Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-18

Kerr moved rcstlessly in his chair,
then went on.
.'Nany's the time I've opened that
book to show a man the plat OF an
addition and out would drop your
other handkerchief. / guess the mirror
ii your room wasn't big enough TO
hold d handkerchief on your wash
day" He looked about the library,
absorbing its quiet elegance. Things
mighty different now. amt they?"
Then ] was struggling to get a
start"
1t seemed to be a monologue Kerr
was delivering. His questions we're
answered but he made no sign that
he heard His remarks were delivered
at random. and he never took his gaze
from the fire. except the one time he
had looked about the rocm to note
the contrast of the present with the
tiHn When Gilbert had first come to
Belmont
Bout that time you wanted 10 git
married 10 a mighty nice girl
Yes, that was about the time was
elected prosecuting attorney.
Exactly. then after a pause and
you got married"
Gilbert could not understand the
drifJ OF The conversation but he rec
oguized that Kerr was reviewing the
past step by step.
Then I gave up my desk in your
Office, and moved to the courthouse"
But you still came to see me.
Amos.
This was said as quietly as had
been his previous remarks. Taken
by itself it was harmless ufterance.
but in connection with what had gone
before it was Of great significance.
Yes. Amos Gilbert, the rising young
prosecuting attorney. had gone TO see
David Kerr after he had moved his Of
flee to the courthouse. The boss let
that remark sink in wen before he
asked.
After that how long was You OH
the bench?"
Six years"
Is that so, / hadn't an idee It
was that long, What made you give
'hat up.
hdo " lah'h! on III! hahaS ana
heeueo more money "idh ion
again. You remember. because I want
ed to be attorney for the new street
railway company
Kerr seemed to be revolving some
thiilg III MS hilhd' Tor Il was some
tlihe before he reminded I'ltoerl OIL a
SIep IN ms rise winch ne had not
henIoheu.
lhouehl you was ia"Eef iof one
u 'l'e+', vio" "S 'i'''' vas 'isH''N loi
" Ll"'i,i''Ss-
VII We 90. 'iie Li""cHiSe.
nat was what hefr wanted 70
oFlns ou,.
EA"c''S. Ana you lie sun 1helr law
yer.
les.
Ana LOT int water company.
NUS" MT Nl'u TOT . .o 'ect'lc
Llsi'' o0'i, pau, ->''" "'' S'''' come I"
sec ms -Ni''"S-
why. yes, MT hefr' m hol I'M
nllnHiuI OIL
N''' ses.i'eu - '''o" OF Soi''e ~
Ihe s'o"iH IL WIG" ne I'D" appear"
10 oe wrapped d. He '"tetfup'"" the
attorney.
l"iS ''ni'- .N''loS. / 'e come 20 see
SoU' It INC ~ . '''''e - 9 q "ee''
!" lll'S "ous''
Ven MI N'ii S'doh'eFeu
''lneft.
me DosS pune" "'''.Stii '"ss1heI III
MS chair' sal up S''"lEl'd ana iooNe"
az IrhoeFt'
Hut you We got i telephone. Ihen
he ADDED IN d geAlief tone; mat $
an rlght, Aiiios' We always under
Stooo. 1t seemed 10 DE- "i'h an e.
loFI ihsI lie continued III gong 10
tell you some thinsS tha' you Know
ana some 'i'hsS l""' 20" uon Know
ana some you We SncSSeu' and some
We thoughI noooo3 ever nave 20
Know. Hout the uihe you come mere
was Married, and my vile died on
giving birth TO s'ri
Glofia.
es' "iotia. l was Just slItn mo
politics. 1hlhSs might ave oeeh at
ferent il my wife had lived. 1t didn
seem long before there [ was with 4
big girl on my hands-me. David
Kerr. The old feeling OF power
surged through him as he added with
spirit, If it had been a boy,
This thought held him silent for a
minute, and when he took up the
thread OF his story again It was the
old weary tone
Well, it wasn't. There l was with
a girl on my hands. Her mother didn'l
have any relatives Her father VAS !
/ -iIi4'N'Ni' S""'0 '.'' ""9'
500 bar RI kapt her a. Ions, ae
could. but by that time my house
/ ovau I'm The COMPLIMENTARY = fit nIace