Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31

seemed 10 unOSEbAAh0. 0hO ASoS
q gesture, and in frozen dignity al
dressed the court
Judge Wot'hin'ton," said sne,
"Ah'm not quite ce'tain All get the fun
meanin' Of this. but All feel that All
CANT pe'mit It to go fu'thah. All de-
siah TO say to you as a gentleman and
an acquaintance, If not friend, that
these an things that can not be said
OF a lady. subj"
The defendant" said the Judge, /
after two or three Intellectual attempts
to speak, will be heard through her
counsel--proceed!"
She was hurt and desperate as she
sat down, and in a cold and livid fury
With her eyes level and shining like |
knife-points, she put on, with look |
like a blow, Chester's efforts TO COM
fort her. She sat, an alien in an inhos-
pitable land, hedged about by a wall
of displeasure at some formless insult,
and at friends without chivalry. The
Judge began stating his decision, CIV
ing the argument for the one side and
then for the other, as judges do.
"The evidence tends TO prove" said
he, that Roberta Lee Frayn has
/
the larger boys especially; that she
has lured them into personal attend
ance upon her rather than to study;
that she has melted young men to
i duels, brawls, breaches Of the peace,
and"
i / could see that she thought the
phrase lit tends to prove" an express
sion OF his belief in the charges; and
as he went on her face famed red
once more, and then went white as
snow. She stepped back from the Ia
BILE as If to clear for action, one little
hand lifted, the other in the folds OF
her dress.
"Suh!" she cried, in passion of In
dignation Rhieh was splendid and ter
rible. "This must stop! If nah false
friends lack the chivalry to protect
me and NAH good name, Ah'l defend
mahself. subj"
Chester half rose, as IL to throw HIM
self into the hopeless contest.
1.-THE defendant does not under
stand" said the judge THE defend
ant will resume her seat! The evil
dence tends to prove that"
But the decision was never finished I;
, for the girl drew a short small pistol
sand aimed at him. We we're frozen in
horror Judge Worthington looked IN
waveringly into the muEzle.
"Roberta!" said he.
l then saw rush by Captain Win
J field to strike her arm; the pistol
reared out In the court room like q
: cannon; and as Miss Frayn sank back
into my mothers arms. Judge Worth
ington stepped down with rent across
! his shoulder, from which he withdrew
i his fingers stained red. From undel
/ the table, where irresistible force hac
: thrown me- l saw him take an unre
/ sisting hand, and heard him whisper
3 to her.
: "Darling!" said he. you don't un
I derstand! Let me explain, sweetheart
and then if you want the pistol back
i I'll give 1t to you, loaded"
Then he stood up and took com
e mand.
r "The bailiff," said he, will remog'
p the defendant and Mrs. Boggs to m.
+ chambers. / shall investigate this II
camera l am not hurt, gentlemen
a more than a pins prick, and am abb
n to go on and take such measures
a are necessary to protect the eour'
, Remain here until resume the trial!
!. "I can tell you" said Middlekauf
Il well crawl out where we went II
h Nobody can stand ag'in her at clu
range like that"
% Captain Winfields face bore pui
"a zled and mysterious smile as b
= emerged from the chambers.
"You can't subdue these southern
"a ers, o." said he.
THE verdict of history" said |, y
a. otherwise"
1--WE lust reconstructed and a
n sorbed 'em," said he. Il was there, a.
4 | know. The Judge thinks We've g
to handle this Frayn invasion u
% same way"
'T fail to get your meaning" said
m 'The way to absorb this rebel host
NJ said the captain, sis to marry 1t. 1t
the only way to ground her wire az
a. demagnetize her cant undertal
the lob. for reasons known to a
, i. You're sort of responsible for her d
yastatin' course, AMI think It'll ciph
ha itself down to Oscar Boggs as
an bridegroom for the good of Teal Lal
81 Township and the welfare OF u
wv Boggs School"
My emotions were Humultuous. !
such marriage could be forced on n
n of coursei but duty, duty!
on ION the main point" said the ca
as tain. "the court had It's mind made
nut when came out. This MARVIN b
IN got to be did. Who's to do it is VIII
ce they're figgerin' on!"
IL; Captain Winfield" said I, IF t
en- public interests require it, If my &C
as stituents demand 1t. I will make t
ca sacrificed
en- "Oc," said the captain, in proper
ce. serious manner, though some tittert
ely you're a Twin marvel! I'll go ba
Bile and report"
pm Almost Immediately, as my hea
beats stifIed me, they emerged fro
al the chamber. My mother was in tea
de- Worthington. bore Miss Frayn on
as arm, and both looked exaltedly hapI
ice Roberta, as l called her in l
lld thoughts, shrank back bashfully. me
beautiful than had ever seen her.
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