Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-03

y on wrote her letter. didn't yltl:'
y III het | Gid, she cliuc rouud L.
see nse i'll 4 hurry sud llo ,,tt
have no money. told Her her gran
dad did. and She coaid l,t that OF - tu
work and earn some. guess sn,
thought she'd ruttIer WORK 0h. W.
v"t her and her praNuf. house hui1lht'
Hi'snddad where =: II .rm. and I've
@al YOU, tne. Eli Hedge. stieffH' yoH,.
oar in Talk To me bout hlslcklH#il'
For = cents Id jail the old man and
you too..
This WIS the real Mr. Saunders. He
usually kept this side of his nature for
homr Il 9. HIS wife WAS we'll acu,aiut
ed With il,
Captain i.ri MIS- evidently frighten
ed. His manner. lad become almost
apo l@ptic.
"Wr. he ~ato'Y wouldn't DO thai,
if was yoa. Web heard YOU tell
Else last night She Want l,ayin YOU
enough. and thought
Il know what YOU thought You
thought YOU could scare me. You did
moi know | had the coat and hat. did
you? Well what l said stand by.
The giil ;iint payin me enough. -Four
teen dollars Il week she gifts, an she's
only been givin up ten. | want more
! waul'
Rat here Captain Fri interrupted
him
Il guess thatll do he said calmly.
"Yo'i've told me what wanted 50
know. Ten dollars week seilrc the
middle of November bout SO, rough
fggern'. Now. then hand il over
"What?"
Hand over shat $40"
What are you talkn' bout -
The captain rose and. leaning over,
shook his foretinger in Mr.. Saunders
fabby rcd face
You low lived. thievin' rascal he
said, I'm giNin' you Il chance you
don't deserve. Either you'll pay me
that money you've stole from that
girl or I'll Walk out of that door. and
when | come in again the sheriff II
he with me. Now. which'il it be-:
Think quick.
Webs triumphant expression WAS
gone. and rage and malice had taken
its place He SAW now that the captain
had tiic,led him into telling moe than
he ought. bit he burst out again. trip
ping over words in l;iS excitement.
.,l,hink." lie yelled. Il den,l need to
think. Bring in your sheriff. I'll march
down to yolr house. and III show him
the man that set fire to my buldin'
What'l You and that SniNcln grand
daughter OF his 60 then: You make off
to think Il 1lllihlc lot OF the old prayer
machine cause he's your chum. How q
You like To see him took up for Il fire
bug, hey
Il aint afraid of that
"You ain't: You amt, Why not:
Cause he's gone where yotl can't
git at him. He died jest arore | left
the house.
Mr. Saunders hrandisled fist fell
heavily on thc arm of his chair. His
face turned White in patches aud then
tlanled red again
Died: he saSpcd.
"Itic,
y OH you're Il liar
NO. / :iII't. john RaXtcr's dead.
lie N;i> Il cham oi Hline=you re r.gnt
there ami i. I'd known Il sneak ike
you WAS ;if,c.' him / ii have been here
long afore t.l>. Why. YOU
Tne cai3.;).. vui; e shook. but he re
strained Ii h.>elf and Went GIL.
Now, You see where You stand,
don't YOU: Long $. John lived You had
the proof to convict him. III own up
TO that mach HE, the coat; smash
ed the bottle. The hat didn't know
bout. might have told YOU at fiIst
that all that didn't amount to amy
thing but thought Id wait and let
YOU tell me What more | wanted to
Know. John Bakers gone. poor feler
and all Your proof amt worth cent
: hot one red cent Understand:
1t WAS quite evident that Mr.. Saun-
derS did understand, for his coun-
tcnallce ShoWci it. But the bluSter
WAS not out OF him yet.
Go Be Continued.)