Williams news., 1915-07-29

ca ner tremDllnS nanQ away rom those papers and looked up, squarely at last. into his transfigured visage.
 Mrs. Scovi;le. I love my boy. r. what's that?"
 The front doorbell was ringing
 In flash Deborah was out of the room
 When the judge at last cane forth. it was at Reuther's bidding. A gentle man wished to see him in the parlor.
 With a dark glance, not directed against her. however, the judge bade her run away to the kitchen and as far from all these troubles as she could, then, locking his door behind him. as he always did, he strode towards the front.
 He found Deborah standing guard over an illconditioned fellow, whose slouching figure slouched still more under his eye, but gave no other ac- acknowledgement of his presence. Pass ing him without second look, Judge Ostrander found MT. Black awaiting him.
 There was no bad blood between these two, whatever their past rela- tions or present suspicious. and they were soon shaking hands with every appearance of mutual cordiality.
 The judge was especially courteous.
 T am glad," said he, "of any occa- sion which brings you again under my roof, though from the appearance Of your companion l judge the present one to be of no very agreeable charac- ter"
 Judge, Pm your friend;" thus MT. Black began. Thinking you must wish to know who started the riotous pro cedure which disgraced our town to- day. T have brought the ringleader here to answer for himself-that is. if you wish to question him."
 Judge Ostrapder wheeled about, gave the man a searching look, and failing to recognize him as any one he had ever seen before, beckoned him in.
 'I suppose" said he, when the loung- ing and insolent figure was fairly be- fore their eyes, that this is not the first time you have been asked to ex- plain your enmity to my long-absent son."
 Nav; I've had my talk wherever and whenever took the notion. Oliver little chap then and meanin' no harm to any one. I kept a-pesterin' of i'm and he hit me. He'd a better have hit feller who hadn't my memory. I've never forgiven that hit, and I never will. That's why Pm hittin' him now. It's just my turn; that's all"
 Your turn! Your turn! And what do you think has given you an oppor- tunity to turn on him?"
 "I'm not in the talkin' mood just now," the fellow drawled, frankly inso. lent, not only in his tone but in his bearing to all present. Nor can you make it worth my while, gents. I'll not take money. I'm an honest, hard workin' man wEo can earn his own Twin. and you can't pay me to keep still, or to go away from Shelby day sooner than I want to. I was goin' away, but I gave it up when they told me that things were oginnin' to look black against Ol Ostrander-that a woman had come into town who was a-stirrin' up things generally about that old murder for which a feller had already been 'lectrocuted. and knowin' somethin' myself about that murder and Ol Ostrander. well. I stayed" The quiet threat, the suggested pos sibility, the attack which wraps itself in vague uncertainty, are ever the most effective. As his raucous voice, dry with sinister purpose which no man could shake, died out in an offen. sive drawl, MT. Black edged a step nearer the judge, before he sprang and caught the oung fellow by the coat collar and gave him a very vigorous shake.
 See here!" he threatened Be have yourself and treat the judge like gentleman or"
 But the judge was not ready for this. The judge had gained a new lease of life in the last half-hour and he felt no fear of this sullen billposter for all his sly innuendoes. He, there fore, hindered the lawyer from his purpose. by quick gesture of so much dignity and resolve that even the lout himself was impressed and dropped some of his sullen bravado
 "Fhave something to say to this fel low" he announced Perhaps he | does not know his folly. Perhaps he thinks because I was thrown aback today by those public charges against my son and string of insults for xxyhio fof h4 that l am seriously disturbed over the position into which such minimizing men as himself have pushed MT. Oli- yer Ostrander. I might be if there were truth in these charges or any SC. rious reason for connecting my up. | right and honorable son with the low crime of highwayman. But there is not l aver it and so will this lady here whom you have doubtless recog niZQd for fhp nno uhn hoe Ctirrod %biz