Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-14


either be made to re main or your
honor must grant my request for
an adjournment"
Now ad the colonel, like pru-
dent man cOndescended to explain
matters, the Judge, who knew him
well, would have probably adjourn
ed court, If only out OF Difference
to him. Col. Monk was past all
meekness now. The persplration
was pouring from his forehead.-
His eyes were bloodshot and his
voice very hOarse.
III will not stay here !" he roared.
"There is no power that can make
me. It's a put.up Job It's a
swindle! All, damme !" and the
colonel made for the door again.
Unfortunately enough the Judge
happened to be of the other party,
whom Col. VI Onk had beaten over
whelmingly at the polls two years
before. 1t would be unfair to sup
pose that this fact exercised any
influence on his present line of con-
due t. But, anyhow, he grew very
red in the face, arose from his
seat, promptly fined Col. Monk
$50, aud ordered baillif to see
that he did not leave court until
the fine was paid and he had given
his testimony.
The colonel subslded into a seat
with a despairing groan, and for
halt an hour listened in a dazed
sort of a way to the dreary cross
examining of the first witnes by
Mr.. Blake. When he had finished
an6 the second with ess for the pro-
secution had appeared, Col. Nj onk
again beckoned Mr.. Blake over to
him and engaged him in earnest
conversation. At the end Of five
minutes the young lawyer stopped
down and whispered in his ear:
Col. Monk, nothing saye your un-
conditional consent to my marriage
with your daughter can get you
out of this courtroom before one
o'clock"
The colonel gave a great gasp.
He was due on the platform at one
precisely. The hands Of the clock
now pointed to 1920, and it was
fiye.mile ride to the fair grounds.
Again groaning in anguish OF
spirit the unhappy mau broke The
seal of another enve lOpe, 4 messen'
ger boy brought him. 1t read {:
81 have about given up hope. The
people say You are afraid. B-s
admirers have taken the horses
from his carriage, and are dragging
him about the grounds"
Perhaps at that instant vision
of a tearstained little face that bid
him goodbye that morning rose
before the colonel, because he
dashed his hand across his face and
muttered "Curse your ingenuity;
yes, I'll consent; there's my hand
upon it.' He walked rapidly over
to the clerk of the court, handed
him $50 and apologzed to the
! Judge for bis display of temper
At the same instant Mr.. Blake
informed the court of sudden
discovery on his part that the
colonel's testimony would not be
needed. WhereupOn the judge
magnanlmously torgave Col. Monk ,
remitted the fine, and permitted
him 10 depart, which he did with
a rapidity that took the bailiff s
breath away. No one seemed bit
surprised when Mr.. Blake sudden
Y concluded TO switch about and
plead guilty, submitting with great
grace to a sentence OF a six
months, imprisonment, which, IN
view of the Nervousness of his Of
fense, was exceedingly moderate.
Col. Monk was elected the fol-
lowing day by l,4G3 majority
Adele and Albert were sitting side
by side on u sofa in the library as
he came in from the balcony, where
he had Just been addressing a few
thousand triumphant voters. 1t IS
to be feared that the colonel had
for this once departed somewhat
from his wOnted abstemiOusness,
because he swayed almost imper-
ceptibly from side to side as he re-
garded the guilty pair, murmuriug
"You're a very shmart FLOW, Al
bert; y'ought to go int politics, me
boy; y'Ought, really.'-uilconkee
LOcdI.
John NeesOn, of BdffalO, \. y E,
a lifelong Democrat, vicepresldent
of the Emerald Society, has gone
back on Cleveland and jumped the
track entirely. ne said 81 am a
Democrat, as always have been,