Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

seemed 10 understand. She rose WITH
a gesture. and In frozen dignity al
dressed the court.
JUDGE Wothin'tOn, SAID sue
"Ah'm not quite ce'tain All get the Iuii
n.eauin' of this. but All feel that An
CANT permit il to 20 fu'thah An "e
siah 10 say TO you as gentleman anu !
an acquaintance if not friend, that s
+besa ah things that can not be said ,
OF a lady. sub"
The defendant" said the Judge !
after two or three Intellectual attempts
10 speak. will be heard through her
counsel-proceed,
she was hurt and desperate as sue
sat down. and in a cold and liyld Jury
With her ewes level and shining Ike
knife-points. she put of, with a LOOK
like q blow. Chester's efforts to com
fort her. She sat an alien In an inhoS-
Ditable land. hedged about by a wall
of displeasure al some lornless Insult .
and At friends without chiyalry. Inc .
Judge began stating his decision, CIV .
ing the argument for the one side ana .
, then for the other. rs judges do.
The evidence tends TO prove, SAID .
. he that Roberta Lee Frayn mas
malign fascination over her pupils
8, the larger boys especially; that she
% has lured them into personal attend
q ance upon her rather than to study
q that she has melted young men 10
q duels brawls. breaches Of the peace
,r and"
% could see that she thought the
r. phrase 1T tends to prove an expires
~ sion Of his belief in the charges ana
as he went on her face famed req
- once more. and then went white as
l.. snow. She stepped back from the Ia
BILE as if to clear for action. one l''''t
m hand lifted. the other In the ioids o'
i'd her dress. ,,-
~ "Suh," she cried. in a passion OF IN
dignation which was splendid ana Yer
.. rible This must stop. II nah iaise
.. friends lack the chivalry to protect
me and NAH good name, AhH delehu
?" mahself. subj
Chester half rose, as If to thro" MIN
es- self into the hopeless contest
THE defendant does not uhuel
io stand" said the Judge. The defend
90
dence tends to prove that
We But the decision was never hhlsneu
tho for the girl drew a short small p's'o
rv. and aimed at him. We were frozen Il
horror. Judge Worthington looKeu III
IN. waveringly into the muzzle.
nj, roberta" said he.
Ia then saw rush by Captain VIII
eco field to strike her arm; the pls''
ON. roared out in the court room Ike
our cannon: and as Miss Frayn sank OaC
into nv mothers arms. Judge WORT
% ington stepped down with rent aeroS
-ttb his shoulder. from which he withdEe
W. bis fingers stained red. From und'
and the table. where irresistible force DC
The thrown me. saw him take an UNI
nod sisting hand. and heard him Whlsp'
the to her.
Win. Darling" said he. You don IL
,rad derstand, Let me explain. sWeetheai
i ~ and then if you want the pistol pac
Rod I'll give it to you, loaded!
Then he stood up and took Co
she mand.
fa "The baiIiff." said he, will reno
tho defendant and Mrs. Boggs TO I
chambers. | shall investigate TINS
camera. l am not hurt, gentIem.
moro than q pins prick, ard am al
49, TO go on and take such measures
:, 80 are necessary to protect the COZ
~ Remain here until l resume the ira
- "I can tell you" said Middleka
M "wau crawl out where we went
a.. ~ Nobody can stand agin her at c
range like that"
Contain Winfield's face bore
49, zIed and mysterious smile as
,, emerged from the chambers
e-'O' You can't subdue these soutn'
,.s ers. DC" said he.
'uuee THE verdict of history" said |,
,rers otherwise"
1--WE Just reconstructed anu
- sorbed EN-" said he. i was 'here'
know. The Judge thinks we We
-0'' TO handle this Frayn invasion
poqqs same way.
I,oee' at foil m get YOUR meaning. sa
"Tbo vay TO absorb this rebel NJ
about SAID the cap'"iN' - hor wire
the only way to ground her wire
locomotive her. l can't under
DIS tbo ioh for reasons known to
:, vo,'re sort of responsible for heI
O'''O' vastatin' course, an | think II u
.,o itself down to Oscar BoggS
III Ine bridegroom for the good OF Teal
t ner township and the welfare OF
q low Boggs School,
NV emotions were tumultuous'
such marriage could be forced Oh
. of course; but duty, duty.
. mon "On the main point" said the
npleas- tain, the court n'O ,oorrv;n
me mt when I came out. This MARVIN
. forn. cot TO be did Who's to do 1t is
ridenoe they're figgerin' on"
at all; "Captain Winfield" said l. /
etween nublic interests require 1t, II my
as reas- 'stituents demand it, | Will maxi
munica- sacrifice.
e when "Oc." said the captain, IN pre-
d face. serious manner, though some III
latingly you're a Twin marvel! III go
sonable and report"
hottom hr,oet Immediately, as my