Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27


searched. The witness admits IL. We
admit II. 1t want necessary. No
tracks led TO that bank. The snow
want broke"
There was man on the other bank.
Just the same" Smoke insisted
That's too thin for skatin'. young
man. There amt many Of ms ON the
McQuestion. an we got every man ac-
counted for"
"Who was the man you hiked out OF
camp two weeks ago?" Smoke asked
"Alonzo Miramar. lie was a Mexi
can. What's that grub thief got 10 do
with ltf'
Nothing. except that you haven't
accounted for him, Mr.. Judge"
HE went down river. not up"
How do you know where he wentT'
Saw him start"
And that's all you know OF what
became OF himY'
mo, IL Amt. young man. 1 know.
we all know. he had four days grub
an no gun To shoot meat with. III he
didn't make the settlement on the Yu-
kon he'd croaked long before this"
II suppose you've got all the guns In
this part OF the country accounted for
too" Smoke observed pointedly.
Skunk Wilson was angry. You'd
think was the prisoner the way you
slam questions into me. Come on with
the next witness. Where's French
LOUISE
While French Louis was showing for
ward Lucy opened the door.
where you goin'T' Skunk Wilson
shouted
II reckon 4 don't have TO stay" she
answered defantly. Il amt got no
vote, an. besides my cabins SO jam
med up | can't breathe"
In a few minutes her husband fol
lowed The closing OF the door was
the FIRST warning the judge received
Of il.
"Who was that2" he interrupted
Pierre's narrative to ask.
bib Peabody" somebody spoke up
said he wanted TO ask his wife some
thing and was coming right back.
Instead of Bill it was Lucy who re
entered. took Off her furs and resumed
her place by the stove.
II reckon we don't need 10 near the
rest OF the witnesses" was Skunk VIII
sons decision when Pierre had finish
ed. We know they can only testify
to the same facts we've already heard
Say. Sorensen. you go an bring Bill
% hn In
dict pretty short Now. stranger. You
can get up an say your say concernin
what happened. In the meantime we'll
just be savin' delay by passin' around
the two rifles, the ammunition an the
bullet that done the KILN"
Midway in his story OF how he had
arrived I'm that part OF the country and
at the point in his narrative where he
described his own ambush and how be
had lied TO the bank Smoke was inter
rupted by the indignant Skunk Wilson
Young man. what sense is there In
you testifyin' that way? You're just
takin' up valuable time. or course
you got the right to lie to save your
neck. but we amt goin 10 stand fot
such foolishneSs The rife. the am
muntion an the bullet that killed doe
knade is against you. What's thar;
Oren the door. somebody
The frost rushed in. taking form ana
substance i'm the heat OF the room
while through the open door came the
whining of dogs that decreased RAPID
~ with distance
Its SOrrnsen an Peabody" somc
one cried "a-thrOwin the whip into
the dawgs an headin' down river.
Now. what the" skunk Wilson
paused. with dropped jaw. aud glared
AT Lucy II reckon you can explain
Mrs Peabody"
She tossed her head and compressed
ner lips. and Skunk Wilson's wrathfn
and suspicious gaze passed on and rest
eel on Breck
An ! reckon that newcomer Won ,c
neen chnnin with could explain II ~
mad a mind 10
Rreck. now very uncomfortable
uund all eyes conferred ON him
sam WIS chewin the rag with
aim, too before ne lii out" some one
aid
Look here. Mr Breck. skunk VII
son continued you've been interrupt
IN proceedins. aud you got 10 explain
lhe mcanin of 1t What was yun
-hnnin about
Ereck cleared his throat limid!y anu
-cplied. II WAS just trying 10 buy
some grub
"Whni wiihy
Dust of course
"Wherc'd YOU get it,
Rreck dil not answer
He's been SnoOpin around az The
stewart. "a man volunteered Il run
ACROSS his camp "a week ago when
WAS hnntin IN | want 10 tell yon
he WAS almighty sccreiious about il
THE dust didn't como from there.
Brerk said That's only Il low grade
hydraulic proposition
Bring your poke here ana tets soc
your dust Wilson eommamApd
II tch you 10 dilul come from there
Lets ser 10. just the same
Brock made as 90 10 refuse but ai
uboni him were mrnaclnc faces Re
uctantiy he fumblcd ln his coat pocs
ct In the act Of drawing forth a pep
per can ii ratified against what was evi
IDENTIFY a bard object
Fetch il All outr' skunk Wilson
Numbered
And out came the big nugget. dst
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