The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-21

contingent fee. He accepted the case
for that contingent fee and undertook
to put up the necessary preliminary ex-
penses The case moved along. He
was out 500. and she was to come down
and sign the papers. She came.
':Are the papers readyp"
Eyes. Here they are madam. If
you will put your name there"
"Well. you can just tear them up"
Tear them up! Why?"
II don't want to 60 on with the case.
l love him too WE'LL"
"Very well. madam. In that case
I'm very much obliged to you, and
am so sorry you've had all this
trouble"
"Yes, madam. My bill will be $780,"
"What! You said 1t wouldn't cost
me a cent to begin the suit"
"But you haven't begun the suit, and
/ am out good deal for expenses.
Il wont pay it."
"If you don't, it will be 800 to-mor-
row."
"She wouldn't pay. Next day he
sent up sheriff with an attachment
as threat, at least She came down,
offered him 800. then $50. then she
proposed he should take her lace para
sol. Finally she paid him $50. gave
HIM parting shot of polite language,
and went out. The curious part of the
story was that inquiry elected the fact
that she had gone through the same
process. except paying, with thirteen
different lawyers in the city, all on the
same proposition.
But it really does seem as if woman
never loses her vanity sufficiently to
resist mans effort at reconciliation if
he will only do wild enough things. A
well-known lawyer told ME few days
ago of story of late experience.
live had funny case lately. 1t
was divorce case, and was counsel
for the lady. I never knew two peo-
pie to abuse one another so. never
knew two people to make such Bit
ter. hard fight as those two. The prop
erty was considerable, and had it tied
up with an injunction. All efforts at
compromise were no good; at last, 1
thought the man was trying to cheat
the woman. and so stopped negotia-
tons for compromise and prepared
to put the case into court The lady
came to see me. It's no use. madam.
Pm going to put the case straight
through court"
Il wish you would, it's what I want
l never will compromise with that man
never, never. never!'
"All right. You will call here at 10
o'clock tomorrow, and We'll see about |
the witnesses.
Next morning at 10 O clock she was
there. She was nattily dressed in great
style. and she sat down with q pleased |
assurance.
"Well, madam. let us proceed"
Il want the case dismissed"
Dismissed! How thatP"
swell, we've fixed it,"
"You have?'
"Yes- It's all settled"
MAY I ask how you settled itp'
"Well. last night he came up
to my rooms The door was locked,
and when he knocked l said: Who's
thatp' It's me- You can't come in
He kept knocking. l told him he
couldn't como in, and he knocked
harder, and l told him louder he
couldn't come in, and he kicked the
door down and came in. and we sat
down and fixed it all up"
1t is very extraordinary what impet-
uosity, cruelty, demonstrations of all
kinds girl will stand when she knows
it is love that is driving a man to it;
and how much of unforglvabie suffer-
ing she will forgive after. She had
not decided to sail along life's ocean
in the same boat with him. but she did
not object TO little trip on the other
side of the bay. They were two in the
boat. He rowed; she held the tiller
ropes. When he get her away from the
shore he began to tell her he loved her.
He was quiet and moderate at first but
he gradually warmed up to the subject.
The subject did not respond. She was
quiet. He implored her to marry him.
She declined. He entreated. he wept
he went down on his knees in the boat.
She was immovable. Then he grew
kind of fierce. he shook the boat to
terrify her into acceptance. She did
not accept. He rose up and began to
rock the boat very vigorously. 1t tipped
over and they both went in. The
young lady got to the surface at once.
righted the boat and got in, and when
he arrived at the top of the water she
had seized the oars and was rowing for
shore. He could swim, and he had to.
The procession went along until the
girl, not noticing. drove the boat into
the mud. She could not get ON shore
without wading. Her lover was near
ing her all the time. She feared he
was going to do her an injury. but be-
fore she could make up her mind to
wade he clambered into the boat. They
got it off the mud and landed it upon
the shore safely. Then they retired to
a solitary place in the sun. where they
sat and dried themselves. and before
they were dry had their arms around
one another's neck and she had con-
sented. She knows he loves her be-
cause he tried to drown her. I sup