Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-06-18


bottom OF this sooner or Iafer-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 eves-of anger and OF
impotence. He gave Angela a look OF
superb disdain. shrugged his shoulders.
well. that settles THAR he said.
and as Angela gave gasp of under
standing. and turned angrily white. he
laughed metalIicaily.
Cullen moved nearer to hitn.
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 lAm.
NO. Tn notl Not until I'm ready
to! Tn 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 met"
you stay where you areT' 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"
''0h. your laww Cullen snorted #
conremptuousiy. "For Gods sake,
don't SWIVEL about ii stand up
and take it like man. If you've got
any manhood in you For law stu
dent you're well. don't try 10
run away from It, 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
us when you're not here. and trying to
knife you when you're not looking?"
Hilliard. who had been standing
paralyZed, found voice.
"Why, l 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. "He'S said horrible
things about youl He's always say
ing things about you He said"
"AngeIa!' 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
me? I've had all the nonsense Tn 90
ing to stand from anybody! Rufus,
you stay right there! Angela, you
keep quietw He turned to HllIiard.
IF you'd come in half minute soon
er. you'd have heard this young whip
per-snapper trying to make you out a
swindler Trying to class you with
fake promoters and mining sharks
look at himi Look at him want TO
Yes that's what he did Youi Anu
tell you, Hilliard, 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 Bog flushed agonlzediy; he was
tho accuser, and yet he couldn't meet
billiards eyes. 1t wasn't guilt; it was
mere intellectual inferioritv; and vet
it gave exactly the opposite impress
sion.
well" he said desperately, 81 know
hearsay evidence is no g6.>., so got II
first hand-in your own room in the
Onondaga, didn't I? You won't deny
that, will you? l didn't just pick up
rumors-I got 1t from you. Didn't