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"Well," said the ht o' been some doubts about you before, but they aint none now You're bein' hung fer abductin' of an' ail Prim"

The boy screamed and tried to interrupt; but Jeb Case placed a heavy and soiled hand over his mouth The spokesman continued "This slicker admitted he was The Oskaloosa Kid, 'n' thet he robbed a house an' shot a ht; 'n' they ain't no tellin' what more he's ben up to He tole Jeb Case's Willie 'bout it; an' bragged on it, by guail Prim was last seed with this here Oskaloosa Kid, durn hie politely, "and nowto rowled the ht! You da us I doubt if anything I can say to you will alter your determination for the reason that if all the brains in this croere collected in one individual he still wouldn't have enough hich to weigh the ently, but I shall present the evidence, and you can tell soent people about it tomorrow

"In the first place it is iail Prim, and in the second place my companion is not The Oskaloosa Kid and was not with Mr Paynter last night The reason I could not have murdered Miss Prim is because Miss Prim is not dead These jeere not stolen from Miss Prim, she took them herself fro is not a boy at all--it is Miss Prio and was convinced when she cried that the jewels and money were her own I don't knohy she wishes to conceal her identity; but I can't stand by and see her lynched without trying to save her"

The crowd scoffed in incredulity "There are soe "Turn her over to them They'll tell you, at least that she is not athat it was a ruse to escape, while others urged that the women take the youth Jeb Case stepped toward the subject of dispute "I'll settle it durned quick," he announced and reached forth to seize the slie tore himself loose froht flew straight out from the shoulder and Jeb Case went doith a broken jaw Almost simultaneously a car sped around a curve from the north and stopped suddenly in rear of the h One was the detective, Burton; the other was Jonas Prim