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Chapter 95

           Shewhocommandsthecheck-stringintendstostaythere,tilltheCourthasdeclareditssentenceay,tillthehourofexecution,ifthatistobetheend!

           ZebStumpisofficiallydirectedtotakehisplaceinthe"witness-box."

           Byorderofthejudge,theexaminationproceedsunderdirectionofthecounselfortheaccused.

           Manyformalitiesaredispensedwith.Theoldhunter,whohasbeenalreadysworn,issimplycalledtotellwhatheknowsoftheaffair;andlefttotakehisownwayinthetellingit;whichhedoesincurtphrasesasifunderthebeliefthatsuchisrequiredbythetechnicalitiesofthelaw!

           AfterthefollowingfashiondoesZebproceed:

           "Fustheerdo’thisuglybiznessontheseconddayarteryoungPeintwarmissin’.HeerdonitasIwarreeturnin’fromahuntin’spelldowntheriver.Heerdtharwurasuspeeshun’beoutthemowstangerhevin’kermittedthemurder.Knowdhewan’tthemantodosech;but,tobesaterfied,rudouttohisshantytoseehim.Hewan’tathome,thoughhismanPheelumwar;soskeeart’beoutonethinganthetotherhekedgienocluraccounto’anythin’.

           "Wal,whileswewarpalaverin’,inkimthedog,wi’somethin’tiedroun’hisneckthewhich,onbein’’zamined,provedtobethemowstanger’scurd.Thurwarwordsonit;wroteinredink,whichIseedtobeblood.

           "Themwordstolttowhosomedevershedread’em,whartheyoungfellurwartobefoun’.

           "Iwentthar,takin’theothertwothetairPheelumanthehoun’alongwi’me.

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