Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

the weekly visit of his wife to the "sto'
is hers.
In a few minutes more the door opened
and the judge entered, big. handsome
man, with jaw like bulldog and the
air of enterprise about him which in any
mistake him for prosperous millionaire
from Broad street. For never make the
mistake Of supposing that the clever pol
itician or magnate of the mountains is
any slouch. His clothes. of excellent
material and made. no doubt. by first
1 class tailor in Louisville, which men of
the judges class are wont TO visit three
or four fines in the course of the year,
were just sufficiently i'll kempt, his hat
was just sufficiently old. to proclaim him
a man rich and important enough TO
wear. as he would no doubt express II
anything he d-n pleased" /
| | stated my mission, and the judge.
dropping a quid Of tobacco from his
mouth TO the floor. proceeded to cut an
other from the great plug on the counter.
His glance was friendly and generous,
as is the glance of any Kentucky gentle
man and judge when a woman comes to
ask favor of him. AMI | knew before
he spofie what his answer would be. |
little dreamed. however. of the diction in
which that answer would be expressed.
Il done tolc that jailer TO let you in
to see Young Hargis. $ far rs ! be con-
cerned." he drawled out. Il done tole
him I hain't got no objections TO letting
lady into the jail. Now. If il was a
man il might be- different: but being
you're n lady. and from the press, it's all
right. What paper did you say You rep
resentedg The NEw YoRK HERALDI I'm!
don't think ever seen that paper.
Published in New York. ! reckon I'm.
No. never seen il. Weekly, | reckon!
No? 4 daily! Well. well!'
did not see young Mr.. Hargis. how
ever. For while was having the fore
going conversation with Judge Taulbee
the jailer had received explicit instruc-
tions from the boys mother and from his
counsel. Judge Il. ID. Redwine. TO LET
nobody in in any circumstances. II was
10 get. IL possible. a resembling Of this
order that a few minutes later found me
ringing the rusty doOrbell Of the widow
Of the richest man in Breathitt county.
or for that matter in Southeastern Ken
lucky. and the political boss Of his own
vast Congressional district. In front Of
the house. which stands at the bottom Of
steep. muddy embankment back Of the
store pigs we're roofing and cows wan
derins A. they were roofing and wander
ing an over the town. A few moments
and the door was opened by tai. gauntI
womsn dressed in deep black calico and
wearing a black calico sunbonnet- The
face was the same. long. thin. mirfhless
eountenanrs that had seen on the women
N Judge Tsulbee's store. From among
that cluster u Iuruhrious women one
could not have singled her out as having
suffered any more wos or come through
any more recent sorrow than any Of
them 50 was quite unprspsred. when
asked 70 sse Mrs Hsrris. to have herl
answer quietly and very simply that she
was the widow Of the murdered feed
leader.
Bi5dna me come in aud -'visis- awhile. 4
I followed ~ woful sxure into that l
later discovered . - The drauing roon-
A soft coai SIRE uas barnag upea The
barb. spa vkieh crock # cream haal
bsxa sarr5.a in frpa TIE kifeksn 10 hesti
P-sFsrstery - ehsrniaz
Mrs. Har-zs draPp~1 ~ spare frane
Eufe EsrIe - Fsskiss chsir- s.5- fsSI-
~ ksr tssa ha15s scrssz ker Eack aFr,a. /