The Marshall republican., 1906-12-07

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Jury has now been out twenty eight
hours. My head spins. I'll walk In the
park ~ hour 10 o n me up"
That" declared. IS where Martin
went 10 smash"
1T IT," asscnted the doctor. Can't
you some way connect that jury business
with the mystery Can't you make that
aud the walk ~ the park and the dizzy
head mean something to your Put your
self in his place. Mr. Marsh, can't your"
Cant see IT," | replied. I'm not a
Vidocq, you know. In short, ] make
nothing out OF l."
Nothing at air cried young Martin,
IN a Departing voice. turned 30 see
him at the door with q lady whom |
supposed was his mother. They had
been cavcsdropping. and I did not like
that. bowed formally. In spite OF
Wrangle's OBTAINING hand. Mrs. Martin.
a most attractive person, ! must admit.
came quickly to my side and sank down
with her arms about me.
My darlingl" she whispered. wont
my love help you TO see II all as II isi"
| leaped 10 my feet and flung the wo-
man of. Wrangle's face was an added
insult.
by heaven. sir" I cried: III this Is
a joke. well sir" and I started for the
door, Il don't wonder poor Martin left
home"
Just then the detcstablc ~Joivorthy en-.
tered. read insolent intentions Ia his
eyes and me- them in perfect kind.
They've enough Of you. sir"
growled, savagely as could.
lie grinned insultingly.
"Oh, drop this bluff he said. 1T
makes me tired"
"Will YOU leave, sir, and let me finish
my business with these peopleI' ! de.
handed, very angry.
Joiworthy sneered audibly. I started
for him. lie lodged around the library
table. vaulted over II. As ] alighted
J~olworthy, possibly somewhat cut up by
my violence. extended his fist quite
vigorously. Something cracked back in
my head, and ! could do nothing but
fall on the hoor.
II will always seem that Il was a very
long while later when I awoke. The
slender youth and his mother were over
me. They looked strangely alike-thcn il
began coming back. Why. I was IN my
house. My wife and boy---
"Mr. Marsh" he said. arc you bet.
teri"
was irritated.
Harold" I cried, whats the matter
with your Don't you know your own
fatheri Who Is Marsh. and what's the
matter with my head. Helena, how does
all this happenI Why. Helenar
My wife threw a towel one way and
a bottle Of eamphor the other, after
which she shrieked in a loud voice anil
cast her arms about my neck. will not
say what she said into my left ear. |
discovered that my right ear was COW
cred with q huge damp towel.
Harold was yelling like AZ Indian buck.
And then that great boy kissed ne. !
was angry.
BE quiet. you silly people" ! cried.
striving to look not too deeply disguised
over such hysteria. "Now, tell me. did
the jury reporti'
Harold whooped and Helena began to
Harold" I commanded sternly.
Something has happened. Tell mel"
yes" cried Wrangle. who had been
standing behind me all the time "Tell
him. Harold. all Of it-beginning with
three weeks ago"
I reared my son to be truthful at all
times. hut I did not believe all he then
said. After he had done ] turned to
WrangIe;
What brought me out Of III"
THAT laundering rap ~Jolworthy gave
YOU h answered. srinning.,
II don't know who Jolworthy U.s." said
/, going over to Helena and taking her
in my arms then and there; hut, white
or black. or whatever. / insist that he
be invited here to dinner and that the
hest in the house be his"
But Helena did not seem to care about
Jolworthy.