it over 10 you. old
man. 10 use on the race track for me. l
will let you work ii all. and you can have
good enough. amt it-not tonight? Well.
there's no hurry; another night will do. bat
the sooner the better.
BY Jove. Jim, I've got 4 devil OF head
ache. don't You know. Let us go out and
get headache rowder-have you got one.
too. Mrs. Mccain? Come on. then. jim
we'll be back in a few minutes. Mrs. Nc
Cam.
Upon my soul, don't you know, believe
that good long run in the car would do
nv head good. Let's SO out to those fell
lows at Bontils and get those papers fixed
Then you can have the money tomorrow
and make a sood day at the races. Will
You go: All right. come on. Say, let's go
In here for Il cigar. (Now hope that ne
gro'S here; yes-row, that's all right.
must just kill time so that we don't go out
on the same car to Bontils)
Say, Jim. why not stop off at the Sub
urban Garden and get 4 drink? Yes. it's
only a block or two further. Let's have a
photo taken together, Jim. I'll pay for IT.
It's just fancy of mine
That proves We were here, and az he's
going where he'll never be seen again, it
does not matter a straw II we are recog-
nized on the st. Charles car, for I can keep
down all fuss for a week and no one will
remember US out OF crowd a week before
Every one has got off the car and Nc
Cam keeps talking to that woman-the foo,
| has given his card to the conductor Well
it doesn't matter at all: it's his last ride
on street car and he'll be forgotten in ten
minutes.
"Here we are. Mac. Yes, it's up this way.
just round this little clump of trees and
you will see the house we are going to.
"hat a fine time will have with that
thousand. and them next month, you know.
IL get IN the rest of my pension money and
We VIII be able to keep the ball rolling
ihefe-hsS got him; the fool missed his
throat. knew razor was no good. WHY
didn't he use 4 dagger?
How Mac struggles. I'll get that re-
Eolver that he bought for me to protect
| him.
1 VIII get the worst of it after all, the
| razor has broken.
Yes. hes dead. Now. let's throw him in
'ie quarry. What do you want with the
| clothes? Well. let's get them off and tia
then up-he's a heavy man. isn't he? Far
heavier than | thought. Nov. throw Lin
oVer-he needs no weights to keep him
down; no one goes near the place. You see
, it's all surrounded by trees. Wher he docs
| hoat mp ne viii just sink again. You got
! ihats all right, now. we'll do Just as I
Said' You take his money and the stud. and
| I'll take the watch and the ring. I'm going
| to put bis rat on to walk home with. 1
| don't want to take the car, for l might be
| recognized going home. and the beast nit
| me in the face in the struggle.
No. the car men won't recognize me
| walking in, if l wear a different hat. Now.
| we've never been seen together: you walk
| away 10 the left on the street car lines, and
| that will take You to st. Charles. and you
! can get a train into st. Louis before in
| the morning. I'll walk down the other way.
| You can either keep the things or throw
| them into the river at st. Charles
..Hurrah. the negro has gone. He dare not
tell word. McCanns dead. and I've just
got to fix UP nice little story to win the