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;Go away�察─�said the judge�察�in a low voice�察�fumbling the head of his
stick。

;Why�察�what's up�拭─ �asked Bittridge�察�and he managed to get in front of
Kenton and stay him at a point where Kenton could not escape。  It was a
corner of the room to which the old man had aimlessly tended�察�with no
purpose but to avoid him��

;I wish you to let me alone�察�sir�察─�said Kenton at last。  ;I can't speak
to you。;

;I understand what you mean�察�judge�察─�said Bittridge�察�with a grin�察�all the
more maddening because it seemed involuntary。  ;But I can explain
everything。  I just want a few words with you。  It's very important�察�it's
life or death with me�察�sir�察─�he said�察�trying to look grave。  ;Will you
let me go to your rooms with you�拭�

Kenton made no reply。

Bittridge began to laugh。  ;Then let's sit down here�察�or in the ladies'
parlor。  It won't take me two minutes to make everything right。  If you
don't believe I'm in earnest I know you don't think I am�察�but I can
assure youWill you let me speak with you about Miss Ellen�拭�

Still Kenton did not answer�察�shutting his lips tight�察�and remembering his
promise to his wife。

Bittridge laughed�察�as if in amusement at what he had done。  ;Judge�察�let
me say two words to you in private�  �If you can't now�察�tell me when you
can。  We're going back this evening�察�mother and I are�察�she isn't well��
and I'm not going to take her to Washington。  I don't want to go leaving
you with the idea that I wanted to insult Miss Ellen。  I care too much
for her。  I want to see you and Mrs。 Kenton about it。  I do�察�indeed。  And
won't you let me see you�察�somewhere�拭�

Kenton looked away�察�first to one side and then to another�察�and seemed
stifling。

;Won't you speak to me�  �Won't you answer me�拭 �See here�  �I'd get down on
my knees to you if it would do you any good。  Where will you talk with
me�拭�

;Nowhere� ─ �shouted Kenton。  ;Will you go away�察�or shall I strike you
with my stick�拭�

;Oh�察�I don't think�察─�said Bittridge�察�and suddenly�察�in the wantonness of
his baffled effrontery�察�he raised his hand and rubbed the back of it in
the old man's face。

Boyne Kenton struck wildly at him�察�and Bittridge caught the boy by the
arm and flung him to his knees on the marble floor。  The men reading in
the arm´chairs about started to their feet�察�a porter came running�察�and
took hold of Bittridge。  ;Do you want an officer�察�Judge Kenton�拭─�he
panted。

;No�察�no� ─ �Kenton answered�察�choking and trembling。  ;Don't arrest him。
I wish to go to my rooms�察�that's all。  Let him go。  Don't do anything
about it。;

;I'll help you�察�judge�察─�said the porter。  ;Take hold of this fellow�察─�he
said to two other porters who came up。  ;Take him to the desk�察�and tell
the clerk he struck Judge Kenton�察�but the judge don't want him arrested。;

Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne�察�who was rubbing his knees
and fighting back the tears�察�he heard the clerk's voice saying�察�formally��
to the porters�察 �Baggage out of 35 and 37; and adding�察�as mechanically��
to Bittridge�此 �Your rooms are wanted。  Get out of them at once� �

It seemed the gathering of neighborhood about Kenton�察�where he had felt
himself so unfriended�察�against the outrage done him�察�and he felt the
sweetness of being personally championed in a place where he had thought
himself valued merely for the profit that was in him�察�his eyes filled��
and his voice failed him in thanking the elevator´boy for running before
him to ring the bell of his apartment。




VIII。

The next day�察�in Tuskingum�察�Richard�察�Kenton found among the letters of
his last mail one which he easily knew to be from his sister Lottie�察�by
the tightly curled´up handwriting�察�and by the unliterary look of the
slanted and huddled address of the envelope�此�The only doubt he could have
felt in opening it was from the unwonted length at which she had written
him�察�Lottie usually practised a laconic brevity in her notes�察�which were
suited to the poverty of her written vocabulary rather than the affluence
of her spoken word。

     ;Dear Dick; ��her letter ran�察�tripping and stumbling in its course�В�
     ;I have got to tell you about something that has just happened here��
     and you needent laugh at the speling�察�or the way I tell it�察�but just
     pay attention to the thing itself�察�if you please。  That disgusting
     Bittridge has been here with his horrid wiggy old mother�察�and momma
     let him take Ellen to the theatre。  On the way home he tried to make
     her promise she would marry him and at the door he kissed her。  They
     had an awful night with her hiseterics�察�and I heard momma going in
     and out�察�and trying to comfort her till daylight�察�nearly。  In the
     morning I went down with poppy and Boyne to breakfast�察�and after I
     came up�察�father went to the reading´room to get a paper�察�and that
     Bittridge was there waiting for him�察�and wanted to speak with him
     about Ellen。  Poppa wouldent say a word to him�察�and he kept
     following poppa up�察�to make him。  Boyne says be wouldent take no for
     an ansir�察�and hung on and hungon�察�till poppa threatened to hitt him
     with his cane。  Then he saw it was no use�察�and he took his hand and
     rubbed it in poppa's face�察�and Boyne believes he was trying to pull
     poppa's nose。  Boyne acted like I would have done�察�he pounded
     Bittridge in the back�察�but of course Bittridge was too strong for
     him�察�and threw him on the floor�察�and Boyne scraped his knee so that
     it bledd。  Then the porters came up�察�and caught Bittridge�察�and
     wanted to send for a policeman�察�but father wouldent let them�察�and
     the porters took Bittridge to the desk and the clerk told him to get
     out instantly and they left as soon as old Wiggy could get her
     things on。  I don't know where they went�察�but he told poppa they
     were going home to´day any way。  Now�察�Dick�察�I don't know what you
     will want to do�察�and I am not going to put you up to anything�察�but I
     know what I would do�察�pretty well�察�the first time Bittridge showed
     himself in Tuskingum。  You can do just as you please�察�and I don't
     ask you to believe me if you're think I'm so exciteable that I cant
     tell the truth。  I guess Boyne will say the same。  Much love to
     Mary。  Your affectionate sister��
                                                  ;Lottie。

     ;P。 S。Every word Lottie says is true�察�but I am not sure he meant
     to pull his nose。  The reason why he threw me down so easily is�察�I
     have grown about a foot�察�and I have not got up my strength。  BOYNE。

     ;This is strictly confidential。  They don't know we
     are writing。  LATTIE。;


After reading this letter�察�Richard Kenton tore it into small pieces�察�so
that there should not be even so much witness as it bore to facts that
seemed to fill him with fury to the throat。  His fury was�察�in agreement
with his temperament�察�the white kind and cold kind。  He was able to keep
it to himself for that reason�察�at supper his wife knew merely that he had
something on his mind that he did not wish to talk of�察�and experience had
taught her that it would be useless to try making him speak。

He slept upon his wrath�察�and in the morning early�察�at an hour when he
knew there would be no loafers in the place�察�he went to an out´dated
saddler's shop�察�and asked the owner�察�a veteran of his father's regiment��
;Welks�察�do you happen to have a cowhide among your antiquities�拭�

;Regular old style�拭─ �Welks returned。  ;Kind they make out of a cow's
hide and use on a man's�拭�

;Something of that sort�察─�said Richard�察�with a slight smile。

The saddler said nothing more�察�but rummaged among the riff´raff on an
upper shelf。  He got down with the tapering�察�translucent�察�wicked´looking
thing in his hand。  ;I reckon that's what you're after�察�squire。;

;Reckon it is�察�Welks�察─�said Richard�察�drawing it through his tubed left
hand。  Then he buttoned it under his coat�察�and paid the quarter which
Welks said had always been the price of a cowhide even since he could
remember�察�and walked away towards the station。

;How's the old colonel;  Welks called after him�察�having forgotten to ask
before。

;The colonel's all right�察─�Richard called back�察�without looking round。

He walked up and down in front of the station。  A local train came in
from Ballardsville at 8。15�察�and waited for the New York special�察�and then
returned to Ballardsville。  Richard had bought a ticket for that station��
and was going to take the train back�察�but among the passengers who
descended from it when it drew in was one who saved him the trouble of
going。

Bittridge�察�with his overcoat hanging on his arm�察�advanced towards him
with the rest�察�and continued to advance�察�in a sort of fascination�察�after
his neighbors�察�with the instinct that something was about to happen��
parted on either side of Richard�察�and left the two men confronted。 
Richard did not speak�察�but deliberately reached out his left hand�察�which
he caught securely into Bittridge's collar�察�then he began to beat him
with the cowhide wherever he could strike his writhing and twisting
shape。  Neither uttered a word�察�and except for the whir of the cowhide in
the air�察�and the rasping sound of its arrest upon the body of Bittridge��
the thing was done in perfect silence。  The witnesses stood well back in
a daze�察�from which they recovered when Richard released Bittridge with a
twist of the hand that tore his collar loose and left his cravat
dangling�察�and tossed the frayed cowhide away�察�and turned and walked
homeward。  Then one of them picked up Bittridge's hat and set it aslant
on his head�察�and others helped pull his collar together and tie his
cravat。

For the few moments that Richard Kenton remained in sight they scarcely
found words coherent enough for question�察�and when they did�察�Bittridge
had nothing but confused answers to give to the effect that he did not
know what it meant�察�but he would find out。  He got into a hack and had
himself driven to his hotel�察�but he never made the inquiry which he
threatened。

In his own house Richard Kenton lay down awhile�察�deadly sick�察�and his
wife had to bring him brandy before he could control his nerves
sufficiently to speak。  Then he told her what he had done�察�and why�察�and
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