The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-09-19
INTO ARMS OF LAW
ey }. a. rIFFANY.

ny j. y. IlFFANN.
had been engaged in the practice
Of law for a period longer than care
10 state before made as much as a
policeman earns
But, now, had been fortunate
enough to secure the appointment Of
municipal court Judge.
This had been my first day OF ONCE,
and there had not been q single case
tOT trial. II looked as II my expert,
,sncs as . private practitioner was to
~ repeated IN my ofliaI capacity.
Dven the lav-breakers and liugants
ehunned me.
Twas aronsed fFom my Ineditationa
~ the sound II footsteBt.
In feW moments = mans figure
appeared In the open doorway. He vas
Enthusiastically from the country.
a clumsy, unsHinly man, apparent
y about fortyalVe years Of age. he
adsapeed toward my desk with
stsnlthts neEyout step. The fellow
hRd . hunted icok.
~eay, mister he said, in . whis-
per, what win you charge to get me
ont" afHdi
"oM whatr' I asked.
well, don't want to tell, but ]
suppose / shall have to; it's all over
town. Please don't let them take me
to jail, mister"
Whats THE trouble? What have
you done7" asked the fellow. But,
! may az well warn you, before you
90 any further" added, remembering
my new appointment, that ara
judge, as we'll as lawyer"
you a judge" the yokel exclaimed,
in q tone of horror. "Oh, gosh I've
run right into the arms of the law,
when ! was trying my best to escape.
Please, sir, don't send me to Jail"
] the fellow whined.
'1f you are in need of professional
advice, ! think you had better go to
another law office, and not tell me
anything about your troubles" said.
Il can't send you to Jail until you are
brought before me in the ordinary
course of justice"
But, / don't want to go to jail at
all, Judge. l didn't think they would
hold it against me all these years.
haven't been in the city in thirty
years, and If you'll only let me 60
this time. I'll promise never to come
here again"
Nov, see here, my man." l said
sharply, for the fellow was becoming
tedious, IF you have anything to say
TO me, will listen to It, and treat
It confidentiaily, so far as can. Either
tell me your troubles, or 60 and tell
them to some other lawyer"
NO. said the man, desperately,
iii make clean breast Of It 70 you,
Judge You see, mister, when ] was q
boy-thirty years ago- came to the
city one day, in my fathers sleigh;
and while the old, man was around
town doing his business, l played
about the stable where he put up his
horse. There was lot OF snow on
the ground, and some OF the city boys
began calling me a hayseed. and pelt-
ing me with snowballs- didn't like
it-not go much the snowballing as
their calling me q hayseed. So l
made some enowbails myself and
SHE'D back at them. Well, just as
was throwing a good hard ball at one
Of the boys, a policeman came round
the corner, and 1t knocked on his hat.
/ started and ran as hard as / could.
/ never stopped tn got to my faith,
er's farm away out in the country
ten miles from here. I laid awake all
that night, expecting that they would
be coming for me; and I've been ex
.. pectine them ever since. But, as
had not heard OF It in all these years
plucked up courage and came in
, today, thinking It had all blown over
But see that was mistaken. They're
after me-" x
what makes you think they are
after your" asked the fellow.
There's notices all over the city,
, the man whIned
what kind o. notices?" asked
, Il haven't seen anything Of them"
why, one says, Bill posters be
ware, and another. Bill posters viii
be prosecuted"
What's your namef' asked, as .
light seemed to break IN on me in al
this nonsensicai tragedy.
Posters" the man replied. Evil
liam Posters. But they generally cal
me Bill-Bill Posters"
"Ah, / see," / said. with a sigh o.
|, relief. "And you want to settle this
Quietly-without any exposuref"
well, this Is q case. l am afraid
that can't be settled with a nne,"
said, rising and confronting the vii
lain, who shrank from me. and COW
cred 1ear the door.
!, you won't send me to JAN, Judge p
. he pleaded.
mo. Wen settle II without that"
said. Just turn round"
, AS Mr.. Posters turned his back OF
me, ! gave him good. hearty kick
that sent him clear through the door
way.
, as that ALP he asked. with a bu
collie smile.