Williams news., 1915-06-03

You found? What do you mean by that? What could you have found?'
 His peaked cap lying in corner of the garrett He had not worn 1t that day; for when he came back to be hustled off again by the crowd he was without hat of any kind, ana he never returned again to his home you know that, judge. I had seen the shadow of some other man approach ing Dark Hollow Whose, l am 1n this town now to find out.' Judge Ostrander was a man or keen perception, quick to grasp an | idea, quick to form an opinion: But his mind acted slowly tonight. Debo- rah Scoville wondered at the blank ness of his gaze and the slow way in which he seemed to take in thls astounding fact. l At last he found voice and with 1t gave some evidence of his usual acu- men. Madam, a shadow is an uncertain
 foundation on which to build such an
 edifice as you plan. dozen men ] might have come down that path with
 or without sticks before MT. Etheridge
 reached the bridge and fell victim
 to the assault which laid him low
 q thought the time was pretty
 clearly settled by the hour he left
 your house. The sun had not set
 when he turned your corner on his
 way home. So several people said
 who saw him. Besides
 "Yes; there is besides I'm sure
 of it."
 q saw the tall figure of a man, whom I afterwards made sure was
 MT. Etheridge, coming down Factory road on his way to the bridge when turned about to get Reuther." "All of which you suppressed at the trial"
 .I was not questioned on this point,
 sir.'
 . "Madam"-he was standing very near to her now, hemming her as 1t were into that decaying corner-'l . should have very much higher opin- ion of your candor if you told me the f whole story"
 n q have, sir" 70 Q | His hands rose, one to the right IT hand wall, the other to the left, and n remained there with their palms rest n ing heavily against the rotting plas \ ter. She was more than ever hemmet ., in: but, though she felt trifle fright
 ened at his aspect, which certainly h was not usual, she faced him withou 10 shrinking and in very evident surprise d Tt seems too slight a fact to men h tion, and, indeed, 1 had forgotten it til la you pressed me, but after we ha
 passed the gates and were well; ou nt on the highway, found that Reuthe x- had left her little pail behind he m here, and we came back and got ii m Did you mean that, sir?" <, rn q meant nothing; but 1 felt sur ra YOU had not told all you could abou nr that fatal ten minutes. You cam re back. It is quite walk from the roa, rs The man whose shadow you saw mus ip- have reached the bridge by this tim lv What did you see then or-hear?" va Nothing. Absolutely nothing, judg mt I was intent on finding the baby's pal ye and having found it I hurried bac ee home all the faster" nd And tragedy was going on or W; l Just CoLuPhStSu, III PioAA S'SH1 AAo ou this gap!"
 "I have no doubt, sir; and if hs mt looked. possibly John might have bet ed, saved
 he The silence following this Vi re. broken by a crash and little CT ed. Peggys house had tumbled down. ! ow The small incident was a reli, ob- Both assumed more natural postur,
 50 the shadow is your great al the only point" remarked the judge, hat "I shall not desist, Judge Ostrs ,in- der''
 at You are going to pursue this ja' ,e," o'-lantern?" fort q am determined to. If you de
 me aid and advice shall seek anotf his counselor. Johns name must be led, dicated."
 He gave her a look, turned a ,uld glanced down at the child piling ste
 on stone and whimpering just lit ant when they fell.
 Did Watch that baby for while,
 remarked, land you will learn the ex- son of most human endeavor. Mads it." I have a proposition to make you. } hich cannot wish to remain at the inn, this, can you be long happy separa man from your daughter. I have lost B cap I do not know how, nor would My willing, to replace him by anot only servant. l need a ,housekeeper; SC nore one devoted to my interests and Y his will not ask me to change my hal
 too materially. Will you accept
 position, if I add as an inducem ught my desire to have Reuther also as till inwate of my home? sThis does poor mean that I countenance or in hy I way anticipate her union with my lse- I do not; but any other advanta n. he she may desire she shall have. I be- not be strict with her."