The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

to know what Judge Pike thinks OIL
You and Norbert, l should think you'd
be ashamed to have him pass you in
the street"
i've quit speaking to him." said
Norbert coldly. ever since l heard
he owned Beaver Beach
That story amt proved yeti. re-
turned his grandmother with much
irascibility.
We'll. it will be: but that's not ALL
Norbert wagged his head. You may
be a little surprised within the next
few days
.'Fve been surprised for the past
few.' she replied. with bitterness
which overrode her satisfaction IN tne
effectiveness of the retort. surprised.
I'd like to know who wouldn't be sur
prised when half the town acts like 1t S
gone crazy. People praisin that fell
low. that nobody in their sober minds
and senses never in their lives had
good word for before. Why, there
was more talk yesterday about MS
doin's at the courthouse-you OF
thought he was Phil sheridan. 1t
Joe Louden' here and Joe hou1eh
there. and Joe Louden' this and Joe
Louden' that, till I'm sick OF the
name!"
"Then why don't you quit saying It!
asked the colonel, reasonably
Because it'd ought to be said!" she
exclaimed with great heat Because
he'd ought to be held UP to the COM
munity to be despised. You let me
have that paper a minute, she pur-
sued. vehemently; ''you just let me
have the Tocsin and III read you out
some things about him thatH snow
him in his true light"
'All right" said Norbert. suddenly
handing her the paper. GO ahead
And after the exchange of a single
glance the two gentlemen composer
themselves to listen.
'.Har exclaimed Mrs. Flitcroft- Here
1t is in headlines on the first page
Defense Scores Again and Again
Ridiculous Behavior of a would be
Mob Louden's-'" She paused. re-
moved her spectacles, examined them
dubiousIy. restored them to place and
continued: ''Louden's Mastery Con-
duct and u-Deserved-' she paused
again. incredulous-'' Well Deserved
Triumph"
Go on" said the colonel, softly.
Indeed I will." the old lady replied.
do you think 1 don't know sarcasm
when / see it? Ha, ha. She laughed
with great heartiness- 7 reckon
will go on, You listen and try to
learn something from it!' She re-
sumed the reading:
"It is generally admitted that after
yesterdays sitting of the court, the
prosecution in the Fear-Cory murder
trial has not leg to stand on. Lou
denis fight for his client has been. it
must be confessed, of a most Splen-
did and talented order, and the bot
tom has fallen out of the case for the
State, while a verdict of Not Guilty.
il is now conceded. is the general wish
OF those who have attended and fol-
lowed the trial. But the most interest
ing event of the day took place after
the session, when some miscreants un-
dertook to mob the attorney for the
defense in the courthouse yard. He
met the attack with a GOODNESS and
nerve which have won him popularity
that" Mrs. Flitcroft again fall
tered.
Go on" repeated the colonel.
There's a great deal more"
Look at the editorials" suggested
Norbert. There's one on the same
subject
Mrs. F'litcroft, her theory of the Toe
sins sarcasm somewhat shaken, turned
the page. we Confess a Mistake"
was the rubric above the leader. and
she uttered CRY. of triumph, for she
thought the mistake was what she had
just been reading, and that the edi-
toriaI would apologize for the incom-
prehensible journalistic eTorNupon the
first page. The best of us make mis-
takes, and it is we'll to have a change
of heart sometimes (Thus Eugenes
successor had written, and so Mrs
Flitcroft read.) IAN open confess
sion is good for the soul. The Toe
sin has changed its mind in regard
to certain matters and means to
say so freely and frankly. After
yesterdays events in connection
with the murder trial before our public,
the evidence being now all presented,
for we understand that neither side has
more to offer, it is generally conceded
that all good citizens are hopeful of a
verdict of aequittal; and the Tocsin is
a good citizen No good citizen would
willingly see an innocent man pun
ished, and that our city is not to be
disgraced by such miscarriage of JUS
tice is due to the efforts of the attor-
ney for the defendant, who has gained
credit not only by his mastery man
agemcnt of this case. but by his splen-
did conduct in the face of danger yes
terday afternoon. He has distinguished
himself so greatly that we frankly as
sert that our citizens may point with
pride to-" Mrs. Flitcrofts voice, at
the beginning pitched to a high eX-
ultation, had gradually lowered in key
and dropped down the scale till it dis
appeared altogether.
Its wonder to me-" the colonel
began. that the Tocsin doesn't go and
hold Joe Loudens hand"
'Ill read the rest of it for you.'' said
Norbert. his heavy face lighting up
with cruelty. Lets see-where were
you? Oh, yes-'point with pride? Our
citizens may point with pride to- "
Let us not linger to observe the un-
manly behavior of an aged man and
his grandson left alone at the break
fast table by defenseless woman.
The Tocsin's right about face under
mined others besides Mrs. Flitcroft
that morning, and rejoiced greater
Though not better) men than the colo
mel. Mr.. Farbach and his lieutenants
smiled, yet stared amazed, wondering
what had happened. That was thing
which only three people even certainly
knew; yet IT was very simple.
The Tocsin was part OF the Judges
restitution.
The controlling interest in the pa
per, together with the other property
/ have listed, Joe had said, studying
his memoranda under the lamp in
Rogers old studio, while Martin Pike
listened with his head I'm his hands.
make up what Miss Tabor is willing
to accept. As l estimate it, their total
value is between a third and ba of