The Detroit times., 1912-01-13
CHAPTER Xxx.
(Continued.)


cause | was a-fear'd to, sub. Jesse
had done told me that he was a-goin'
to do II for my sake, and that II
ever so much as breathed a word of
II. he would kill me, too, but that
he'd take me away and marry me II
didn't. He would ha' killed me, too,
knowed that mighty WELL"
Had you promised Jesse Bream to
go away with him."
| YES, sub, had. wanted to get
away from Nineveh where I'd been
shamed and disgraced, and he was
the only man what would ha' married
me after that. | might ha' told Col
onel Todhunter the truth-if l hadn't
been a-feared o. Jesse. and II l hadn't
seen that II would be eyenin' things
lup with Tom. Strickland as we'll as
Jesse had evened 'em up with STAN
Tucker. II l went away with him"
| What do you mean by evening
up things with Tom Strickland? You
have just testified under oath that
Tom Strickland had done you no
wrong"
The girl was silent for moment.
Her face flushed dark red and then
went white again.
tom Strickland made me eat my
heart out for him! J" she cried suddenly
shame and a desperate defiance In the
passionate eyes that confronted mel
lsudience. HE wouldn't see that low
ed him better'n anything else In al
world, and that l wanted him TO love
line the same way. And the reason
Inc wouldn't see what l was always
la-showin' him was that he was so dea(
lin love with Miss Mary Todnunter
That's what made me tell that III
against him when l knowed that MITE
Todhunter was a-goin' to ask me u
!, leave the party. And that's wa w,
made me willin' TO run away VIII
Jesse Dream and let Tom STRICKLAND
: get out of his trouble the best wa!
no could. They want none OF en-
carin' what become OF me-weil,
wouldn't care what become OF them
There was a pitiful break In TN
girls voice. enge
for Lessee Bream!" she cried. i nate
and despised him! But he was WIN
20 marry me and take me away lroi,
lN,neveh-and SO l KEEP my moutl
shet md waited for him to come an'
~ am going to ask you, Miss DOE
oett" said Major Gentry Dryuen
swhsn was the first time you SD,
Issss Rream after Colonel Todhunter
visit TO you that day ha,or
y didn't see him till the day peior
I,h,s.here trial begun, sun. he ma
coma away to Ak things up lot nlal
win, me and takin' me down SON.
,sbere In Oklahoma, and he oluh
come hack till then.
What time OF the day did you Sc
him." ,,, ,hrae n
Or, o'clock in the day, sub. he olun
come clear to the house, cause ~
cow Grandfather settin' on the Iron
saiiery But he gave a whistle l Kne"
and I went out and met him.
"Wbere did you meet him!
.Ir a little clufnp o woods cros
.ba road not far from the old cao,l
..haro Amt Mirandy Ransom anu or
led Ransom. her husband, two coioi
ed people, are Twin, sun.
What had he come to see 70
about" 49,. ovsr,tbin
uos ready for US TO run away tna
sary night He was plannin' 10 orv
ovar into Rails County, and we'd H
morried there and then start LOT of
: iaboma. And he'd been drinkin an
was hraggin' about how hed kllle
S.arn Trucker. II was then l Know
I o.. tho frst time, from his own Up
! that n was him that killed o'an
hbut I'd been certain OF 1t In my niiA
, all the time. .w.v wit
'Did you consent to go away WI
him?" ow.v n
Eyes, sub, and we went away -
oether. The first day and night n
cot 10 drinkin', and keepin on say -
4 That was in love with Tom Strl4r
2 Land and would blab about VINO u
D roailv murder STAN Tucker IL L ~
, half a chance. And somethin l sal
: then. about my wishin' / had told IN
truth at first, skeered him. stead
: stayin' in Sidon till he was ready !
: GO straight TO Oklahoma, ne zoo
: me away from there the next day
We went fur, too, and ne AWAY
. a.watchin' me. At daybreak one mori
!. in, we come to a tumble-down capi
deep in the woods, and he SAID tnat
!, where we'd stay till dark-anu tne
I I begun to be skeered myself:
, cot what were you afraid?
. 81 begun to feel skeered that n
was a.goin' to kill me. We had qua
relied and quarreled, and whenever
lost INV temper good and proper
j told him the truth-that | oughtn
tn leave Tom Strickland to De nun