The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, May 17, 1912 Page: 3 of 10
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THE
PRODIGAL
JUDGE
\By V^UOHATf KE5TER.
JUVSTQUIMS BY D. MELVIU
Co*r **r >9'*. ^eOosss "eo+'ii Co****r
SUFFERED ALL
NIGHT LONG
COULD HARDLY MOVE.
Stephens. Husband Tries in
Vain to Obtain Relief.
Kidney Trouble Caused Terribly
Misery.
Mrs. J. S. Downs, 219 N. Sixth St*
| Chickasha, Okla., says: "My bac*
Painful Experience of Mrs. across my kidneyB became bo lame I
could hardly move. My limbs cramp-
ed and stiffened and
I felt completely
worn out. Nervous-
ness and headaches
kept me In an un-
strung condition and
frequent passages of
the kidney secretions
added to my discom-
fort. I was soon re-
lieved, however, after
8YNOP8IS.
Ths scene at the opening of the story Is
fold in the library of an old worn-out
southern plantation, known as the Bar-
ony. The place ie to be sold, and its
history and that of the ownere. the
Quintards, is the subject of discussion by
Jonathan Crenehaw. a business man, a
stranger known as Bladen, and Bob
Yancy, a farmer, when Hannibal Wayne
Hazard, a mysterious child of the old
southern family, makes his appearance.
Yancy tells how he adopted the boy. Na-
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony, but the
Quintards deny any knowledge of the
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal. Captain
Murrell, a friend of the Quintards. ap-
pears and asks questions about the Bar-
ony. Trouble at Scratch Hill, when Han-
nibal is kidnaped by Dave Blount. Cap-
tain Murrell's agent. Yancy overtakes
Blount, gives him a thrashing and secures
the boy. Yancy appears before Squire
Balaam, and la discharged with costs for
the plaintiff. B*>tty Malroy. a friend of
the Ferrlses, hart an encounter with Cap-
tain Murrell. who forces his attentions on
her, and is rescued by Bruce Carrlngton.
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
Carrlngton takps the same stage. Yancy
and Hannibal disappear, with Murrell on
their trail. Hannibal arrives at the home
of Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recog-
nizes in the boy. the grandson of an old
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judge's
home. Cavendish family on raft rescue
Yancy, who Is apparently dead. Price
breaks Jail. Betty and Carrlngton arrive
at Belle Plain. Hannibal's rifle discloses
some startling things to the judge.. Han-
nibal and Betty meet again.
CHAPTER XI—(Continued).
The Judge gave a great start., and ft
hoarse, Inarticulate murmur stole
from between his twitching lips.
"What do you know of the Barony,
Hannibal?"
"I lived at the Barony once, until
Uncle Bob took me to Scratch Hill
to be with him," Bald Hannibal.
"You—you lived at the Barony?"
repeated the Judge, and a dull wonder
struck through his tone. "How long
ago—when?" he continued.
"I don't know how long it were,
hut until Uncle Bob carried me away
after the old general died."
The Judge slipped a hand under the
child's chin and tilted his face back
bo that be might look Into it. For a
long moment he studied closely those
small features, then with a shake of
the head he handed the rifle to Car-
rlngton, and without a Word strode
forward. Carrlngton had been regard-
ing Hannibal with a quickened inter-
est."
"Hello!" he said, as the Judge moved
off. "You're the boy 1 saw at Scratch
Hill!"
Hannibal gave him a frightened
glance, and edged to Mr. Mahatly'a
side, but did not answer.
The Judge plodded forward, hla
shoulders droop^fl, and his head
bowed. For once silence had fixed
Its seal upon his lips, no Inspiring
speech fell from them. He had been
suddenly swept back Into a past he
had striven these twenty years and
more to forget, and his memories
(shaped themselves fantastically. Sure
ly If ever a man had quitted the world
that knew him, he was that man! He
had died and yet he lived—lived hor-
ribly, without soul or heart, the empty
shell of a man
A turn In the road brought them
within sight of Boggs' race-track,
wide, level meadow. The Judge
paused Irresolutely, and turned his
bleared face on his friend.
"We'll stop here, Solomon," he said
rather wearily, for the spirit of boast
and Jest was quite gone out of him.
He glanced toward Carrlngton. "Are
you a resident of these parts, sir?" he
jasked.
"I've been In Raleigh three days al-
together," answered Carrlngton, and
they continued on across the meadow
)n silence.
Here were men Trom the small
,jlearings In homespun and butternut
or fringed hunting shlrtB, with their
women folk trailing alter them. Here,
too, In lesser numbers, were the lords
of the soli, the men who counted their
acres by the thousand and their
slaves by the score. There was the
flutter of skirts among the moving
groups, the nodding of gay parasols
that shaded fresh young faces, while
occasionally a comfortable family car-
riage with some planter's wife or
daughter rolled silently over the turr.
The Judge's dull eye kindled, the
tfaggard lines that streaked his lace
erased themselves. This was life, opu-
lent and full. These swlft-rolllng car-
riages with their handsome women,
those well-dressed men on foot, and
splendidly mounted, all did their part
toward lifting him out of his gloom.
A cry from Hannibal drew his at-
tention. Turning, he was In time to
see the boy bound away. An Instant
later, to his astonishment, he saw a
young girl who was seated with two
men In an open carriage, spring to the
ground, and dropping to her knees
put her arms about the tattered little
figure.
"Why, Hannibal!" cried Betty Mal-
roy.
"Miss Betty! MIsb Betty!" and
Hannibal buried his head on her
ghculder.
"What Is It, Hannibal; what is it,
dear?"
"Nothing, only I'm bo glad to find
/ou!"
"I am glad to see you, too!" said
Betty, as she wiped his tearB away.
''When did you get here, dear?"
"We got here Just today, MIsb Bat-
ty." said Hannibal.
Mr. Ware, careless a« to dress,
scowled down on the child. He bad
favored Boggs' with his presence, not
because he felt the least Interest la
horse-racing, but because he bad no
faith In girls, and especially had he
profound mistrust of Betty. She was
so much easily portable wealth, a
pink-faced chit ready to fail Into the
arms of the first man who proposed
to her. But Charley Norton had not
seemed disturbed by the planter's
forbidding air.
"What ragamuffin's this, Betty?"
growled Ware disgustedly.
But Betty did not seem to bear:
"Did you come alone, Hannibal?"
Bbe asked.
"No, ma'am; the Judge and Mr. Ma-
haffy, they fetched me"
The Judge had drawn nearer as
Betty and Hannibal spoke together,
but Mahaffy hung back. There were
gulfs not to be crossed by him. it
was different with the Judge; the
native magnificence of his mind fitted
him for any occasion.
"Allow me the honor lo present my-
self, ma'am—Price Is my name—
■ludge Slocum Price. May 1 be per
mltted to assume that this Is the Miss
Betty of whom my young protege so
often speaks?"
Tom Ware gave him a glance of
undisguised astonishment, wiille Nor-
ton regarded him with an expression
of Btunned and resolute gravity.
Betty looked at the Judge rather In-
quiringly.
"1 am glad he has found friends,"
she said slowly. She wanted to be-
lieve that Judge Slocum Price was
somehow better than he looked, w hich
should have been easy, since It was
incredible that he could have been
worse.
"He has Indeed found friends," said
the Judge with mellow unction, and
swelling visibly.
Now Betty caught sight of Carrlng-
ton and bowed. Occupied with Han-
nibal and the Judge, she had been un-
aware of his presence. Carrlngton
stepped forward.
"Have you met Mr. Norton, and my
brother, Mr. Carrlngton?" she asked.
The two young men shook handB,
and Ware Improved the opportunity
to Inspect the new-comer. But aB
his glance wandered over him, It took
In more than Carrlngton, for It In-
cluded the fine figure and swarthy
face of Captain Murrell, who, with
his eyes fixed on Betty, was thrusting
Ills eager way through the crowd.
Murrell had presented himself at
Belle Plain the day before. For up-
ward of a year, Ware had enjoyed
great peace of mind as a direct re-
sult of his absence from west Ten-
nessee. and when he thought of him
at all he had Invariably put a period
to his meditations with, "1 hope to
hell he catches It wherever he Is!"
More than this. Betty had spoken
of the captain In no uncertain Jones.
He was not to repeat that visit.
As Murrell approached, the hot col-
or surged Into Betty's face. As for
Hannibal, he had gone white to the
lips, and his small band clutched hers
desperately.
Murrell, with all his hardihood,
realized that a too great confidence
had placed hlm In an awkward posi-
tion, for Betty turned her back on
him and began an animated conver-
sation with Carrlngton and Charley
Norton.
Hicks, the Belle Plain overseer,
pushed bis way to Murrell's side.
"Here, John Murrell, ain't you go-
ing to show us a trick or two?" he
Inquired.
Murrell turned quickly with a sense
of relief.
"If you can spare me your rttle," he
said, but hlB face wore a bleak look.
"Don't you think you've seen about
enough, Bet?" demanded Tom. "You
don't care for the shooting, do you?"
"That's the very thing 1 do care
for; I think I'd rather see that than
the horse-racing," Bald Betty perverse-
ly.
Betty now seated herself In the car-
riage, with Hannibal beside her,
quietly determined to miss nothing
The Judge, feeling that he had come
Into his own, leaned elegantly against
the wheel, and explained the merits
of each shot as It was made
"I hope you gentlemen are not go-
ing to let me walk ofT with the prize?"
said Murrell, approaching the group
about the Carriage. "Mr. Norton, 1
am told you are clever with the rifle."
"I *m not shooting today," respond-
ed Norton haughtily.
Murrell stalked back to the line.
"At forty paces I'd risk It myself,
ma'am," said the Judge. "But at
hundred, offhand like this, 1 should
most certainly fall—"
"It would be hard to beat that—"
they heard Murrell say.
"At least It would be quite possible
to equal it," Bald Carrlngton, ad-
vancing with Hannibal's rifle In bis
hands.
It was tossed to his shoulder, and
poured out its contents In a bright
stream of flame. There was a mo-
ment of silence.
"Center shot, ma'aml" orlcd the
Judge.
"I'll add twenty dollars to the
purse!" Norton addressed himself to
Carrlngton. "And I shall hope, sir,
to see it go Into your pocket "
"Our sentiments exactly, ma'am,
are they not?" said the Judge.
"Perhaps you'd like to bet a little
of your money?" remarked Murrell.
"I'm ready to do that too, sir," re-
sponded Norton quietly.
"Five hundred dollars, then, that
this gentleman In whose success you
take so great an Interest, can neither
equal nor better my next shot!" Mur-
rell had produced a roll of bills as he
spoke
f,
Norton colored with embarrass-
ment. Carrlngton took In the sltu«r
tlon.
"Walt a . minute," be said, and
passed his purse to Norton. "Cover
his money, sir," he added briefly.
"Thank you, my horses have run
away with most of my cash,' ex-
plained Norton
"Your shot!" said Carrlngton short-
ly, to the outlaw.
Murrell taking careful aim, fired,
clipping the center.
As soon as the result was known.
Carrlngton raised bis rttle; his bullet,
truer than his opponent's, drove out
the center. Murrell turned on him
with an oath.
"You shoot well, but a board stuck
against a tree Is no test lor a man's
nerve," he said Insolently.
Carrlngton was charging his piece.
"I only know of one other kind of
target." he observed coolly.
"Yes—a living target!" cried Mur-
rell.
CHAPTER XII.
The Portal of Hope.
"This—" the speaker was Judge
Price; this Is the place for me. They
are a warm-hearted people, sir; a
prosperous people, and a patriotic
people with an unstinted love ol coun
try. I'd like to hang out my shingle
here and practice law."
The judge and Mr. MahafTy were
camped in the woods between Boggs'
and Raleigh. Betty had carried Han-
nibal off to spend the night at Belle
Plain.
"I crave opportunity, Solomon—the
indorsement of my own class. 1 feel
that I shall have It hero," resumed ,
the Judge pensively. "Will you stroll
Into town with me, Solomon?" he
asked. Mahaffy shook his head.
'Then let your prayers follow me,
for I'm off!" said the Judge.
Ten minutes' walk brought him to
the door of the city tavern, where he
found Mr. Pegloe directing the activi-
ties of a small colored boy who was
mopping out his bar. To him the
Judge made known his needs.
"Goln' to locate, are you?" said Mr.
Pegloe.
"My friends urge It, sir, and 1 have
taken the matter under considera-
tion." answered the Judge.
"Well, the only empty house In
town Is right over yonder; It belongs
to young Charley Norton out at
Thicket Point Plantation."
The house Mr. Pegloe pointed out
was a small frame building; It stood
directly on the street, with a narrow
porch across the front, and a shed
addition at the back. The Judge scut-
tled over to It. The Judge's pulse
quickened. What a location, and
what a fortunate chance that Mr. Nor-
ton was the owner of this most desir-
able tenement! He must see him at
once. As he turned away to recross
the street and learn from Mr Pegloe
by what road Thicket Point might be
reached, Norton himself galloped into
the village. Catching sight of the
Judge, he reined In his horse and
swung himself from the saddle.
"1 was hoping, sir, I might find
you," he said.
"A wish 1 should have echoed had
1 been aware of It!" responded the
| Judge. "I was about to do myBelf
| the honor to wait upon you at your
plantation."
"Then' I have saved you a long
| walk," said Norton, lie surveyed the
Judge rather dubiously, but listened
with kindness as he explalned^,the
business that would have taken him
to Thicket Point.
"The house is quite at your serv-
ice. sir," he said, at length.
"The rent—" began the Judge.
But Mr, Norton, with a delicacy
equal to his own, entreated him not
to mention the rent. The house had
come to him.as boot In a trade it
had been occupied by a doctor and a
lawyer; those gentlemen had each de-
camped between two days, heavily In
debt rk the stores and taverns, espe
daily ihe taverns. And thus hand
somely did Charley Norton acquit
himself of the mission he had under
taken at Betty Malroy's request
That same morning Tom Ware and
Captain Murrell were seated In the
araall detached building at Belle Plain
known as the office, where the former
spent most of his time when not In
the saddle.
(TO Bj'3 CONTINUED.)
Pontotoc, Miss.-—"All night long,"
•ays Mrs. P. O. Stephens, of this
place, "I would suffer with my back,
and I had such dragging down pains
I could not stand It to walk or ride,
(or it would put me in bed.
My health had been bad for two
years. My husband got the best doc-
tors that he knew, but their medicine
did me no good.
used Cardul, the woman's tonic, i
I began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and when 1 had used
four boxes, I felt like another woman."
"When Your Back Is Lame, Hetnem-
and It put me on my feet again. I ber the Name—DOAN'S." 50c all stores,
am feeling as well as I did when I Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
was 16 years old.
I used about 7 bottles In all, and
Cardul has helped me more than any-
The Largest Bells.
"Great Paul," the bell of St. Paul't
Cathedral, In London, weighs nearly
thing that used. i j, (()ng am| )s neilriy 30 feet around.
. I took lots of other medicines, but : flrg( "fl|g Ben" of Westminster
they did me no good. . j was cag( more than 50 years ago and
As long as I live, I won't be with- weighed more than 14 tons. But "Big
out Cardul In the house." j Ben" had a crack and was cast over.
As a remedy for weak, tired, worn- losing some weight, and the clapper
out women, who suffer from any of
the aches and pains caused by wom-
anly troubles, Cardul has been proven
safe and reliable.
Composed of gentle-acting, herb in-
gredients, Its action Is mild and natur-
al, and it has no bad after-effects. It
Is therefore harmless for young or old.
It has helped others, and should
certainly help you, too.
Try it.
N. D.—Write «oi I.milo' Advisory
Drill., Clinttmiitosn Mrtllflne Co., I'linl-
tanniiKii, Ten M., for MiieHnl Instruc-
tion*, nnd book, "Home Treat-
ment for Women," neut In iilnln wrap-
per, on retjueMt.
was made smaller, now being about
600 pounds Instead of a ton The
great hell, "Peter of York," cost $10.-
000, weighs about 13 tons and Is 23
feet In diameter.
The largest hanging bell In the
world Is In the great Buddhist monas-
tery near Canton It Is 18 feet in
height and 40 feet I11 circumference,
being cast in solid bronze This is on*
of the eight monster bells that were
cast by command of Emperor Yung
Lo about A. D. 1400. It cost the lives
of eight men. who were killed in the
process of casting.
Paxtlne Antiseptic sprayed into th«
nasal passages Is a surprisingly suc-
cessful remedy for catarrh. At drug-
gists, 2.">c a box or sent postpaid on re-
All He Wanted Was Just Plain Eggs.
A youth entered one of the "ham-
anti-row" cafes 011 Grand avenue and j ceipt of price by The I'axton Toilet
ordered eggs. "Up or over?" asked Co., Boston, Mass.
the man behind the counter. "I just
want eggs," replied the prospective
diner "But do you want them up or
over?" repeated the waiter, and again
the guest asserted that he desired
... , i, 1 word In 1111 automobile construction,
"on y eggs The third time the party
Appropriate.
Willis —Why do you call your ma-
chine a "she?"
Glllis— It is said to be the "last
of tlie second part insisted on his
query, whereupon the patron, with a
sigh of despair, said "I guess I'll take
a steak " Kansas City Star.
—Judge.
Lumbago, Rheumatism and Chilblains
There is nothing that gives so quick
benefit as Hunt's Lightning Oil. The
very minute it is rubbed on the im- j
provement is noticed. For over thirty
years tills Liniment has been acknowl-
edged to be the best for these troubles. :
Every druggist will recommend It.
Piiee 25c and 50c pei Bottle.
His Opportunity.
"Going to Wombat's wedding, over
on the north side?"
"Not 1. 1 was engaged to the girl.
Wombat cut me out."
"Well, come to the wedding. You
may get a chance to biff him in the
Jaw with an old shoe."
Wanted to Know.
He—My father weighed only four
pounds at his birth.
She—Good Gracious! Did he live?
Important to Nlothors
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of |
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The One Sure Thing.
"We can always be sure of one
thing," said Ihe wise man,
"What is that?" asked the foolish
one.
"That we are
thing."
never sure ol any-
WHAT YOU NEED
When the appetite is poor—
When the stomach is weak—
When the bowelsart clogged—
When you are run-down—
is a short course of
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
IT TONES—STRENGTHENS—
INVIGORATES
Try a bottle today and be con.
vinced. All Druggists.
We Can and We Do.
"It has been demonstrated that we
can have pl«>s without words"
"Yes. Also that we can have plays
without actors."
Tukn the "id si;
CHILL TONIC. V-
The formula Is !
•bowing •
form, ind lb m« •
pUUplM U (1 cbil 1
r! (iUnVK?
•1 know wh;il y<
ilnly i.rlntrd n
T AST Kl. Ki-
ll uro Hiking,
♦•very hiilllo,
a) foiui- For gr<
Rather Disinterested.
"Let me take your sister apart."
"Don't. She is all broken up. as it
Is
•Many a man loses time trying to
explain a mistake that he might util-
ize in making others.
"Thnt horrible weHtlu'r"-
mtlly i* wlien you tiro vm1
helps alwu> s.
-how pleasant It
l: (larlield Tea
: a QUARTER CENTURY
' BEFORE THE PUBLIC i
I Over Five Million Free Samples ;
Given Away Eaclt Vear. >
J The Constant anil Increasing ■
Sales From Samples Proves ,
the Genuine Merit oi
ALLEN'S FOOT EASE.
Shake Into Your Shoes >
Aih-n's Foot—Ease, the antiseptic >
powder for the leet. Are you a;
trifle uenpitive about the sue of*
your aiioes? Many people wear 7
shoes a size smaller by shaking)
Allen's Foot-Euso into them. lf£
you have tired, swollen, hot.£
tender feet, Allen's Foot-Ease gives >
Instant feiief. TRY IT TO DAY.'!
. \ijjjr8old everywhere, '25 eta. Do not (
\ JjA acccpt any substitute.
' free trial package sent by mail. £
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders,
52A'I2S me<!i'.|ne for i-V.rrfsli. slrk I jr
We sit admire a man who says just
what lie thinks about other people.
Many a fellow -vho puts up a good
front Is talked about behind his back.
Reptiles That Have Long Lite.
Some of the sacred crocodiles of In-
dia are said to be over a huudred, atid
vast estimates have been made of the
ages of the giant tortoises of Mada-
gascar. Certainly there was till re-
cently (and may be still) a tortoise in
the garden of the Governor of Cape-
town which came there eighty years
ago, and waB believed to be 120 when
It arrived.
Hannibal Cava
«—.V
Frightened Glance and Edged Toward Mr. Ma-
haffy's Side.
Only a Few.
Only a few of the people who are
not satisfied with the world are doing
anything to make It bettor.
Rf>jwlf r« of this paper desiring t0 blly
l\CuUCI 3 anythingadvertised in its col
umns should insist upon having what they
ask for.refusing all substitutes or imitations
NO ONE STRONGER THAN H5S STOMACH.
The celebrated I)r. Ahernethy of London was firmly of the opinion that disor-
ders of the stomach were the most prolific source of human ailments in general. A
recent medical writer says: "every feeling, emotion and affection reports at tho
stomach (through the system of nerves) and the stomach is affected accordingly.
It is the vital center of the body * * * * He continues, " so we may bo
said to live (through) the stomach." He goes on to show that the stomach is
the vital center of the body. For weak stomachs and the consequent indigestion
or dyspepsia, and the multitude of various diseases which result therefrom, no
medicine can be better suited as a curative agent than
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
"Several months ago I suffered from asovo"" pain right
nnder tho breast-bone, writes Wits. G. M. Mukken, of
Corona, Calif. "Ilad suffered from it, off and on, for sev-
eral years. I also suffered from heart-burn, did not know
what was tho matter with me. 1 tried several medicine*
but they did mo no good. Finally, I was told it was my
liver. I did not dare to eat as it made me>u>cse. When*
evr I nwallowed anything it seemed that I would faint—it
hurt so. I grew very thin nnd weak from not eating. \ as
told to take Dr. Pierce's (Jolden Medie^l Discovery. I too*
sfivo bottles of it, and could feel myself getting better fro*n
£7/ ytho first doso. I could eat a little without pain r.nd grew
j? strong fast. To-^ay 1 am strong and well ami can do <1 t'14
r day's work wit h ea^e. Can eat everything and have put on
'I'lhTw IVsh wonderfully. I say to all suiloronj wilto to Dr,
Mica Ml'iuucm, Ticree. Ho undying Gratitude"
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