Show 36 SYNOPSIS th the cen at the opening of the story 19 I 1 lm in the ili library 09 0 aa n 11 II adl wein M out ni plantation known as the th br flat an ony th the alic plic I 1 to be b alj sold ana nd it h sty airy 41 pica that tha ils 0 of ali owner the h li ta tho th of ii 41 us uon aan by anat e a business bul nj toa man a fraiser knevin aa anil and dob bob k farmer arni tr when ll lonill nill wa weyo 0 a mysterious mytr lou ell 14 of she th alil 11 I 1 southern ou thern makes his hi ippA ranc ranco y all how hol IM h I 1 audij the boy na titell let arr orr bur J she afi U irony but tl I 1 il deny any ant of the th M ra any A Y tm to ke ki k i Il annibAl captain murrall r ell a friend 47 af it te 0 Quin taril tards tp pealie MU ana nil raw quest iotis about the th liar ny as barati tilt h when hn ilan 41 in kli by hytye U blount lap lart wn hn murrall murn ll at e tit yancy overtakes gly alve i im a and nourr boy vancy yancy appear before hisiro it i am am and ml ti to alac appears vi with ith xu ous tor got ih botty a ward of I 1 th b I 1 risea h as an n encounter unter with lap 14 iwin in list murrill who forces hoo attention attentions or an tr her ami ans is 1 rescued by lerui va r r 1 sletty 1 Is out for tot her dennec Tn nue 0 home anton taken abo th aaltio eta taizo utincy 0 taj 1 It annibal altar lt ar with murrall 0 on o unar 1 frail arrives relve at tit tie home i if slocum I 1 rice the judge belof nan in th ih by ll 11 grandson of 0 an n aid aj att friend bor X murrell arrives relve at jolts jul 0 tinn hon cavendish family on rati 1 t t ra r s u tio tg it i 41 ali t 1 p pru H bris kii jall aletti an till I 1 Cirrin flon rolv ll 11 I 1 nille plain aa kanokb Kan a ra 1 a dl disia lm sona things to ili lir julit julge ian alms find art in rall ar at in on helle pa ra mgt fl Is nir for or bif hah yency yancy awakes from lonk ion dresin to sleep on lord board the he rt raft judge price mahr discoveries in lo up lam land 1 cherim harles norton a young cianter who assists the judge 1 hi frio orlou sly assaulted norton inform informs car at antigon tl 0 at detty 14 td to marry in III L nolton li Is hot more on murrall plot tie H plans upon n ne or of L audr prito with be 1 1 ilief botty and nil 11 pit ll kp keeps the h o ay iy to it companion in A stroll take takes 11 lilt aln ba they nil bloss bilicko J i inhar of 0 the lh pv who warn warns kitty wily of 0 and nd cou councle hr her to leave 1111 dary I 1 ain at one once atty tarts av 14 1 acts ct on bess advice and nil on an their bwy heir their c isso 1 it stopped itoi il by kilo 1 ilson il it tavern III k pr r and A and it etuy aty and nd it abal ate made prisoners it pair 1 ary lakon taken to cabin in an 1111 linot pot spot and there mur rl it nisim ilett and nd reveals I 1 II 11 is part in I 1 plot mil and ri II 11 object cletty spurns purn at ats 1 bv love and nd tho I 1 interview Is 1 edw 11 by alo r arrival of war ware 41 1 I pAl tile outcome out coin of taho tb crier judge I 1 ric rice h 11 arav of the th abduction riton plan plans a m ton tt att judo takes chofre of the th 1 Itu atlon and aarli for or the nita 11 sint alias a instituted arrington visits lh judda till in litre are ju juda d it OWN it olin rl l nr whose hi he ty t y itil k enraged nr life he R einam of into the th 11 a lare a arid a flirl I 1 1 laitur fell to I 1 arrested for stealing ani nd his hi abbl I tibble bunt bursts th tit judge ani nl 11 lacu 11 the th coming duel VArr barrington ington trantle earch search for or cletty and nd the th my ay iy carrington Carrl Carrin niton and finds natty and nil ml dol and a new nerve nn run light follows ollow ii lit par ana nil in file th orlu lbruce find fletty roin come to an un ts 1 i the th judge jud an a i int nt letter CHAPTER con at laet last he decided to go back to the badge artud sk lomott later wa was ying lne down the lane in the tb direction of u the lb highroad but jidov as bu ito was by the effort he had already put for or lial that day the walk to lift Kitle leigh ign made tremendous demands doi nande on him a and nil it waa was midnight when he entered the little town it cannot be said that be waa was nito grigat surprised when be found their cotune dark and apparently desert cd ed ile 1 had halt ball expected od this n terii iz find slid nl nt to secure a candle be groped bli his T upla lre to the rooer on the second boor floor which lie be and the judko judge hared shared 1 he railed called but this gained allm no response 1 and he cursed cott ly under hia his breath lie ile hastily descended to the tb hitch kitch cu ell a candle and into the adjoining room on the th table wis a neat atle of papera papers aud and the pue pile was tho the proal dents letter using by no talc false scruples and thinking it might afford tome some clue to the judges whereabouts ma hafty took it up and read it having 1 mastered ita its iron content tents he bb instantly glanca in the th direction ol 01 the city lity tavern but it 11 waa was rapped la IQ dark dealt price is I 1 drunk somewhere wa w a his hi hat ilat he hell 11 be at tho the first thing tn in the mornin ing most umily io 10 far gone he caa can hardly land stand the letter with ita its new now made mads tittle little or no impression on aim blus just thea then it merely the duo clue he had sought the judge biais ai off somewhere marketing his proe prot IWAS pa ta after a time mahatta went up 1110 and without removing his clothes threw on be the bod 1 ite its was worn down to the point ot of ex hartlon haut lon yet he could dot not alp 1 though the deep alfonca allonca warned aim him tuat day waa was not lar far ott what it bat but be ti would not let the thought shape itself in his tatna lie ito had wit nei lh the judge judges kill with the DIs pi lol aad and ho he bad even a certain irrational t iab la in that gent lomans dee don liny tiny its il god that die quietly and decently the cudgels boilet through ills baan over ar cad and over in bo he mattered hia his prayer that might file tor for the th coming the dawn but before the ar urtus be had risen from the bod coo gons where be he aude made aim him salt elf A m top at of wretched he h drw oat out his candle and catbe the fray pay light spread lie ile wa was patient fitt Jent cow now to be c and fully bour bout before the tho sun at list ou I 1 I 1 nt I 1 DIGA ar W t U lift IV 1 1 J PI G E la mr A mys ar A va I 1 P t 00 o 00 LX 40 4 9 05 J the pistol from 4 hoea a tall gaunt figure in the shadowy uncertainty 0 that october tu orning nin tie ile wae was the first to reach the place of but be he bad scarcely entered the meadow when fentress rode up attended by tom ware they dismounted and abo th colonel lifted him bat hat mahaffy It brite ly IT acknowledged the salute be wai was la in no tie for courtesies courte elo that meant nothing are ar ewsii clearly ot of the earno gains in mind nd there waa was an awkward pause then fentress and ware poke spoke together in a tow low tone tons the planter tees speech was wa broken and hoarse and hie his beary heavy blood abot eyes yc were the eye eyes of 0 a haunted man this waa was all a part of fonti Fon Fou tM tross chenie scheme to taru far the world and ind 0 ware still believed bel levoi that tb the first had kindled haj served hie his desperate anted when the first ong hadow shadows stole out cot from boci the edge el of tho the wood woods veu fen tress 1 aurnel to mahaffy aboe glance waa was direct directed od toward the distant torner ner ot of the field where he knew know bit friend must int first appear why are we waiting king air he demanded his tone tons cold and formal something baa has occurred to detain price answered anaw ered mahaffy the colonel and ware exchanged look looks again they apke together toge thet that while mahaffy watched the road ten minutes lipped slipped by in this manner aud once laore add addressed essed mahaffy sla haffy du you know what could hare have do 1 talked him ho he inquired tha ta groet of a mile smile curling his thin lips 1 I I 1 dan don V t tau Ma malacy batry and relapsed into a moody woody and anxious pittance tie its hold h old dueling in very proper abhor fence and ind only his fooling of inton but noer loyalty I 1 bu his friem friend had brought him there another interval Int enral of waiting LC ce wed 11 1 I 1 hav ohve bout about reached the end and ot of my patience ct I 1 hall shall wait just ut tn ton minute minutes longer said id coutre Pea Fou tre mid lad drew out his hi watch So hai has happened began y 1 I have kept ray engagement be he haaker hav haval ker kert his fentress rent reee con tinged ware it 1 I am sq or ry to bare bays bruehl you here for iirth ing boin walula fala Ja baffy planting him eit if squar if before Fent reent 1 11 consider co nalder thia thin waste at an md and sud fentress Fent reia pocketed film bl watch Scarce scarcely lyl roomed maharty ills IU long arm hot shot out aal and the open palm ot of hl his band hand descended deac ended on a the col onel ouel a e fare tam 1 I am her here tor toe wy toy friend he aid said grimly the colonel colonels faco face paled and co colored by turna turns liar have aou a wea weapons vou he asked when be could command his bottlo mahaffy exhibited the pistol be zad canted cod to beu plain the th day before atop off 08 the pound tom tra quietly when ware had bad don u refuted th the colonel aroks awn 1 tou you are ar my witness bat I 1 waa was the victim of an unprovoked at t taek tack vr ware accepted this statement tAt ement with equanimity not to say indifference tn are art you ready 9 1 be asked bo ito glanced at ita haffy by a slight inclination of the head signified that he h wa will I 1 I 1 reckon you ro re a gren greet hand at thia this cort sort of ed ad tore tom evilly kea besl aid said Ala sla haffy terly tersely well wall listen I 1 shall count one two three at sit the word three yoi will tire now take your position positions mahaby Sta haffy and the colonel stood ILO ing each other a distance of twelve pace pares ispa rating thim th m lital mahaby saffy was pale lilt dogged be he eyed fentress unflinchingly quick on the word lost treas tired an instant later Ma mabalay balty a pistol exploded apparently neither bullet had taken fleet effect tb the two aya mm maintained the th rigid they their had sat aa jaunel wed unel then bl mahaff WM was icea seen to tura tuta on bla his bel heels next nest his til arm arin drop cd to his ilde side and the pistol lipped from his linger fingers a look of atonia mant passed over hip lace face aad and let left it U vacant and stating while his rubt hand stole up toward hia bin heart he railed raised it lowly slowly with difficulty as U though it were held bold down by some la in visible weight A bush pry pre aroe the iteld old kt it wix wao like one ot of lature a 11 along the edn of the be wood woods the jong at 0 bird birds WM waa stricken into silence ence ware heavy eyed k on je team bit lips twisted by a tortured smile watched aa as he pat a loll tor for breath ritti with tilt til t hand aeu ilahi il nhi dmd against bli his breast that beatt oppre lie silence lasted but a moment from rom out ot of it camo came a cry that mote on the wounded mans nae ara ears and ad reached bui his its it price he be gasped bla his words bathed in blood and he forward en on hia his rev ware isad fentres fentress bd bad nard the cry too and mind to their kor threw themselves into the saddle and slid galloped Kall gallop td off the judge midway ral dway c at the tb meadow roared reared oyt out a pro teet test but ill the a troubled taw turned into the it highroad pad nd fanthel tram abt and he the judged shaking iff LIO bore 16 1111 him in in IQ uie the of c tbt caunt gaunt liguri on the ground struggled atrus cled to als r for tie he waa via bearing his hl fris rr leod ads voice 1 now the oe voice ot of utter titter anguish calli hie his name at lat lant painful effort brocht hia to his hi ko 1111 tes lie its saw aw tae judis clothed to I 1 A colored bed bcd quilt hatlett and sho shoeless hoe leea oless hi his ace see and od bleary from th bh debauch mahaffy ethod erect and tax ser toward him his hi baad over hi his wound nil his features ea turee drawn and livid thou with a cry be he dropped at bit hi friend friends a feet Boot noal solomoni nl and the judge I asit beside him ifa jive all right price pric I 1 kept bour appointment whis whispered pred mabal a bloody spume was therina on hij his upa ups and he hs up at t hia his mend with lauy glassy ey ye in very vry shamo lae e ludge judge bid Is L face la to his hi hande hands while sobs hood him holomon solomon solomon why did you do tolar be cried miserably the harsh lines on the dylo nan man a bace erased themselves thom youre the only friend lye I 1 known in twenty yews or of loneliness lonell nese price I 1 ve loved you llop a brother be he panted with a pause between each word aia aga n the judea burled buried his nl race face in his bl bonds I 1 know it solomon I 1 know lithe moaned wretchedly price you are still a man to be reckoned with there the boy take our place for hta his cake sake and ard keep it you can 1 I will III by god I 1 gasped the 06 judge you hear bear me net you bear me solomon dy by goda good help I 1 you bare have the president preil denta a letter 1 law aw it gald said maharty in IQ a it hoeper yeal cried the judge solomon Holo caon the world Is chane chan glug hig tor for ua do nr me moat most of all murmured bl abaffy and there was a bleak 11 when the judge a ashen counte nance tiance held hold the full kull patho pathos of age aud failure Itte remember your oath price gasped the dying man A moment of hence silence mahalya MahaC MAIM Ilys ya eyes closed 1 then the heavy lids ltd slid baric lie its looked up at the judge while the harlib lines of his our sour old face softened wonderfully kass me brict he whispered wn and aa an the judge bent beat to touch him on the brow the softened line lines fixed themselves la in death white while on bix lips 11 lingered a smile that wa was neither bitter nor sneering kne ering CHAPTER the juda grandson andton Or in to that bare upper room they had bared shared the judge crushed anu broken watched betide beside the bed on which tho the dead man manav lay unconscious ol 01 the flight of time be he eat sat with his head bowed in his band bands baring having scarcely 1 altered his portion position since he begged those who carried mat iffy up the carow stairs loleate 1 1 hint him alone with kith hie his friend lie its waa was living over tho thomast past lie ile recalled big hi first with ma AIR haffy in the stuffy cabin of the small river packet from which aich they had later gone ashore at I 1 be thanked god that it had been given him to eee age beneath solomons lomona Bo forbid ding e maid into that starved tart art lie its reviewed earh each phase ot of the almot insensible growth ot of their intimacy be remembered mahaffie Mahaff ye a fine true loyalty at lt the time ot of hta his ar reel rest he thou thought glit of damon and had reached the beights of a sublime devotion be he could only foel feet ennobled bled that he had inspired it at A lat last the duax ot twilight in vadon the room lie its th can adleson the then tai c reamed renamed bla ills rat seat and ills bt former atti attl tude tudo suddenly he became awara aware of a small hand vast van wa resting on his hi arm and glanced up llan nib bau bad apolen oen quietly into the room ito boy pointed to tao the still till figure on the bed judge what makes mr Mal mahady laffy lie its so 0 o quieta quiet ts 1 be dead he asked in a w wilater ayes ye deur dorr IWI lull began the judge la in a st harlaug bolesas tote vole tot sas e ai he tie drew hannibal toward him your friend and mine Is I 1 deadie havo have loat lost him lie ile lifted the boy into bit la Is and hannibal a filos its judges boulder how did you mt here the judge questioned |