The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-14

the quick shudder with which she lift
ed her trembling hand away from
those papers and looked up, squarely
at last. into his TRANSPORTED visage.
Mrs. Scovi.le, l love my boy. IL
what's that?"
The front doorbell was ringing.
In a flash Deborah wal out Of the !
room.
When the Judge at last came forth, |
1t was at Reuthcr's bidding. A gentle
man wished to see him in the parlor.
With a dark glance. not directed
against her. however, the Judge babe
her run away to the kitchen and as far
from all these troubles as she could.
then, locking his door behind him. as
he always did. he strobe towards the
front.
He found Deborah standing guard
over an illconditioned fellow, whose
~slouching figure slouched still more
under his eye. but gave no other &C.
acknowledgement Of his presence. Pass
Ing him without a second look. Judge
Ostrander found Mr.. Black awaiting
him.
There was no bad blood between
these two. whatever their past rela-
tons or present suspicious. and they
were soon shaking hands with every
appearance Of mutual cordially.
The Judge vas especially courteous.
&" am glad" said he. "of any occa-
sion which brings you again under my
roof, though from the appearance Of
your companion l Judge the present
one to be Of no very agreeable charac-
ter"
Judge, I'm your friend" thus MI.
Black began. Thinking you must wish
to know who started the riotous pro-
cedure which disgraced our town to-
day. have brought the r~ingleader
here to answer for himself-that is. II
you wish to question him"
Judge Ostrander wheeled about,
gave the man a searching look, and
falling to recognize him as any one
he had ever cen before. beckoned him
in.
Il suppose" said he, when the loung-
Ing and insolent figure was fairly be-
fore their eyes. that this Is not the
first time you have been asked to e K
plain your enmity to my long-absent
son."
Nav; I've had my talk wherever
and whenever I took the notion. Oliver
Ostrander hit me once. l was Jest q
little chap then and meanin' nc harm
to any one. l kept a-pesterin' Of i'm
and he hit me. He'd q better have hit
a Teller who hadn't my memory. I've
never forgiven that hit, anil l never
will. That's why I'm hittin' him now
It's Just my turn: that's all"
Your turn! Your turn! And what
do you think has given you an oppor
tunity to turn on him."
I'm not IN the talkin' mood just
now" the fellow drawled, frankly inso
lent. not only in his tone but in hi;
bearing to all present Nor can yor
make it worth my while, gents. II
not take money. I'm an honest, hard
workin' man who can carr his OWL
: Twin. and you can't pay me to keel
still, or to go away from Shelby a da.
sooner than I want to. l was goin
! away, but l gave 1t up when they tolt
. me that things were boginnin' to lool
! black against OF Ostrander-that
7 woman had come into town who wa,
. a-stirrin' up things generally abou
, that old murder for which a Teller ha'
! already been ~'lectrocuted. and KNOWN
: somethin' myself about that murde
: and OF Ostrander. well. l stayed.
: The quiet threat, the suggested pos
. sibility. the attack which wraps itsel
1 In vague uncertainty, are ever tn,
most effective. AS his raucous voice
. dry with sinister purpose which n,
man could shake. died out In an often
sive drawl. Mr.. Black edged a ste,
nearer the Judge. before he sprang an,
caught the Dung fellow by the coat
collar and gave him a very vigorou
r shake.
3 "See here!" he threatened. BE
q have yourself and treat the Judge lik
q a gentleman Or"
L But the Judge vas not ready 70
this. The Judge had gained a ne,
> lease of life in the last half.hour an
Q he felt no fear Of this sullen bill.poste
+ for all his sly innuendoes. He, there
. fore. hindered the lawyer from hi
. purpose. by a quick gesture of so niue
J. dignity and resolve that even tie lou
himself was impressed and droppe
Q some of his sullen bravado.
v II have something to say to this fe
. low" he announced. Perhaps h
does not know his folly. Perhaps h
d thinks because l a thrown abac
today by those public charges agains
v my son and a string Of insults 10
L which no father could be prepared
that l am seriously disturbed over tn
position into which such unthinkin
s men as himself have pushed Mr.. OF
yer Ostrander. might be II Their
l. were truth in these charges or any 81
rious reason for connecting my VI
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