Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-14

DC able to get at the typewriter 49,,
how" / said laughing a"s
Hush! don't know" replied Tw;s
, ns.on' soiemnly. 1T is no testing sub
"enI my way. wondering how :
man with 1wistleton's practice cnr,.
peaeve in ghosts, and who the deuc,
nau written Charley Colston's name =,
the typewriter. -
TIE. ne next morning I walked down To
m'steton's directly after breakfast
! found him to be in the widest ;ra~
,naple condition. He had taken ever,
p,ecautlon, locking up the typewriter
pacing the key nnder his pillow: and
YET mere was the message, as he called
!. printed in clear, faultless stvle,
marley Colston. He is with Won,
wife. Charley Colston.n ~
1 must go. l must 90. Oh, Pen.
rose what shall do?'' he cried in
agony, as entered the room.
Tor l said; "and who ia tn lea
'SAodS
ne was silent. and buried all Of his
race except his whiskers, in his hands
Even MS hands. large and uncoutb AZ
tney were. could not contain bis
whiskers. A nis
w mink OF Writson and Clame.
!" nat VIII they sayP" l urged, seeing
Inc enect my words had on him. They
rely on you in this case.n
Inc name Of this eminent firm
seemed to calm Twistleton To som. sv
tent. " Sonio e4-
my dear Penrose," he said in !.
trembling voice, 'this is a message: 7
am sure OF it. But will do my duty:
will stay by my clients"
1wistleton, you speak like a
queen counsel and man of honor
l said selling him by the hand, proud
10 shake it. IF it is message. f" I
added to humor him, 'it will come
again tonight. l will tell you what
we will do. We will watch the TYNE
writer all night"
1wistleton wrung my hand with
gratitude at this suggestion OF mine
and Gained himself. ! made him eat
soma OF his cold chop, and sent for
some brandy and water for him. in.
stead OF the tea, which had already
stood in the teapot for more than an
hour Then / endeavored to coach
him in Buncombe versus Badger. but
with small success. Then we went
over to the Appeal Court, in which
took my seat; for, though 1 was not
brlefed in the case. l had nothing else
10 Go, and was intere sted in seeing
how Twistleton got on with il He
was very able at picking up a case as
he went along, and the Court of Appeal
stood greatly in awe of him. / had
never seen him as nervous as he was
to-day-not even on his wedding day
and was quite frightened for him.
Lord Usher, NJ r.. supported bv
Smugg, L. j., and Summerbosh, L. j..
formed the court. Twistleton came in
late; he had been at a consultation.
AS he entered l heard two solicitors
clerks say to each other:
who is that with the whiskers?"
"Twistleton, O. c.; he has the big
gest practice at he bar"
''He looks like boiled OWL" sue-
gested his companion.
Drinks, believe" was the reply.
This was horrible. for Twistleton was
a follower of Prebendary Falutin, the
great teetotaler.
But certainly Twistleton had dissi-
pated look this morning. His eyes were
red, and the lines nnder his eyes were
very dark and hollow; his cheeks were
pale and yellow, Something of this
kind, fancy, the Master of the Rolls
remarked to Lord Justice Smugg, who
nodded assent.
Twistleton rose to open the case,
which was very intricate one, and
Lord Usher, according to his constant
practice, interrupted him with the reg
ularity of a piece of clockwork every
two and a half minutes, and then won.
dered why he did not understand the
case and shook himself impatiently.
Much to Lord Usber's establishment.
Twistleton did not deliver any of those
retorts by which he was wont
to keep the Court of Appeal in order,
and brighten their lordships into decid-
ing in his favor. On noticing this |
Lord Usher began to chaff and rally |
Twistleton in manner that was the |
admiration of the junior bar, the two
Lords Justices, and, not least of all, Of
tie Master of the Rolls himself. |
At lenoth Twistleton. in expatiat-
ng on the merits of Bun
'ombe's sewing machine, alluded to it
rs typewriter. Wheroupon Lord Usher
aid with humorous leer, that if it
lad been question of typewriters, no
loubt Mr.. Twistleton. would have been
allied as specialist to give evidence,
md would not have been arguing the
Ease before them. At which those In
he court who knew of Twistletons fad |
ittered and his Lordship's namesakes
Who stand about the court put their |
lands before their faces and shook visi- |
by for a moment or two, and then
,alled out "Hushr' and looked angry.
3ut Twistleton lost his temper over
his and asked his Lordship if his Lord
hip meant to hint that the Court did
rot want to hear him. and intim lted his
Intention, if such wa the case. of sit
ing down. And then the whole court |
vas really quite silent for minute or