The citizen., 1920-08-12

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to brush past Cullen. the older man
caught him by the arm. Take your
hands OF mel"
"You stay where you are" !" 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 lawl" Cullen snorted II
contemptuously. "For Gods sake,
don't snivel about Il stand up
and take II like a man. n you've got
any manhood In youl For law stu
dent you're e.. well, don't try to
run away from n. then. Are
| you going 10 tell him, or am 1r'
The answer was delayed; Cullen
swung around to IIIlllard. Then I'll
| tell you myself Know what this boys
been saying about you? Coming up to
us when you're not here and trying to
knife you when you're not looklngr"
lIllllard. who had been standing
pnralyzed. 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 /;
Hllliard saw that her cheeks we're tear
stained.
ITS nothing but jealousyw she
cried vehemently. "IIe's said horrible
things about youi He's always say
ing things about youi He said"
"Angelal 20 Cullen almost fairly
shouted II. 81 tell you, this Is my
house. and won't have any more Of
this Internal nonsense in I'll Hear
me? I've had all the nonsense I'm go
ing to stand from anybodyl Rufus,
you stay right therel Angela. you
keep quletr' He turned 10 Hilllard.
'If you'd come In n half minute soon
or. you'd have heard this young whip
per-snapper trying TO make you out n
swindlerl Trying TO class you with
fake promoters and mining sharks !
Yes that's what he did You! And
look at hint Look at hint want to
tell you, Hilliard. It'll take more than
his say-so 10 start anything around
herel Don't you open your mouth.
Rufus you had your chance
and you wouldn't take III And ] want
to tell you right here and right now
"Wait minute" HlllIard 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,
Rufus7 Don't you think I'm entitled
10 that much7"
The boy flushed agonizedly; he was
the accuser. and yet he couldn't meet
Hllllard's eyes. II wasn't guilt; II was
mere intellectual inferiority; and yet
II gave exactly the opposite impress
sion.
SWELL" he said desperately. II know
hearsay evidence is no good, so got II
first hand-in your own room in the
Onondaga, didn't I? You won't deny
that, will your didn't just pick up
ruinors-I got II from you. Didn't
go there and ask you questions. and
didn't you give me the data7 Show me
figures and everything7 And ] told
Mr.. Cullen the very next day. II didn't
look good TO me-" His voice rose
stridently. "All right. I'll say TO him
and I'll say II TO you, and I'll say II tc
anybody that1l listen TO met II didn't
look good to me then. and IT doesn't
now. ! told him you acted darned
funny about II. And Just now I've beer
telling him I don't believe it's straight
You're too blamed sketchy about II
and it's got all the earmarks OF a bun
promotionl There Cullen =
The omission OF the prefix TO the ia
ther Of his idol was the worst insult
he could conceive.
Cullen's hand was still on Hilllard'i
shoulder and II was Hllllard whom h
addressed. explosively, and with tina
particular sort Of muffied fury whicl
rises best from set Of circumstance
not thoroughly understood.
"What this is all about Is beyond
met Only. II this law minnow hal
gone as far as this . We've got e
get at the bottom OF II :. You know
that as well as do. Hilliard. natural
ly. The boys as wild as a hawk
Heaven knows how far he'd go out
side. This has got TO be cleared up
We've got TO pound some sense int
him. We"
Hilllard was smiling vacuously; nov
that the blow had actually fallen. an,
the complaint officially lodged, he fel
deliciously relaxed. content. Befor
he could oontrive reply Waring wa
strident again.
YES" The students voice was thil
with acerbity. "Yes. you think your
pretty smart-all Of you. Don't you
I come I'm here TO do you kindnes
that anybody else. II seems 10 m
would take as a favor. and you ant
Angela jump all over newly doesn'
he deny III That's what ! want Z
know Why doesn't he say some
thing?"
Cullen looked at Hllllard and mad
a swift deduction. and spoke II.
"He's waiting for the rest OF II. G.
on--you're only half through the var