The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-03-14
A CARBON COPY.
How q Law Firm Was Supplied
with Their Opponents Thunder.


Somebody interested in this matter
is stealing our thunder" began Mr..
Capias. OF the famous law firm OF
Capias, Summons & Circuit, as be
motioned an unassuming, quiet-looking,
middle-aged man to seat in his pri.
vate room.
The quiet-locking man said nothing
in reply. He sat down and waited, smil-
ing pleasantly.
HE is not only stealing our thunder"
continued the lawyer, sitting bolt up
right in his huge leather chair and
lingering nervously with paper-knife
''but he is actually selling it to the
other side"
''You have no idea who it can beT' re-
piled the quiet-looking man.
mot the slightest. 1 don't suspect
any body in this Office Our clerks
have all been in our employ for years.
We feel that we can trust them inn
plicitlY. But so important is secrecy in
this matter that have given nobody q
chance to go back on us. My interviews
with our client have been conducted
right here in this room with closed
DOORS"
Through long habit, the eyes of Henry
G. Marshall, one of the most expert
onced detectives in the West, rested
for moment on the transoms. They
were Theoretically sealed. Two winters
ago the crevices had been stuffed with
cotton batting. 1t had never been re-
moved.
what letters have you written?
Who has access to your press copy
books?" was his first question.
Mr.. Capias smiled slightly. 1.-THE
ability of these men is sadly over
rated" thought he.
Letters of this character always
write myself, copy myself in my pri-
vate book, and that book keep in that
vault under lock and key. The leak is
not in that direction. Now, what do
you adviser"
The detective considered q moment.
II will work on the case outside for a
few days. will watch your Office and
have those characters whom l may con-
slider suspicious watched and Swallowed.
If l find no clew it may become neces-
sary for me to take place in the Office
myself"
I'm my officer CALCULATED the aston
ished lawyer. I'm what capacity, pray?,
There are variety of openings. Il
can come as a copyist confidential mes
senger, constable, just as you wish"
Mr.. Marshall took his hat and left.
Mr.. Capias said nothing OF his interview
with the detective to either OF his part
ners The case in question, a very inn
portant one, involving the recovery of
q great estats, the Bangs litigation, Twas
under his management What
he loved best was to work in secret and
astonish Mr.. Summons and Mr.. Circuit
with his grand coups. These latter gen.
tiemen. whilst excellent and painstak- |
ing lawyers. lacked the genius which
undoubtedly distinguished Capias in the
of affairs. Retainers from
great corporations came his way as nat
urally as water finds its own level. AL
great bank rang him up over the tele-
phone one day.
please come over at once. We wish |
10 retain you in an important matter"
my Office is blankety- blankety blank,
Blank street. shall be in from four to |
i've, when l shall be happy to see you.
am now in consultation" was the au-
iacious reply Of Mr.. Capias, who really
had nothing more important on hand az
hat particular moment than usual.
Messrs. Summons and Circuit were
appalled,. Capias was crazy to talk that
way to such an institution as the Mutu-
u Credit Trust Loan and Universal
Accommodation Association. They ex-
;hanged looks Of alarm.
But Capias was right There is moth
ng your great corporation reveres SO
much as Independence. A man who de-
;lined to come out and see them must
necessarily be . great lawyer. An Of
icial called that very day with an Inn
nense retainer, and confidence ives re-
tored In the breasts Of Mr.. Capiss' more
imid associates
But even Mr.. Capiss had been unable.
rtth Gil his astuteness. to get to the
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