Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-12

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IN the collapse q Ne Cha. 6ooFtns
manifestation q the great work q
distntegration that was going forward
and which the Judge. more than any
Other, perhaps, had brought about
This WAS something no one Quss
toned. and he quickly passed TO thu
arst phase oe that unique and peculiar
esteem In which he was ever afteI
held. His fame wsdsnsd Win the suo
cseding suns: he had offers Of help
which Impressed him - % entirely
creditable 10 human nature that ha
quite lacked the heart to refuse them.
especially - 10 felt that in tho i'm.
provement Of his own condition the
world had bsttsrsd itself and vas
moving nearer those sound and right
sous ideals Of morality and patriotism
which had never lacked his indorse-
ment, no matter how inexpsdisnt Il
had seemed for him to put them into
practice. But he was not diverted
from his ultimate purpose By the
glamour Of present popularity; he
was able to keep his blearsd eyes
resolutely fixed on the main chance,
namely the Fentress estate and the
Quintard lands. It was highly I'm
portant that he should 90 est to
South Carolina to secure documsntary
evidence that would establish his own
and Fentfsss' identity; to kentucky.
where FentTess ha3 HTed prior t. lis
coming to Tennessee.
Early in November the Judge set
out BY stage on his Journey east; he
was accompanied by Fancy and Han
nibal, from neither of whom could h
bring himself to be separated; and ~
the woods. flaming now with the
torch Of frost, enguifed the little
town, he turned In his seat and looked
back. He had entered It BY that very
road. = begsar on foot and In rags: he
was leaving It In broadcloth and fine
linen, visible tokens Of his altered
fortunes. More than this. he could
trust his hands deep down into his
once empty pockets 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 fu-
ture with . serenely confident ex-
preston.
Betty Malroy and Darlington haa
ridden into Raleigh to take leave OF
their friends. They had watched the
stage from sight, had answered tho
last majestic salute the Judge had CIV
en- them across the swaying top Of
the coach before the nrst turn of the
road hid 1t from sight, and then they
had turned their horses heads in tho
direction of Belle Plain.
Bruce, do you think Judge Price
will ever be able to accomplish all he
hopes TOT" Betty asked when they
had left the town behind. She drew
In her horse as she spoke, and they
went forward at q walk under the
splendid arch Of the forest and over
carpet of vivid leaves.
II reckon he will. Betty" respond
ID Darlington. Unfavorable rs had
been his original estimate Of tho
Judges character. events had greatly
modified It.
HE really seems quite sure. doesn't
he?" said Betty.
There's not . doubt In his mind"
agreed Carrirgton.
He was still at Belle Plain, living
IN what had been Wares once. while
The Cavendishes were domiciled at
The big house. He had arranged With
he Judge to crop . part Of that hope
tul gentleman's land the very next
season: the fact that lawsuit inter
vened between the Judge and posses.
sion seemed a trifiing matter, for Car
rington had become infected with the
Judges point OF view, which did not
admit of the possibility of failure; but
be had not yet told Betty Of his plans.
Time enough for that when he Loft
Belle Plain.
His silence concerning the future
had caused Betty much thought. She
wondered II he still intended going
south into the Purchase; she was not
sure but it was the diEnided thing for
him to do. She was thinking OF this
now as they went forward over the
rustling leaves, and at length she
turned In the saddle and faced him.
Il am going to miss Hannibal
and the Judge. and
Mr.. Yancy!" she began.
Il am to be missed. too. am I. Bet
ty?" he inquired, leaning toward her.
"You. Bruce?-Oh, I shall miss
you, too. dreadfully-but then, per-
haps In i've years, when you come