And these men told you why they came ?" "The only one I saw at first did.

He came in all alone and claimed to be a deputy sheriff.

I was terribly frightened at first, and did not at all understand; but I questioned him and the man liked to talk.

So he told me all he knew.

Perhaps I should have thought he was crazy, only--only some things had occurred of late which led me to half suspect the truth before.