The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-27

prove OF young girls playing cards
Then she actually winked. "Oh, yor
are too good" she remarked. Say,
how do you do it?"
"What?"
"Keep those cards up your sleevef
Please tell me. The girls have been
winning all my spending money lately
and ] want revenge. Show me the
trick, Tom, and I'll marry you next
June" responded Indignantly and
told her that was member of the
Anti-Poker society. She said "Bosh,'
and when l got up to leave she refused
to permit me to Gull from her sweet
lips the customary parting salute. The
misguided young woman actually
thought that I was trying to conceal
my iniquitics from her. But there was
worse to follow. A few nights later
when ] called she greeted me with
marked GOODNESS. This / attributed tc
mere feminine caprice and so chatted
away in IL happy manner about various
matters to which she listened with a
sarcastic smile upon her adorable face.
But was accustomed to doing most OF
the talking and she the listening, sc
that her persistent silence did not seem
mt all remarkable. Among other topics
broached was description of a tenn
perance meeting had attended n few
nights before. / am u teetotaler in
every sense of the word and stated
proudly that l had been elected secre.
tary of the new organization. Then
her pretty mouth assumed an expires.
sion of scorn.
"Oh, You hypocrite!' she cried.
"My darling!" cried, in amazement.
Don't call me your darling!" she re.
torted, with flashing eyes. 1--WE had a
talk with papa and he says everything
must be Off"
Everything off?"
eyes, our engagement. He saw you
last night. He said that you"-sob-
''were standing on the street corner
sob--'with your hat in your hand
holding the lamp post with the
other''-sob-''and singing about"-sob
1--WE won't go home till morning'"-
sob.
l started in amazement. "My dear
Lucinda, there is some horrid mistake.
Last night attended meeting at our
Sunday school and"
Here she wiped away the tears and
assumed her indignant attitude once
more. "Don't make me hate you," she
said. "Why don't you confess and
well, know boys will be boys, and, If
you said you would never do it again,
why, perhaps, l might overlook this
one fault and-and forgive you"
sprang to my feet in anger. II have
been slandcrcd and
SIS that your reply?" she asked,
frigidly.
at isl
"Then there is nothing more to be
said"
With that she took the ring from her
pretty finger and handed it to me.
Good evening, SIR
bowed myself out in despair. So all
was over? Those visions of neat lit
tie home were lost forever. The next
morning when my roommate presented
himself fancied that he looked tired
and sleepy. He explained this by say
ing that he had been up all night with
IL bad headache. He noticed my melan.
choly appearance, and, when told him
all about it, he again offered his sympa.
thy and remarked in a jocular manner:
Never mind, my boy. There are just
us good fish in the sea as have ever been
caught" 1 told him there was only one
Lucinda, but he shrugged his shoulders,
He then went out to attend a case in
court, and seated myself in discon-
solate manner in my easy chair in the
inner office. had slept little to speak
of the night before and nature asserted
itself in spite of my heartache. l dozed
Off. After time l was aroused by
voices in the outer office and heard q
woman ask for me.
SHE is not in" was the reply of my
roommate, and was about to step out
when few words that followed arrested
my attention and 1 remained where
was, listening: IF you have come or
legal business, madam, i will answer
your purpose just as well. ! am author
lied to act for him. i am his partner
as you see by my name on the door,
His words filled me with amazement
''Be seated, madam, and state youi
case" The visitor did so and he listened
with the greatest tcomplacency, Offering
a suggestion here and there and occa
sionnlly asking question. When she
Ind finished, he remnrlsed: II think yor
have good case" In this knew hi
was wrong. The case was n bad one
and no conscientious lawyer would have
| touched it.
"Then would you advise me to take
the matter to the courts?" she asked.
81 would. 1t would be foolish tc
settle"
When she was about to leave shs
asked: What are your charges?"
twenty-five dollars retainer fee ant
fifty more if we VIM
She took out her purse and gave HIN
the money. "You are really to be con
graduated, madam. that you fount
me in instead of my partner" he con
tinued. "He is one of those scrupuloul
lawyers who always lose their cases
Now always win because am full Of re
sources. Ha, ha! am just smart enough
to dodge all technicalities. That part
ner of mine is such consideration
idiot that think shall have to breal
with him. hate to do it, for the poo
fellow would not make " living If L.
Here l broke in ,n them. Th,
scene that followed beggared descrip
tion, as writers say, and SO will no
describe it. Now understood why IN,
practice had decreased. 1t also FLASHED
across my mind that all my troubl,
lately was in some way connected Will
| him. We looked alike-and saw every