Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1921-01-06
CHAPTER xvII-continued.

CHAPTER NNll-Continued.
III
ere was a lot OF maIevolence IN
NJ dney's tone, tremendous
a Il hate. Richard DObsOn ut.
{ he Quivering. quavering little
C again and started TO run. AZ he
gOI under way, he shrleked. II sound
ed like ar old wOman's shrek
MI Sidney started after him. He
had that cane you saw him take out
Of this room. That was the one he
was beaten down with.
Il think for a moment he wanted 10
XII Richard. He hOurished the stick
and yelled. Richard, being in a fren'
" Of fright, was stronger on his legs
than his brother. He was OF into the
bush. Mr.. Sidney stumbled and fell
lie got up rather slowly, as II he were
either hurt or as II his strength were
leaving him. I could hear Richard
Ehrieking farther on In the bush.
~When Mr.. Sidney got up, he turned
toward the house, and l ran TO beat
him here and found you"
led rocked a while, and l did not
say anything.
Il am decidedly shaken" he said
sitter a while. II was very fond Of
him, and I am a useless old man, an
alcoholic Of no account except TO him,
and he is dead"
There is only one thing TO do" ]
said. Richard Dobson must be on
bis way TO freedom tomorrow. We
shall have to see TO that"
Jed aroused himself for an instant.
You copy-book moralist!" he said.
You would interfere with a genial,
lovable 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"
TT can't be done, Jed" l said. TO
morrow we'll go 10 Alwick prison and
explain"
For me TO act without telling Mrs.
Sidney was impossible, and it was al
most impossible for me TO take the
subject up with her. saw her only
for a moment, told her that. being ac-
quainted with the facts, thought
knew what the conscience Of the house
would require.
Her world had been destroyed; her
light had gone out. She had no pride
for herself; she shrank from the pos
sibility Of a hurt 10 IsObel, but | had
judged the conscience Of the house
correctly. She would have protected
Mr.. sidney against all the equities and
justice in the world-that was her
sin in her own esteem. But now he
was dead; justice could be done.
/ did not want to act without Iso-
beTs knowing what I was doing
hoped she would approve of what ]
intended to do, though I Intended to
do It whether she did or not. I had
to tell the story.
You are right. John" she said.
But how magnificent father was
He was stark Nemesis, tie cleanest,
purest Justice there isl"
She was a bit ecstatic. They teach
Young ladies too many organizations,
I thought There was no rhapsody in
his; 70 was ugly.
Jed had one more fash of spirit as
we started for the penltentiary.
You poor old cOpy-bOok fool OF a
a.oralist," he said. "Why can't your
Insignificant conscience be satisfied
without doing lot Of damage r 20
good end7 Hang you moralistsl You
wreck life. Richard DObson can't e
outside the penitentiary. He has no
money. no way Of making any. NJ
place TO go. no friends. You re 60
ing 70 throw him out Of his home
You are going TO torture him with
the knowledge that his life was wasted
in prison when he was a free man in
law. You are going to destroy ne Sid.
ney family"
Richard Dobson saw his brother, -
said. that night al the pool"
HE saw a ghost" asserted Jed. "Or
II he -.dn't see a ghost. he must want
to stay In the penItentihry. II he
knew It was his brother. why didn't
he demand an inquiry and his fire.