Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

fashioned hat and hllO4 Il with the
rest Of the fruit Chamberlain care
fully slowed his treasures into the
wide pockets Of his tweed suit
Now. sir" Squire Cady said heart
lily. well go into my oflcs and attend
to business I'm not equal 70 Cincin-
nAtus, whom they found blowing his
field. but l can take care Of my gar
den. Come In. sir. come In"
Chamberlain followed the tall spare
old figure into the house. The squire
disappeared with his pears. leaving
his visitor In the narrow hall; but he
returned in . moment and led the way
into his once. It was q large, rag
carpeted room. filled with all those
worstsd knicknacks which women
make, and Uttered comfortably with
books and papers,
| Squire Cady put on a lowered dress
ing-gown. drew . pair OF spectacles
out Of q pocket, a bandana handker
chief from another. and requested
Chamberlain TO sit down and make
himself at home The two men sat
facing each other near q tall secr0
tary whose pigeonholes were stuffed
with papers In all stages Of the yel
lowing process. Squire Cady's face
was yellowtng, like his papers. and Il
vas wrtnkled and carevorn; but his
eyes wsre bright and humorous. and
his voice pleasant Chamberlain
thought he liked him.
Come TO get . marriage license7"
the squire inquired. Chamberlain Inn
mediatsly decided that he didn't IKE
him. bat he ioolishly blushed.
mo. it's another sort OF matter he
said stiniy.
mot . marriage license! All right
my boy" agreed Squire Cady.
-r1sn't the fashion to marry young
HowAdsys, l know, though twas the
fashion IN my day. Not . wedding'
What thenf"
Then Chamberlain set 70 work to
tell his story. Placed. a. II were. face
to face with the law. he realized that
he vas but poorly equipped for car
rying On actual proceedings, even
though they might be against BeliA
himself; but he made q good front
and persuaded Squire Cady that there
vas something to be done. The squire
was visibly affected ut the mention Of
the old red house, and fell into q
revery, looking OF toward the fields
and tapping his spectacles on the desk.
: Hercules Thayer and l read Latin
|. together when we were boys" he said,
! turning to Chamberlain with a nms
, niscent smile on his old face. And Id
Q licked me for liking Hannibal hsttsi
4 than scipio." He laughed heartily.
b The faces Of the old sometimes b
come like pictured parchments, and
seem to be lighted from within by
faint, steady CLEAN, almost more beau
tiful than the fire Of youth. Az Cham
berlain looked, he decided once mors
and finally, that he liked Squire Cady
But I got even with HERCULES Of
. Horace" the squire went on, chucklinl
, at his memories. However" b.
d sighed. a. he turned toward his desl
again. this Isn't getting oat that wal
rant for you. We don't want AM
malefactors loose about Charlesport
. but you'll have to be sure you know
n what you're doing. Do you know tn
man-can you identify himr"
. 81 think / should know him; but II
any case Miss Redmond at the old re<
house IAN identity him."
, I'VE don't, want to arrest anybod!
X till we're sure we know what we'r
Q about-that's poor law" said squir'
Cady, in a pedagogical and squireAsl
tone. a. II Chamberlain we're a mer'
bow. But the Englishman didn't min'
9 that.
81 think I can satisfy you that View
got the right man" he answered IL
and him and bring him to the old re'
house this afternoon, 30 that Miss Hed
. mond can identify him. will you hav'
Q a sheriff ready to serve the warrantY
Eyes, l can do that"
l. VERY we'll, then, and thank voc
X air." said Chamberlain, moving to
g ward the door. And I'm keen Oh
a hearing how you got even with MI
Thayer on the Horace
The light behind the squire's pa>ch
y ment face CLEANED q moment.
)" Come back, my boy, when you'v'
g done your duty by the law. Ever
Q citizen should be a protector a. vel
"a a keeper OF the law. SO COM
q again: the latchstring IL always out
0 II was mid-morning before the d.
d tails connected with the sheriff wer'
completed. BY this time Chambef
vt lain's heavy but sound Temperament
g had lifted itself to its task, gaininl
momentum as the hours went by. Hi
) next step was to search out tn
h Prenchman. The meager Information
O. obtained the day before was to the 81
10 feet that the marooned yachtowns
ID had taken refuge in n of the shack
% near the granite docks In the upps
part of the village. He had persuadc'
the caretaker Of tho sailors readinl
room to lend him money with whicl
to telegraph to New York, as the te<
graph operator had refused to true
him.
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