The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-08-31

sAC ufohA-lcaltu u1tt knew. lleu the
blaek-headed and finally the bald head
ed Bat It was all to no purpose, and
gave 4 groan that made my wife think
was asleep and she gave me a nudge in
the ribs to awaken me.
~rve got to 90 to Hamstone to-day"
said Dodworth, as he entered my store
early Monday morning, "and won't be
able to see you again before the trial.
But that doesn't matter, for Pve got the
whole thing laid oct as far as it will 90.
Be sure and meet me at the Liberty court
house at o'clock tomorrow morning.
l promised that would.
"And If you can find that witness bring
him along" he added as be went out of
the door.
l promised this also.
But there was no use trying TO think
who the man was. 1t was worse than
chasing phantom, and by night l was
half inclined to think that was mis-
taken and there had no; been any Wit
ness at all.
@Well, how about that case of yours
and Fairfax's?7 asked my wife that eve
ming.
a am afraid lam going to lose it." I
replied
Lose it," she exclaimed. 81 thought
you were perfectly sure of winning"
Il would be ifit wasn't that 1 cannot
for the life of me think of certain wit
nesss name.
"Did you know the witness ?n
"Quite we'll"
"And you can't think Of his name?"
"Not the first letter.
Then why dom, you go to him and
ask what It is"
81 would if could remember who he
was"
My wife pursed up her lips and smiled
coldly.
Seems to me could think ofa per
sons name lift was IS important as all
this she said.
I did not have any doubts but what
she could. Bot then women are vastly
different from men
I Ipassed a restless night. 1 dreamed
that was in the court room, and the
case was in full sway. Fairfax was hav-
ing everything his own way, and the
Jurors were looking at NE with elouded
brows and doubtful shakes Of their heads
Evidently was judged 10 be close
business man, who was trying his best
TO squeeze out Of an honest debt.
~And 50 you say there was a witness
10 this Transaction" 1 dreamed Fair
fax's lawyer said. ~Who was it?"
1t was only for a second that hesi-
tated. Then l answered in a plain matter.
of fact of tone
"Mr. George Ardell."
"Who is he2"
"A shoe dealer Of Hamstone."
@Is he here?"
He is here"
And with this I dreamed Mr.. Ardell
stepped forward and put in his evidence,
and after this the case was all in my IA
yor, for Fairfax hadn't leg left to stand
on.
And then I dreamed how thankful l
was that my memory had served me so
well, and what fool 1 thought had
been to have forgotten at all, and coed
deal more similar stud, until awoke
with start and found myself sitting up
right in bed, with my wife wide awake
beside me.
"For gracious sake, John what IS the
matter p she cried.
~Tve found out who that witness was."
I exclaimed. Il just dreamed about the
whole thing"
and who is t?" she asked, with q
considerable show Of interest
Why, it came to me just as easy as
anything could went on. Il was in
the court room and the lawyer asked me
to name the mani said-I said"
And then 1 did my best to think Of
what I bad said.
~Well, whst?''
why, l said twas ran my hands
through my hair half dozen times
why, confound the thing Pve forgotten
it again" !"
And true enough that name and face
had slipped through my mind once more.
There was no use trying to bring it back
either. 1t wouldn't come, and after
spending two hours in the easy chair
trying to coax the thing to return gave
up in despair.
Il think after this when you meet any
one you had better put il down in your
note book /" said nay wife at the break
fast table.
But then, she was slightly cross be-
cause awoke her two hours before the
regular time.
At So'eloek 1 took the train for Liber-
ty, and arriving there made my way at
once to the court house. was feeling
pretty blue, and it did not hely my spir-
its when the time for the case to open
came and DodEorth had not yet put in
an appearance.
Fairfax against Blake called out the
clerk, and at that moment my lawyer
at the doorway.
Missed two trains hunting up your
witness :" he exclaimed. -But / got
him and brought him along. left him
in the hallway 50 as to give Fairfax 4
surprise"
you've got the witness" 1 gasped-
.sWho Is it -
~Mr. George Ardell. a shoe dealer Of
HAmstone.s
why, of course, that is the very
man. l cried in high delight why
couldn't 1 think of him? Does he re-
member the case ,"
Perfectly"
aAnd how did YOU rau against him .