The Grinder Papers — page 193: what you’re looking at

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188 THE GRINDER PAPERS. I went tu court with Keturah, and there I found Mr. Chalker and the other rufhan. They both was grinnin’, and the white- headed old gentleman behind a desk was grinnin’, tew, and the doctor and Mr. Meggs was lookin’ womblecropt, and they turns on me, and sez one: ‘« Miss Grinder was our authority.” | ‘““Yes,” sezI. ‘‘Tll take my afterdavid.” Sez the old gentleman : ‘‘You will, eh, Miss Grinder?” “Ves,” sez I. ‘‘ Justice shill have its way.” “Tt shill,” sez he. ‘‘ Well, now, ma’am, we want your evi- dence. How did you overhear the conversation between these two gentlemen? Remember, you're on oath.” ‘‘Well,” sez I, ‘‘I was in the pantry. I had suspicions, and I hid there.” ‘That's what we heard,” sez Mr. Chalker. ‘‘Wel!,” sez the old gentleman, ‘‘can you repeat the conver- sation?” , ‘<The sense on't,” sez I. ‘*Well,” sez he. “ust,” sez I, ‘‘that ruffian said how't he didn’t think Mr. Chalker’s plot was terrible enough, and that he wanted more tu do. Anithen Mr. Chalker said how’t Eveliny Perkins young man was ti be kidnapped, and she made tu marry some one else. And then they decided how't on2 on ‘em (that one) was tu hide in Gran’ther Perkins’ room, and, when: he kneeled down tu say his prayers, murder him, and take his will. ‘And then,’ comicbooks.co