Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-08-22
CITY PRICES


poney has bought and paId ror!
While he was speaking, the judge had
/ pushed bis way through the crowd to
the foot OF the steps.
THAT was very nicely said, Mr..
Belts" observed the Judge. He
smiled widely and sweetly The sher-
iff gave him a hostile glare. do you
know that Morrow has left town"
/ the judge went on.
7 Z amt got nothin' to do with Judge
Morrow. It's my duty to see that
/ this building is ready for him when
/ he's mind to open court in It."
You are willing to assume the re-
/ sponsibility OF throwing open these
doors?' inquired the Judge anabIy
4 shorely am" said Belts. why,
some Of these folks are our leading
/ peouc!'
TIC Judge turned to the crowd, and
spoke ia tone Of excessive civility.
! just a word, conference.-the sher-
/ iH is right; It is your courthouse and
you should not be kept out OF it. No
doubt there are some of you whose
presence in this building will sooner
| or later be urgently desired. We are
going TO let all who wish to enter, but
/ beg you to remember that there VIII
be FIVE men inside whose prejudices
are all In favor OF law and order"
He pushed past Hues and entered the
courthouse, followed by Yancy and
Hannibal Wen let en- in where
can talk to en-" be said almost gaily.
Besides, they'll come In anyhow when
they get ready, so there's no sense in
exciting them"
In the courthouse, Murrell, bound
hand and foot, was seated between
/ Darlington and the Earl OF Lambeth
in the little railed-off space below the
/ iuaee8 bench, Fear and suffering had
biaHched his unshaven cheeks and
given a Wild light TO his deeply sunk
ca eyes Al sight OF Yaucy a smoth-
cred exclamation broke from his lips;
be had supposed this man dead these
many mauthsl
lues had abandoned his post, and
tho crowd, suddenly grown clamorous,
gaormed the narrow entrance. One oil
the doors. borne from it's hinges, went
down with q crash The Judge, a
fierce light flashing from his eyes,
turned % Yaucy
ono matter what happens, this fei-
low Murrcll is not to escape-if no
calls uu bis friends 90 rescue him he
is to be shoti"
Tho hat wa8 huing with swearing,
struggling mon. the floor shook be
nea.H their heavy tread; then they
burst into the courtroom ard saluted
Nuueu with great shout Isn't Muir
feH bound, I'm rags and silent, his
3 iina rca 'u o ah gtlr, was =
he nt, aHd uie Doldest rel.
something Of hl wurastrained iawless.
ness so from him.
Ia noisy now, the crowd spread
81 eH ont among the benches or
armed up into the tiny gallery az
/ yha back Of Tho building Man after
man bad hurried forward intent on
passing beyond the railing. but each
he'd encountered the judge, tormida-
bic end forh'1Jug and had turned
inside Gr1dHaly gae many pairs OF
o. rowing over tho little group sur
rounding tHc outlaw focused them
easa- "a gocum PtIca. Ii was in un-
caH .aaa recognition Of tbt moral
rarea whIsl was hts. a tribrte TO tho
er.a a'srfg of his uus haEau courage;
what ha would do seemed worth con
s.Ia.lee.
ffa uag CHARMED 20 hear his name
raas ln whisper from Ip to lip.
We'll. !. was time tbry know him! lie
eaaared his poudarous shoulder aud
made gesture commanding silence.
/ Hattafgd shabby and dcbguched. he
was Usa aaa4e old var horse who
rIas tha od3r OF BATTLE that the wind
lHegnHaeuuy brings 10 his nostrlls.
.Bnul l~t him aneaE!" cried a
voice and tHmalf sacecedcd
Caal ana indomfable the Judge