Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
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THEM THE COLONEL AROSE.
keep still all Of you I'm the boss Of
this threshing outfit"
'This-is court Of law, your honor,
end not threshing outfit" remon-
strated the Colonel.
.It isn't, Ell? say court Of law
b q moral threshing machine. Doesn't
II separate the wheat from tho
shaft9"
=. "RigAs you ere, Wafl. seconded
Bill Comfort.
The Judge frowned at his engineer.
''This IL no the-ay-ter," he resumed.
eWhat have you been doing, Barney7"
"You honor, ILL" began tho
lawyer for the defense.
"Dont distress yourself, Burberry;
II down I was talking to Liscomb."
.Ir-r-representh him in this c-c-case."
.Not In this court. Sit down, tell
you. Now, Barney2"
"But, your honor, c-c-c-" slut
tered Barberry,red and desperate.
stop your whistling and stomping!
Don't you know any better than to
whistle and stomp In court OF JUS
Hoe7"
"But Mr.. Lis-Lis- Liscomb''
The Judge stared at the lawyer so
Sternly he wilted in his chair.
"shall throw him out, Waff ?" asked
Bill Comfort, making pugilistic ges-
ture with his bunch of waste.
'No," said the judge. withdrawing
his glare from Barberry and bestow-
ing 1t upon his engineer; ''but I'll tell
you what you can do, Bill Comfort.
You can keep still or I'll throw you
out, and no two ways about It. Now,
Barney"
Barney stood up and was about to
epeak when Col. Keever broke in ahead
Of him.
your honor. 1t is customary first
70 hear the plaintiff. beg to be al
lowed to make my statement"
"And beg to be allowed to tell you
20 mind your p's and q's. Is my au-
thority to be respected OF isn't it2"
Col. Keever coughed and thrust his
hand into his bosom.t
II WILL address this court, sir"
"You will, will youi" exclaimed Wat.
Ne, starting up slowly. IF you say
much more, the dignity of this court
Is going to be badly impaired"
you're Q disgrace to the law you
profess to represent.
"Silence, or I'll fine you for con.
tempt Of court"
Ut my ane was In proportion to my
contempt scored the Colonel, "a mil.
lion dollars wouldn't pay it,"
"Now, you're getting personal. Pet
hbone. Il that man forgets himself
again, take him down to the end Of
the hall and lock him up. While Tn
here this thing is going to be run &C
oording to Waffle. Come here, Barney
and I'll swear you"
Barney laid his hand on the bool
| while the oath was administered, Their
he was asked in q tone Of judicial Sc
verify.
Ibid you point deadly weapon al
that gentleman in the white hat?"
| "Yes, sir"
"What was tia shotgun3"
"Yes, sir"
"What was it loaded with?''
! mo. shot"
Show far were you from Col. Reeve,
~ the timer"
"About fifty feet"
"Now, then, answer me square-up
II your gun had gone off would It hav.
killed our respected friend?"
/ II think it would, sir"
1 The Judge leaned forward in hi.
chair.
"Then why in the fend's name didn'
A you shoot?"
j A painful silence settled over tn
courtroom and then there came tit
ter from someone somewhere in tn
crowd. Guy laughed outright. Spring
ing erect, the Colonel inflated hi
broad chest, and fastened his eyes o,
Waffle.
Sir" he cried in voice whose ever
intonation sent n palpitating chi
through Lem Billins, you are in
vested with the sacred majesty of Law
and / would rather cut off my RICH
hand than raise it against one of tn
neblest of my country's institution
but"
"That will do. Keever." cut in tn
Judge. MAKE any more comment
on my way of doing things and L
fine you and levy on your old blanke
sheet for the amount. You're TIL
kind. of frontier product tina
makes an honest man blush for hi
race. You're having your day nov
but the time will come when tn
people will find you out. Beware {
that time, Keever. that's my adyic
to YOU"