The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-05-19

strokes as you've aimed are to be par
ried somehow, with your citations and
your case for damages the biggest I've
founded case ought to have been COM
promised in the way ANDERSON suggest
ed. You're going to get nothing either
by your damage suit or your attack on
the will. These justices may decide
the last in your favor, in obedience to
popular feeling, but. Torrance, you
know it can't stand in the superior
court. no matter what you prove to
have been said by the old man about
destroying his will, or what he said at
the time of making slight OF his daugh-
ter, who, / agree with you, is devilish
fne-looking woman, and, I've no
doubt, very good one. Suppose we
agree on an appeal, and so have only
one fight over it?'' :
81 think not, Watson. No, think
not. I want to start up the quarry at
least, and I hope to take it on the first
jump. No, your offer to marry our
widow wasn't found agreeable to her.
feelings. We must allow something to
sentiment among women, ii we haven't
got it ourselves. She didn't like the
incumbrance. Then you know, Watt
son, she thought it too soon after her
mans death to be getting offers Of
marriage from another. Aren't You
going to let a woman have some: deli
cacy, if you take away from her all
sentiment? Why, man, have you lost
all sense of decency, what few grains
CT it YOU used to have?"
TOO soon the dickens! If she isn't
what they call a marrying person, I
don't know one that is" $50.
In such playful way these eminent
lawyers banded in whispers with each
other on the verge Of the most impor-
tant case that fc1 years had been in
any court OF the county. AS Anderson
entered, he cordially shook hands with
Rachels and Carruthers and passed
within the bar. Torrance turned away,
and whispered to Dabney, who was just
then moving from his client:
won't you look at Raine,, and the
old man Flint in the corner yonder?"
The latter's movements were inter
esting-his look OF es,ger listening to
Rainer's words, that OF denial at first
vehement and indignant, and the earn
est persistence of Rainier, as he moved
upon him while he backed until he be-
came wedged in the corner More than
once he made movement as if he
would go inside the bar, but was with
held by Rainier, who kept pouring into
his ears argument and entreaty. At
length he said:
eff it's so as you said, better be in
my grave than here, Jeems Rainier"
'sOh, no, Uncle Lishy; no such thing.
Everybody's liable to be mistaken. l
know I've been, many q time, as bad
as that. Keep still as you can. Every
body knows You, and they know there
isn't az honester nor truth-tellinger
man in this world.''
II thought so oncet myself, Jeems,
but shall tell 'em-that's If it's SO
as you say--I shall tell 'em-"
Don't talk so loud please, Uncle
Lishy. You won't be called on to tell
anything. You just wait and be calm.
Let's sit down here, or go out in the
courtyard"
mo, Jeems, I'll stay right here. I
shan't run from nothin'. Let's set
here. I shan'tt open to nobody but
you, If I can hep it, till they call me.
I've had various feelin's in my time,
but none like them is on me now
He sat down with a groan. Just
then the sheriff was ordered to open
the court. Justice Ingram, who pre-
sided, announced that such cases as
could be disposed of by summary action
would be called first. Informed that
there was but one on the docket that
would require jury, he hoped that in
not long while the court might be
able to sit in ordinary. Confessions of
Judgment, verdicts that had been
agreed upon, continuances. appeals by
consent, and their likes, were entered,
and the jury trial, that was promised
to consume little if any over an hour,
was begun Whispers of sympathy
along with those of admiration were
made,by the gathering crowd in the.
large courtroom, as Hannah with her
son sat by the clerks desk. Her beau
tiful sad face on which were bushes
both of health and embarrassment, her
tremulousness, knowing herself to be
the cynoshre Of many mems eyes, all
made her an object Of eager interest.
Terrence deported himself when near
her with profound respect, leaving
Dabney to entertain during the time
Of waiting. He had said in q low voice
to her shortly after entrance:
.'Mrs. Anderson, must congratulate
you on having had Mr.. Dabney as
counsel. He has worked up your case
with admirable tact and Judgment,
and we have strong hopes of conduct
Ing it to q satisfactory issue =
why, Mr.. Torrance, Arthur says you
are the, one whom am to thank main
", no matter how the case goes. He
also lets me hope that we are to sue
ceed.
my dear madam, the one difficulty
with Dabney asa lawyer is that he is
too modest. hope he will get over
that ii time. I tell you again THAT he
deserves I'll have said. =
In the midst Of the trial, Watson, GO
Ing to Torrance, said: s 59