The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-06-18

Ag~A0 nFAAgNnAA6 WhAIN NMaB8S2 sAy
mind In this regard. and made me
confident that had done my hus
band great injustice
You ioundl What do you mean
o. ;haty What could yoG have
found9"
His peaked cap lying ia eoraer
OF the garnet He had not worn II
that day: for when be came back to
DO hustled OF again by the crowd
be was without hat Of any kind, and
be never returned again to his home
you know that. Judge. had seen the
shadow OF some other man approach.
ing Dark Hollow. Whose, am In
this town now 10 ind out"
Judge ostrander was a man OF
keen perception. quick to grasp an
Idea. quick TO form an opinion. But
his mind acted slowly tonight Debo-
rah scoyille wondered at the blank
ness OF his gaze and the slow way
In which he seemed to take In this
astounding fact.
At last he found voice and with II
gave some evidence OF bis usual acu'
men.
Madam, a shadow is an uncertain
foundation on which TO build such an
edlfice az you plan. A dozen men
might have come down that path with
or without sticks before Mr. Etheridge
reached the bridge and fell victim
to the assault which laid him low"
Il thought the time was pretty
clearly settled by the hour he left
your house. The sun had not set
when he turned your corner on his
way home, So several people said
who saw him Resides"
Eyes: there is besides I'm sure
Of H."
Il saw the tnli figure OF man.
whom afterwards made sure was
Mr. Etheridge, coming down Factory
road on his way TO the bridge when
| turned about TO get Reuther"
"All of which you suppressed at the
trial"
Il was not questioned on this point,
SIR"
"Madam"--he was standing very
near TO her now. hemming her as II
were into that decaying corner--I
should have very much higher opin.
lon OF your candor II you told me the
whole story"
Il have. sir"
His hands rose. one to the right.
hand wall. the other 10 the left, and
remained there with their palms rest.
ing heavily against the rotting plas.
ter, She was more than ever hemmed
In; but. though she felt triHe fright,
ened az his aspect. which certainly
was not usual. she faced him without
shrinking and In very evident surprise
1T seems too slight a fact TO men.
tion. and. indeed, had forgotten II TIL
you pressed me, but after We had
passed the gates and were well out
on she highway. found that Reuther
had left her little pail behind her
here, and we came back and got IT,
Did you mean that, sIr?'
Il meant nothing; but felt sure
you had not told all you could about
that fatal ter minutes, ion came
back II rs quite walk from the road
The man whose shadow you saw must
have reached the bridge by this time
What did you see then or--hear7"
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Judge
was intent on finding the baby's pail
and having found II hurried back
home all the faster"
And tragedy was going on or was
JUS, completed. In plain sight from
this gap."
II have no doubt. sir: and II had
possibly John might have been
saved"
The silence following this was
broken by crash and a little cry.
reggys house had tumhled down.
The small incident was relief
Both assumed more natural pastures,
so the shadow is your great and
only point. remarked the Judge
Il shall not desist, Judge ostran.
DER
You are going to pursue this Jack.
o'lanterng"
Y am determined to, II You deny
me aid aud advice | shall seek another
Johns name must be Win
dicatedy
He gave her hook. turned aud
glanced down at the child piling stone
ON stone aud Whispering just little
when they fell
Watch that baby for while" he
remarked, and you Will learn the les
son OF most human endeavor. Madam,
| have proposition to make YOU You
cannot wish to remain OF the inn. ror
can you be lcng happy separated
from your daughter. have lost Bella,
do not know how. nor would | be
willing. ~ replace him BY another
servant | need housekeeper; some
one devoted to my interests and who
will not ask me 60 change my habits
too materially, VIII you accept the
position, II add as an trtace1lent
my desire 70 have Reather also a. an
inmate OF my homer This does not
mean that countsnance or in any
way Anticipate her union with my son
do not. but any other advantages
she may desire she shall have. | will