The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-03-23

else"
A well dressed, middle aged colored
man entered the Office Of Henry P. Fair
leigh, counselor at law, and inquired Of
the Office boy II Mr.. Fairlegh was in.
II think he is" said the boy. "Will
You give me your name and businessY'
At the same time he presented q card
and pencil for the man to write with.
"No," said the man. II have been
sent to see Mr.. Fairlegh, and am not
to tell my business to any one else"
The boy looked doubtful, but said he
would see if the lawyer was in. He en-
tered an inner room and presently came
out and ushered the caller into Mr..
Fairlegh's private Office. 1t was fitted
mp like parlor, excepting for huge
library table in the center. Mr.. Fair
leigh sat by this table reading brief.
He was handsome man, about fifty
years old, with q broad, low forehead
and keen eyes.
The colored man produced letter,
saying, II was to get an answer to this. +"
Mr.. Fairlegh opened the envelope and
read:
MY DEAR SrR-I write to retain you as coun-
eel In . case demanding immediate attention.
have written q full statement Of the circum-
stances, which hope you will read carefully
before accepting or declining the case. The
messenger will give you the manuscript, to-
gether with . retainer, II you consent to con-
slider the case. II for any reason you do not
wish to consider II, please do not mention the
fact of my having applied toyou- Yours truly,
JOHN SAUNDERS.
"Is this from Mr.. Saunders, the news
paper manY he asked, looking up.
"Yes, SIR"
did you bring the manuscript he
speaks Off
II brought parcel, sir" said the col
ored man, producing it, "and this bill,
which was to give you If You asked for
the parcel" and he laid fifty dollar
note on the table.
Mr.. Fairlegh opened the parcel and
found in it closely written manuscript
of some fifty pages. He laid it to one
side, and taking up pen wrote:
Ny DEAR MR.. SAUNpERs-I will consider
your story tonight. Send your messenger to-
morrow for an answer, or, better yet, call your
self. As for the retainer let us wave that for
the present. am happy to be able to return
some of the kind courtesy you have shown me
more than once. Sincerely yours.
HENRY p. FAIRLEoB.
Inclosing the bill with the letter in an
envelope, he handed it to the messenger
and was instantly buried in his brief
again.
After dinner that evening Mr.. Fair
leigh went to his library, lighted a good
cigar, put his feet to the fire and read the
manuscript. This is what he read;
JOHN SAUNDERS STORY.
1t was long after midnight ON the
morning Of day before yesterday when
| finished my regular work in the office
Of the New York Daily Item and leaned
back in my chair, too tired to start i'm
mediately for home, and yet hungry
enough to know that must have some
supper before going to bed. was con-
sidering whether to go to the club,
where would meet friends, or to a res
taurant, where l might eat alone, when
the Office boy brought me note.
"This just came from police head.
quarters" he said, with more excite
ment than he usually betrays, for he is
precocious, as newspaper Office boys are
likely to be, and is well used to the sud-
den sensations that are common in such
places.
1.-THE messenger brought it down with
the late copy" he continued. "There's
been most unusual murder up town,
and we are to have an extra"
Who's been murdered, HarryY
asked, with smile at his wording of the
news.
Mrs. Gregory" said he briefly.
To say that was startled is only the
conventional way of expressingit it. There
was only one lady In New York city, as
you know. who was spoken Of as Mrs.
Gregory. ANY other Mrs Gregory
would have been called by her full
name or designated more specifically in
some way, but this one needed no such
Decentralization. The reasons will pres
emily appear why /, poor man, little
known to the world in any way and
scarcely known at all in society, should
be startled by the news of the murder OF
this leader Of society.
Isprang from my chair, forgetting IA
tigue and hunger, and went into the
night editors room to learn the particu.
lars and incidentally to ask if / could be
Of assistance in getting out the extra.
Mr.. Ferguson, the night editor, was