Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-30

0u, 1uu u0 plckoQ out the most un.
 neigh bored section of the twelve, .beins
 wishful only for undisturbed thfnkinf
 ground. But before the train had
 swung past the suburb lights of Gas
 ton, the smokers unrest seized him
 and the /thought-wheels demanded to-
 bacco. Kent fought 1t as long as he
 could. making sure that the smoking
 compartment liars club would be in
 session: but when the demand be-
 came a nagging insistence, he found
 his pipe and tobacco and went to the
 mems room.
 The little den behind the drawing
 room had but one occupant besides the rear-end brakeman--a tall, satur-
 nine man in gray grass-cloth duster
 who was smoking Porto Rican sto-
 gie. Kent took second look and held
 out his hand.
 "This is an unexpected pleasure,
 Judge Marston. was counting on three hours of solitary confinement. |"
 The lieutenant-governor acknowl- edged the hand-clasp, nodded, and made room on the leather-cpvered di- van for the newcomer Hildreth, the editor of the Argus, put it aptly when he said that the grim-faced old cattle king had "blown" into politics. He. was a compromise on the ticket; was no part of the Bucks programme, and had been made to feel it. Tradition had it that he had been a terror to the armed and organized cattle thieves of the early days; hence the brevet title of Judge" But those who knew him best did not know that he had once been the brightest man upon the su- preme bench of his native state: this before failing health had driven him into exile.
 For time the talk was desultory monologue, with Kent doing his best to keep it from dying outright. La- ter, when he was fairly driven in upon his reserves, he began to speak of him. self, and of the hopeless fight for en- largement in the Trans-Western strug- gle. Marston lighted the match-de- vouring stogie for the twentieth time, squared himself on the end of the di- van and listened attentively.
 Marston opened his watch and looked at it. Then he lighted another of the little cigars.
 We have an hour yet" he said. You have given me the legal points in the case: now give me the infer ences-all of them"
 Kent laughed.
 "I'm afraid I sha'n't be able to for get the lieutenant-governor. I shall have to call some pretty hard names"
 Gall them," said his companion, briefly; and Kent went deep into the details, beginning with the formation of the political gang in Gaston the 
 The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment. When Kent reached. the end of the in- ferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of po- litical and judicial corruption lie where 1t would, the engineer was for the capital.
 You have told me some things knew, and some others that I only sus- pected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the union station. Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the si- lent one added: If I were in your plsces Mrs Kent | believe l. should sake supplementary course of read ng in the state law"
 "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
 "In that part of the fundamental law which relates to the election of circuit udges, let us say. If had your case o fight, I should try to obliterate Judge dacF cFarlane."
 Kent had but moment in which to emark the curious coincidence in the lse of precisely the same word by both iunnicott and his present adviser. "But my dear sir! we should gain lothing by MacFarlane's removal vhen his successor would be appointed y the executive!"
 Marston turned in the doorway of he smoking-compartment and laid a atherly hand on the younger mans houlder.
 My boy, I didn't say 'remove;' I aid 'obhterate.' Goodnight"