The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
SOLD hooks By PAINTING.
A Fair agent Who Played n Pair of
FEnaveS on 3 street

From the Washington Post
There is on l. street a firm 50 prominent
in the realm OF law. So august as whole
with members so dignlhed that vronEioers
tremble at the sight Of their door plate
Last Thursday a little Homan Win R re-
ling golden curls and checks too pink from
exposure 70 cold. sought refuge IN TINS or
nee from A biting vino. ana eAlehoti
numbed fingers 10 a rudy gov As ne
senior partner entered fne room from rs
den IN the rear. the girl looked up prisht-
~. ana tnens overcome py auuneii seem
lnEly OFerpoWerinR eAnausIoh. IeA pros
trs-te on the couch on which she " as seat
ed
Judge. - gazed at her in astonishment
as helpless and limp Tor the moment q
the girl before him. then rushed away LOT
Ice water, wine, brandy a second p-HON-
everything. anything 20 reneVe the tension
Of the situation. he returned IN Al imPos-
sibly short time with Eis arms fun, lOoked
at the girl. and then dropped every ll-t <
on the floor and became again lInp, lot
she opened her blue eyes and gaze1 az MIN
with the expression Of hunted animal
She then closeLsthem again
The judge stood first on one 1901 ana
then on the other. stuck one nana III Ms
pocket and then another, raised his eye
brows. puckered his lips, and gave vent
to = low. long whistle.
This whistle Fitted the white lios, aIid
so opened and sighed "Oh. / am so tired
and something seems to be the matter
with my head"
the wine, the brandy, etc Inc lalr oie
smiled listlessly at his activity, but Dram
ed the glass gratefully ana slsheu AGAIN.
PERHAPS sir while YOU are 50 Kind 10
mo YOU are thinking Of your own daugh-
ter" This little speech made the judge
eyes misty. He had no daughter, OF course,
but there are always poss!billues; -,--s
What can do for you, miss! ne asheu'
almost huskily.
just one little moment And TINS she olu'
In emit ia fsF Nf frffT 20
She reached the door rather unsteady,
but turned hesitatingly, as II somewhat
dazed. ''Oh, yes" she crledi my DOOR.
She returned to the couch ana pulled
from beneath the pillow a bulky volume
in "a fiashy binding.
The judge at once suggested ringing up
a boy 10 carry the burden for her, but she
shook her head.
mo, sir" she insisted: II could not af-
ford that luxury. ] don't sell one a week.
The judges eye CLEANED.
The very thing l want" he exclaimed,
and began to extract bills from pocket
book rather fabby from the ravages
which Christmas and New Year had made
upon it. He crushed them into the girls
hand. saying: Il must insist on paying
not what you ask, but what this valuable
work is worth"
The girl left. seemingly much strength
ened.
Yesterday the judge entered his Office
to find him staring him in the face the
book he thought he had taken home on
the day of it's purchase.
His establishment knew no bounds when
the junior partner picked 1t up hastily
and tried to force 1t into a pocket which
was too small to receive it.
1t was too late. The judge had seen its
tide and recognized its all too glaring
binding.
Slowly the truth began to force itself
upon him.
"Old man." he asked, did she have
curls, and was she SO tired and did
something get the matter with her head
and make her faint and did she forget
the book and have to come back for it?'
Just so, just so, judge"
"She played a pair OF knaves in this Of
fee, and won. Let's see what a bottle of
champagne can do for our stupid wits?"