Williams news., 1915-08-05
CHAPTER xIV-contlnued.

didn't ask to see the ladies', pro tested Flanagan, turning with slink- ing gait toward the door.
 If they only had let him go! If the judge in his new self-confidence had not been so anxious to deepen the ef feet and make any future repetition of the situation 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- Geves absolutely in my sons inno- cence."
 Do you, ma'am?" The man had turned and was surveying her with the dogged Impotence of his class. ''Pd like to hear you say it, if you don't mind, ma'am. Perhaps. then, I'll be- ieve it."
 T." she began, trembling so, that she failed to reach her feet, although she made one spasmodic effort to do so. T believe-Oh, I 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 ain't so eager, jedge, as you thought" laughed the bill-pos- ter, with a clumsy bow he evidently meant to be sarcastic.
 "Oh, what have I done!" moaned Deborah, starting up as though she would fling herself after the retreating figure. now half way down the hall.
 She saw in the look of the judge as he forcibly stopped her, and heard in the lawyers whisper as he bounded past them both to see the fellow out: Useless; nothing will bridle 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.
 
 q cannot say anything, cannot do anything till l have had a few words with Mrs. Scoville. How soon do you think I can speak to herr"
 Not very soon. Her daughter says she is quite worn out Would 1t moi be better to give her a rest for tonight judge?"
 The judge. now quite recovered, but strangely shrunk and wan. showed nc surprise at this request, odd as it was NP what grabbed lawyer, but answered out of the fullness of his own heart and from the depths of his preoccupation
 My necessity is greater than her The change I say in her is inex plicable. One moment she was all fire and determination, satisfied Of Oliver's innocence and eager to proclaim it The next-b1+ you were with us Yor witnessed her hesitation-felt it. force and what it's effect was upor the damnable scamp who has our hon or-the honor of the Ostranders under his tongue. Something must have pro duced this change. What? goot friend, what?"
 I don't know any more than yo, do, Judge Put l think you are mis taken about the previous nature of he feelings. l noticed that she was no at peace with herself when she cam, into the room"
 Whats that?" The tone was short and for the first time irritable
 The change, if there was a change was not so sudden as you think. Sh, looked troubled, and as I thought, ir resolute when she came into th, room"
 You don't know her; you don xnow what passed between us Sh, was all right then. but-go to her Black. She must have recovered b, this tine Ask her to come here for ,