The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-09
A CARBON COPY.
How g, 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 he
motioned an unassuming, quiet-looking,
middle-aged man to seat in his pri-
vate room.
The quiet-looking man said nothing
in reply. He sat down and waited, smil-
ing pleasantly
lie is not only stealing our thunder.
continued the lawyer, sitting bolt up
right in his huge leather chair and
lingering nervously with a paper-knife,
but he is actually selling it to the
other side"
"You have no idea who it can beY' re-
piled the quiet-looling man.
Not the slightest. l 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 i'm
plicitly. But so important is secrecy in
this matter that have given nobody a
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
enced detectives in the West, rested
for a moment on the transoms They
were Theoretically sealed. Two winters
ago tie 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. 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 i'll that
vault under lock and key. The leak is
not in that direction. Now, what 90
you adviser"
The detective considered a moment.
Il will work on the case outside for a
few days. / will watch your office and
have those characters whom ! may con-
slider suspicious watched and Swallowed.
If find no clew it may become neces-
sary for me to take place in the office
myself"
in my officer calculated the aston
ished lawyer. "In what capacity, pray?'
There are a variety of openings.
can come as copyist, confidential mes
senger, constable, just as you wish"
Mr.. Marshsll 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, very i'm
porJAnt one, involving the recovery OF
great estate, the Bangs litigation, twas
entirely under his management What
he loved best was to work in secret and
astonish Mr.. Summons and MIR. Circuit
with his grand coups. These latter gen.
tlemen, whilst excellent and painstak-
ing lawyers, lacked the genius which
undoubtedly distinguished Capias in the
management of affairs. Retainers from
great corporations came his way as nat
urally as water finds it's own level, A
great bank rang him up over the tele
phone one day.
please come over at once. We wish
to retain you in an important matter"
My Office is blankety- blankety blank
Blank street l shall be in from four tt
five, when shall be happy to see you
] am now in consultation, was the au
dacious reply of Mr.. Capias, who really
had nothing more important on hand a;
that particular moment than usual.
Messrs. Summons and Circuit were
appalled,. Capias was crazy to talk tina
way to such an institution as the Mutu
al Credit, Trust, Loan and Universe
Accommodation Association. They eX
changed looks Uf alarm.
Bus Capias was right. There is moth
ing your great corporation reveres Sc
much as independence. A man who de
clincd to come out and see them mus
necessarily be great lawyer. An of
fetal called that very day with an i'm
mense retainer, and confidence was re
stored in the breasts of Mr.. Capias' more
timid associates.
But even Mr.. Capias had been unable
with all his astuteness, to get to The
bottom of the Bangs mystery-who wa