The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-06-06

attention to the lawyers or lawyer who
brings about such miscarriage. I am
sick Of it."
The Tocsin did not print the inter
view it obtained from Louie Farbach-
the same Louie Farbach who long ago
had owned a beer saloon with little
room behind the bar, where sha bby
boy sometimes played dominoes and
seven up with loafers; not quite the
same Louie Farbach. however. In out
ward circumstance, for he was now the
, brewer Of Farbach beer and making
Canaan famous. His rise had been
Teutonic and sure, and he contributed
one-twentieth of his income to the Ger
man Orphan asylum and one-tenth to
his party's campaign fund. The twen-
tieth saved the orphans from the coun-
ty, while the tithe gave the county to
his party.
He occupied a kitchen chair. enjoy
ing the society Of some chickens In
wired inclosure behind the new italian
villa he had erected in that part Of
Canaan where he would be most un-
comfortable, and he looked woodenly
at the reporter when the latter put bis
question.
lief you any aguaintunce of Mister
Fear?" he inquired in return, with no
expression decipherable either upon
his Gargantuan face or in bis heavily
enfolded eyes.
mo, sir" replied the reporter. grin.
ming. II never ran across him"
DOT iss a goot ting fer YOU said
Mr.. Farbach stonily. He iss not
man poebles bedder try to run across.
1t iss what Cory tried. Now Cory iss
dead"
The reporter. slightly puzzled. Lit
cigarette. See here, Mr. Farbach," he
urged, Il only want word or two
about this thing. and you might give
! me brief expression concerning that
, man Louden besides, just hint or
what you think Of his influence here
you know. and of the kind Of sharp
work be practices. Something like
that"
Il see" said the brewer SLOWLY
Happy Fear hef knowt for goot
many years. He iss goot frient OF
mine"
"What?"
"Choe Louten iss a bedder one" con-
tlnued Mr.. Farbach. turning again to
stare at his chickens. Git owit"
"Whatr'
"Git owit." repeated the other with
out passion. without anger. without
any expression whatsoever. Gilt owit.'
The reporters prejudice against the
| German nation dated from that mo
ment.
There were others. here and there.
who were less self contained than the
brewer. A farmland struck fellow
laborer In the harvest field for speak
ing Ill Of Joe, and the unraveling OF
strange street fight one day disclosed
| as its cause a like resentment on the
part of a blind broommaker. engen-
dered by a like offense. The broom
makers companion. reading the Toe
sin as the two walked together. had
begun the quarrel by remarking that
Happy Fear ought to be hanged once
for his own sake and twice more 10
show up that shyster Louden." Warm
words followed, leading to extremely
material conflict, In which, In spite OF
bis blindness, the broommaker had 50
much the best Of 1t that he was re-
moved from the triumphant attitude
he had assumed toward the person OF
his adversary, which was an admirable
imitation of the dismounted st. George
and the dragon. and conveyed to the
Jail. Keenest Investigate failed to
reveal anything oblique In the mans
record. To the astonishment Of Ca
naan, there was nothing against him.
He was blind and moderately poor, but
q respectable, hardworking artisan and
pride to the church In which he was
what has been called an active work
er." It was discovered that his sensi-
tiveness to his companions attack on
Joseph Louden arose from the fact that
Joe had obtained the acquittal Of an
imbecile sister Of the blind man, two
thirds witted woman who had been
charged with blgamy.
The Tocsin made what 1t could of
this, and 30 de1terously that the wrath
Of Canaan was one farther jot increas.
ed against the shyster. Aye. the town
was hot, inside and out.
Let US consider the forum. Was
there ever before such summer for
the National House corner? How
voices first thundered there. then
cracked and piped. Is not to be rem
dered In all the tales Of the fathers.
One who would make vivid the great
doings must Indeed dip bis brush In
earthquake and eclipse" Even then
he could but picture the credible and
must despair of thls-the silence Of
Eskew Arp. Not that Eskew held his
tongue. not that he was chary OF
speech-no! o tempora, o mores! No!
But that he refused the subject in
hand. that he eschewed expression up