The Detroit times., 1913-07-18
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CHAPT II.
(ContjnlIedl

CONTINUED,
And as the two stood Chnckling on
the corner, from the courthouse WIN
dows there came the below OF man 5
voice. l. Jared and reverberated tar
down High-st. with its sleepy homes
tucked In the dusk. red lamp here
and there. famed by the air OF the
odorous country. Then came 81
lence. II was as IL the entire town,
the sober. decent community, stopped,
shocked ly some blasphemy. But
what the wo men on the corner heard
now was the voice of Harlan's father,
quiet, sure, insistent with authority
against tie hoarse passion OF the oth-
err 9TH, court can not" they could
only cath a word here and there
"intoleralle the law Mr.. Bal
liff J,hn Lindstrom. Contempt
Then lower bull-like answer dying
away: ard the shuttle of feet
Harlan ran across the lawn with
Wiley following As they entered the
basement by the jail door little pro-
cession ONE down; big, rough man,
and by lis side Marryat, the sheriff.
The priDner looked ahead, his blue
eyes ddled the weeks growth or
beard a his face twisted into ugly
lines lis right sleeve swung empty
from tte elbow Behind him was Late
Mason. his attorney. perpleXed, whis-
pering 10 Jewett. the pot.belied dis
trict storney, who listened apatheti-
cally
The big man went down AT the
jai Dor he stopped and raised his
huge fist TO shake il up the stairs
HARM saw there his father, who had
lust come out OF his chambers and
was watching Lindstrom. his face
stud in control. in breeding, against
the >ther's primal anger.
'1amn the law"
Indstrom strobe on Damn the
cogt," He turned with Marryats
had on his shoulder The jurors, loi-
cats. were silent The Judge looked
ssadfast at the prisoner as II in him
sif was the spiritual inviolability OF
lie law which could listen and en-
nre which had pronounced and
build be patient Harlan was at his
,de, and now his firm lips moved.
Lindstrom lost his case. He had
one--T directed against him. The
aw Is clear" he stopped. and for an
nstand Harlan had glimpse of the
outrage and horror in his fathers soul
he cursed the law. ! sent him
down for contempt" The Judge shiv-
cred though the air was warm. Come
on--let us get the fruit for your moth
err"
The young man did not follow az
once. He. too seemed daZed. but more
at his fathers suffering than at Lind
strom's crime. And as he watched the
Taller search l,indstrom taking from
his pockets a knife, a bit Of string
nickel and a piece OF tobacco. all pit
eous and inutile. this pocket of a poor
man-Harlan saw group on the
court.ho lawn outside. Two bare
legged and terrified boys and girl
who seemed mothering them against
this great fear. Lindstrom saw them
also. His one fist shot up over the
heads OF the jaiIers. "Ay. home with
YOU, lads Knute and Peter Therell
be no more school. now. Damn their
law. their taxes and their schools
II have no more of il for me or
mine"
The girl under the arc.light looked
DICK SlltnllN. ANU Nph, w. N"'N
le," the big man roared I've fed
YOU in my house. but therell be no
more school for YOU
Wiley Curran had started forward
Nth cry. The Judges son was mute.
fht Il seemed that there was craven
on his soul more than the picture
there. AS II on the velvet lawn.
against the peace and order of the
town. the rich fat land attentive. a
life had been taken in shame: or
more than life. for on the souls OF
the workingman's children there was
wrought a hate for all time. He was
conscious now that Curran was an
grily shouting wild words, that the
two lads had fed. and that the slender
girl. with n last look as If her bitter
ness we're too large to hurl at them.
was following.
The young man felt an intolerable
revulsion. He suddenly ran 70 the
corner. staring after her, and then
dashed on along a street leading 10
the bluff. When he reached il he saw
the girl on the trail among the rocks,
running with the 1.-THE swiftness OF
doe. He shouted after her
"Aurelie, Aurelie,
But no answer came down from the
leafy cliff. And after a moment some
griIty consciousness stilled his
tongue. His class. his kind. his ira
dition. the blood behind him fought
down his mans rebellion. He went
hack to the Square where his father
vas waiting in the buggy. The men
o. the town bad scattered from the
place OF Justice.