The Brinkman Courier. (Brinkman, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1912 Page: 4 of 6
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THE
PRODIGAL
JUDGE
\Dy VAUOHAM K£5TER.
Jut % Br U Mm v/u
THE
CHILDREN
SYNOPSIS.
JM srene il lha a|«iilni of ha tnf la
laid In lha library of an oM worn ««it
southern plantation. kmiwii aa lli« Oar
bar The iiia« ■ la lo Im. aold and m
Malory and thai of tha ownara. lw
ylulniar.1i la Ilia aut.Ject of <lla«?iiaalon o
onallian Crenahaw. • BUSInaoa man, f
stranger known aa Ilia.In. ami H
|«h. r a farmer whan llaiuiil.nl war
Ha la id • myalertoua .1.11.1 of lha olil
&aoulh. it. family, niakaa Ida appearan; «
Taney lalla how ha adopted lha U.y i*a-
Utanlel Perrla buya lha Barony. I ul lha
Qulnlarda <lany any knowledge of we
y Vao.y Ik keap lUniillal I'splaln
urrell, a frf«-tirt of «ha uulnlarda ap
tatra unit aaka queatlona af >ul Ihe Mar
nny Trouble at H> ralch Hill, whan IUn
filbal la kidnaped hy Dave Blount. < ap
(•In Murrvll'a agent Yancy overtakes
Blouni slvee him a thraahln* an«l aecurea
tha boy. Vancy appeata l« fore H.iuira
Balaam, ami la dlacharaed Willi costs for
tha plaintiff Malty Malroy. a friend or
tha Ferrlaea, haa an encounter with I ap
tain Muriel!, who forowa hla etlentloria on
hay. ami la rwcuM by llruce Carrln*ton.
Batty aata out for har Temteaaea home
Carnngton takes lha ani ataae Taney
ami Hannibal dlaappear. with Murrall on
thalr trail llannlhal arrlvaa at lha homa
Of Judge H locum Price. Tha Juil«« recoa-
ntaaa 111 the boy. Ilia grandsoa of an old
tlinr frlaml. Murrull arrlvaa at Judge a
homa. Cavsndlah family on rafl reecue
Yancy, who In apparently dead. rrt<
aal'l Hannibal with a deep lirealto.
viewing Yum y unmistakably In the
flrali
"N *m unco I floating peac*-
fully along with these hei* lltled
friends of mine, hut I wu solus an*
Iona about you, non"
"And Mr Hlosson, Unci* Hob -did
you smack hliu Ilka you smacked
It** Hlounl that dMy wh«n h« tried
to al«*al Bl.r uakt'd rlnmill.nl, whoso
rhlldlah sense of Justice demanded
reparation for the wrongs tb«y had
au (Tared
Mr. Yancy extended a Iris right
hand. th« knuckle of which u«
skinned and bruised.
"He were the uieaneat man I ever
I el I obllKed fo' to hit with my flat.
Navvy; It appeared like be had teeth
all over hla face."
"Hho' wbere'a hla hide, (Inola
I l I4.1I till' III II.' ClIVCllllUhcN III
an excited cborua. "Hbo' -did you for
get that?" They themselves had for
gotten the unique enterprise to which
Mr Yancy waa committed, but the
allualon to Hloaaon had revived tbelr
memory of It.
"Well, be begged no piteous to be
allowed fo' to keep bin hide, 1 hadn't
the heart to atrip It off," explained Mr.
Yancy pleaaantly. "And the winter's
com In' on—at this moment I can feel
a chill In the air—don't you all reckon
he'H going' to need It fo' to keep the
cold out? Hbo', you mustn't be bloody-
minded !"
"What was It about Mr. Slosson's
hide, I'ncle Hob?" demanded Hanni-
bal. "What was you a-goln' to do
to that?"
"Why, Nevvy, after he beat me up
and throwed me In the river, I was
some peevish fo' a upell In my feel-
ings fo' him," said Yancy In a tone
of gentle regret. He glanced at bis
bruised band. "Hut I'm right pleased
to be able to say that I've got over
all them oncharltable thoughts of
mine."
"And you seen the judge, Uncle
Hob?" questioned Hannibal.
"Yes, I've seen the Judge. We was
together fo' part of a day. Me and
him gets on fine?"
"Where Is he now, Uncle Hob?"
"I reckon he's back at Helle Plain
by this time. You see we left him in
Knlelgh along after noon to 'tend to
some biiBlnesB be bad on hand. I
never seen a gentleman of his weight
bo truly spry on his legs—and all
about you, Nevvy; while as to mind!
Sho' why, words flowed out of him
as naturally as water out of a branch."
Of Hannibal's relationship to the
Judge he said nothing. He felt that
was a secret to be revealed by the
Judge himself when he should see lit.
"Uncle Hob, who'rn I going to live
with now?" questioned Hannibal anx-
toualy.
"That p'int's already come up,
Nevvy—him and me's decided that
there won't be no friction. You-all
will Just go on living with him."
"Hut what about you, Uncle Hob?"
cried Hannibal, lifting a wistful little
face to Yancy'b.
"Oh, me?—well, you-all will go
right on living wlfti me."
"And what will come of Mr. Ma-
haff y ?"
"I reckon you-all will go right on
living with him, too."
"Uncle Hob, you mean you reckon
we all are going to live in one
house?"
"1 "low it will have 40 be fixed that-
a-ways," agreed Yancy.
iblrda an enormously high per cant,
lo have achieved "
"Tliere la something In thai, loo,"
agreed Mr Wealey Who la Colonel
Hlocutn Price Turbervllle?"
The Judge alarted up from bla
chair
"I have 1 bat honor." said be, bow-
ing
' Well, here'a a teller come In ad
dreaaed like that, and as you've been
using part of the name I am wllllug
to itasume you're legally entitled 10
the rest of It It cleara up a point
that off aud on baa troubled me con
nlderable I can only wonder I wu n t
smarter."
"What point, may I ask?"
"Why, about the time you hung out
your shingle here, some one wrote a
letter to General Jackaon. It was
mailed after nlgbt, and when I seen It
In I he morning I waa clean beat. I
couldn't locate the handwriting, and
yet I kepi that letter back a couple or
days and give It all my spare time.
It ain't that I'm one of your spying
sort—there's nothing of fhe Yankee
about me!"
"Certainly not," agreed the Judge.
"Candid, Judge. I reckon you wrote
that letter, seeing this one cornea un-
der a frank from Washington. No, sir
—I couldn't make out who was cor-
responding with the president, and it
worried me. not knowing, more than
anything I've had to contend against
since I came Into oftlce. I calculate
there ain't a postmaster in the United
Ktates takes a more personal Interest
In the service than me. I've frequent-
ly set patrons right when they was
In doubt as to the date they had
mailed such and such a letter." As
Mr. Wesley sometimes canceled as
many as three or four stamps in a
and ibal a quid of tobacco waa
tlin.a •.I in iiiiKu ll.itllig thua clear-
ly ealabilabed Ihe fact thai he waa s
more or lesa national character. Mr.
Wealey look hluiaelf off
When he had dlsap|>*ared from
algbt down ihe atreel, the Judge cloaed
the door. Then he picked up the let-
ter Pur a long minute he held It in
bla hand, uncertain, fearful, while hla
mind slipped bark Into the paat until
hla Inward searching vlalon ferreted
out a handaome aoldlerly figure- bla
own.
"That's what Jackaon remembera if
be remembers anything!" he mut-
tered, aa with trembling fltigera he
broke the aeal. Almbat Instantly a
smile overspread bis battered fea-
tures. He hitched his chin higher and
squared his ponderous shoulders. "I |
am not forgotten—no, damn It—no!"
he exulted under his breath. "Kecalla >
me with sincere esteem and consld- I
ers my services to the country bh well j
worthy of recognition—" the Judge |
breathed deep. What would Mahalty j
tlnd to say now! Certainly this was i
well calculated to disturb the sour j
cynicism of his friend His bleared
eyes brimmed. After all his groping i
he had touched hands with the reall- .
ties at last! Even a federal Judgeship, |
though not an office of first repute In j
the south, had Its dignity—it signified
something! He would make Solomon
his clerk! The Judge reached for his
hat. Mahaffy must know at once that
fortune had mended for them. Why,
at that moment he was actually in
receipt of an income!
He sat down, the better to enjoy
the unique sensation. Taxes were be-
ing levied and collected with no other
end in view than his stipend—his ar-
dent fancy saw the whole machinery
FUN WITH COMICAL FIGURES
Boy May Causa MimmiM By Ar-
ranging Funny M# d lo Long
Slick, Covered With Cloth.
Much amusement may be given by
*ny boy on a winter's night by arrang
Ing a funny h ad lo the end of a l ng
•lick Around Ihe neck gather a looae
•klrl of aome cheap dark material,
long enough to reach lo Ihe ground
when the slick la held at arm'a length
tbuvc ihe head of Ihe boy who will
bo Inside. The material should bo
poarve. ao that the boy Inside can Be.
through About lh« height of hla
knee wire the aktrt lo make It stand
out, and another wire the height of
the neck will keep the view clear and
_anoy. ...... — -rr-
brvaha Jail. Hatty and 1 urrliigton arrive
at Halle Plain. Ilanulhal'a rllle illailoaea
a..in., atnrtllns thlliga lo Ilia Ju.ls.' Han
nll>al and lleity inaat again Murrall nr
rtvea In Helle ruin la playlnic for l.ia
atakea Yancy awakaa from Iona dream
lean Bleep on board tha raft. Ju.Tn.' I'rlca
niakaa atartllna dlacovarlea In lookltin up
laml tltlea I'harlay Norton, a young
rllanter, who aaalata tha Judge, la mya
rthiualy aaanulted. Norton Inf..una Car
rliigton thai Hetty tins iimtnlatnl to marry
him. Norton la myalnrloualy ahot Mora
light on Murrall'a plot. He plana u|irla-
Ina of negrnea. Juilice I'rlce. wllh llitniil
bal. vlalla IKtty, and aha k e|>B tha lioy
aa a companion. In a at roll Betty tnkea
Willi H1111nlt.nl thay meet Heaa Hl.'ka,
daughter of the overseer, who warns
Batty of danger and counsels her to
leave Halle Plain at once. Hatty, terrl
Bad, 0t'ta on Heaa' advice, and on their
way thalr carriage la atopp.'d by Hlosson,
Ihe tavern keeper, and a confederate, and
Betty and Hannibal are made prlaniiera
The pair are taken to Hicks' cabin, In an
almost liiacceallile apot, and there Mur
fell vlalla Hetty and reveals hla pnrt In
Ihe plot and Ills object lletty spurns
his proffered love and the Interview la
ended by Ihe arrival of Ware, lerrltled
at poaallile outcome of the crime. Judge
Price, hearing of the abduction, plana ac-
tion. The Judge takee charge of the
situation, and aearch for the nilaalng onea
la Instituted. Carrlngtoti visits the Judge
and allies are discovered. Judge I'rlce
visits Colonel Kentrcsa. where lie nieela
Yancy and Cavendish. Becoming enraged,
Price dashea n glnaa of whisky Into the
colonel's face and a duel la arranged. Mm
Eell Is arrested for negro ateiillng and hla
lubble burets. The Judge and Mahaffy
rtscuaa the coming duel. ('arrlngton
makea frantic senri'li for Hetty and the
boy. Carrlngton tlnds Hetty ami Hanni-
bal. and a fierce gun tight follows. Yancy
appeare and a^slsta In the rescue.
CHAPTER XXIX.—(Continued.)
But Hetty shrunk from him in in-
voluntary agitation
"Oh. not now, llruce—not now—we
mustn't speak of that -lt'8 wrong—
It's wicked—you mustn't make me
forget him!" sbe cried brokeuly, in
protest.
"F'orglve me, Hetty, I'll not Bpeak
of It again," he said.
"Wait, llruce, and some time—Oh,
don't make me aay It," she gasped
"or 1 shall hate tnyBelf!" for In hla
presence she was feeling the horror
of her past experience grow strangely
remote, only the dull ache of her
memories remained, and to these she
clung. They were silent for a mo-
ment. then Carrlngton said:
"After I'm sure you'll be Bafe here
perhaps I'll go south into the Choctaw
Purchase. I've been thinking of that
recently; but I'll find my way back
here—don't misunderstand me—I'll
not come too soon for even you, Het-
ty. 1 loved Norton. He was one of
my best friends, too," he continued
gently. "Hut you know—and I know
•—dear, the day will come when no
matter whore you are I shall tlnd you
and not lose you!"
Hetty made no answer in words,
but a soft and eloquent little hand
was slipped Into his and allowed to
rest there
Presently a light wind stirred the
dead dense atmosphere, the mist lift-
ed and enveloped the shore, abowlng
them the river between plled-up
mass of vapor Apparently It ran
for their raft alone. It was Just twen-
ty-four hours since Carrlqgton had
looked upon such another night, but
this was a different world the gray
fof was unmasking -a world of hopes,
and dreams, and rich content. Then
the thought of Norton poor Norton—
who had bad his world, too. of hopes
and dreamB and rich content—
The calm of a highly domestic ex-
istence had resumed Its Interrupted
away on the raft. Mr Cavendish, as
aoclated in Betty'a memory with cer-
tain ear-splitting manifestations of
ferocious rage, became in the bosom
of his family low-voiced and genial
and hopelessly impotent to deal with
his Ave small sons, while Yancy was
acain the Hob Yancy of Scratch Hill.
violence of aoy sort apparently bad
no place In hla nature He was deep-
ly absorbed in Hannibal's account of
those vicissitudes which had befallen
him during their separation They! _ . ^
were now seated before a cheerful Bre what had brought him there, he felt ' the way of meeting with ail sorts
that biased on the tearth, the boy Mr Weeley had reachwl the limit of I politician can t afford to be too blame on the doorstep for several minute*,
very cioee to Taney with one hand ofSctal courtesy and dee patch particular Well ne«t time you write [ looking at a big black tom cat galll-
alasred In the Scratch Hiller s while "Well. sir. It looks like you d never j you might Just send him my regards— j vaating on the fence Finally ahe
about them were ranged the six small told us more than two thirds «C the Q. W * <*o L Wesley s nr*ard — j rasbed into the house, looking very
Caeendlshee sedatel* sharing In the truth" said the poet master He sur- there was considerable contention excited and exrlalaaed Muvver. I
raunlor. of cle and nevvy. toward ; veyed the Judge curious I r ! over my getting this office I reckon thought P« btfr «* Dot
which they felt they had honorably "I am complimented by your optn , he alsl forgot There was speeches kitty was Just so afraid of me. I fall
2,^ Ion of my veracity." reeponded that i made I understand the lie was passed sorry for It and corned
^Tnd you ws"s«l Sea*. Uncie Bohr (eeUema* promptly T consider two- between t«o Called State* senator*.' Woman s Home C««p*lUo*
Errf-t
Comical Giant.
keep the folds of the skirt away from
his face. When the person 1b inside
he will look like a funny giant, and
the attitudes and movements he makes
will please his audience. The accom-
panying pictures will give some of the
CHAPTER XXX.
The Judge Receives a Letter.
After he bad parted with Solomon
Mahaffy the Judge applied himself
diligently to shaping that miracle-
working document which be was pre-
paring as an offset to whatever risk
be ran in meeting Fentress. As san-
guine as he was sanguinary he confi-
dently expected to survive the en-
counter, yet it was well to provide for
a possible emergency—had he not his
grandson's 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 band he carried a let-
ter
"Howdy." he drawled, from Just be-
yond the Judge's open door.
The Judge glanced up. his quill pen
poised aloft.
"Oood evening, sir; won't you step
Inside and be seated?** he asked gra
clously. His dealings with the United
States mall service were of the most
Insignificant description, and In per- ]
sonaliy delivering a letter. If this was
'JL
Amusing Dwarf.
movements and show the change from
a giant to a dwarf. If the performer
is deft, he can make up attitudes and
Introduce funny speeches while he gi-
rates about the room.
ORIGIN OF DIFFERENT WORDS
I Was Quite Peevish After He Throw Me In the River."
single day he might have been par-
doned his pride in a brain which thus
lightly dealt with the burden of offi-
cial business. He surrendered the
letter with marked reluctance.
"Your surmise Is correct." said the
Judge with dignity. "I bad occasion
to write my friend. General Jackson,
and unless I am greatly mistaken 1
have my answer here." And with a
line air of Indifference he tossed the
letter on the table
"And do you know Old Hickory V
cried Mr. Wesley.
• Why not? lV>es It surprise you?**
of government in operation for bis
benefit. It was a singular feeling he
experienced. Then promptly bis
spendthrift brain became active. He
ueeded clothes—bo did Mahaffy—so
did his grandson; they must take a
larger house; he would buy himself a
man servant; these were pressing ne-
cessities as he now viewed them.
Once again he reache# for his hat;
the desire to rush off to Belle Plain
was overmastering.
"I reckon I'd be Justified In hlrln*
a conveyance from Pegloe," he
thought, but Just here he bad a sav-
inqulred the Judge. It was only bis | ing memory of bis unfinished task;
innate courtesy which reetralned him
from kicking the postmaster Into the
street, so intense was his desire to
be rid of htm.
- No. I don't know as it does. Jud«P>
Naturally a public man like him is in
that claimed precedence and be re-
sumed his pen
tTO BE CONTINCIBl)
Thoughtful Child.
Little Alice was terribly afraid of
.tB One day she bad been standing
Common Slang Term "Mash" Is From
Gypsy Word, "Mafada" Meaning
"to Charm By the Eyes."
"Pow-wow" comes from the North
American Indians.
The word boss comes from the low
Dutch and means master.
Kidnap comes from the napping or
stealing of a kid, gipsy for child.
Calaboose, a prison; picaroon, a pi-
rate; palaver, to talk, are all Span-
ish.
"A rum chap" Is simply a gipsy lad;
it has no relation to the product of
the still.
Pal is a brother, and "conk," for
nose, comes from the spouting foun-
tain, the concha of the Romans.
Demijohn comes from the Arabic
damaghan, itself taken from the Per-
sian glass making town of Demaghan.
The common slang word "mash" is
from a beautiful gipsy word, "ma-
fada." which means "to charm by the
eyes."
Why should a man be called a
spoon? Why spoony when he is mak-
ing love? Simply because he is a
"loeffel," which also means spoon.
A tinker's dam has nothing tu do
with swearing. It is merely the dam
or stoppage, made of flour and water,
which which the tinker stops the gap
he is mending until the tin or the
pewter he is using had cooled
^Moy/NG- ;
*Too Irftle
ckssM?:
£<*id rny GrbOdPA
/And rte KnowS •\
§0 I'll h<\ve "Vo
'travel wiTh "the
"Twin K S -
—"
$<*id Annie • X.
1—{oppose
I n
UNCLE SAM TRAINER OF BOYS
Experts Are Lecturing on Sclentlfie
Management of Farms—Many
Short Cuts Are Found.
I'ncle Sam has shown his fitness to
teach the Indians, to train the future
generals and admirals of hlB army and
navy; now he is showing his ability
an a trainer of farmer boys.
There are noticeable benefits to be
obtained from his educational meth-
ods, writes John Duffy in Leslie's
Weekly. The sons of farmers are dis-
covering the value of science In agri-
culture. They are finding many short
cuts to results their fathers worked
long to obtain. They are experiencing
the need of diversification of crops
and the success it brings. They are
being shown that the farm Is the
place for them; that there is health,
wealth and happiness in following In
the footsteps of their farmer fathers.
Hundreds of boys—in the main
sons of parents who are unable to
send them to agricultural schools—
are gathered together at frequent in-
tervals to hear an expert discuss the
latest and most scientiflo^nethcds of
farming and the makin|^V particular
crops To the scientifi^^:ethod$ of
the experts they are able to bring the
results of their own experiences on
the farms of their fathers; they are
able to receive and exchange ideas
and to achieve practical results in a
way seldom obtained by the best agri-
cultural schools.
BOY WITH TRAINED ROOSTER
Ten-Year-Old California Lad Earning
His Way Through College With
Aid of Pet Fowl.
A ten-year-old California boy whose
name is Ralph, is earning money
with which to educate himself, as his
widowed mother has her hands full
to take care of his small brothers and
sisters.
He has trained his prize Plymouth
Rock rooster to stand on a little plat-
form fastened to his Mcycle, which
he uses in delivering newspapers and
for various other errands.
Whenever Ralph stops his wheel,
the big rooster alights, flaps his wings
and gives a vigorous crow. He then
sway! ~—
RIDDLES
What is it we all often say we will
do and nobody has ever yet done?
Stop a minute.
What word contains all the vowels
in their proper order?
Facetious.
What word of fifteen letters la
there from which you can subtract
twelve and leave ten?
Pretentiousness.
Why b**e poultry no future state
of existence?
They have their necks twirled
(next world) in this.
What is It that ne*er was and nev-
er will b#*
A mouse's nest in a cat's ear.
Why Is a locomotive like a belle?
She scatters the sparks and trans-
ports the mails
Ralph and His Rooster.
picks around on the ground for a few
moments and then flies back to his
platform as Ralph moves off
Of course Ralph and Sammy al-
ways attract large crowds on these
trips and tbe ambitious lad has had
several hundreds of souvenir postal
cards printed of himself and his roos-
ter which he sells to the people who
collect around them whenever they
stop.
He hopes to make enough money in
this way to take him through college.
S^tiaffed
I'ncle John—Willie, if yo« ccald
have your way. who would you rather j
be than anybody else*
Small Willi*—Just me—If 1 could al- j Ostmeal. mamma — Harper s
ways hare my way ! xaar
Right for Once.
Emily was a quaint, old-fashloued
maiden of four years. She pronounced
all her words very distinctly, but oc-
casionally misused them.
Especially did the names of the
meals confuse her. and she would
speak of lunch in the morning or sup-
per at noon with equal Impartiality
One morning little Emily entered
the dining-room and gleefully an-
nounced that sbe was ready for sup-
per
Her mother Impatiently said.
"Now, Emily, this ts ridiculous Too
must learn the names of the meala
When you have been asleep all night,
get up and dress, and come down
stairs, what meal do you have the*?"
Emily solemnly and promptly re-
plied
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