Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-26

say your sons name is Ainsworth'
Harry Ainsworth?"
Eyes, sir"
"Well-a-he does not seem to be
charged with stealing a razor"
"Oh! I'm so glad, and then you'll
Bowers was arrested for stealins
the razor and" continued Billy, not
feeling just right about the throat.
"and-a-Harry Ainsworth, see, Is
charged with stealing a purse contain
ing $50 from one of the guests OF the
hotel"
Not at all! Not at all, sir. saw
the newspaper myself-or the CLIP
ping rather-and 1t said that Harry
was accused of stealing a razor-and
when he had a razor, too. Wasn't 1t
silly?" She smiled. "Ill just show you
the clipping. Here is-Oh! pshaW!
| came away in such a hurry that
forgot it. Anyway, Harry wrote me
and said"
But" commenced Billy, then he
paused; the going was getting pretty
heavy for him by this time; he looked
at the other men. The foreman was
looking out of the window, the manu-
facturer had picked up his cigar,
which had gone out, and, after putting
the wrong end of it in his mouth, laid
it down again: there was no. hope
for Billy in the others, SO he lunged
ahead.
But" he resumed, "the man from
whom the purse was taken positively
identified 1t when it was found in your
sons possession
Fifty dollars, did you say? My
Harry-take-No, sir! He didn't need
it," triumphantly. She was beginning
not to like Billy. Women never like
prosecutors when they're prosecuting
Harry made five dollars a week and
his board and that was ample, for
sometimes he sent me money. Why
only last month he sent me his whole
months salary. oh! No, sir, Harry
didn't do that because he told me
She faltered, then stopped. The con.
: fident smile began to die.
| I'm any event. said Billy, kindly
I'VE couldn't settle the matter tonight
If he should be indicted, he would
have to be tried and it would be a mat
ter of weeks before that"
ooh! l must get back because l.
could only get one day away, they are
so busy at the store" said Harry's
mother.
Il much fear you'll have to stay
longer, Mrs. Ainsworth, if you want to
see this matter through"
The gloom of approaching darkness
was settling over the dingy room. The
cars were changing their strident
warnings to the hurrying home-goers
on the streets below.
She arose. The smile was dead.
4 "Ill-Ill stay until they let Harry
4 out. You'll excuse me-won't you
for taking SO much of your time-but
Ii don't know much about law. +"
She Strengthened up, turned and
walked with strained erectness toward
! the door. The foreman wondered why
he didn't hear the door open. He
looked around toward it. She was
standing quite still. No sound came
from her. Her head was bowed in her
hands and her spare frame shook.
The foreman went to her, took her
by the arm and, leading her to the
other door, said, huskily: 60 out
this way, you'll not see any one and
70 it's nearer"
She passed QUITO wait until they
u let Harry out"
n The foreman closed the door.
70 After a moment he announced with
unwonted br%usqueness: we stand
adjourned until tomorrow morning at
a nine o'clock"
e. The retired saloonkeeper spat again
le and blew his nose vigorously; it
seemed to Billy in the uncertain light
ID that his cheeks were %streaked, but
e then the saloonkeeper had been per
re spring earlier in the afternoon.
i'd The manufacturer coughed a little
In and said: There's no use talking, if
a fellow wants to be sure he's rid OF
te the hay fever he must stay away until
10 after thu fifteenth of October"
It In another minute the room was va.
i'd cant.
Id Billy reached home just in time to
lie help tuck the boy in"
r. While he was reading the paper
d. after supper he looked up at the
sweet-faced woman on the other side
of the table and said:
Don't think I'll run for another
,g term as prosecutor, Mary"
Of A moment or two later he added:
nv "And, dear, we must be very care
full to know with whom the boy plays