The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-02-20

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and DIR. Small-his good angel and b
demon-were playing an awful gam
OF which he was the stake. The crow
swayed to and fro, but remained ute
~ silent, waiting to hear the lea
whisper from the witness, who stoo
trembling moment with his hanC
over his face, and then tainted.
The fainting of . person in crow
is signal for everybody else to max
fools Of themselves. There was rus
toward the fainting man, there was
cry for water. Everybody asked every
body else to open the window, and ev
erybody wished everybody else /
stand back aud give him air. But no
body opened the window, aud nobod,
stood back. The only perfectly COO
man in the room was Small. With
quiet air of professional authority b,
pushed forward and felt the patient
pulse, remarking to the court that b,
thought it was q sudden attack OF feve
with delirnm. When Walter revived
DR.. Small would have removed him
but Ralph insisted that his testimoD,
should be heard. Under pretence o
watching his patient, Small kept clos,
! to him. And Walter began the sam,
old story about DR.. Small having ar
rived at the office before eleven o'clock
when Bud came up behind the doctor
and fastened his eyes on the witnes.
with the same significant look, anC
Walter, with visions Of the penitentia
ry before him. halted, stammered, anC
seemed about to faint again.
IF the court please" said Bronson
"this witness is evidently intimidated
by that stout young man." pointing te
Bud. II have seen him twice inter.
rnp. witness's testimony by casting
threatening looks at him. l trust the
court will have him removed from the
courtroom
A fter few moments conversation
during which Squire Hawkins held
his wig in place with one hand and al
ternately adjusted his eye and his
spectac!es with the other, the magis-
trates, ho were utterly bewildered
by the turn things were taking, de-
cidad that it could do no harm. and
that it was best to try the experiment
of removing Bud. Perhaps johnson
would then be able to get through with
bis testimony. The constable there
fore asked Bud if he would please
leave the room. Bud cast one last
look at the witness. and walked out
like a captive bear.
Ralph stood watching the receding
form of Bud. The emergency had made
him as cool as Small ever was. Bud
stopped at the door, where he was com
pletely out of sight of the witness, con-
cealed by the excited spectators, who
stood OH the benches to see what was
going on i'm front.
1.-The witness will please proceed"
said Bronson.
II the court lJl~a~-, ,.-u was ftaipn
who spoho IT believe have "a uvch
at stake in this trial rs any one. That
witness is evidently intimidated. But
not by Mr.. Means. I ask that DR.
Smali be re moved out Of sight Of the
witness y
"A most extraordinary request, tru-
ly.' This was what Smali's bland
said; he did not open his
lips.
"It's no more than fair" said Squire
hawkins, adjusting his wig, that the
witness be relieved of everything that
anybody might think affects his YER
acity in this matter"
DR.. Small, giving Walter one friend
-. appealing look, moved back by the
ioor, and stood alongside Bud as meek.
luiet aud disiaterested as any man in
he house.
The witness will now proceed with
his testimony" This time 1t was
Squire Hawkins who spoke. Bronson
had been attacked with u suspicion
hat this witness was not just what he
and he relapsed into silence
Walters struggle was by no means
ended by the disappearance of Small
md Bud. There came the recollection
If his mothers stern face a face which
lad never been motive toward the
light, but only goad TO deception. -
ess? Just rs he had recovered him
'eif, and was about to repeat the old
lie which had twice died upon his lips
It the sight Of Buds look, he caught
light Of another face, which made him
again. 1t was the lofty and
errible countenance Of Mr.. Sodom.-
)ne might have thought from the ex
preston it wore, that The seven last vi
lis were in his hands, the seven apoca-
yptic trumpets waiting for his lips,
md the seven thunders sitting upon
lis eyebrows. The moment that Wal
er saw him he smelled the birthstone
III his own garments, he felt himself
lpon the crumbling brink of the preci-
)ice, with perdition below him. Now
am sure that "Brother Sodoms" were
lot made wholly in vain. There are
plenty of mean-spirited men like WAL
er johnson, whose feeble consc;ences
heed all the support they can get from
he fear of perdition, and who are in
.apable Of any other conception Of it
han coarse and materialastic one
Let us set it down to the credit of
Brother Sodom. with his stiff stock.
lis thunderous face, and his awful
walk, that his influence over Walter
vas on the side of truth.
Please proceed" said squire Haw-
sins to Walter. The Squire's wig lay
IN one side, he had forgotten to adjust
lis eye. and he leaned forward, trem-
llous with interest.
"Well, them" said Walter, looking
lot at the court nor at Bronson nor at
he prisoner, but furtiveIy at Mr.. Sod
then. If / husband Mr..
5odom's awful face seemed to answer
hat he surely must-'well, then
nope you won't send me to prison.
his to Squire Hawkins. whose face re-
him-"but-oh. I don't see
how l can!' But one look at Mr.. Sod
)m assured him that he could and that