Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-23

brother-in-law, who had appeared most
opportunity with an otter. AS
n Pegloe's flight created something OF
q sensation, but It was dwarfed by the
sensation that developed day or 30,
later when 1t became known that Tom
Ware, and Colonel Fentress' had like
wise fed the country. Still later. Fen
tress' body. showing marks Of violence,
was washed ashore at a woodward be-
how Girard. It y was conjectured
that he. and Ware had set out from
The cakes to cross the river.
there was reason to believe that
Fentress had In his possession at the
time a considerable sum ofsmoney, and
It assupposed that his companion had
and robbed him. OF Wares
s osequent career nothing was ever
known. &% aist Z,
i These were, after all, only epiAodes
in the collapse Of the Clan, sporific
manifestations OF the great work OF
disintegration that was going forward
and which the Judge, more than any
other, perhaps, had brought about.
This was something no one questioned,
and he quickly passed to the first
phase Of that unique and peculiar es-
TEEN in which he was ever after held.
His fame widened> with the succeeding
suns; he had offers OF help which I'M
pressed him as so entirely creditable
to human nature that he quite lacked
the heart to refuse them, especially as
he felt that in the Improvement OF his
condition the world had ,bettered itself
and was moving nearer those sound
and righteous ideals Of mortality
and patriotism which had never
lacked his, Endorsement, no matter
how inexpedient it had seemed
for him to put them into practice. But
he was not diverted from his ultimate
purpose by the glamour OF q present
popularity; he was able to keep his
bleared eyes resolutely fixed on the
main chance, namely the Feptfess es-
tate and the Quintard lands. 1t was
highly important that he should 60 east
to South Carolina to secure document
airy evidence that would establish MS
own and Fentress' identity. to Ken
lucky, where Fentress had lived prior
to his coming to Tennessee. .
EARLY in November the Judge set. out
by stage on his journey east; he was
accompanied by Yancy and Hannibal,
from neither OF whom could he bring
himself to be separated; and as the
woods. flaming now with the touch OF
frost, engulted the little town, he
turned In his scat and looked back. He
had entered It by that very road, beg
gar on foot and In rags; he was leav-
ing 1t in broadcloth and fine linen,
visible tokens OF his altered fortunes.
More than this, he could thrust his
hands deep down into his once empty
rockets and hear the clink OF gold and
silver. The Judge slowly withdrew
his eyes from the last gray roof that
showed among the trees, and faced
the east and the future with serenely
confident expression.
Betty Malroy and Darlington had rid
den into Raleigh to take leave OF their
friends. They had watched the stage
from sight. had answered the last ma.
1estic salute the Judge had given them
across the swaying top OF the coach De,
fore the hrst turn Of the road MD tit
from sight, and then they had turned
their horses heads in the direction OF
Belle Plain. s. 90 IS, s &. /.
Bruce, do you think Judge Price
will, ever, be able to accomplish all ne
.hopes?"'. Betty asked when they mad
LETT the town behind. She drew IL her
horse AZ she spoke. and they went Tor.
ward 1T walk under the splendid arch
OF the forest and over q carpet OF vivid
leaves.
~ reckon he will. Betty" responded
Carrington. Unfavorable as had been
his original estimate OF the Judges
character. events had greatly modified
1t. !.
.He really seems quite sure, doesn't
her" said Betty. !.
..There's not, doubt in his mind. !"
agreed Darlington.
ne was still at Belle Plain, living
IN what had been Wares once, while
the Csvendishes were domiciled ct the
'hix house. He had arranged with the
fudge to crop. part OF that hopeful
;xanfleman's land the very next season !;
the fact that lawsuit interviewed be.
tween the Judge and possession seemed
= trifing matter, for Darlington had
become lul0Clcu WIN SAAo J1AoS = EOsS
OF view, which did not admit OF the
possibility Of failure; but he had not
vet told Betty Of his plans. Time
enough for that when he left Belle
Plain.
His silence concerning the future
had caused Betty much thought. She
wondered Il he still intended going
south into the purchase; she was not
sure but it was the dignified thing for
him TO do. She was thinking OF this
now as they went forward over the
rustlinx leaves, and at length she
turned in the saddle and faced him.
"I am going to miss Hannibal dread.
fully-yes, and the judge, and Mr..
Yancy!" she began.
"And when leave-how about me,
Betty" Darlington asked unexpectedly
but he only had in mind leaving Belle
Plain
A little sigh escaped Betty's red
lips, for she was thinking Of the pur-
chase, which lay far down the river,
many, many miles distant. The sigh
was ever so little. but Darlington had
heard it.
/ II am to be missed. too, am I.