The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-02-19

tell HIS story. Placed, as Il 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 spectacles on the desk.
Hercules Thayer and read Latin
together when we we're boys" he said,
turning to Chamberlain with a 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 a
faint, steady CLEAN, almost more beau
tiful than the fire of youth. AS Cham
berlain looked. he decided once more,
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 the
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 a pedagogical and squire-ish
tone, as If Chamberlain were a mere
boy. But the Englishman didn't mind
that.
Il think can satisfy you that we've
got the right man," he answered. IF l
find him and bring him to the old red
house this afternoon, so that Miss Red
mond can identify him, will you have
sheriff ready to serve the warrant?"
Eyes, can do that"
Very well, then, and thank you,
sir" said Chamberlain, moving to-
ward the door. "And I'm keen on
hearing how you got even with Mr..
Thayer on the Horace"
The light behind the squire's parch-
ment face CLEANED a moment.
Come back, my boy, when you've
done your duty by the law. Every
citizen should be protector as we'll
as a keeper of the law. So come
again; the latch-string is always out"
1t was mid-morning before the de-
tails connected with the sheriff were
completed. By this time Chamber
lain's heavy but sound temperament
had lifted itself to its task, gaining
momentum as the hours went by. His
next step was to search out the
Frenchman. The meager information
obtained the day before was to the ef-
feet that the marooned yachtowner
had taken refuge in one 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
to telegraph to New York, as the tele-
graph operator had refused to trust |
him.
1t was not difficult to get on his |
track, even though the village people |
were constitutionally reluctant to let |
any unnecessary information get away |
from them. A mile or so farther up |
the shore, beyond the road that ran
like a scar across the hill to the gram
lite quarry, Chamberlain came upon
a saloon masquerading as a grocery
store. A lodging house, a seamans
bethel and the reading room were
grouped near by; the telegraph Office, +
too, had been placed at this end of the
town; obviously for the convenience
Of the operators of the granite quarry.
The settlement had the appearance of
and pleasant industry pc
culiar to places where handwork is
still the rule.
Chamberlain applied first at the gro,
Gerry store without getting satisfaction.
The foreign looking boy, who was the
only person visible, could give him no
about anything. But at
the reading room the erstwhile yacht
owner was known. Borrowing money |
Is a sure method Of impressing ones
The Frenchman had been in the
two or three days, lat
-erly becoming very impatient for
reply to his New York telegram. A
good deal of money had been applied
for, was the opinion of the money
lender. This person, caretaker and Ii.
brarian, was a tall, ineffective indi-
vidual, with eyes set wide apart. His
slow speech was a mixture of DIR.
Johnson and judge in chancery. 1t
was grandiloquent, aud it often took
long to reach the point. He informed
Chamberlain, with some circumlocu-
ton, that the Frenchman had been
extremely anxious over the telegram.
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