Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-21
CHAPTER XViI-Continued

CHAPTER xVil-Continued
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There was IL los Of malevolence In
Mr.. Sdncy's tone, tremendous
amount Of hate. Richard Dohson Ut
tered the quiycring, quayering HttIt
cry again aud started TO run. As he
got under way, he shrieked. 1t sound
ed like an old wOman's Shrek.
"Mr. Sidney started after him. lie
had that cane you saw him take out
of this room. That was the one he
was heaten down with.
81 think for IA moment he wanted Ia
kill Richard. He fiourished the stick
and yelled. Richard, being III fren-
Is Of fright, was stronger on his legs
thnn his brother. He was off into the
bush. Mr.. Sidney stumbled and fell
He rot up rather slowly. as If he were
either hurt or as II his strength were
leaving him. could hear Richard
shricking farther or Ia The bush.
"Wh"u Mr.. Sidney got NJ. hr turned
toward the house. and | ran TO beat
hlm here and found YOU"
Jed rocked while. and ! did not
say anything
81 am decidedly shaken" Ar said
after while. II WAS very fond of
him. and ] ann useless old man. an
alcoholic Of uo account except to him,
and ho is dead"
There is only one thing 10 do !
said Richard DohSon must Ice ON
his way 10 freedom tomorrow. We
shuli have To see to that
jed aroused himself for an instant,
"You copy-book moraIist!" he said.
You would interfere with Gentai'
l0vable mans magnificent hate just
because he is dead and your scrupleS
have become important. You ought
to choke. Let the brute Dick DObson
rot In prison. It's his desert"
ut can't be done, Jed" | said. To
morrow well go to Alwick prison and
explain"
Sidney was impossible, and 1t was al
NEST impossible for me 10 take the
subject up with her. | saw her only
for a moment, told her that, being &C
quainted with the facts, l thought
knew what the Sessnscience Of the house
would require.
Her world had been destroyed; hei
light had gone out. She had no pride
for herself; she shrank from the pos
sibility of n hurt to Isobel, but l haC
Judged the conscience of the house
correctly. She would have protected
Mr.. SIDNEY against all the equities ant
Justice In the world-that was hel
sin In her own esteem. But now he
AZ ~; Justice could be done.
s~ did not Wsrfrt= 10 act without ESQ
beps knowing what l was doing.
hoped she would approve of what
intended to do. though ! intended Il
do n whether she did or not. | haC
TO tell the story.
"You are right. john" she said
"But how magnificent father was
He was stark Nemesis, the cleanest
purest Justice there is"
She was bit ecstatic. They teacl
young ladies too many congratulations
I thought. There was no rhapsody Il
this; II was ugly.
led had one more fash Of spirit n
we started for the penitentiary.
"You poor old cOpy-boOk fool of
uoraliSt 80 he said. "Why can't you
insignificant conscience be satisfied
without doing a LOT Of damage e d"
good end? Hang you m0raliStS! 70
wreck life. RICHARD Dohson can't :
outside the penitentiary. lie has n
money. no way of making any, n
rlace to go. no friends You re &c
ing to throw him out Of his home
You IRE going TO torture him wit
the knowledge that his life was waste
In prison when he was free man i
law. You are going to destroy ne Sic
ney family"
Richard bohSon saw his brother,
said that night at the pool"
"lIe saw n ghost" asserted Jed. &c
It he Int see ghost must wGr
10 stay In the penitentiary. II h
knew II was his brother. why didn
n" demand an inquiry and his fro