The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-03

u Coombs did not cringe. but my tone brought him uneasiness.
 The nfggers won't york; hss re- turned grufay- Thar ain't nigger on the place"
 Apparently white men enough hang ing around What's the matter with the negroes y'
 -'GhostH. ana the fellow laughed. Maybe yersve seen sum %
 stEai ightened up, stung by the sheer fn his voice
 -'No. but I've seen something more 10 the p0lnt-a murdered mans
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 'sJnst what said. There was s man killed last night in that back room up- stains Shot in the head through the window I heard the shot and investi- gated His body lies there now.y
 raw Broussard's snalSy eyes dash across toward Coonbss face. but the latter remained moEionless
 It's d. Her he calculated foi1gn- ly. There is nobody there!''
 Easily settled Come with me, ana I'll show you-'s
 Rather to my surprise neither ob- 5ected to the test: and we tramped in single hle toward the house. Some preeautioR kept me at che rear, and followed silently b the room of the murder
 There was the furniture as re1nen- bsred it. the dirty walls, the opened window, But the overturned chair stood against the wall, che cards were stacked on the table, and there was no body lying on the floor. Coombs let out harsh laugh.
 Well, where's yer dead man2 reckon ya don't see none. hey w
 No.s insisted, '.but did see one twice The body lay there where the stain shows on the floor. It has been carried away within half an hour
 likely story. Who could ao the 5obz Nobody round this sheba1lg but Sa1Iie ann me sure a1n7t been In yere, an, E reckon 1t want SaIlie So cut it ont. young Teller After break fast yeu am IsH have a talk an find out few things Come on. Brous- sards am let's talk over that natter Q ours.
 The two went down the stairs to- gether. and l closed the door of the rear room and stepped out into the hall Sa1lie was in the lxitchens for I heard her voice questioning the men as they passed through. Out of the window caught glimpse Of them both disappearing through the weeds toward the bayou
 That dead body had not moved ikself. Human hands had accomplished the feed during the brief peF1od slt nay absence outside Whose hands5 couasi have done ft7 Not those 6f CooEnbs. surely. for he could not havef pissed me and attained the house while 1 was In the garden unseen nor Sallie, Tor she possessed no strength fo more shan drng the dead man to some near. l5y covert With the Yossibility of this in mind searched the vacant rooms Uf that floor. closets and all. thofdughIy, but to no result There vas therefore but one conclusion poE- eibIe-lunknown parties were Involved. We were not alone in 4fhe house in spitesof tts apparent dessetion3
 paused fn doubt before Mrs Ser narTs door. convinced this was the truth should tell her frankly the story Of the night. my vague discov- cries. my suspicions I surely had no rlght to deceive the woman or keep her with me. I had determined my self to face it out-to risk life, if need be. to. learn the truth But had no right to involve her further.
 1 rapped at the door twice before [QGLG her voice asked who was there and at my answer she came out fully dressed, fronting me with questioning eyes.
 -sThe night has rested you,'s said smiitngly, my heart beating in swift appreciation of her beauty. @Are you ready for breakfast2"
 For anything 10 escape the Ioneli- ness Of that room she replied serd- ousIy- -sIf I really look rested it is not from sleep. for have passed the night in terror My sIumber was fit ful and .1Iled with dreams Eut am sure of some thingB door was tried twice. and heard some one F1rowlfng about the haIl''-
 That might have been T'' inter- Rupted. --as l was out there during the might. but Iicertainly never tried your door.
 You had iight2"
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 fl saw that shining over the tran som It was much later when my door was tried-not long before day light think. Whoever 1t was passed out the front hall window on to the porch-roof. My light was burning. al though turned low. and no doubt be BaW me sitting up. wide awake. on xhe edge of the bed, for he had disap- Deared by the time I gained suncient courage to approach the window and Book outn
 ~Cumbed down the trellis probably 2 q said. deeply interested. Tt appears strong enough to support g man. wish you had got sight Of the fellow.
 She lifted her hands to her head. .sBut i was so frightened My head fhrobs now with pain. I was fright ened last night in Che darkness confess completely lost my nerve and would have run away if could Perhaps I even said things which made you believe regretted my ac fion in coming with you. But ar more myself now. and mean to re rnafn nnd dincoTer IEhAt il I'll means