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moment, Mr.. ward,' and I rang the


bell Blobbs entered.
"Blobbs, get 'Chitty on Contracts and
then go and ask Cocksure's clerk to
oblige me with loan of the sixth volume
of 'Messon and Welsby' think can
give you case just in point, Mr.. Ward"
Blobbs handed me 'Chitty ON Contracts,
which in point of fact was on the man
telpiece Immediately behind me, and de-
parted to execute the remainder of my
order. I referred to the index, MUIR
muring, audibly F." Consideration-good
Misunderstanding - page 49," then
turned to the passage and silently pc
rused it with much attention. yes,
/ thought so ~
Blobbs here returned with the bor-
rowed volume in which, with an air of
deep reflection, L turned to an imaginary
authority.
"No, that won't do. / had forgotten
for moment that that case was over
ruled by Jones VS.. Robinson. Pray
proceed, Mr.. Ward"
Mr. Ward had more than once at
tempted to continue his story but, with
gentle wave of the hand, l had eau
tiously, yet firmly deprecated Interrupt
ton. He resumed, apologetically
g Pm afraid Pm giving you deal of
trouble, Mr.. Brown"
" Not at all, Mr.. Ward, / assure you l
always like to make cure, from the out
set, as to the broad principles applica-
ble."
"Quite SO, SIR very true. But I'm
afraid there Is little misunderstand-
ing"
g L think not. have followed you
with great attention. A married BIS
daughter G on the faith of an under
standing by b that he will on his death,
leave G the whole of his property B.
that's Grubb, you knowles, and he
does not leave his property to C-that's
| Podgers-but to somebody else. Isn't
that your case?' And leaned back in
my chair and eyed him with a deny
that-ifyou-can sort OF expression.
Just exactly SO, sir. You had been
one of the family yourself you couldn't
have got 1t more pat. They all went on
as comfortable as possible until one Sun
day, the old gentleman dined with the
Podgers, and found caterpillar in the
vegetables. He would have it that they
did it on purpose. He went home at
once, tore up his will and made another,
leaving every penny of his money to
the Asylum for Incurable Clearstarchers.
The excitement brought on an apoplec-
tic fit and he died the very same night.
Personally sworn under $25 900, and
Podgers all but in the Gazette.
now began to fear that the case
would prove to be a chancery matter and
that my share in it would be limited to
giving Mr.. Ward an elaborate opinion
to that effect. But it clearly would not
do to make any suggestion of the kind
at the present stage of the proceedings.
"Ah, just as thought, you see." 1
every detail of the cash, even to the cat
erpillar. "Well, the question now is,
what evidence have we, first of distinct
agreement on the part of B (otherwise
Grubb) to leave all his property to his
daughter, and, secondly that A (other-
wise Podgers) married on the faith of
that promiseY You hear what Chitty
says: "A valuable consideration is such
as money, marriage, or the like, which
the law esteems an equivalent given for
the grant, and is therefore founded on
motives of justice. That's the law, but
how about the facts Mere assertion
won't do,you know wewant evidence u
"Well,as to evidence, Pm afraid there
isn't much in legal sense. Mr.. Cock
sure has advised upon the case, and he
says that we haven't any evidence in
fact we haven't a leg to stand upon"
1t was flattering, and at the same time
a little alarming, to be consulted in a
case in which Mr.. Cocksure was timid
had better at least be cautious.
"You have up hill work before you
I'm afraid, and l should recommend
you, Mr.. Ward, as man of business
THAT is, ofcourse, between Ourselves) to
see your way clear as to the costs out OF
pocket. The Incurable Clearstarcher:
will fight hard sir, you may depend on
it.n
20, dear, yes, sir; no doubt they
would. But we've quite made up oul
minds not to so to law about the matter
1t would be throwing good money after
bad leastwise 1t would, If we had any