The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-10

note OF Mr.. Howell, who, she booL
was now firmly engaged TO Me- mar" Ui
fold. And Mrs. Winfield. bor VIM
had assured her, said over II. ..I eosSips
was mighty sorry fer Jack Talbo, eaily
fellow But, then, Alice never h h. pure
you might say, incouridged him u as
goin erbout with him had been ,,o ner
because his mother was So ins;at uy
Alice never had the least idear If S;"
as er husband, though he wanted I h
bad' SO bad she did but hope he wonlan,.
go an take ter drink over not o;..;'
her. But no girl couldn't. not &c s" "t
had been well raised, think or naiu sue
sech er CHARGE as Mr.. Howell. WIZ !,
would be hyin in the face or Providona"
an Brother both. Brother never did e.
vor Jack Talbot an was Jest de. liobtos
over Alice's Engagement. OF co'sa ~
had never let ON ter the Talbots hon, AZ
felt-he couldn't, not on account Of tbo
sto' an them workin so many niposrs
but fer my part was glad ter Ter o..
things. was so tired er bein porlis'
jest from the teeth. An then for th;ar'
what er romants it was-Mr Howell
failin i'll love the very minute be saw
Alicel Sech er compliment Now Of
only Ninesy done as well in marvin
she couldn't noways do no better--I
wouldn't have nothin more ter wish for
this side er heaven. -
Memory of it all brought a shadows
dimple to Turk about Robs month as
she sat serenely facing her enemies in
court. Mr.. Topmark had come in brt
did not glance her way. He held stoniIv
aloof, too, from Magnolia, though he an.
swered with a constrained greeting
when Noch called jauntily across n
him. He looked i'll and worn indeed
The wrinkles below the jaw were deem.
er and his hard, shiny skin unwhoIe.
somely red. Rob saw him look eagerly
at the line of huddled blacks at the
back of the courtroom. Something, she
knew not what, moved her to let her
eyes also rest there. To her amazemept.
she saw Aunt Phemy sitting primly
apart and leaning upon her crotched
stick till her face was half hidden.
Until the week before court sat Judge
Graball had held to the comforting be.
lief OF his world as to his own potency
in legal affairs. Then suddenly he was
made aware that an elective judiciary
sometimes takes account Of more things
than enter into strictly legal procedure.
Judge Waxem of the honorable court
was candidate for reelection, and his
only dangerous competitor was peculiar.
ly strong in Walnut Creek-Walnut
Creek, which cast 400 votes, $50 Of
which were safely controlled BY Mr.
Topmark. All through heated canvass
that gentleman had sat impartially on
the fence, but at the eleventh hour he
gave out that, 'cordin ter his way er
seem things, Judge Waxem come nearer
doin right'n any new man could be
looked ter hit it, an Waxem'd have his
vote an infiooence shore.
So, when the case of Tubbs versus
McGregor came up, Judge Graball was
not astonished to find that the plaintiffs
most serviceable attorney sat in the place
of Judgment. Do what Graball might,
things went at railroad speed Motions
were denied, overruled, set at naught,
until he became so defiantly and impu'
IDENTIFY cheerful those who understood
him best felt his case was hopeless, for
i'll the most desperate cases his air Oh
became something superhu-
man. More than once it had carried the
jury his way in the face of law and EVIL
dence. But juries are never candidates,
needing to regard the sun, the WINDS Oh
popular favor. The more Graball ma
the more finty hard grew
Judge Waxem's face.
no BE CONTINUED.