The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-07-04

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convenience in case Ro-er lad wished
you 10 sell It for HIN. But just after
his death You found Yourself saddle.
with .:iS...lc"y stock. which Was gong
bad OH your hands. Other Specu!%tioI>
of YOURS We're failing al TIE SAN tine
You had 70 have money. You fled
your report as administrator, cred.t.n2
Mss Tabor with your own stock w.:cl'
You knew was going 10 the wall. ard
transferred hers - Yourself. Then you
sod il lacauS" You needed ready mon
"y. You used her fortune 70 save your
se.:. bu: you were horribly afraid! No
matter how rotten yo"r TRANSACTIONS
had been. YOU had always kept inside
tuc law. AID now that you had gone
outside Of i you were frightened. You
didn't dare cone fat out to Miss Tabor
with the statement that her fortune
had gone. II lad been in Your charge
all the time. and things might look
ugly. SO you put it off. perhaps from
day TO Gay. You didn't dare tell her
until you were forced TO. and to avoid
the confession you sent her the incosne
which was righ;fully hers. That was
you: great weakness"
Joe lad spoken with great rapidly.
though keeping E:s voice low. and be
lowered il again as he continued
Judge Pike. what chance have you
to I've believed in court when you swear
that YOU sent her 100000 out Of the
goodness of your hc&1G: Do you think
she believed you? 1t was the very
proof TO her that you had robbed her.
for ST. knew you. Do you want to
bear more now: Do you think this
is q good place for it: Do you wish
me to 60 over the details Of each step
/ | have taken against you to land you
at tie bar where this poor fellow your
paper is bounding stands today:"
( The Judge essayed to answer and
could not. He lifted his hand uncer-
tainly and dropped it, while thick
dew gathered on his temples. lnar-
ticulate sounds came from between his
teeth.
/ You will come" said Joe.
Martin Pike bent his head dazedly.
and at that the other turned quickly
/ from him and went away without look
ing back.
Ariel was in the studio half an hour
later. when Joe was announced by the
smiling Mr.. Warden. Ladew was with
her. though upon the point Of taking
his leave, and Joe marked. with q
sinking heart, that the young minis
ter's cheeks were flushed and his eyes
very bright.
1T was Al magnificent thing you did.
Mr.. Louden," he said. offering his hand
heartily. Il saw it. and it was even
finer in one way than il was plucky.
1t somehow Strengthened things out
with such perfect good nature. 1t
made those people feel that what they
were doing was ridiculous
80 it was" said Joe.
Few under the circumstances could
have acted as If they thought so. And
l hope you'll let me call upon you. Mr..
Louden."
II hope you will" he answered and
then. when the minister had departed.
stood looking after him with sad eyes,
in which there dwelt obscure medita-
tions. I.adew's word of farewell had
covered q deep look at Ariel, which
was not to be mistaken by Joseph
Louden for anything other than what
it was. The clergyman's secret was
an open one. and Joe saw that he was
as frank and manly in love as in all
other things. Hes good fellow" he
said at last. sighing-"a good man"
Ariel agreed. "And he said more to
me than he did to YOU"
"Yes; | think it probable" Joe
smiled sorrowfully.
About you. mean" He had time
to fear that her look admitted confu-
sion before she proceeded: He said he
had never seen anything so fine as
your coming down those steps. All, he
was right. But it was harder for me
10 WdlClI you, i thIiih, lEaH iOi sod "
do it. joe | was so horribly afraid
and the crowd between us-if we could
have got near you-but we couldn't
we"-
She fal:ered and pressed her hand
close upon her eyes. 'ss'ssssr-as-.~~
"WeT asked Joe slowly. "You mean
you and Mr.. Ladew?"
"Yes; he was there, but mean
her voice ran into a little laugh with
beatifc quaver in TT mean Colo
mel FIitcroft and Mr. Bradbury and
Mr.. Buckalew, too-we were hemmed
in together when Mr.. Ladew found us.
And, oh, Joe, when that cowardly rush
started toward you those three I've
heard wonderful things in Paris and
Naples, cabmen quarreling and disap-
pointed beggars. but never anything
like them today
"You mean they were profane?'
"Oh, magnificently, and with such
inyentiveness. All three begged my
pardon afterward. I didn't grant it
I blessed them"
"Di6 they hog Mr. IadeW'S pardon"