Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-02
BY George Lincoln



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The judgr fen into the way OF watch
ing them naturally enough. After the
court adjourned in the early afternoon
he always took ride on his bicycle
and never failed TO visit the beautiful
stretch of boulevard recently opened
along the string OF lakes.
They both came OF good families. or
NJ least well To do families. and their
manner led him TO think there was
breeding behind them. How. then. did
he come 10 know that they loved each
othert you ask. How was il possible
not TO know il: lie was not always
past 30. aud he had a good memory.
So when the judge noticed the way
he looked al her and the way
she" looked at him" and the tender
ness OF the young mans courtesy the
Judge knew we'll enough how matters
were
She was Il beautiful woman. not over
20. and gave one an impression OF trig-
ness and nratness. \ woman would
say she wore a becoming suit that lit
ted her. She was petite. with one Of
those fresh. sparkling faces 50 seldom
seen among oVerwOrked society girls.
He was Il manly chap OF -, athletic.
bronzed and thoroughly lit" a. my
nephew says. My nephew plays on The
varsity football team and is author
ity in our family on such matters.
And fhnV nnfi...a,f fbs it.I.r. f.,..
awhile he got into the way OF bowing
TO them. although they didn't know he
was Judge StorrOw. and he didn't
know them.
One dreamy Indian summer after
noon the Judge went up among the
trees Oh the side of the lake To shell
tered nook he knew and lay down To
rest. There had been pOzzling case
before him that morning and while
thinking il over hr must have fallen
asleep.
lie was suddenly aware that just
outside his shelter IA man and woman
were talking. lie knew not what To do.
He soon discovered that they were
his love-. as lac called them. and
they were diScuSsin- some unhappy
circunrSiarc" regarding l.cir affection
What couid he DO: There was no
way out except past them Would il
he better To come Oui and 80 let them
know he had heard their talk. ur would
il not bC more delicate To remain till
they had gone. not liStenin" anA they
would never Enow any one haA over
heard them? Ele decided un the latter
alternative ANA remained perfcctlv
quiet.
But. try rs he would. il was imposSi-
Bile not To hear their whole convcrSa-
ton.
But what difference does that
makeT" asked the young man. You
know perfectly well. Alice. that if il
were a thousand times worse-that if
ii were you YOURSELF would marry
you"
"Oh. but think of il. Ned. Think
what your friends would say, Ned
Grant married the daughter of an en-
bezzler serving his time i'm jail"
The judge couldn't help wondering
If this were the son of Grant on the
supreme bench. whom he had never
met. although ne knew his father init
mately. The girls gentle voice broke
as she said This. and Ned cried
"Oh. Alice. wish YOU wouldn't think
Of that. IL just breaks me up To see
you cry. YOU know"
Then followed silence during which
Alice must have been in some way
comfOrted. for she said i'm steady
voice:
mo my dear boy. have been very
weak to see yOu so often and have
these rides should have refused and
tried to forget you But. Ned could
not ! can't think of anything but you
and do love you soI'
More silence then:
And. Ned. this really must he the
last cant marry you. No. dear.
pleas. don't so all over IL again
know that il would be great wrong
TO you TO say yes. II would always be
a hindrance to you. We would have
no friends. and n young lawyer must
have friends Who would come to
your house if they knew your wife was
the daughter of Rand the rmbezzlcrF"
That WAS where the Judge almost
discovered himself He sentenced Rand
To ~ years hard labor and h. had
stiii 10 years 10 serve. II was Il queer
case and nni f"i'r clrar 80 This was
the mothrrlrSS girl he had heard so
much about.
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