The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-29

dertook more than he could attempt,
and attempted more than he could
competently perform. and at present
he was simply overwhelmed with
work.
After heavy-day ut the-courfs no
returned TO a harassed and hurried
dinner.
MY dear, / never was so worried
in my life" he exclaimed to Trix,
after he had kissed her, which he did
always when he had been absent even
few hours from her. There's Nc
Allister's gone and got the influenza!
.'He's with me in two or three Rib
chester cases, and there's one to-mor-
row that I've been depending upon
him to master and manage almost al
together" pointing to brief beside
his plate. IL must tackle 1t after
dinner with the help Of a strong cup
of coffee"
.'But you are due at Euston at $780,"
"But an hour or SO will give me its
substance, and l can beat it into
shape in the traiH.
Having dispatched his dinner he
was proceeding to open the brief,
when Frederick Flint, senior partner
in the famous firm OF Flint, Affleck &
Co., wsg announced. He he'd come
upon urgent business which was
found to necessitate an immediate
consultation with Attorney General
Weevil.
After their departure Trix sat down
to write her promised letter, which
she had deferred until now in tho
hope of having something more-and
perhaps more favorable to record.
AS, however, her father had becn too
much hurried and worried to be
spoken to upon the subject at dinner
she could report only the morning s
interview.
Having at last finished her letter
she went into the study to look into
her fathers desk for stamp, and
here lying upon the desk she found a
brief! Upon going to see Mr.. Flint,
her father must have taken it with
him into the study, laid it on the
desk and then forgotten it in his alb
sorption with more important case.
What now was to be done? Half an
hour since the train had started from
Euston, and there was probably no
other tonight for Ribchcster Upon
looking into an A Il G. guide, how
ever, she found that Il train left
Kings Cross for that town at 1879 a.
m. and was due at Ribchester at 9:45,
and by this she could send the brief
But IL the case was to come on to-
morrow her father would not have
time to read--not to say master-the
brief. Why not send BERTHE both as
messenger and as u ..junior?" He'd
have five hours to study the brief be-
fore starting, and could, as her father
said, beat the case into shape on the
train.
What chance for him-and for
her!
She rang the bell, sent for her maid
and bid her guest get ready at once
to accompany her In a cab to Selden
street. Within three-quarters Of an
hour they were there, and. strange
to say. found BERTHE there. When he
had hurried down to her 10 tho cab
she said. breathlcssly:
II was afraid you'd be at some
party"
ii am due at 5. but / waited in,
expecting IL letter." he said. signif-
cantly. She smiled and blushed. and
rewarded him with the sweetest of
glances.
"IIere is something better" she
said, handing him a brief and pro,
ceeding to explain all the circum
! stances of tho case. 'It's great
chance" she wound up with.
After drawing long breath he an
swercd, almost too great-so much
may depend upon it," And then he
asked, wistfully, "Is there no letter."
Nothing but that tonight" she
said decisively. Remember 4:3C,
Kings Cross. Telegraph from Rib
chester. Good-byn And she drove
resolutely away.
Every undistracted minute now was
/ momentous TO him aud her. Never
| theless many of these precious min
utes had slipped by before BERTHE
could force thoughts of her from his
| mind and concentrate his entire atten-
ton upon the brief.
This, however, he succeeded ut
last in doing. and he read and rc-read
it until he had thoroughly mastered
| it's bearings. Having then marsh
aled its strong points in logical Sc
quencs and with cumulative force,
he paced the room 20 and fro, adj
dressing not an imaginary court,
| judge and jury. but only and always
Weldon WraXall, to whom he paid
tho compliment also OF an imitation
of his method and style.
On his arrival in chichester he had
q bath and hasty breakfast before
hnrrying to the courts. where he soon
found the eminent q. G..
..Ha,loo, Rayb Got any cases
on?n he asked. rather maliciously.
''Ono, sir, hope, with your con-
sent"
with my CONSENT"
.sMiss Wraxall was so good as TO