American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-07

my life-ayesl We been lookin' up
the road for an hour - eyesl You
come right into the house this min
ute-both o. you"
The table was spread with the
things / enjoyed most--big, brown bis
cults and a great comb of honey sur
rounded with its nectar ana a pitcher
Of milk and a plate Of cheese and some
Jerked meat and an apple pie.
"Set right down an eet-I just
want TO see we eat-ayes | do"
Mr.. Grimshaw came soon after we
had finished u luncheon. He hitched
his horse at the post and came In.
"Good day." he said, once and for
all, as he came in Mt the open door.
"Baynes, / want to have a talk with
you and the boy. Tell me what you
know about that murder"
"Wal, / had some business over to
Plattsburg," my uncle began. while
/ was there / thought I'd go and see
Amos. SO I drove out to Beekman's
farm. They told me that Amos Ind
left there after workln' four days.
They gave him fourteen shilllns an
he was goln' to take the stage In the
mornin'. He left some time in the
night an took Beekman's rifle 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
vas used In the murder"
1t surprised me that my uncle knew
all this. He had said nothing to me
Of his journey or It's result.
slow do you known" snapped Mr..
Grlmshaw.
"This boy see 1t plain. 1t was n
gun with a piece o. wood broke out
o. the stock"
as that so2" was the brusque de-
mand of the money lender as he
turned to ne.
ayes, sir" / answered.
"The boy lles,' he snapped, and
turning to my uncle added: "Yer mad
cause I'm tryin' to make ye pay yer
honest debts-aln't We now7"
Uncle Peabody, keeping his temper,
shook his head and calmly said: mo,
| amt anything agin' you or Amos,
but It's got to be so that a man can
travel the roads o. this own wItnuu
gettin' his head blowed Off"
Mr.. Dunkelberg turned to m and
asked:
"Are you sure that the stock Of the
, gun you saw was brokenf"
ayes, strand I'm almost sure II
was Amos that raj away with It." .
"Whyf"
II picked up a stone and threw II
. Mt him and Il grazed the left side OF
=, his face, and the other night ! saw
the scar 1t made"
My aunt and uncle and Mr.. Dunkel.
spoke of the scar. Mr.. Grimshaw
! with keen eyes fixed upon me, gave
little grunt of %lncfedullty.
d. "Huh Liar !" he muttered.
= al am not n llar," l declared with In
dlgn0tion, whereupon my aunt angrlly
stirred the fire In the stove and Uncle
. Peabody put his hand on my arm anC
said:
: "Hush, Bartl Keep your temper
SON."
' "If you tell these things you ma!
/, be the means of sending an lnnoccn
(, hoy to his death" Mr.. D%unkelberg snl,
(, to me. 81 wouldn't he too sure abou
'em II l were you. It's so easy to b.
I, mistaken. You couldn't be sure In tn
dusk that the stone really hit him
could your"
/ answered. eyes, slr-I saw tn.
n stone hit and l saw him put his han,
u on the place while he was running
l guess 1t hurt him some"
Look a here, Baynes." Mr., Grin
shaw began In that familiar scoldln
tone OF his, III know what you wan
~ an we might jest rs well cit RICH
~ down TO business first us last. 70
keep this boy still an I'll give ye hv
40 years interest"
IA Aunt Dcel gave n gasp and qulckl
~ covered her mouth with her hanC
7 Uncle Peabody changed color as h
"a rose from his chair with a strange loo
ON his face. He swung his big rlgl
hand in the air rs he said:
"By the eternal jumpin'--"
No He stopped, pulled down the le
". sleeve of his flannel shirt and wake
es to the water pail and drank out 4,
,ct the clipper,
"Say, Mr.. Grimshaw, I'm awful sorI
he for We" said my uncle as he returne
10 his chnlr, 'but I've always learI
i'm this boy to tell the truth an the hu
90 truth. l. know the danger I'm |
nd We're gettin' old. TIN be hard
,ly start over ag'in an you can ruin ,
II We want to nm I'm as scared o
as a mouse in a cats paw, but tn
he boy has got 10 tell the truth right ol
plain. l couldn't muzzle him IL
nv tried-he's too much of n n
gh you're scared o. the truth you mu
know that Amos is guilty"
IN Mr.. Grlmshaw shook his head wi
me- anger and beat the floor with the ell
ny % his cane.
"a ssNynhoa, tynnV,v anvthlnv ~ 2ha bin