The Grinder Papers — page 185: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

180 THE GRINDER PAPERS. murder the old grandfather, for tu obtain his will,” sez Mr. Chalker. ‘‘That’s what I call a strikin’ p’int.” I groaned in sperit, but I didn’t durse to groan aloud, and I went on listenin’. | The other rufflan sez sez he: ‘“Do you suppose ’twould be likely fur him.to carry the will intu his pocket in the woods? No,” sez he. ‘‘Tell you what —I’ll conceal myself in the old gentleman’sroom. He's pious, ain't he? Well, I'll be behind the curtain and he'll come in. Of course, he'll take out his will and talk about it; then hell kneel down fur to pray. There'll be a dim light intu the room, and I'jl start forward to slow music with my knife lifted—don’t you see? He turns, says ‘Ha!’ and I plunge it into his heart —eh ?” is ap. very rood,” sez Mr. Chalker. Qh, the wretches!” sez I. “*Then, you see, I obtain the property,” sez the wretch, and there ain’t nothin’ let but to pison Carlos and stab his brother.” ‘‘Very well,” sez Mr. Chalker; ‘‘but Tompkins must carry off Eveliny on her wedding-night. I can’t alter that. You've got pienty to do mow, surely.” “T snou:d taink he had,” sez I. ‘‘Oh, land o’ liberty! ef I ever gct safe out o’ here it'll be a miracle, The critters will murder me fur hearin’ of their plot if they diskiver me. What shill I du?—what shill I du?” 3 Se PE ct 7 vs << - rm) Sek J ¢ - J ; ’ > ~~ r = —" *» ™ *. i — Si er i, bt ew . ~ - , , . --e * 7 . ‘ : owt © ie’, b ae - ' -