The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

~sS>V AVs kaoY0 W TvlheAu 0uAo0y
- long In the hotel at Fort Larnsd.
IAs moro carefully shs thought over
tAe story Of that murder ~ the CHM
aaron Crossing. and KeitAs tale Of
oev he had discovered and buried the
0uu'stsd bodies. the more assured
80 became that that was where this
1ockot came from. and that the slain
0es1ghtsr must have been her own 10
tAsr. she never once questioned the
truth Of Keith's report: there was that
obout the man which would not per
01t Of her doubtiug him. He had
a1nply failed TO mention what he ~
0oved from the bodies. supposing this
vould bs Of no special interest
Mrs. Murphy. hoping thus to quiet
- apprshensions Of her charge. Get
AsrssH diligently at work 70 discover
- facts. A. her house was hlled
Vlth transients. Including occasional
v1Bitop from Carson City. and was
a1Bo lounging headquarters for many
g tho ofhcsrs from the nearby fort.
- experienced no difnculty In pick
- up ali the floating rumors. Out Of
ensss. with Irfsh shrswdnsss. she soon
0anags< 10 patch together Q consist
eat fabric Of fact
"shurs. honey. it's not % bad the
Vay thsy tell Il now" she explained.
ooosolingly. Nobody behaves now II
Was yer father that sot kilt II was
ewo fellsrs what stole his outfit.
e1cthss an al. an was drivin' Oh vid
IN inter the sand hills. Divil wan
lDes know who kilt 'em. but there's
oems ugly stories travelin' about
0s0s says Injuns; some says the
% - run 'em down: an Black Bart
~ ais dirthy outnt they swear II was
Zs1th. Owe rot me own notion. An
nyhow, there's bout three hundred
ls1lars. some mules. an q lot o. val
~ papers missin'.-
-Dut n Il wasn't father. where v hs
aDwr
-rhsts what oi'vs been tryin' tor
1B1Ad out First on 10 went ont 70 the
C1mmaron Crossins. guarded by q
oquad O. cavalry from the fort hero.
1ommy Cains wint along. an told
60 all about H. They dug up the
oo1lss. but niver q thing did they md
- 'sm-not . paper. nor q dollar.
TAsy'd bin robbed all roight The
~wid Gineral swore loike q wild mon
a1i the way back. Tommy said, an
o. Arst thing he aid at Carson City
Vas TO start huntin' fer Black Bart
10 was two days gittin' on the trail
~ him: then he heard the feller was
ODae away trapsing after singin' or
Anncin' gyuri called Christie Maclaire.
80 was supposed 70 be ayther at
Topsky or Sheridan. A freighter told
- ovid man she was At Sheridan. an
- he started there overland. hop!n
ow head Oh Black Bart Oh reckon
80 could a towld morn that"
what do you mean!"
why shure. honey. what's tia use
esyin' ter dscave me! Didn't Jack
411th. wid his own iips. tell me -
80 Christie Maclairef'
But I'm not! I'm not. Mrs. Muir.
~. I don't even know the woman.
q h such q strange thing; cannot
account for it--both those men mis-
eeok ne for her. and-And let them-
Z 1ldn't care who the man Hawley sup
Dassd me to be. but intended to have
- Mr.. Keith he was mistaken.
lsnt know why didn't. only I sup
Osssd he finally understood. But
Vant you 10 believe. Mrs. Murphy
I An Hope Waite. and not Christie
e1aclairs."
IT'S little the ioss to 70 not ter b
Asr. an oi'm thinkin' loikely Jack
Ks1th will DO moighty well plased ter
1mov the truth. What's Black Bart
- aygsr ter GIT hold av this Maclaire
Gyurl fer!"
Il DO not In the least know. He
nsst have induced me to 90 TO that
y1aes "a the desert believing me TO be
ne other woman. Yet he said moth
1ng Of any purpose; indeed, he found
- opportunity"
Mrs. Murphy shook her head dis
paragingly.
1T vas shurs some divilment." she
asserted. stoutly. He'll be up TO
some trick ~id the poor gyurl: OF
know the loikes av him. Shure. the
too Nv yea must look as much aloike
% two payes In a pod. Loikely now.
fts a twin sister we've got?"
Hope smiled. although her eyes
were misty.
"Oh. no: Fred and we're the only
children; but what shall I do? What
ought to do"
The Irish mouth OF Kate Murphy
set nrmly. her blue eyes burning.
ITS not sthrons OF am on advisln' +"
she said. shortly. but II II was me
Ord be fer foindin' out what all this
mixup was about There's somethln'
moigoty quare In H. It's my notion
tAst Hawley's got hold av thin papers
av ysr fathers. The OVID giht tninxs
80. too. an that's why he's so not
afther catchin' him. May the div