Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-01

| fashioned hat and filled it 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, we'll go into my office and attend
to business. I'm not equal to Cincin-
natus. whom they found blowing his
field, but | 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 a moment and led the way
into his office. 1t was large, rag
carpeted room, filled with all those
worsted knicknacks which women
make, and Uttered comfortably with
books and papers.
Squire Cady put on Powered dress
ing-gown. drew a pair of spectacles
out of pocket, bandana handker-
chief from another, and requested
Chamberlain to sit down and make
himself at home. The two men sat
facing each other near a tall secre-
tary whose pigeonhoies were sluffed
with papers in all stages of the yell
lowing process. Squire Cady's face
was following, like his papers, and it
was wrinkled and careworn; but his
eyes were bright and humorous, and
his voice pleasant. Chamberlain
thought he liked him.
tn crnt
the squire inquired. Chamberlain i'm
mediately decided that he didn't like
him, but he foolishly blushed
No, it's another sort OF matter he
said stifiy.
Not a marriage license, All right.
my boy agreed Squire Cady.
'1'isn't the fashion to marry young
nowadays, | know, though twas the
fashion in my day. Not a wedding.
What them"
Then Chamberlain set to work to
tell his story Placed. as it were, face
to face with the law, he realized that
he was but poorly equipped for car
rying on actual proceedings. even
though they might be against Belial
himself; but he made a good front
and persuaded Squire Cady that there
was something to be done The squire
was visibly affected at the mention OF
the old red house, and fell into a
revery, looking off toward the fields
and tapping his spectac' IS on the desk.
Hercules Thayer and l read Latin
together when we were boys" he said,
turning to Chamberlain with remi-
niscent smile on his old face. And he
licked me for liking Hannibal better
than Scipio." He laughed heartily.
The faces of the old sometimes be-
come like pictured parchments, and
seem to be lighted from within by 8
faint. steady CLEAN, almost more beat
tiful than the fire of youth. AS Cham
berlain looked he decided once moro.
and finally, that he liked Squire Cady.
But got even with Hercules on
Horace" the squire went on, chucklinG
at his memories However" he
sighed, as he turned toward his desk
again, this isn't getting out that war
rant for you. We don't want any
malefactors loose about Charlesport:
but you'll have to be sure you know
what you're doing. Do you know tho
man--can you identify him?'
II think / should know him: but in
any case Miss Redmond at the old red
house can identify him."
I'VE don't want to arrest anybody
till we're sure we know what we're
about that's poor law" said Squire
Cady, in pedagogical and squire-ish
tone, as If Chamberlain were mere
boy. But the EnglisaIuan didn't mind
that.
Il think / can satisfy you that we've
got the right man. be answered II
find him and bring aim to the old red
house this afternoon, SO that Miss Red
mond can identify him, will you have
sheriff ready to serve the warrant
YES, can do THAT"
Very we'll, then. and thank you,
sir said Chamberlain, moving to-
ward the door. Aud I'm keen on
hearing how you esN. even with Mr..
Thayer on the Hora''H'
The light behind 'ha squire's parch-
ment face cleaned s. moment.
Come back, my bay, when you've
done your duty by Che law Every
citizen should be protector as we'll
as a keeper of tho law. So come
again; the latch-striNf is always out
1t was mid-morniaS before the de-
tails connected wifi the sheriff were
completed By this time Chamber
lain's heavy but sound temperament
had lifted itself to Ns task. gaining
momentum as the hcues went by His
next step was to search out tbs
Frenchman. The meGger information
obtained the day besore was to the Ell
feet that the maroonnd yachtowner
had taken refuge in ore of the shacks
near the granite docks in the upper
part of the village. He had persuaded
the caretaker Of the sailors reading
room to lend him money with which
tn felepraDh to New York as the tele-