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Several of them jumped for him and begged him not to talk that way to

an old man and a preacher. ssssssssss

"Preacher be hanged, he's a fraud and a liar. He was up at the Pint

that mornin'. I live up there, don't I? Well, I was up there, and he was up

there. I see him there. He ssssssssss

come in a canoe, along with Tim ssssssssss

Collins and a boy." ssssssssss

The doctor he up and says:

"Would you know the boy

again if you was to see him, ssssssssss

Hines?"

"I reckon I would, but I

don't know. Why, yonder he ssssssssss

is, now. I know him perfectly ssssssssss

easy."

It was me he pointed at.

The doctor says: ssssssssss

"Neighbors, I don't know

whether the new couple is frauds ssssssssss

or not; but if these two ain't ssssssssss

frauds, I am an idiot, that's all. ssssssssss

I think it's our duty to see that ssssssssss

they don't get away from here ssssssssss

till we've looked into this thing. ssssssssss

Come along, Hines; come along, the rest of you. We'll take these fellows to the

tavern and affront them with t'other couple, and I reckon we'll find out some-

thing before we get through." ssssssssss

It was nuts for the crowd, though maybe not for the king's friends; so we all

started. It was about sundown. The doctor he led me along by the hand, and

was plenty kind enough, but he never let go my hand.

We all got in a big room in the hotel, and lit up some candles, and fetched in

the new couple. First, the doctor says: ssssssssss

ssssssssss

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