A dated and offensive term for a person of Chinese descent.
testifies
Gives evidence or testimony in a legal setting.
Short Fiction by O. Henry2 new words
Chapter IV
While the is being tried for murder, Jane Bumgartner that she saw the detective murder Judge Smith at the instance of the minister who conducted the funeral, and that Mabel is Charlie’s stepmother. The Chinaman is about to confess when footsteps are heard approaching. The next chapter will be the last, and it is safe to say that no one will find it easy to guess the ending of the story. To show how difficult this feat is, the last chapter is now given.
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