Show THE JUDGE VA lucylla in A Z aj or A azz I 1 za cor co r CHAPTER I 1 the tse boy at the barony no n Qin Q tards bad not pro prospered espered 43 the birren lands ot of the pine u hr their th bad emitted emigrated to es Sol ml the la of the low coast but mailed lord for the last wa to longer wat 01 Thi his name nanie and race dd old general Je as dead in the great bouso ab fatha hade built almost a century wore and 00 thin acre acres ot of the arony ky where he had bad made b hief last e ad d aint age and poverty were to esclito claim him now that be ho had bad given ta tie the struggle it in their midst I 1 though he be had bad lived continuously it t the barony for almost ft A quarter of I 1 century there wae was none nono among his who could gay he tie bad had looted on that thin aquill aquilano no face in ill id that time that notable man of business jona tsia tua crenshaw was closeted in the library with a stranger to whom or fixed the name of bladen sup pea him to be the legal depre sai tire glive ot of certain remote connect tona of the me old generals 4 crashaw tat at before the flat tOPPed rito ei hony tany desk with several never account koks before him bladen stood by the th window 1 I 1 suppose you will buy in the property abor it comes up for 1 the litter as saying crenshaw nodded he lared entire entirely ir alone saw aw no as ae I 1 under understands said ald bladon alone with his hi two or three old alato yu air he even S e CIL there was a brief pause then cren auw poke spoke again 1 I reckon mr if it jog jou know anything abai about t the til old gen gon private affairs affair yoa you dont ael do 20 all to ak on that all ali I 1 know in 1 thie thu general quin tadeas art iraa a conspicuous man in parts fifty arty years ago he a Deau lort so 80 he did said cumshaw and ad there wits oce child a sho aft married a IL south carolinian bir b the 20 of great rollina rich aad a what became of the laughter daughter who ho W married ried died years rears ago tadd wd crenshaw were inte apted by A at tt the door come in said crenshaw the loor opened and a small boy entered ae tho room draeving dra eKing alter after him a long fills Sudden suddenly lr overcome over como by a shy lese be he paused on the threshold to stare with round wondering eyes at ae the fro men well sonny what do rou you antt asked mr crenchaw Crena haw in lu gently please sir I 1 want this here old poua 1 rifle rille said the child I reckon you may keep it at least no objection crenshaw at it Bl bladen aderi glanced ohl oh by all means said the latter pama of delight shook the small fare are with a murmur for or thanks he backed that wae was meant from the room closing aa the door bladen glanced in bingly at crenshaw you want to know about him sir air atu nut lot who hannibal hannibal wayne hazard juet just wayne hazard Ls wait a minute sir and quit ill hl his chair mr air crenshaw from the hurried room to return almost ira tely with a tall mr countryman w bladen this Is bob yancy bob the le leot leman wants to the hear about story and the child your air sald said mr yancy yan be dearede f to meditate mell tato tort that on tha mental it was required of him kim waa was four carfa amas years ago come next S old christmas said crenshaw Co shaw acy inar corrected mr the e id 11 id bafo it was 1 gone to 11 maz to get my hooke dup UP that just at sundown I 1 the ca blind nul mule ot or mine nto to baad d started 10 out of town I 1 heard A mile bt some same one ong elosh slosh so abro bothe aft the raia after me ml I 1 up and ayup waited oat etwas and then I 1 made 1 aaman she spoke aken taa fas you alOn dri drive gaido ule the cart and says wh re me on to the baroney Ba et I 1 ilot got down ronyy cart rt i 1 aw to help P her h ln to t e itt a e was toting t ft a child in datil ue weli u cir bh u spoke tto 9 tan as to the rl red gate te when hk ilk the ff rou you pwe 1 11 1 aae rt or 0 the n way tue the it u 0 ker er she h arti was karly 10 lux ar irn toting tue the ahil in air mr crenshaw Crone baw took up the narrative when morning come eho she was gone but the child done stayed behind ive bean aunt tell as ho how the old o 0 sad said that tuoro morn ing pale and gi shaking laking p nod find a boy asleep in the iod room hei hes to bo fed and cared to but keep kp him out of my sight hia ills name li in hannibal wayne hazard that I 1 Is all U the general ever said on the matter the old general wae was born borne across what had once been the west wex tawn to his file resting place in the neglected acre whore where tho the dead and gono of or hia his raco race lay and the record or the family vas complete completo as far a as any man knew then cranshaw billeted assisted by bob yancy proceeded to secure the great bouse house against intrusion tnt ruelon they passed from room to room securing doors and windows and at tast last stopped out upon the back porch hullo said yancy pointing there ca on a bench beach by the kitchen 1 door was WILS hannibal wayne hazard asleep alth ith hie his old ride across bis his knees well I 1 declare to tz goodness I 1 said crenshaw Crena baw 1 I reckon rather drop a word with yo missus before you toted him home suggested Buee ested yancy who knew something of the nature of his friends domestic thralldom A woman ought to be bosa boss in her own house said crenshaw evelln Feel ln the truth of that ive never married mr john but I 1 was going to say to hinder me from fro in toting that boy to my home if take the boy bob you shant shita t lose by it IL yancy rested a big knotted hand on the boys shoulder come wake up sou sonny nirl the child roused with x a start and stared into the strange bearded face that was bent toward him its wis yo uncle bob continued yancy tc in it needling tone here give 1 us the sp otin rine to tote yancy balanced the bitle on his tile yancy moved off in it the diction or of his hi mule the child following thereafter beguiling a bowed flowed steadily from mr hir be bearded artic lipsin the midst of which relations rola tlona were between tho mule and cart and the boy quitted thu tho barony for A new world the afternoon sun un waned as they nent deeper and deeper into the pine woods but at last they came to their journeys Jour neya end a widely mattered scattered act ot clement on a hill above a branch thil this eald said jr jr yancy are scratch hilt why scratch hullt some day its the aloas other others agin hold ite its the eternal bother or 0 making a living horo hero but whether aleas nea or living you scratch to both CHAPTER 11 II captain murrell aike asks Quest in the deep peace that reeled rented liko ilko a benediction on the pine clad lope of 0 scratch hill 1111 tho the boy hannibal followed at yaney au e heel heels as a that gen gon tieman pursued the not arduous o 0 dis ot 0 temperate industry Indu etry which made imade up oln bli halljr life ahe be daany had ben boon offered ferel of for anie and bought in by crenshaw Crena baw tor for eleven thousand thoua and dollar dollars tt abts bc abeln the amount of his bl claim some alx lx months later be sold old the for fifteen thousand thoua and doltan dollars to nathaniel perri ferris ot of Curri currituck tuck countr The theres ree move mono in the old P i aoa 2 bob at that figure crenshaw Crene haw yancy Bl diadena DIa denB adens got sot an answer from them south carolina Quin tards and they dont know nothing about the boy added ridded crenshaw Crene haw so you can rest refat easy dob bob they aint going to want him well air 1 that surely la Is ft a ot comfort to me eald said yancy juet just beyond the barony which wa was midway between balaam balsam Is and the hilt hill down the long stretch of candy road be he saw two mo mounta inta figures then as a they drew nearer be he caught the flutter of skirts and recognized one of the horsewomen horae borse women it WM wits mrs ferris wife of the Baro barony tirs n new OW owner she reined la in her boree horse abrat abreast of ble his cart arent you mr kancyr she be aked asked 1 I am mr airs farris and I 1 am ver very T pleased to make conr acquaintance the here bars murmured ifancy yancy with winning civility mrs ferri ferris companion leaned id forward her face averted and stroked her horses r ack wita with gloved hand thie this is my friend miss ml betty batty malroy glad to know you all maam am eald brid yancy miss hilas malroy faced him film smiting she was quite radiant with youth and beauty we are juat just returning from scratch hill eald said mrs ferria ferris I 1 i 0 NN 45 10 V are scratch hill thi said yancy goolt palm and ate his eyes assumed a speculative cast 1 I wonder abate to hinder ue us from ioa ding old gun and t his old sun gun bod d bearing hearing thie thle old via go 90 bangi ehr eh the chads blue ey eyes grew wide mak it go dob bob Plea ao uncle bunei toe you eme along then and ard mr bir and the dear little boy bot we met Is your nephew ts is he b not mr kancir it was betty alroy who spoke in a manner he n te is and in a bojus an ner he aint 4 explained YOT soma what enigmatically do io you know the old deserted cabin by the big alt tae tha blount placer aked asked MM tea yes maam I 1 know it 1 I am aw going w i bare have sunday school there for the children they hant shant b be neglected neglect nd any a ny lunger longer if it I 1 can help li i r now wont you let lot your little nephew conae come 1 I reckon you all can count on my levvy bott bot aid said hannibal and yancy wore the brit first to arrive at tho the deserted cabin la in the old field bunday afternoon shy shir children from the pine big alroth arri with ath little slaters and big with little brothers br othere drifted out of abo forest mr mrs farris spirit man fostof itself agree agreeably abir elouth on an tb thi whole sho she road read certain chapters from tho the bible finishing with th thit story 0 of david A nar ua auve that made a R deep impression upon brucy corn com seated in tb doorway you wit will all be b hire here next sunday wont yoland you and at the same bourl she said alsing there was a udden sudden clatter ot hoofs hoots beyond the door A dan well dressed and voll mounted had rid den into the tho yard ai As mr mrs berris camo came from tho the cabin he be hung him melt cl out of the tho addle saddle and bat in hand approached her 1 I am hunting a place called the barony can call you tell me it I 1 am on the relt road roid in h 1 asked he was a man miln in the early thirties graceful and powerful tul of ot buld build with a bind hand eone face tace it 1 to my husband you wish to beet I 1 am mr mrs ferris then general quintard ie in deaux ilia HI tone wan wax one of ills lil death occurred over a year rear ago and my husband now owns the barony were yo you a friend of the generals er als 7 no madam be he wac was my father friend bur I 1 had hoped to meet barra r his ilia manner wai adroit and plausible will you ride on with nith us to the tile barony and meet my husband mr T she paused murrell arrell ur rell calvain CaL tain murrell thank you I 1 should he to a aee ato to the old place I 1 should highly value the privilege then hie his eyes rested on miss malroy betty let lot me presen captain murrell murroll M ur the captain bowed giving her a fiance glance of bold admiration dy by this time urne the children hm led off into the pine dint wood woods a as al itly aa as they their bad had only yancy and hannibal remained lire mrs ferris turned to the former if it you will close the cabin door mr yancy everything will be ready for next sunday ehe she aid said and moved toward the horses followed by mur rell betty batty malroy lingered for a moment at lido side goodby good by little boy you must ask your undo uncle lob to brig you up to the big house to see oe we and stoop ins ing ehe she kissed him good by mr yancy CHAPTER HI III trouble at scratch hill captain murrell had established himbert at Ba balsams laama cross roads he tie waa was supposed to be interested in the purchase of ol a plantation and in company with crenshaw Crene haw visited the numerous tracts of land which the merchant owned the barony would have suited me he told bladen one day they bad had juet just returned from an edcur excursion alon into the country and were seated in the lawyers office you say your father wae wag a friend of the old generals said uladee aden years ago in the north ats at answered murrell murrell regarded the lawyer in silence for a moment out of his deeply sunk eyes too bad about the boy be he said at length slowly how do you mean captain cap talar T asked bladen 1 I mean its a pity he apa no one cue except yancy to look after him said murrell but bladen showed i ro la iz terest and murrell went on has yancy any legal claim on the boyt boyr no certainly not the boy was merely left with yancy because crenshaw know what else to dr dc with him get possession of blan 11 am and if I 1 dont buy bur land here ill take him west with me we said murrell murre 11 quie quietly j am willing wining winington to 0 spend tive hundred dollars on thin if J til ill have to th ink your proposition over said bladen the immediate result of this con vers atlon that within twenty fr hours a man driving tyro two horm horii hitched bitched to a light buggy arrived at scratch hill in quest of bob whom he be found at dinner ans and to whom he delivered a letter latter ur yancy WM was profoundly impressed eu by the attention for holding the letter at arms length he said well air ive lived nigh en an to forty years but I 1 never got a of writing beao never air people if they was close by bir spoke t te me ine tt at a 4 stance they hollered bat none non ct lem cm ever wrote what your answer ana Ge demandes eeman def the stranger tran goer you tell him ru ill be too glad to talk it over with him any time he bi fancies 0 fo o come out hero here TO DB CONTINUED CONTINI TED |