The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
SYNOPSIS


laid in the library of an old worn,out
southern plantation. known as the Bar
-cny. The place Il to be sold. and rs
and that Of the by
Jonathan Crenshaw. business man; h
stranger known AZ Bladen. and BOD
fancy; farmer. when Hannibai Wayh1SS
Hazard. q mysterious child Of the oio
southern family. makes his appearance
Yancy tells how he adopted the boy. ma
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony. but the
boy. Yancy 10 keep Hannibal. Captain
MurrelI. q friend OF the Quintards. APP
pears and asks questions about the bar
ony. Trouble at Scratch Hill, when ran
nibai Is kidnapped by Dave Blount. Cap
tain Murrell's agent. Yancy overtakes
Alount. gives him a thrashing and secures
Saiasm, and is discRsrsed With costs 70.
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy, friena OF
the Ferrises. has an encounter with Cap
her. and u rescued by Bruce Carrington.
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
Darlington takes tho Same stage. Yancy
THAR trail Hannibal arrives at the home
of Judge Slocum Price The Judge recog-
nizes IN the boy. the grandson OF an old
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cavendish family on raft rescue
breaks jail. Betty and Darlington arrive
some startling things to the Judge. Han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
rives In Belle Plain. Il playing for big
stakes. Yancy awakes from long dream.
makes startling discoveries in looking up
land titles. Charley Norton. e. young
planter, who assists the judge. Is mys-
rtngton that Betty has promised to marry
him. Norton 10 .mysteriously shot More
light on Murrefl,s plot; He plans upris-
bal. visits Betty. and she keeps the boy
a. q companion. In . stroll Betty takes
With Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks.
sssa q d.na ns sus hss to
leave Belle Plain at once. Betty. terri
fed acts on Bess' advice. and on their
way their earI,.ss i stopped Sy slos: .na
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners.
The pals are taken to Hicks cabin in an
almost inaccessible spot and tn there .. n NUT =
the plot and his object.
the plot and his object.
CHAPTER Xxx (centInued).
Let me go!" she painted. He
laughed his cool laugh Of triumph.
Let you go-ask me anything but
that. Betty! Have you no reward for
patience such as mine? A whole sum-
mer has passed since l saw you
first"
There was the noisy shuffiing OF
feet on the stairs, and releasing Bet
ty, Murrell swung about on his heel
and faced the door. 1t was pushed
open an inch at time by a not too
confident hand and Mr.. Slosson thus
guardedly presented himself to the
eye Of his chief, whom he beckoned
from the room.
''Well?" said Murrell. when they
stood together on the landing.
Just come across to the keel
boat" and Slosson led the way down
stairs and from the house.
Damn you, Joe. you might have
waited" observed the outIav. SIos-
son gave him a hardened grin. They
crossed the clearing and boarded the
keel boat which rested against the
bank AS they did SO the cabin In
the stern gave up a shattered pres
-ence In tho shape of Tom Ware. Muir
rell started violently. Il thought you
were banging out in Memphis. Tom?"
he said, and his brow darkened. as.
sinister and forbidding. he stepped
closer to the planter. Ware did not
answer at once. but looked ut MUIR
rell out of heavy bloodshot eyes. his
face pinched and CHASTITY. At last he
said, speaking with visible effort.
II stayed In Memphis until five
O'Clock this morning"
Damn your early hours!" roared
Murrell What are you doing here?
suppose you've been showing that
dead face of yours about the neigh
borhood-why didn't you stay at Belle
Plain. since you couldn't keep away
Il haven't been near Belle Plain; 1
came here instead. How am going
to meet people and answer ques-
tions?" His teeth were chattering.
rs 1t known she's missing?" he
added
Hicks raised the alarm the first
thing this morning. according to the
instructions Id given him."
"Yes?" gasped Ware. He was drip
ping from every pore and the sickly
color came and went on his unshaven
checks. Murreil dropped a heavy
hand on his shoulder.
You haven't been at Belle Plain.
you say, cut has any one seen you on
the road this morning."
mo one, John" cried Ware. pant
ing between each word. There was a
moments pause and Ware spoke
again. what are they doing at Belle
Plain?" he demanded in whisper.
Murrell's lips curled.
II understand there Is talk OF sui
eide" he said.
Good" cried Ware.
They are dragging the bayou down
below the house. 1t looks as though
you were going to reap the rewards
of the excellent management you
have given her estate. They have
been trying to find you in Memphis.