Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-28

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the pair. It proved an expensive en-
terprise for Gatewood's friend, since
he came to trust the damned scoun-
drel more and more as time passed
even large sums Of his money were
in Gatewood's hands" Fentress'
countenance was like stone, as express
sionless and as rigid.
By the door stood Mahany with
| Yancy and Cavendish; they under
| stood that what was obscure and
meaningless to them held a tragic
significance to these two men. The
| judges heavy face, ordinarily battered
and debauched, but infinitely good
| natured, bore now the markings of
deep passion, and the voice that rum
bled forth from his capacious chest
came to their ears like distant thun-
der.
This friend OF Gatewood's had
wife" The judges voice broke, emo
| ton shook him like a leaf; he was
tearing open his wounds. He reached
over and poured himself drink, suck
ing it down with greedy lips. There
was wife," he whirled about on his
heel and faced Fentrcss again. There
was wife. Fentress-" he fixed Fen
{ tress with his blazing eyes. "A wife
and child. Well, one day Gatewood
and the wife were missing. Under the
circumstances Gatewood's friend was
we'll rid OF the pair-he should have
been grateful, but ne wasn't, for his
wife took his child, daughter; and
Gatewood a, trifle of thirty thousand
dollars his friend had intrusted to
him."
There was another silence.
AT later day l met this man who
had been betrayed by his wife and
robbed by his friend. He had fallen
| out of the race-drink had done for
htm-there was just one thing he
seemed to care about, and that was
the fate of his child, but maybe he
was only curious there. He wondered
If she had lived, and married." Once
more the Judge paused
What's all this to me?" asked Fem
tress.
Are you sure it's nothing to your
demanded the judge hoarsely. I'm
derstand this, Fentress, Gatawood' 8
treachery brought ruin to at least two
lives. It caused the woman's father
to hide his face from the world; 1t
wasn't enough for him that his
friends believed his daughter dead; he
knew differently. and the shame OF
| that knowledge ate into his SOUL 1t
cost the husband his place in the
| world, too-in the end 1t made of him
| vagabond and penniless wan
derer."
This is nothing to me-" said Fen.
tress.
Watt, cried the Judge. About six
| years ago the woman was seen at her
fathers home in North Carolina. /
reckon Gatewood had cast her on.
She didn't 60 back empty-handed. She
had run away from her husband with
a child-a girl; after lapse of TWEEN
ty years she returned to her father
with a boy OF two or three. There
are two questions that must be an
swered when I find Gatewood: what
became Of the woman, and what be-
came of the child; are they living or
dead; did the daughter grow up and
| ua4AS SSA0 law q 0OAs w a00 i SCI
my answer 1t will be time enough to
think OF Gatewood's punishment!
The Judge leaned forward across the
table, bringing his face close to Fen.
tress' face. Look at me-do you
know me now?"
But Fentress' expression never al
tered. The Judge fell back, q step.
"Fentress, want the boy" he said
quietly.
What boy?"
my grandson!"
"You are mad! What do I know
of him-or you?" Fentress was gain
ing courage from the sound of his
own voice.
"You know who he is and where he
is. Your business relations with this
man Ware have put you on the track
Of the Quintard lands In this state.
You intend to use the boy to gather
them in"
! You're mad!" repeated Fentress.
sunless you bring him to me inside
of twenty-four hours I'll smash you!'
reared the Judge. Your name isn't
| Eentress, it's Gatewood; you've stolen
I the name OF Fentress, just az you
have stolen other things. What's
come of Turberville's money? Damn
your soul! I want my grandson! LII
pull you down and leave you stripped
and bare! III tell the world the false
friend you've been-the thief you are!
I'll strip you and turn you out of
these doors as naked as when you en-.
tered the world" The Judge seemed
to tower above Fentress; the man
had shot up out lis deep debase-
ment. Choose! Gaoose!" he thun-
dered, his shaggy brows bent In .
menacing frown.
II know nothing about the boy"
said Fentress slowly.
by God, you liel" stormed the
Judge.
Il know nothing about the boy. !"
and Fentress took step toward the
door.
"stay where you are!" commanded
the Judge. III you attempt to leave
this room to call your niggers I'll XIII
you on its threshoM!"
But Yancy and Cavendish had
] stepped to the door With ~ intention
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