The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-08-20


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Judge Osfr1nder's peacs VI mine un.
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So
WIN n asaiif LED ne thsnk knew
him well. and yet not veil enough 10
know where he would BE- imoat likely
to 10 under impuisa,*
There IL some one who Knows him
better than yaa d.
e-RsuthsF7 Oh. she mustnt b
toiA-~~
~Yes. she must. Slte's our one "a.
viser. Go for her-or send me.
TT wen't b. necessary. There's her
ring Of the gate. But. on. Mr., BLACK.
think again oetore you trouble this
fragile child Of mine with doubts AM
questions which make her mother
tromhle.-
she has sources Of strength which
ysu lack She believes absolutely 10
divers integrity. II win carry her
through"
Please let her In. Mr.. Black l will
walt here while yca tell her"
Mr.. Black hurried from tho room.
When his form became visible on the
wSlk without. Dehorah watched him
from where abs stood far back In the
reem- A star had been put tn her
hand. rough TO thd touch. bit firm
under pressure. and hhe needed such =
sttaa1, np,i she, torEos gratitude and
every lesser emotion in watching
Reuther's expression. The young girL
running into her arms. burst out With
the glad cry:
Oliver is 40 longer In Detroit. but
he's wanted here, and Mr.. Black and
are going 70 find him. think know
where to look Get me ready. mother
dear; We are going tonight"
But" objected Deborah. II you
know where to look for him. why take
the ehild' Why 10 yourselie Why
not telegraph to these plaeesf"
His answer was q look, quick. sharp
and eBigmatical enough to require ex-
plsnation He could not give II to her
then. bat later. when geulher had left
them. he said:
"Mea who iiy their engagements and
secrete themselves. with or without a
pretext. are not 30 easily reached. We
shall have 20 aurprise Oliver os-
trander. In order TO place his fathers
message In his hands
"Yoa may be right. but Reutherf
Can she stand the excitemant--th the
physical strainf"
-you have tho harder task Of the
two. Mrs. scoviile Leave the little
one 10 me. She shall not suffer-
lei orah's response was eloquent. II
+, only a look. but Il made HIS harsh
features glow and his hard eye soften.
But his thoughts. II not his hopes.
receivei cheek when, with every
plan made aud Reather In trembling
anticipation Of the journey. he en-
countered the triumphant figure Of
Flanagan coming out OF police head
quarters.
His iaunty air. his complaisant nod.
admitted OF but one explanation. He
bad told his story 10 the chief authori-
ties and been listened to. Proof that
he had something OF actual moment TO
tell them; something which the dts
trict attorneys Office might feel bound
TO take up,
A nigh, Of stars. seen through sway
ing treetops whose leaves crfspsag TO
their fall. murmured gently OF van
ished hopes and approaching death
Below. long, low building with q
lighted window here and there, sur
rounded by heavy growth OF trees
which are but the earpest OF the u
Irritable stretch Of the Adirondack
woods which painted darkness on the
encircling horizon.
Within. Reuther seated In the glow
OF a hospitable FIRE of great logs. talk.
Ing earnestly 10 Mr.. Black Al they
were placed. he could see her much
better than she could see him. bis
back being to the blaze and she. In it,
direc. glare,
He could, therefore. study her fea.
lures without offense, and this he did
steadily and with deep interest, all the
while she ~as talking. He was look.
ing for sigma Of physical weakness ur
fatigue; but he found none. The
pallor OF her features was q natural
paiior. and In their expression. new
forces were becoming apparent, which
gave him encouragement. rather than
anxiety. for the adventure whose most
trying events lay still before them.
This Ia what she was saying.
y cannot point to any one man OF
the many who have been about %
ever since We started north. But that
we have been watched and our route
followed, | feel cutie convinced But,
as you saw, Re one besides ourselves
left the cars at this station. and ara
beginning 70 hope tha, we shall re-