The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

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 were tears OF anger In the
law students eyes-of anger and OF
impotence. He gave Angela look or
superb disdain, shrugged his shoulders.
"Well. that settles that" he said.
and as Angela gave gasp OF under
standing, and turned angrily white. he
laughed metallically.
Cullen moved nearer to him.
"Are you going to speak up or notf
Because II 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'll 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 y
"You stay where you y" stormed
Cullen. until you can"
IF you lay your hands on me once
more, Mr.. Cullen, I'll don't you
forget know what this meansI I'll
have you"
"Oh. your law" Cullen snorted it
CONTEMPORARY. "For Gods sake,
don't SWIVEL about ii stand up
and take 1t like a man. If you've got
any manhood in youl For law stu
dent you're well, don't try TO
run away from II, then. Are
you going to tell him, or am II"
The answer was delayed; Cullen
swung around to Hilliard. "Then I'll
tell you myself. Know what this boys
been saying about your Coming up to
us when you're not here, and trying to
knife you when you're not lookipgT
billiard, who had been standing
paralyzed. found voice.
"Why, can guess" he said. curious
ly calm. "And don't be harsh with
him, Mr.. Cullen. AS matter of
fact"
Angela had sprung between them;
billiard 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 1t. 81 tell you, this is my
house, and I won't have any more Of
this internal nonsense In 1t! Hear
me? I've had all the nonsense I'm GO
Ing to stand from anybody Rufus,
you stay right there Angela, you
keep quiet !" He turned to billiard.
IF you'd come in half minute soon
err. 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 l want TO
Yes that's what he did You! And
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 want
to tell you right here and right now"
wait minute" billiard was
deadly quiet; the only quiet member
of the quartette. "There's no use In
telling all the neighbors 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 agonizedly; he was
the accuser, and yet he couldn't meet
billiards eyes. 1t wasn't guilt; 1t was
mere intellectual inferiority; and yet
II gave exactly the opposite impress
sion.
well" he said desperately, 81 know
hearsay evidence is no good, so got 1t
first hand-in your own room in the
Onondaga, didn't /? You won't deny
that, will you? l didn't just pick up
rumors-I got it from you. Didn't /