Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-22
A PLAN THAT FAILED.

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hdny young men, moan i' i'll " PLAIN
unyauishod tale T.. Alm WHO roads
construct his own moral
At the beginning Of the ycnr 1870 ]
was uOmiually % lawyer So tho town OF
Auokpori,
/ had successfully engineered my way
through the academic department Of
Yale by diut OF hard examining during
examination weeks, and hv tho assist
aucc of well stored shirt CUTS
had gone through tho law depart
mont Of tho ramc institution. aud Ind
passed q year IN tho office Of Il New York
city counsellor.
was then admitted TO tho bar, md
began 20 practice In the town before
mentioned. For several months Pmc.
,iccd principally patience. AZ longth
my reward camo la the shape OF my irt
client.
one warm day in june was sitting
In my office. IN front Of which m ugly
tin sign hung to tell tho pasorby that
John Luther Abingdon, attorney at
law. was its occupant
My law library, tho food % my nspir-
ing intellect, had boon fairly large when
| left the uniycrsiiy, hutit had gradually
succumhcd 10 the urgent needs Of my
physical nature, and i,s volumes were in
the possession OF tho solitary llchrow
who gave temporary assistance 20 tho
rifing youth Of Rockpogt
An elderly gentleman stopped In front
Of my office, looked NJ the sign aud
assembled tho step1. know him well 1y
sight; he was Mr. Albert Saudiorl, ono
Of tho most respected citi2ouH Of tho
town, aud well provided with the gooda
which moth and rust do corrupt
Ho was moreover tho father OF q be-
witching daughter named Fannie, whos'
scraphic eyes and rosebud mouth had
bccn tho principal objects II my wur-
ship oycTy Sunday NJ church. Ito en-
tered tho room and | arose TO receive
him.
This he said, "is Mr.. Abingdon, |
supposoT
ayes, sir" answered, Eat your scry.
Zee. Sit down, air.
| waited In silence for him 20 con.
tinuo, which he presently did.
"Thcro H." faid no.. ia mnn IN thii
town who owes me 500. | don't thiul,
shall over be able to get Il. though ho
Is abunduutlv ablo 10 nav H. Now. II
you can get the money YOU arc welcome
to ono.fourth. VIII you take tho cascg
"Certainly,n | answered. my heart
I,npmg at tho bare possibility o! grasp,
ing 500.
As this has little to do with my story,
let Il bo at once known that occurred
payment Of tho debt and In due timo bu,
came tho happy pos.ossor OF tho ufors
said ono.fourth.
During tho pr,tr,ss II She case ! be-
came quito friendly with my client and
he promisod 10 give mo whnt further 10
pulbusinoss no might have. Moro thar
This, ho invited mo 10 visit his house
which /, with my secret admiration fol
tho beautiful Fannie, lost no time IN do
ing.
To huston toward my crisis, let M
tell you that In thrco weeks was mad
IS In lovo with Miss Sindforl.
II did not tnko mo long 10 dlscoyr
that Mr.. Sandlord looked upon my do
vutiuu TO lis daughter without distnyor
but HAD ono antagonist her mothc,
and Mrs. Sandford was u too not &, b
acspiaod.
IN this prcdicamCnt went 10 Hnr
Burton. my tried friend, and her mus.
teacher
"Wcn Jack" said he. after long /,
loncc, ~ SEQ only ono thing Ia l,c done.
"Enmo It, my boy" ryplicl, "au
I'll do it,
"Tho old man likes YOU, Won saw"
"Oh, beyond a doubt; / can count o
him: hut hp has no authority"
"Then," said Harry, with n look &
deep cunning, "yo must furnish hii
with IT,"
"How?" inquired.
"show him that Mrs. g. Is ruling hin
mako him do something To acuniro cor
troll. When he has once cs'abli.bt
that no can arrange your maniago