The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-10

dificulty. There was room only faS
one in the path, yet had to keep hold
of Van Hoeck's hand and guide him
for the brake met before us; the trail
ing brambles that crossed the path
caught his feet; at every step he STUN
bled. 1t was hopeless to continue,
Already / fancied l caught a glimpse
through the trees Of the Judge swing
ing along the bride way.
Your only chance is to get among
the brake and throw yourself down
while I go on said. Il can go
quicker alone, and, coming behind, he
may imagine that you are still before
me"
SHOW me where to 60"
1 opened way through the brake,
led him behind thicket and babe him
lie down. AS ne carried out this in
struction I got back into the footpath,
and was then enabled to trot along at
brisk pace.
1t was only just in time, for, looking
back couple Of minutes later, I per-
ceived the Judge blowing his way
through brake and bramble, which
came well up to the level of his breast,
with as little difficulty as though il
had been meadow grass, and with the
same steady swing Of his bent should
ers. He had caught sight Of me from
the bride way, and struck out at once
into the thick of the underground.
did not in the slightest degree par
ticipate in Van Hoeck's suspicious and
fears, and having, as hoped, sue
ceeded in diverting from him the OBJ
ject Of his dread, was Indifferent as to
whether the Judge overlook me or not.
Had I been in the humor to enjoy a
joke, I think / should have enjoyed
giving him a long chase for nothing;
but circumstances were too grave for
that. / pursued the path until it
dipped down and waited for the Judge
to come up. In few minutes he stood
before me with his arms folded on his
chest, his feet planted apart, and a
particularly stern look on his gaunt,
weather beaten face.
'sHe has given me the slip; has he
given it to you likewiseg he asked.
NO. / replied, Il gave it to him.
helped him to escape"
stand up, Gentleman Thorne, and
let up look each other in the face"
l stood up. He held out his hand
and I gave him mine.
Now, standin' here hand in hand
and face to face. say, air we the no
blest works Of natur' or air we not2"
/ could not go so far as to admit
that his appearance realized my high.
est ideal Of nobility, but understood
his allusion and replied:
II believe you are an honest man, II
that is what you mean, Brace"
'lt is; and that is my opinion like
wise. Let us sit down and hold q com
mittee. Now, pardner, will you tel
me why you let Israel git?"
Because the poor wretch is halt
distracted with the loss Of the dia
mond and his fear Of YOU
why do he fear me?"
"He believes that you took the dia
mond, and intend to have his life, in
order to get the reyersionary share, OF
something Of that kind. And now, tel
me why you pursued him when you
saw he wished to avoid your
Because he did SO wish for one
| thing" and, he added, with emphasis
because he's got to speak Israel'i
got to speak," he repeated, with still
| greater decision. "A man what hai
| presentiments as a thing is going to b.
took so accurate as his'n, must nt'rally
have presentiments what's what's
gone. Of it when it's took"
"And suppose he cannot tell your
"Well, then he's got to try till he do
AS d jedge, I've had to try pretty
considerable number of bad lots, bu
more blamed. unprepossessing 10
than Israel I never yet sentenced to (
well Armed gallus. End. mark this
1 pardner, eff Israel was charged will
this crime, and it was my duty t,
direc' the jury as to the verde the,
should wen and truly find, / should
| direc' them to bring him in guilty, O.
I'd lock 'em up till they did"
You are as unreasonable In you
suspicious as Van Hoeck is in his
but you have not his excuse you ar,
notlunder The influence Of fear"
Because have nothing to b,
afeer'd on, Gentleman Thorne"
'"TelI me how on earth it is possible
for a man in Van Hoeck's condition
a man absolutely helpless, as we know
hirn to be-to accomplish feat OF thi
kindY'
II don't say no did It, pardner
don't say he took the Great Hesper; o.
the other hand, don't say he didn'i
But / am free to maintain that b
knows all about it. If You ask NJ
4 how he knows I'd tell you as don
know. There's a many things we don
know, but that's no reason why W
shouldn't try fur to find out. We ain
so everlasting clever that there
nothin more to be larnt ous y this al
mighty universe, take my Mord for il
| And, though we hev drawed q prett
good lot OF truth out Of the well, "
amt yet come to the last bucketful-
not BY d long way. One Of the thing
we hey got to learn concerns Israel
presentiments. and he added en-
phatically, I'm going to larn ii"
we must get back to the house
The police must be sent for
Il don't see what harm they can al
ana it's the reg'iar thing, and 50 the
ought to be, called in he said. risin
from the trunk Oh which we had bee