His Other Wife: A Novel — page 71: what you’re looking at

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AMY’S DISCOVERIES. 63 forcibly carried thither. At this her,entreaties became so piteous that the Indian thought well to pursue some other plan with her before resorting to an arrest. He managed to quiet her violent agitation, and then said, kindly: ‘‘Whether you will or not, old woman, you are bound to testify to some one all that you know about this thing. I see very plainly that whatever crime has been done, you are innocent of any part in its guilt, and that in some way you are one of the sufferers by it. Now, your safest and best plan for yourself“and all parties is to tell me, or some other reliable, clear-headed man, the whole history, and be advised how to proceed. Otherwise you may get your- self into dreadful trouble. As a slave, your rights in a court of justice are very scanty, and your wits not much to boast of. Come, make a clean breast of it, and I promise to stand by you, and see that no harm comes to you, if you are, as I believe, innocent.” After a few more such encouraging assurances, Amy did tell substantially, but in her own jargon, just what has already been narrated. ‘You say the body is to be deposited in the cemetery chapel until to-night, when it will be buried?” ‘‘Dat’s bout wat I gathered from de ’rangements, boss.” The doctor was very silent and thoughtful for some time. Amy saw there was a serious question under consideration in his mind. At length he said: | ‘‘Well, return to the boarding-house. Conduct your- self as if nothing was on your mind; keep out of your GComicbooks: (E(0)