The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-14

gers-principally to trot after you
toting liquor-and such nquor!--he
lolled back Iuxuriantly with half
closed eyes.
Twenty years in the wood II an
houri" he muttered. I'D like to have
just such a taste in my mouth when
1 come to die and probably she has
barrels Of it," he sighed deeply, and
searched his soul for words with
which adequately to describe that
whisky to Mahaffy.
But why not do more than paraIyze
Solomon-that would be pleasant but
not especially profitable. The judge
came back quickly to the vexed prob
lem OF his future. He desired to
make some striking display of Miss
Malroy's courtesy He knew that his
credit was experiencing the pangs CT
an early mortality; he was not senst-
tive, yet for some days he had been
sensible of the fact that what he
called the commercial class was View
Ing him with open disfavor; but he
must hang on in Raleigh a little long
er-for him it had become the abode
OF nope. The judge considered the
matter. At least he could let people
see something of that decent respect
with which Miss Malroy treated him.
They were entering Raleigh now,
and he ordered the coachman to pull
his horses down to walk. He had
decided to make use Of the Belle
Plain turnout in creating an atmos-
phere of confidence and trust-espe-
cially trust To this end he spent
the best part Of al hour interviewing
his creditors. 1t amounted almost to
a massmeeting of the adult male pop
ulation, for he had no favorites.
When he invaded virgin territory he
believed in starting the largest pos
sible number of accounts without de-
lay. The advantage of his system, as
he explained its workings to MahafTy,
was that it bred a noble spirit of emu
lation.
He let it be known in a general way
that things were looking up with him;
just in what quarter he did not
the Belle Plain carriage, and the in
ference was unavoidable that Miss
MalrOy was to recognize his activities
in a substantial manner.
Mahaffy, loafing away the after
noon in the county clerks office,
heard Of the judges return. He heard
that Charley Norton had left a will;
that Thicket Point went to Miss NAL
roy; that the Norton cousins in mid
die Tennessee were going to put up
a fight; that Judge Price had been
retained as counsel by Miss Malroy;
that he was authorized to begin an
independent search for Charley Nor
toms murderer, and was to spare no
expense; that Judge Price was going
to pay his debts Mahaffy grinned at
this and hurried home. He could be-
iieve all but the last; that was the
browning touch of unreality.
The judge explained the situation.
81 wouldn't withhold hope from any
man, Solomon; it's the cheapest thing
in the world and the one thing we
are most miserly about extending to
our fellows. These people all feel
better-and what did it cost me?-
just little decent consideration; just
the knowledge of what the unavoid-
able associations of ideas in their
own minds would do for them!"
What had seemed the corpse ef cred
1t breathed again, and the judge and
Mahaffy Immediately embarked upon
candle-light found them making a be-
ginning; midnight came-the gray
and purple Of daWn-and they were
still at it, back of closed doors and
shattered windows.