The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-03-20

set right down an eat--l Just
want to see We eat-ayes dol"
Mr.. Grimshaw came soon after we
had finished our luncheon. He hitched
his horse at the post and came In.
Good day." he said, once and for
oil, as he came in at the open door.
"Baynes, want to have q talk with
you and the boy. Tell me what you
know about that murder
oval, ! had some business over to
plattsburg," my uncle began. while
was there thought I'd go and see
Amos. So drove out to Beekman's
farm. They told me that Amos had
left there after workin' four days.
They gave him fourteen shlllins an
he was goin' to take the stage in the
mornin'. He left some time lin the
night an took Beekman's rifle with
him, so they said. There was piece
O. wood broke out O. the stock o. the
rife. That was the kind O. gun that
was used In the murder"
1t surprised me that my uncle knew
all this. He had said nothing to me
Of his journey or its result.
"How do you know?" snapped Mr..
Grmshaw.
"This boy see 1t plain. 1t was
O. the stock"
as that so?" was the brusque de-
mand Of the money lender as he
turned to me.
"Yes, SIR" answered.
1.-THE boy lies" he snapped, and
turning to my uncle added: "Yer mad
cause I'm tryin' to make We pay yer
honest debts-aln't ye nowf"
Uncle Peabody, keeping his temper,
shook his head and calmly said: "No,
l amt anything ag'in' you or Amos,
but it's got to be so that man can
travel the roads o. this town without
gettin' his head blowed off,"
Mr.. Dunkelberg turned to me and
| asked:
"Are you sure that the stock Of the
gun you saw was broken7"
Eyes, strand I'm almost sure II
was Amos that ran away with It."
"WhyT"
|
at him and 1t grazed the left side Of
his face, and the other night l saw
the scar It made"
My aunt and uncle and Mr.. Dunkel.
berg moved with establishment as
| spoke of the scar. Mr.. Grimshaw
with keen eyes fixed upon me. gave a
little grunt Of lncredulity.
"Huh !-Llarr he muttered.
~ am not liar" declared with In
dignatlon, whereupon my aunt angrily
stirred the fire In the stove and Uncle
Peabody put his hand on my arm and
said:
flush, Bartl Keep your temper
son."
"If you tell these things you may
be the means of sending an innocent
boy to his DEATH" Mr.. Dunkelberg sait
to me. II wouldn't be too sure about
'em If were you. It's so easy to bt
mistaken. You couldn't be sure In thu
dusk that the stone really hit him
could your"
l answered: "Yes, sir-I saw thu
stone hit and saw him put his hant
on the place while he was running
guess 1t hurt him some."
Look a here, Baynes," Mr.. Grim
shaw began In that familiar scoldini
tone of his, II know what you wan
an we might Jest as we'll git righ
down to business first as last. Yol
keep this boy still an I'll give ye fiv'
years interest"
Aunt Deel gave gasp and Qulckl!
covered her mouth with her hand
Uncle Peabody changed color as h
rose from his chair with strange lool
on his face. He swung his big righ
hand In the air as he said:
"By the eternal jumpin'-"
He stopped, pulled down the lef
sleeve of his flannel shirt and walked
to the water pail and drank out o
the diDper.
"Say, Mr.. Grimshaw, I'm awful sorr.
for ye," said my uncle as he returne'
to his chair, "but I've always learn
this boy to tell the truth an the hui
truth. know the danger I'm In
We're gettin' old. It'll be hard t
start over agin an you can ruin u
If We want to an I'm as scared O. y
as a mouse In a cats paw, but thl
boy has got to tell the truth right ou
plain. l couldn't muZzle him If
tried-he's too much of man. !
you're scared o. the truth you mus
know that Amos Is guilty"
Mr.. Grimshaw shook his head wit
anger and beat the floor with the en-
OF his cane.
Nobody knows anything o. the KIND
. | Rnunaan y anId Mr. Dunk elharp 40