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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1912)
I k w l l.tm jl jiBrl w n&L ..!?. X Jsl Al" .aV lIL 1 gLsssssssssssssssssJ rtl YNOP8I8. i T!"'. BCf,no ?A " oi'"nlriR of thp story la laid In tho library of nn old worn-out southern plnnentlon, known im tlio Hnr ptiy. The iiluco In to bo old, nnd ItH lil ory nnd Mint of the owner, tlio gitln arils, Is tlio subject of dlnciiosion by Jonathan Crenshaw, u bUHliicxs man, k strntiffor known its nindon. und Hob nncv, a fnrnuT, whott llnnnlbnl Wayne llnsanl, n myali-rlous rhlld of the old southern family, makcH bin appeurnnpo. Ynncy telli how ho adopted tlio boy. Na thaniel I'crrlM Imys the Darony, but the Quintan!) deny any knowlcdffa of the boy. Ynnry to keep llannlbnl. Captain Murrell, u friend or tho Qulntnnls, np ppnn und MkB questions nhout tho Hur ony. Trouble at Scratch Illll, when Hun rillinl l kidnaped by l)avo lllount, Cap tain Murrrll'fi ticnt. Yuncy overtakes lllount. bIvcm nltn u thrashing and secures tho boy. Yancy iippcnrs brforo Hiiulrn lintnnni. nnd In dtsvhiirged with iobIj for JJio nlnlntirr. Hotty Mulroy. u friend of the I-errlces, has an encounter with Cap. tnln Murrcll. who forces his attention'! on her, and Is rescued by nruce Currlnitlon. Hetty sets out for her Tonnesico homo. CarrlnKton takes tho snmn staire. Yancy nnd llnnnlbnl disappear, with Murrell on their trail. Hannibal arrives nt the homo of Judgo Hlocuin I'rlco. Tho Judifo reoo:. rises In the bov, the grandson of un old time friend. Murrell nrrlve.i at Judge's liome. Cavendish family on raft rem-iio Jnncy, who Is apparently dead. Trice breaks Jnll. Hetty and Cnrrlnglon nrrlvo at Hello Thiln. Ilnnnlbal's rlllo dtaclosei eome startling things to the Judge. Han nlbnl nnd Hetty meet ngnln. Murroll ar rives In Hollo rialn. Is playing for big stnkes. Yancy awakes from long dream less sleep on board tho raft. Judgn I'rlco tnakes startling discoveries In looking up land titles. Charles Norton, a young plnnter. who uvslsts tho Judge, Is mys teriously nssnulted. Norton Informs Cnr rlngton that Hetty hns promised to marry him. Norton Is mystorloUKly shot. Moro llKht on Murrell' plot. Ho plans upris ing of negroes. Juclgo Price, with Hanni bal, vliil Is Hetty, nnd sho kcrs tho boy as a companion. In a stroll Betty takes with llannlbnl they meet Bess Illcks. daughter of tha overseer, who warns Jlctty of durmor nnil counnelt her to lenye Bello IMaln at once. Hetty, terrt tled, nets on Hess' advlco, and on their way their carriage It slopped by Hlossou. tlio tavern keeper, nnd a confederate, nnd Hetty nnd llannlbnl am mnda prisoners. 'Jim pnlr are taken to Illcks' cabin. In nu almost Inaccessible spot, and there Mur rell visits Hetty nnd reveals his part In tho plot nnd lilt object. Hetty spurni his proffered lovo and the Inter low In ended by thn nrrlval of Ware, turrlflrd at posKlhte outcome of the crime. Judge tlon. Tlio Judgo takes chnrRO of tho vltuutlori, nnd search for tho mlMHlng ones 1b Instituted. Currlngton visit tho Judgo nnd allies ore. discovered. Judgo I'rlco visits Colonel I'entrcb.i. where ho meets Yancy and Cavendish. Hccomlng enraged, I'llco dashes u glaxn of whisky Into tho colonel's faco nnd n duel la arranged. Mur- lell Is nnevted for negro stealing nnd his bubble bursts. Thn .IihIlmi nticl Mnlmffv cliscusH the coining duel. Carrlngton makes frantic uunrch for Hetty und tho boy. Cnrrlnglon llnds netty nnd Hanni bal, ami a ilerco gun light follow a. Yancy nnpeurs mm nssisis in mo rescue, liruco CnrrliiRton nnd Hetty como to nn under- tnudlng. The Judge receives an Import ant Idler, fcoiomciii .Mnlmrrv'H limt llirlil. KlKhts duol for tho Judne and Is killed, Hannibal proves to bo Judge's grandson. und told tho ntory of lilu llfo. CHAPTER XXXIII. (Continued.) "What does this ridiculous mockery moan?" ho demanded liarahly. "Mr. Sheriff, ns u niotnber or tlio bar, 1 protest! Why don't you clear tho building?" Ho did not wuit for llotts to answer hlin, but continued. "Whcro 1b this man Huo3?" "Yonder, colonel, by tho captain," eald llotts. "I liuvo n warrant for his nrrost. You will tako hlru Into custody." "Walt!" cried tho Judge. "I ropro sent Mr. Hues. I dcslro to seo that warrant!" nut Fentress ignored him. Ho ad dressed tho crowded benches. "Gentlomon( It la a sorlous matter forcibly to seize a man without author lty from tho courts and expose him to tho danger or mob violence Mr. Hues will learn this beroro wo have dono with him." Instantly thero was a noisy demon stration that swelled Into a burst or applause, which quickly spent itself. Tho struggle seemed to havo nar rowed to an Individual contest for supremacy between Fentress nnd tlio Judgo. On tho edgo or tho riiliedoir epaco thoy confronted each other: tho colonol, a tall, wall-cared for pres ence; tho Judge, shabby and unkempt. Por a moment their eyes mot, whllo tho Judge's faco purpled and paled, and purpled again. Tho sllonco deep ened, Fentress' thin lips opened, twitched, but no sound canio from them; then his' glnnco wavered and (ell, Ho turned away. l "Mr. Sheriff!" ho called sharply. "All right, colonol l" "Tako your man into custody," or dered Fentress. As ho spoko ho hand ed tho warrant toward llotts, who looked at it, grinned, and stepped to ward Hues. Ho would havo pushed tho judgo aside had not that gentle- ' man, bowing civilly, mado way for him. "In my profound respect for tho law and properly constituted authority I yield to no mnn, not oven to Colonol FontresB," ho said, with a gracious gesture "I would not place tho slight est obstacle In the way of Us sane ,tloncd manifestation. Colonol Fen tress comes boro with that high sanc tion." Ho bowod again ceremoniously to tho colonel. "I repeat, I respect his dependence upon tho luw!" Ho whirled suddenly. "Cavendish -Yuncy Car rlngton I call upon you to arrost John Murrell! I do this by virtue of tho authority vested In mo as a judgo of tho Unltod States federal court. HIb crlmo a more trifle, my friends passing counterfeit money! Colonol Fentress will Inform you that this Is violation of tha law which' falls V I Copri6r, within my Jurisdiction," and he beamed blandly on Fentress, "It's a Ho!" crlctl tho colonel. "You'll answer for that lator!" said the Judgo, with nbrupt austerity of tone. "For all wo know you may be some rugltlvo from Justice! Why, your namo isn't Price!" "Aro you suro of that?" asked tho Judge quickly. "You'ro nn Impostor! Your namo is Turbcrvllle!" "Permit mo to rcliove your appro lientslo'iiB, It Is Turbervlllo who hns received tho appointment. Would you llko to cxamlno my credentials?! have them by mo no? I nm obliged for your Introduction. It could not hnvo como at a moro tlmoly moment." Tho Judgo seemed to dismiss Fentress contemptuously. Onco more bo faced tho packed benches. "Put down your wenpotiB!" ho commanded. "This man Murroll will not bo released. At the first effort at rcscuo ho will bo shot where he sits wo havo sworn it his plotting Is at an end." Ho stalked ucurer the benches. "Not ono chance in a thousand remains to him, Elthor ho dlos hero or ho lives to be taken boforo overy Judgo in tho Btnto, ir necessary, until wo find ono with cour ago to try him! Make no mistake it will best conscrvo tho ends of jus tice to allow tho state court's Juris diction in this case; nnd I pledge my self to furnish evidence which will stnrt him well on his rond to tho gal lows!" Tho Judgo, a tremendous pres ence, stalked still nearer tho benches. Outfnclng tho crowd, n senso or tho splendor or tho part ho was being called upon to play flowed through him llko sonio elixir; ho felt that ho was transcending hlraseir, that his In spiration was drawn from tho hidden springs or the spirit, nnd thnt ho could neither Taker nor go astray "You don't know what you aro med dling with! This man has plotted to lay the south in ruins ho has been arming the negroes It is Incredible that you should nil know this to such I say, go homo and thank God for your escape! For tho others" his shaggy brows met in a menacing frown "If thoy force our h'and wo will toss them Jobn Murrcll's dead carcass that's our answer to their challenge!" Ho ntrodo out nmong tho gun muz zles which wavered whero they still covered him. Ho was thinking or Ma lm ffyMahaffy, who had snld ho was still a man to bo leckoned with. For tho comfort of his own soul ho was proving it. "Do you know whnt n servile insur rection means? you men who have wives and daughters, havo you thought of their fate? or tho mon strous nnvagery to which they would bo exposed? Do you bollevo ho could limit aud control It? lool; at him! Why, ho has novor had a considera tion outside of his own sarety, nnd yet ho expects you to risk your necks to save his! Ho would havo left tho stato beroro tho ilrat blow was struck his business was nil down river but we aro going to keep him here to answor for his crimes! Tho law, as Impluc.iblo as It Is Impartial, has put Its mark on him tho shadow In which ho sits is the shadow or the gallows!" Tho Judgo paused, but tho only sound in that expectnnt silenco was tho hoavy brenthlng of men. He drew his unwleldly form erect, whllo his volco rumbled on, aggressive and threatening In its overy intonation. "You nro hero to defend something that no longer exists. Your organ ization Is wrecked, your Blgnnls and passwords nro known, your secrets havo become public property I can oven produco a llBt or your members; thero nro nono or you who do not stand In Imminont peril yet under stand, I have no wish to strike at those who have been misled or coerced Into Joining Murrcll's band!" Tho judge's sodden old race glowed now with tho mngnnnlmlty or his sen timents. "But I havo no feeling or mercy for your lenders, nono for Mur roll himself. Put down your guns! you can only kill us after wo havo killed Murroll but you can't kill tho law! If tho arch conspirator dies In this room nnd hour, on whoso hend will tho punishment fall?" Ho Bwung round his ponderous nrm in a sweep ing gesture and shook a fat but ex pressive foro-llnger in tho faces or thoso nearest him. "On yours and yours and yours!" Across tho apnee thnt soparnted them tho Judgo grinnod his triumph nt his enemy. Ho hnd known when Fentress entered tho room that a word or a sign rrora him would pre clpltato a riot, but ho knew now that neither this word nor this sign would be given. Then quite suddenly he strado down tho aisle, and foot by foot Fontross yielded ground before his advance A murderous light flashed from tho Judge's bloodshot eyes and his right hand was Bteallns I toward tho frayed tails of his coat THE PRODIGAL JUDGE By VUOHATi KC5TER, luvsTqmws JfyJ.AfivU 9". Txtoesia Mtmmt Cctffnurr "Look out he's getting ready to shoot!" crlod a frightened voice. Instantly by doors nnd windows the crowd, Bclzcd with Inexplicable panic, emptied Itself Into tho court-house yard. Fentress wns caught up in the rush and borno from the room nnd from the building. When ho renched the graveled space bolow the steps he turned. Tho judgo wus In tho door way, tho center or a struggling group; Mr. llowcn, tho minister, Mr. Saul and Mr. Wosley wero vainly seeking to pinion his arm. "Drnw damn you!" ho ronred at Fontrcss, as he wrenched himself free, nnd tho crowd swnyod to right and left ns Fentress was seen to reach for his pistol. Mr. Saul mado a last frantic effort to restrain bis friend; he seized thd judge's arm just as the latter's linger pressed tho trigger, and an instant later Fentress staggered back with the judge'B bullet in his shoulder. CHAPTER XXXIV. Good Times Coming. It was not strange thnt a number or gentlemen In nnd about Raleigh yield ed to an overmastering Impulse to vis it newer lands, nor wns it strange thnt tho inltinl Bteps looking toward the Indulgence or their desires should havo been taken in secrecy. Mr. Peg loo was ono or tho first to leave; Mr. Saul hnd informed him of tho judge's declared purpose or shooting him on sight. Even without this uboiuI hint the tavern-keeper had known that ho should experience Intense embarrass ment in meeting the JiuUio; this was now n drcory certainty. "You reckon ho means near all ho says?" ho hud asked, his fat sides shaking. "I'd take his word n heap quicker than I would mdst rolkB'," answered Mr. Saul with conviction. Pegloe promptly had a sinking spell. Ho recalled tho snufllng or tho cau dles by the Judge, un extremely de pressing memory under the circum stances; also tho reckless and head long disregard of consequences which hnd characterized so many of that gentleman's ttcts, and his plans shaped themselves accordingly, with this result; that when tho judge took occasion to call at the tavern, nnd the hostile nature or his visit was em phasized by tho cautious manner or his appronch, ho was groatly shocked to discover that his Intended victim had sold his business overnight for a small lump sum to Mr. Saul's brother-in-law, who had appeared most op portunely with an offer. Pegloo's flight created something of a sonsatlon, but It was dwarfed by tho Bensatlon that dovolopcd a dny or bo later when it bocamo known that Tom Ware and Colonel Fentress had llkowlso fled the country. Still later, Fentress' body, showing marks of vio lence, was washed ashore at a wobd- "Draw, Damn You I" He Roared yard below Olrard. It was conjec tured that he and Ware hod set out rrom Tho Oaks to cross tho river; there wns reason to believe thnt Fen tress hnd In his possession at tho time a considerable sum or money, and it was supposed that his com panldn hud murdered and robbed htm. Of Ware's subsequent career nothing was over known. These were, nfter all, only episode5 In tho collapse or tho Clan, sporlflr manifestations of tho great work of disintegration that was going forward and which tho judge, more than any other, perhaps, had brought about. This was something no ono ques tioned, nnd he quickly passed to tho first phase of that unique and peculiar esteem In which ho was ever after hold. His fame widened with the suc ceeding suns; ho had offers of help which Impressed him as so entirely creditable to human nature that he qttlto lacked the heart to refuse thorn, especially as he felt that in the im provement of his own condition tho world had bettered Itself and was moving nearer those sound and right coup ideals of morality and patriotism which had novcr lacked his indorse ment, no matter how Inexpedient it had seemed for him- to put them into practice. Uut ho was not diverted from his ultimate purpose by tho glamour or a present popularity; ho wus able to keep his bleared eyes resolutely fixed on tho main chnnco, namely the Fentress estnto and tho Quintnrd lands. It was highly, im portant thnt ho should go cast to South Carolina to secure documentary evidence that would establish his own nnd Fentress' Identity; to Kentucky, whore Fentress had lived prior to his coming to Tonnesseo. Karly In November tho judge set out by stage on his journey cast; ho was accompanied by Yancy and Han nibal, from neither of whom could ho bring himself to bo separated; and ns tho woods, flaming now with tho torch of frost, enguircd tho llttlu town, he turned In his scat and looked back. Ho had entered it by thnt very road, a beggar on foot and In rngs; ho wns leaving It In broadcloth nnd lino linen, vlsiblo tokens of bis altered at Fentrees. fortunes. More than this, ho could trust his hands deep down Into his onco empty pockets and hear th clink of gold and silver. Tho Judge, slowly withdrew his eyes from the Inst gray roof that showed among the trees, and facod tho east and the fu turo with a serenely contldcnt ex prcsslon. (TO BIS CONTINUED.) ,. 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