Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
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,@$8 herself impetuously
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of it and told herself
that she hated young Brownlow, whom
she had known SO well before the days
OF the misunderstanding.
She was riding down a rocky detile.
Her face was flushed, her arms weary,
for she carried her pet lamb, Billy, an
obstreperous fayorlte, who ran away
on every possible occasion.
Billy was seasicli and rehellious. and
when she stopped over her gate latch
lie wrlggled out of her lap and jumped
to the ground.
With an exclamation OF Impotence
she dismounted and began a lively but
vain chase. She was in despair when
n tull figure appeared on the rocks
above, and. taking him for one of the
ranchmen. she called peremptorily for
aid.
The newcomer darted down. A brisk,
undigniticd scramble ensued, and Billy
was placed, kicking and struggling in
her arms, while she herself faced Her
bert Brownlow.
81 beg your pardon" she said coldly.
IF had recognized you, / would
never have given you this trouble"
Don't apologize" returned her com
panion cheerfully. 81 am very glad to
have come to the rescue
There's no question of rescue" said
Miss Henderson ungraciously II
would soon have had him. Billy is al
ways easy to CATCH
Very easy" mulmured the other,
CHANGING at his scratched hands and
frayed trousers.
And. please understand one thing"
she continued-"if you ever hear me
call for help, it doesn't mean you. Its
bad enough to live close to people who
steal from you under cover of the
law
Here such an ominous expression
came over his face that she stopped,
rather frightened.
"Wili you so on? l should like to
hear the rest OF the catalogue"
Then you SHALL" the girlcried reck-
lessly. You have stolen tract of
our land. Your men have cut our
fences and branded our strays."
Are you aware said Herbert calm
ly, that the man from whom your
father purchased that tract never own
ed it; that we paid hard money for it
TO the true possessor; that it was so
proved in court? Your other charges
are equally unfounded. In fact, the
only instance round here of Selling
| other peoples property has been the
case of certain pet lamb born on my
fathers ranch"
Miss Henderson clasped the outraged
Billy closely.
Have you the assurance to say my
lamb was stolen from your"
II could prove it If | chose. But
don't be alarmed. You are welcome
to him, only 1t might make you little
more generous in your remarks about
others"
II never heard of anything so i'm
PERTINENT gasped Miss Henderson.
You think because | am girl you
Gun call me thief sbut you shan't get
Off us easily as you Imagine"
Two days later a man presented Her
bert with a very dirty note which ran
as follows:
Mr.. Herbert brownlow
You are Hereby summoned TO attend Justice
court on the Seventeenth instant to answer for
defamin the Character Of miss Nelly Henderson
the Case rests on the onershipp Of one white lam
the complainant has been accused of stealth the
said lam to the great Injury of her feelins and
Reputation. If you Have any Witnesses bring
Those.
lsgnedl FOSTER CAMPBELL J
Foster Campbell represented all that
Clark county knew of law. He owned
a large copy of the code, in which he
could not read a word but this did not
trouble him, as an old cripple whom
he had befriended and who was term
ed clerk read his patron to sleep on the
intricacies of the law every night.
The two principals in the trial reach
ed the court, which was situated on
the Justices piazza, ut exactly the
same time.
Miss Henderson looked with dismay
ut large crowd of spectators. 1t
dawned on her that 1t was Saturday
and that every ranchman within fifty
miles had taken half day to see the
trial.
What are these horrid men doing
herei" she exclaimed .wrathfully as
the justice helped her to alight. 81
thought thered be just you and me,
the witnesses, and-and Mr.. Brown
low III wait"
KANT DO that" said the justice
decidedly.
Brownlow>stepped forward.
i told Miss Henderson she could
have the lamb. She may drop the
whole aifair if she chooses
She KANT" said the Justice firmly.
Neither of you kin go nolle prossin'
things around here like that. What
begins in my court finishes"
~ intend to finlsh,' said Miss Hen
derson. sweeping past Brownlow and
taking the chair reserved for her
The Justice cleared his throat
THE first case or docket is Miss
Henderson versus Mr.. Brownlow, Mr..
Brownlow has aggrieved the COM
plainant's feelin's by callin' her u
thicf''-
That l never did" said Herbert
angrily
This court is not used to interrup.
lions. said the Justice irrltably. This
case viii be determined by the lamb.
Ii il proves to be Miss Henderson's,