Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-06-27

you, Sally brought me this evening.
How do | loolf Is my face at all
swelled? And my eyes, do they look
tolerable clear?"
"Oh, you're all right enough, now.
The thing Is to keep So"
He assisted him in dressing, the
while cautioning him how to conduct
himself in the presence of the distin'
guished visitor, ending thus: 81 hope
you'll show Mr. Torrance that you
don't belong to Vile Amerson.
'Gus Rachels," said the invalid, while
being assisted in tying rs cravat
you're the only man in this blessed
world I'd let talk to me that way. You
know you are. You see a man like
Sebe Torrance has asked me to take a
drink with him"
His moistened eyes and the pathos
in his words touched Rachels, who
with instant compassion said:
'Oh, You know didn't mean to hurt
your feelings, boy. I'm not a-denying
that you want to do right. Thatll do
You look real spry. Come along"
His handsome face and slight figure,
which had learned to accommodate it
self to his limping movement, showed
to full advantage in his tasteful dress
ing. He met the party with grace, as
II he were accustomed to such invita-
tions, and strove, not quite, but near
ly, with success, to hide his embar-
rassment.
"Ah!" cried Torrance. "The son of
my dear old friend Lewis Carruthers,
-.
q man as ever lived In Milledgeville or
any other town How are you? A
man of my age, as general thing,
oughtnt to invite the young TO drink,
but I'll make an exception in this one
case, If you and Dabney will join me"
For long afterwards Dabney used to
| tell of that meeting at the big In
dian" Of the instant and continued
charm put by the great lawyer upon
the harmless wealSling, of the ease
with which, while entirely respectful
of his feelings, he drew, one after an
| other, everything that was OF any
value from his recollections of his re-
| lations with the Amersons Rachels
| sat and wondered how, in less than an
| hours irregular and apparently un-
| concerned chatting, he strung along
| together items individually seeming
insignificant, but gradually making a
| chain incomparably stronger than he
| had imagined TO be possible. At the
| last, as at the first, they clinked the
| glasses, and, after an engagement to
| meet at the court an hour before its
| opening, the lawyers took their leave,
| Il . l. Rushalg q ut-in1
| Carruthcrs home.
| 1--WE could have gotten more out of
| him, if we had needed to" said Tor
rance Hes not bad. Dependence
| and other things have made him shack
| ling / am gratihed to see that he
doesn't understand Amerson. Therell
be no difficulty in getting the truth
out of him on the stand, however re-
| luctant he may be to hurt one who he
thinks has befriended him. l thought
best, however, to say nothing to him Of
what we discovered to-day. tn be
well for Rachels to know 1t, and ]
| asked him TO come to my room to-mor-
row. You're sure OF his discretion,
you say? Yes; well, I'll tell him, and
| he must keep it to himself till Monday.
| wanted TO impress the boy with the
great seriousness of the case. You
Saw how he WINGED once or twice at
what said. intended to make his
hair rise little, then let 1t lie down
again He'll feel like it's going to lit
him off his feet, Monday. 1t was well
to see him, mainly for the purpose Of
| deciding how we should handle him on
the stand. There's going to be no
trouble. declare IL touched me to see
tears In his eyes when 1 spoke Of what
sort of man his father was, and what
an honorable name he had left II
was every word the truth. Heigh-hor'