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92. THE GRINDER PAPERS. I'll have him sued for libel the minute I can write to my brother to come down and do it.” ‘¢Silence .” says the gentleman. ‘‘This is a very ingenious contrivance,” and he looked at the whalebone and pin like an owl. ‘‘ Were there any letters on her person?” eine ‘Two,’ says the policeman, handin’ ‘em up. ‘¢T was goin’ to put ‘em back,” says I. ‘«Silence !” says the gentleman. ‘‘Hold your own tongue!” says J. ‘‘I suppose you'd like to hang me and not have me speak a word.” 4 Ps ‘‘This is useless,” says the gentleman. ‘‘But in consider- ation of your age and sex I may promise you some clemency. if you give up your accomplices. © | “Well,” says I, ‘‘I kin knit, and work cross stitch, and make paper flowers, and do tambour work, and I did once paint a piece on velvet, but the teacher finished it up.” ‘‘Ts the woman crazy?” said the gentleman. j ‘“Them’s my accomplices,” says I, ‘‘and I allers hev been considered accomplished up tu Peekskill.” ‘‘No evasion,” said the gentleman. “Tf you are in league with light-fingered Dick you might as well own it.” ‘“‘T ain’t engaged to nobody,” says I. ‘‘Parson Scrag does call tu brother's now and then, but ’tain’t for me to say he comes to see me.” ‘«She’s a deep one,” says the policeman. ‘<Tt will not avail her,” said the gentleman. ‘‘Il must com mit her,” 4 r é og: gree» ‘ EX, oe ~ ‘x é * | . ene «fh we aa EomiIicDOoOO n ~~ ~— 69, es ¥ Sitar a re) - a ot 5 a , tel 28 ; ‘ ' ‘ q ‘ - ? - nt NS ny 7 - , - 4 * aa + * « = ’ ‘ 2 a fh gs Ys oh, pe 7. ay re ” ms ,_i ty. ee a ie ae —'