Show 10 PK OD aa q i caud E baucam Us SYNOPSIS the scone tie ai ihal W of f ahk the story is la laid 1 in 1 t the library ry of an old worn out southern bouthern plantation kno known a ILS tie barny U ar abe pIu pihlaja Laja J to b an sold and its malory anti and that 0 of the owners tho the Quin tards 6 the tha sublet subject of disc discussion u aaion by 1 l t 1 a bu buat alness nesa man mail known as aa madam and mb bob cantry a farmerr whan hannibal wayno wayne ft a child odthe of the old southern family maam n kas his appearance PV babay tells how w tw lw apted adopted thiu ha boy ug y nathaniel fearm buys the balow but the u deny any knowledge of 0 the y iv a Y to 10 kee y hannibal captain i p If murrell trell a trend i 0 of them tha ap anil and asks about the aar na frai rouble at semen illel when ilan hannibal Is eldri blied ty ry dave blount cap tiling mum it 8 agent inacy overtakes ove mount slvia ih d thrashing and secures the boy yaney ya cy appears ap before squire idla arp andea abt aa discharged charged with wath boats for or ilia plaintiff a friend ot we the has hag an with cip cap lain clurrell who forces his attentions on iler 1 er and Js ja rescued by bruce carrington ketty sola out for her tennessee tennesse home carrington takes the hie same stage yancy and hannibal disappear with murrell on trail rail Il hannibal annibal at the homo home ol judge urlce the judge ti 11 as in the boy bov the lie grandson 0 an old time friend murrell hurrel arrives at judges clome cavendish family tm raft roscue clincy 1 ancy who is apparently dead price breaks icil natty and carrington arrive at bollt 1301 vlon s rifle dise discloses loses thing to the judge juda iran han nabil and betty met meet again murrell bar arrives rives in nolle plain Is playing fot for big yancy awaken long dream lisa 1008 lech on board the alie raft judge price makes startling discoveries in lookin look ln up lind titles charles norton 0 a youns young lanter who whoa assists the judge ludge Is anys odiously orious ly assaulted norton informs carington that petty betty has promised sed to marry promised Fromi hlin till norton Is mysteriously shot more moie ight on murrells murrell a plot lie he plans plana uprising nse of negroes judge irice with bil bal vl valts betty handshe and bh kee keeps the boy na As a companion in a stroll betty takes with hannibal they meet bess kicks daughter or the overseer who warns alty fit at danser danger dans er and coundos her to lavo l avo belle plain at once betty terri herrl fied acts on bess advice find and on their nai Y their carriage tt it stopped by file lie tavern aper and a conf confederate ard betty and Il hannibal annibal are made prisoners 1 I vair air tire ta kento to Ilick ft cabin in an almost inaccessible spot and there rall hetty and reveals h ahli 14 part in the plot and Ms ills object betty betti spurns his proffered love and the interview Is 13 ended lv by the arrival ot of ware terrified st ft ro ible outcome of the crime judge jude tion the juda juige e takes chura of the tha situation and search for the ones Is instituted carrington visits the judger nid and alliea are discovered judge vr dg ld visits colonel fentress Fentre sm where he meets faricy and Ca cavendish vendis becoming enraged price irice dashe clashes a glass agias it whisky into the tha colom co onel ls s face and a duel ts is arranged mur rell r JI Is arrested for stealing ng and his bubble b budta ats the judko slid mid mahaffy alasa 1 amsi the coming i duel carrington 11 macca 1 0 frantic fi antic search for hetty betty and the ti boy r carrington finds betty and hahnl b bil ard and a alerce gun fight follows yancy ancy ra and assists li in the tha rescue bruce carrington and betty toine come to an understanding tie judge receives an all 1 import 0 r t KUtler solo solomon m 0 1 v mahalya Ma hanya baat 1 N ekht h t I 1 tor for t alie il e jud ff and 13 19 kallel proven to bo judges s gr branddon ind and told tie the sory skary of hla life CHAPTER X 11 Continued what does this rid ridiculous bulous mockery irked rn oAn F he demanded harshly mr ay sherler Sherl sheriff shei iff fr as al athe bir bar 1 ae t why dont you c clear ew t the kl h M didjun wait far alerts to answer him but continued whore where AS la this man hues yonder colonel by the captain said hetts betts 1 I 1 hivo have a warrant for his bla arrest you will vill take him into custody walt wait cried the judge 1 1 cepro sopt elt elemr Mr lives t desire to seq see that arrant nr rant I 1 nut ess ignored him tie lie ad drei irid Ped the crowded benches gentlemen it Is a serious matter fornili forcibly fy to seize a man inar without authority from the courts and expose him to the danger or oe mob violence mr hues will vi learn leani this before we have dine cine d ine with him li there th cre waa wis a noisy demon f Ft ration attan that swelled into il a burst ot or rp pause which quickly spent itself tile the tt ruggle seemed to hae bayo narrowed to an individual contest for between pentress fentress and the I 1 judg on the edge or of the tha railed off sanc hotha ather the colonel coT tinel 1 COC a tall well cared for presence the judge shabby and unkempt for a moment their eyes met while the jud ludgis gos face purpled and paled i ai and ad purpled again the silence deep ithan lips opened twitched but no sound came from rom them then his glance wavered and fell 11 he e AS tul nedi e d woj 1 t mr sherill he called sharply all AH right colonell colonel take taka your our man into Cus custody toay ordered fentress As he spoke be hand ed the warrant toward betts who looked at it grinned and stepped toward titles hues ha would have pushed beady had rat aw denue n lowing civilly made way for him t I 1 4 in respect e ct fril for the ha baw aal aa properly constituted buted authority author liy I 1 y po I 1 lint ri brigt 9 t e cvejn v n to clionel Cn colonel ionel fantl nj alda vath iab a gracious gr 14 t tar u remt lt would not plattle place the s alah eket baale in the file wa way of its yanc batic tinned manifestation aairon ta iron 1 d colons colon et ken fell veis t ets can ea here ith that high sane pa av jai n 6 to tile hie clionel cn en ionel lonel 1 I 1 repeat 1 aspect his depoz deride vron the lawa law je ie whirled sit effit n ly 4 ancy chr car rt rl on 11 l call upon you to arrest jo join 1 I I 1 by the ut i hority vested in me as aa a judge C tha united states laderal court jim ct inin a mere trine my friends 11 P I 1 s g counterfeit eainer colonel I 1 B u MB will inform you that this la is if i r T c G of otrio the law va aich falls alia within my jurisdiction and he beamed bland blandly lyon on fentress ren tress its a ho tried bried the colonel you 11 ans answer w er for that later il I 1 said the judge with w ith abrupt austerity ot of tone borall for all we know you may be some fugitive irom justice why your name lin t palce are you sure of that asked the judge quickly youre kou rp an impostor your name is T urbe illo permit me to relieve your ampre hons lousi itis it is la who ba has s received edth the appointment would you like ake to examine my credentials I 1 have them by bi me no iam I 1 am obliged for your 3 our introduction it could not havercome have pome come ht at a corb more timely moment the judge seemed to dismiss fentress contemptuously once more ild ha faced the packed benches put down your weapons weapon sl le commanded this man murrell will not be released at the first effort at rescue he will be shot ahr ore he sits bits we have sworn tt it ills als plotting is at an end lie stalked nearer neater tho the benches not one chance in nt housand remains to him jeither hither he dies here or he lives to be taken bedora every judge in abe state it if ne necessary ceary until we find one with courage to try himl him make no mistake it wilt will best conserve the ends of jus jua alca itce to allow the state courts jurisdiction in this case and I 1 pledge pedge myself self to furnish evidence which will start him achim well oil or his hie road 0 loabe o the gal lows the judge a tremendous tremendous pris pres s ence stalked still nearer the benches outfacing Out facing the crowd a sense oi of the splendor of the part he was being called upon to play flowed lowed through him like some elixir he felt icat that lie he wit was s transcending himself that his in was drawn from the hidden springs of the spirit and that he could neither falter nor astray you dont know what you are meddling with this man has plotted to lay the south in ruins he has baa been arming the lip groes it Is incredible thit that th it you should all know this to auch I 1 ray gb home and thank gabd for your escape for the others hla his shaggy sti brows brow s met in a menacing frown af if they force our kour nand hand wp will toss them jolin join ilter murrells r dead carca carcass our answer to their challenge JI ile ho stroda out among the gun ales which wavered where they still covered him he fie was thinking chinkin g of hofma ma haffy mahaffy Ma baffy who had said ho he was still blell h a maii man to be re reckoned with jor for J or abo comfort of his own oin soul hii be was proving it ii daou jou k know now w chaa ha t ra servile lle ansur lection means you men who nave have wives and daughters have you thought of their rate fate of the mon savagery sa agery to which they would be expose exposed dT do you believe he could limit and control jt it look at him film why ne he has never had a con co naldera sidera tion ion outside of hla his own safety and alq yet bo ba expects you to risk your necks ecks n to savo save his he fie would have left ift the state before the first blow was struck his business was all down river but we are going to keep him here to answer for his crin crimes teal the law as implacable acabie as it Is 1 impartial has put its mark on him the shadow in which he sits I 1 la 3 the shadow oy ot the gallows callows the judge paused but the only pound in that h at expectant sl silence lence was wali the heavy or of men lie drew his form erect while his voice yu rumbled on aggressive and in its every intonation you fire are here to defend that no longer exists your organ Is wrecked your signals and passwords are known your secrets have bave become public property 1 I can even eveaj produce produce a list ot of your members there are none of yau who do not hot stand in imminent peril yet under stand I 1 have no wish to striker st at those who have been misled or coerced into joining murrells murrell 9 band the judges sodden old fa face c e il now evv with the ifie magnanimity a of t hla alssen sen ti menta put I 1 have rio no feeling of mercy for houi your Ce leaders aders none for murrell lurrell himself put down your guns you can only ifill hill us after WR nave bays kalia murrell but you iou cant kill the law if the arch conspirator dies in ama room ano and hour ou on whose nead bead will the punishment fall ale te swung round his bis ponderous arm in a sweeping gesture gc r ture and n d shook a tat fat but ex ei fh r e ar V fore I n gar in the joc lars es aoS hose ise nearest him on yours and and yours pours kind and you yours rall aar adr across osithe the that separated chent the buege arige grinned his triumph ot ta thia is ent enemy itla had ili biown d wn N b Ven treas aa criteria cri terea the tha room that flat a words word or a sign from bim would pre civi civitate tite a riot tit but itlie he knew now that neither this word nor this sign be gaen then quite sudden suddenly Bud denly IY he strode down the aisle and foot by loot foot fentress yielded ground before his advance A murderous light hashed from the judges bloodshot ey eye I 1 es and bla bia right hand was stealing toward the frayed tails of his coat coal look ou thes getting ready to shoot cried a frightened voice ansta instantly aptly by bi doors and windows the crowd seized with panic emptied itself into the courthouse court house I 1 yard fentress was caught up in the rush and borno borne from the room and from the building when he be reached the graveled space apace below the steps he turned the judge was in the doorway the center of a struggling group mr dowen bowen the minister mr saul baut and mr wesley were vainly seeking to pluton pinion hla his arm drew draw damn aaen you he roared at F e atress as tie be wrenched himself free and the crowd swayed to right and left as fentress was seen to reach tor for hla his pistol mr saul nude made a last frantic effort to restrain his hh friend he be seized the judges arm just as aa the batters lat finger pressed the trigger and an instant later fentress staggered back with the ji deos bullet in his shoulder CHAPTER good times coming it was not strange that a number of gentlemen in and about raleigh yielded eato to an overmastering impulse to visit newer lands nor was it strange that the initial steps looking toward thi the indulgence of their desires should have been taken in secrecy mr peg loo loe was one odthe of the first to leave mr air saul had informed him of the judges declared purpose of shooting him on folit hyen even without ahli useful hint the tavern keeper had known that he experience intense embarrassment in meeting the judge this was now a dreary certainty you reckon he means near all he says he had bad asked fili bis rh shaking aking I 1 i t id take his word a bea heap quicker than I 1 would most folks answered clr mr saul baul with conviction f igloe promptly hada had a sinking spell 11 he recalled the snuffing of the mhd candles candies judge by the judge an extremely depressing memory under the circumstances also the re reckless ciless i and headlong ead disregard ot of had characterized so many y of that gent gont lemans ac acts and his plans yard below girard it was conjectured that chat he and ware bad set out from ther oaks oaka to cross croaa the tha river there ther was waa reason to bellevo believe that fentress i had in his hia possession pos s assion at the tha time a considerable sum bum of money mainey and it 4 was supposed sup that thai hla blik companion had murdered and robbed him of evatt s sub career nothing was ever known those these wera after all only tn in the collapse ot of the clan sport fie manifestations of tho the great work 0 of disintegration that was going forward and which the judge more than any other perhaps had brought about this was something no ono one questioned and he be passed to the first phase ot of that unique and peculiar esteem in which he was ever after held ills acae fame widened with the succeeding suns he had offers of 0 help which impressed him as so entirely creditable to human nature that ho he quite lacked the heart to refuse them especially ua as he felt that in the improvement pro of hla his own condition the world had bad bettered itself and was moving nearer those sound hild and righteous ideals ot of morality and patriotism which had never lacked his indorse ment no matter how inexpedient it had seemed tor for him to put them into practice but he was not diverted from his ultimate purpose by the glamour of a present popularity he bo was able to keep hla his bleared eyes resolutely fixed on the tha main chance namely the fentress estate and the tha lands it was highly important that he should east to south carolina to secure documentary evidence that would establish his bis own and fentress identity to kentucky where fentress had lived prior to his bla coming ossee 1 early in november the judge set beet out by stage on hla his journey east he was wag accompanied by yancy and llan ilan ij ibal from rpm neither neither of whom could he bing himself to bo be separated and as ae the woods flaming now with th torch of frost engulfed the town he turned in his sent seat and back baek lie he had bad entered it by that ver road I 1 a beggar on toot foot and in rags hi aai was lien lea lt jt 1 l in broad broadcloth 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