Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-06-19

bottom OF this sooner or later-and
the sooner the better. I'm waiting for
you to repeat what you just told US,
Rufus"
There we're tears of anger in the
law students Ryes--of anger and of
impotence. He gave Angela look OF
superb disdain. shrugged his shoulders.
well. that settles that" he said.
and as Angela gave a gasp of under
standing, and turned angrily white. he
laughed metaIlcally.
Cullen moved nearer to him.
"Are you going to speak up or not?
Because if you aren't ="
Waring folded his arms; but he
still failed of the pose he planned. be-
cause his eyes and his muscles were
traitor to him.
mo, I'm not! Not until I'm ready
to! I'm not afraid of the whole crowd
Of you! I'm not going to be bullied
and bulldozed into" He attempted
to brush past Cullen, the older man
caught him by the arm. Take your
hands off me-"
You stay where You areI" stOrmed
Cullen. Until you can"
IF you Law your hands on me once
more, MIR Cullen. I'll don't you
forget | know what this means! I'll
have you"
"Oh. your lawr Cullen snorted It
contemptuously. "F0r Gods sake.
don't SWIVEL about it stand up
and take 1t like man, if you've got
any manhood in you For law stu
dent you're . well, don't Try 10
run away from H. then. Are
YOU going to tell him, or am ~
The answer was delayed; Cullen
swung around to billiard "Then I'll
tell you myself Know what this boys
been saying about you? Coming up to
rs when you're not here, and trying to
knife You when you're not looking?"
Hlliard, who had been standing
pbralyzed, found voice.
why, l can guess" he said. curious
ly calm. And don't be harsh with
him, Mr.. Cullen. IS matter Of
fact"
Angela had sprung between them;
Hilliord saw that her cheeks were tear
stained.
IT'S nothing but jealousy" she
cried vehemently. Hes said horrible
things about you. He's always say
ing things about you, He said"
angela !" Cullen almost fairly
shouted it. 81 tell Won this IS my
house. and l won't have any more Of
this Internal nonsense in It! Hear
me? I've had all the nonsense Tn 60
ing to stand from anybody Rufus.
Won STAY right there Angela, you
keep quiet" He turned to billiard.
IF you'd come in a half minute soon
or, you'd have heard this young whip
per-snapper trying to make you out
Swindler, Trying to class you with
fake promoters and mining sharks
look at himl Look at him I want 70
Yes that's what he did You! Ana
tell you. billiard it'll take more than
his Say-so to start anything around
here! Don't you open your mouth.
Rufus you had your chance
and you wouldn't take It! And I want
to tell YOU right here and right now"
wait a minute" Hnlard was
deadly quiet the only quiet member
of the quartette There's no use i'm
telling all the neighhorS just yet" He
regarded Waring kindly. do you mind
repeating precisely what you did say.
Rufus? Don't you think I'm entitled
to that much?"
The boy flushed agonIzedIy; he was
the accuser, and yet he couldn't meet
billiards. eyes. 1t wasn't guilt; it was
mere intellectual inferioritv; and yet
it gave exactly the opposite impress
! sion.
well" he said desperately, 81 know
| hearsay evidence is no good. so got II
first hand--in your own room IN the
/ Onondaga. didn't l? You won't deny
that, VIII you? l didn't just pick UP
rumors-I got It from you. Didn't /