Middletown transcript., 1915-04-17

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'
Il have something to say to this fell
low" he announced Perhaps he
does not know his folly. Perhaps he
thinks because l was thrown aback
today by those public charges against
my son and a string OF insults for
which no father could be prepared,
that am seriously disturbed over the
position into which such unthInking
men as himself have pushed Mr. Oil
Ver Ostrander / might be II there
we're truth in these charges or any se-
riOus reason for connecting my up
right and honorable son with the low
crime Of a highwayman. But there is
not aver it and so will this lady
here whom you have doubtless recog-
nized for the one who has stirred this
matter up. You can bring no evidence
to show guilt on my sons part"-these
words he directed straight at the dis
comfited poster of bills-"because
there is no evidence to bring"
Mr.. Blacks eyes sparkled with admit
ration. He could not have used this
method with the lad, but he recognized
| Brides we're sign of weakness. so
were force and counter-attack: but
scorn-a calm ignoring of the power
Of any one to seriously shake Oliver
Ostrander's established position-that
might rouse wrath and bring avowal;
certainly It had shaken the man; he
looked much less aggressive and self,
confident than before
However. though impressed, he was
not yet ready to give in. Shutting
about with his feet. but not yet shrink
ing from an encounter few men of his
stamp would have cared to subject
themselves to, he answered with re-
mark delivered with little more civil.
ity than any of his previous ones:
What you call evidence may not be
the same as | calls evidence. II you're
satisfied at thinkin my words no
good, that's your business. l know
how / should feel If / was Ol Ostran'
der's father and knew what know"
Let him CO." spoke up a wavering
voice. It was Deborah's.
But the judge was deaf to the warn
ing. Deborah's voice had but remind
ed him of Deborah's presence. Its
tone had escaped him. He was too en-
crossed in the purpose he had In mind
to notice shades of infection.
But Mr.. Black had, and quick as
thought he echoed her request:
"He is forgetting himself. Let him
go, Judge Ostrander."
But that astute magistrate. wise in
all other causes but his own, was nc
more ready now than before to do
this.
I'm a moment" he conceded. Let
me first make sure that this man un'
derstands me. have said that there
exists no evidence against my son
This l aver; and this the lady here
will aver You have probably already
recognized her. If not. allow me tc
tell you that she is the lady whose
efforts have brought back this case
to the public mind: Mrs. Scoville, the
wife of John Scoville and the one OF
all others who has the greatest inter
est In proving her husbands limo
cence. If she says, that after the most
careful inquiry and a conscientious
reconsideration of this case, she has
found herself forced to come to the
conclusion that justice has already
been satisfied in this matter, you will
believe her, won't your"
Il don't know" drawled the man
low and cunning expression lighting
up his ugly countenance. "She wants
to marry her daughter to your son,
Any live dog is better than a dead
one; guess her opinion don't go for
much"
Recoiling before a cynicism that
pierced with unerring skill the one
joint in his armor he knew to be vul.
nerable, the Judge took a minute in
which to control his rage and then ad.
dressing the half-averted figure In the
|, window said:
Mrs. Scoville, will you assure this
man that you have no expectations Of
marrying your daughter to Oliver Os-
trander?"
With slow movement more sugges-
tive of despair than any she had been
seen to make since the hour of her in,
decision had first struck, she shifted
, in her seat and finally faced them, with
the assertion:
"Reuther Scoville will never marry
; Oliver Ostrander. Whatever my wishes
or willingness in the matter, she her.
self is so determined. Not because
she does not believe in his integrity,
? for she does; but because she will not
unite herself to one whose prospects
in life are more to her than her own
happiness"
The fellow stared. then laughed:
, She's a gOodun," he sneered- And
| you believe that bosh?"
Mr.. Black could no longer contain
} himself.
Il believe you are the biggest rascal
: in town." he shouted. Get out, or !
, won't answer for myself. Ladies are
not to be treated in this manner"
Did he remember his own rough
: handling of the sex on the witness
stand'
is done over. For an article rightly
made or a task we'll done serves a