The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-13
IREVENGE BY Telephone. !
By John J. Arm mstrong.

i said Johnson, my clerk, as he
placed bundle at my elbow. Sec
ond cause in to-morrow's list"
"Oh, certainly" 1 said, looking up
from the evening paper on my desk.
Il shall stay here and digest them.
The Monitor seems to think the
O'Leary couple got their just de-
serts?"
$50 they did, SIR" returned John
son; but, by Coke, you never gave
the defense ghost of chance!
Marshall was as weak as water af-
ter you'd finished. Not that he could
have done much for 'em anyhow. It's
a good riddance to a dangerous lot,
say l." lie paused, and a serious look
crept over his spectacled face. Il
don't want to pose as an alarmist," "
he said presently, but if any man
has made enemies who are to be
feared to-day, you're that man. I'm
Ill the other O'Leary is with mis- ac-
completes, I wouldn't like to be in
your shoes"
johnson was an old servant and
held himself privileged accordingly,
l laughed in his face. You're get
ting quite an old woman" l cried. He
shook his head in silent dissent
Come here. YOU croaker. Open that
drawer. There now. do you think
am able to take cart of myself:
Here, help yourself to cigar anc
get off"
VERY good. SIR" he said, az he
shambled to the door. If report
speaks true of Tim OLeary, l ad
wise you to keep il loaded. Coco
night
"Johnson's getting decided.
shaky," l solioquized. Il suppose
he's seen me in a hundred cases fo
the Crown. and yet he breaks ou
like this when a couple of assassin
are put out of the way of working
further mischief through my in
strumentality. There's some miti
cation when frenzied creature file
out al another in hot blood at al
apparent injury. But anarchists
cold-blooded. indiscriminate murder
ers. Pah. For them there should b.
no mercy"
Ny musings were suddenly inter
rupted by Br-r-r-r-r from the tele
phone bell. Striding over to the in
strument / took the receiver.
Halo. that you, Dick?" came tn
voice Of Marshall. You got the ku
dos, to-day, my learned brother
hang you. Never gave me look-il
That gentle restraint usually assume
by the leader for the Crown wa
,trikingly conspicuous by its absence
Quite shock 10 me, declare. 70
shouldn't outrage legal canOns in tha
way. my boy, without due notice I
the defense. Shall see you at III
club? What's that-busy! Som
You're against me in Grimes tO-moI
rOw, aren't you? Well, grind oi
and DO your best-you'il want il! i
come and dig you out in an hour
tiue So-lOng." Hr-r-r.r-r-.
resumed my Eea, with smil
Though professional duty frequen
j. made Bully Marshall and myEe
legal adyersaries. in private life "
were clOse-knit friends. Bully an
myself were adopts al forensic hai
splitting. His poDdsr0us style, whi'
gave nervous witnesses into b
Lands was direct contrast 20 II
suaYs. trenchau, manner. When
shO, ZIP with his "M'iud, object
-he legal gentlemen in the well wou
look Up Win amused faces IN ANTI
patton # = wOrdy duel No IA;
be,per than himself knew how
boister up weak case. No man NJ
quicker ~ seiHe an opening. a ma
ser pf le2al artiGee, be had hoo
njBked many jury by unadul,e
ated bjus.
Ep2roSssd iD marsballing u
heads, scribbled On, when sudden
shadow from behind NE erept oy
the paper 81 my hands, and even
] sleYec round, . strong arm ~
1h,own pound nly neck, cloth "
pressed over ny face. the biii