Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-18
SYNOPSIS.

VISITS MS CdUlI dl HlSHI, OIL bSi CN-
ment is entered into for the removal
of young child.
Soon after this agreement the Bad
leighs leave the South and journey to
the Mississippi river taking the child
with them. There Mr.. Badleigh falls
in with a party of gold seekers and
going with them to Pixies Peak loses
his life
Mrs. Badleigh joins an emigrant
family and all become residents Of
DEBORAH, where young Jesse, the
adopted child makes good in an en-
counter with a school-fellow.
Jesse Badleigh and Hiram Schoc-
key effect a rescue which nets them
some profit: while Frank Inness, a
mighty huntsman pursues stag and
stumbles upon a hidden foe of small
Ter dimensions.
Mrs Badleign attends an old time
quilting party which, indirectly occa-
sions a philosophical dissertation by
John Armstrong. Later Jesse and
his mother receive an unlocked for
visit from sheriff McAndrews.
We'll, / am sorry to say that
am sent to you with warrant for
the arrest Of
Instantly her thought took wings
and few back to the time when she
and her husband had sold their po-
sessions in Tennessee and began
their long and tiresome journey to
the Mississippi river. She had never
been able to account for the mysteri.
Gus appearance of Jesse from, she
knew not where, at the exact time OF
their departure, for, in spite of all
her efforts to find out something re-
foiled by her husband who had per-
sistently kept everything to himself.
This fact, in connection with the
unrest of Jesse concerning his child
hood, and the additional fact that
he had but moment before been
seeking information from her touch
ing this very matter caused her tt
tear that the warrant in the hands
of John McAndrews had to do will
his. mysterious entry into the Bad
leigh household. 1t was not surpris
ing, therefore, that being ever OF
the alert touching the boys interest
and fearing, she knew not what
the good woman was overwhelmed
with CONSERVATION at the words o
the officer and in her terror criet
out
my Lord! arrested? Who is t.
be arrested? And what for?"
Why, you see, this warrant issu
ed by Justice BartheH calls for thu
arrest of Jesse Badleigh charged will
the crime of petty larceny
"My Jesse accused of stealing? i
is false, a miserable, dirty lie, VIII
is the mean trihin' skunk that dare
make such charge again him? criet
the enraged woman, forgetting in he
anger the great fear which had To-
the moment possessed her.
''Never mind, mother" said Jesse
speaking for the first time since thu
know and / know that any charg'
of larceny against me is utterly false
whoever may bring it. nevertheless
/ would like to know the name o
my accuser."
There is no reason why yol
shouldn't know that said the off
oor s.;t To Cnhh -
Jim Cobb, that no-account, trif
lin critter, how come he to sa!
Jesse had been stealing?"
Il really don't know Mrs Bad
leigh, but. he charges Jesse here witt
stealing a ten dollar bill from the
cash drawer in Killum and Dress
ans meat market"
Whereupon the warrant was reat
and the arrest was made. Officer Nc
Andrews then added that John Arm
strong knowing that the warrant
was to be issued, had become re
sponsible for Jesse's appearance II
court, when called upon, so he Nigh
remain at home till he was wanted
for trial.
1t was late when Mrs. Badleigi
retired for the night The little
sleep she was able to obtain was bro
ken and unrefreshing. So man!
things had occurred during the da,
and evening to disturb her menta
poise that for the greater part of the
night a wild storm was raging in hel
brain which was quite as violent in
its way as that which was shaking
the house itself. Long slumberine
memories rudely awakened from
their dormancy by the query of Jesse
were taking on so many discordant
distrustful, bewildering forms, that
taken in connection with what she
regarded as a cruel, unjust complaint
against the honesty of her boy, who
was more to her than life itself, pro-
duced such an agitation that even
such little fitfui slumbers as were
vouchsafed to her were disturbed by