The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
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1neSe Things i tel 30 LuaC IHObS WHO
read may know that had an active
Imagination and a spirit not quite
fitted to my time. Extravaganza in
dress and speech was the keynote of
my youth. The ladies liked me. Some
men did not. Those who said that
was born liar have never under
stood me. They will not understand
me now when / say that there is no
one 80 uninteresting as born truth
teller whose veracity has the precision
Of mathematics. Mrs. Blake knew my
heart. She faced me about with these
words.
Dear boy. I know that you mean
what you say but you are on forbid
den ground. Did / not warn you to
keep of the grass?"
She was smiling. Ny ardor had
amused her.
'Truei But when you gave me that
warning you thought that was a
child. Since Colonel Blake has told
me that have done the work Of .
man. He does not know it, but have
helped to solve the mystery which has
baffled US so long. present 1t to
him."
She took my hand in hers-a gentle
motherly gesture. She said:
you are a boy of a thousand
brave, thoughtful, keen-minded-a gen.
tleman. I am proud of you. But you
are only boy in years, even If you
are man in accomplishment. You
must be patient and wait while be-
fore you can be engaged to marry"
II can wait but the thought of 1t is
like a knife in my heart. shall
have to go away where 1 can not see
her. When I take her hand in mine,
when I look into her eyes, my heart
is telling her Of my love. I should
think that might as we'll say it with
my tongue. Why not?"
wonder not that she laughed.
II think that you are born pleader,"
she answered. 1.-THE Judge decides
against you, but you can take your
case to higher court. Why do you
not appeal to the colonelw
Ruth had been silent but amused by
these proceedings. turned to her and
asked: "Have I your permission to
appeal?"
think that she never looked 50
beautiful as when she turned to me
and answered quite seriously: ''Of
course wen appeal. Mother knows
how to bride him."
II shall be scared. know what he
will do. He will remind me Of the
brass cannon and tell me that he uses
1t to shoot at young fellows who want
to marry his daughter"
Then Mrs. Blake offered suggestion
which betrayed her sympathy. 1t was
this:
"You will say that you are not the
kind of man who finds encouragement
at the lannon's mouth"
arose and went to her side and
kissed her. / knew that my case was
more than half won.
This much Is taken directly from
the memoirs of the accomplished law
yer and statesman. It accurately re-
fleets the romantic fervor Of his tenn
permanent, the forces that lifted him
out of the slough of his boyhood and
started him on his triumphant way,
the pride he took in the approval of
the friends who had done so much for
him. The Illuminating passage should
be associated with the query which
ends his review of an unusual and
most happy career. It is:
'How, in any land save this, could
a boy, born as was and bound for
many years to a life of hard condi-
lions, have won the friends, the peace,
the plenty that have long been miner
Colonel Blake returned that evening
from his journey in the West, bring
ing good news He said:
"Algyre has been convicted. / have
in my pocket sworn confession Of his
part in the crime at Amity Dam. The
doctors theory was correct. The plan
was Algyre's. He planted the revolt
yer and the cartridges on Bumpy
Brown. He was to get q. certain sum
of money. He got only half Of It."
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