Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-06-13

come right into the house this min
ute-both o. you"
The table was spread with the
things I enjoyed most--big. brown bis
cults and great comb of honey sur
rounded with its nectar and pitcher
Of milk and plate of cheese and some
jerked meat and an apple pie.
"Set right down an eat--I just
want to see We eat-ayes 1 dor
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
all. as he came In at the open door.
"Baynes. want to have talk with
you and the boy. Tell me what you
know about that murder"
"wal, 1 had some business over to
Plattsburg," my uncle began. "While
was there l thought I'd go and see
farm. They told me that Amos had
left there after workin' four days.
They gave him fourteen shillins an
he was goin' to take the stage In the
mornin'. He left some time In the
night an took Beekman's ripe with
him, so they said. There was a piece
o. wood broke out o. the stock o. the
rifle. 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 known" snapped Mr..
GrImshaw.
"This boy see 1t plain. It was a
gun with piece o. wood broke out
o. the stock"
as that sop was the brusque de-
mand Of the money lender as he
turned to me.
"Yes, sir" answered.
"The boy lies," he snapped, and
turning to my uncle added: Eyer mad
cause I'm tryin' to make We pay yer
honest debts-ain't We 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 80 that a man can
travel the roads o. this town wltnVu
gettin' his head blowed or"
Mr.. Dunkelberg turned to me and
asked:
"Are you sure that the stock Of the
gun you saw was broken2"
eyes, strand I'm almost sure II
was Amos that ran away with it."
"Why7"
II picked up a stone and threw II
| NJ him oud tho Loft cldo ~
his face, and the other night 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 incredulity.
"Huh Liar |" he muttered.
81 am not a llar," declared with in
dignation, whereupon my aunt angrily
stirred the fire in the stove and Uncle
Peabody put his hand on my arm and
said
"Hush. Bart! Keep your temper.
son."
'If you tell these things you may
be the means Of sending an innocent
boy to his DEATH" Mr.. Dunkelberg said
to me. II wouldn't be too sure about
'em II were you. It's so easy to be
mistaken. You couldn't be sure In the
dusk that the stone really hit him.
could your
I answered: Eyes. sir-I saw the
stone hit and saw him put his hand
on the place while he was running
l guess 1t hurt him some"
Look a. here, Baynes," Mr.. Grim.
shaw began in that familiar scoldine
tone of his, II know what you want
an we might jest as well git right
down to business first as last. You
keep this boy still an I'll give ye five
years interest"
Aunt Deel gave gasp and quickly
covered her mouth with her hand
Uncle Peabody changed color as he
rose from his chair with a strange look
on his face. He swung his big right
hand in the air as he said:
"By the eternal jumpin'--"
He stopped, pulled down the left
sleeve of his flannel shirt and walked
to the water pail and drank out OF
the dipper.
"Say, Mr.. Grimshaw, I'm awful sorry
for ye," said my uncle as he returned
TO his chair, "but I've always learnt
this boy to tell the truth an the hui
truth. | know the danger I'm In
| We're gettin' old. TIN be hard tC
, start over ag'in an you can ruin Us
If we want TO an I'm as scared o. "
as a mouse in cats paw. but thi,
, boy has got to tell the truth right ou
plain. 1 couldn't muzzle him If
tried--he's too much of man. Il
/ you're scared o. the truth you mus
know that Amos Is guilty"
Mr.. Grimshaw shook his head witt
, anger and beat the floor with the enC
OF his cane.
"Nobody knows anything o. the kind
Baynes." said Mr.. Dunkelberg. 90
course Amos never thought o. KILN,
, anybody He's a harmless kind of
, boy. know him well and so do you
Under the circumstances Mr.. Grim
shaw is afraid that Bart's story will
make It difficult for Amos to prov,