The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-07
|BarringtOn's
Convert
THE Effort Was DiscOurag.
| ing, but Succeeded at Last
By JOHN Y. LARNED

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Rob Harrington was one Of those
,nrsters who are dead set against a
mdrum life. Bob's father, when the
was fifteen years of age. secured
n position In a friends counting
nm hut the friend soon told Mr.. Bar
bcton that Bob was not fitted for a
numerical life.
whats the troubleT asked the par.
t.
.WeIl. the life's too cramped. What
want are young fellows for cog
heels. They should 60 through the
me routine every day; never ask
aestions or make suggestions, but do
hat they are told to do and no more
they see anything that looks to
kem a bjt-well. shrewd, they're not
dare up and call 1t dishonest. Our
,siness is a machine, and every part
nust fit into every other part"
81 see" said Mr.. Darlington. Bob
not In your line"
Bob was withdrawn and asked what
e wished to do. He said be thought
10 would like to get breath of fresh
fir. which, being explained. meant that
10 would like TO 60 where natural In
btincts had fuller play. To state the
ease more definitely, he proposed to go
vest and be cowboy. His father,
thinking that If his son had some ex-
perience In herding sheep during
blizzard be would be glad to come
home and 20 to work in a civilized
way. assented. Bob was well outfit
ted, being given a thousand dollars,
which he was told must last him n
year. He told his father that he didn't
want any more than enough to take
him to his destination and he wouldn't
call on him for any more. So he hand
ed back all but 5000 and started on
his journey.
The new life suited him exactly He
made cowboy of himself for awhile.
but, having displayed considerable
nerve in several fracases. he was elect.
ed sheriff. at which calling he made a
success.
OIt VI ulS tADlOltS uullh6 tCAh
Of office was the hunting down of II
notorious desperate named Donohue.
The outlaw came into the region over
which Sheriff harrington had jurisdic-
lion aud commenced series OF robber-
les hat tcrrorized every one. Barring
ion made II his business to capture the
n:M without killing him. Not that
>Geh a kindly act was obligatory on
| him ln,lccd. his constituents would
hlye much preferred that Donohue
>bonld e taken dead. for, In that case,
the territory would be spared the ex
poHSe If trial. The truth was, Bar.
rn.lun never quite succeeded In eradl.
eating civilization from his system and
felt repugnance against making an
eyccutloner Of himself
One day the sheriff was missed, and
nothing was heard OF him till one day
he reappeared. with Mr.. Donohue In u
wagon. bound hand and foot. A meet
Ing of citizens was called and. after 1
vote Of thanks to Sheriff harrington
decreed that committee be appointed
to hang the prisoner. Bob claimed th'
captive as his own and insisted tina
he be turned over to court for trial
This excited much opposition, on th'
ground that there was no evidence tina
Bonohue had murdered any one. Con
sequently he could never be hanged.
However. It could not be denied tina
the prisoner belonged to harrington
and. since he would not consent to tn,
hanging, the man must be sent to
place where there was a court. Here
too. harrington stood in the way o
Justice. Certain persons who knew o
murders committed by the accused o
which there were no eyewitnesse
kindly consented to perjure themselve
that a proper punishment might be In
nicted. The sheriff would not consen
to this. and when the judge proposes
TO give the convict all the imprison
ment the law allowed Darlington stoo'
out for two years. The judge. being
stanch supporter Of the sheriff. acced
ed to his wishes.
One would suppose that saving
mans life and cutting down a term o
ten years at hard labor to two woul
touch the heart OF the subject OF thi
magnanimity. Instead. when Done
hue was taken away to serve his teri
he said:
Sheriff. ef ye hadn't sneaked up o
me and got the drop when | WASH
iookin' for you you wouldn't a &c
me. Howsomever, I'll git out o ia
In two years from this yere presen
time. and it'll be you ASH have to loo
out fur me-"
Thank you kindly for mentionin
your benevolent intentions" reptile
bob. TN try and be In a position
congratulate you on having attaine
your freedom and keep from gettin
holed al the same time"
When Bob had been In the west
year bis father asked him II he didn
wish to return and take up civiliz'
uon again. Bob wrote that there wa
too much of mixture between th
good and the had in civilization; D