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Show Tho way Preston entered tho Judgo't servlco was this: As overybody knows, tho Judge Is not nn enthusiast for outdoor out-door sports. Tho only physical ox-orciso ox-orciso ho allows himself Is horseback riding. Ho UBCd to own a particularly lino tfbntucky saddlo horso, ono of tho rocking chnlr gaitcd sort and a showy animal besides. Ono morning ho was pacing nlong tho Lnko Shoro drlvo whon a middle-aged colored man who had boon strotchod on tho grass beneath be-neath ono of tho trees got tip suddenly sudden-ly and stood bareheaded in tho bridle path heforo him. "Mawnln", sub," said tho man wlh n pleasant show of his whito teeth. "Good morning," returned tho Judgo. "What can I do for you?" "It suhtonly Is n fine mawnln'," Bald tho man, with n low, molodlous chuckle. "Excuse mo, suh," ho continued, "but I wus noticln' dat hawss yd' Is rldln. Dat sho'ly Is, or lino hawss. Yasser, yo don' seo a hawss llko dat ovoh day." Ho patted tho horso on his arching neck. "It la a flno horso," said tho Judgo. Tho negro chuckled again In his peculiar pe-culiar fashion. "I toll yo suh," ho said, with an nlr of sudden confidence, "I wus jes' startln' out fo tor wnlkW Milwaukee I's got or placo wlf er fam'ly dar or flno fam'ly, en do placo aln' hard. I got or letter hyeh sah, en dat letter'll tell yo' dat I'm all right. I reckon dat hawss is er Morgan, suh! Ho is sho'ly a flno hawss. Won I seen dat hawss comln' along I says ter mahse'f: 'Yo' don' want ter go ter Milwaukee, Preston.' " "Well?" said tho Judge. "Yasslr,". said tho man, "I Jos' reckon dat I'd orbout as soon stay with yo' an' tako caro er dat hawss. I tuk er fancy ter him as soon as I seen him." "I don't know whether I need a man," said tho judge, doubtfully. "Dat hawss needs" mo," said tho negro. "Yo'll soo do dlfforonco In him w'en I tako caro of him on I kin wait table en clean en cook dnr aln' nawthln' I kain't do. Yo tell mo whar yo' live, suhi- en' yo' kin tako Us letter on fin' out crbout mo." "Vory well," said tho Judgo weakly, and told his address. When ho returned re-turned homo that ovenlng Presfon, in a spotless whlto Jackot, opened tho door for him. It may be added that tho "Milwaukee family" gavo a good account of tho Judgo's now houseman and that he proved even better than tho account. "Preston," said tho Judgo, a month later, "I'm not sorry, aftor all, that I hired you." "Yo'vo got do bay tor thank fo' dat, ,'udge," chuckled Preston. |