The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20

the men who Rad been tricked. shameo
and deserted by the old Judge m past
years. Then he bought The Blade. INC
new county-5eat paper. puollsHeu v, tlo
judges own town. When ne ihao ac-
qulred the property he coyiy suggested 70
the Judge that as nc neeoea , u ~ VII VIZ
ready money just then. he would pc WI
ling to sell two-thirds' Interest. The
bait caught the Judge instantly and ne
drew his check for the required amount.
charging It UP 10 campaign expenses
Then lie went into the city tor ie"
days rest. habit he had tailen INTO
In late years. He liked to come IN con-
tao, with bright minds, he said. and keep
in touch with the great world or affairs;
It kept him from getting rusty.
There was no open contest against the
Judge In his own county: the new paper
printed few columns OF conventional
praise of "our distinguished and learned
fellow townsman,' and me reo-ne. aa'a
lawyer rode the country picking out dele
gates to the judicial convention. lie
didn't claim directly to represent the
Judge, and evch went SO far as 70 say
that he had no objection TO letting any
"sorehead'' In the delegation. who cared
to, 90 to the convention. This was winKeu
at as very mananlmous anu tle'er
thing-and an amazing NUMBER VI sole-
heads took advantage of his generosity.
The con ventlon met Friday, the regular
publication das Of The Blade beng
Thursday. " Somehow the papers sol
into the pOsto1tlLe uncommOnly carry th;it
day, and in q few hours The county was
In an uproar-foI the news spread lke
a prairie fire after drouht. In head
lines printed in black hand bill type the
editor announced the fact that It had
been discovered that tho Hon. worthy.
Alillring vas the husband vi young
woman forty years his junior, ana the
father OF little daughter. Inc wile
was the daughter OF former house
keeper OF the judicial mansion.
In proof of the existence OF the "He'
the paper published the tao-slmlle re-.
production Of Restored letter receipt
signed by Mrs Worthy Mllrlng No
comments were made aside from the SIM
Die statement that It was feared that
the neighbors and political supporters OF
the aged jurisl would resent the tact
that they had not been taken more lntl.
mately into the confidence OF thelr as
tingulshcd feilow-townsmana. lna as con.
yention was til. hottest that ever CON
vencd In the county, The old Judge was
full OF fight. lie made q bold dash TO
stampede the younger delegates.
.Just como over TO the Motel, ne told
them, inject MS wife. and then, II you
blame me. vote against me, 'rhcy &C,
copied tho challenge, met the woman-ahd
went back 10 fight for the Judge she was q
city woman with q certain social grace
and cleyerness that dazzled teh young
farmers and, for time, II looked as
II tho judges high play would win out
for him.
But a good many Of the delegates had
brought their wives to town with them
Just to do Il little shopplng-and sonc-
how tho red -headed lawyer MANAGED to
meet most OF these women and drop a
word with them And incidentally the
convention, tnv store. and the whole town
generally, we're well supplied with hand
bills giving the text OF the JUDGES de-
cision in which he had taken the chlld
from the mother on tho grounds OF 'un'
wholesome Influences" More than one
delegate was called out Of that con-
yention by his wifo-but somehow not
many of the women called on the Judges
wife that llrst day Of her appearance IN
local society,
In the convention the fight was some
thing fierce, The baloting hung on untll
night, and the insurgents forced an ad-
Journment, That gave the wives OF me
delegates change to express their SEMI
ments-and the next day, on the eighty
ninth ballot, there was break IN lhe
Judges forces, and the nomination went
to Il dark horse candidate who was as
awkward as n 'pip' turkey, put stfalsht
and fairly able.
After that The old Judge grew thinner
and frazier. lie held his head Just as
high as ever when he took his d,gnifed
walks about town, but II was hard work
for hint do It, His deep-set eyes sunk
further back into their cayerns behind his
bushy brows. Before the summer was
over he took to his bed, In the language
Of the red-hended lawyer. turned up
"a his toes and submitted to the eternal de-
cree Of Justice and retrlbYtiop."
The pol.tIcialts Who lada the ludse.