The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-05-05


nigh as young as you. Watson, or me
either. that know am at least a year
Ia the advantage OF you. Have you
seen Mr.. Rainier, Mr.. Flint? lie wants
TO have chat with You. he told me-"
II see him jes' minute, Squire Tor
rance, In the store. They was some In
the store, and he told me he'd come up
with me time or nigh time got here.
Wonder he is now"
Rainier beckoned him away, and then
Torrance said,
'Well, Watson, what's the least bad
thing you've got To say about your
ever Grant self2 I'm glad 10 see you.
I'd always rather be with you In a case
than against But can Gee In your
very eye that you are not going to fight
that lovely widow there And that
chcrub OF boy by her side. Isn't she
fine? See how Dabney tries 10 do the
agreeable 10 her. No, IL isn't going to
be hard, n very hard fight, ell, Wat
SOM"
"Ah, my dear friend, such heavy
strokes as you've aimed nrc TO be par
ried somehow, with your citations and
your case for damages the biggest I've
ever known put In writ The con-
founded Gaze ought 10 have been com
promised in the way ANDERSON suggest
ed. You're going oget 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 IL can't stand in the superior
court, no matter what you prove 10
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
hne-looking woman, and, Two 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. want 10 start up the quarry at
least. and l hope 70 take II on the FIRST
jump. No, your offer to marry our
widow wasn't found agreeable 70 her
feelings. We must allow something 20
sentiment among women, IL we haven't
got IL ourselves. She didn't like the
incumbrance. Then you know, Wat
mans death TO be getting offers of
marriage from another. Aren't You
going Co let woman have some deli
cacy, II you take away from her all
sentiment? Why, man, have you lost
all sense OF decency, what few grains
OF IL you used to have?"
"Too soon the diclensl II she isn't
what they call marrying person,
don't know one that is"
in such playful way these eminent
lawyers banded in whispers with each
other on tho verge of the most impor-
tant case that for years had been in
any court OF the county. As Anderson
entered, he cordially shook hands with
Rachcls and Carruthcrs and passed
within the bar Torrance turned away,
and whispered 10 Dabney, who was just
then moving FROM his client:
won't you look at Rainier and the
old man Flint in the corner yonderP'
The latter's movements were inter
estiug-his look Of eager listening TO
Rpiner's words, that Of denial, at first
vehement and indignant, and tho earn
est persistence OF Rainier, as he moved
upon him while he backed until he be-
came wedgcd In the corner. More than
once he made n movement as IL he
would 60 inside the bar, but was with
held by Raincr, who kept pouring into
his cars argument and entrcaty. At
length he said:
IF it's so as you said better be in
my grave than here, Joems Rainier"
''Oh, no, Uncle Lishy; no such thing.
Everybody's liable TO be mistaken.
know I've been, many time, as bad
MS that. Keep still as you can. Every
body knows YOU and they know there
isn't an honestcr nor truth-tellinger
man In this world"
81 thought so oncet myself, Jeems,
but l shall tell 'em-thnt's IL it's SO
rs You say shall tell en-"
Don't talk so loud, please, Uncle
Lishy. You won't be called on 10 tell
anything. You just wait and be calm.
Let's sit down here, or 60 out in the
courtyard"
"No, Jcems, Ill stay right here.
shan't run from nothin. Let's set
here. shan't open to nobody but
you, II cnn hep II, till they call me.
I've had various fcclin's In my time,
but none like them Is on me now"
lie sat down with n groan. Just
then the sheriff was ordered TO open
the court. Justice Ingram, who pre-
sided. announced that such cases ns
could bc disposed Of by summary action
would be called first. Informed that
there was but one on tho docket that
would require a jury, he hoped that In
not n long while the court might DO
able TO sit in ordinary, Confessions OF
judgment, vcrdiots that had been
agreed upon, contlnunnccs, appeals by
consent, and their likes, were entered.
and the jury trial, that was promised
TO consume little IL any over an hour,
was begun. Whispcra Of sympathy
along with those OF admiration were
made by the gathering crowd In tho
largo courtroom, as Hannah witt. her
gon gnt nv tho clcrlx'a dealr TIar hoo