The Washington times., 1910-02-13
ENTER UDGE CHRISTIAN.

E a r the period when this narrative has
Z L reached the arrival Of the brothers
. IL j. necessary 10 diErCss for a moment
1aud introduce Judge William Chrisman-
zIfe had founded go for years was the
8 president OF the national bank at In
= dependence a little town that forms
: suburb Of Kansas City
4 lie was a man n c0usiderab bile parts,
s1hc influential citizen OF the section
sJhe country judge who tempered JUS
: tice with originality and was Eeucr-
sally beloved as q prudent far-siglted
@cHevaIfer of commerce and arm of law
= Judge CnrIsus1 had daughter
= Her name was Margaret she was the
= Icircss 10 the juTisrs wealth which
: touched SIX figures .SUitOrS she had by
= scores as the most eligible miss in this
: portion Of the states for miles around
= BUT she never showed her cavaliers
z1hC slightest preference until Logan
= SwU7e appeared on the scene
= HIS introduction 10 Miss ChTiSn6u
1cane IN accordance with convention
.TIey met but once and D. Cupid had
: struck another buITs-eye- Judge Chris
~uau, however. was NOT al all judi
slant over the turn that fate had taken
-iu his affairs. but as he believed n a.
Z lowing his daughter 20 marry the man
ashe loved he interpOsed no serious oc-
= 5ections- = generation ago Logan
= Swnpe and Margaret Craftsman were
1s11arricd. Seven children were born Of
E1Hcfr union
: The education of the children was the
= Besl that money could buy and the girls
: became accompIfshed and the recognize.
= bcfIes Of the best circles The boys,
= though. were cast In a different mold
: Tom Swopa. named for his millionaire
: uncle. seemed 10 have imbibed that
p atmosphere OF aCuuisitfvencss that sur
: rounded the man for whom he was
= named. and no turned with q natural
: raIauc To- the maTtS- CHriSmau Sw00er
Z -rc eldest child. on she other hand
: was SHY. reserved man
= Judge Ch-isman. the father or Mrs
: Logan Svopc, died a score Of years ago
= and the major portion OF his property
= valued al hundreds Of thousands passed
: into the hands Of his daughter, Mrs
logan Swope-
= Matters in the Swope family moved
: along naturally without undue rapidity
: or undue stasuation until the death Of
= Logan Swope about ten years ago His
Z children had all grown. and when he
. died he was mourned by all
Chase for GoI6
TELLS IN Later Years
= Colonel S=ope was rapidly changing.
= too Attacked by Indigestion that made
= bi= life e. torment. He was paying FOR
= his RELENTLESS pursuit Of wealth with
= fIe sacrifice OF health. He became Eras-
EcIr1e 10 suer III extent that ne Vas
-rrc pet aversion of those win whom me
adiJ bushes. am uJt.= terror 20 every
: body and his friends fen away slowly
Z because they CoUlI NO forget nor for
sEive the fiery outburst= Of temper TO
= which r. las prone without cause or
= justif-u-t on
= Ills 3 e companion left when hoary
Ease wa bending his back, whitening
= has hair AID bringing him down TO the
~sllay q the shadowej was James
u Moss Ffunton, a cousin Of Tom Swopezs
s5aud his closest friend. When others would
. fee before the violent wrath of the an
4 cient dyspeptic Moss would quiet his
= cousin and bring him back 10 the paths
= Of sense again
= However. Colonel Swope began 20 take
= great interest in his nieces and
& nephews.
= They were dutiful toward him His
= foibIes they ignored, his fiery outbursts
: they chose tosforset and they seemed
: in the cantGnkerOUs affection OF their
= aged relative
With this picture Of Colonel Swope-s
= existence painted in the imagination or
- the reader we must break the con-
= tnultE OF the St--CV TO introduce two
Other characters Their importance is