Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-01

portion of 1t of your System Til be
be burning the midnight oil going
over the papers in the case Of Timms.
I want to weigh all the testimony care
fully in the case given in court about
his own and his brothers relations
with the woman Mary Brown. AS
long as I am the governor Of the state
Of Harpeth no honest man is going to
swing for protecting a good woman
from the outrages Of a brute. And yet
Timms confessed the crime and denied
the motive. Cross examination failed
to get the statement from the woman
that would Justify my reprieving or
p%ardoning him. I cannot even seem
to dishonor the proceedings of the
courts of the state, and, boy, I'm just
plain-up-against-it. Here we arc
at my own side door. Good night and
make a lightning toilet if you want to
get to that dinner on time. Good
night again!" And with those words,
which explained his very deep trouble
to me, my Gouverneur Faulkner de-
scended from the seat beside me in the
Cherry to the pavement beside his
mansion and babe me hurry from him.
All Of those very gay and nice "babes
and sucklings' which the Gouverneur
Faulkner had mentioned We're with me
at the table with very much laughter
and merriment. also much conversation.
And in that conversation We're very
many jokes upon my Buzz because he
had been transported to the capitol by
my uncle, the General Robert, and Civ
en- hard labor until almost the time to
arrive for that nice supper which he
was eating with much hunger.
"Wcll, it's not my fault that Timms
up and biffed his brother into eternity
all for buzZing pretty Mary Brown.
and don't see why | had to be rung
i'll to sort out of Il million sheets of
trial evidence the lies he told about it
for poor old Governor Bill to MOL over
all night. l say when a man wants
to be hanged as badly as that he ought
to get what he's crying for and not
butt in on a perfectly innocent mans
afternoon fox trot." was that Mr.. Buzz
Clendenning's wailing to all of the
company. Look the other way, Sue.
so as not to turn this muffin cold until
| get it battered" &,
81 told my washwoman. who is
Maiy's sister. that Mary ought to be
made to tell Just what did happen. and
then it could all be arranged so that
the poor man could he saved to her. !
think it is hard on Mary to lose both
lovers" said that very intelligent Mil
dred Summers.
"They live just W. beyond the back
gate. Suppose we all go and put it up
to the attractive Mary to speak up and
keep Buzz from the danger of over
| work a second time" said Il nice young
| gentleman with what l considered a
great intelligence. but which caused
much laughter.
And at that suggestion which caused
the much merriment that daredevil
within Roberta, marquise Of Gree and
Bye, again arose and commanded me
to attention.
$50, Robert Carruthcrs. and obtain
that paper of statement from that
Mary. so that your chief, that good
Gouverneur Faulkner, does not wor!;
in the night. which is for rest, and that
| your beloved Buzz may not again have
to work in his afternoon, which is for
dancing. Go and find that Mary as
soon as this dinner is at an end
And what was it possible for mt to
do but to answer the command of the
daredevil person within me? All of
which I did. l made excuse of my
self on account of a lie which involved
my attendance on my uncle, the Gen
| eral Robert. and departed after [ had
had but one nice slide with the lovely
| Sue. but had obtained a promise of
| one from Mile. Belle il l found it pos
siole to return by the hour of 10
o'clock.
After many inquiries in small streets
| was at last led to the home Of the
Mary Brown. All was dark within
the very small house. but upon the