Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-20


the sti0ner the better I'm waiting 10
you 20 repeat what you just told Us
Rufus
There were tears OF anger In th'
law students eyes-Of anger and o.
impotence. He gave Angela a 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 netallically.
Cullen moved nearer to him.
Are you going to speak up or mott
Because IL 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.
"NO, I'm mott Not until I'm ready
tot I'm not afraid Of the whole crowd
Of youi I'm not going TO be bullied
and bulldOzed into" He attempted
to brush past Cullen. the older mar
caught him by the arm. take your
hands or met"
"You stay where you arei" stormed
Cullen. "Until you can"
''If you lay your hands on me once
more, Mr.. Cullen, I'll don't YOU
forget l know what this means! I'll
have you"
"Oh. your law" Cullen snorted it
contemptuously. For Gods sake,
don't SWIVEL about ii stand up
and take it like a man, If you've got
any manhood in you For law stu
dent you're well, don't try to
run away from it, then. Are
you going to tell him, or am I?'
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, 1 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.
ITS 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 you, this is my
house, and 1 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 thereI Angela, you
keep Quiet" He turned to- Hilliard.
If you'd come in half minute soon
.r, you'd have heard this young whip
)er-snapper trying to make you out b
'windler! Trying to class you with
AXE promoters and mining sharks E
ook at himl Look at him want to
Yes that's what he did You! And
ell you. Hilliard it'll take more than
lis say-sO to start anything abound
ere! Don't you open your Mouth. II
sufus -. you had your dance y
nd, you wouldn't take it! And oh n
0 tell YOU right here and right nj the 1 4
wait a minute" HilIard 90
eadly quiet; the only quiet meiA:
f the quartette. There's no useT
cling all the neighbors just yet" He,
egarded Waring kindly. ''D0 you mind
epeating precisely what you did say:
.ufus? Don't you think I'm entitled !
} that much?" /
The boy flushed agonizedIy; he was :,
ne accuser, and yet he couldn't meet
eyes. 1t Wasn't guilt; it was
lere intellectual inferiority and yet
gave exactly the opposite impress {
on.
We'll" he said desperately, II know :,
earsay evidence is no good SO got it =
rst hand-in your own room in the ,
didn't I? You won't deny
lat, will you? I didn't just pick up u
got it from you. Didn't I .