The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-02
CHAPTER Lv.--sAvED.

inc period OF restraint III duIaHcc
vile suffered b. one Thomas Barcus in
consequence of conduct riotous. I'M
secmly, and In general prcjudiciul to
the public peace of the New Bedford
waterfront at 1870 in the morning
proved In tic upshot far more brief
than had been foTdIy hoped. not only
by his ju.t Judge but sjnxulor!v
enough. by the mlsdencanant himself
Taking everything gravely into con-
sidcration. including u person any
thing but prepossessing, the judge
rccsOned that. in default OF fine Of
Sloo, ten-day layup for repairs and
repentance was not too much 10 mctc
out to the prisoner at the bar.
In this verdict Mr.. Barcus checrfully
cohcurred fperhaps the more readily
since he would have found IL difficult
10 pay Il fine Of 100 cents. much less
ts many .dollars) and most pcaccably
permitted himself to be incarccratcd
in an unsavory cell; on the whole as
matter Of fact. not li-pl"ased.
Ten days rest VIII do me no harm"
lie assured himself privately as lie
stretched out on hts rcpulsiyc couch.
Ten weeks wouldn'. be too much,
remembering What I've been through
since I WAS ass enough 10 hitch Tho
wagon Of my fortunes to Our IIero's
h3iefui star Just the same I've got
a bunch that ten ho.rs will be about
Mans memory is AZ short as the we'll.
lsnown arm Of coincidence is long"
So medi,atine. he committed him
SELF. body and soul, 10 tho sleep he so
sorcly needed.
II" event proved him wrong in his
calculations only TO the extent of Il
couple VI hours. He was sentenced a,
20 \. and II vas little short OF 10
y NJ When his pos, -prandiul reposc
slt ~ L..
~ the lock pf the door 10 his cell
sitting up. MIR. Barcus rubbed MS
eyes and coinbed his hair with his en-
gers
What did | tell you he observed
resicnediy. -, begins again already
Conducted with every evidence 81
dtscst"cm OF tho part of hiT iailors Ia
the oiiirc Of the warden no was nc
guaintcJ with the fact that his fine had
been paid by 10 one less than the judge
himself then present IN portly and
solicitous person.
!, was cNcusably 10 be Inferred that the
very stars had been warning in thciv
courses Oh behalf o; Thomas Barcus.
IF only you had told me you were :,
friend OF Mr.. Disby's." the judge
FASTENED to say soon as the tw'
were ensconse1 ~ tho privacy of The
judicial limousine, II would have
kno"n better how 10 guide myaclf in
this unfortunate affair. As !, is can
only assure You Of ms profound regret
that ! was not better advised Ana
trust sincerely that sou viii not fail
- toll MI Digby thnt acted immr.
diatcly on receipt Of his telegram.
Really. it isn't fifteen minutes since /,
Was brought 10 me al my home
'Rpst I won't fnrrct.'
promised him "nigmatically--at pains
10 cover the truth that Digby WAS
nothing 10 him more than the naiac
of Alan Laws man Of business
Ard II you win be good enough tn
indicate how else may serve
"pirby didn't offer any suggestions
II hts wire, I gather"
'DHc moment. ! have II here"
Naturally Ia like bath ana :,
change OF clothes Garcus pursued
while the Judicial hrcas,pock"t was
long explored and could do with
transportation 10 New York by the urs;
train out Of :his God forsokcn hole
aud"
This IS VIVA, MIR. piGby SAYS" the
nudge interrupted. laborously dcciiher
ing the message by the light 81 :,
match: "'Plcasc sec to immediate, re-
lease of one Thomas Iiarcus, probably
in Jail i'll your Jurisdiction for riotng
ON waterfront this morning. Pay his
line and instruct him to report to me
in New York al earliest feasible hour
Give him all the money he wants, and
look TO me for remuneration
"Eh?" Barcus interrupted, sitting UP
smartly; whats that last again"
Patiently the judge repeated the SEN
tcnce from the message.
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