Middletown transcript., 1907-11-02


and pointedIg nen't hare her going
Bith fellow that likes on CHARITY
This was too much l'fpF I.alae.
aCharlty r. be sIlreiksd Conchon
que tu est Gould hon bus behold zee
splender-F-r-r ir which Monsieur resides
and can you not figure % yourself how
much his automobile alone cost
Keep quiet. Lafue commanded
Darce, sharply. ignoring the grins of half
q dozen farmers who. hearing Of the
arrest Of "the millionafes had hurried
ia to see the trial.
The nearby schoolhopse was turned
into a courtroom for ihe occasion. it
being Saturday afternoon. Justice Math-
ews usually tried his cases atshonle, but
this time be had good reasons from dexi-
ating from his rule.
Mathews occupied the aacler's chair
on kind Of dais. Tie pr oaer and his
valet both sat on front nch beneath,
a iuxtaposition which hoHifed the UNI
easy Frenehman, though il did not seem
TO disturb his master, wh6 now replied
angrily to the Justice:
How dare you apply the serm charity
to me?"
81 reckon / wouldn't use that word
dare to Justice Of the Peace, young
man." said the Court, leisurely "You
might get a double dose for contempt.
And Foster Mathews never makes mis-
take without good grounds. You told me
yourself that you lived on charity.
"I told you that ?" gasped Datce.
Certainly You informed me hat
your daddy was Mr.. G. Remington Dsrce
of New York, and We all know thai BY
the squaahing Of any independent opera
tors who happened to get in his way, Mr..
G. Remington Darcs has -
enough money
in this county
ssThen W M de-
manued Drown
eyes flashing zs4gd IRE.
"Hold on, h-oo-6oold on, young man.
Your daddy did that, and amt doubt
ing it was hard work. The court will
freely admit that be must have sat up
nights and .wrestled all day to have got
together that pile Of dollars. Mr. G.
Remington Darce is an industrious man.
Didn't see his name heading any cotiIions
nor pictures Of him eating fool dinner
on horseback. If be was here he should
have the freedom Of the highway"
"You are kind, I'm sure" obs served
Darce with bitter sarcasm.
''Not at all. Merelyjustice. Bud now
you are horse Of another color. When
! asked you what was your profession,
you says, naughty like, Sir, haze no
occasion to work. When ! asked you il
you had ever made dollar in your life
you shrugged your shoulders and said
mo, as II such silly inquiries were below
notice. Now. young man, you're twenty
eight years old, and by your own account
you live on somebody. Who is it7"
Darce turned startled face to his i'm
perturbable judge, but did not answer.
Let Us hope no woman is taking In
washing to buy your clothes. And that
fancy automobile you've been a-tooting
and a-sporting round here, who paid for
it? Who pays Frenchy to wait on
you, eh2"
My father pays my bills,' said Dalce,
half choked with rage, and letting so
fierce glance at those nearest in The
amused audience that several of them
hastily assumed momentary gravity.
We'll, it's respectable form OF char
ity. but it's charity just the same. You
have no visible means Of support You |
are able bodied, over age and young, but
somebody pays for you-in which you
are different from pigeon. When 70
pigeon i young before his feathers ale
grown. be Is willing to let old man pigeon
stan i0od plum down his throat, already
digested for him bat as soon as the
feathers are usable, off be Igoes, and old /
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