The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-12
CHAPTER Xl-Continued.

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"Who?" | questioned eagerly. Could
IL. | wondered, be Barbara? Had my
sternly repressed longing TO see her
in some way communicated itself To
her through the ether and impened
her to throw caution TO the winds and
come to the prison 10 see ne?
81 don't know" the keeper answer
ell. Its man. l don't know who
he is"
A man. Who could it be? In all
the mOnotonOus time l had been be-
hind the bars. only two men lad come
TO see me, German and McGRgOr. II
could not be either of them, for both
were well known Ia the prison attend
ants. As | fastened down the long
corridor past the dismal row Of barred
doors. | was revolving in my mind the
possibilities of my callers itentiry.
Who could it be? Spurrel on by
my curiosity, FASTENED into he 'oun-
sci room. There sat my grat-un, 70
Rufus.
He looked in much better physical
condition than when | had hSt seen
him. more vigorous and healtier. His
skin was Drowned from exposure 10
the sun and wind. and his eeS were
clearer and brighter. As | sudied his
face I could trace no vestigethere of
the terrible fear that had seemed Ia
obsess him on the last occasia of OuI
meeting.
For a moment we eyed eah other
Without speaking l was wOnering-
and we'll | think | might-ShetheT
the suspicious | had at times j REGARD
m him had been wholly withot fOun
dation. Could it be possible bat thu
crafty, miserly old chap was te mas
fer mind at the bottom of all tn
mystery and plotting? As my reviou
suspiciOns came up in my mis- de
termined TO he wary in whal SAT-
to him. The fires of anger lowar'
him began to kindle within y as
looked at him. l felt that ii as hi
fault that was locked up he.
Meanwhile he had been studAg ms
His keen old eyes had surveld m
from head to foot. returning ; res
fxedly on nv face. as though + wa
trying to read my thoughts. woT
dered what was passing hi
mind. Was he inwardly clrtlin
at the plight in which he oun
meP Was he distressed Q Sc
- n blood-relative behind the bar III
he believe that | was guilty I'll
A murder of Daisy Lutan? How III !
q learned of my arrest? What w II
4 purpose in coming to see me 10
q his EXPRESSION was unfathOmah !
q far as l was concerned. w
q He was the first TO speak.
4 "So-you didn't do it, did you'll
! "of course not" | retOrted III
y nantly. did you suspect that W
q "a murderer
q ue shook his head disparaSl
n smiling an inscrutable smile.
x The evidence against you Germ
+ looks convincing" |
n 81 don't care" l exclaimed 7
n heat. I'm as innocent Of the y
q of Daisy Lutan as"-I hesitatedf
you are"
He nodded his head approving
"There. there, boy, don't ger eXf
Of course J know you are mnu
You're of the CASTOR blood, and
never was CASTOR that was
derer or a lawbreaker. l never
pected you for single second.
Il off In the Maine woods twenty
from n railroad. | didn't see !
paper until day before yesterday
ming. My eye just happened TO
. a paragraph about the Granddeci
was about your trial for the III
of Miss Lutan being set for next
That was the first | had heard
il. l travelled all night to get 10
Nv feelings toward him under
sudden revulsion. There was
evidence of sincerity in his ma
The knowledge that he believed
was the most welcome news
heard since my Incarceration.
..WeTI soon have you out or
no wont on. NOW that | am ht
help you. got you into TINS
I'll get you out of it If IL takes
conf 7 possess. There's more
. one fight left In old Rufus yet.
n start at. the very beginning an
4 me everything that has nap
since | have been away.
.I What "a relief it was TO talk I
II With my mind once and for all
IL ed of all suspicion toward III
"A rreat-uncle. | began my story.
~ how the RE of blood is strong il
III Of trouble. found il vastly
"a 70 talk with my aged relative I
IN had been with either German
q lawyer.
ia becan with my chance II
= with Barbara Bradford In ul'
"a rho hIackmailers awaited her
ri told everything that had IL
with the utmost detail. even {
small matters as my first Il
- with Wick and the undue CT
a no had exhibited as to my &C
Sc ance with the Bradfords.
. the story of my unaccoutabi
charge in disgrace from my !
and told of Germans unavail
III forts 10 learn the reason.
- 9. "The day l was discharged.
on. II had drawn out from the
" h,pi. oil my money with the