The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-03-14

furnishing facts to the other side.
He was opposed by very shady prac-
titioners. Slivey, Tove & Sons had a
very unsavory reputation in the pro
fession of the law.
Neither could Mr.. Marshall, the
equally astute detective, succeed any
better, it appeared. At any rate, he so
informed Mr.. Capias at the end of a
weeks seemingly fruitless search, add.
ing, however:
THE man must be in your Office.
must come in there Monday morning."
who is that new clerk in the outer
Office who spells injunction with 'g?'"
inquired Mr.. Circuit of Mr.. Summons.
ibid you engage him?"
Il did not emphatically.
Mr.. Circuits face grew as long as that
of master in chancery who has lost
his fees or the receiver OF o fat estate
which has settled amicably with its
creditors.
''Capias must have hired him!" he
CALCULATED.
That settled it. If the new clerk had
spelled injunction backwards it would
have made no difference. Capias had
hired him-that was sufficient
For three days Mr.. Marshall re.
manned in the Office of Capias,. Summons
& Circuit, where he soon became prime
favorite. If he was deficient in spelling.
he was certainly the most amusing
story-teller thoy had ever seen. Pretty
little Mary Sunshine, the pretty type
writcr operator, pronounced him the
greatest acquisition possible. Mr..
Waxinski. the chancery clerk, declared
him to be superb Judge OF beers. As
by an instinct he had tasted of that
gentleman's favorite brand of malt bev-
erage, only to unqualifiedly indorse
his opinion that it was the best in the
market
There was one person in the Office of
Messrs- Capias, Summons & Circuit,
however, who appeared to take offense
at this addition to the clerical force.
His name was Henry Badinger. He had
been promoted from office-boy to docket
clerk, from docket-clerk to the position
of confidential man. He was q jewel in
the eyes Of Messrs. Capias, Summons &
Circuit He was possessed of prodi-
gious memory. In the outer Office he was
nicknamed the Encyclopedias.
What is the title of the Rush q
Bust Company's case before Morton,
Henry?" Mr.. Circuit would ask, peering
out OF his especial den from behind his
eyeglasses. and Henry would reply,
off-hand: sSilas G.. Rush and Timothy
Flimsey Bust trading under the firm
name Of the Rush & Bust Manufacture
ing Company. General No 1871, 246,
term No 4.9sS document No. page 14a
Files in the vault, box No. &c." with
much more useful information on the
subject
1t was this gentleman whom the new
clerk decided in his own mind would
bear watching. But week went by
and nothing came OF his suspicious ex-
cept his own discontinue, which was
mainly brought about too. by the afore-
said Badinger.
The confidential man had been one of
the first to ascertain that the new clerk
INDUCED in such little slips as "mean
profits" land as to your honors shall
seem meet" etc. He was perpetually
laying traps for the detective, and all
that the trapped one could do was to
grind his teeth behind his desk and
emulate that Scriptnral exemplar Of the
hardest OF the cardinal virtues, Job.
Only Job had his boils outside. He, the
detective. could only boil within.'D
II don't want you over in tho law
library" Badinger remarked one morn
ing.
'.Mr. Circuit" began the detective;
but Badinger cut him short Badinger
was the only one in the ofice who dared
to bully the junior partners. but he did
1t cffectually.
MIR. Marshall left the library, howey-
Or, only to appear few minutes later
In disguise SO perfect that it was won
derfnl how he had effected it in such q
short time.
Mr.. Badinger passed the little, bent
man with the blue spectacles and short
red hair dozen times in the course of
the morning; but he never suspected
his identity. Behind those blue specta-
lies, however. pair of steel-gray eyes
we're relentlessIy watchful Of the conf
iential mans slightest movements.
A boy passed the detective with q |
list of books in his hand which he saw
Badinger prepare. He came back with
IN armful- Pretending to be occupied |
With important business the detective |
ooked and saw Badinger very distinctly |
mark each book with pencil.
He immediately determined some-
hing was wrong At all hazards he |!
must possess himself of the list.
He arose and crossed to the table at |
which Badinger was seated.
Excuse me-" he said, shave you
2orer on Railroads"
At the same time he slipped the little
list. which the boy had placed on the
able, into his palm.
There was nothing about it to excite
uspicion. 1t read simply:
Ayres v. Mason, 8 Mich. 49,
Mulligan v. Smith, 80 Cal S06.