The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-18
Too Wild and
Woolly
By DOROTHY WHITcoMR.
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weakly submitted to the dictum. anG
Julia herself bowed her pretty heao
TO hide the tears and said, quiet!
enough:
Very well, papa"
you see" explained Judge EVERY
TO his wife, twenty-five or fifty thou,
sand dollars isn't a fortune In the big
cities, but here In Brandon it makes
me the leading man Of the place. I've
rot q good deal Of pride, Mary, and
would like to see Julia marry some
young man whose means would add
20 the family wealth, instead Of enc
who would uss Ii up"
But young men with fortunes do
not seem TO be In much evidence
around Brandon" suggested Mira
Everly.
''Oh. some one VIII come along
Julia In young yet; plenty Of time"
declared the Judge. "She's pretty
well educated. 1 can give her the
biggest wedding Brandon ever had.
and I'm determined to see her well
settled In life"
j.
Her husband had been a good deal of
a disappointment to her, since he had
been elevated from a modest income
as a country lawyer to a judgeship
and the acquisition Of twenty-five
thousand dollars through a legacy.
He had become selfish, sordid and
scheming. He posed as a magnate
and talked like a millionaire. The
time was when he had welcomed Dale
Martin, the son Of his dead law part
rer, as fine young man of whom any
body might be proud.
The Punishment OF the dearest
friend she had ever known naturally
affected Julia. She shed some tears
and said quite rssignedy: VERY
well, papa"
She wrote the most comforting let
ter In the weird to Dale, whom bust
ness had taken temporarily to thu
county seat.
The Judge came homo one after.
noon from hia once quite brisk and
animated. A client was coming 60
Brandon. an important client. he said.
He had brought a letter from another
lawyer In Idaho, had an estate to
settle up In the county. and had placed
his Affairs In the hands Of the Judge.
Outside OF tina business stand
point" the Judge told his wife, and
Julia heard, II am interested In Mr.
Ralph Buxton. He In wealthy, and
he is unmarried, l find"
Frontier-like and refreshing, indeed,
Mr.. Ralph Buxton turned out to be,
when he made his appearance that
evening. Julia dressed up attractive
ly to please her father, saw a tall,
rough-limbed young fellow of about
twenty-five, bronzed with the deserts
sun. She WINGED as he shook her
hand. He was ingenious, boisterous,
whole-hearted all at once.
He paid marked attention to Julia
At first his quite familiar ways Jared
on her, but finally she noted manly
Difference under his rude compliments.
The judge chuckled and nudged his
wife in a meaning way, as later In the
evening he saw Julia and the western.
er cOnversing on a garden seat.
I'm glad I've met you" said Bux-
ton to his companion. 81 wish l had
a sister like you" and then he be,
came confidential. He told the story
of his hard struggle to win a fortune
He told, too, of a dark-eyed Spanish
girl waiting for him back in the
Rockies. Then Julia breathed more
freely, understanding the big blunt
fellow better, while her father was
whispering with fatuous self-compla.
cency to his wife:
Must be worth a hundred thou.
sand-and see the way he has cot.
toned to Julia!''
But one day the business on which
Buxton had come was finished.
A new phase Of his character was
now presented. To this day the judge
tells with a reminiscent shudder Of
the wild cowboy who somehow had
run across an old ranch comrade
Both had appeared at the law Office
I'm an automobile, and had insisted or
the judge accompanying them ito see
the country"
The papers were full of that riot,
Gus visitation a few days later. They
told OF mad trail Of shot-up cross
roads taverns, Of farmers called out
OF their beds at midnight and forced
to dance lively TO the tune Of fusil.
lade TO suit the tastes Of the two orig
inal gentlemen from the far West.
Ralph Buxton left Brandon the
next morning, but the Judge did not
know 1t when he sent from the library
early In the day for Julia.
"About-er. that young man, Bux
TONI" he said sOlicitouSly.
"Yes," responded Julia softly.
81 hope, that isl have discovered
that he is scarcely adapted to-to CIV
ilized ways, and hope you gave him
NO encouragement"
But I fancied you liked him." In
situated the artful mink
'T did, till last night-ugh r shud-
dered pater familias. and then he
kissed the longing face. "And, BY
the way, Julia, have changed my