SYNOPSIS. The scene at the ope library of an ol ntation, known as the is to be sold, and that of the owners vis t subje« nathan Crenshaw, ranger known Yancy, a farmer, myst tne as when riou makes adopte { s cl CHAPTER XXX} ~(Continued.) At last he decided and a down the lane in gO DAC nent later to ige the A yr jaded he highroad, but, he had alread) walk to rt effor v hereal ita K it 1 i! read It Hag d its the it it ingtay f the in ¢ ntents hia in direction o was wrapped drunk somewhere, 28 Hut hebe in the OD gone hian fusion thing far one first ing mos 40 hardly The | with its striking Ws, made little or no impression ollm it furnishe¢the sought The judgwvas eling his ros otter, fust then had nowhere merely mar time Mahafly without himsel we up his Hae fa and, threw down he deep removi on the | the poind could not leep, wart him Ww HH the ought He | nea worn to “xX ation, yet 41 the silence ny was not far oft ¢ would not let eh {teelf in bis mind pe tol, and he had even a cert tional faith in that gentliems des tiny might die quickly and decey With the judge's bullet through I brain, he muttered his prayer that:ntress might die Mahaffv watched for the ning of the dawn, but before itited he had risen from tlwed and gone downstairs, where he de him- self a cup of wretched coffi Then he blew out his candle anwvatched the gray light spread Hwas Im patient now to be off, anfully an hoin before the sun, setbut far 2 VAUGHAN KESTER. Covent 0 ARP Tr Bosses Mea ( is its 1e by lone! acknowl mn thine Hit no me mind There an . entress and Ware spoke together The Cc 3 iW was ward plants v Booch toward ield, wher first we waiting and occurred y detain tone cold has wered Mahafls and Ware ex hoa Lil IDE Price,” The ans colonel Again Mahaffy ¢ilpped re hanged looks spoke together, Ten manner, dressed hile watched the road. lL once mo Mahaffy yw he inquired, the a st irling his thir “1 don’t,” sald Mahaf and relapsed into a moody and anxious silence, He ld dueling in proper abhor rence, and only his feeling vit loyalty ghost et ot lips he very " 1 f Intense his | 0 u never-declared friend had brought him Another interval of d to there je | waiting si coed ‘I have about my patience: | shall minutes longer,” said out his watch “Something has happened Mahaffy. ‘I have Kept my engagement, should have Kept his,” Fentress tinued. addressing Ware “1 am ry to have brought you here for noth. ing, Tom." “Wait!” sald Mahaffy, planting him. self squarely before Fentress { consider this comic episode at] an end,” and Fentress pocketed his watch “Searcely!” rejoined Mahafty His long arm shot out and the open palm of his hand descended on the col onel's face “I am here for my friend.” he sald grimly. The colonel's face paled and col ored by turns, “Have you a weapon?’ he asked, when he could command his voice. Mahaffy exhibited the pistol he had carrfed to Belle Plain the day be fore. “Step off the ground, Tom.” Fen tress spoke quietly. When Ware had done as requested, the colonel spoke again, ot | ten | and | the wait reached end Just Fentress, drew began he | 1 con sor. 1 the rigid a Mahaily vacant and star pried wand stole it it alsed Hy though visible weight A hush ke i tions the birds hea lips twisted by a tor fran ALONE of Ware, voods the SOng Fen a his watched Mab: with bh against his breast. That he panted | breath, clenched | for dead, oppres moment ; that sted but a 03 11 i om ou i on Came a ory gmote i the wounded and | his Price in blood ward on his face Ware and Fentress had heard the ery. too, and running to their horses | into the saddle and | i The judge midway of | man s ears consciousness “It's he gasped, his words | and he pitched for galloped off test, but the mounted men turned in the highroad and vanished from | sight, and the judge's shaking legs | bore him swiftly in the direction of the gaunt figure on the ground. i Mahaffy struggled to rise, for he | was hearing his friend's voice now, | the voice of utter anguish, calling his | name At last painful effort brought | him to his knees, He saw the judge, ! clothed principally in a gaily colored | bed-quilt, hatless and shoeless, his | face zodden and bleary from his night's debauch. Mahaffy stood erect and staggered toward him, his hand over his wound, his features drawn and livid, then with a ery he dropped at his iriend’s feet, “Solomon! Solomon!” judge knelt beside him, “It's all right, Price; | kept your appointment,” whispered Mahafly; a bloody spume was gathering on his lips, and he stared up at his friend with glassy eyes, And the In very shame the judge hid his his hands while sobs shook him, “Solomon why do this?" he cried miserably. The harsh lines on the dying [ace Solomon, did you man’s erased themselves You're the only friend I've known twenty of loneliness, Price like brother, pause between in I've years loved you a he with a envy word Again hand “I know the judge buried his [acs in it, Solomon | it! wretchedly are still with. There's his Know he moaned “Price, to be “a the and man boy, Keep YOu reckoned it vour place for sake God, [| will!” gasped the Ou Dear me, I will! t's ietier A Whisper Solomon, murmured b in- CHAPTER XXXII, The Judge's Grandson r ve ¥ fh or 14 i¥ ile ked In a judge in Hannibal { } end and mine is el Ww h lost fn He lifted ] Hannibal ce against “How did jnestioned gent you get iy fetched down-stairs, Mr. Mahafly was stained Han he dead sald but me nibal didn’t tell me We have great Hannibal, never forget the moral grandeur of the man. Some day, when are older, and | can bring myself to speak of it, 1 will tell The judge's voice broke, a thick sob rose choking iy in his throat ‘Poor Solomon! A man of such tender feeling that he hid from: the world, for his was a rare which only revealed itself chosen few he honored with The judge lapsed into brooding silence, in which drew the boy closer “Dear iad, since 1 left you at Belle Plain a very aston. ishing knowledge has come to me It was the Hand of Providence] see it now--that first brought us togeth- er. more: | am your grandfather-—yout mother was my daughter.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) sa a fossa, we must and you to his a mo the love.” great arms against his heart, Dress for an Earthquake. An old lady was staying at a hotel at Nice at the time of the earthquake. “My dear,” she was wont to say, “I was simipy tumbled out of bed and the celling cracked. 1 threw on a fur cloak and unconsciously pulled on one long black suede glove, and when 1 got down to the hall and found all the other guests-—-my dear, 1 was the best dressed woman there!” FORMAN CHARGES Governor Will Investigate Com- plaint of Consumers’ League OFFICER AWAITS HEARING Crief Factory Accused of Office — Miss ville, Secretary, Files Complaint Inspector Derelictions in San- Rumors Not Considered. ‘Special Harrigburg Correspondencs burg tigate the charges his Chief Factory Delar Depart formal Harri inve Tener will ade Inspector, sald at following {iovernor aszainst John C the Executive the of charges against Delaney by ti Umers Philadelphiz his ey, iL was ment filing ¥ league of :overnor continu retics regarding the stood on amine CHATEeSs ‘apitol Hil 18g od of The charges of the agus lorence 1. are Lhose which Sanvillie, general ped } sald progcuce in company will of Labor repre f Labor rem LLOVEeruor Le Governor = and derelictio in office fd 3 Hig 1 Any « lodg: HATEEeS 11€ have to be 1 newspaper rum : formal charges Governor declin mat mattis r or petit i whch i i figured 1 ymplaints and whi } been previous « against charges would filed did not make f COMMmMiIsgioners 107 tions ave any application to their county State appropria- New Measures Law. Compulsory inspection of and measuy will be asked of the next Legislature by labor and other organizations, and a determined fight made to obtain it early in the session Men identified with the State Federa- tion of Labor have obtained data as to the results of inspection in Allegheny, Berks, Luzerne, Washington and other counties and in various cities, and will present it in support of the bill. The State Bureau of Standards, which gives the standards on all weights, will also have some bills relative to inspection, one of which will be for all sealers of cities and counties to file reports of their work with the State bureau weights row Mails Spread Smallpox. Associate Medical Inspector Hunt, there have been 41 It ig belisyed the dépidemic started from the post-office at Hale's Eddy, N. Y., just across the Peunsylvania State line. 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