The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

"Now Tell Us Yore Idea of What's
the Right Thing to Do" He Or
dered.
the body and of Stones suspicious &C
tions. Wilson cross eXamined them
very briefly, asking the same questions
of each.
did you mention yore suspicious to
anyone then or later?"
Both Of the witnesses remembered
one or two to whom they had spoken
their doubts. but the persons named
were hangers-on at Pedro's place. loaf
ers of no reputation in the community.
IF you thought Stone killed Tom
why did you tell Sheriff LIE Page about
Miss Gifford?" young Mccain asked
Jasper.
Il figured she might be in 1t with
him. hadn't thing to go on but sus-
picions," he growled
Have you anything more to go on
now?''
HE up an confessed, didn't he?"
"We'll hear his story. I'm askin'
you for yours now" Wilson cut back
CURLY.
"Well, he'd told us he was allowin'
to bump off Tom on account of being
jealous of him."
"When did he tell you that?"
Several times"
"Who was present when he told it?"
"Carl Gitner."
ANYBODY else?"
"Not fairs I recollect."
"What did he say he was jealous
about?''
"About Toms stand-in up at the
sheep ranch.'
Jasper's manner was sulky and I'M
convincing.
did you or didn't you tell the sheriff
your suspicious about Stone"
"No, 1 didn't" snarled the badgered
man. "Tell you / hadn't thing to go
on but suspicious"
How come you to wait nearly three
months before you told the sheriff
about meetin' Miss Clifford near the
scene of the killing?"
Il hated to bring her name into 1t.
she being woman"
Wilson had talked with his father a
few minutes while the jury was being
chosen. Roughly he knew the facts
as to Jasper's relations with the Gift
ford sisters.
ever have any trouble with Miss
Gifford?" he demanded
The witness hesitated. "Well, she
didn't like it when l said I reckoned
I'd have to tell what 1 knew"
ibid she order you off the place and
tell you never to show up there
again?"
"She was some excited. I won't say
she acted friendly"
Young Mccain moved a step closer.
He waited a moment, to give full effect
to his question. did you tell the
Clifford girls that unless Miss Ethel
would marry you her sister would have
to go to the penitentiary?"
mo, sir" clustered Stark. 81 never
said any such thing. If they claim
I did"
"Never mind that" Again Wilson
waited for absolute silence before he
spoke. He was sending shot in the
dark, but lie guessed shrewdly il would
strike home. us there any reason why
you an Gitner want Stone outa the
way, any reason why you're afraid Of
him, anything he knows you're scared
he might tell?"
Jasper's jaw dropped. For a mo-
ment he stared at his questioner. APP
parently he felt the impression his
near-collapse had made. for he tried to
strengthen his denial by iteration.
"Why no, w-what do you mean? L
I've amt scared of him tellin' a
thing If he claims he's got a thing
on me he's a liar"
McCann's next question seemed to
be far afield, but nothing he could
have asked would have so startled the
crowd with sense of impending
drama. The words of the sentence
seemed almost to be spaced in their
measured evenness.
"Were you and Gitner together be.
tween ten an eleven o'clock on the
morning when yore father was killedY
tTo BE CONTINUED,