The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-23
CHAPTER xIv-contlnued.

Il didn't ask to see the ladies'" pro
tested Flanagan. turning with a sink.
ling gait toward the door.
II they only had let him go, II the
Judge in his new self-contidence had
not been SO anxious to deepen the ef-
feet and make any future repetition of
the eituation 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-
lieves absolutely in my sons inno-
cence.'
DO you. ma'am?" The man had
turned and was surveying her with the
doSged impudence of his class. I'D
like to hear you say 1t, II you don't
mind. ma'am. Perhaps. then, I'll be.
lieve it."
I" she began. trembling so, that
she failed to reach her feet, although
she made one spasmodic effort to do
So. Il believe-Oh. l feel i'll! It's
been too much-I-" her head fell for.
ward and she turned herself quite
away from them all
You see, she amt so eager, ledge.
ms you thought" laughed the billpos-
ter. with clumsy bow he evidently
meant to be sarcastic
oh. what have | done!" moaned
Deborah. starting up as though she
would fling herself after the retreatins
figure, now half way down the hall.
She saw in the look of the Judge a 5
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
floor. 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
81 cannot say anything, cannot do
anything till ! have had a few words
with Mrs. Scoville. How soon do YOU
think can speak to herr"
Not very soon. Her daughter saws
she is quite worn out Would 1t not
be better to give her rest for tonight
judge?"
The judge. now quite recovered, but
strangely shrunk and wan. showed nc
surprise at this request, odd as it was
on the lips of this honest but some
what grabbed lawyer, but answered ou,
of the fullness of his own heart and
from the depths of his preoccupation
My necessity is greater than her
Inc change | say in her is inex
pIlcable. one moment she was all fire
and determination, satisfied II divers
innocence and eager to proclaim it
ne neXt-bI' you were with u You
witnessed her hesitation-felt its
force and what its effect was upor
the damnable scamp who has our hon
or-the honor of the Ostranders unde,
his tongue. Something must have pro
duced this change What? gooc
friend. WHAT"
\ don't know any more than yol
do, Judge, Put l think you are mis-
taken about The previous nature of he,
feelings. l noticed that sht was no
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. il there was a change
was not SO sudden as you think Sh,
looked troubled, and as | thought, IL
resolute when she came into tn,
rsom."
You don't know her; you don
4now what passed between US. Sh
vas all right then. but-go to hel
Black. She must have recovered b.
this time Ask her to come here tor