Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-16
Mr.. NELSON'S WILL.
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counsel, and that fee must be paid to him,
together with many other smaller fees: for
learned counsel is like the cigarette boxes
and new-fashioned weighing machines at
the stations: he does not work unless you
drop something down him. But there is
nothing TO prevent learned counsel from
returning that fee, and all the little fees.
Indeed, James, you will see that this prac-
tice is common among the most eminent
of your profession, when, for instance,
they require en- advertisement or wish TO
pay a delicate compliment 10 a constituent
cy. What DO they do them They wait
till they find $500 marked upon a brief,
and then resign their fee. Why should
you not do the same in this case, in your
own INTEREST," OF course, IL we win the
cause the other side or the estate will pay
the costs; and If we lose, you will at least
have had the advantage, the priceless ad-
vantage Of a unique advertisement"
Every well, john. let it be So" said
James, with ~magnanimity. Your checks
for fees will be duly returned; bat it must
be understood that they are to be present
ed"
Not at the bank" said John, hastily.
81 have recently had to oblige a CLIENT
he added by way Of explanation TO Eus-
tace, ''and my balance is rather low"
"No," said James; II quite understand.
/ was going to say are to be presented TO
my clerk"
And with this solemn farce, the confer
ence came TO an nd.
CHAPTER xvH.-How AUGUSTA WAS FILED.
That very afternoon Eustace returned
TO Lady Holmhursts house in Hanover
square, to tell his dear Augusta that she
must attend on the following morning TO
be filed in the Registry at Somerset House.
AS may be imagined, though willing 10 go
any reasonable length to oblige her new
found lover, Augusta not unnaturally re-
sisted this course violently, and was sup
ported in her resistance by her friend
Lady Holmhurst, who, however, presently
left the room, leaving them to settle it as
they liked.
II do think that is a little hard" said
Augusta, with q stamp Of her foot, shat,
after all that / have gone through, Ishould
be taken of 10 have my unfortunate back
stared at by a Doctor some one or other,
and then be shut up with q lot OF musty
old wills in q Registry"
"well, my dearest girl" said Eustace,
'either it must be lone or else the whole
thing must be given up. Mr.. John Short
declares that IL is absolutely necessary
that the document should be placed in the
custody of the officer of the court"
'But how am 1 going to live in a cup
board, or in an iron safe with a lot OF
willis" asked Augusta, feeling very cross
indeed.
II don't know, / am sure" said Eustace:
"Nr. John Short SAYS that that is a matter
which the learned Doctor will have To set
tie. His own opinion is that the learned
Doctor-cOnfound him!-will order that
you should accompany him about wherev-
er he goes till the trial comes of, for, you
Gee, in that way you woSld never be out
of the custody of an officer Of the Court.
But" went on Eustace, gloomily, 'an l
can tell him, il he makes that order, is,
that II he takes you about with him he will
have TO take me too"
Why's" said Augusta.
"Why' Because l don't trust him
that's whyl Oldi oh, yes; / dare say he is
old. And, besides, Just think! this learned
gentleman has practiced for twenty year:
in the Divorce Court. Now, / ask you
what can you expect from a gentleman
however learned, who has practiced FOL
twenty years in the Divorce Court ]
know him" went on Eustace, vindictively
81 know him. He will fall in love with
you himself. Why, he would be an ole
duffer il he didn't"
Really" said Augusta, bursting out
laughing; you are too ridiculous, Eus
tace."
Idon't know about being ridiculous
Augusta; but If you think l am going Il
let you be marched about by that learned
Doctor without my being there to look af
ter you, you are mistaken. Why, Of cours,
he would fall in love with you; nobody
could be near you for a couple of day:
without doing So"
do you think so," said Augusta, look
ing at him so sweetly that q wave Of hap
piness passed through him.
"Yes, / do" he answered, and thus the
conversation came TO an end and was no
resumed till dinner time.
On the following morning at clever
o'clock, Eustace, who had managed 10 get
a few days leave from his employers, ar
rived with Mr.. John Short TO take Angus
Ia and Lady Holmhurst-who was going
to chaperon her-to Somerset House
whittier, notwithstanding her objection:
Of the previous day, she had at last con
sented TO 60.
Mr.. Short was introduced, and mucl
impressed both the ladies by the extraor
binary air Of learning and command which
was stamped upon his countenance. HI
wanted to inspect the will ut once; but
Augusta struck at this, saying that i
would be quite enough to have her shoul
ders stared at once that day. With q sigh
and q shake of the head at her unreason
ableness Mr.. John Short submitted, anC
hen the carriage came round and they
were all driven on 70 Somerset House
Presently they were there, and after
threading innumerable chilly passages
reached a dismal room with an almanac
q dirty deal table, and a few chairs In it
wherein were congregated several solici
tors clerks, waiting their turn to appear
before the Registrar. Here they waited
for half an hour OF more, to Augusta
considerable discomfort, for she oon found
that she was an object Of curiosit!
and closest attention to the solicitor.
clerks, who never took their eyes on her
Presently she discovered the reason. fol
having remarkably quick ears, she over
heard one Of the solicitors clerks, a callov
little man with yellow hair and IN enor
nous diamond pin, whose appearance some
what reminded her Of q new born chicken
tell another, who was evidently Of tn,