Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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THE
PRODIGAL
JUDGE
VAUGHArt KXSTEI^
^rr '^ A /UVSTQUWfS BYD..IEIVIU
■ CT^rfloest M?0+m Cc****'**
trophlsed the Jail. 1 "> Keppet Cavendish, variously
Presently the crowd drifted away known as Long-Legged Dick, and
In the direction of the tavern. Man- Chllls-and Fever Cavendish, of Lln-
nlbal meantime had gone down to the coin county, in the state of Tennes-
river. He haunted Its banks as see, some months previously and
though he expected to see his Uncle after unprecedented mental effort on
Bob appear any moment. The judge His part, decided that Lincoln county
■ and Mabaffy had mingled with the ' was no place for him.
others in the hope of free drinks, but1 Mr. Cavendish's paternal grandpar-
in this hope there lurked the germ ent had drifted down the Holston and
of a bitter disappointment. After a Tennessee; and Mr. Cavendish's
period of mental anguish Mabaffy father, in his son's youth, had poled
parted with his last stray 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
on!" she said with a coquettish toss
of her curls.
"That's the charm of you, ma'am,"
•aid the judge He leaned across the
bar and, sinking bis voice to a husky
up the Elk. Mr. Cavendish row de-
termined to float down 'he Elk to its
juncture with the Tennessee, down
the Tennessee to the Ohio, and if
need be, down the Ohio to the Mis-
sissippi, until he found some spot ex-
actly tutted to bis taste.
With this end in view be had toiled
through the late winter and early
spring, building himself a raft on
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.—'Til- seen#* t the np«nln« 11 cam® hearer ani3 nearer, and pres-
«n tho story la laid In th - library of ently sounded just beyond the door.
£? ,";,rB^nr'T;;;rnp^,;",V,,°nn h,kn.oMa , Then It ceased, and a voice said:
Mttd Its history and that of th# owners. | "Hullo, there!" The judge scram-
bled to bis leet. and taking up the
candle, staggered Into the yard. Ma-
haffy followed blm.
"What's wanted?" asked the judge
holding bis candle aloft. The light
showed a tall fellow mounted on a
handsome bay horse. It was Murrell.
across the clearing and entered the
woods. The judge went to bed. He
was aroused by the arrival of his
breakfast, which the rberiff brought
about eight o'clock.
"Well, If 1 was In your boots I
couldn't sleep like you!" remarked
that official admiringly. "But I reckon,
sir, this ain't the first time the peni-
tentiary has stared you in the face.''
It was near'ng the noon hour when
the judge's solitude was agatn in-
vaded. He first heard the distant mur-
mur of voices on the road and passed
an uneasy and restless ten minutes,
with his eye to a crack in the door.
He was soothed and reassured, how-
ever, when at last be caught sight or
the sheriff.
"Well, judge, I got company for
you." cried the sherifl cheerfully, as
he threw open the door. "A hoss-
thlef!"
He pushed into the building a man,
<lw Qtitnturd*, Is the subject of .tihous-
Hiim by Jonathan CrcMhiw a hu ln« *a
mmun. % tr«ng*r known a* Hia<1 n. and
Yancy. a farmer. wh#n HannlbaJ
^Vayna H txard, a mysterious child of
ft* old southern family. makes his ap-
«aranc« . Yancy Cells how he adopted
■Uf boy.
<*HAPTER II.—Nathaniel Ferris buy®
Barony, but th* Qulntards deny any
Srttrwledffe of th* boy. Yancy to ke^p !
illitcnlbai. Captain Murrell, a friend of
*1* Qulntards. appears and ask* ques-
Urns about the Barony.
CHAPTER in .—Trouble at Si-r*trh Hill.
Tuner's boms, when Hannibal Is kid*
naped by Dave Blount. Captain Murrell a
aytnl. Yancy overtakes Blount, rives
iHm a thrashing and secures the boy.
CHAPTER IV.—Yancy Is served with a
■warrant for assaulting Blount. Yancy
Mppaara bef.-r-' Squlr- Balaam, arM is
«1i>--harged with coats for the plaintiff.
CHAPTER V — Betty Malnoy, a friend
the Ferrlse". h.va asi enco ;rter with
Captain Murrell. who forces his atten-
tinea on her. and Is rescued bv Brucs
Vi.nington. who threatens to whip the
4-ai tain.
CHAPTER VI.—Betty sets out for her
■Tennessee home Carrlnrton takes the
ssme sta«te. Yancy and Hannibal dlsap-
j >.r. with Murrell on thair trai' He
e^-t-rtakes them In the mountains of Ten-
n«*see. Murrell (fets Yancy drunk ard
Kti.ba him In a tight that followed. Han-
will-al escapes in a canoe.
CHAPTER VIr —Hannibal arrives at
tl i home of Judge 81ocum Price.
f HAPTER vm -The Judge rw-ngnli-s
Is the boy. the grajutsor. of an o i ti:re
fr nd. Murrell arrives at Judge's hon e,
lif nnlbal hears ->f the finding of Yanev s
t-s.r- Price arr>Mted as counterfeiter.
family on
apparently
. HAPTER IX -Csvendlsh
n tt rescue Yancy. who is
ft' ad. Price breaks Jail.
t HAPTER X —Betty and Carrlngton ,
strive at Belle Plain.
way of answer. Mahaffy shot him a
« ntemptuous glance. "Take a chair
—do, Solomon!'' entreated the judge
"When did I ever sneak a jug Into
ny shanty?" asked Mabaffy sternly,
evidently conscious of entire recti-
tude in this matter.
"I deplore your choice of words,
fit lomon," said the judge. "You know
well that If you'd been here l
t have got past your place
jug! But let's deal with
"Have either of you gentlemen seen
a boy go through here today?" Mur-
rell glanced from one to the other.
Mr. Mahaffy's thin lips twisted them- j
selves into a sarcastic smile. He
turned to the judge, who spoke up
quickly.
"Did be carry a bundle ar.d rifle?" j
he asked. Murrell gave eager assent.
"Well," said the Judge, "be stopped
here along about four o'clock, and
asked his way to the nearest river
landing."
e. ••*•••
"Hannibal—" the judge's voice and
manner were rather stern. "Hanni-
bal, a man rode by here last night on
a big bay horse. He said he was
looking for a boy about ten years old j
—a boy with a bundle and rifle." j
There was an awful pause. "Who was
that man. Hannibal?"
"It were Captain Murrell." The I
judge raised his fist and brought it1
down with a great crash on the ta-
ble. "We don't know any boy ten|
years old with a rifle And bundle!",
he said.
"Please—you won't let him take me
away, judge—I want to stop with
you!" cried Hannibal. He slipped
from his chair, and passing about the
table, seized the judge by the hand, j
The Judge was visibly affected
whisper, asked: "Would It be perfect- j which to transport his few belongings
ly convenient for you to extend me and bis numerous family
limited c.-edlt?" Thus it happened that as Murrell hatless and coatless, with a pair of
"Now, Judge Price, you know a *nd Slosson were dragging Yancy pale villainous eyes and a tobacco-
heap better than to ask me that!" down the lane, Cayendlsh was Just ; stained chin. The judge viewed tho
she answered, shaking her head (I rounding a bend In the Elk. a quar- newcomer with disfavor. As for the
"No offense, ma'am," said the judge,, ter of a mile distant, leaning loose-
hiding his disappointment, and with ly against the long handle of his
sweep, he was watching the lane or
bright water that ran between the
black shadows cast by the trees on
either bank.
He heard a dull splash, and caught j
sight of some object in the eddy that 1
swept alongside. Mr. Cavendish
promptly detached himself from the \
handle of the sweep and ran to the
edge of the raft.
It was a face, livid and blood-1
Mahaffy be quitted the bar.
The sudden noisy clamor of many
voices, high-pitched and excited, float-
ed out to them under the hot sky. "1
wonder—" began tbe j*dge, and
Call for County Warrants
Notice is hereby given that I
have money on ha^ to pay the
following warrants now issued
an<i outstanding against Garvin
County.
AH salary warrants up to and
including No. 196, series i'Jll-12.
All Court warrants up to and
including No. 4%, series 1911-154,
All contingent warrants up to
and ineludii ig 09, series
All supply warrants up to and
including No. 15, ueiies 1911-12.
All poor and insane warrants
up to and including No, 61,
series 1911 lii
All Road and bridge warrants
up to an& including: No. 105r
series 1911-12.
All Separate School warrants
up to and including No. 66,
series 1911 12,
Interest will cease on and
after thirty days from date of
this call, (iiven under my hand
paused as he saw the crowd stream
Into the road before the tavern. Then
a cloud of dust enveloped it, a cloud
of dust that came from the tramping
of many pairs of feet, and that swept
toward them, thick and impenetrable,
and no higher than a tall man's head streaked. Dropping on his knees he
in the lifeless air. "I wonder if we
missed anything?" continued the
Judge, finishing what he had started
to say.
The score or more of men were
quite near, and the Judge and Ma-
haffy made out the tall figure of the
sheriff in the lead._ And then the
crowd, very excited, very dusty, very ,
noisy and very hot, flowed into the
Judge's front yard. For a brief mo-
ment that gentleman fancied Pleas-
antvllle had awakened to a fitting
sense of Its obligation to him and
that it was about to make amends
for its churlish lack of hospitality. He
rose from his cbalr, and with a splen-
did florid gesture, swept off his hat.
"It's the pussy fellow!" cried a
voice.
"Oh, shut up—dont you think 1
know him?" retorted the sheriff tart-
ly-
"Gentlemen—1" began the Judge
blandly.
"Get the well-rope!
reached out a pair of long arms and
made a dexterous grab, and his fin-
gers closed on tbe collar or Yancy's
shirt. He drew Yancy close along-
side, and pulled him clear of the wa-
ter. Mr. Cavendish began a hurried
examination of the still figure.
'There's a little life here—not much.
Polly!" he called.
This brought Mrs. Cavendish from
one of the two cabins that occupied
the center of the raft. When she
caught sight of Yancy she uttered ft
shriek.
Her cry had aroused the other deni-1
jens of the raft. Six little Caven- j
dishes, each draped in a single gar-
ment, tumbled forth from their shel-j
ter.
"I reckon we'd better lift him on to>
one of the beds—get his wet clothes i
off and wrap him up warm," aaid j
Polly.
"Oh, put him tn oar bed!" erled S2
the little Cavendishes.
And Yaacy was borne Into thw
horse-thief, he gave his companion in
misery a coldly critical stare, seated
himself on the stool, and with quite
a fierce air dev<rted all his energy to
mastication. He- neither altered hits
position nor changed his expression
until he and the Judge were alone. I and seal this the 25th day of
then, catching the judge's eye; h® j J ulv 1912
made what seemetl a casus! move- j
ment with his bantf, the three fingers
raised; but to the ludge this ilearly
was without slgnldcance, anl the
horse-thief manifested no further in-
terest where he was concerned He 1
did not even condescend to answer j
tbe one or two civil remarks the j
judge addressed to Mm.
As the long afternoon more i*.6elt
away, the judge lived through the
many stages of doubt and uncertain-
ty, for suppose anytfcing had Hap-
pened to Mahaffy!
Standing before the window, the
J. F. Trimmer,
County Trasurer of Garvin
19-2t. County, Oklahoma.
j fade from the sky and tbe stars P-
: pear. Would Mahaffy come? Tie
"I"*16 Judge w as rather at loss prop-j smaller of the two shanties, where
No' "he roared. "He shan't have er'y t0 interpret these varied remarks, j presently his bandaged- head rested
ie . • . n • i_ I _!11_ Kin Tt- >r ■
you. Is he kin to yofc?"
"No," said Hannibal. "He tried to
get me away from my Cncle Bob."
"Where is your Uncle Bob?"
"He's dead.' And the child began
to weep bitterly. The Judge bent
and lifted blm into his lap.
He was not long left In doubt. The
sheriff steped to his side and dropped j
a heavy hand on his shoulder.
"Mr. Slocum Price, or whatever
your name Is, your little game is up!" i
"Ain't he bold?" it was the woi -1
an's voice this. time, and the fat lafed-
on the long pillow. Then ills wet
clothes were hung up to dry along
with the faintly wash, which fluttered
on a rope stJetched beSween the two>
shanties.
3©TH'E OK SATiE 0> JtEAL ESTATE
tit.VBDIA5
3.: the matter of the jundianship of Al-
fred Pike, a minor.
Xirlce is hereby niven 1* pursuance of an
urder of the county court of tbeCou.rtyof
LeFljre, state of Oklahoma, rnsde on ttfc-xm
day of July. 1H12. th-3 undesigned ?uandian
, . V J .1, 1 Itjht- of tSa estate of Alfred Pike, a minor will
judge watched the last ^stlge of light, ^ ^ pBb|J(. tottle WeS„t bldder ,ub
ject ID confirmation by said1 court on ?lon-
day She lith (lay of Arj? . A. 1912. between
the te ars of 9 o'clock and tbe setting o? the
sun mi the ^urnedaj in froat of the Court
houa* at Pauls Valley. Oklahoma, all the
right. t;itle and inter^-t of safci Alfred Ffke."
amine* in and to the described real
estate situate in Garvin county, state of Ok-
laMiur.a. to-wit;
The fee simple title in and to the ijotfth
ea8t to a.*res of Lot 4. of sectisi 1. and south
west v *f * e hi of nw * of Section 1. and S1.
of ne^of SwV4. and beV$of and SHof
>eH o* section 13. to*nsh p 2, &orth. run je -
Kast. ani Lot 4. and seK of «>f |s ectton
18 Township 3 North Range East.
Said realestate will be solff <-.n the follow-
ing terms ana conditions, to-▼it: Cash u:xm
-jont'ruatlon and delivery of deed.
Bids for the purchase th*rx>f must l e
made at public auction. an<i a deposit cf 10
per cent of amount bid must he filed as ♦vri
tfence of good faith of-successful bidder.
Dat*tL tbe tth day of July. (i'L2.
(i. W. I n tees.
18 at. Guardian.
afJW
€i ildn „
thJU
"There, my sou—" he said sooth- curls awry and her plump
he.
«. cantons ^'ere'8 th* juSl wlth Bome
here a a glass. Now
*\nt?
tbe table.
llt.uor left In It
*at more do ycnJ
Mr. Mahaffy drew Del* -l
"Sit down," urged the J d(*.
"I hope you feel meansaid i"a"
taJfy.
"If it's any satisfaction to you, 1
<lo," admitted the judge
'You ought to." Mahaffy drew for-
w ,rd a chair. Tlie Judge ailed his
fltlSS
What* tfef news from the land-
.g?"
brought h'ia fist down on
table. > —-
1 heard the boat churning away ' tolfl
ti'jnd back of the bend, then I saw j "Hannibal," he aaid
the lights, and she tied up and they ' - —'
tossed off the freight. 'I hen she
churned away agaiu and her lights
Hi t back of the trees on the bank.
There was tbe lap of waves on the
hi,ore. and 1 was left with tho halt-
41 *en miserable loafers who d crawled
out to see the boat come in,
tie news six days a week'
By tbe river had come the judge.
trEtatively hopeful, but at heart ei-
cting nothing, therefore immune to
ti i-appolntment and equipped tor fall-
me. By the river had come Mr. Mi-
bdlly. as unfit as tbe judge himself,
ti d for the same reason, but sour and
breast hearing tumultously, gamed j
a place in the forefront of the crow^ I
"Dear madam, this is an unexpect- j
ed pleasure! " said the judge, with his j
icgly. "Now you tell me when
died, and all about it"
"He were killed. It were only yes-
terday, and I can't forget him. I
don't w^m to—but it hurts—it hurts j hand upon his heart
terrible!" Hannibal burled his head in! "I my money!" shrieked the
the judges shoulder and aobhed landlady. "Good money—not this
aloud. Presently his small hands1 worthless trash!" she shook a bill nn-
SToi« About the judge's neck, and that der his nose. The judge recognized j (nt0 the dusk ^ the e**nlng. and
jgentleman experienced a strange thiiU1 it as the one of which be had de- ■ nigbt caine gwla,y t0 feis>wshlp the
The sheriff Sad brought the judge's
supper. He reported that the crow'd
was dispersing, and that «n: the wnole
public sentiment was not particularly
hostile. Indeed, he went so far *s to
say there existed a stroi^ undwsjur-
rent of satisfaction that the jail
should have so" speedily iustitie* it-
self.
Presently the sheriff w nt his way
of pleasure.
"Tell me how he died, Hannibal,'" j
h# t:rgid gently. In a voice broken
by sobs, the child began the story
of their flight, a confused narrative.
Tb# Judge shuddered. "Can such
things be," he murmured at last. Then
he remembered what Mahaffy had
him of the man on the raft.
Solomon Ma-
haffy. who was here last night, told
me he saw down at the river land-
ing, a man who had been fished up
out of the Klk—a man who had been
roughly handled."
"Were tt my Uncle Bob?" cried
Hannibal, lifting a swollen face to|
That's i hu
! ' Dear iad. I don't know," said the
judge sympathetically.
"It were Uncle Bob! I know it
wete my I'ncle Bob! I must go find
him!" and Hannibal slipped from the,
judge's lap and ran for his rifle and
bundle.
cried the judge. "Now,
spoiled Hannibal
"You have been catched passing
counterfeit," said the sheriff. A iignt
broke on the Judge, a light that
stunned and dazzled.
"I can explain—"
"Speak to them. Solomon—yoti
knew how I came by the money!"
cried the judge, clutching his fne d
by the arm. Mahaffy opened his thin
Hps, but the crowd drowned his voice
in a roar.
A tall fellow shook a long lin«er
under Mahaffy's nose.
"You scoot!"
Mr. Mahaffy seemed to hesitate.
Some one gave him a shove and he ,
staggered forward a step. Before he!
could recover himself the ihove was
repeated.
"Lope on out of here!" yelled the
tall fellow. Mahaffy was hurried to- j
ward fhe road. Twenty men were In 1
chase behind him. Then the woods I
Stop a bit!"
Ii; ter with the world, believing al- ' if n was your Uncle Bob, hell come
wi.ys In the possibility of some mir- , back the moment he is able to travel,
b- e of regeneration. ! Meantime, you must remain under my
At the judge's elbow Mr. Mahaffy protection while we investigate this
tianged his position with nervous maD glosson."
r .ddenness. Then he folded his long it was Saturday, and in Pieasant-
„g ville a jall-ralsing was In progress.
Vou asked if there was any news, i During all the years of its corporate |
I'tlce; while we were waiting for the jignity tbe village had never boasted ,
i«et a raft tied up to tbe bank: the anj. building where the evil-doer could I
J. low aboard of it had a man he'd be placed under restraint; hence had
titled up out of the river, a man arisen its peculiar habit of dealing
wto'd been pretty well cut to pieces." j with crftne: but a leading citlxen had
Who was he?" asked the Judge. donated half an acre of ground lying j
Nobody knew, and he wasn't con- midway between the town and the
►i ous. I shouldn't be surprised if he river landing as a site tor the pro-
nt'ver opens his lips again. When 1 p0sed structure, and the scattered |
tie doctor had looked to his cuts, the population of the region bad assem-
l«;iow on the raft cast off and went bled for the raising.
«>i) down the Elk." j "We don't want to get there tool
• t occurred to the Judge that he early.' explained the judge, as they
to in self had news to impart. He must
ii^eount for the boy's presence.
"While you've been taking your
wLiff of life down at the steamboat
Imiding. Mahaffy, I've been experi-
encing a most extraordinary coinci-
dence When I went to the war of
•jjj. a Hazard accompanied me as my
orderly. His grandson is back of that
curtain now—asleep—in my bed!"
Mahaffy put down his glass.
"You were like this once before."
tie said darkly. But at that Instant
lie shuck tick rattled noisily at some
Bicvement of the sleeping boy. 51a-
huffy quitted his chair, and crossing
tte room, drew the quilt aside A
fiance sufficed to assure him that m
likrt. at least, the judge spoke the
troth
There was a hoof-beat on the " 1
Judge's fears. A. single moonb.
found Its way Uto the place, mating
a thin rift In ttie darkaess. The
judge sat down on the *ree-let«ed
stool, which, with a shaka-down Jed,
furnished the JaU.
Where was feoiomon Mahaffy, and
where Hannibal*' He fe.t that Ma-
haffy could fend for himself, but he
experienced a moment af gen sine
concern when he thought ft the cMld.
Then—there waa a scarcely audi-
ble rustle on the margin of the woods,
a dry branch snapped loudly. Next a
stealthy step sounded in. the clear-
ing. The judga had aa agonized
vision of regu5ators ard lvnclttrs.
The cautious steps continued tc> ap-
proach. A whisper stola into the
Jail.
"Are you awake. Price*** It was Ma-
haffy who spoke.
"God bless vm, Solom. n Mahaffy !"
cried the judga unsteadSy.
"I've got the boy—he's with, me,"
said Mahaffy.
"God bless you both!" repeatui the
judge broken^. "Take care of him.
Solomon. I feel better now, k rowing,
he's in good hands."
"Please, judge—" It wax Hannibal.
"Yes, dear lad?"
"I'm miglaty sorry that ten dollars
I loaned you was bad!—but y u doat
need ever to pay it back! It were
Captain Marreli gave tt to ma."
"I conse<rate myself to hi destruc-
tion! Juige Slocum Price cannot be
humiliated with immunity!"
"I should think yoti weuld save
your wind. Price, until you'd wad
died out of danger!" Maiaffy spoke
gruffly.
"How are you going to get ma out
of this, Solomon—for I suppose you
are here to break jail for me." said
the judge.
-"Neighbor. That Means
Cried.
suspense was intolerable- Suddenly
, out of tha silence sourned a long
drawn whistle. Three times It was
; repeated. The horse-thisf leaped to
his feet.
"Neighbor, that meat* nei" he
f cried.
■ The moon was rising now, and by I
tfts light the judge saw a number, ol
;horsemen appear on th* edge at the
woods. They entered the clearing,
;picking their way among the stumps
-without haste or con* ision. W-hen
Choice cf a hl~33adn
is tcc important a matter for a Tfonan
to be handicapped by v eakness, bad
biooc. or foul breath. Avoid thsss
kill-hopes by taking Dr. King's life
Pills. New streagth, ficc complexion,
puw breath, c'aeerful spirits—things
thaSvrtD men-follow theirs ase. Easy,
safe. sare. 25c at the Live Drug Co.
I f you are a. housewife you ccnnct
reasonably hop® to be healthy or tvsau-
tihii by washing dishes,, sweeping and
devag housewurk all day, and craariing
irnto bed de^i tired at night. Vou
'.^oiTe "closer five of Ob band, dls-1 mast get out into the open air and
mounted; the rest continued on about sanlight. I' jou do tbis evet? day
the jail or cantered off tow aid tlle acti keep yc"w stomaeii and bowels in
'road. ;
"Look out inside, taere!" cried a order by takiag Chambsrlain's
voice, aad a log was dashed as^tnst
the door; once—twice—it rose and
fell on the clapboards, and under
those mighty thuds grew up a, widel 33,6 bV a11 aealers
gap through which tbe lmenlighc -
streamed splendidly. The horse-thieti
stepped between th® dangling olaau
and vanished.
The judge tossed away the stoo*.;
He understood now. With, a cam |
Tablets whea needed, you should be-
come both iealthy and beautifui. For
DR. W. L. DILLARD
....DENTIST....
dent, aot to say jaunty step, the Ju>ls« Office up stairs over Valley Hardware
J Ciown and bridge work e, specialty.
h«
emerged from the jail.
"Your servant, gentlemen!"
•aid. lifting his hat
"Git!" said odj of the men. brief
ly, and the judge- moved aimbly away
toward the woo^s.
Now to find Solomon and th boy,
and then to pot tbe mile* between
himself and ?leasant ville with all
diligence. As he thought this, almost
at his elbow Mahaffy and Hannibal
rose from beftind a fallen log. Tha
Yankee motioned for silence and
pointed weu
Telephone 365, .
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
W OOP \ A R D
CHAPTER X.
quitted the cabin. "We want to miss
the work, but be on hand for the,
celebration."
"I suppose we may confidently look
to you to favor us with a few elo- want My Money!" Shrieked the
queiit words?" said Mr. Mahaffy. Landlady.
-And why not. Solomon!" asked ^ ^ him_ ^ ^ ^
Belle Plain.
I "Now. Tom," said Betty, with a 1!
tie air ut excitement as she rose Ircoi
Well. Price, I guess all we can do, the breakfast table that first mom-
is to go back to town and see if 1 j jng at, Belle Plain. "I want you to
can get into my cabin—1're got an gb0w me everything!"
old saw there. If I can find it, I can reckon youil notice ocnie
come again tomorrow night and cut changes," remarked Tom.
away one of the logs, or the ciea s o. w-ent from tbe room and down!
the door." ^ I j,an a 8lep OT two in advance of j
In hsaven s name, do that to..ight,l 1|er qq t^e porch Betty paused.
Stove and Heater wood sold ;ii right
prites wd delivers.!. Yard at Union
Hotel.
WOOD SAWED AND SPLIT
Also have sew machine for saw ag
and splitting wood. Split wood uy
size desired. PHONE 14«
J. B, AKER, Pauls Valley, Oktj.
the judge. ! working tirelessly, carried h'.m over Solomon!" implored the judge. "Whyj breath-ing deep. The house stood oa
The opportunity he craved w rsiien logs and through tangled thick- procrastinate?" ' in eminence; directly oefore it at the
denied him. The crow d was like ^ [he roiceg belllnd him growing " Price, there s a pack of dogs in bottom of the sllgbt degceBt was a
most southwestern crowds of the pe- —^ distant a. he raa. this neighborhood, and we must have gffimll Uyou> beyond this the forest
a full nigh: to move in, cr they u pull ( ilretChed away in one unbroken mass
us down before we've gone ten w ^ Mississippi.
rlod. and no sooner did the judge ap-
pear than there were clamorous de-
mands for a speech. He cast a
glam® of triumph at Mahaffy. and
nimbly mounted a convenient stump
He extolled the climate of middle;
Tennessee, the unsurpaased fertility
CHAPTER IX
Th Family on the Raft
miles'."
"What Is it you want to see, any-
That would unquestionably hare
been the end of Bob Yancy when he
that awaited Pleasantville; he a« s-!oI «« naa aot *r. rue
" You're «ght. Solomon; I'd forgot-. bow Bettyr Tom dem.Bded.
ten the dogs "Everything—the place. Tom—Belle
Mahaffy closed and fastened tbe I
shutters, then he and Hannibal stole ■ • ■
(To be continued.)
Buy it now. Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera a c d Diarrheoa Remedy is
almost certain to be needed before
the summer is over. Buy it sow and
be prepared for emergency. For sale
by all dealers.
Dr. J. W. Shelton
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
GLASSES FITTED
Office J. T. Janes Bidg, Phone 36$
Pauls Valley, Okla.
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