The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-07

responsible and commission ought to
sit on them. Nevertheless some echoes
Of Eskew's last argument to the con
flaye had sounded In the town and
were not wholly without effect,
Everywhere there was a nipping curl
osity to learn how Judge Pike had
"taken" the strange performance of his
daughter, and the eagsr were much dis
appointed when II was truthfully re-
ported that be had done and said very
little. He had merely discharged both
Sam Warden and Sans wife from his
service, the mild manner Of the dis
mlssal almost unnerving Mr.. Warden.
although he was fully prepared for
bird shot, and the couple had found
immediate employment In the service
Of Ariel Tabor.
Those who humanity felt the judges
behavior to be triie fiat and unsen-
sational were recompensed late In the
afternoon when 1t became known that
Eugene Bantry had resigned bis posi-
ton on the Tocsin. His reason for
severing his connection was dumfound-
ing, He had written formal letter
to the Judge and repeated the gist OF II
to his associates In the office aud ac-
luaintances upon the street. He de-
clared that he no longer sympathized
with the attitude Of the Tocsin toward
his stepbrother and regretted that he
had previously assisted In emphaslz'
ing the papers hostility to Joe, par
ticularly In the matter Of the approach.
Ing murder trial This being the case
he felt that his effectiveness In the
service of the paper had ceased, and
he must in justice to the owner re-
sign.
well, I'm cursedr' was the simple
comment OF the elder Louden when his
stepson sought him out at the factory
and repeated this statement to him.
so ami, / think" said Eugene wan
ly. "Goodby. I'm going now to see
mother, but I'll be gone before you
come home"
Gone where?'
aust away. don't know where"
Eugene answered from the door. II
couldn't live here any longer. r.
You've been drinking" said Mr..
Louden, inspired. You'd better not
let Mamie Pike see you"
Eugene laughed desolately. II don't
can to. I shall write to her Good
v" he said and was gone before Mr.
i.ouden could restore enough order out
,: the chaos In his mind to stop him.
Thus Mrs. Louden's long wait at the
window was tragically rewarded, and
she became an unhappy actor in Ca
naan's drama of that day. Other ladies'
attended at other windows or near
their front doors throughout the after
noon-the families of the three patri
archs awaiting their return as the time
drew on with something akin to fren-
zy. Mrs. Flitcroft. lady Of temper,
whose rheumatism confined her to q
chair, had her grandson wheel her out
upon the porch, and as the dusk fell
and she finally saw her husband com
ing at laggard pace, leaning upon
his cane, his chin sunk on his breast.
she frankly told Norbert that although
she had lived with that man fifty-seyen
years she would never be able to IN.
derstand him. She repeated this with
genuine symptoms of hysteria when
she discovered that the colonel had
not come straight from the Tabor
house, but had stopped two hours al
Peter Bradbury's to talk 1t over"
One item Of his recital. while suii'
ciently startling to his wife, had re.
markable effect upon his grandson.
This was the information that Ariel
Tabor's fortune no longer existed.
whats thatF' cried Norbert, start
ing to his feet. What are you talk
ing aboutT
"Its true" said the colonel deliber
ately. "She told me so herself. Eskcw
had dropped Off into a sort Of doze-
more like a stupor perhaps-and we
all went into Rogers old studio, ex-
cept LOuden and the doctor, and while
we were there talkin' one of Pixies
clerks came with a basket full Of tin
boxes and packages Of papers and
talked to Miss Tabor at the door and
went away. Then old Peter blunderGd
out and asked her point blank what 1t
was, and she said 1t was her estate
almost everything she had, except the
house Buckalew, tryiH' to make q
joke, said he'd be willin' to swap bis
house and lot for the basket, and she
,-cg.-d G-l ia him sle thought he'd
be sorry; that all there was, to speak
Of, was pile Of distlllery stock
"What% repeated Norbert incredu-
lousy.
"Yes. 1t was the truth" said the
colonel solemnly. Il saw it myself.
Blocks and blocks Of stock in that dis
tillery trust that went UP higher II a
kite last year, Roger had put all Of
Jonas good money
Not into thatw shouted Norbert, TN,
cOntrollably excited. IN
"Yes, he did tell you | saw IT"
~ tell you he didn't. He owned
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