The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-06
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By LILLIAN v. HALE.
Copyrighted 1905, by Publishers
Newspaper Union Co.

= Copyrighted 1908, by Publishers
Newspaper Union Co.
"Next time I'Ii take one of my own
size; but it Is the only chance fer SoMe. y
He went to the window and drummed
on the glass Again the white radiance
came through the window, and the face
of Richards mother appeared, not over,
but beside the picture this time.
Miss Eleanor, does you tell me to
hurt our dear darlin Marse Richard, dat
you die TO- any time3'N
The picture vanished. Delilah cow
cred in her chair and shook in nervous
terror. All at once she fell back uncon
scious. Clinker fastened to revive her
81 hope this ism t going to be fatal;
it would be a serious business for us, if
it should.
He piled her with restoratives, and af-
ter few minutes, she revived and looked
about. -
cts I been dreanin, or did 1 see
Miss Alice, and Miss Eleanor teoos"
sYou saw them; saw them too"
"What does dey wants Is 1 gwine to
dies'
"oh no; not yet What do you think
they want you to dos'
81 is a-gwine to tell all about dat
business; I can't be ha 'nted dis-a-way.
I bin a-feelin' 70 long time dat must
tell de trufe befo' 1 die, and when de
misery gifts in my hade an in my breas',
I feel I cain t die; but is repented, l
is sho ly. -
"But if you tell all you know of this
matter, Delilah, you will clear your own
soul of completely mean of any share
in crime. If you die without confession,
what becomes Of youq'
"Reckon I gets hell-6ah, but its fur
Miss Eleanor 8 boy" She showed signs
of collapse again, and Clinker gave her
another dose of the remedy with which he
had provided himself, but she became 81
lent and sullen. In perplexity, Tom
went away. The next evening he went
again to see Delilah; she seemed more
cheerful and was garrulous.
CT done had dream las night. I is
sho' now lax it s wrong fur to hide things,
! / didn't do no harm, an didn't mean
none. Miss Alice an Miss Eleanor bofe
come las night an tell me to say what
! I knows, but I done warn Marse Richard
fur to 90 way warn him lax I knows
how
"The game is up, if Richard has been
warned, thought Clinker.
"Do you mind friend coming in with
me to hear your storys 1t is just
story, ism t it,
I" Taint no story, it s God IS trufe, an
rs boun' to tell 1t. ism gwine to hide
it no mo- RS mos dade now, an rs
a-gwine to glory, an Marse Richard done
called too; he won It never be in no Jail
80 II tell. / don It want to see Miss Alice
no mo ""
Clinker beckoned through the window,
and his confederate came in. Old Deilah
regarded him indifferently He sat down
little behind her and took out tablet
and a pencil. The pencil made no sound
perceptible to Delilah IS blunted hearing.
"You's been good to me, Marse Tom
Il done forgit your other name.
"De night befo' Miss Aileen and Marse
&c aid done married, Marse Richard he
DIES come in dis room arter dark, and said
he was a-gwine to projick wild Marse
&c aid, ills 70 fun, and de man wild him
didn't say muffin.
"What did Richard call the man that
was with him9"
Sometimes Joe, and sometime.
Bates.
Clinker nodded eco on
"Well, Marse Richard he tell me to
! 20 to de big house, and slip into Marss
&c aid s room and fetch his clio Sc dat he
done war all day fur ter hunt in an
did. Marse &c aid was SCUM asleep, fur
he bin trompin all day, and he was
bout frazzled out.
'fWhat kind of clothes were they7'i
asked Clinker, not betraying much inter
est
q Dey wuz corduroy, blue, an dey wus
kivered wild little burrs, stick tights an
beggar-lice. ] done said, you ism u gwins
to play no tricks wild dem ole clio 'es. and
Marse Richard he laff an say IN put
'em on, Joe; dey DIES bout fit me. Dey
went out arter he done put on de clio es
! When he got on hat an all, 'clal
| you couldn t tell him from Marse Ge aid
TO size-co Sc his eyes amt lax hisen
Marse Richard laff mighty mean lax, an
say, Il look mo- lax him dan de han ;
writin now.
| 'eWell, in bout hour dey done cons
back, an Marse Richard, he amt pro.
| iickin no mo- 'Delilah, nanny, he
say, you des take desc yer clio 'es back
again an put 'em jes whar you foun'
'em; we II wait 70 you to see if you
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