The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-04-03

: wished had but YOU see ,ev..
dreamed II was going 70 end here. On
me 1919 Horn, besides. / didn't have
the nerve.
iou see Brant. feel that I siuulr
nave 70 carry these disuatchss
through ! have a pride in giving
mem 70 Custer myself. because ~ tbs
trouble I've had in getting them here
nul perhaps may not come back
ana ir that case there wouldn't he
anyone living TO tell her the truth. II
seems 20 me that there is going 10 be
Dig night somewhere In these hills
before long. So | want 10 leave ,hesa
private papers with you until I come
PACK II will relieve my mind 10 know
eney are safe; II / don't come. then I
want you TO open them and do what
ever you decide is best for the little
sirL You will do that. won't youg-
he handed over a long manila on
'eiope securely sealed. and the Young.
er man accepted il. noticing that IL
was unaddressed before depositirg II
saieiy In an inner pocket OF his fatigue
jacket.
Certainly, Hampton" he said. is
that all?"
All except what am going TO tell
you now regarding Murphy. There is
no use my attempting 10 explain ex-
acoy now CHANGED 10 find out all
lhese things for they came to me little
oy ilttie during several years. / knew
Noian, and ! knew your father, and
had reason TO doubt the guilt OF the
captain. in spite Of the verdict OF the
Jury that condemned him. In fact
knew al the time. although II was not
Ia my power 10 prove Il, that the two
principal witnesses against Nolan lied.
! thought ! could guess why. but We
drifted apart and finally l lost all
track OF every one connected with the
analr Then ! happened 10 pick I'D
that girl down in the canyon beyond
me Bear Water. and pulled her ont
alive just because she CHANGED 10 be
OF that sex, and couldn't stand to see
her TALL into Indian clutches. | didn't
ieel any special interest in her ar the
lne, supposing she belonged TO Old
Glllls. but she somehow grew on me
shes that kind. you know: aud
when discovered. purely by accident
that she was Capt Nolan's girl. but
that II all had been kept from her. | /
lust naturally made up my mind I'd |
dig out the truth IL | possibly could /
for her sake. The fact is. | began to
think a lot about her-not the way
you do. you understand: I'm getting
too old for that. and have known too
much about women.-but maybe some
what as a father might feel. Anyhow.
wanted 10 give her a chance. q
square deal, so that she wouldn't be
ashamed Of her own name If ever she
found out what it was.
About that time fell foul OF Muir.
ply and Slavin there in Glencaid. i
never got my eyes on Murphy. YOU
know, and Slavn was so changed By
that big red beard that failed TO rec.
ognize him. But their actions aroused
my suspicious. and went after them
good and hard. | wanted 10 find out
what they knew. and why those lies
we're told on Nolan al the trial. had
IN idea they could tell me. So. for a
itarter ! tackled Slavin. supposing we
we're alone. and | was pumping the
acts out Of him successfully by hold
ng a gun under his nose. and coca
ionally jogging his memory. when
his fellow Murphy got excited and
hasseed into the game. but happened
D nip his partner instead OF me. In
he course of our little scuffie
HANGED TO catch a glimpse of the fel-
1w's right hand, and IL had a scar on
he back of it that looked mighty IA
liliar. | had seen IL before. and /
'anted TO see il again. So. when I
OF out Of that scrape. and the doctor
ad dug a stray bullet out OF my
natomy, there didn't seem 10 be any
ne left for me To chase excepting
Iurphy for Slavin was dead / wasn't
Sactly sure he was the owner of that
ar. but | had my suspicious and
anted to verify them. Having struck
IS trail. reached Cheyenne just
fbNA AOui liz ltIl IntTE r
it'll these dispatches for the Big Horn. q
caught up with the fellow on the I
nth bank of the Belle Fourche. and /,
ling we'll aware that no threat or n
In play would ever force him to con 7
SIS the truth. undertook 10 brighten a
IN by trickery. ! brought along !
me drawing-paper and drew your "a Il
er's picture in phosphorus and gave 3
m the benefit in the dark That p
ught Murphy all right. and every .
ing was coming my way. He threw ii
his hands and even agreed to come 4
here with me and tell the whole Il
Dry. but the poor fellows brain v
uldn't stand the strain OF the scare n
lad given him. He went raving mad II
the Powder: he jumped on me D
lille | was asleep. and since then a
cry mile has been a little he'll. 81
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