Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-09

very good" said Mr.. Short; "theE
make an entry Of an appointment witt
Mr.. John Short and Mr.. Meeson at tive
precisely"
Yes, sir" said Dick, departing to tn,
unaccustomed task.
As o as Eustace had departed from
Tweedledum TO Tweedledee, or in other
words, from James, barrister, to John,
solicitor, Dick was again summoned and
babe 10 go to a certain Mr.. Thomson on
the next floor. Mr.. Thomson had an ex-
cellent library, which had come 20 him By
viii. On the strength Of this bequest he
had become a barrister-at-law, and the
object Of Dicks visit was to request the
loan Of the eighth volume Of the statutes
revised, containing the Wills act OF 1 Vic.
cap. %, Brown on PROBATE" Dixon on
Probate" aud "Powles on Brown" to the
study OF which valuable books Mr.. James
Short devoted himself earnestly while
awaiting his clients return.
Meanwhile, Eustace had made his way
in a twopsnny bus TO one Of those busy
courts in the city where Mr.. John Shsrt
practioed as n solicitor. Mr.. Shorts Office
was, Eustsce discovered By referring 70 a
notice board, en- the seventh floor Of one
OF the tallest houses he mad ever seen.
However, up he went with a stout heart,
and, after some fvs minutes Of a struggle,
that reminded him forcibly Of climbing
the ladders OF a Cornish mine, he arrived
ct q little door right at the very top OF the
house, on which was painted, Mr.. JOAN
Short, Solicitor" Eustace knocked, snd
the door was opened by a small boy, so
like the small boy he had seen at Mr..
James Shots chambers at the Temple
that he fairly started. Afterward the
mystery was explained. Like their mas
tiers. the two small boys were brothers.
Mr.. John Short was within, and Eus-
taco was ushered into his presence. To
all appearances he was consulting a volu-
minous mass Of correspondence written on
large sheets Of brief paper; but when he
looked 80 IL closely, II seemed 10 Eastace
that the edges Of tho paper were very yell
low, and that the ink was mach faded.
This, however, was not 10 be wondered az,
seeing that Mr.. John Snort had taken
them over with the other fixtures Of the
once.
CHAPTER xvL-sHoRT OF LEGAL ETIQUETTE.
well, heeson, what is it! Have you
cers 20 ask me to lunchin asked Mr.. John
Short. DE you know I actually thought
that you might have been G ~elisnt,"
Wei. by Jove, old fellow. and so I am, f"
answered Eustace. Il have been 70 your
brother azd hs has sent me on to you, be
oAuss he ssys that 1t is not the etiquette 81
the profession TO see q client unless a So
hcltor IL present, 30 he has referred me &c
ysu."
Perfectly right-perfectly right Of my
brother James, Meeson. Considering how
small arc his opportunities Of becoming
cogniZsnt with thu practice OF his profes-
sisa, IL is extraordinary how well he "a
acquainted with its theory. And cow
what Is the point"
Wei. do ysu know, Short, rs the point
IL rather a lsng one. and that your brother
ssid that he wsuld expect Va Ut tive pre-
e.sely, I thiak thss we had bsttsr take tbs
hui back to Ia Temple, when i can tell
the yarn to oesh Of you at ouoe."
very veil DO NOT, As q EsneraI rrIe,
like leaving my otsss st this time of day,
~ 1t IL apt to put clients 10 inconvenience,
especially sueh Of them a. come from q
distance. Bat / wiz make an exception
for ysu, Messsn. William" he went on
70 tbs counterpart Of tho Pump-oourt in
FAINT, "if anyone calls to see me, viii you
be % good a. to tell them that / an en-
gagged in IN important ooafersncs nc the
chambers OF Mr.. Short in Pump-ceurt,
bat that ! hope 70 Dc back By hAlf-past
thrss."
Yes. sir, - said William, AZ he shat the
door behind them: certainly, sir" And
thsn, having replaced the nusty decu-
ments uPen thu shelf, whsnce they ceUlt
be fetched down with di&eulty On the
slightest zxn Of = client. that ~inSeaisus
youth, with singular confidence that no
body would b. Inconvenience thereby,
put q notice On the door to tho effect that
be would be back hnMsdistely, and nd
iourned to indulge in the p~axsiena;Aly ex-
hilarating same Of chuck fsrsains" with
various other small clerks Of bis acqusint-
aacs.
In due courss Eustace and his legal sd-
wiser arrived at ~Punp-eourt, and ell how
the heart Of JAMS, the bsrrstsr, swelled
with prids when, for the first time in his
career, he saw . rsal solicitor enter has
chambers accompanied by q real clisat.
he weuld. indeed, have preferred it il the
solicitor had not happened to be his twin
brother. and the client had been some
ether than ais intimate friend; but still il
was q blessed sight-s very blrssed sight!
VIII You be seated, gertleneni"h he said
with much dignity.
They ebsysd-
And new, heeson, / suppose that you
have explained TO my brother ths matter
On which you require my advicss'
mo. l havsn't," said Eustace; II thought
that ! might A. well explain it to you both
together, chr"
Hum" said James; cit is not quite
regular. According to the etiquette Of the
profession to which I have the honor 10
belong, IL IL not customary that matters
should be 20 dealt with. 1t Is usual that
papers should be presented; but that l win
overlook, ~ the point appears 10 be press
ing"
That's right" said Eustace. swell, I
hare coma about . will"
-Ss l undsrseeod," said janice; but
what wfhf-Iaa where In IT,"
well, is's . win in my favor, and it Ia
tattsced en- . Aly's back"
The twins simultaneously reese from
Iher chairs. and locked at Eusteoe with
suah . Ridiculous identity OF movement
and expression that he fairly burst cut
hughtng.
II presume, Meeson, that this y net .
hoax" sAid james. severely. Il presume
that ysa kAsw tee we'll Whist ID due -
learned council TO attempt - make enc
az tknr boHy the yicf1n Of uyarf5enl