The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-06-23
How Jud Surprised
the Boys
~ FREDERICK CLARKE.
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the somewhat prumiscu"us mining ..,-
ment Of N. brisk border town FOL.
lowed their leader with old time prid.
and enthusiasm. II came tbout when
| Hishss, n rival settlement thirty miles
| distant. sent over what there va. ~ a
frontier temperance league. The at
was resented "a, once by the Gap PEG
pie. A covert insinuation was con
veyed that they we're within the
heather pale. aud Jud aud his crowd
holding high festival at the settlement
her marched 81 mAsse 20 the village
hall"
They we've sourWhn, awed when
they found a.. visiting hayrack load
under the care aud encouragement 70
Miss Ina Tnppan. She vas N. daugh
ter Of Judge Tappan ~ Hisbee. and
highly respected Her father had
made "a ten strike" two years since
but the vein was los, and he was NJ
longer wealthy
TIN going to stick" announced Jui
| To- the loyal ones start the ball rull.
ins aud you'll nnd me pushing ~"
In the midst OF an address one 81
be unrcg.neratcs troke into Wild
dance declaring h. was reformed .
Then Jui gave the word. Irstantly
four reviewers hlag"d forth. nlling the
room With clamur aud smoke.
Not on" - the visiting parry
hlnch-d Mis- TnIpan gave our q
song where /, NJ Wandering Eay
Tonight u made Jud mad l.
caused him 90 think Of his mother
shoot her W again he shouted
i"apins upright on q bench and pro
iucinr a bottle Here. all hands take
= irius 20
There sas uo shnotin. and no drink
ln4 Jul had MISSED his footing
When Iud Ransom returned Ia con
sciousness the m"-'SIs VAS over only
the visiting crusaders w.r. IN svi-
d.ncc H. va, lying ou bench and
gentle hands we're cooling his wound
-d head With We, Handkerchief His
eyes met those Of Miss rnpyan Hal:
sober.d a. he Sat W be scowici AZ hi
gray. faced uur>"
Il Was thinking % your mother
almost whispered IN. lady Il wa
uona.,,,, b, N. va. Longing :, 49,,
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Jud broke past her an " she had AT.
piled "A stinging whiplash Mother
home the past A. II pursued. he
mat. %, 80. ,.,.rp
4, o,..fi,, nj ,,ri..i discus
sion IN. v..k. after that. what had
$50. .x., lad y,ns,,n "a. l.v In f,
x.ak d,m,d.h dan. When h. ga,
no work and wandered about In soil.
,.,x ,la,.. IN. leader os ia. camp
n. ,,,, hi,r..lf h.,on,ns n v.aklin,
and an. aerk ni.h, Jud lief, III. Gan
. h,o.., man
u. ,o, n. t., M. uirhe. n. had
q. ..,c going new. los, or not. he
,s,d him..x A prospecting company
n9.r., him A.. .rub.,ake TO try and
loc.,. new claim. Jud had been
.su,.,.-a a. a mining .nxine,r Tint
had dr,nsd him West. He took up
m. ~ork oYe,,d n. turned I'm on,. or
-. fair pro.n..t. On. day he came
back from the hills alive with sup
| pressed -sci,.men, tidisd % the best
h. know how. and went to the Tap
nan home.
He hsd tried to evade Miss Tappan
.lnc~ n. han been located at Hiebee !:
| I, stirred him up 10 meet her. She
| greeted him always with "a friendly
| smile.
IL was she Who met him at the door
| a. he asked for judge Tappan. She
| looked Interested as she took him 10
| her father.
I'm q sauar. man. Judge. said Jud
| bluntiy. You know I've been locating
prospects for thos- eastern people.
| Yesterday I pn across a rich one and
II sgaUA uhan I fnnnI this and no nrp-