Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-09
MIR. NELSON'S WILL.
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as John did not get any work Of course h
could not give any to James. And so
came to pass that for the past three year
neither Of the twins had found the law a
profitable rs they anticipated. In vail
did John sit and sigh in the city. Client
were few and far between; scarcely enough
70 pay his rent. And in vain did James
artistically ROBBED, wander like the Evi
One, from court 10 court, seeking what h,
might devour. Occasionally he had THE
pleasure Of taking a note for another bar
rister who was called away, which means
doing another mans work for nothing
Onea, too. a man with whom he had a nod
ding acquaintance rushed up to him and
thrusting a brief into his hands, askea
him TO hold 1t for him, telling him that il
would be on in a short time, and that therf
was nothing in ~it-"nothing at all
Scarcely had poor James struggled
through the brief when the case was calico
on, and IL may suffice TO say thst at ito
conclusion the Judge gazsa at hisn mildly
over his spectacles, and could net hslT
wondering that any learned COUNSEL haf
been found who would consent 10 waste
the time Of the court in such . case as Ia,
OhN W ".AiNh ho Itu D1tl lltktuluks ~
Clearly James friend would net 80 ooa.
sent, and had passed on the responsibility
minus the fee. On another occasion james
was in the Probate Court on motion daY
n q solicitor real live solicitor-cans
up 20 him and asked him TO make a mo
ton (Mr. - 2 gns) for leave to dispsnss
with q correspondent. This motion he
made, and the correspondent was dispensed
NTH - FIa ~w.-~ g..Lgz-. - - l.
turned round the solicitor had vanished,
and he never saw him more or the two
guineas either. However. the brisf, his
only one, remained, and. after that, he took
70 lowering about the Divorce Court,
partly in the hope of once more seeing
that solicitor, and partly with a vague
id0e Of drifting into practice in the Di-
vision.
Now, Eustaoe had often, when in the
Shorts sitting room in tho ladglng house
in the Strand, heard the bsrristsr James
hold forth learnedly on the matter OF wills,
and, therefore, be naturally enough turned
towards him i'm his recent dilemma.
Knowing the address Of his chambers in
Pump-osurt, he hurried thithsr. and was
in due surxs admitted by q very small
child, who apparently hllod the RESPONSE
BILE sfics Of clerk 70 Mr.. James Short aad
several ether learned gsRtismsA, whose
names appeared upon the dsor.
The knfant regarded EustSce. when ne
opened the dosr, WITH q lsok Of such pre-
tsrEaturN sharpness, thai 10 almost fright
eaed him. The beginning OF that eagle
glance was full Of inquiring hope and tbs
end Of resigned despair. The eAila had
thought that EustAce might DO a client
come ~ tread the paths whlch no client
ever trod. Hsnos the hope and the de-
spkr In his eyes. Euataos had nothing Of
the ssEeiter's clerk about him. Clearly be
was net Q oksat.
Mr.. Short was in that door to the
right" Erstaea knocked, and entered In.
to \ bare little chamber about the sire OF
q large h~oussmaid's closet, furnished with
q table, three chairs, lone q basket easy, J
and q bookcase, with . couple dozen OF
Law books, and soma old volumes Of re-
ports, and q broad window sill, in the or.
act centre of which lay the solitary and
vsneratsd brief.
Mr.. James Short was q short, stout
young man, with black eyes, a hooked
NOSE. and . premsturely bald had In
deed, this badness Of the head was the
emily Distinguishing mark between Ja1a
snd John, and, therefore, a thing to be
thaakful for, though, Of course, useless to
the psrplsxed acquaintance whs Il ct thcz,
In tas ssrsst when N sir hats were on. Al
the moment Of EugtXcs's entry, Mr.. 5Aort
had bean engaged in stadyiag that IN
tsnsely legal print, the Sporting IIrres.
which, however, from - unexplained
b~aahfulness, he had hastily thrown under
The tahls, nlling its space with = law book
snatchsd ct hazard from the skslf.
"AH right, cid fellow" said Erstace,
whose quick eyes had caught the quick
hatter Of the vanishing paper; don't be
alarmed. it's emily me"
"Ah!" said Mr.. James Short, whsn he
had shaken hands with him, you sec
thought that it might have bean . client,
"A client is always possible, hswsver i'm.
probable. and one has TO be ready 70 meet
the possibility"
''Quios %. cid fsllew," said Eustaes;
shut do you know, a. it happens, / an a
clisnt-snd q big one, too; IL 70 . matter Of
two millions of money-my uncls's fortune.
There wa another will, and i want 70
take your advice"
AA. csyke NIL oSuAAS0 Ol ia OAA4A
In EMULATION, aud then, struck BY another
thought. sank back into it Again
NY dear Mssson," he said, ~ Am sorry
I cannot hear yen"
"Eh" said Eustace; what do you
mean"
II mean that you are not accompanied
by o solicitor; and IL il not the ctiqustte
of the profession to which / belong % Sc
q client unaccompanisd by . solicitor"
"Oh. hang the etiqustts Of the prsfss-
Gon."
my daar Nseson, II you cana to me- ~
. friend I should be happy 10 give Yea any
legal Information In my power. = l .
ter nysslf that i know something Of nRs-
ters connected with probate. Eut yeu
yeursslf have aid thai ysu eems - a
elisaI And IN that oass tAs persosAl rela-
HsnsAip saks into the background md Il
saDsrssAaA by the eGcial r~slAtsAaAip.
UnAsr tAsss circumstances 10 10 evident
tAst the stasustks Of the prsfsssisa tntsr
vnN whieA svsrnastering fierce sssApob
ne - psint sut 70 ysu how Improper and
contrary d precedent 10 would - fer ms
- hstSn - you without the presence Of .
yrsDsrty guAfias1 sokcstsr.s
"0A. LSrAr' gaspcd Eustaee. II haA n
~ tAas zen were . partculAr; l shsught
Aas perhaps Jon would b glad u Tie
3sh."
"certalnly-certainlyf In the present
state q my practice" ~ be glanced st she