The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-09-01

II wss Judge Inrlington's on.
preston.
Hall = DOZEN lawyers, fresh from thci,
studies, and just admitted 10 The tar,
were listening ~ his advice. The old
luriHl had = bottle ri wine nj his elbow.
and was In \ communicative mood.
Young men," he nMid, "whateycr
may DO your strait, never take 4 case 10.
Tore y jury, or before my court. unleau
yon have your right hover for \ head. !"
IL the reader surmiscs from this that
tho old Judge waA fond of enchrc. hc
will not have surmi~M amiss.
Tho young men locked IL him inau,r.
ingly.
~ mean" h. added, "tial o shall
never advocate u tatls0 intO tho work nf
which yDu caallDt enter with a clear con.
science. ion slall never .ceept q client
whose cause you do not believe ID be
inst."
"OAn that rule always In adhered
~ r. asked ono ri the listeners.
1T aAn." answered darlington, ON
pllaltcally. ut liz 4 lawyers Arm rock
~ foundation, and thu only surc point
~ departure ~ TIN respect and conf.
tluice III Ills fellows"
Have yon always followed that rnlc,
JMdgel"
~ ~ never tempted from ii bnt
once, " liz replied. will tell tlle
story II yon wonld Iikc 10 hear IL.
~ course they would like 10 AMI
hogan
"One day | IN. waited mon l,y !.
mar who gave Ills nAne ~ Laban Har
furt. Ho wAs of middle ngc. we'll.
dros.ad, and n firnt sight s,,nrsrcd ~
~ \ g6ntleman but the illusion was
l~iArelled when approaching bmsiue.s.
liz WA hard and nufceliur. AMI natr.
rally Il villain. success III -s,,eculalion
l.iui NAsed him from becoming 4 thief o.
= ligiwayman. heard of him -
heavy dealer IN tho up river landn. IL
Mskcd mn II ] wins willing ~ undertake !
job which would call mo 10 khireton.
told him ! WIS open ~ anything legiti.
mate that would pay"
Mr.. darlington" Faid iie, tapping
mo with coarse familiarity upon tic
arm, - want " Hecnrc Your services .
You must not Do engaged on thu other
side"
told him II le would explain 10
lnn the VI | might III lAtit.r able u
give him NJ, answer. liz bit an e,,or.
nlo,ir quill IL tobacco from d black nlur.
Atid having got II into Shape hrtwaos I,is
Iawn lia went 6n with Ii . ntory.
Thu case IL una 81 cjretinrnt. An
elderly man, named rIliiip Acton. llui
lied leaving \ VARIABLE estate. There
VIVA nearly l,tsW nciss ~ land, will, ~.
Ietsiihis.eH inr developing immense
water power; nnd IRE many years that
lAnh whit lH wortll more tlian ei 400.
NN,. Al present upon the ensa IT,. and
claiming Y ~ q son u thu deceased, w4w
n 'nnll calling hinSclf William Acton"
lint, ,s.id Harfut. "he Ii not 4 h.
Eitim .c Guild nj Nil. His mother was
HtHy 1utwOol, nt onn time 1 Girl III
Acton's employ. Acton, | know. wu
never married. H. brought the hoy M
hpd educated HIM, aud INV tho fello.
thinks lc will stop Into hix PROTECTOR.
Shoes. can prove that nm thu only
living n lAtive IT Philip Acton. n. wss
my nnclc.-my mothers brotli~r--and.
70 y lawyer ~ sfnaTt ~ yUn, ihrro cxl, ln
no sliilicilly IN proving my title. / can
bring thu witnesses ~ your hand"
HI tnld mo hc would give ma $500
II wonld undertake The case. and su
aiiitilusl NJ. mo II 1 gained. That VAS
4 snR ~. fnf moro than | hsd then
made Il alI my pleading. Ii was tempt.
ing. Apd yet ! saw that IL WA not yct
purfoctly clear not entirely Aoueat,
Tho probability MAJ that Ill. William
Acton WAN pLi.,p's child, anil Il wM moi
~lmpOssibla tilai Philip hai married
Itct.y Totwood. IA struck me- that III.
l,An hsrfurt wNy 4 villain, aud that liz
ia.n0icd he Ilsd young Acton ~ I'm IL
~ powsr tliat ~ could ajset him from
Tho sitlo. But what hsd ] particularly
20 DO With tlatf II ant epf4d q client.
must serve him. Ii I'D no bnsiteas
but ~ nfrve hin interest. fiually told
II. harfuft that | would think tt.s mat
enr over. ! SHOULD probably have busi
ness In 1hirCton during tn .GM.iuu IN
thu court. and ! would call on him there
and examine miro fully. / could not
tAks his retainer until had further
light"
But" s@id he, will q pron.i.e
mt n tnAa M fpr thu pther h,d. 4
lold him | would ~ nnlAing will,
out further consultation with him"
"lsscsuss." b addsd, III you ~