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

1t makes me forget what vas going
to say! When yon come backrnex
year" and then she lifted her eyesato
his and he saw that they were full az
sudden tears Bruce, don't 80 away
don't 60 away at all
Darlington slipped from the saddle
and stood at her side. n
do you mean that. Betty ne
asked. He took her hands loosely n
his and relentlessly considered her
crimson face. ~ reckon 1t Will sal. 7
ways be right hard TO refuse YOU any
thing here Is one settler the purchase
will never get!" and he laughed softly.
ut was the purchase you were go.
ing there."9 she cried. t3 ss
''No. wasn't Betty; that notion died
its natural death long ago. When We
are sure you will be safe at Belle !.
Plain with Just the Cavendishes, am
going into Raleigh to wait as best
can until spring" He spoke 30 gravely
that she asked in quick alarm.
"And then, Bruce-what?"
"And thenOh, Betty. I'm starving
- All in a moment he lifted her
slender figure In his arms. gathering
her close to him. "And then, this
and this-and this, sweetheart--and
moreand-oh, Betty! Betty"
When Murrell was brought to trial
his lawyers were able to produce q
host Of witnesses whose sworn testi-
mony showed that so simple Z thing 40
perjury had no terrors for them,s His
fight for liberty was waged in and out
Of court with incredible bitterness. ana
as Judge and jury were only human.
the outlaw escaped with the relatively
light sentence of twelve years Inn
.prisonment; he died, however, before
the expiration OF his term. 4 "a
The judge. when he returned to Ras'
leigh resumed his own name Of Tur4ii
berville, and he allowed It to be known
that he would not be offended BY the,
prefix Of General. During his absence
he had accumulated wealth Of evi.
dence OF undonbted authenticity, with
the result that his claim against the
Fentress estate was sustained by the
courts, and when The Oaks with it's
stock and slaves was offered for sale.
he, as the principal creditor, was able
TO buy 1t in.
One OF his first acts after taking
possession Of the property was to have
Mahaffy reinforced in the grove Of oaks \
below. his bedroom windows. and he
marked the spot with great square
Of granite. The Judge, visibly shaken
by his emotions, saw the massive holll-
der 60 into place. -sssss
Harsh and rugged like the nature
Of him who lies beneath it-but endur-
ing, too, as he was" he murmured.
He turned to Yancy and Hannibal. and
added: You will lay me beside him
when die IT
Then when the bitter struggle came
and he was wrenched and tortured by
longings, his strength was In remem-
bering his promise to the dead man,
and 1t was his custom to 60 out under
the oaks and pace to and fro beside
Mahaffy's grave until he had Gained
the mastery of himself. Only Yancy
and Hannibal knew how fierce the
conflict was he waged, yet In the end
he won that best earned Of all victor
les, 4 the victory over himself. 4
my salvation has been ~ costly
thing: 1t was bought with the blood OF
my friend" he told Yancy. ,r,s .g B,
It was Hannibals privilege ito give
Cayendish out of the vast. Quintard
| tract such farm as the earl had never
dreamed OF owning even In his most
fervid moments Of imagining; and he
abandoned all idea OF going to Eng
land to claim his title. AT the judges
suggestion he named the place EarHs
Court He and Polly were entirely
satisfied with their surroundings, and
never ceased to congratulate them
selves that they had left Lincoln coun-
ty They felt that their friends the
Carringtons at Belle Plain, though I'M,
titled people, were still Of al. equal
rank with themselves; while az for the
Judge, they doubted II royalty itself
laid 1t any over him. s53 III VI
Mr. Yancy accepted his changed for
tunes with philosophic composufe..
Technically he filled the position OF
overseer at The Oaks. but the judges
activity was 30 great that this position
was largely sinecure. The most ar
lduous work he performed was spending
his wages.
Certain trifing pecularities. surviv.
ed with the Judge even after he had
entered what he had once been prone
| to call the Portal OF Hope: for while
his charity was very great and he lived
with the splendid air OF plenty that be-.
longed to an older order. 1t required
tact, patience, and persistence to trans-
act business, with him; and his credi.
tors, Of whom there were always q re.
spectacle number, discovered that he
esteemed them as they were aggres-
sive and determined. He explained to
Yancy that too great certainty de-.
tracted from the charm Of living, for.
after all, life was game "a gamble
The desired to be reminded OF this.
Yet he was held in great respect for
his wisdom and learning, which was
no more questioned than his courage.
Thus surrounded by his friends. who
were devoted to him, he began Hanni-
balls education and the preparation. OF
his memories, intended primarily for
the instruction Of his grandson. and
which he modestly decided to call the
history: Of my own times, which clearly
showed the magnifcence Of his mind
and its outlook.