The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-26
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watching them naturally enough.
Alter the court adjourned in the early
afternoon. he always took ride on
his bicvcle and never failed to visit
he beautiful stretch of boulevard re-
Gently opened along the string OF lakes.
They 10th came of well-to-do fami-
las. and their manner led him TO think
there was breeding behind them. How
then did he come TO know that they
loved each other? you ask. How was
i, possible not 10 know it? lie was not
always past 50 and be had a good mem
DRY.
So when the judge noticed the way
che looked at her" and the way she"
looked at him and the tenderness OF
tie young mans courtesy. the judge
knew well enough how matters were.
She was a beautiful woman, not over
20. and gave one an impression Of trig-
ness and neatness.
lie was a manly chap Of %, athletic.
bronxed and thoroughly fit" as my
uephew says My nephew plays on the
varsity football team and is authority
IN our family on such matters.
And they noticed the judge. After a
while he got into the way of bowling to
them. although they didn't know he
was Judge Sforrow, and he didn't know
them.
One dreamy. Indian summer after
noon the judge went up among the
trees on the side of the lake to a shell
tered nook he knew. and lay down TO
rest There had beer 4 ppzzlinr case
before him that nothing. ana while
thinking ii over he must have fallen
asleep.
lie was suddenly aware that just out.
sid. his shelter a man and woman were
talking. He soon discover. that they
were his lovers" as he called them
and they were discussing some unhap-
by circumstance regarding their affec-
ton.
What should he do? There was No
way out except past them. Would i
not be more delicate to remain til
they had gone. not listening. and they
would never know anyone had evei
heard them.
But Try as he would. il was impossible
not TO hear their whole conversation.
But what difference does tina
nake?" asked the young man. "io'
know perfectly well. Alice. that il !
were a thousand times worse. that !
y were you yourself, | would MARI,
You"
20, but think Of il. Ned, Think wha
your friends would say. Ned Gran
married the daughter Of an embezzle
serving bis time in jail.'"
The judge couldn't help wondering
i this were the son of Grant on tn
supreme bench. whom he had neve
met. although he knew his father in
tmaiely The girls gentle voice brok
as She said this and Ned cried:
20 Alice. ] wish you wouldn't thin
OF that. Ii just breaks me up 10 Sc
you cry. you know"
Then followed silence during whic
Alice must have been in some way con
ioricd, for she said. in a steady voice:
No, my dear boy. have been yer
weak 10 see you so often, and hay
these rides. ] should have refused an
tried to forget you. But. Ned.
couldn't. can't think OF anything br
you and-I do love you sol"
More silence. Then:
And Ned. this really must be th
'ast. can't marry you. No. dea
lease don't go all over il again.
Know that il would be a great wron
10 you TO say yes. II would always |
hindrance to you. We would have II
friends. and young lawyer must ha,
friends. Who would come TO 70,
house II they knew your wife was IL
laughter of Rand. the embezzler?"
That was where the Judge almost di
covered himself. He sentenced Rand
~ Years hard labor and he had still
Years TO serve. IL was queer cat
ana not quite clear. So this was I'll
mo'herless girl he had heard so mus
about.
Now, see here, Alice" the your