The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-06

rank and position as an officer. and
especially as he is an Officur who is
poor and dependent upon his nav.
10 you still insist upon your com
plant p -.
.Istin insist upon it,
The course affairs were taking seemed
to have become to the lady's husband.
He spoke with his wife urgently but,
as could be seen by the way she held
up her head and the energy with
which she shook it, quite uselessly.
The judge was just going on to a
further consideration of the case,
when a loud voice was heard from the
audience:
81 will pay two hundred rubles at
the service of the defendent.''
There followed a silence. during
which q gentleman forced his way
through the crowd and placed himself
by the young officers side.
''Sir, am the Prince w.. and
beg you will oblige me by accepting
the loan of the two hundred rubles in
question:
| ''Prince, 1 am not worthy of your
kindness, for don't know if I shall
ever be able to pay the loan,'' answer
ed the young man in a voice tremu.
lous with emotion.
''Take the money at all events.
can wait until you are able to return
it, Thereupen the prince held out
two notes of a hundred rubles each
and coming close up to him, whispered
few words very softly. There was a
sudden lighting up Of the officers face.
He Immediately took the two notes
and turning toward the lady, handed
them to her with polite bow.
81 hope, madam, that you are sat-
isfied.'
With malicious smile she reached
out her hand for the money.
eyes; now am satisfied
With a scornful glance over the
crowd Of spectators, she prepared to
leave the courtroom on her husbands
arm.
''Stop, madam said the officer,
who suddenly became like another
man, with firm and confident man.
ner.
"What do you want?''
The look which the young woman
cast upon him was as insulting as pos
sible.
81 want nay dress,' he answered,
with a slight, but still perfectly polite
bow.
"Give me your address, and will
send it to you.'
sob, no my dear madam. I am in
the habit of taking my purchases with
me at once. Favor me with the dress
immediately
A shout of appreciation came from
the gallery.
"Order,' cried the Judge.
''What an insane demand,' said the
lady's husband. My wife cannot un-
dress herself here.''
81 have nothing to do with you, sir,
in this matter, but only with the COM
plainant. Be so good, madam, as to
give me the dress Immediately. I
am in a great hurry, my affairs are
urgent, and cannot wait moment
longer
The pleasure of the audience at the
expense of the lady increased at every
word, until it was hard to enforce any
approach to quiet, SO that either par
ty could be heard.
''Do not jest any more about it. 1
will hurry, and send you the dress as
soon as possible.
Il am not jesting. l demand from
the representative of the law my own
pr0perty-that dress,' said the officer,
raising his voice.
The Judge, thus appealed to, decided
promptly.
1.-The officer is right, madam. You
are obliged to hand over the dress on
the spot
81 can't undress myself before all
these people and go home without any
dress on" said the young woman, with
anger and tears.
''You should have thought of that
sooner. Now you have no time to lose.
Either give up the dress of your owna c.
cord, or'' nod that could not be misin-
terpreted brought to the lady's side
two officers of justice, who seemed
about to take upon themselves the
Office of my lady's maid.
''Take your money back and leave
me my Dress
''Oh, no, madam that dress is now
worth more than two,hundred ruble
to me-
GLOW much do you ask for it e.
"Two thousand rubles," said the
officer, firmly.
81 will pay the sum- the weeping
lady's husband responded, promptly.
II have here five hundred rubles.
Give me pen and paper and I will
write an order upon my banker for the
remaining fifteen hundred.'
After he had written the draft the
worthy pair withdrew, amidst Kisses
from the audience.