Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-15
A Slight Misunderstanding.
By 2 d Y.
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ais little dark satsrooEa Mr. Bsaks can
Ne hiTa noc@ing painfully over dime
sovel. but Gnds hisl not aI0rs exciting
han his own sample Of literature. an
Interesting work GA ~S0tes and Blii4
10 Mr. Blake again sppliss himself 70
Notes and Bills FOR about three ria-
ates. A. the end Of that time bis eyes
sander. Gx themselves grzyely on his
'set, close. sad then open agAln very wids
lEtbis bead drops forward vita a jerk
The young man shakes himself. lawns
frighifaily. and gives Ep reading az IN
profitable and tending 70 stppefy
Mr. Blake 10 q lawyer. who 10 better
Known In the boat houses % the Harlem
and a Woods gymnasium than 10 the
courts. and wnoss ldsas Of ths proper enl-
ovation Of museA are more profound
han kis knowledge Of law This Is evi-
fenced BY his sunbornsa lace. his short
.rop o. hair &aa his general get gp
shieh IL mors zthirtie than lsgaA But
9os the races are all roued. the crew has
iisbsnded, the long four oar Ia drying out
a tho boat boase and when Mr.. Blake
goes on the Harlem Il Ia between . pair
IF SOULS, which propsl him along,
Remote uHfrl>na.-d. solitary.
out no, slow This ia all very well. bat
act 70 BE- com pared N the ruAh Of con
lending crews. His oeen lesion gone. and
.hs town deserted. 10 b ksginning TO
nsditate vacation.
To him thus aeed snssrs from an
nusr Office one Whose neat attire, smiling
,acs and strictly legal Auburn whistler
proclaim the rising young man
Tom. the judge wants you. Put on
your coat. therr a swell client inside
Mr. Blake makes the suggested addition
70 the rather sketehy attire which the
warmth u the seaAon demands and the
privacy Of his den permits and grlmbliny
sntsrs the awful presence. which sits IN
shrtnsd tn 0fhcs more dark aud more
ilrty. II possible. than lie others, and
dned with shelves f'lll Of books which
are in turn oppressed by large TN boxes
and vast bundles Of papers Being r.
mote from the street II IL comparatively
luiot. It's windows open Into a narrow
alley. from the dspths Of which arise
the dirsful accusations aEd recrimina-
lions Of boot blacks. who gamble for pen
aies IN its shady ssclusion The great
being who gloriies this dismal place
bald old gentleman who sits at
most untidy writing table In the center
u the room. He rs type " the old style
1roadeinth hs wears chm beard and lao
Gays sir" very frequently. Mr. Blake
looks at the top ~ his chiefs head rs he
snters the room Il IS very smooth and
shite and reminds him Of billiard ball.
A. II has done many times before But II
Toes more, for a. IL is quite white. and
not lively pink. he knows that the judge
Is IN a good humor
CIR, Fsnvoorst let me Introduce Mr.
Blake-ons Of our young gentlemen. sir.
says the Judge with flourish Mr. Van
worst and Tom mulmur their delight at
meeting, and the latter. taking seat at
the invitation Of his superior looks to
see what manner Of man the client Ia
On examination he appears 10 be a young
man OF % or 20. OF Al inoffcuslvo blonde
type. and wish no Indications Of either
great ~ 0ieRl or mental yigUr and his
'lothes evidently Rro from an English
,ailor IL II necessary To add that they
10 not tU But the london clothes and
the blonde whskers give the man some
thing Of the Angln American sif SO pop
ular at present Mr. Blake. who does the
thing much better is NJ least satisfied.
though not lost Ia admiration, and thus
gives the Judge all the botter attention
~ he says
Mr. Nanvoorst has come 10 me. sir.
apou business Of n peculiarly confidential
and private nature, and after mature do
liberation ! have decided sir 10 call on
Tou for assistance In matter which re-.
luires extreme delrary and tact. sir aud
Il Is a knO~lsdge u the fact that YOU, SIR.
are froqurntsr OF that fashionable go
iiety Which. however dcteriorating In
some Of Ia phases nevertheless impnrts
A Il &.
Intellectual culture too often fails to-
yes air
Mr. Flake. utterly In the dark. mur,
nurs, "You re- very good. I'm sure Mr.
vanvoorst smiles feeble encouragement.
The Judge continues;
II will. without further preface. put
Tou in possession Of the facts M Mr. Van,
soorst has pppriscd me Of them You
arr aware that the elder MIR Vanvoorst
has long beea mnch respected client ~
mine. though since bis retiring from bust
oess some five wears sgo. have seen very
little ~ him II appears that IN the early
part Of this summer--rarreet mo II I nm
wrong Mr. Nnnyoorst yes. sir-during
visit in Cape Nav he elder Nr Van
voor,t met widow Indy nnned-a-let
one see IA m John Brady - reading
from a slip Of paper heinro him" Ann
Mcdul7e--b ess my soul chat can't DO
oh. see" And the Judge changes the
paper la HIS hand for nuot her. OK planning
with much action that he has made a mis-
take The TOP Of his tead H. littlo pink.
but he goas on
Mrs Mackenzie-res STA person %
fne personal appearance aud insinuat
ing address. and II may Judge
from description. not destitute Of in
telleetual charms Without entering
into detail mry saw that this person las
succeeded In completely infatnating Mr.
vanvoorsf who has been for many years
awidov'er. he hns followed her from
place to place and she IA now actually
visiting 1t his residence. where sho un-
doubtedly means to establish herself per
maneutlv NJ Mrs Nauvoorst.
The younger yanvoorst interrupts
Eyes. by George. | was half afraid to
leave tho old gentleman alone this morn
ing, for fear she'd marry him before got
back
The Judrr docs not HE to hc inter
rupted. and he grows t-i0e pink again
After a reprpachful pause lie rcsuues.
1t IL. Of course, most annoying to
Mr.. Nanvoorsts family that such state
OF things should cvist--that their fat her
suOulN re tNlH ~ NNN f9fT''N OF r. fNDn
who ia an ruTriucipicd ndycntrrcss-for
such Mrs Mackenzie W doubtcdly Is
II hc- ra-rloa puts in Blake, but is
Mr. Nanv'o'~' 50 FAR conc that he IS -
par'icvlsr a.'- 4 tho lady antcccdcntst"
Wort l-i,'s' anything we say to
him " go .-- NO othrr Young man.
"Ilad o. 4 , stindv with hin yes
tcrtla" ~ =. lar al @aveatrrcss.
"Uavc vow M proofs to show
That Is e'u'tly way yon lrr called On.
Mr. D'a'e VS. the judge There Is
nothing 's aid against Mrs Mackcn
RIO ~ actual oct but We are not uuccr
tain that inquiry Nigh; devo'on some
thing wbie I'D siarilr Vi Fanvoorst
out % hi, i'.r.f.lat'rn {, has .t'vurrvd TO
me thai ,-r ui;h yuJe hr-, cirnlo Of &c
ouaiut1a-, 1f.i He'u- a- i-r1 so-rv -
aeAr So. o, however we'll it suits our
prrscHf .H SO. life which draws you
within 'rs tleof fashionable "a. patton.
might 1t.e TO ascNr,ain slElothiug u
the pr ..rs history OF This ,ady more
eaSiv tes1 q o. NOR. easily than Mr..
Nsnv-.-~. aere. Nho Is 5ilr,:ly he tells
mo ~ bee ( suspicion in Mrs Mack
epEj 4..,i.s.
Rake ',- - -,,bu !IsSpsss.t Would
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