The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
CHAPTER ix--contlnued.

IfAP En- iN--SoHUHuSos
II have been told" thus Deborah
easily proceeded. that for q small
house yours contains the most won
derml assortment OF interesting OBJ
jects Where did you srer get themr'
My father was a collector. on 3
Eery small scale OF course, and my
smother had passion for boarding
vhich prevented anything from going
out of this house after II had once
come into IT,"
MY husband" began Mrs. SEQ
Vile thoughtfully.
Miss Weeks stared In CONSERVATION
at Mrs Scoville, who FASTENED TO say
You wonder that I can mention my
husband Perhaps you will not DO 80
surprised when tell yoa that In my
eyes he Is a martyr. and quito guiltless
OF the crime for which no was pun
ished."
You think that" There was real
surprise In the manner OF the ques
toner Mrs Seovilies brow cleared.
She was pleased at this proof that her
affairs had not yet reached the point
OF general gossip,
Miss Weeks. / am q mother. have
q young and lovely daughter Can I
look In her Innocent eyes and believe
her father TO have so forgotten his re-
sponslblltles IA to overshadow her
life with crime! No. with not believe
II. Circumstances were In favor OF his
conviction. but he never lifted the
stick which struck down Algernon
Etheridge,"
Miss Weeks. who had sat quite still
during the utterance Of these remarks,
fdgeted about at their close. with
what appeared to the speaker. a sud
den and quite welcome relief
oh" sho murmured: and said no
mere. II was not topic she found
easy OF discussion
The sadness which now spread over
1.-the ssesy. MlareatIug> sopnteaanee ,o{
her visitor, offered her an excuse for
the introduction Of far more mo-
mentous topic, one she had burned to
Introduce, but had not known how
Mrs, Scovile. hear that Judge
Ostrander has got your daughter a pi
ano That Is really n wonderful thing
for him TO do. Not that no Ia so close
with HIS money. but that he has al.
ways cccn so set against all gayety
and companionshlp suppose you did
not know the shock II would be- 10 him
when you asked Bella to lot you into
the gates"
mo didn't know. But II IL all
right now. The Judge seems to weh
como the change, Miss Weeks, did
you know Algeruon Ethcrdge well
enough - tell me II he was as good
and irreproachable man rs they all
say"
"He was n good man. but he had a
dreadtully obstinate streak In his dis
position and very set ideas, have
heard that he and the Judge used to
argue over point for hours And he
was most always wrong For In.
stance. he was wrong about Oliver"
oliver"
Judge Ostrander's son. you know.
MT Etheridge wanted him to study
for n protessorship; but the boy was
determined TO go into Journalism. and
you see what success he has made
OF It. AS = professor he would prob
ably have been failure"
WAS this difference Of opinion ON
che calling he should pursue the cause
q divers leaving home In the way
he did" continued Deborah, conscious
OF walking on very thin ice
pu. Miss Weeks rather welcomed
than resented this curiosity indeed.
she was never tired OF enlargirg upon
the Ostranders
II have never thought so. The Judge
would rot quarrel with Oliver ON 90
email point as that. My idea Is,
though never talk OF II much. that
they had great quarrel over Mr.,
Etheridge. Oliver never liked the old
student: I've watched them and I've
seen. He hated his coming 10 the
house 20 mach; he hated the way his
father singled him out and deferred
to him and made him the confident OF
all hts troubles When they went on
chelr walks. Oliver always hung back.