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SYNOPSIS.
The scene at the opening of the story 1s |
Iaid In the library of an old worn-out
southern plantation, known as the Bar- |
ony. The place is to be sold, and Its}
histery and that of the owners, the
Quintards, is the subject of discussion by |
Jonathan Crenshaw, a business man, & |
stranger known as Bladen, and Bob
Yancy, a farmer, when Hannibal Wayne
Jiazard, a mysterious chidd of the old!
ithern family. makes Nis appearance.
ney tells how! he adopted the boy. Na-
thaniel! Ferris buys the Barony, but the
Quintards deny any knowledge of the |
boy Yancy to keep Hannibal, Captain
Murrell, a friend of the Quintards, ap-
and asKs questions about the Bar-
+. at Seratch Hl . when Han-
8 kidnaped by Dav Blount, Cap-
fu agen ancy overt: kes
m a th rashing and secures |
Yancy. appears be Squire |
, and is discharged with costs for |
aintiff. Betty Maliroy, p of |
. has an encounter i
. who forces his at
Bruce (
sre
od ed
and
Be fy
tty has promise:
ta mysteriously
ell’'s plot He
Judge Price
stood about
{ busy purpos
ace
men
| wrong
Ware retus
asked of Si«
not
¢
8s Mr
vet
me Int
ith
hat
how rary,
the judge Ww
dering his
along, Mahaffy!
entered the lit
otioned Steve
Y oi
ithd may
is Judge Price's orders. Allow |
house unless they i
me, or as | send
you understand?
leared the may
* me a decanter of corn whisky-
a bit may ask the
to sep here”
‘Yes, sah.” And Steve withdrew
I'he judge drew an easy-chalr
the flat-topped desk that stood In the |
of the room, and seated him. |
self |
“Are you going to make this
excuse for another drunk, Price?
so. | the greatest contempt
you,” said Mahaffy sternly :
The judge winced at this. !
‘You have made a regrettable
choice of words, Solomon,” he urged
gently
Where's your feeling for the boy?
“Here!” sald the judge, with an elo.
quent gesture, resting his hand on his
heart
If you let whisky alone, I'll believe
you;
atand.”’
The door opened, and the sheriff
slouched Into the room, He was chew:
ing n loug wheat straw, and his whole
appearance was on~ Ww troubled weak:
riesy
“Morning,” he smd briefly,
“Sit down, sheriff,” and the judge
indicated 2 xwek seat for the official
fo a diaMht corner. “Have you learned
anythiug?’ he asked.
The sheriff shook his head,
“What you turning all these neligh-
bors out of doors for?” he questioned.
“We don't want people tracking in
and out the house, sheriff. Important
evidence may be destroyed. I propose
examining the slaves firat-—does that
ment with your approval?” :
“Ob, I've talked with them; they
den’t know nothing,” said the sheriff,
authority
the
he
ITAry,
butler
added. !
and the
CiOse
Kindly
—~y Ou
to the
i'l
raw
‘Now, boy, ask
people LO
ne to enter the
business with
Alter
Hem-
you
house, you
eto] you sherifl
up to |
conter
the |
if!
feel for |
“No one don't know nothing"
“Please God, we may
on some villain
said the judge,
Outside it was noised about that
Judge Price had taken matters In
hand-—he wag the oid fellow who had
been warned to keep his mouth shut,
and who had never stopped talking
since. A crowd collected beyond the |
windows and feasted {13 eyes!
back of this hero's bald head. |
One by one the house servants were |
ushered into the judge presence.
First he interrogated little Steve, who |
nad go to Miss Betty's door that
woraning to rouse her, as was his cus-|
Next he exam ined Betty's maid;
then the cook, and various house serv.
who had nothing especial W tell, |
told it at considerable length; and |
big Steve
bit,” the judge
the butler
“Does
ip to
thing in mornin
Why, not exactly,
ip this mo'ning, sah
to me at the back of
the women run out w
Missy was done gone
He joined In the
“Yes, sah”
When was MI
judge
the
wera
yet put our
who does,”
on the
ne
Stop a suddeniy in-
midst
the overseer al-|
the first
srrupted in the
the house
go
sah, but
He
the he
ie
he come
wa
when
ith the word that
away.”
search?
ise
38 Malr geen last?™
oy
isked the
and
heah
she ung gemman
in the gvar
1 seen them
you,
hree of the
from the room and the judge dismissed |
the servants,
“Well, what
asked Mahafly
were alone.
“Rubbish! Take my word for it, |
Solomon, this blow is leveled at me, |
I have been too forward in my at
tempts to suppress the carnival of |
crime that is raging through west]
Tennessee You'll observe that Miss
Malroy disappeared at a moment)
the public is disposed to think |
retained me as her legal ad-
probably will be set at lib
when she agrees to drop the mat.
of Norton's murder. As for the
they'll use him to compel my si
and inaction.” The Judge took
breath. "Yet there remaing one
where the boy 18 concerned that
baffles me it Knew
more of his antecedents
me to make a startiing
move."
slearly not
generalities
dealing
go, Price
do you think, Price!” |
anxiously when they |
she has
viser: she
| erty
ter
boy,
ence
a long
point
completely we
iittle
ht cause
radical
Mahalfy
the vague
judge was
There you
to convince you
center of everything!” he said, in
of much exasperation “Let's
down to business! What does this
mean by binting gule
fmpressed
which
was
in
as usual, try
ing irself that you are
the
YI
man Hicks
cide?
at
“Hicks Says
"I'l
name?
him”
sheriff
The sheriff was gone from the room |
only a few moments, and returned
with the information that Hicks was
down at the bayo®, which was to bo
dragged. {
“Why?” inquired the judge i
“Hicks says Miss Mairoy’'s been act. |
ing mighty queer ever since Charley |
Norton was shot-—distracted like! He
says he noticed it, and that Tom Ware
noticed it”
“How does he expiain the boy's dis |
appearance?’
“He rockons the throwed herself in,
and the boy tried to drag ber out, like
he naturally would. and got drawed |
in"
“Humph! I'll trouble Mr. Hicks to |
gtop here,” sald the judge quietly.
“There's Mr. Carrington and a
couple of strangers outside who've
beon asking about Miss Malroy end
the boy, seems like the strangers
knowed her and him back yonder In
Noth Carolina,” sald the sheriff as he
turned away.
oversear--what's his!
Suppose you go for |
judge, addressing the |
gee the
sf ilcks?
sald the
“I'tl ses them.” The sherill went
where he had gald good-by to Betty
| searcely a week before,
The two men had paused by the
door. They now advanced. One was
by a great red scar; the other was a
shock-headed individual who moved
a shambling gait. Both carried
rifles and both were dressed In coarse
homespun
gir,” sald the man with
“Yancy's my name, and
gentleman ‘lows he'd rather be
ish.’
judge started to his feet
Yancy?” ried
gir, that's me
nimbly around
ghook the
the hand
what's all
“Morning,
the scar.
this
The
“Bob
“Yer,
he ¢
judge
the desk and
Hiller warmly by
#8 my nevvy, sir?—
out him and Miss
soft drawl was sud
The
passed
Serateh
“Wh
thi
jetty Yan«
denly eager
‘Please
oon!" sald
window
are
ys
God
the judge
ved
me 10
went
fie ¥
By the
impati
the
No harm could x
Betty-
ently
boy, but
through him
They've st
with ¢
arted back to Not
that don't
Betty
dropped rather !
vien him.” ancy spoke
gnviction y peROn they've
gl with
only '#
’
explain what
it and he
essly Into
r Off a sick
iy In
:
Miss , does
1d a chair
gel
POW erful
Bob ar just bed,
ore conse
hav head
in
Ing
Ig
where [| fishe him nt
id
then bel into “the El
[35 1
contin
ized
shaggy
on the
wed 0A
e
.
Cavend!
regard th idge with unm
bow % - 4 » Mis
imen ! COCKIDE Dif
nd then
a re
- «1 th
Qroa i
eting
we
there 10 exp
Whatever thelr Int
ntered in
« hal
wed on him the jud
{o the Scratch Hillier
Mr. Mabhafly and | hold
in the tenderestl regard;
our constant companion
lost to him in
rely upon we
his recovery, no
The judge's
unalterable resolu
the Loy
As ££)
turned agai
Mr. Yancy
your nephew
he hs
ever
£8
18 been
g#ince you were
crigis you may
committed to
us;
fone was one of
been
sald
have
to him,”
“1 reckon you-all
good and kind
mighty
Yancy
“We have endeavored to be, Mr,
indeed 1 had formed the reso.
to adopt him should you
Charley Norton
delicacy--the law, sir, fully recog!
nizes that. [It seems to me he is over |
anxious to account for her disappear
ance In A manner that can compro
mise no one
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Judge Finds Allies.
They were interrupted by the open:
ing of the door, and big Steve admit.
ted Carrington and the two men of |
whom the sheriff had spoken. i
“A shocking condition of affairs,
way of greeting.
“Yes,” sald Carrington shortly.
“You left these parts some time ago,
I believe?” continued the judge.
“The day before Norton was shot. |
ii
heard of his death when [ reached
Randolph on’ the second bluff,” ex-
plained Carrington, from whose cheeks
the weather-beaten bloom had faded.
He rested his hand on the edge of
the desk and turned to the men who
had followed him into the room. “This
is the gentleman you wish to see,” he
sald, and stepped to one of the win:
dows: 1t overlooked the terraces
His education has already
begun under my supervision,” and the
remembering the high use to
of Peg
fairly glowed with
“Think of that!” murmured Yancy
poftly. He was deeply moved. So was
Mr. Cavendish, who was gifted with
a wealth of ready sympathy He
a hardened band to the
judge
“Shake!” he sald. “You're a heap
better than you look” A thin ripple
of laughter espaped Mahafly, but the
judge accepted Chills and Fevers
proffered hand. He understood that
here was a simple genuine soul
“Price, isn’t it important for us to
know why Mr. Yancy thinks the boy
has been taken back to North Caro
Hina?” sald Mahalfy
“Just what kin is Hannibai to yon,
Mr, Yancy?” asked the judge resum-
ing his seat.
“Strictly speaking, he ain't none.
got a wife, so a body may say he never
fa left to himself,” began Yancy; and
then briefly he told the story of the
woman and the child much as he had
told it to Bladen at the Barony the
day of General Quintard’s funeral
The judge, his back to the light and
his face in shadow, rested his left eo)
bow on the desk and with hid chin
sunk in his palm, followed the Scratch
Hiller's narrative with the closest at
tention.
TO BE CONTINUED.)
THE UNITED STATES.
| Under Protection it Sells Armor Plate
to Foreign Nations 40 Per,
Cent. Cheaper Than
at Home,
The steel trust is a great financial,
industrial, and especially a great po-
litical institution.
Through political influence it gets
free trade labor and the highest kind
of “protection” on its manufactured
product
Through its control of the
administration it received permission
to break the law, and buy in at panie
prices the property of its only strong
competitor, the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company
Through its control of every Repub
ican administration it has been able
to follow a course of downright trea
son toward the United States govern
ment and still keep the that
government
The
Japan
per
SAMS B
of the
The
gets $100 from our owt
sold for $60 to the
Japan!’
Think
Do
Can
147?
It means
battleship
00.000 whi
$10
Roosevelt
favor of
steel tr
and
cent
selis armor to
foreign
than
the g
ust
other
plate
nations 40
sells the
overnment
cheaper it
rmor pla
United States
armor plate which the trust
government is
swvernment of
for
what
vou understand
Eras
this means
Td
yOu
ernment
It means
only $6 to match
markets
It m
Japan can build
fleet a8 our
bufld it of
is
need
Japan
our $10-—in o
gpen
Ir OWN
that for the same money
almost twice as big a
own government ana
American
the steel
of
eans
Can
trust Is
United
States
that
people
ne har
means
+h
H
Me ne
robbin
States wi
th « Arming
gible enemies of the United
with the other
This is
makes of
And the
whining
ana
for
comes
tection
revised
ETERS
t the
wan
save by @ yard of experts
steel i181 experts
Protection and
repre sentative
A
Shipbuilding company
the granting Amer
foreign bull
plicatic
dustry
The fact is that
trade is one to
of
sh
’ fe
W =n
{ %
trage
girikes
the dee;
no ne
which
which
system
either
tior
Where
route end
can shut
Wo
registry
trade
and the
try
gyslam
ships
differential duties on
flag duties or
charges, on
can
Where
ather
we “iY
the
by
vids by
ial port
igh to be
discrimina
will be
reign coun-
and also
would
in
id
and both
or
different
vessls It ot
that
ign
by f
}¥ fe
sul
perfectly any
Bn nt
ted against
tries, aad the logical
the reductio ad absu
be that all imports
our own vessels and all
go out in foreign vessels
domestic and foreign vessels would
eros the ocean in one direction
empty. and freight rates would have
to be so high as to pay for the round
trip with cargoes carried way
The deep sea carryine trade
herently competitive, and we cannot
porsibly change it
What good does it do the Ameri
can shipbuilder to limit American
registry to the products of his vard?
Ships under foreign flags can bring
goods to and take goods from our
ports, and this must be so until we
i are willing to have our shipping
barred from foreign ports. American
registry is not necessary to enable a
vessel to do business in our ports or
even to be the property of our eitl
gens, and Americans own a large
amount of shipping under foreign
flags.
If our yards are not now building
vessels for the deep sea trade, how
, could their business be affected If
American registry were granted to
foreign-built ships?
lose anything they have not got, and
never can get until mey can com
pete with foreign shipyards
3
tion fore VORSOIH
rotali
Te
r
woul ©
ye
ex port gf wou
one
is in.
Colonel Roosevelt announces that
it will take more than 50 years to
put all his ideas into effect. He must |
| not worry; the country will be will
Ing to wait a great deal longer than
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