Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-02

/ KNOW now tOat ME Is impossible any
more, and I'm ready to 40 You can
send me to prison at once. Jim I'm
glad YOU are the district attorney"
but I'm not resigned my office
this morning to ~ into business for
myself ! had only another month to
serve You're not going to prison II |
can help il"
But don't want you To help (.
It's the only place IL gu now You see.
boy, can't live with myself amy more!
Resides I'm old and played out; the
world don't need me any longer"
We'll, | need YOU" Stuart broke In.
"and you're not going to give mp this
fight rs long aS I'm here"
I'm Il failure: it's no use"
"Eut you've forgotten some things. :"
the younger man said tcnderlv
you've helped to make my life what
1t is-you haven't failed in that. You
gave your blood to your country when
she needed lt--you didn't fail IN that
You have forgotten the thousands YOU
have helped, the hope and cheer and
inspiration that passed into their lives
through yours Wen 10 to RvcnS
house tonight. Wen tell him the truth
Wen return the value of his Jewels
| I'll get the money to make good what
you owe him His voice broke, "Oh
why, why, why didn't you let me
knowY I've Influence with Rivcns. Tie
Will drop the matter and no one ON
earth will know save we three"
J a. n. -
/ broken man protested feehly. Il tell
you I've given mp | cant take your
money, | can't pay. tell you I've
given up. can't take your money, |
! can't pay II back"
"You can pay It back. too II YOU like,
Harriet win he earning thousands OF
dollars In a few years, Her success IL
sure"
A faint smile lighted the fathers
! face.
Her success IN sure, isn't itr' he
asked with the cagerness OF child.
And then the smile slowly faded.
But | shall not he here to see It."
"Yes, you viii. I'm running your at
fairs now, and you've got to do what
l say, Get ready We are going to zee
Bivens."
Bivens refused point blank nj first
! to see Woodman and ordered his scrv.
| ant To put him ont OF the house aud
ask Stuart to remain TOR n conference.
Stuart drew from his case card
and wrote n message to Nan:
| imperative that / see Cal at once In tho
| Df mi ~
grave Importance Please send him down,
: He is stubborn
Rivens came In few minutes shook
hands cordially with Stuart and L.
nored Woodman,
II want to see you alone with the
doctor" the young lawyer began,
"where we cannot possibly he over
heard"
II have nothing to say to this man,
but for your sake all right Come up
to tho library"
Once In the room and the door clos
ed the doctor sank llstlessly into a
chair, seeing nothing, hearing nothing.
His deep, sunken, bloodshot eyes were
turned within. The outer world no
longer made any impression.
Stuart began:
'Cal, you and | have been friends
since boyhood. I'm going to ask my
first favor of you tonight"
FOR yourself, all right You've got
the answer before you ask II. IL
you've come to ask me to settle with
old Woodman for any imaginary claim
| hn haa I
won't hear It. SO cut it!'
I'm not asking you to settle any old
imaginary claim" the young lawyer
went on rapidly, but new one that
can only appeal to the best that's IN
you. Let II be enough to say that the
torture you inflicted on Woodman
and the sights he saw in your house
drove him insane. Hungry. wretched.
In despair over his misfortunes and
the promise he had given his daughter
whom he loved better than life. In n
moment OF madness he took a case OF
| your jewels"
"IIe took that case OF iewes2" Biv
ems cried with excitement
Eyes"
'ltbit iito u l'tHi
Of laughter. walked over to the chair
where the doctor sat, thrust his hands
into his pockets and continued TO
laugh.
$50 that's what you meant by laugh
ing and sneerlng in my face as you
left that night, you hypocrlte"'
Stuart suddenly gripped Bivens and
spun him around In his tracks.
THAT will do now! The doctor is
my friend | won't stand for this"
Stuart faced the little dark man with
a dangerous CLEAN In his eye.
"Well. what did you come for2 TO
ask me to give him a pension for rob
bling me OF a case OF jewels? I've nc
cused every drunken servant in the
house Of the act"
II only ask that you allow me to re-
turn the value OF your jewels and drop
tho ~ AFFAIR I"