The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26

who wouldn't IN all these years. Well.
to do"
The other drew his chair up nearer
TO the table and moved TIA thin lips
together as N he was smacking them
over "A prospective treat.
what is a.. cleanin' ~chimncyS:"
with n knowing wink.
I'm done with all such things"
Get out-what sort Of a story Is
that? Turned Mcthody. have yc. an
YOU one OF the best Ia the business ?
Mind takin' the bishops gold snun box
AZ n weddin'-On. say. that was rich"
and he broke out into noisy laughter.
"'Therc-thcrc. I wish you wouldn't
make so much Noise" ggumblcd Hem
bricks. I came here To keep out 81
peoples way. and while / don't mind
your finding me OUT
The drew a Ions whistle
and then nodded saHcly.
Il see. Wanted. ch? Wen. naturally.
you must lay low for awhile. Now.
what was the job you would put me
onto You always was a master hand
for laying out work. II I had your
brains I'd 10 nothing else. and it's much
safer"
Il wish you wouldn't talk SO much.
and listen To me-" said job. testify.
AAA ~ ISbhAaa sNA eA's
I'm shut up-so go ahead" said the
other. subslding.
Job became thoughtful. and they
were not pleasant thoughts. 20 judge
from his frownluE forehead and the
fierce look that came into his Eyes. Hls
big hands rested on the arm or the
chair opened ana closed now n then
convulsiyely. but presently he grew
Calmcr.
III was before your day that his
happened. maybe. or. nt least you were
but a lad. Jebbs. The Dclan.ltcr Iron
works. over on the north river side. was
robbcd-thc foreman happened TO be
kllled-a man named Martin Frale was
aCcuscd-found guilty and sentenced
to twenty years" He paused and drew
n long breath.
I've heard the story. was not
business nj the time" n the
other. but what OF Il? They say
Frnlc is dcad!"
'E'rale never had anything To do with
the murder. lie was starving almost
at the time. There was n
enemy OF his-who that night wincd
him and dined him. and when he was
fuddicd led him into the trouble. and
when job was saying this his eyes
wore q fnr-uway look as II his thoughts
were wandering back In the past.
Jcbbs eyed him kcenly and blurtci
out:
Say. old man. what Of this job you
was tnlkin' bout. what's all this here
ancient history to do with IT."
Hendricks reused himself ~ IL re-
turning from the past To the present
and nodded his head.
Maybe | was wandering" h
with great ea"rncsincss: This is
what | want to kuow-who wrote
those worls-and where can the
writer be found" and 30 saying he
laid on the table before his shabby
guest the torn envelope he had found
that day when he went To visit James
Ellison.
JcLbs picked Il up and held tho pa
per where the light OF the candle would
fall full upon Il. while his compani.-n
watched him with anxious ycs.
Come. IL you know, out with u"
said at length. impntiently. I'm
told that you "a "A great head for
handwriting-thc kceuesi uf ALL"
The other porcd over the paper and
then let Il fall.
Il know who wrote that" he said.
slowly.
He IL living-you could hnd him.
show me where he could be found
asked Hendricks. anxious and
I'm not so ure OF that" said Jebb.
with "A provoking grin.
What do you mcan-don't st; there
like a ninny."
Well" drawied the other. cause
the fellow that wrote his Is more OF a
shadow than u mani"