The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-04-24
tie SURF where tie vessel lay beach

i IaIleFeu there We're al OI Inc OlHeF
folks, and among them this woman
passed. one of another race Once
/ when the men were slow in launching
a fishing boat that they had brought
i from the cove to aid the life savers she
Waded into the surf, bent her strength
to the boat and sent it cutting out into
! the breakers. In the act the sleeve on
her right arm split from cuff to shoul-
/ der leaving bare magnificent arm
/ that made the women enviOus.
The crew Of the ship reached the
shore in safety, the sun broke through
the clouds, and when the group broke
| up Eds wife returned to the settle
| ment ia the center of the crowd, and
Ed went alone, discovered liar on
| whom the ban Of the settlement had al
ready been placed.
Ed was not seen again that week by
any one outside Of his own household
But before noon Of the next day a
meeting had been called in the church,
and 1t was decided to try Ed for living
a lie all those years. Uncle George
Mumford was deputed to notify the
| culprit of this fact.
Uncle George delivered his message
| to the wife.
All right, Mr. Mumford; Edll be
| there she answered simply.
| Now. the beach had never had
church trial before. so on the morning
! that was set for Eds the beachers,
men. women and children. assembled
at the schoolhouse where it was to be
held The little church on the other
side of the sdreen" was to know the
| presence of the sinful liar no more.
And it was clear that the culprit had
been prejudged. as 8
The hour for the trial was near at
hand when some of the spectators
| strolled down the path toward Eds
house to see him on his way. Present
lly the door opened and Ed appeared.
| And ordy goodness !''-his wife was
with him The two strobe along side
| by side to the parting of the paths,
where the group stood, and there the
woman halted. Ed stopped, too, and
stood with lowered face, knowing not
| where to turn or what to do, for the
faces that met his gaze were stern and
unforgiving. None said q word until
his wife spoke.
Go on, Ed" she said, stretching the
long right arm that the group remen1-
lbered was so beautiful toward the
| schoolhouse GO on an face 'em, an.
| yer shame be with ye}!''
| Her voice broke, and tears rolled
| down her cheeks. A gust Of wind loos-
ed the dark coils Of her hair. and in an
instant she was wrapped in it. a wild
and glorious spectacle to the aWed
/ group. ,89
go on, Ed, they echoed almost ten
derby. they knew not why, for in their
1 hearts they hated him not SO much.
maybe, becaus, Of his lies as because
he had shamed the woman they loved
but did not know.
Ed shambled on while the group
! watched his wife hurrying back to her
home. Wiping her tears from her eyes
with her flowing hair Then they turn
ed and filed slowly and silently toward
the schoolhouse.
Uncle Tom Mallett. the patriarch.
was the chosen judge for the trial, and
/ when Ed appeared Uncle Tom rose and
pointed finger Of scorn at him.
ED Mallett,'' he said. his voice crack
ing with righteous passion, I'VE liar an
4 hippercrit. set in that there cheer an
4 beer the word ag'in We
Ed did his bidding. shamed and trem-
bling.
Jimmy Mallett ye read that there
commandment bout lyin to this man
i this cousinso O your'n. an IL We leave out
a word cause he's yer kin yell go with
j him outer this heer congregation.
jim read the commandment from the
1 big Bible on the teachers desk. and at
every word Ed shivered and groaned.
s Every one was moved at this out
. ward sign Of penitence. and from sew
d eral directions came suspicious sniff1es
s of sympathy It was a cue to the
4 judge also. for be rose and, pointing
It the finger Of scorn at the guilty man
1 again shouted:
rsInil an groan. We mis'able sinner
q 4 an yvsrsI q the dust. fer ye're rotten in
y yer innartls. an the truth amt in We. .
y Then he turned to the people.
i This yer man. kin o. mos all o. ua.
4 be liar He said that wife O. his'n
had money. an she hadn't none. It's
e Capn Jim tsas KEEP EN- all these NOR
Il tai years ar he's been married, an We
4 never knoWed it. Well hear the fust
witness, Capri Jim, an well sWea1
8 s i'm I'M. y
Captain Jim rose.
Z he said; s. All reckon nobody
1 need do any sWearin fer me. All beer
n at it all my life. an. by golly, All ough
d ter know how by this time, heb ~
There was no response to this chal
{. lenge and Captain Jim continued:
d aas. drawing unpleasantly
3 through his eagle beak All fed Be-
Mallett an. his wife an his chillun. al
d All yarned the money All done it with
a Got anything in yer book ag'in that