Evening star., 1922-06-04
Yes, father!"

Young Starr, you come OF good
stock and it's nothing against you
that your folks have not made a lot
Of money. I try 10 be a square man.
I'm going to expect that you'll be
just as square with me. I have done
my best to give my girl good home.
! Her husband must be able to do the
same. When you can show me sure
prospects or the real hard cash, you'll
find that you and 1 and Lora can
come TO good understanding, pro-
vided she continues of the same mind
But there is to be no set engagement
till then. There is to be nothing Of
what's called counting. How about 1t,
Judge Winn?"
You're right-and as square as a
die. sir"
| You have protege-I have a
daughter. Well play fair in the mat
ter" He put out his hand and Winn
grasped it.
Then the lawyer ushered Starr out
of the office, leaving the girl with
her father.
Have you anything to say to me?"
asked the judge when he and his stu
dent were on the street.
With all the gratitude of my
heart, l.
"Oh, 1 don't mean that. 1 hate hair
oil talk" snapped Winn. You haven't
been sticking closely to your studies
| lately. Have you a side line-a pros
pect?"
Yes, sir
DO you feel like telling me about
it?"
Starr hestitated.
Il see that you don't. All right"
declared the judge.
| 1T isn't because l don't feel that
you're my best friend-it's-its-
ITS because you aren't ready to
tell me just yet" the judge broke in
on the stammering. You're entitled
to handle your own business, my boy.
just as l am. l wouldn't give a snap
| for confidence till a chap comes
rushing in on me and simply makes
me listen to him. When you feel that
way-rush! Ill have plenty Of time
| for you. But now-it's dinner time"
Clients were less than ever satis-
fed with Lawyer Winn that after
noon. He snapped them up There
were times when he did not listen to
| what they were saying. He looked
frequently out of the widow, his
| eyes on the crest Of Moosemane Hill
! A FTER supper he took walk up
to the summit of Moosemane. He
displayed in his daily life among the
villagers plenty of his idiosyncrasies,
but he kept few of them secret unto
| himself. There was a niche In the
| rocks on the summit where he was
! able to sit hidden, facing the sunset
| He called the place The Witness
| Stand Whenever he wanted to
cleanse his soul of doubt or envy or
grudge or tribulation, he climbed
| Moosemane and took his place on the
Witness Stand, held up his right hand
and swore solemnly to tell the whole
truth to himself, adding: God AL
mighty, you may take the Witness
| That day the judge put special fervor
into his tone when he took the oath
/ The trail across the slope of Moose
name was visible from where he sat
A man appeared on 1t, sauntering,
patrolling to and fro. No one else in
Olamon except Ralph Blaisdell owned
a summer rig like that; even the dusk
could not conceal the white flannel
trousers and the striped coat.
A second man came along the frat,
! and engaged in some sort of confer.
ence with Blaisdell. The judge was
too far away to hear the voices, but
he saw an exchange of objects be-
tween the two. After a while the
, man went on toward the Village.
Blaisdell remained, pacing slowly
black and forth. -
The judge hurried down the slope
! and faced him. 60
The judge was sturdily built, but
he was shorter than BlaisdeIl. He
marched close to the city man and
looked up into an astonished face.
my friend, a little love reservation
has been staked Off in\ the village
down there. You know what /. mean.
Trespass sign is up. Keep on"
How do you. ftp demanded Blais-
dell with insolence.=
Counsel"
There was a considerable period of
silence. The city man drew a long
breath. IT don't know but 1 ought to
shake hands with you. judge. Unless
I'm much mistaken, you know how it
is to be ordered OFF the Same reserv.-
| ton"
| Careful, mani"
"In this case can't Join you in
your misery-I don't like your COM
pany. Miss Davenport will soon wake
UP and be sensible" -
"Blaisdell. mean business in this
matter.
$50 dol. Because you couldn't get
the Davenport dollars for yourself I
don't propose to stand by and have
you use Starr for Your tongs."
"Damn you. Biaisdeil, believe
you're trying to torch me into fight
! With ron hars, and uovn ThArA Waa