Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-06-27
sentimeit9 Why, man, bave you lost
al sense Of decency. what few gfains

In sucn play1ul way THESE eminent
lawyers banded in whispers with each
other on the verge of the most impor-
tant case that for years had been in
any court OF the county. As Amerson
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:
Wont you look at LGincr and the
old man Flint in the corner yonder?'
The latter's movements were inter
esting-his look of eager listening to
Rainer's words, that Of denial, at first
vehement and indignant, and the earn
est persistence Of Rainer, as he moved
upon him while he backed until he be-
came wedged In the corner. More than
once he made movement as II he
would go inside the bar, but was with
held by Rainer, who kept pouring into
his ears argument and entreaty. At
length he said:
'1t It's so as you said, I better be in
my grave than here, Jeems Rainer."
"oh, no, Uncle Lishy; no such thing.
Everybody's liable to be mistaken, I
know I've been, many time, as bad
as that. Keep still as You can. Every
body knows you, and they know there
isn't an honester nor truth-tellinger
man in this world"
"I thought so oncet myself, Jeems,
but shall tell 'em-that's II It's so
as you say-I shall tell EN-"
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"
No, Jeems, I'll stay right here.
shan't run from nothin'. Let's set
here. I shan't open to nobody but
you, II 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,
vas 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 cynosure 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 low voice
to her shortly after entrance:
Mrs. Amerson, 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 n satisfactory issue"
"Why, Mr.. Torrance, Arthur says you
are the one whom am TO thank main
ly, no matter how the case goes. He
also let's me hope that we are to sue
ceed."
"My dear madam, the one difficulty
with Dabney as IN i~a~yar Is that he lis
too modest. hope he will get over
that in time. tell you again that he
deserves all have said"
In the midst of the trial, Watson, go
ing to Torrance, said:
Torrance, you seem very confident.
You'd look that way, however, IL you
knew you didn't have as much as
grain of sand to stand on. Such as that
don't fool me. Yet I wish we could
settle this case somehow. Amerson
would consent to something reasona-
BILE. I've told him thought he ought
to, for family reasons, and he Is Will
ing. You ought to know that you can't
break that will by any amount Of proof
Of what old Amerson said about 1t.
I've told Amerson plainly that IL there
was any fraud in the thing wanted to
have nothing to do with it, and he has
always assured me solemnly that there
was not What do you say 10 an offer
of twenty thousand dollars, and let
the widow and her child take all the
real estate that was not disposed Of by
the will2"
"Pll make known your offer, Watson.
II it's not satisfactory-as ] hardly
think 1t will be-we'1l submit propo-
sition of our own"
After brief consultation with Han
nah and Qabney, he rapidly wrote and
handed to Watson the following:
STATE OF GEORGIA: BALDWIN COUNTY.
.'Iu the inferior court OF said county, sitting
as q court Of ordinary:
IL Hannah Amerson, cavaetrix, etc
Wiley Amerson, propounder, etc
~ In the inferior court OF said county and
hannah rs Emerson Case for slandsr,
Wiley Amerson.
Counsel for Mrs Hannah Amerson in thg
above cases agree to dismiss them on the fol-
lowing conditions;
"t The defendant Wiley Amerson, is to sur
render 10 this court tho letters teatameptary
granted him. and consent TO the cancellation OF
the paper purporting and claimed by him to oe
the last will and testament Of Pierce Amerson-
late OF said county, deceased
80 That besides the costs accrued in such
cases, the said Wiley Amerson VIII pay TO Ar
thur Dabney counsel therein, his fee Of i've
thousand dollars, and TO Soaborn Torrance bis
OF twenty-five hundred dollars.
ARTHUR DABEEY,
"SEABoRN ToRRANCn"
"There, Watson" he said, that's
about what we think we can afford to
do for you"
Amerson, when he read the paper,
writhed IN anger too fierce to admit
fear.
my Godp' he gasped. "Nol OF
course, no! I'll fight till ] die, first.
People mayn't like the will. but they
can't break it. I've done all | can, Mr..
Watson"
There's your proposition, Torrance"
said Watson, handing it back. You've
got to be perfect cormorant in your
old age. Yet" smiling, he added, you
are unexpectedly, even astonishingly,
modest in the valuation put on your
self, compared with your young asso-
ciate."
Torrance, after half-glance towards
Dabney and Hannah, turned again to
Watson and smiled.
''I see; | see," said Watson.
TTo DE CONTINUED
This Woman Was Thrifty,