Show irhe PRODIGAL JUDGE 4 01 VAUGHAn KESTER k 4 jiff X ez ya r caf AV AV caw SYNOPSIS the scene nt at the opening opining of the story Is to in the of an old worn out southern ou thern plantation known an the barony the place lace Is in to be old sold and ite its history an and N that 0 ot the owner the 30 Quin uIn tards ie Is the tits subject of discussion by jonathan nathan crenshaw Crena haw business man a trencer known an Bla binden deti ani an hob farmer when hannibal Rann ibal iravea hazard a child pf the old southern fanley fan lly fly maltes bin appearance yarcy Q c r tells t als how he lie adopted the boy nathaniel tar at a n 1 el ferric earb buy buys the t barony but the Quin pin tards deny any knowledge of the tho wr kaacy to keep hannibal captain murrell a friend of or the quirim Quint ardez ads up pears lind und asks about the lie par eny ony trouble at scratch hill when han ilan ARAI Is in by dave blount cap inin murrells elim agent yancy over overtakes tales given him a thre thrashing Ahing and secures abo ah xh hoy boy yancy tancy a appears pears before squire and Is disc discharged barged with co costs ats for tile te betty malroy in 10 friend of aha 1 has un an encounter with cap fain murrell who forces tore h attention on her and la in rescued by bruce Caring carington tou hetty sets gets out for her tennessee home L barrington takes the same game sta stage e canoy nd disappears with merrelt rollon on their trail hannibal arrives at the home tome of 0 judge slocum price the judge als in the boy tho grandson of an old aune friend murrell murreil aelva at judge is ahme Cave nain family on raft rascus ya who la in apparently deada price tr hareak j jaal ajl Ilett hetty yand and at t pia plain I 1 a rine rille disclose dUc dis clos losea some une startling ahinga to tk the j juille han ilan and betty batt y meet acain murrell ar xuyen 1 in belle bell Is playing for ford bis ble boakes kake yancy awaked from long ionic dream o ie le sleep on board the raft jud budke price makes bartling tart ling discoveries dieco verlea in looking ing up land utina charley norton a young alaor who assists the judge la in mys assaulted norton informs car n betty has promised prom laed to marry rh tum in i norton la Is choti alor mom light ht t on burrells Mur fella plot he ile plans cupris a of negroes fuaga pr crice with bcd visits beily betty and she the keeps the boy ma companion in a betty takes taken hannibal they meat meet bella hicks ku ly ahter of the overseer who warns betty t t of or danger dancer and counsels counsel ber her to leave belle plain at once batty terri aled acts on bees pees advice and on their ay their carriage la li topped stopped by br Blo ason the tavern keeper and a confederate and betty and ani hannibal are made prisoners the pali pair re ro taken to hicks caben in an almost i accessible spot and there mur red felt visits betty and reveals his part tn in the plot a and rid his in object betty spurns tile film proffered love and the interview Is ended by the arrival of ware terrified tit lit possible outcome of or the crimes judge price hearing of or the abduction plans ao lon on the judge takes charge of the situation Itu atlon and search for the missing ones as instituted carrington visits the jud judge go r and allies are discovered judge price visits colonel fentress where he meets meats cavendish Pc enraged price dashes a S glass of whisky into the 1 face race and end a duel cum Is in uran ged murill ir all Is arrested for negro stealing and anel his ilia bubble notile ft bursts the gualt juanc and mahaffy the comin coming 1 duel duet carrington Car ringlon makes fr frantic antle sear search cl for betty and the boy carrington finds betty and Ila hanant rint tat al and a fierce gun light follows yancy appears and assists in the rescue CHAPTER continued but betty shrank from him ID iv la in voluntary agitation oh ob not now bruce not now we Intia tnt speak of that ita its wrong wicked you make me forget him she cried brokenly in protest forgive me betty ill nc rc speak of it again he said sald walt wait bruce and some time on dont make me say iti it she gasped or I 1 ahall hato myself for in his presence she was feeling the horror fit of ber bar past pact experience grow at strangely remote only the tile dull ache or her memories remained and to these she clung citing they asero ere silent for a ruo mo went alien carrington said alter after im sure aull be safe bere bore ill go south bouth into the choctaw purchase ive been thinking at 0 that recently but ill unil my u way ay bec dere dont misunderstand 1110 1 ill pot come too soon for even you B hit it ty I 1 loved norton he ile was one oc 01 fay beat frienda friends too be he continued gently ly but ou know and I 1 know dear deni the thi day will come when no matter where you are I 1 shall and you and aind not lope lose you betty made no answer in words but a soft and Plo eloquent quent little hand band was into bis his and allowed to rest there presently a light wind stirred ane lead densa atmosphere the mist lilt ed od and elvo enveloped loped the shore sti showing alem the river between piled up or of vapor apparently it ran rail for their raft alono alone it was wall just awen ty hours since carrington bad rad looked upon such another night but this was a different world orld the gray fos fog was nu unmasking masking a world of hopes ana an I 1 d dreams and rich content then the thought of norton poor norton who ho had hau bad had his Ws world too of hopes und and dreams and rich content the calm of a highly domestic ex bad had resumed its interrupted eway sway on the raft air mr cavend tan as in bettas memory nemos y with certain ear splitting manifestations ot of ferocious rage became in the bosom of his farouk low voiced and genial and hopt hopelessly lessly impotent to teal deal w J ait bis live five small sons while yancy wa gain the bob yancy of scratch HUL violence of any sort apparently had no place in his nature he fie was deeply absorbed la to account of duopo which bad had befallen blua during their they acre now seated before a cheerful jire gre tha that blamed zed on the beyth bep rth the bly ver chloee to yancy altai one hand clasped in the scratch hillere Hll lere while abdu chopi were ranged the elx six email small Caven dishes sedately sharing in the reunion of uncle and levvy toward which they felt they had honorably labored and you yo want dead uncle bob si said id hannibal with i a deep breath viewing yancy unmistakably in the flesh never ance once I 1 been floii floating ing peacefully along with these here titled friends of mine but i was wai some anxious about you son and mr air blosson uncle bob did you smack hlin hial like you smacked dave 1110 dioutt nt that day when he tried to steal me asked hannibal I 1 whose sense of justice demanded rep reparation a ration for the wrongs they had suffered mr yancy extended a big right hand band the knuckle of or which w was skinned and bruised he were the meanest man I 1 ever felt obliged to fo to hit bit with my net flat levvy it appeared like be he had teeth all over his face sho sherea hie his hide uncle bob cried the little Caven dishes in an excited chorus sho did you forget that they themselves had for gotten the unique enterprise to r lich mr yancy was committed but the allusion to had revived their memory of it well he begged eo 80 piteous to be allowed to fo to keep his hide I 1 the heart to strip it off explained ed mr yancy yany pleasantly and the winters cornin on at t this moment I 1 can feel a chill in the air dont you all reckon he hes a going to need it to fo io to keep th the e cold out sho you be blody minded what was it about mr air sons hide uncle bob demanded hannibal what was you agoan to do to io why levvy N evvy after he beat me up and thrower me we in the river I 1 was some peevish to fo a spell in my fee feelings to fo him said yancy in a tone of gentle regret he ile glanced at his bruised hand hut but im right pleased to be able to say that ive got over all them charitable on thoughts of mine and you seen the judge uncle bob questioned hannibal yes ive the judge ye was together to part of a day me afe and aud him gets on fine where Is he now uncle bob 1 I reckon hes back at belle plain by thia this time tir no you see we left him in to raleigh along after noon to tend to some business he had bad on hand J never seen a gentleman of bla his weight so 30 truly spry on his legs and all about you nevy while as to mindl sho why words flowed out of him as naturally as Rs water out of a branch of relationship to the I 1 judge budge he said nothing he fie felt that waa was a secret to be revealed by the judge himself when he should see nt tit uncle bob whom I 1 going to iid alv with now DOW questioned Il hannibal annibal a anxiously that vints already come up levvy him and mes decided that there wont be no fri friction you tou all will just io go on living with him hili but what about you uncle incle bob bobr crid cri d hannibal lifting a wistful little face fact to jancys Yanc Yan cys ya ob oh me mot well douall you all will go right on living with me and what will come of mr ma baffy haffy 1 I reckon OCKO n you all will V go 0 r right ight on living with him yo bol uncle bob you you mean you reckon we all are going ti to live in one house housell C 1 I low it will have to be fixed that a ways agreed yancy CHAPTER the judge receives a letter lefter after bo he had ported with solomon M affy the judge applied himself dill diligently gently to 0 o gha pink atilt ral ACIO working document which wae preparing as an offset to whatever risk he ran in meeting Fen Iren tresa aa As ean san aulne as be he was ho he confidently expected to survive the a counter yet it was A well ell to provide for a possible emergency had be not nl bis grauds grandsons onA future to consider while thus occupied he saw the afternoon stage arrive and depart from before the city tavern half an hour later mr wesley the postmaster came sauntering up the street in his hand he carried a lot ter howdy llos dy bo be drawled from just beyond the tho judges open door the judge glanced up his quill pen poised aloft good evening sir bont ont you atop inaldo and bo be seated he asked graciously cious clou sy ly his ilia dealings deal deall with the united states tates mail service wore were of tho the most insignificant description and in per dell delivering yerIng a letter it this was what had brought him were he felt mr sir ausley had reached the limit of courtesy and despatch well sir air it looks ako aiko nver told us more than two thirds ct of the truth 1 said the postmaster lie ila eur surveyed the judge curiously 1 I am complimented by your opinion of my iny veracity Tera oty responded that gentleman promptly 1 I consider two thirds an enormously high per cent to haye achieved there Is to something in that too agreed mr air wesley we sley 1 W who h 0 Is CN colonel ion C I 1 slocum price the judge started up from his chair 1 I have that honor said he bowing howing well heres a letter come in addressed like that and as youve been using part of the name 1 am willing to assume youre legally entitled to the of qt it it clears up A point tuat that off and on has troubled me considerable sid erable I 1 can only odly wonder I 1 want smarter what point may I 1 why about the ume time you 0 hung out v your shingle here some one wrote a letter to 0 o general jach c it was mailed after night and when I 1 seen it in the he morning I 1 was clean beat I 1 locate thu the handwriting and yet I 1 kept that letter back a couple of days anth and give it all my spare time 11 it aint tn that th at im ira one ot of spur 1 bayni sort theres nothing of 0 the bankett yan about ane I 1 certainly not agreed the judge candid judge jud I 1 reckon you 0 wrote ote that th letter seeing this one cornea comes un der a frank from washington no sir air I 1 make out who was cor IDU inet air dir ot of indifference ho he cosed the letter on aba table and do you know old hickory flicker cried mr air wesley VVe why not dooe does it surp rIso you your inquired the judge it was only his innate courtesy cour toey which restrained him from kicking the postmaster into i tho tile eo so intense was wits his desire to bo be rid of him no I 1 dont know as it does judge naturally a public man liko like film ain is in the way of meeting with all sorts A politician cant to be too blame particular well next time you write you might just send him my regards 0 W at de do L Wo WoR eloys leys regards there was considerable co over my getting this I 1 reckon be aint forgot there was opo made I 1 understand the lie was passed between two united states sana senators tors and that a quid of tobacco was thrower in anger having thus clear clea ly established tho the fact that ho he was a more or lees less national character mr wesley took habelt ha elt axi z i when ho he had bad diar disappeared speared from eight sight down the street the judge closed the door then ho be picked up the let tor for a long minute be he held it in his hand uncertain fearful while his mind slipped back into the past unfit his inward searching vision ferreted out a handsome soldierly alvire hie ble own what jackpot remembers if it be remembers anything ho he muttered as with trembling lango a he broke tho the seal almost instantly a smile overspread ad his battered tea fea tures he lie hitched his chin higher and squared his ponderous shoulders ill 1 am not dot forgotten ao no damn it not ho be exulted under ha ale breath Ite recall calls me sincere esteem and considers my services ces to ti the wall well worthy of recognition the judge breathed deep what would mahaffy find to say bowl now certainly this waa was well calculated to disturb the cynicism of his friend his bleared eyes brimmed after all his groping he had touched hands with tha the realities at last E cn a federal judgeship i though not a m office of first repute in the south had ita IN dignity it signified something he lie would make solomon his clerk the judge reached I 1 bs bat hat mahaff must know at once tt hat fortune had mended toe for them why at that moment he was actually jn n receipt of an income he sat ant down the better to enjoy the unique sensation taxes were be ah t N oe V 0 01 A orol V INN vaz quite peevish afir he throw me ithe river with the president and it worried me not knowing more th lhnn anything ive bad had to contend against since I 1 came carne into lato office 1 I calculate there aint a postmaster in the united states takes a more PO interest la 14 the service than me ive ivo frequently bet patrons right aheu they was aa in do doubt U bt ae t to Q the da date to idoy hai haa mailed such and such a letter etter AS an mr air wesley sometimes canceled as coiny many as three or four a single day he be might have been par coned his ariee in a brain which thus lightly dealt avith the burden of botn caal business he gur surrendered rendered the letter with marked reluctance your sur burmese nilso Is correct auald tz judge with di dignity gutty 1 I bad had occasion to write my friend general jackson Jac keon mid unless I 1 a u greatly mista mistaken keu 1 I kave my ber s and wita a IL lag ing levied and and collected with no other end in view than his stipend bin ardent fancy saw the whole machinery ot of government in operation for hie tits benefit it was a singular feeling he experienced then promptly hie big spendthrift brain became active he needed clothes eo 0 did Ja Ala hatty balry so did hie his grandson they must take a larger house ho be would buy himself a man Ber servant vant those were pressing g no as na he now viewed the them in once again he reached for h his in hat the tle desire to rush rupp 0 off ff to belle plain wae WAS overmastering 1 I reckon id be bo in hinn a conveyance conye anca V from ho h thought though te but just 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