Show SYNOPSIS the cne scene kt lt the opening 0 0 the story tor to 1 laid in the library of an tin old worn out bouthern ou thern plantation known ne nip the bar ony on r the place in to be old sold and lu its di story letory fani and that of the tits owner owners the euln I 1 amdx in the subject of discussion cuelon dl by jonathan cronshaw ft a business man a ranger mt rn nger er known a an bladen and bob yancy y y a st farmer when hannibal wayne a mysterious child of the old southern family mikes hie film appearance yancy bellm how he the boy NB na shantel ithan lel ferris buy buys the tile barony but the Quin tarda deny any knowledge of the yancy to keep hannibal a captain captan a friend of the Quin tards ap vearn and asks antiona about the liar bar ony jony trouble atle at scratch ratch hill when hannibal li to by dave lave blount cap altin agent yancy ajor takes lount Ol fives given him a thrashing and secures th ahe boy altner a before squire re IMI Ila loam arn and ie in Ulac harfred arged with coate c 0 six for ahe ifie hetty betty malroy a friend of the Fer hn h an n encounter with caplain captain aurrell rrell who forces his attention attentions on and li in rescued by bruce carrington etty T sets eta out for her tier tennessee Tenn esce home Cam rr neton takes th the amo same tare stage yancy taney jul ji I 1 hannibal disappear with murrell on their te r trail trall hannibal arrive arrives at the home of judo judge dilce the judge reco alzee in the boy the grandson of an old M anle friend murrell arrive at judge m bome ai cavendish Ca family on raft rescue yancy a who Is 1 apparently dead price deaki rea jail all CHAPTER VIII vill continued we dont want fo to get thoro there too yearly early explained the judge as they quitted the cabin wo we want to miss tho the work but bo be on band for the celebration 1 I we may confidently look to you to favor us with ith a lew few olo quent worda words bald said mr tho the badge and why not solomon asked tile opportunity bo he craved was not denied dented him the crowd was liko like southwestern crowds of tho the po and no sooner did tha thi judge appear than thoro there wore were clamorous do anda for it speech lio tie cast a glance lance or of triumph at hia mahaby hafty and nimbly mounted a convenient stump lie extolled the ci linato ot of middle tennessee the unsurpassed fertility of f the soil boll ho he touched on the future that awaited pleasantville Pleasant ville be apos zed the jail presently the cro crowd rd drifted away in the direction of the tavern hao han anibal meantime bad had gone down to tho the river lie haunted its banks as though ho he expected bla his uncle bob appear any moment the judge end and mahaffy had mingled with the others in the hope of free drinks but la in this hope there lurked the germ of a bitter disappointment after a period of mental anguish Ala mahaffy hatry parted with his last stroy coin and while his flask was being filled the judge indulged in certain winsome gallantries with the fat landlady la judge price how you do run aril on eho she said with a coquettish toss of her curie curls the charm charmoy of you maam aid said the judge he leaned across the bar and sinking his voice to a husky whisper asked would it be perfectly convenient for to extend me a limited credit now judge price you know a heap boap better than to ask mo me that ne answered shaking her head no offense maam said tho the judge judg hiding his disappointment and with a mahaffy he quitted tho the bar the sudden noisy clamor of at kanj voices high pitched and excited noat float ed out to them under the hot sky 1 1 I wonder began the tile judge and paused as he be saw the crowd stream into the road before the tavern then a cibul of duet dust enveloped it a cloud of dust hat came fram he the tramping of many pairs of feet and that swept toward them thick and impenetrable and no higher thama tall mans head in the lifeless air 1 I 1 wonder it we missed anything continued the judge finishing what be had started to say the score or more of men were quite near and the judge and maba baffy made out the tall figure of at the sheriff in the lead and then the crowd very excited very dusty very wry noisy and very wry hot flowed into the judges front yard for a brief moment that gentleman fancied plena pleas Ant anaville ville had bad awakened to a titling ense of its obligation to him an and that it was about to make amends for ifor its churlish lack of hospitality he lie roso rose from his chair and with a splendid florid gesture swept off air his tits bat hat its the pussy fell fellow owl cried a voice oh shut up dont you think I 1 know him retorted the sheriff tart ly gentlemen began the adge i blandly get the well rope I 1 the judge ws w s rather at toss loss properly to interpret these varied remarks he was not long left in doubt the sheriff seeped fo to his alde and dropped a at heavy hand band on his shoulder mr slocum price or whatever your bainn namn Is your little game Is cupl up aint he bold it was the wom ans voice this timo time ind und the fat landlady her curls awry and her plump breast heaving tumultuously gained a place in tho the forefront of the crowd dear madam this ie to an ed pleasure said the judge with his hand ripun his tits heart 1 I my money shrieked ue tle lan landlady alady good money not this worthless esa trash she shook a bill under his nose the judge recognized it as the one of which he had bad de polled t 1 iyo beep bassing or PR kater 1 AA AMUla X CO V 0 0 0 0 a ak 0 91 0 Z 0 01 1 0 y 1 I want my Mon eyll shrieked the counterfeit said the sheriff A light broke on the judge a light that stunned and dazzled 1 I can explain speak to them solomon you know how I 1 came by the tO cried the judge clutching his friend by the arm Al abaffy opened his thin lips but the crowd croud drowned his voice in a roar A tall fellow shook a long finger under nose you scoot mr mahaffy seemed to hesitate some one save gave him a bhoge and he tie staggered forward a step before he tie could recover himself the shove was repeated lope on out of here yelled the tall fellow mahack was aa hurried toward the road twenty men were in chase behind him then the woods closed closel about him f his long legs working tirelessly carried him over fallen bugs and through tang tangled ed thick ets the voices behind him growing more and more distant ahe at he ran CHAPTER 11 bixl ixl the family on the raft that would unquestionably have been the end of bob yancy when he tie s shot out inta the muddy waters qt of the elk river had not mr aich ai keppol keppel cavendish variously kiami as long tagged dick and chills and fever cavendish of lincon linn con county in the state of to tennessee n nos some months previously and after unprecedented mental effort on his part decided that lincoln county was no place for him mr air paternal grandparent bad drifted dom down the holston and tennessee and mr father in his sons sona youth bad had poled up the elk mr cavendish now determined ter mined to float down the elk to its juncture with tap tb tennessee doan the tennessee to the ohio and if it need be down the ohio to the mississippi sis sippi until be he found some spot exactly suited to his taste with this end in view be he had bad tolled through the lato late winter and early spring building himself a raft on which to transport bla his few belongings and his numerous nume rouB family thus it bapp happened ened that as murrell and wera dragging yancy down the lane cavendish waa was just rounding a bend band la the elk a ter of a mile distant leaning loosely against the long handle of hia his sweep he was watching the lane of bright water that ran between the black shadows cast by the trees on either bank bani he tie heard a dull splash and caught sight of some object in the eddy that swept av ept alongside mr cavendish promptly detached himself from the handle of the r sweep beep and ran to the edge of the raft it was a face livid and blood streaked dropping on bis his knees he reached ait a gilr of longares lon garms and made a dexterous grab and hij nn tin gers closed on an the collar of shirt he lie drew yancy close alongside and pulled him clear of the water air cavendish began a hurried examination of the still figure theres a little life here not much polly he called this brought mrs Cavend leh from one of the two tuo cabins that occupied the center of the raft wt when she caught sight of yancy she uttered a shriek her tier cry had aroused the other denizens of the raft six little caven eaven dishes each draped in a ingle single garment tumbled forth from their shelter 1 I reckon wed ved better lift him on to one are of t the bedr beds get his wet clothes off and wrap him up warm arni said aid polly ob on put him in our bedl cried all the little cavendish s and yancy was borne into the smaller of the two shanties where presently his bandaged head rested on the long pillow then his wat clothes were hung up to dry along with the family wash the sheriff had brought the judges supper he fie reported that tt tue e crowd was dispersing and that on the whole public sentiment was not particularly hostile indeed he went so far as to say there existed a strong undercurrent of satisfaction that the jail should have so speedily justified Justl Hed itself presently the sheriff went hlis hip way into the dusk of the evening and night came swiftly to fellowship the judges fears A A single moonbeam found its way into the place making a anin rift in the darkness the judge sat down on the three legged raool litch with a shako shake down bed furnished the jail I 1 where waa was solomon Mn Ata haffy hatty and nod abere hannibal he lie felt that ala barry could tend for himself but bo no experienced a moment of genuine concern when bo he thought of the child then there thero as a scarcely audile bib rustle on tho the margin of the woods a dry branch snapped loudly next a stealthy step sounded in tho the clear ing the bad had an agonized vision of regula regulators tirs and lyn chora chers the cautious steps continued to approach A whisper etole stale into tile jall are you awake price IS ft was ma hafty no ho spoke god blesa you solomon Mahaff yi cried tee judge unsteadily ive got the boy we fies with coo me said Ata mahaffy haffY god bless you both repeated the judge brokenly take caro care of him 8 solomon I 1 feel better now knowing hes in good hands please judge it wae was hannibal yea yes dear lad im mighty sorry that ten dollar dollars I 1 loaned you was bad but you dont need ever to pay it backi it wore were captain murrell gave it to me ill 1 I consecrate myself to bis his destruction I 1 judge slocum price cannot bo be humiliated with impunity 1 I should think yon yott would save your wind price until waddled out of danger mahaffy spoke gruffly how flow are you going to get me we out of this solomon for I 1 suppose you are here to break jail tor me eald said the judge well price I 1 guess all wo we can do Is to go back to town and seo see it I 1 can get into my cabin ive got an old saw there it I 1 can find tind it I 1 can come again tomorrow night and cut away one of the togs logs or the cleats ol 01 the door in heaven heavens name do that tonight solomoni implored the judge why procrastinate price theres a pack ol 01 dogs in this neighborhood and we must have a full night to move in or p all 11 II fun us down before weak egone gone ten int miles leal I 1 youre right solomon id forgotten the doga dogs k mahaffy closed and fastened the abutters tera then he and hannibal tola stole across the clearing clea and entered the woods the judge went to bed he was aroused by the arrival of nil lite breakfast which the sheriff brought about eight well it I 1 was in your boot boots I 1 sleep like you youl remarked that official admiringly but I 1 reckon sir air this aint the first time the peni pont tent lary has stared you in the face it was nearing the noon hour stica the judges solitude was again in evaded he first heard the distant murmur of voices on the road and passed an uneasy and restless ten minutes with his tits ee to a crack in the door he fie was soothed and reas reassure how ever when at last he be caught sight ot at the sheriff well judge I 1 got company for you cried the sheriff cheerfully as a he threw open the door A hose bass thief he fie pushed into the building a ma man n hatless and coat coatless tess with a pair of pale nour eyes and a tobacco stained chin As the long afternoon wore itself away the judge lived through the many stages of doubt and uncertain ty for suppose g had happened to Mahaff mahaffy standing before the window tile judge watched the last ves uge of light fade from the sky and the stars stare appear would mahaffy come the suspense was intolerable suddenly out a of f the silence sounded a long drawn whistle three times timen it was re repeated the morse borse thief leaped leaved to his feet neighbor that means me ne be cried the moon was rising now and ty ivy its light the judge saw a number ot at horsemen appear on the edge of at the woods they entered abb clearing picking their way among the stumps without haste or confusion when quit close anve of the band die dig mounted the rest continued on about the jail or cantered off toward the road look out inside there cried a voice and a log WAB was dashed against the door once twice it rose and fell on the clapboard and under those mighty thuds diew up a wide ride gap through which the moonlight streamed splendidly the horse thief stepped between the dan dandling glInS cleata cleats and vanished the judge tossed away the he yle understood now with a conn deni dent not to say jaunty step the judge emerged from the jail your servant gentlemen I 1 be said lifting his hat hal gitl eald said one of the men man briefly and the judge moved nimbly away toward the woods now to find ind solomon and the boy and then to put the miles between himself and Pleasant pleasantville ville with all diligence ae an he thought this almost at his elbow mahaffy bl abaffy and hannibal rose from b behind hind 1 fallen log fhe rhe yankee motioned for silence ana ann pointed west TO BE CONTINUED 1 I |