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270 BLACK SHEEP.said Mr. Lowther; "but, my boy," and againhe touched Jim gently on tlie arm, f why didyou conceal it?crime that had been committed?Did you not understand theDid you notknow all that happened afterwards ?"" Sir," said Jim, boldly, but not without aneffort,"Iwas not sure;Ithought it mighthave been a fight, and that ain't murder anyways.Ididn'tknow as how ithad been stabbin'untilIsee it in Lloyd's Weekly, forIkep' ayvayonpurpose."Here Jim put his hand into his pocket, ancldrew it out again closed round some objectwhicli he had still a fingering reluctance toshow." I'll tell you all the truth, sir, thoughIdaresayImust get into trouble.IwasIfit hadn't been asafraid of getting into it,Ishould ha'spoke before whenIsee Mrs. Routh, as is agood lady, a-frettin' herself to death, and hima-deceivin' of her.WhenIwas a-looking closeat the stones and the mud, and the blood upon'em, wdiich the tide was very nigh upon it aforeIcame away,Isee something nearly stamped
AT THE TIDAL TRAIN.271into the mud as looked like gold, andIfished itout, andIknew it were something asIhadseen hangin' on the other gent's chain, which hewas a-twiddlin' on it with hisgiv' him the note in the coffee-room.fingers whenIIfishedit out, sir, andIkep' it, andIwas afraid totake it to the pawnshop whenIheerd as thebody was found; andas it were a murder,Iwas afraid to sell it neither, andIhid it inthe wall, and — and," said Jim, speaking withgreat rapidity and earnestness, " Iam glad I'vetold the truth, for Mr. Dallas's sake, and I'mready to suffer for it,ifImust.Here it is, sir."Then the boy unclosed his hand, and placed inthat of Mr. Lowther a locket in the form of agolden egg." It opens in the middle," said Jim," andthere's pictures in it: one is Mr. Deane's, andthe other is a lady's. Iknow where she lives,andIsaw Mr. Routh with her on Monday night.Mr. Routh has another, just the same as this, —on the outside anyways."" Do yrou recognise this trinket?" asked Mr.Lowther ofMr.Felton, yvho replied:
- Page 228 and 229: 220 BLACK SHEEP.long lain hidden. A
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- Page 232 and 233: 224 BLACK SHEEP.existence. Routh co
- Page 234 and 235: 226 BLACK SHEEP.becoming costume, a
- Page 236 and 237: 228 BLACK SHEEP."Madam," said the o
- Page 238 and 239: 230 BLACK SHEEP."What, what is it?"
- Page 240 and 241: 232 BLACK SHEEP.All a lie. Look at
- Page 242 and 243: 234 BLACK SHEEP.Mrs. Ireton P. Bemb
- Page 244 and 245: 236 BLACK SHEEP.come up with him. B
- Page 246 and 247: 238 BLACK SHEEP.care not; it might
- Page 248 and 249: 240 BLACK SHEEP.she said, with a su
- Page 250 and 251: 242 BLACK SHEEP.Ireton P. Bembridge
- Page 252 and 253: 244 BLACK SHEEP."That is my busines
- Page 254 and 255: 246 BLACK SHEEP.in which she was fo
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- Page 258 and 259: 250 BLACK SHEEP."to the general sen
- Page 260 and 261: 252 BLACK SHEEP.ladies whose carria
- Page 262 and 263: 254 BLACK SHEEP.with a beating hear
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- Page 266 and 267: 258 BLACK SHEEP.r'ous story as —
- Page 268 and 269: 260 BLACK SHEEP.Mr. James Lowther,
- Page 270 and 271: 262 BLACK SHEEP.the wizened mannish
- Page 272 and 273: 264 BLACK SHEEP.told it with circum
- Page 274 and 275: 266 BLACK SHEEP.street but him and
- Page 276 and 277: 268 BLACK SHEEP.knew the other gent
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- Page 282 and 283: 274 BLACK SHEEP." You will lie down
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- Page 292 and 293: 284 BLACK SHEEP.this was the night
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- Page 300 and 301: 292 BLACK SHEEP.Not Iris wife's,not
- Page 302 and 303: 294 BLACK SHEEP.mitted for trial. A
- Page 304 and 305: 296 BLACK SHEEP.voice,not inthe lea
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- Page 308 and 309: 300 BLACK SHEEP.similar to that at
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270 BLACK SHEEP.said Mr. Lowther; "but, my boy," and againhe touched Jim gently on tlie arm, f why didyou conceal it?crime that had been committed?Did you not understand theDid you notknow all that happened afterwards ?"" Sir," said Jim, boldly, but not without aneffort,"Iwas not sure;Ithought it mighthave been a fight, and that ain't murder anyways.Ididn'tknow as how ithad been stabbin'untilIsee it in Lloyd's Weekly, forIkep' ayvayonpurpose."Here Jim put his hand into his pocket, ancldrew it out again closed round some objectwhicli he had still a fingering reluctance toshow." I'll tell you all the truth, sir, thoughIdaresayImust get into trouble.IwasIfit hadn't been asafraid of getting into it,Ishould ha'spoke before whenIsee Mrs. Routh, as is agood lady, a-frettin' herself to death, and hima-deceivin' of her.WhenIwas a-looking closeat the stones and the mud, and the blood upon'em, wdiich the tide was very nigh upon it aforeIcame away,Isee something nearly stamped
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