Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-29
CHAPTER XIV.
The JUDGE sees a Ghost.

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Charley 'Norton's good offices did
not end when he had furnished Judge
Price with a. house, for Betty required
of him that he should supply that
gentleman with legal business -
well. II 5s VIZ s. 81
Thus It happened that Judge Price.
before he had been three. days IN
Raleigh, received civil note from
Mr.. Norton asking him to search the
title. to q 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 Norton's
communication had been to send the
Judge up the street to the court house.
He would show his client that ne
could be spunctualE and painstaking. I
Entering the court house, he found
himself IN narrow hall. He, entered
the county clerks ONCE He was al.
ready known to- this official, hose
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 q title
for my client, Mr.. Norton ls
Mr.. Saul scrambled UP out of the
depths or Ills chair and exerted him.
self in the Judges behalf. =3,..
d his IS what you want. sir. Better
take the ledger to the window, the;
light in here amt much" He drew
forward a chair as he spoke and the
Judge, seating himself, began to pol
ish his spectacles with great delibera-
ton. 3 5i3ys IA
. you've set on the, bench. sir y sug-
gested Mr.. Saul. II u 81 q
In 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. :5.$ s35 III ~ ~. \.
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-
peate Mr.. Saul. E55
Sc what's that? Mo- he APP
peared toShesitates<''Who' is this man
Quintard?n b ..t5f 33.s Il NJ q,
q He's the owner or a hundred,thou-
sand-acre tract I'M this and AUDITING
countless, said Mr.. Saul. ri,
who has charge Of the land
Colonel Fentres5; he was old Cen
eral Wares law partner. I've heard It
was the general who got this man
Quintard to make the investment, but
that was before my time: 81
The Judge lapsed Into silence.
A step sounded in the narrow hall.
An instant later the door was pushed
open, and grateful for any Interrupt
ton that would serve to take Mr..
saul's attention from himself, the
Judge abruptly turned his back on.
the clerk and began to examine the
record before him. Insensibly, how
ever, the cold, level tones. OF the voice
that was addressing itseltto Mr.. Saul
quickened 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 il In dread. # 7, ss5.s
4 What he'll saw was q man verging
on sixty. lean and dark, with thin.
shaver cheeks OF a{bluish, 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.
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