Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-10-10


ing his teeth and gripping the desk
and then rushed from the Office calling
me white-livered dub, and telling me
to go plumb to some place the name
of which was cut off by the doors
slamming. sat in the office feeling
a sense of unrest, until the time for
going to court, where found Judge
Worthington on the bench, Chester
sitting at the defendants table, and no
Miss Frayn.
Are both sides ready in the next
case?" asked the judge, without look
ling at the calendar.
I'VE wish to put the defendant on
| the stand for few questions" said
Beasley, Middlekauff's lawyer. Il don't
see her in court, your Honor"
Call the witness!" said the Judge;
and the bailiff shouted three times:
Robert Lefrayne!"
"Has this man been subpoenaed? 2"
asked the Judge; "as he is defendant, l
don't suppose you thought it neces-
sary, Mr.. Beasley.''
We could all see that the pronuncia-
| tion of the name had misled the judge
as to the identity of the defendant.
ITO make sure" said Beasley. 1--WE
subpoenaed the party. Here is the
writ, your Honor, with proof Of serv-
| ice"
ssMr. Clerk" said the judge. frown-
| ing sternly, tissue bench warrant!
Mr.. Sheriff, attach this witness, and
produce him at once. Some of these
tardy witnesses will go to jail for con-
tempt if this is repeated! Call your
next"
Chester was pale as a ghost, and ac-
costed the bainff as he went out with
the warrant Then he came back and
| listened with flushes of anger and
clenched teeth to the reading Of the
pleadings, to which the Judge seemed
to pay no attention. At two, after the
| intermission, the bailiff, Captain Win
| field, an old G. A. r. man, appeared
| with Miss Frayn on his arm.
"Call the witness Lefrayne!" cried
| the judge.
Light, airy, daintily flushed, she
foated up to the bench. The fine for
| contempt died in Forceythe Worthing-
toms breast, as he stared in sort of
delighted embarrassment.
1T was raght kahnd Of you, Judge
Wo'thin'ton, she said looking up into
his face, ito send Captain Winfield to
ramahnd me of NAH engagement hyah.
Why, he was at Franklin, and Chicka-
| manga, and knows Tennessee! And
now, gentlemen, what can All do fob
you-all?"
The judge stepped down from the
bench and handed Mis- Frayn to the
| witness chair like a lord chancellor
placing queen on her throne.
Proceed, gentlemen!" said Judge
Worthington.
Beasley gathered up his papers.
Are you the defendant" asked he,
"Ah don't quite gathah youah mean
| in subj" said she, "but All think not,
subj
you're the teacher of the Boggs
| School, in Teal Lake Township"
ooh, yes, subj" said she. "Pahdon
me! / thought you inquiahed about
SOmeLnlng else.
Judge Worthington stared as if
struck by dart.
"Let me see the papers in the case"
said he excitedly.
Beasley handed them up, and the
Judge examined them carefully. Then
he handed them down, turned his back
on Miss FTayn and spoke in a. low
tone, like one greatly shocked.
"Proceed!" said he.
Something in his tone or in the turn
| ing of his back seemed to strike upon
| the senses of Miss Frayn as unpleas-
ant or hostile. The few questions put
to her by the lawyer to lay the foun-
| dalton for some other bit of evidence
did not appear to affect her at all;
and when she took her seat between
Chester and my mother. and was reas-
sured by their whispered communica-
| lions, she looked serene, save when
she noted the judges averted face.
Chester's lawyer spoke insinuatingly
of spite, prejudice and unreasonable
provincialism as being at the bottom
of the case.
"And," he added, 81 may add jeal-
ousy jealousy, your Honor, of the de-
PENDANTS charms of person, which, as
a part of the res gestae, are evidence
in this case, if your honor only would
observe them
chr. Chestah," said the girl. in a low
voice "he seems to be alludin' to-
what does he mean?"
Judge Worthington raped for 81
lence Miss Frayn's. eyes grew bright,
and her cheek showed spot of Grim
son which deepened as the reading of
the affidavit went on
objected to-" roared Chester's law
yer, "as incompetent, irrelevant, imma-
terial, impertinent and grossly scan
dalous!"
Miss Frayn cIcnched her hands and
held her breath as if at the realization
of her worst fears. Then the judge
spoke. "The affidavit" said he, "at
| tributes to Miss Frayn malign and
corrupting influence over the whole