The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-07
My First Client


smoking and feasting my eyes oil
those inverted letters on the glas
panel of my door and incidental,
listening to the steps along the CORR
dor and watching the shadows tina
passed and repassed. when one of the
shadows startled me by pausing there
There was a knock and l called
Come in feeling instinctiyely thai
my career had begun. l believe ]
stared a full minute at my visitor be
fore l realized who he was Then ]
sDrang up and grasped his hand
'Rogers," l exclaimed You out
herer'
Welcome to the West. Hunter" be
answered. laughing and shaking my
hand heartily. Yes. I've been here
two years"
$50 yoS're going to take In the wool
Iy West" he observed when we were
seated. adding. with a glance around.
you are pretty well fixed May 1
ask how goes the battier'
Then we compared notes. 1 found
that he had lately become Junior mem
Der of a law firm in Guthrie. of whose
prosperity l already knew. While IN
Oklahoma City on business be had
heard of my presence and so looked
me up. l gave him all the college
news. not forgetting the great event
of commencement week-my marriage.
He seemed much interested and asked
a lot of questions. among them
whether l remembered a Miss Holdings
Catherine Holdings. or course l re-
membered Bob Holdings pretty sister.
and instantly certain rumors heard
months ago came forcefully to my
mind No. Miss Holdings hadn't mar
ried. hadn't cared a pin for that rich
Davis fellow. oh. yes; she was just
as pretty and popular as ever. only
didn't seem to prefer one man to an
other.
That. then. was what took Rogers
away from college, with his law course
only half completed l had often won
dered at it, remembering his excellent
standing in the classes and his popu-
larity with the men. The poor fellow
fidgeted under the fire OF cross-ques-
tons that l now aimed at him. but at
length he capitulated manfully and
gave me the whole story felt Ike a
detective working up a cue
IT was no USE L saw. he ended.
so l came away couldn't endure
being there and lawn 10 see her ev-
cry few days"
And you never proposed to herr"
NO; had a little PRIDE was not
going 10 ask what L Ano" "oulu De
refused
hat n mai. SO we let the
subject drop might have added that
| actually did propose TO her a couple
of years ago. DID he know OF b 4 af-
fair, l wondered
Half an hour later we walked to-
gether to my home. where introduced
him to Dolly, and we spent a very
pleasant evening. Isn't he nice?v she
said TO me after he had gone. Rogers.
Rogers" reminiscently. Il believe I've
heard of him before"
Next day Rogers returned to Guth-
lie early and | did not see him. Bust
less at my Office was still quiet. so [
Id a lot of thinking. and finally wrote {
letters. One went to the old COL I
e1e town felt a few oualms abort !
ending it, but was glad on the whole |
vben tbe missive was in the mail and |
therefore, beyond my recall. Certain '
words of mine were haunting nv mind i
Isn't it anything to you how those 5
DOR fellows feel? One might think 0 0
,adn't a heart at ALI" And her an II
wer. L
~ob. but I have! 1 have indeed. ba- Ii
ause IT answers when | call. but n has Ii
a long journey-to Japan mavba b
r to-say. Oklahoma"
That answer had seemed TO me nm D,
rarrantably hippant. but somehow the d,
words were taking on a new meaning. hl
low forlorn and pretty she had looked d
hat evening. two years agol 1t was al