The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-16
CHAPTER Xiv-continued.

Il didn't ask to see the ladies'" pro-
tested Flanagan, turning with sink.
ing gait toward the door.
II they only had let him go, If the
Judge In his new self-confidence had
not been SO anxious to deepen the ef.
feet and make any future repetition OF
the situation impossible!
You understand the lady," he in.
terposed, with the quiet dignity which
was so imposing on the bench. "She
has no sympathy with your ideas and
no faith In your conclusions. She be-
tieves absolutely in my sons inno-
cence."
do you, ma'am?" The man had
turned and was surveying her with the
dogged impudence of his class. I'D
Hike to hear you say it. ii you don't
mind, ma'am. Perhaps. then, I'll be-
9lieve 1t"
" L" she began, trembling so, that
ne failed to reach her feet, although
ie made one spasmodic effort to do
30 Il believe-Oh, feel i'll, It's
been too much" her head fell for
ward and she turned herself quite
away from them all
"You see, she amt so eager, ledge.
az you thought" laughed the bill-pos-
ter, with clumsy bow he evidently
meant to be sarcastic.
''Oh, what have l done!" moaned
Deborah, starting up as though she
would fling herself after the retreating
figure, now half way down the hall.
She saw in the look OF the Judge as
he forcibly stopped her, and heard in
the lawyers whisper as he bounded
past them both to see the fellow out:
Useless; nothing will bride him
now" and finding no support for her
despairing spirit either on earth or, as
she thought. in heaven. she collapsed
where she sat and fell unnoticed to the
6oor, where she lay prone at the feet
of the equally unconscious figure Of
the Judge, fixed in another attack of
his peculiar complaint.
And thus the lawyer found them
when he returned from closing the
gate behind Flanagan
Il cannot say anything. cannot do
anything till have had few words
with Mrs. Scoville. How soon do yog
think | can speak to herr"
mot very soon. Her daughter says
she is quite worn out. Would it not
be better to give her rest for tonight,
judge?"
The judge, now quite recovered. but
strangely shrunk and wan, showed no
surprise at this request, odd as it was,
on the lips Of this honest but some
what grabbed lawyer, unanswered out
OF the fullness of his own heart and
from the depths of his preoccupation:
My necessity is greater than her.
The change / say in her is mex
plicable. One moment she was all fire
and determination, satisfied Of divers
innocence and eager to proclaim it.
The next-blt you were with Us. You
witnessed her hesitation-felt its
force and what its effect was upon
the damnable scamp who has our hon
or-the honor of the Ostranders under
his tongue. Something must have pro-
duced this change. What? good
friend. what?"
4 don't know any more than you
do. Judge. But l think you are mis-
taken about the previous nature of her
feelings. noticed that she was not
at peace with herself when she came
into the room"
What's that?" The tone was short,
and for the first time irritable.
The change, If there was change,
was not so sudden as you think. She
looked troubled, and as | thought, ir-
resolute when she came into the
room"
You don't know her; you don't
Know what passed between us. She
was all right then. but-go to her.
BLACK. She must have recovered ~
this time. Ask her to come here for a