The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-08-13


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The fFunt 6n1rb0li vas ringing
In : nasb Deborah Eas CUT of the
room.
When lha judga st last casEs forth.
II 'Eas III lfatther's bisiAing a gensls.
niAa wished 70 80 Rim lib sha aarsT
VIII y DARK glance. nce lsrsctAd
against her. however. the Judge hade
her run away 70 tia kitehen and - Car
from all these tronbles a. she coula.
then. looking hia door behind aim. a.
no always did. be strobe towards the
front
he found Deborah standing guard
over an lilconditioned fellow. whose
slouching figure siouched still more
under bite eye. but gave no ether 80
knowledgment of hia presence Pass
Ing him without q second look. Judge
ostrauder found Mr. Black awaiting
hin..
There was no bad blood between
these two. whatever their past reia.
tons or present suspicious. and they
were soon shaking hands with every
appearance OF mutual cordiaiity.
The judge was especially courteous.
Il am glad" said he. "oi any ocea.
sion which brings you again under my
roof. though from, the appearance Of
your companion Judge the prsssn;
one to be OF no very agreeable eharac-
ter"
Judge, I'm your friend" tAns Mr,
Black began. Thinking you mus; wish
to know who started the riotous pro
cedure which disgraced our town to
day. ! have brought the ringleader
hers to ansaser for himself--that Is, II
you wish to question him"
Judge ostrander wheeled about
gave the man searching look, and
failing 10 recognize him as any one
be had ever seen before. beckoned him
Ia.
! 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 ex'
plain your enmity to my long-abseni
son"
Nav: I've had my talk wherever
and whenever took the notion. Oliver
Ostrander hit me once. ! was jest q
little chap thea and meanin no harm
TO any one. ] kept apesterin OF I'm
and he bit me He'd a better have hit
Q Teller who hadn't my memory I've
never forgiven that hit. AMI ! never
viii That's why I'm hittin' him now
It's Just my turn: that's all"
Your turn Your turn Aud what
do you think has given you an oppor'
tuEity TO turn on him?"
I'm not IN the talkin' mood just
now" the fellow drawled, frankly lnso
lent not only In his tone but In hi
bearing TO all present Nor can you
make II worth my while. gents III
not take money I'm an honest. hard.
workin' man who can cara his own
livin'. and you can't pay me 10 keep
still. or to go away from Shelby a day
sooher than | want TO- was goin'
away, but gave It up when they told
me that things were b, ginnin' TO look
black against Oh 0strander--that a
woman had come into town who was
a-stirrin' up things generally abou,
that old murder for which a Teller had
already been lectrocuted. and KNOWN
somethin' myself about that murder
and Oh 0strander. well. l stayed"
The quiet threat. the suggested pos.
sibility. the attack which wraps itself
In vague uncertainty. are ever the
most effective As his raucous voice.
dry with sinister purpose which no
man could shake. died out In an often.
sive drawl. Mr.. Black edged a step
nearer the Judge. before he sprang and
caught the oung fellow by the coat.
collar and gave him very vigorous
shake.
See here'" he threatened BE.
have yourself and treat the Judge like
a gentleman or"
But the judge was not ready for
this. The Judge had gained a new
lease Of life In the last half-hour and
he felt no fear OF this sullen bilLposter
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 lou,
himself was impressed aud dropped
some OF his suilen bravado
y have something TO say to this Eel.
low he announced Perhaps he
does not know his folly, Perhaps be
thinks because ! was thrown sback
today BY those public charges against
my son and string Of Insults for
which no father could be prepared.
that am seriously disturbed over the
position into which such unthinkins
men as himself have pushed Mr. OH
YER Ostrander might be II there
were truth In these charges or any Sc
rious reason for connecting my up.
right and honorable son with the low
crime Of hishwayman But there Ia
not aver 1t and so will this lady
here whom you have doubtless recog
ni1ed for the one who has stirred this