The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-02
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Tor the county Of Piedmont. state OF

for the county Of Piedmont. State Of
Tennessee"
Tho justice was about TO hand
ono OF the documents TO Ransie
The voice Of Arseia delayed the
transfer. both men looked at her
Their dun mascufinity was confront
ed by something sudden and uncx
pected In the woman
Judge don't you sivs HIM that
air paper yit Tain't al rttled. no
how. got 10 have my rtghts first
got 20 have my ali.mony. -Taini
no kind Of . way to do fur . man
to divo'cs his wife 'thous her havin
a cent fur TO DO with I'm . iayin
off to be a-goin' mp 10 brother Ed's
up on Hogback Moulin ISn bound
fur to hev . par Of shoes and some
snuff and things besidea FL Ransis
kin afso'd . divo'ce let him pay me
aii-mony..
Ransis Birnwo was striekcn ts
dumb perpiexfty. There had beer
no previous hin OF aiimony. WON
en- were always bringing up startling
and unlooked-for issues
Justice Bena1a widdup feit tha'
tho point demanded judicial decision
The authorities were Also silent on
the subject Of aiirnony. But thu
womnn's feet were bare The trai
to Hogback Mountain was steep and
flinty.
-Arieia rlrbro.. he asked, IN Of
fetal tones. how much did you Tow
would be gpod and sufficient all
money in the case bcfo' the cot7
4 lowed she answered. fur sh'
shoes and ali. TO say five dollars
That Amt much for aii-money. bu
I reckon thatu GIT me up To brother
Ed's--
The amount. said the Justice
"air not unreasonable. Rsnsie Bill
bro. you air ordered BY the cot q
pay the plaintiff the sum OF fiv'
dollars befo' the decree Of divo'ce al
issued
II hain't no mo, money brcafhet
Ransie heavily. 7 done paid you a
| I had"
-otherwise.- said the Justice. look
ing severely over his spectacics
you air In contempt OF cot"
Il reckon II you gimme Til tcnor
row" pleaded the husband. 7 mou
be able to rake OF scrape II up some
whars. / never looked for to b.
a-payin' no aii-money."
The case air adjourned said Ben
ala widdup. I'm tomorrow. whcr
you.all will present yo'selvcs and
obey the order Of the cot FoIiowin
Of which the DEGREES Of divo'cc vii
be delivered He sat down In ths
door and began TO loosen . shoe
string.
we rnout a. wen 50 down r
Uncle Ziah's." decided Ransic. "ant
spend the night" He climbed into
the cart on one side and .Ariels
climbed In on the other. Obeyins
the flap Of his rope, the little rec
bull slowly came around on tack
and the cart crawied away In ths
ninbus arising from It's wheels.
Justice Of the Peace Benaja Wild
dup smoked his cldcr-stem pipe
Late In the afternoon he got his
weekly paper. and read It until the
twilight dimmed its lines. Then M
III tho taliow candle on his table
and read until the moon rose. mark
Ing the time for supper. vHe lived
In the double log cabin on the slops
near the girdled popular. Coins
I,home TO supper he crossed q littl'
branch darkened by laurel thickct
The dark figure of n man stepped
from the laureis and pointed riff
at. his breast. His hat pulled dowr
low, and something covered most o.
his face.
II want yo' money! said the ny
ure. "'thout any talk. I'm gcttin
nervous. and my fingers a~wabbIin
on this here trigger.
"I've only got f.f.fve dollars" sal,
the Justice. producing II from hi,
vest pocket.
"RoiI II upr' came the order. "ant
stick 1t in the end Of this here CUR
barIy
The bill was crisp and new. Ever
fingers that were clumsy and trem
bling found little difficulty In making
q spill Of II and inserting II this will
less ease) into the muzzie Of the ri
fle.
Now I reckon you kin be goin
alongr' said the robber.
Tho Justice fingered not on hi
way.
The next day came the little ret
bull, drawing the cart to the offic'
door. Justice Benaja Widdup hat
his shoes on. for he was expecting
the visit. In his presence Ransie Bill
bro handed TO his wife q 50 bill. Thu
officials eye sharply viewed II. II