Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-02

w M HeYC that JOhn BurKeIt
Ryder Is at the bottom of
this Infamous accusation against IA
ther?"
IL was the day following her arrival
at Massapequa. and Shirley. the judge
and Stott were all three sitting on the
porch. Until now by common consent
any mention Of the impeachment pro-
Ceedings had been avoided by every
one The previous afternoon and even
ing had been spent listening to an ac-
count of Shirleys experiences in Eu-
rope, and a smile had fitted across
even the judges careworn face as his
daughter gave a humorous description
of the picturesque Paris students with
their long hair and peg top trousers,
while StOtt simply roared with laugh
ter. All. ii was good to laugh again
after so much trouble and anxiety!
But. while Shirley avoided the topic
that lay nearest her heart, she was
consumed with a desire to tell her ia
Their OF the hope she had of enlsting
the aid Of John Burkett Ryder The
great financier was certainly able to do
ANYTHING he chose, and had not his son
jefferson promised to win him over to
their cause? SO today after Mrs. Ross
more and her sister had gone down to
the village TO make some purchases
Shirley timidly preached the matter.
She asked Stott and her father to tell
her everything. to hold back nothing.
she wanted TO hear the worst.
Stott, therefore, started to review the
whole affair from the beginning. ex-
planning how her father in his capac-
ity as judge of the supreme court had
TO render decisions, several of which
were adverse to the corporate interests
OF n number of rich men, and how
since that time these powerful inter
ests had used all their influence to get
him put Off the bench. He told heI
about the Transcontinental case and
how the Judge had got mysteriously
tangled up i'm the Great Northern Min
iug company and Of the scandalou'
newspaper rumors, followed by The
news Of the congressional inquiry
Then he told her about the panic il
Wall street. the sale Of the house OF
Madison avenue and the removal t
Long Island.
"That is the situation" said SLOT
when he had finished 1--WE are waitin.
now To- see what the senate win do. w
hope for the hest. 1t seems impossible
that the senate will condemn a mai
whose whole life is like an open book
but unfortunately the senate is strong
~ Republican and the big interests ar
in complete control. Unless supper
comes from some unexpected quartz
we must be- prepared for any thing
Support from some unexpected quar-
ter! Stott's closing words rang in Shil
Iey's head. Was that not Just what sh
had 10 offer: Unable TO restrain hersel
longer and her heart beating tumultr
ously from suppressed emotion. sh
cried:
Wen have that support! Wen hav
Il, I've got it already. / wanted (
surprise you. Father, the most powe
ful man in the United States will say
YOU from being dishonoredr'
The two men leaned forward in g
ger interest What could the q
mean? Was she serious or mere
jesting?
But Shirley was never more serio
in her life. She was jubilant at {
thought that she had arrived home
time 20 invoke the aid Of this poweri
ally. She repeated enthusiastically:
I'VE need not worry any more.
has but 10 say a word. and these pl
ceedings viii be instantly dropp'
They would not dare act against