The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-25
CHAPTER XIV.
The judge Sees a Ghost.

The Judge Sees a Ghost.
Charley Norton's good Offices did
not end when he had furnished Judge
Price with house, for Betty required
of him that he should supply that
gentleman with legal business as
well.
Thus It happened that Judge Price,
before he had been three days in
Raleigh. received a civil note from
Mr.. Norton asking him to search the
title to a certain timber tract held by
one Joseph Quaid. The Judge, power.
fully excited, told Mahaffy he was be-
ing understood and appreciated.
The immediate result of Noyton's
communication had been TO send the
Judge up the street to the court house.
He would show his client that he
could be punctual and painstaking.
Entering the court house, he found
himself in a narrow hall. He entered
the county clerks office. He was al
ready known to this official, whose
name was Saul. and he now greeted
him.
"A little matter OF business brings
me here, sir" began the Judge, with
a swelling chest and mellow accents.
IL am in some haste to look up title
for my client, Mr.. Norton"
Mr.. Saul scrambled up out OF the
depths Of his chair and eXerted him.
self in the judges behalf
This is what you want, sir. Better
take the ledger to the window the
light in here amt much" lie drew
forward a chair as he spoke, and the
judge. seating himself, began to pol
ish his spectacles with great delibera-
ton.
You've set on the bench, sir?' sug-
gested Mr.. Saul.
I'm one OF the eastern counties, but
my inclination has never been toward
the judiciary" He was turning the
leaves of the ledger as he spoke. Sud
denly the movement OF his hand was
arrested.
Found it?" asked Mr.. Saul. But
the Judge gave him no answer; he
was staring down at the open pages
of the book. Found the entry?" re-
peated Mr.. Saul.
"Eh-whats that? No" he APP
peared TO hesitate. who is this man
Quintard?"
He's the owner OF a hundred-thou-
sand-acre tract in this and abutting
counties" said Mr.. Saul.
who has charge of the land?"
Colonel Fentress; he was old Gen
eral Wares law partner. I've heard II
was the general who got this man
Ouintard 20 make the investment, but
that was before my time"
The Judge lapsed into silence.
A step sounded in the narrow hail.
An instant later the door was pushed
open. and grateful for any Interrupt
tion that would serve to take Mr..
Sauls attention from himself, the
Judge abruptly turned his back on
the clerk and began to examine the
record before him. Insensiby, how
ever. theNcold. level tones OF the voice
that was addressing itself 10 Mr.. Saul
uuickened the beat OF his pulse, the
throb OF his heart. and struck back
through the years to a day from
which he reckoned time. He turned
slowly, as II in dread.
What he saw was a man verging
on sixty. lean and dark. with thin,
shaven cheeks OF a blnish cast above
the Jaw. and a strongly aquiline pro-
file. Long. black locks swept the col.
lar OF his coat. while HIS tall. spare
figure was habited in sleek broadcloth
and spotless linen. For a moment the
Judge seemed TO struggle with doubt,
then HIS face went white and the book
slipped from his fingers to the win
dow ledge.
,To BE CoNTINUEDD