The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-10
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fanscinated.
Adam came over and touched him on
the shoulder. Lets get out Of this. he
arose and followed him VI the defile.
Not q word was spoken until they came
out upon the ledge far above. The
Young man walked as IL In a dream.
He was completely under the spell ex-
orcised by this calm, enlotionless mas
ter OF destiny.
They seemed to be utterly alone In
the world. these two. The placid land-
scape held nc other living creature
save themselves.
about him, Adam arr stode out upon
the bridge. ~motioning his companion to
remain where he He renewed his
careful search. AT its conclusion, he
calmly kicked away all that remained
of the broken rail. 1t clattered upon the
rocks far below, bringing a sharp
culver Of alarm to the silent watcher.
II guess there's nothing left to give
us away" remarked Adam, as coolly as
il he were speaking of the most trivial
a few pointers, Eric. You can take my
advice or leave it, just As you please,
death, or mine. Wen go up there
but I want you to understand la
depend on me to the day Of your
on Buds Rock and talk 1t over" .
The long shadow of the rock
stretched out below them on the slate
colored plain. The late afternoon sun
had slipped down behind the upper
ridge. Through Eric's dazed, torpid
mind ran the incongruous thought that
Joan and Mary were in from their
peaceful. happy drive through the
shady lanes He sat beside Adam Carr
on the grassy slope, staring before him
with blurred eyes as the mans low. in
s%isteIit voice kept forever pounding at
his intelligence.
You are not morally guilty, my lad.
so get it out Of your mind. What hap
pened was an accident. It might just
as well have been you who went off the
bridge. You
why are you saying all this to me?"'
asked Eric, out of his stupor.
y want to help you. You must be
I believe you. Eric. but I've had SO
much to do with courts and juries and
public opinion that I am in q position
to know the world would doubt your
story. Your uncle and aunt knew that
you hated Chetwynd. Do o suppose
they'd believe you now? No, my lad.
They'd say you waylaid him, knocked
him on the head. and tumbled him into
the cut. You have no witnesses, and
I could not help you. / saw nothing
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you may have attacked him and he
was defending himself as best he could.
You may have struck hin first from
behind. l have only your word for it.
strike him and knock him through the
rail. My testimony wouldn't help you
any. Besides. they would have proof
that you had your w reasons for kill
ing him in cold blood. 1 know all about
his mistreatment of Mary. and I know
that you charge him with taking your
drawing. I know everything there is to
know about his actions during the past
three weeks. I've been watching him
all the time. Let me tell you this: he's
better off dead"
But II didn't mean to do it, ]
swear I didn't" mumured Eric.
"That's why I say you are not actu-
ally guilty. In any event. it was self
defense. II it were not for your well
known hatred for him. your own word
might be taken for that. But you
had threatened to kill him. AT least
SO he told your uncle and aunt and
Judge Bright on more than one occa'
4 sion"
81 never threatened to kill him.,
cried Eric, in a cold perspiration. "He
lied, If he said so"
That's what I told Judge Bright
The Judge doesn't believe it Of you, blu,
on to testify he would have to say tina
Chetwynd told him h a he was afrait
Of you. 1t would be bad for you. Now
If you'll be guided by me. you can saw,
yourself. lit might mean hanging
my lad, and God knows you don't de
serve punishment Of any Kind"
But, he's dead. They'll search 70
I. him. They'll find his body. II nev
! er could stand up and deny it if the,
l accused me Of It,"
Now, listen to me-" said Adam Carr
earnestly, fixing the boy with his keel
8 eyes. "They won find him. I'll Sc
! to that. I'm going to stand by you ii
' this business, but you've got to stan,
: by me. You've got to keep your lip
1 closed forever. I can't afford to b
mixed up in it, don't you see? I'm sur
posed to hunt down men, not to assis
& them in escaping"
II can't do it," groaned the boy.
See here! Answer me this question
did you deliberately. wantonly kill you
cousin?"
"No! God knows L didn't"