SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1907.
10
THE MOUNING ASTOUIAN, ASTORIA, ORKC50N.
T'H E
NOUEST
By BOOTH
Author of "Cherry,"
COPYR.1CHT. ISOS.
BY
Synopsis of Previous Chapters.
CHAPTER 1 Eugene Bantry, a Ca
naan (Ind.) young man, who has been
east to college, returned home and
astounds the natives by the gorgeou
aess of his raiment. His stepbrother,
Joe aged male gossip who dally as
semble at the National House (or
argument as the good for nothing as
sociate of doubtful characters. 11
Eugene's appearance has a pronounced
ffect iinon Mamie Pike, whose father,
Judge Pike, Is the wealthiest and
most nromlnent citizen of Canaan.
Jo worshlai Mamie from afar.
Eugene Interferes In a now fight be
tween Joe and his holdenlsh and rery
poor girl friend, Ariel Tabor, who la
worsted. Ariel hotly resents the Inter
ference and slaps Eugene, who sends
bar home. HI Ariel, unbecomingly
attired, attends Mamie Pike's ball.
IV Joe, concealed behind some plants
en the Pike varanda, watches hungri
ly for a glimpse of Mamie. Ariel Is
trnored by most of the guests. Ariel
discovers Joe, but shortly afterwards,
learning that her uncle, Jonas Tabor,
has died suddenly leaves. V The
Daily Tocsin of the next day tells of
Joe's discovery on the Pike veranda
and of his pursuit and escape there
from. It also refers to wounds In the
Bead of himself and of Norbert Flit-
eroft. who detected him. Joe retires
to the "Beach," a low resort kept oy
his friend. Mike Sheehan, who dres
ses his wound. VI Joe leaves Mike's
place. He visits Ariel Tabor, who by
the death of her Uncle Jonag naa Be
come rion. She wishes Joe to accom
pany her and her grandfather to Parts.
Joe refuses and leaves Canaan to avoid
arrest for trie trouble at Judge Pike's.
TO Joe is heard from two years
k-ter as a ticket seller for a side show.
Eugene Bantry also meets him seven
years later in a low resort In New
York, but wisely refrains from adver
tising it VIII Joe returns to Canaan
s full fledged lawyer. Even bis father
ignores him, and he Is refused accom
modations at the National House. DC
Joe is welcomed at the "Beach," and
"Happy Fear," one of Joe's admirers,
seriously assaults Nashville Corey, a
detractor. At the end of Happy's term
In prison he visits Joe, who now has a
law office on the square, with a living
room adjoining. Joe has a large prac
tice, principally among the lower
classes, and is frequently attacked by
the Tocsin. Joe begins, in his loneli
ness, to yield to the seduction of the
. bottle. Bantrys engagement to Mamie
Pike is announced. Bantry is now as
sociate editor of the Tocsin, owned by
Judge Pike. X Joe awakens after a
"bad night" with the words, "Remem
ber, across the Main-street bridge at
soon," ringing in his ears. He goes
there and is presently Joined by the
most beautiful and most beautifully
girl he has ever seen. XI She turns
out to be Ariel Tabor, arrived in ca
naan the night before from her long
sojourn in Paris. She has seen Joe as
she alighted from the train ana, realiz
ing his condition, had escorted him
Some after exacting from him a prom
ise to meet her the next day (Sunday)
across the Main-street bridge at noon.
Joe learns that Ariel Is stopping at
Judge Pike's home, the Judge having
entire charge of her money, etc. XII
Eugene Bantry, although engaged to
Mamie, Is much smitten with Ariel's
charms. Judge Pike tries his usual
blustering tactics with Ariel, but sub
sides when she tells him that he shall
ask him to turn over the care of her
estate to Joe Louden. XIII Ariel holds
a sort of informal reception at Judge
Pike's and learns that the "tough ele
ment" is talking of running Joe for
mayor. XIV Happy Fear and Nashville
Cory have more trouble. Joe corners
Happy and sends ClauJine (Mrs. Fear)
to meet him. XV Ariel visits Joe's af
fairs in his hands. While there Happy
Fear rushes in and announces that he
has killed Nashville Cory in self de
fens?. Joe makes Happy give himself
up. XVI Mamie Pike admits to Ariel
that she, too has begun to believe in Joe
Louden. XVII The Tocsin makes viru
lent attacks on Joe Louden and Happy
Fear. Mike Sheehan hints that he may
shortlv have some interesting -ecrets
...
to divulge in connection with Judge
Pike's affairs. XVIII The Tor-sin con-1
tiiities its attacks Judge Pike informs
Ariel that her supposed fortune con
sitn of valueless securities.
chatt::;; xxiii.
1HOM within the .-.lossy old wal-
I , nut bar that iau i'roui wall to
1 Vm '-'-v: i; of the
A and reporters wandered often
to Ariel as i-hu ,-at in the packed court
room watdiiu,' Luu :e;i's light for the
life and liuw-iy of il i-ijiy Fear, 8he
had always three i-n-orts, and, though
the did uot mis. icin and the
tame three nver r..;i 1 l i attend her,
no whisper of r.cniiilal uiose. Hut uot
opou tliem did the irlauces of the mem
bers of the liar und the journallHta
with tender freipieiicy linger, nor were
the younger ineinbers of these two pro
fessions all who gazed that way. Joe
had fought out the selection of the
Jury with the prosecutor ut great
length and with Infinite nains. It was
not a young jury, and It stared at. her.
The "court" wore a gray board with i
Which a flock of sparrows might have
villaged a grove, and yet In spite of
tbe vital necessity for watchfulness
over this fighting case, It once needed
to be stirred from a traneelike gaze lu
llisa Tabor direction and aroused to
GO
f GANAA
TARKINGTON,
"Monleur Besutsire," Etc
HARPER
BROTHERS
4
e realisation that It was there
"sit" and not to dream.
The August air was warm outside
the window. tnrltlug to the open
country, to swluunln' hole, to orchard
reveries or shaded pool wherein to
drop a meditative line. You would
have thought no one could willingly
coop himself In this hot room for three
hours twice a day while lawyers
wrangled, tften unintelligibly, over
the life of a dingy little creature like
Happy Fear, yet the struggle to swel
ter there was almost like a riot, and
the bailiffs were busy men.
It was a fighting ease throughout,
fought to a flulsh on each tiny point
as It came up, drugging, In the mere
matter of time. Interminably, yet the
people of Canaan (not only those who
succeeded In penetrating to the court
room, but the others, who hung about
the corridors or outside the building,
and the great, mass of atay at homes,
who read the story In the Tocsin)
found each moment of It enthralling
enough. The state attorney, fearful
of losing so notorious a case and not
underestimating his opponent had '
modestly summoned others to bis old, '
and the attorney for the defense tin
gle handed faced "an array of legal
talent such as seldom Indeed had hol
lered at this bar," faced it good na
turedly, an eyebrow crooked up and
his bead on one side most of the time,
yet faced It Indomitably, ne had a !
certain careless and disarming smile ! na(1 Proved that demise for which Cory
when be lost a point, which carried ! ba(1 Dot arranged, nnd It fell from the
off the defeat as of only humorous j "P8 of witness whom the prosecution
account and not at all part of the sc-! bnd no meaus of Impeaching. When
rlons business In hand, and in his h left ,tho 8tauJ- uusl.akeu and wmlls
treatment of witnesses he was plausl-' ?rt,t!d tftcr " frantlc cross a'll"
Me. kindly, knowing that In this case ,Jof- !, JfT h!
he had no Intending perjurer to en- b, f" ' for a second
,. 1, ",.r.l . 1 0Pn bis client's shoulder.
Z w .h V . l u V
delhrate art of which he was a master,
employing In his questions subtle mg-'
gestlons and shadings of tone nd
manner and avoiding words of debat-
able and dangerous nieanlngs-a fine '
craft, often attempted by blunderers J
to their own undoing, but which, prac- j
tlced by Joseph Louden, made Inartlc-
nlate witnesses articulate to the pre- bury and Squire Huckalew with his
cUe effects which be desired. This he glittering eye, yet the hammering cou
accomplished at much by the help of tinued unabated, und the offenders
the continuous fire of objections from ' surely would have been conducted
the other tide as In aplte of them. ' forth In Ignominy had not gallantry
lie was infinitely careful, asking uever prevailed, even In that formal place.
an 111 advised question for the other; The Judge, reluctantly realizing that
tide to use to hit hurt and, though ex-' ae latitude must be allowed to these
bibitlng only a pleasant easiness of 'Bed enthusiasts, since tbey somehow
manner, was electrically alert. ! teemed to belong to Miss Tabor, made
A hundred things had shown Ariel hI "marks general with tho time
that the feeling of the place, Influenced worn ,hreat ,0 clear ,,le room' wkere
by "public eentimcnt" without, wan opon tbe loynl ""Ivor of Kskew re
subtly an profoundly hostile to Joe lapsed lnt0 unflI)nslil ence.
and bis client She read this lu the " WM now' M Joe had "nid' n clear
spectators, In the Jury, even In the 1 ?noUgl5 ca3& 0uiy ,,le ltMlt'
Judee. but It seemed to her that day : wa cl,r' for'a9 " 1nd
by day the Inimical spirit gradually . end feared the verdict might pos
failed inside the railing and also In J "e " ,U "
those spectators who, like ber-elf, wc-re t l r " tl,1t",!1,vl", "Ha
zt, "1 r 1 1' ,favo ? :,e pres,"i 1 rlL hd
ttrougbout the trial and that now and . A , , crow(,
then a Umdher seLt.ment began to be . boj.a huQg M ,he cjn of Q((
manifested. H,e was unaware how ! courthouse, about the square and tho
strongly she contributed to effect this , neighboring streets, ami from theno
herself not only through the glow of r09u Homber niurmur8( mo,.e llU(1 nvjre
visible nympnthy which radiated from , ominous. The public Hentlment of a
her, but by a parth-ulai- a' tioii. Claud- community like Canaau can make It
hue was caiiod by the Mate und MM as : gelf felt Inside a courtroom, and It was
much of her story as the law permitted : strongly exerted against Happy Fear,
her to tell, liiterlnrdltitf bar n.vlies with i The Tocsin had always been a power-fc-rveut
pr-;..ta lions. i- qui. k t, be i ful agent; Judge Pike had Increased Its
prevei.1 'd. Hint sin- icvcr mcaiit 1 1 ttrength with a staff which was thor
briug ti) trouble ti Mr Fear" nnd that j oughly efficient, alert and always able
she "did hate M have jri'iflc-mi'ti start to strike center with the paper's read
lug things on lii-r account" When tin- 1 ers, and In town and c-ouutry It had
defense took this pc-tmbid w!!i. absorbed the circulation of the other
her Interpolation bi-'iiine less ire- . local JouruuN, which resNled feebly at
fjiieut. and she descniied Ktri.igliUoi-- , times, hut lu the matter of the Cory
wardiy how, she had found lie iiUul 1 murder had not dared to do unythlng
on the floor u-ar the prostrate ligure ,
of Cory and hidden it ! her own dnss. i
The attorneys for the state listciied
Willi a somewhat cyuical amusement
to this portion of her testimony, be
lieving It of no account, uucorrobonii
ed. and that, If necessary, the ntnt'
could imneach the wltiie;s on the
ground that it hud been indispensable
to produce her. She came down wis-p-
Ing from tbe stand, and, the next wit-
u, ;s not being Immediately called, the
eyes of the Jurvmeti naturally followed ,
up!' as sue passci hit seiu, nun iney ; i.-
oaw Ariel Tabor bow gravely lo her 60 Hl,'" ""it only a few of them
n'-ros (he nillui":. Now, a thousand mi,ll!1'l 1" cwl into the courtroom,
things not set forth bv legislature, : tIj0 J"'110'1 iMr voice to those
la .' men and Judges oiVect a jury, and Wbw murmurs outdoors, whhih In
the blight salutation caused the mem- creased in loudness as the trial went
bers of this one to glance at one an- on-
other, for It seemed to Imply that the TIie Tocsin, however, was not hav
exquisite lady in white not only knew , '"S everything Its own way. The vol
Cluudine, but knew that ahe had 8poU- i umo of 0,,tery "K'dnst Happy I'ear and
ou the truth. It was affer this that a uIs wyer had diminished, It was un
feeling favorable to tho defense now j tlccd. in "very respectable quarters."
and then noticeably inmifesled Itself I Tbc Information Imparted by Mike
In the courtroom. Still, . lien the evi- Sbeehau to the politicians at Mr. Fur
deuce for the state wa;i all In the life. bach's had been slowly seeping through
of Happy Fear seeiucl to rest lu a ;
balance precarious ludeed. and the lit- '
tie man. swcllowduc pitifully, looked ;
. . ..... .. ..
at bis attorney witu tne eyes ot a sieit ;
j0 1
Then Joe gave the prosecutors an Il
luminating and stunning surprise and,
having offered iu evidence the revolver
found upon Claudlneproduced as his 1
l;M wiliii'M a pawnbroker of Denver,
j who Idoullf! 'd tho weap;Hl u.i ouw ho
had sold to Cory, whom lie hud known
very well. The second witness, it No a
etruugor, had boon evou wore Intimate
, ly acquainted with tlio dead man, mul
I
there began to no nn uneasy eompre
hemton of what Joe had accomplished
during tL.U prolong absence of his
which had so nearly cost the life of the
little mongrel, who was at present
(most blissful Respectability!) a lively
couvaleseeut lu Ariel's back yard. The
secoud witness also Identified the re
volver, testifying that ho had borrowed
It from Cory la St. Louts to settle n
question or marksmanship ami that on
hit returning It to the owner the latter,
then working his way eastward, had
confided to him his Intention of stop
ping In Cnnaau for the purpose- of ex
j ercialng Its melancholy functions upon
j . m, ho had one aone hlm
In that city.
Oy the time the witness had reached
this point the prosecutor end his as
sistants were on their feet, eirttod
ly shouting objections, which were
promptly overruled, Taken unaware,
they fought for time. Thunder was
loosed forensic bellowing. Everybody
lost his temper except Joe. And th
examination of the witness proceeded.
Cory, with that singular Inspiration to
confide In tome one which la the char-p.-t
eristic and the undoing of hit kind,
fad outlined hit plan of operation to
tne witness with perfect clarity. Ho
would first attempt, so he bad de
clared, to Incite an attack upon himself
by playing upon the Jealousy of his
victim, having already made a tenta
tive effort In that direction. Falling In
this, he would fall back upon one of a
dozen schemes (for be was rendy In
neb matters, he bragged), the most
likely of which would be to play the
peacemaker. lie would talk of bis
food Intentions toward his enemr
tpeaklng publicly of him In friendly
and gentle ways, then, getting at hlm
tecretly, destroy him In such a fashion
as to leave open for himself the kind
gate of self defense, la brief, iio.o
was the whole tally of what had actu
ally occurred, with the exception of
the ' account lu the sequence which
That was the occasion of a deaion-
(tratou wak.h m0mmt
ravorab,c t0 the MmM (on tUo ,)llrt
least three of the tpecttttora), nnd
,t wag ,n ,ne nature of sucn a hom.
meTlag of canes upoa tho ,voodt,.,
floor B9 effectually stoppod all other
proceedings Instantly. The Indignant
Judire fixed the colonel. Peter rtrad-
excejit follow the Tocsin's lead. The 1
Tocsin, having lit the lire, led It-fed
Itfaltpoter and sulphur for now Mar
tin Pike was fighting hard.
The fariiM'n nnd people of the less
urban parts of the country were ac
customed to found their opinion upon
the Tocsin. They regarded It as tho 1
sln,e Immutable rock of Journalistic
ngiiteoiisness and wisdom In the
worW- Consequently, stirred by tho
outbursts of the paper, they came Into
m;m 111 great numbers, nnd, tlnuKU
wo various social airuia or me town,
4 though at first Incredulously re-
Jected, It began to find acceptance,
I'nnAI - Afall, uilwini- nr.nln,t .1 .... .,,.( .. 1.1.
ri' "fi i'i'":' ""'v
iu us ucceiiuuii B or mo ioesin as tue
law aim iiio iiropiicts. There were
oven a few who dared to wonder In
their heart If there had not Lean u
ml9take ?bo- Joe Loudeu, aud, nl-
Ihwvli Mi'h. I'llleroft weakened not,
the relatives of Squire lttickalcw and
of Ictor Bradbury tie-gnu to hold up
their heads u little nftqr having made
home horrible for those gentlemen and
reproached them wlih their conversion
ns the lust word of senile tdiamo. In
addition, the colonel's Krmidsou mid
Mr. Bradbury's gmudsui had both
mystlfylugly lout countenance (0 Joe, wl,,., descended to the yard, ami the
consorting with him openly, the former vNltor, looking down upon the angry
for his own purpose, the latter be- m,w,, added. "If they dou't kill html"
cause ho had cunningly discovered tint j,M( hliumrtf was anxious concerning
It was a wny to MNs Tabor regard, no mieh uiatter. Ho ahouk hand with
which since her gentle rejection of btm 11 ippy at the end of the sitting, bid
be hud grown to believe, good youth, ding hlm be of good cheer, ami wbuit
might be tbe pIcasnutcMt thing that the little man had marched away (in
could ever come to hlm. lu abort, tbe tier n strong guard began to gather and
question bad begun to thrive, Wnt It it bis papers t a dek InsUlo the
possible that Uskew Arp had uot beta . I'ir. Thl took hlm wrbnM live min
Insauo after all? tvloa, and when he had UuUliod there
The bst of those who gathered om-, wre only three people left in the room
tnously aboot the courthouw and It. : - r' WM ,u"l,r wt,h " hrmm
purlieu were the young farmer and "d tle darky friend who l ay hope
field hands, artisans and clerk, oue cf tM accompnnle. & colored man hold
the latter bolng a pimply faced youn, "Rh m J1
..n (late,, 5 .he jltor, Uaud., Z' Z VZ-
hrtd the memory of Kskew Arp la Weally "borrowing" a quarter from
least respect and wat burulngly de- hlw " tb euteloiw.
tlrout to revenge himself uimn tbe liv- ",' f011"' )' ,0 l0 '
luj,
The worst were of that mystifying.
embryonic, tcml-rowdy type, the Anun-
,. i .k L...J.I-.. -k...k
lean voyou, In the production of which
Canaau and ber ulster towu every
where over the country are prolific
the young man. youth, boy perhaps,
creature of itnrim age. whose
clothe are like those of a brakeman
out of work, but who I not a brake-
man In or out of work: wearing the , (nj Wlts( iU, j,,,,,,,, nwm h,m ,
black oft hat tlltwl forward to slieltcr , fcBiU t0Wlirj Ut Wg fr?llt qlMm
-a I counter docs the contempt of a ( which faced Main 'street. The doors
clerk-that expression which the face opi.ued upon an Imposing vesllbule.
does not dare wear quite In the open, ftWi whhdi a handsome flight of stone
assertlin; the possession of supreme ca-' utepn, protected by a marble Imliw
paelty In wit, strength, dexterity ami trade, led to the ground,
amour; the dirty handkerchief uuder ' Rtamlliig at the top of these steps
the collar, the short black coat a I- j mid leaning over the balustrade, he bad
wsy double breaKted; tho eyelid ' a clear view vf half the yard. No one
wwty, one cheek always bulged, tlic was near him, Everybody was run
forehead speckled, tbe lips cracked, nlug in the opposite direction, toward
horrible teeth nnd the affectation of Hun comer of the yard occupied by the
possessing secret Information ukiii all Jail, the crowd centering upon nil agl
matters of the universe, above all, the talis! whirlpool of men which moved
Instinct of (hiding the shortest way to nlowly toward a door lu the high wait
any sceno of oltlclal Interest to the that Inclosed the building, and Joe saw
policeman, fireman or ambulance stir- (hat Happy Fear's guards, conducting
geou-a lingular being, not profession- the prl-oner back to his cell, were be
ally criminal, (ough histrionically lug Jistlod mid rushed. The distance
rather than really, full of Its own (hey had made was short, but as they
argot of brag, hysterical when crossed,
timid through great Ignorance and
therefore dangerous. It furnishes not
tbe leaders, but the mas of mobs, and
I It springs up at times of crisis from
bcavon knows where. You might have
driven through all the streets of Ca-
naan a week before the trial and have
seen four or five such fellows, but
from the dny of Its beginning the
qua re was full of them, dingy sbuttlo-
cocks batted np Into view by tbe Too 1
In.
They kept the air whirring with their 1
noise. The uewa of that sitting which
bad caused the squire, Ultcroft sud
Peter Bradbury to risk the court' di ;
pleasure was greeted outside with loud
and vehement disfavor, ami when, at
noon, the Jurymen were marshaled :
ent to cross the yard to the National
House for dinner a turge crowd fol-!
lowed and turrounded them until they ;
reached the doors of the hotel. "Don't
i.i t - - 1 1 nt ;
iei hwit lAmuru iHtuiuvijn? uui
"7 u iur "u" lZ
iuv iiiiiiivoi Ltii iuin, nuu tutii'iii
watching from au upper window of '
4Ka Mnitvllmllu ,kt.i..'A.t U'lft. n tfmt. i
bled eye how certain of the Jury shrank !
,mxtn rlWA.,w m ;, UtM
the cheeks of others showed sudden
pallor. Sometimes "public sentiment"
has douo evil thing to those who have ,
uot shared It, and Joe knew how rare a
thing Is a Jury which dares to stand
square against a town like Canaan
aroused
The end of that ufternoou's nesslou
taw another point marked for the de-
fenso. Joe had put the defendant ou
tbe RU.n.1, und the llttlo man had prov-
ed an excellent witness. During his
life he had been many things-many of papers lu his hands, and then, while
thlugs disreputable; high standards (ho nonpartisan spectator held their
were not brightly Illumined for him In breath, expecting the shock of contact,
the beginning of tho night march straight on through them,
which his life hud been, lie hud la-en A number of the bulgo cheeked form
a tramp, ufterward a petty gambler, ed the scattering van of these forerun
but his grout motive had finally come tiers, charging with hoarse and cruel
to be tho Intention to do what .foe told shrieks of triumph. The flrst, appnr
hlm to do-that, and to keep chutdlno eutly about fo tear Joseph Louden to
as straight us he could, lu n measure pieces, changed countenance at arm's
thesu were the two Uiln .s that had huigib, swerved violently and with the
brought hlifi to the pass lu which he ,m, ,.,y, "Uond hlm off!" dashed on
now stood, his loyalty to Joo and his ,, ti, gtono Ktlw, The mau nevt I.e
resentment of whntever tampered with p,,,,, !, f00wed his lead, with the
Claudlne's stralghtuess. He was sub- Hll(mti Htw nnd haste. Then
missive to tho consequences; ho was , ()()l(,t.H (lf ,, H)iviince attack. Ilnd-
Bim loysi. aiki now joe asaeii mm
to tell "Just what happened," and
Uappy obeyed with crystal clearness.
Throughout the long, tricky cross ex
nmlnadon he continued to tell "Just
what happened" with n plaintive truth
fulness uot to be Imltnled, nnd through
out It Joo guarded him from pitfalls
Ifiw Iftwveru In flioil' uriMt-r-li nflet- IrnlH
are compelled by the exigencies of
tneir profession to make i
esslon to mala- pitfall 4 even
for the honest) and gave him, by vnrl
ous devices, time lo remember, though
not to think, nnd made (he words
"eomo right" lu his mouth, so (hat be-
fore the sitting was over a dlsinilullng
rumor ran through tho wilting crowd iu
tho corridors, across the square and
over tho town that the case was sure-
ly going "Loudon's wny." This was
also tho opinion of it looker-on lu
Caiman a ferret faced counselor of
corporations who, called to consulta-
tlon with (he eminent Huckalew (ncph-
ew of the squire), had afterward spent'
an hour In his company ut tho trial,
"It's going that young fellow Louden'
way," said the stranger. "You miy
he's a shyster, but" .
"Well." admitted Buekalew, with
some reluctance, "1 don't mean that
exactly. I've got nu old uiielo who
seems lately to think he's n gwat
mau."
"I'll take your miele't wol for It"
returned (he other, smiling. "I think
he'll go pretty far."
They hud come to the flight of steps
j sc gnus, inugneu 1110 irieuu, soou ra
d8, l '. 9
f0"' f WV down Lon ,d
l'"'ik. but dey sho" exMH-k to git to
smoke a little 'fo' livkshuu dny! W
know who' ow frleu'l"
Norhert' missive was lengthy nnd
Bb(inrM Jo0 WM m) WtJy
nil,Ug it with profound attention, but
a he descended the stairway to the
Ban. i,,....... . ,., , ,. .,.
reached (he d.mr (he pressure upon
them Increased dangerously. Clubs
rose In the nlr, hats (lew, the wIiIHikkiI
heaved tuinultuously, and the stool door
chiugcd,
Happy I'ear was safe luslde, but the
Jostlers wer outside, battled, ugly and
stirred with the passion that changes
a crowd Into a mob.
Then some of thorn caught sight ot
Joe as he tnnl alone tit the top of
the stops, and great shout of rage
and exultation arose,
For a moment or two he did not tee
bit danger. At tho clung of the dour
his eyes, em'Kht by the gleam of a
wide while bat. bad turned toward the
trot. and be was somewhat fixedly
watching Mr. Ladow extricate Ariel
nmi Pr ngm ,i indignant escorts
fr0II1 ovorfll)W 0f (he crowd In
whl(,h .y ,im, b,,on cnimht ,lt
volrP wnrm.1, ,lIm U)y wMd ,,, ,,, of
,. Mtt.Bi,v ., ,,nii , ii . tnM
'
ifkRr iV
"Joe Louden." he screamed, "look
With . ttinrtt . I IKa osvtm I 1
fi in n ujnittvi iviii iijo iiunu 0111
back from (he Jnll nnd turned toward
Jii" 'trl' "T,'r , '"""'"'i n"1""
"Take blm otor to tho rlvor nnd throw
' hl,n! """!
,T1,(,,,1B U,,,W Wn& wh ch was
"r""'l"l "" Inception, but
a"""nl '",'r"" v-
w,,lk",, l"l,3' ,,t,wn ,ho H,(,l"' nn,i
'o"-'1 ,,,( ''"''I''K "' Hb hi
''0'"' cocked to ono side, one eyebrow
Ilf,,,(1 'Hul mw corner of ul" "1H",U
drawn down in a faintly distorted
"mile.
J'f went stralRht toward the yelling
forerunner, with only a small bundlo
Ing themselves confronting the quiet
man, who kept his even pace and show
ed 110 Intention of turning aside for
litem, turned suddenly aside for hlm
and, taking the cue from the first, pur
sued their way, bellowing: "Head hlm
off! Head hlm off!" until there were
a dozen and more rowdylsh men nnd
fouths upon the steps, their eyes Ida,
'"'"'chik mumm s mien
with frightful gestures across the mar-
'"""smme as ui.-y Hysterically
b,,'ll,,Ml ' t-'Uors- "'Iolll '' off!"
Whether or not Joo could have wulk-
,;d through the entire mob as ho had
walked through these Is a matter for
Hpeenlallon. It wan believed In Cu-
uam) llint 1,0 coul(1- Already n gust
of m'1'1'1 began to sweep over "v :;leni-
er spirits as they paused to uai-vel no
less at tho disconcerting advunco of the
lawyer than ut the spectacle presented
''' the intrepid daredevils upon the
steps, a kind of lane actually opening
before (he young man as he walked
steadily on. And when Mr. Blieehan,
lending half a dozen hugo men from
tho Fat-bach brewery, uucerenioulously
di iuldered a way Ihnuiyli the mob I
Joe' hh, i.'iiehlng hlm wlrre Hm
press wax tliklii-sl, It Is it qmvdlou li'
the service of his detaelitnent wer '
needed.
The lauuhbT lin'ietiaiil- II hoeumo
voluuiluoiH, lloinertc ialvo shook tlu
nlr. And never one of tin tl.o outer 1
upon the step lived long enough t
live down the hateful cry of that day,
"Head him off!" which wa to become
catch ward on the streets, a taunt
more sdnglug than any devised by do
liberate Invention, an Insult bllleror
than tho ancestral doubt, a fighting
woid and the great hlstorlcnl Joke of
Canaan, never omitted In nfier day
when (he tale wa (old how Joo Utl
feu took that shore walk across the
courthouse yard which made hlm may
or of Canaan,
t'V".VV t'rI u,0Ji P"'U,UU,V)
The Doctor Away From Horn Wa0
Moit Weeded.
1'roplti are often v.ry much dip
pointed (o (lad that their family phy-lc-lnit
I y from home when they
ni()t peed hi services, Disease Ilk
cramp colic and eholera morbut require
prompt treatment, sad hv In mtny
Instance proven f'al before niedlelii
could 1 procured or a physician sum
mone.1. The right way I to keep at
band a bottle of Chamberlain' Colic,
Cholera ami Diarrhoea Remedy. No
phynii-lan can rerrlhe a better mldleln
for the dlseanet, By having It In the
house you escape mie h mIo nd u(Ter.
ing and all rl-k. Buy It nowi It may
av life. For sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggist. I
JAPS SKETCH FORT.
A JtpancM Servant and Ma of AtUI
mantt Found With Blurprint.
8 AN IHWiO. July 12. It it lrnsl
tonight from a trusnoithy source that
lu addition to the Japstir detected In
making sketches tt Fort Itoseoran a
few days ago, anotlirr was ejected from
the Fort today for having- blueprint of
the work In hi poMln. Thl lat
ter Japanese was etnployeil a servant
at (he Fort. He li a man of superior
attainment. In hi room wa found a
standard work on inglneeriiig.
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE DIES.
HKLKN'A, Monl.. July l2.I.Vter Uf
on, one of the ricacM men In the north
vet, died at hU home here tonight af
(er sn ll!ne of two year.
SaUowneu Transformed
to Dusky Beauty
A dark skin becom tuonating
when deliraiely toft, uiwitnprcid
with the ndUnt glow which hull
cttesahMhhy.acuveikin. Kobert
ine keeot the akin refined In otulii.
m
kctMDon
ireiireeiromclogglngwMt
. t -,
to
and nimulatei the tiny cspilUriet to
rontrihuiethecolor which rharmi in
blonde and brunette alike. Kotwit
in i certain protection againit ua,
unburn ind freckle If applied be
fore eipoturt to sua or mn
Spresdi like in Imperceptlbl iheen
of pue orerikln mrfsce, forming a
shield stimulating and pretervlng a
delicate, hutroui beautf
uty.
t TOD At
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Means Standard of Merit.
Our Service and our
methods of business are of
the highest excellence as
well as all of our Footwear
Everything is of the highest
except our prices, and they
are always the lowest
Our Specialties Are
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boots for Iushermen.
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