The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05


Yes" soliloquizcd the official after
he had turned away, you has holp me
sometimes when you hncvcd wasn't
any danger, although, which yca don't
believe l know, you voted arms me
when first got il, and you'd "a done
it again last time, cXceptin' You see /
had the field. Gro long, Vile ANDERSON.
You've been dodgin' and bamboozlin'
the hounds SO fur. Go long"
ANDERSON repaired straightway to
Watson's Office, large room opposite
Rainer's store, to which steps led from
the street. The lawyer noted at once
his perturbation and the slowness of
It's relief from assurance that nothing
was to be appre hended from the action
for words unless proof was made of
their utterance within the last six
months With some GOODNESS he said:
MIR. ANDERSON, hope that the words
charged in this writ were not spoken
by you at any time. I've taken your
case believing that your hands had
been-wel, III say, moderately clean.
with intent to see that you got all of
your legal rights- It's not my bust
ness to inquire how your father came
to make such Will, against which ]
find there's good deal Of feeling il
doubt that it is obliged 10 be sustained
if your recollection of the facts as
you've told them to me is entirely &C
curate. The fight against you is going
10 be serious. You see that Mr.. Tor
| rance Is of counsel In the case; he's a
man of very great capacity, and who,
at least in attack, is not one to waste
! his powder unless he believes that
something is to come of II You've
said to me that you wouldn't be OPP
posed to Z compromise that might not
be too unfair Let me tell you what
I've been turning over IN my mind.
Your wife's dead. and so Is Mrs. Amer
sons husband. Why not let the whole
dispute be settled by your marrying
her and adopting her son? Such
things are done very often. You're
both young. and as for her, why, she's
q beauty, whom any man might take
and give boot. How would that suit2
Who knows but that's what she's
driving at In the end she finds she
can't do better? You're old enough to
understand that women have more
than one string TO their bows
The clients eyes cleaned during the
! utterance Of these words, then in a
low, eager voice be answered:
Mr.. Watson, If you could arrange
that, I'd double the fee I've promised,
and, if it's necessary, I'd double that
Mr Dabney Is expecting to get"
Smiling, the lawyer replied:
Il don't think, if ! were in your
place, that I'd make such an offer to
Dabney. Indeed, l wouldn't care TO
do it myself Dabney Is rather tick
lish sort Of fellow about taking fees.
as it wero, over the left shoulder.
Then, some people say he wants the
widow himself
Noticing the pallor on Amerson's
face, he continued:
But. if you wish, III feel of him,
| and there's no doubt that he will not
try to hinder Mrs. Anerson's accept
ance of your proposal, whether she
may incline to it or not. At all events
to give mp mighty nigh the whole
Of that properly If could get her"
His voice and lips trembled with the
excess OF his passion and it's hopeless
ness After a moments pause he said,
in augmentation that seemed to his
counsel really pitiable:
you say. Mr.. Watson, that people
say Mr.. Dahney wants Hannah for
himself? Why, does II seem reasonable
TO you that Hannah would take up
with man that's got nothing except
what little he picks up Al law. when,
as tell you, she's woman that's al
| ways loved fltc things and wanted
more than she could get? You see how
fine she dresses now when she comes
| to town, which she can't afford. and
| which she knows Ny Dabney couldn't
| begin 10 allow her without they won
this case, which they can't as there's
| the will to show for itself AS for
suing me for SANDER. it's done for
nothing else but TO scare mo"
And perhaps to drive you TO com
promise"
/ II hope that's It, Mr. Watson, and
You know my terms that iss we can
| figure ora IT, and see what you think is
the best way 20 put it"
After some pause, Watson satd:
| MIR. ANDERSON. on reflection, l be-
| lieve I'd rather not make TO Dabney q
| proposal OF that kind, and I'm sure it
| wouldn't be the very best for you to
| do It. Why not make it directly to tho
| widow. either by yourself or through
some friend? Isn't there some one who
| is friendly TO a.. parties whom you
| could trust with ib?-'
II wouldn't Ike, myself, to 80 to MI
| Dabney about it, or for you either, be-
cause, from what you say, he'd be
against me. The old NAN Flint is
| friend of Hannah, and he used to be
| good friend to me Once or twice he's
| told me ought TO compromise the case
somehow, because be knows they can't
break the will, which he signed as
witness, and he tells everybody that
| mentions it to him that he never saw
fnther IN stronger mind than he vas
on TIE day he made it. don't know,
but thinh he might advise Hannah to
take my proposition"
The very man! The very man!
| Among other reasons for that is that
| II his mission fails he'll be sure 10 cir
| culate 1t, and that will take OFF some
| of the prejudice against you. Win you
see him?'
I'D rather IL would be you, Mt. Wat
| son. The old man would take it as q
! compliment if you WIS to send for him,
end you'd know better than me how to
talk to him, and, besides. it'll bolster
| It won't do any harm to make It TN
| reflection, it may DO you some good,
even If it's rejected, provided It Do
comes generally known You SEQ, II
viii be the amplest apology end coru-
pensation you can make for eny words
they may prove you TO have said agains.
her You seem to be in earnest about H."
Looking down for moment, Amer
son took from his pocket handker-
chief and wiped his eyes Then he
said:
.Mr. Watson. I'm going 10 tell you