The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-08-16
CHAPTER v.
JouRNEYs 81 Il

II had been a day OF upsetting for
David Kent beginning with the lats
breakfast at which Nellie. the night
Waterman at the railway station. bad
brought him Penelope's Telegram.
At ten he had case in court; SHIT
well VS.. Western Pacific Co, damages
for stock killing; for the plaintiff
Hawk; for the defendant-Kent-
With the thought that he was present.
ly going TO see Elinor again, Kent went
gaily to the battle legal. meaning to
wiring victory out OF jury drawn for
the most part from the plaintiffs
stock-rais.ng neighbors. BY dint OF
great perseverance he managed to pro-
long the ight until the middle OF tbs
afternoon. was worsted. as usual. and
so far lost his temper as to get him
self called down by the Judge, Mao
Farlane.
Whereupon he went back 10 the
Farquhar Building and 10 his Office
and sat down at the typewriter to
pound out a letter TO the general Gown
sci. resigning his sinecure. The Shot
well case was the third he had lost Tor
the company In a single court tern.
Justice for the railroad company. uR-
der the present aerarian conditions.
was not TO be had in the lower courts.
and he vas weary OF fighting the los-
ing battle. Therefore
In the midst OF the type rattlius
the 10y that served the few occupied
Offices In the FarQuhar Building had
brought the afternoon mail. II con-
tanned a letter from Lorlng. and there
was another reversive upheaval for
the exile. Loring's business at the
capital was no longer a secret lie haa
been rendered the resident manage
ment OF the Western Pacific. With
headquarters on the ground. and had
accepted His letter was a brief note.
asking Kent to report at once for
legal duty in the larger field.
Il an not fairly In the saddle yet
and shall not be for a week or so"
wrote the newly appointed manager.
But hnd ! am going TO need level
headed lawyer at my elbow from the
jump-one who knows the state poll
tical ropes and isn't afraid OF a scrap.
Come in on Number Three to-day. II
you can: II not. send a wire and say
when | may look for you. Or. better
still. wire anyway"
David Kent struggled with his emo
lions until he had got his feet doNn
10 solid earth again Then he tore up
the half written resignation and be-
gan 70 smite things IN order fer the
fight. Could he make Number Threef
Since that was the train named In
Penelopes message. nothing short %
a catastrophe should prevent his maxi
ing 1t.
SO il came about that the ontcoma
OF the cataclysm was thing which
happens often enough IN a conven-
tionalized world David Kent, With
his tragedy fresh upon him. dropped
Informally into place as one OF tina
party OF Ave; and OF all the others,
Penelope alone suspected how hard
he was hit. And when all was said;
when the new modus yiyendi had been
fairly established and the hour grew
late, Kent went voluntarily with
Ormsby TO the smoking compare
ment. ito play the string out decent
ly." as be afterward confessed %
Lorlng.
Il see you know how TO get the most
comfort out OF your tobacco" sale
the club-man. when they were oom-
panionably settled in the mems room
and Kent produced his pipe and to-
bacco pouch. Il prefer the pipe NY
self, for a steady thing; but at tkis
time Of night a light Castillo fits los
pretty we'll Try one?" rendering hs
cigar case.
Fighting shrewdly against a natsrh
prompting TO regard Ormsby AZ an
hereditary enemy. Kent forced hi&sslf
to be neighborly.
ITO BE Contlnued.l