Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
Tie World Against Him Bv WILL N. HARBEN,
 Copyright. 19o0. by AN. Keuoeg Newspaper Company.


 "You'd better ,e44 straight story, Thad," smiled the solicitor. "If you will, I'll forgive you for the way you took me in."
 "I'm willn' to tell all I know," con sented Williams. II don't want no trouble. I've got wife and six children to support"
 Williams was then put under oath. and confessed that Syd had said that he had shot himself while trying to hold his horse in check, the animal being thoroughly frightened by the firing. Thad showed the court how his friend had evidently tried to hold the reins and revolver in the same hand, and how it lad been discharged by striking it's hammer against the pummel of the saddle.
 q wouldn't a-tried to testify ag'in Fanshaw," he added, ''if Syd hadn't axed me to revenge his death."
 When the witness had sat down amid a storm of misses from the rear of the room and in the crowded hallway ad- joining, the solicitor rose.
 "Your honor," he began, 'the state has not a shadow of a case. and want to ask you to dismiss it. When think how near I came to using my efforts towards the conviction of one of the most prominent young men in this stat@when think how near came to being the tool of the. unprincipled scamp on my right, feel, l say, like thanking God for my escape. want to be the first to congratulate MT. Fan- shaw, to beg his pardon with all my heart and to wish him all success in the legal profession, to which, I under stand, he is a brilliant candidate.'
 The house believed with applause as the solicitor crossed over and grasped Ronalds hand. A look of dissatisfac- 1ion clouded Capt. Wrinkles face, and Col. Hasbrooke, with an ineNplicable expression, was seen worming his way towards the door through the now standing crowd.
 The sheriff, when tie case had been formally thrown out of court. sprang upon bench and pounded another with his walking stick.
 "Boys," he believed, ''I driv' MT. Fan shaw into town in my turnout, an I want the honor O takin' i'm. back the same way"
 Ronald, in the midst of surgin g throng eager to grasp his hand, looked over their heads and nodded to Ratcliff. When the crowd was thinning some what he found Dave at his elbow. Dust had accumulated on the rough fellow $ cheeks, and through it were the damp tracks of tears. The hand he gave his brother was cold and guivered.
 II don't want to do anything 'thout consultin' you, Ron,'' he began, ''so thought I would ax you about Thad Williams
 What about him?" questioned Ron aid, mystifed.
 Dave drew him out of earshot of the others.
 ''I don't think can ever respect my self,'' he said, with gulp, Eff I don't call i'm 10 account for the way he's done you. Ron. have got to fight i'm thar hain't no two ways about it. I'm armed. an so is he. If don't turn up home tonight, tell 'em-'
 His brother laid both of his hands on - ois shoulders.
 "I'd rather you would not, Dave," he said. This must end the whole thing. You must not put yourself into the jail from which l have escaped"
 ''Ron, I'd ruther die than let that triflin' skunk-''
 But Ronald would not listen to him, and in a few minutes persuaded him to drop his desire for revenge.