Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-29

ed her trembling hard away from
those papers and looked up. squared,
at last, into hls TRANSPORTED vissge.
Mrs scoyiae. love my boy, J.
what's that,"
The front doorbell was ringing.
In dash Deborah was out OF III,
room,
When the Judge at last came forth
It was at ReuthCrs bidding. A gentle
man wished 10 see him In the paror.
With a dark glance. not directed
against her, however, the Judge bad,
her run away to the kitchen and as fal
from oil these troubles as she could
then, locking his door behind him. a.
he always did. he strobe towards III,
| front
lie found Deborah standing guart
over an illconditioned fellow, who's,
slouching figure slouched still NOR,
under his eye. tut gave no other &C
acknowledgement OF his presence. Pass
| ing him without second look, Judge
ostrander found Mr. Black AWAITING
/
him
There was no bad blood between
these two, whatever their past rcla
tons or present suspicious, and they
were soon shaking hands with every
appearance OF mutual cordially.
The Judge was especially courteous
Il am glad" said he. of any occa
sion which brings you again under my
roof, though from the appearance o!
your companion ] Judge the present
one TO be OF no very agreeable charac.
ter"
Judge. I'm your friend" thus Mr.
Black began. Thinking You must wish
To know who started the riotous pro.
cedure which disgraccd our town to
| day. | have brought the ringleadcr
here to answer for himself-that is, II
You wish to question him"
Judge Ostrandcr wheeled about
gave the man searching look. and
failing 10 recognize him as any one
he had ever seen before, beckoned him
In.
Il suppose" said he, when the loung
Ing and iusolent figure vas fairly be-
fore their eyes. that this is not the
first time you have been asked to TX
plain your enmity TO my long-absc OK
SON"
Nav; I've had my talk wherever
and whenever | took the notion. Oliver
Ostrander hit me once. | was Jest q
little chap then and meanin' no harm
to any one. kept a.pesterln' OF I'm
and he hit me He'd better have hit
Teller who hadn't my memory I've
never forgiven that hit, and | never
will. That's why I'm hIttin' him nov
Its just my turn; that's all"
Your turn, Your turn, And what
90 you think has given YOU an opror.
tun!ty 10 turn or HIM"
I'm not IN the ialkln mood Just
now" the fellow drawled, frankly insh
lent not only In his tone but in hi
bearing to all present Nor can YOU
make Il worth my while. goats III
not take money. I'm an honest. hard.
workin' man who can earn his own
Twin. and you can't pay me to keep
still. or TO so away from Shelby day
sooner than want to was goin'
away. but gave II VI when they told
me that things were b, ginnln' to look
black against OF Ostrander-that "A
woman had come into town who was
a-stirrin' up things generally about
that old murder for which a Teller had
already been lectrocuted. and KNOWN
somcthin' myself about that murder
and OF Osuander, l---well. / staySd."
The quiet threat, the suggested pos.
sib.lty, the attack which wraps Itself
In vague uncertainty, are ever the
most effective. AS his rauc0gs voice.
dry with sinister purpose which no
man could shake. died out In an often.
sIve draNl. Mr. Black edged a step
nearer the Judge. before he sprane and
caught the .oung fellow BY the coat.
collar aud gave him very vigorous
shake.
See here" he threatened DE
nave youTselt and treat the Judge Ike
a gentleman Or"
But the Judge was not ready for
this The judge had gained q new
lease Of life In the last halthour and
he felt no fear Of this suIleu bill poster
for all his sly innuentoes He. there
fore. hindered the lawyer from hts
purpose. by a quick gesture Of SO much
dignity and resolve that even the lout
himself was impressed and cropped
some OF his slllen bravado
- have something 10 say TO This fel.
low he announced Perhaps he
does not know his folly PERHAPS he
thiuks because | 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 minimizing
men as himself have pushed Mr. Oil.
yer Ostrander. might be s. there
were truth In these charges or any Sc
rious reason for connecting my up
right and honorable son with the low
crime Of a highwayman But there Is