The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-05
CHAPTER XXIx-(Continued.)

ibid they speak to him?"
Eyes, sir. They says, "Ello, Paul, we
didn't know as 'ow o was 'ome,' and
e seemed upset like at first, n pre-
tended e didn't know 'em, and that
they'd made q mistake. But they
chaffed i'm and went on talkin', so !
suppose Paul e thought 1t best to
make a clean breast Of it ALL"
do you mean to say that he told his
sister and his friend that he was car
rying on a. criminal fraud against the
Earl Of Radclyffe?"
"oh, no, sir; not all that. e only
told 'em that g was in for q good
thing. A gentleman's gentleman e told
'em e was and .doin' well for hisself.
e said e would come and SO the faly
Re meant me and is mother, sir
some day soon. Bue q come"
Did he say where he was living"
Eyes, sir. e gave Is address to
Emily. UP 'Ampstead way it were. A
long way sir, Me and is mother new
er seemed to ave the time to go and
look i'm up; but Emily she went with
never found the street, not where Paul
said e was nviu'. There weren't no
such street in 'Ampstead, sir"
And you never thought Of making
further inquiries?"
mo. SIR" This again with that
quiet philosophy. the stolid fatalism,
peculiar to those who live from day to
day. from hand to mouth. who have
neither leisure nor desire toapeer out
side the very circumscribed limits of
their own hearths.
"You never made any effort to know
more about what your son was doing
or how he "a hving?" suggested the
coroner. who. though accustomed to
this same quiet philosophy in men and
NKynrnan nf that elias az was naUarf n GLASS
strangely moved in this instance by the
expression OF q fatalism that carried
in it's train such extraordinary conse-
..uuepces.
But Jim Baker. mildly astonished at
the coroner's insistence " SO obvious
a matter. explained meekly:
I'VE knew that Paul was dom well,
you see. sir. e was that splendidly
dressed when Emily and young Smith
seed i'm they was quite respectful like
to i'm. So we knew e was all right"
And you troubled any further
about your SOM"
I'VE didn't want t o interfere with
I'm, sir. Gentlemen don't allus like
their servants to be 'aying visitors, or
to 'opnob with poor people like u.s."
More calm philosophy not unmixed
with delicate Of pride this time,
and a sublime If unconscious vein of
selhessness.
WE'LL, TeJOlneQ n coroner, not I'M
kindly this time-the man who looked
so like a beetle, who was So humble
and apologize, compelled quite q GER
tain amount Of regard--"weM leave
that matter for the moment, Mr.. Baker.
Now will you tell the jury what made
you come to this court today? What led
you to think that the man who had
been murdered in a cab the night be-
fore last, and OF whom all the, news
papers spoke as Mr.. Philip de Mount
foTd-what made you think hat he
vas your SOM"
Jim Baker by way Of a reply plunged
one his thin hands in the pocket of his
shabby coat and drew out a portion of
very grimy newspaper carefully folded
up quite small. He undfd the folds
until his eyes lighted on that which they
sought. Then he held the paper out
toward the coroner and pointed to a
picture sandwiched in. among the let
ter-press.
~ saw this" he said, "in the Daily
Graphic yesterday. It's the picture of
Paul, l a y to myself"
The coroner took the paper from the
witness and laid 1t down on the table,
glancing at 1t casually. There had
been ~innumerable portraits Of the muir
dered mar published both In the morn
ing and the evening papers OF yester-
tits Paul to the life" insisted Jim
Baker. II was at my work, you un-