Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-24


ears. oe 70 crcdl. I
THE possession 10
pounds, with which ha 'le thou
rom which he infers tho. Gaunts
that from the very nam; ! have
| shrink-that t~housana'ng Of NM
obtained by me at great pounds \
10 :, re relleve him from his pe SuOls
impossible" cried mo
voice. inore than |
lm L@ do You say, 8.
AS ne spoke. he drew from zee hs1
ctDook the maltster's written als
edgment of the debt, \ acknd
round for inspection handed
1t was cruel. cruel ,h,n..
Mays father felt the disars % Do \
to the exhibition deeply attad
This Is Matthew Rjvers,
continued his former clerp sratitud'
personal Inconvenience AT ri
mouth. and after that to W w., 70 PV
to aid him. in return for "nlcAst(
strives by the very means -, winch
lifted himself, to cast a stat, n1,cn hel
name" sam upon !
This speech of John Grid,o,,.
TO partly blind some of his he,sse,l
many there Were who saw ; -
clever attempt to turn asiaa y OatI
Indignation. sue popd(
He continued.
Had | risked so much
Rivers would have YOU beliova nsuAd
sake OF the thousand pounds !, lg
that | should have lent tha y lke
him the moment it came into D ~a
sesslon-should | not the ra,h y! 4
devoted it TO my own purpososg, nal
NO" cried the malster. a,,,
revealed only part of the raj, s'd nal
tell the sequel" f
John Gridley turned even nal,
before. He had not given tba alsr
credit for so much courage IT. Ias
not believed he would darn h IN
Put Matthew Rivers told eve, VII
told how his clerk had made tba oa
tons OF a partnership in the bns,oa
ana a marriage with his daucbtar !
he had refused 10 HELM him -
other terms; and how, finally S,aI
To desperation, he consented n am
thing in order TO preserve hiS
name. ~
At this revelation hands wero al.
ed, and looks. almost ferocjons u
turned toward John Gridley
"Proof-proof..' he cried sneo.i,al
Accusations are nothing-bripg ~
proofs. No court of justice Womb
denim me on such incomplete 4
denc." n
You are not in a court of inst.
but You shall be judged by yorr N
low men. How do YOU say neishhnJ
guilty, or not guiltyT'
Guilty. guilty." they cried with n
accord. L
You take upon yourselves the anti
Of barristers, jury and judge-Wh /
the executioner?'
I'VE + not eX~ecutioners." ansvsI
Il voice from the crowd; but You uuI
leave A%nnadale!"
who says SOP
I'VE all say it," chorused all the nd
present.
What If / refuse your
I'VE Will compel you"'
Il do refuse!'
For n moment there was a whlsDd
ing among the men: and then, with |
sudden cry, they rushed upon J0i
Gridley.
He could not stand to combat vj
the village.
He was powerleSS.
They caught him-some beneath u
arms. some round the anklss-and al
ried him. with shouting and ryeEasi
to the village pond and threw him in
Ii was not deep, and they had nod
sire TO drown him. They dragged hj
through ii till he was all but unrsc(
nizable.
His hair bedraggied. his clothes "
and mud-stained, few could hs1
krown him for the prim, staid, soi
John Gridley.
His face. too, was transformed VIZ
passion, and he shook his clenched 4
menacingly at the crowd, who, WY
hOotings and laughter, greeted q
strange and altered appearance.
Il will come back" he cried; 'a1
when / return it will be an evil DAY
Annadale!' IA
Only a shout Of laughter greeted y
threat; and with the sound OF y "
ringing in his ears. he turned MS ~
on the village with rage In bis nea,]
vowing vengeance upon all those "
had brought about his disgrace.
1t was a vow which, before us!|
months had passed, was destlneu
have it's fulfilmeIt; but IN 4 way 1
little suspected. -.
In the meantime. UNCONSCIOUS
what was taking place, Nay ~
and her father remained In the cv'ss
Matthew Rivers knew full Wen -
in bringing the charge against isg Y
mel of robbery and the attack on MI
rey he was making for himsei ! a us
fee, who would not fail, by IAN ~
or foul, to be avenged upon niln.
Alas. the means for him 10 M.o
terrible vengeance were in MS naa ~
He held the bill which Tue .n0dr|
had given him for twelve n \
pounds, and Matthew Rivers NO. nasul
too well aware that when h
due. he would be unable TO nlse Mani S
In the hands of a revengelui cride
such as he had no doubt Jona ,s,rDl
would prove himself, 1t was .hndaprl
instrument; and the malster sn naud I
at the thought of being coin snsrd
leave his home and fanny " - rou1
with his liberty for the money
not pay. stsd
Even. already. there was Tho raj
upon his fair name. TO prov. eaS lid
OF John Gridley he had sacr, weddd
-~l hn would nave "" ~