The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21


ferred to the guest OF the evening
The assaulted party. one Nashville"
Cory, was not OF Canaan, but a bit OF
driftwOod happy touching shore for the
moment at Beaver Beach. and-strange
is this world-he had been introduced
to the coterie of Mixes Place by Hap
by Fear himself, who bad enjoyed q
brief acquaintance with him on a day
when both had CHANGED to travel in
coS.ito by the same freight. Natural
~ Happy had. felt responsible for the
proper behavior Of his protege-was.
In fact bound to enforce II; addition
ally, Happy had once been save from
term of Imprisonment lat a time
when II would have been more than
ordinarily lnconvenient by help and
advice from Joe, and he was not one
to forget. Therefore he was grieved
to observe that his own guest seemed
| to be somewhat jealous of the hero OF
the occasion and disposed to look cold
ly upon him. The stranger. however,
contented himself with innuendO
(mere expressions of the face and 9TH
Or manner of things for which one
could not squarely lay hands upon
HIM until such time as he and his
sponsor had come to Main street In
the clear dawn on their way to Hap
pys apartment, variable abode II
may be that the stranger perceived
what Happy did not-the three blue
coats in the perspective. At all
events he now put into words Of sim
pie strength the unfavorable concep-
ton ne had formed of Joe. The re-
suit was incidentally immediate, and
the period of Mr. Corys convalescence
In the hospital was almost half that OF
his sponsors detention In the county
Jail
when Happy Fear had suffered,
with Il give and take simplicity of pa
thence, his allotment of months in
durance and was released and sent
into the streets and sunshine once
more, he knew that his first duty lay
in the direction of Il general apology to
Joe. But the young man was no lon
re: at Beaver Beach; the red headed
proprietor dwell alone there and. re-
ceiy.ng Happy with scorn and pity,
directed him TO retrace his footsteps
to the town,
'Ye must lave been in the black hole
of Incarceration Indeed if We haven't
heard that Mr. Louden has his law of
fee on tie scuare and his livin' room
behind the office. It's IN that little
mi, Inf IN CIR af,rIat
sheriif's door O the jail. Ye'ye been
this long time A hard time
the boy had persuadin' any one to rent
to him, but by payin' double the price
he got asplace at last. He's practic-
In lawyer now, and all the boys and
girls Of our acquaintance go to him
with their troubles. Yell see him
with murder ease TO try before long
as sure as we're not worth yer salti
But expect we can still call him by
MS name of Joe. all the same!'
1t was a bleak and meager little Of
ice into which Mr.. Fear ushered him
self to offer his amends. The cracked
plaster of the walls was bare, save for
lust. There were no shelves. The fat
Drown volumes, most of them fairly
lew. were piled In regular columns
lpon cheap pine table. There was
'ut one window, small PANIED and
hadeless. An inner door OF this sad
hamber stood half ajar. permitting
be visitor unreserved Acquaintance
Nth the domestic economy OF the ten
Mt. for 1t disclosed q second room,
mailer than the ONCE and dependent
pom the window Of the latter for air
nd light. Behind canvas camp cot,
imly visible In the obscurity Of the
lner apartment, stood small gas
tove surmounted by stewpan. from
'hich projected the handle Of q big
n spoon. so that II needed no ghost
ON the dead to whisper that Joseph
susien. attorney at law. did hte own
,oking. Indeed. he looked Il!
Upon the threshold OF the second
'ona reposed small, worn, light
own scrub brush OF dog - cosfno-
Titan In ancestry that his species was
most AZ understandable as the cast
On dogs OF the Pike mansion. He
eeted Mr. Fear Hospitality. having
ZEN 50 lately an offeast OF the streets
mself that his adoption had taught
m to lose only his old tremors. not
; hopefulncss. At the same time Joe
Sc quickly from the deal table. where
had been working. with one hand In
! hair. the other splaticrlnG ink from
lad pen
Good for you. Happy" he cried
cFfully. II hoped you'd come to
, ine today. I've been thinking about
oh for you"
l don't want n job. nobow"' said
. Fear. going TO the door. II don't
mt to work. There's plenty ways fer
to git along without that. But I'll
one thing more. Don't you worry
tut glttIn' law practice. Mike says
IRE goln' to git all you want, and IL
re Amt no other way. why. few
ls'll 60 out and make some fer yet"
hese prophecies and promises, over
Ich Joe chuckled al first. with his