St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-12
UNPROFITABLE CLIENT.
How Pretty, Young Confidence
Woman Tricked Young Con-
naof1out T,oxUvou

necticut Lawyer.
day OF two ago talented young
lawyer of Putnam, Conn.,, was delighted
by finding in his office richly-dressed
lady, who announced her intention to
employ him professionally, says the
Providence Journal. With a beaming
smile the young Blackstone handed the
fair visitor a cushioned armchair and
assured her that ''he was entirely and
deyOtedly at her service" Seating her
self, the lady ungloved small, white
hand that literally glistened with dia-
mondS and applied a SueZ-scented hand
kerchief to her lips, blushed, and cast
ing her eyes upon the floor. said:
"My business is very particular-it is
pardon me, sir, but you will not be-
tray me!''
''Betray you? Not for the world,
madam. You can confide in me with
the same reliance as in the priest at the
confessional
1.-The fact isl want-that is, have
been unfortunate in my marriage rela-
tiOns.'
The eyes of the lawyer glistened, and,
dra wing his chair close to the side of
his fair client, remarked: II see-I see
you want a divorce. | am just the
man to get it for you. l am perfectly
all falt in matters of this kind. How
long have you been married:'
Mine years"
"Nine years! You must have been
very young when you entered that bliss
-, mean wretched state"
81 was mere child-a foolish, mex
perienced girl. A doting mother placed
me in the arms of man old enough to
be my father. But ne was rich, and
for two or three years | did not know
the difference. Twas as happy as though
my husband had been twenty years
younger; but association with other
women opened my eyes, and became
wretched. pined for heart that was
congenial with my own.''
Exactly so!" exclaimed the lawyer,
rubbing his hands and twisting his
incipient mustache. ''But your suffer
ing will soon terminate. l will get you
a divorce, and then
20 dear me!-and then-but must
not be too Sanguine. My husband is
very rich, and he will never permit me
to get divorce if he can help it,"
6 Madam, you don't know the law-its
majesty-its glorious certainty-its
magnimity. Consider yourself divorced,
and rest eaSv."
''Let me see. In the first place, give
me statement of your grievances"
THAT would take whole week. You
can imagine what a woman like me
must suffer with such husband"
"YeS, yes; cruel and barbarOuS treat
ment: condition intolerable-neglect
and all that sort of thing. / will just
iot down few of the items. Your name
is
"Mrs. -. You must know my hus-
band"
'.What, the manufacturer. He's as
rich as CrHsus."
''Yes, he's rich: but don't care for
that. l want divorce"
The lawyer wrote down sketch of
the lady'S matrimonial infelicities, and
again assured her that he would have
no difficulty in procuring divorce with
at least $4,000 alimOny.
''HOw much are you going to charge
me for making me so happy??" asked
the lady.
''Well, ought to charge you $1,000,
but out of consideration for your suffer
Ings. will only take retainer of 500,
and when it is accomplished you will
increase it to $500"
"That is evidently reasonable. have
no change about me now. Oh,yeS! here
is check for $500 that my husband gave
me to go shopping. | will only want
half OF it to-day; will you get it cashtd
for me?"
''It is after banking hours, but the
check is all right. | will give you 500
for your shopping and keep the check"
The lawyer had that day received a
remittance of 500 from his father. He
handed it over to the vision of lowell
ness, and, placing her check in his
pocketbook, bowed his client to the
door. He was excessively happy at his
good fortune, and that night dreamed
of angelic clients, sensational divorce
cases, and huge pile of S1O0 bills. The
next morning he went to the bank to
get his check cashed, and was thunder
struck when the teller Informed him
that the name of Mr.. - was forged.
Indignant at the thought that his fair
client had been guilty of so base a
crime as forging her husbands name,
he hurried to the mill of MIR. - with
the intention of exposing the lady. He
was still more astonished when MIR. -
Informed him that he was a widower
and had not been blessed with wife
for more than ten years.