The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-02-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
!; The Judges EaVeSdroppinS ;
4 By George Lincoln.
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THE JUDGE fell into the way Of
watching 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 re-
Gently opened along the string of lakes.
They both came of well-to-do fami-
lies, and their manner led him 10 think
there was breeding behind them. How
then did he come to know that they
loved each other? you ask. How was
it possible not to know it? He was not
always past so and he had a good men,
ory.
So when the judge noticed the way
"he" looked at "her" and the way she"
looked at "him" and the tenderness Of
the young mans courtesy, the judge
knew well enough how matters were.
She was beautiful woman, not over
90, and gave one an impression of trig-
ness and neatness.
He was a manly chap of %, athletic,
bronzed and thoroughly "fit," as my
nephew says. My nephew plays on the
varsity football team and is authority
in our family on such matters.
And they noticed the judge. After q
while 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 on the side of the lake to shell.
tered nook he knew, and lay down to
rest. There had been a puzzling case
before him that morning, and while
thinking it over he must have falls.
asleep.
lie was suddenly aware that just out
side his shelter a man and woman were
talking. He soon discovered that they
were Ibis lovers" as he called them,
and they were discussing some unhap-
py circumstance regarding their affec-
ton.
What should he do? There was no
way out except past them. Would il
not be more delicate to remain till
they had gone, not listening, and they
would never know anyone had ever
heard them.
But try as he would, it was impossible
not to hear their whole conversation.
But what difference does that
make?" asked the young man. "iou
know perfectly well, Alice, that If it
were a thousand times worse, that IL
it were you yourself, I would marry
you"
80, but think of il, Ned! Think what
your friends would say! Ned Grant
married the daughter Of an embezzler
serving his time in jail!'"
The judge couldn't help wondering
if this were the son Of Grant On the
supreme bench, whom 1s laA 1svog
met, although he knew II fo4A0 -
timately. The girls gentle veiss lRsas
as she said this and Ned esisa:
20, Alice, wish you wouldn't think
of that. 1t just breaks me up to see
you cry, you know"
Then followed silence during which
Alice must have been in some way com.
forted, for she said, in a steady voice:
NO, 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, ]
couldn't. / can't think of anything but
you-and-I do love you sol"
More silence. Then:
"And Ned, this really must be the
last. I can't marry you. No, dear
please don't 60 all over it again.
know that it would be a great wrong
to you to say yes. 1t would always be
a hindrance to you. We would have nc
friends, and young lawyer must have
friends. Who would come to your
house if they knew your wife was th'
daughter of Rand, the embezzler"
That was where the judge almost dis
covered himself. He sentenced Rand Il
20 years hard labor and he had still 1!
years to serve. 1t was queer cast
and not quite clear. So this was th'
motherless girl he had heard SO musl
about.
"Now, see here, Alice" the youns
man said, you know it takes two Il
make a quarrel, and it takes two Il
make q separation. So while you ma.
think IL best not to see me again,
shall not give you up and I shall se'
you every opportunity can, SO long a
It doesn't bother you. Dad knows q
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