Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-15

! called you xrea, old boy. ty
the way"
The judge. who could wear at will
the face either Of Brutus or Of An
tony. became at once the genial friend
OF humanity. That p!casrs IN. me re
than you realize" he said II have
a suspicion that Gideon known human
nature about as thoroughly as our
general here knows the battles OF
the Confederacy."
II confess the man rather IrIpped
me- rejoined stephen. There's
netting about him. personality or
mere play-acting. that catches one in
spite of oneself"
The Judge appeared TO acquicscc. Il
am inclined TO think he observed
presently. that the quality YOU feel
N Netch Is simply violent candUur
Most people give you truth In small
Quantities; but Vctch pours IL out in
torrent. He offers it to you as
fowhatan used to take his Rour-
bon In the good old DAYS before the
eighteenth Observation-Disclosures ana
strong. | used TO tell Powhatar that
he'll get the name Of a drunkard sim
because he could stand what the
rest Of the world couldn't-and I'll
say as much for our friend Gideon"
do you mean. my dear" inquired
corinna placidly. that the Governor
- honestly dishonest"
The judges suavity clothed him
Ike velvet. Il know nothing about
his honesty. doubt IL any one does.
He may be liar and yet speak
the truth. suppose. from unscrup-
ulous motives. But am not main
tanning that he is entirely right. you
under 1riI-trcraly thar AT
OF us he IS not entirely wrong. I
am no, taking sides. you know. |
am too old tc fight anybodys bat
tics--cvcn distressed virtues"
Then you think--you really think
that lie is sincere" asked stephen.
sincere? Well. yes. in meas
ure. Nothing advertises one so wide
= as a reputation for sincerity; and
IA" man has positive genius for
clf-adver,iscmert He has found
:hat II pays in politics TO speak the
truth. and so he speaks ii at the
top Of his voice. II takes ouragc.
= course. and ! am ready to admit
that he is little more courageous
than the rest Of us. To that extent.
l should say that he has the ad-
vantage OF us
"Dou you mean to Imply" demand
ed the general wra,hfully, tina, a
common circus rider like that. ras-
cally revc lutiOnist into the bargain
Is better than this lady and myself
SIR"
We'll. hardly better than Corinna."
replied the judge. Indeed. was
about to add that the two most can
did persons ! know are cor!nna and
Nctch. There liz good deal abou,
Netch. by the way. that reminds me vt
Corinua"
Father" gasped Ccrrina Ste.
phen. do YOU think he has gone out
" his mind"
"Tha; Is the first sign that wisd, IA
has broken it, cage" commented Ter
father. 80. my dear. did not mean
NAT YOU look like him: you are far
handsomer. meant simply that YOU
| both hab!tually speak Ia. truth. and
because YOU speak the truth the
world mistakes you for a success
full comedian and Nctch for n kind
Of political re hin Rood"
We'll. he is trying to hold US
up in hiGhwayman fashion. isn't Ii, -
asked Corinna.
Docs it look thaz way?" inauirc,,
the Judge. with his beaming smile
which cast an edge Of genial irony on
everything that he said. ION the
contrary. II seems TO me that V.,cI
is telling us the things We hay,
known about ourselves for a yer,
long time He says the world mini,
be better place IL NE would Only
take the trouble 10 make -~. 80 yo