Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-01

You might wait, Trix, to meet lpme Oh.
with some promise or prospect of some
thing"
That's just what | mean to do, father
1 told BERTHE last night would marry nc
man who hadn't distinguished himself.n
"Oh, we'll, that settles it," her father an
swered dryly
lriX had the tact To press the point No
furtber for the present. Her father, like an
leading barristers, undertook more than ht
could attempt, and attempted more thar
ne could compctently perform, and N pres
ent he was simply overwhelmed with work.
Aiter heavy day mt the courts he 70
turned 70 harasscd and hurried dinner
MY dear ] never was so worried in my
hfeP he exclaimed to Trix after he had
kissed her, which he did always when he
had been absent even for n few hours from
her There's McAllister's gone and got
the Influenza"
Hes with me in two or three chichester
cases, and there's one on tomorrow that
I've been depending upon him TO master
and manage almost altogether" pointing
10 brief beside bis plate II must tackle
1t after dinner with the help Of a strong
cup Of coffee"
"But you're due at EuGton at $50"
"Oh, an hour or 80 will give mo its sub
stance and | can beat il into shape in the
train"
Having dispatched his dinner he vas
proceeding to open the brief, when Mr.
Frederick Flint, senior partner in the IA
nous firm Of solicitors, Flint, Aliicck &
CO., was announced lie had come upon
urgent business, which was found 10 ncccs-
state an immediate consultation with AZ
tomcy General Wccvil
After their departure Trx sat down 10
write her promised letter, which she had
deferred until now in the hope Of having
something moIc-and perhaps more favor
able 10 record As, however, her father
bad been coo much hurried and worried 10
be spoken to upoh the subject at dinner
she could report only the mornings inter
view
Having at last finished her letter she
went into thestudy To look into her fathers
desk for a stamp. and here lying upon the
desk she found a brief Upon going % SEQ
Mr. Flint her father must have taken IL
with him into be study, laid IL on the desk,
and thea forgotten il in his Absorption with
a more important case. What now was 10
be donel Hall an hour since the train had
started from Eustou, and there was prob
ably no other tonight for chichester.
Upon looking into an A BIC guide, however,
she found that % train left Kings Cross for
that town at l.aJ a. ~. and was due Ia
chichester at 9:45, and by this she could
seud the brief
But il the case was % come on tomorrow
her father would not hayetiinc 10 read-not
20 say mastrr-thc brief Why NOT send
Berthe both a. messenger ard a. a Junior
He'd have five hours 10 study the brief be
fore starting, and could, as her father said,
beat the case into shape IN the train.
What "a chance for him and for hcri
She rang the bell, sent for her maid and
bid her got ready az once 10 accompany her
In cab 20 Scldcn street Within three
quarter, Of an hour they were there and,
strange 10 say. found Berthe there. When
be bad hurried down 20 her w the cab she
said brcathlc'-ly
81 was afraid you'd be- ~ some party"
"I'm due at B. but I waited IN, expecting
a letter" he said significantly. She smiled
and blushod and rewarded him with the
sweetest Of glancrs
Here IS something better" -he said,
handing him "A brief and proceeding 70 ex.
plain all the circumstances Of the case
'Its a great chance" she wound up with.
After drawing long breath he answered,
almost too Vreat-sO much may depend
upon IL" And then be asked wistfully. Is
there no letter.
Nothing but that tonight, she said de
cisively. Remember, 40, Kings CnOsz
Telegraph from chichester. Goodbye And
she drove resOlutely away.
Every undistracted minute now Was mo
mentOus TO him and 10 her. Nevertheless
many Of these precious minutes had slipped
by before Berthe could force thoughts Of her
from his mind and concentrate his entire
attention upon the brief
This, however, be succeeded at last in
doing, and he read and reread IL until lac
had thoroughly mastered It's bearings. HAv-
ing then marshaled it, strong points in
logical sequence and with cumulative force,
be paced the room 70 and fro, addressing
not an imaginary court, judge aud jury.
but only and always Weldon Wraxall TO
whom lac paid the compliment also Of an
imitation OF bis method and style.
On his arrival Ia chichester he had a
bath and hasty breakfast before hurrying
10 the courts, where he soon found the EN-
inent q. 9.
"Halloo, Raybun! Got many cases on"
b. asked rather malciously.
yi4ts h4Es i-bptt WIN 1DtI 'DIHfHl
with my consent"
Miss Wra1tdl was 70 good As 10 send me
the brief you forgOt-'Binns versus Haber-
ton which I've got up, fearing you would
not now have time 10 look a. IT,"
The brief ] forgot Bins versus Hab-
ertonY haveno such case On my list"
"NO" exclaimed Bertie Ia pitiabie de
lection
"No.- uLey.,f az soursef IT, that ,asa
McAlister had 10 throw up which Flint
brought me last night, but I forgot the
brief ia my study"
II do wish, cir, you'd get him 10 fntrust
II 10 me. Give me this chance" BERTHE
urged, with pathetic eagerness
The q Z. looked at him neditatively for
a moment, and said then, a. he put an en-
couraging hand on his shoulder, Come
along, then"
They soon found Flint, whom the q. &.
drew aside. Having explained the circunl-
stances he said what he could for Berthe.
"For young man he's the best partner at
tr,lfse 4 .rssr Ia "a nth