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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 a look of
superb disdain. shrugged his shoulders.
well. that settles thatr' he said.
and as Angela gave gasp OF under
standing. nEd turned angr1iy white. he
laughed metallically.
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
tol 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 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 meansl I'll
have you"
"Oh. your lawe Cullen snorted it
contemptuously. For Gods sake
don't snivel about 1t stand up
and take 1t like man. II you've got
any manhood In youl For law stu
dent you're well. don't try to
run away from 1t, 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 you? Coming up to
us when you're not here. and trying to
knife you when you're not lookingT
Hilliard. 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 a matter of
fact"
Angela had sprung between them; ;
Hilliard saw that her cheeks were tear
stained.
IT'S nothing but jealousy 7" she
cried vehemently. "He's said horrible
things about you, He's always say
ing things about youl He said"
angela ~ Cullen almost fairly
shouted it. 81 tell you. this is my
house, and I won't have any more of
this internal nonsense In IT. Hear
me7 I've had all the nonsense I'm 60
Inn fn CT nt-h 1rrV pnftt
you stay right therei Angela, you
keep quietr He turned to Hilliard.
IF you'd come in half minute soon
er. you'd have heard this young whip
per-snapper trying to make you out IA
swindler Trying to class you with
fake promoters and mining sharks !
look at him Look at him / want to
Yes that's what he did You'll And
tell you, Hilliard, it'll take more than
his say-so to start anything around
herei 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" Hilliard 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
Hilliard's eyes. 1t wasn't guilt; 1t was
mere intellectual inferiority; and vet
1t gave exactly the opposite impress
sion.
Well" he said desperately, II know
hearsay evidence is no good. so got it
first hand-in your own room in the
Onondaga, didn't L? You won't deny
that, will you? I didn't just pick up
rumors-I got 1t from you. Didn't 1