The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-08-11
HIS FIRST CLIENT
BY AUGUST HasaAr-

cigar. MS laa &
To discover that clients war.
regular visitors to his sano+,a not II II
needed TO look at his des,. one oia,ssEk
very new looking volume NJ Mhere IL
sian Civil Code" was ~resfin ~ @Psls Z
side with a costly ivory far SIDE BY b
had broken the night befora' .nlcht
supper with a circus rider, ana a Eh. Il
OF an equally new and r,,,sasa on toy III
OF the Penal Code" were two Votuas
letters on dainty paper, eyldan, seentea
a woman of refinement. In ~ Hon Il
center of the desk was a nhotNe YET &
beautiful but rather sensu6ms o. B
woman of typical southern ~, .ookirs h
his rather pleasant face was ate
serious just now. Everything b ~ ,Seig
pened so entirely different frnn,u nap \
he had expected. Tomorrow fha Whal
session was to open, and not ono S ~
Aaa appeared TO ask for his ~servicaaaS
even the most insignificant ca$a y
10 think that the rich butcher ana; s sas
sage manufacturer. Mr.. Wermut l.
nad the impudence to tell him Tia, "g :.
did not want 10 hear Of any ana "
n1ent between him, Franz Won 5I..sase'
den. a blue blooded but poor lie '
and his charming but %IS!tr
daughter, Ottilie, until he had F1TDssn
at least n case in court. 1Va
o drown his sorrow the young ~.
HeT hGd thrown himSnlf irtn a TssV'
stFom of dissipation. He was !, 'tss'
slant attendance or the beaulIfui oi roa'
rider, who seemed to favor hin, r1tUs
more than any of the many memha
of the j~eunesse doree who sighas s
her love, and he had run hopeIassi, ~
debt for flowers and jewelry which ,E ~
could not live without. sue
Suddenly there was a knock m -.
door. His old bookkeeper, who sat az Is
the outside office pretending to kaa !.
imaginary accounts and files, appears55
and announced Mr.. Wermuth, WIN
stood behind him with a bundle nj ls "mg
papers in his fat hand. Ns@
He deposited his mighty person IN >,
armchair. looked at the rather embs az
raised attorney and said with a smiIs,
4 suppose o are surprised ia ca.
me here. Mr.. Von der Helden. TO give .,
case into your hands, and you NAV Ia
quite sure that il 1t was not bacsnss
Ottilie had nearly tortured the life nv,
of me I should never have come, But
never mind. I have decided to risk !,
and give you a fair trial. Now. # w,
win this s. for me We shall hs
friends, and I may be able to bring Won
more business: but II you lose I viii
send my daughter to a Swiss boarding
school and take care that you So
neither her nor me any more. I sun.
pose you need money, and YOU NAV
ask your " price, and l shall give
my cashier an order 10 advance YOU
any amount You may need"
Won der Helden's first impulse was IA
nFIar hil irny1,rsa1+ y,ne~u,-s. 80.
tn-law 10 leave his office at once hui
he controlled himself and hogan 70 look
through the papers which the sausage
manufacturer handed him. 1t was
case concerning a disputed boundary
lire, hpt t was evident that grave mis-,
takes had been made by the attorney
who had banded the business before
him, and for this reason Mr. Wermu!
had lost the case in the lower court.
While he was busy studying the pa.
pers the young man nearly collapsed
when he saw how the butchers eyes
were riveted on the photograph Of the
beautiful circus rider, though strange
TO say he had tact enough not to say
anything.
Three weeks later the case came up
in the first part OF the civil court. Franz
von der Holden made a well prepared
speech which made q great impression
on his wealthy client, and was iubiiah.
when the judge ordered q special local
session on the disputed property, which
Ing Mr.. Wermut's residence.
The month OF May had come. with
beautiful weather. and everybody
hailed with Joy the advent of spring,
Only Ottille Wermut, a beautiful girl
Of II, with golden hair and dark blue
would see nothing of all this. and
walked around as If dazed ever since
the day her father had come home and
OF the fan and photo on her lovers
desk. And now that faithless person
had the audacity to walk up and down
below her veranda as If nothing at all
mad happened, and even smile at heF,
A few minutes later the members Of
hours debate she was surprised to see
her father and her faithles5 lover as
the steps, arm In arm.
What should she do? Sire would
not meet him at any cost; but where
she go? Looking around she
q door leading into q closet where
garden tools we're kept, and hurried in
lheEe. The door closed behind her and
she found herself in a small, dark
place, unable to get out, as the door
could only be opened from the out
side. She heard her father enter the
hoNse and, though she was not a little
AFRAID, no earthly power could make
ner call the young lawyer 10 her as
sistance. Suddenly she heard a noise
among the tools on the floor, and felt
herself turn pale with horror. There
was no doubt there were mice In tha
pace, and she had a deadly terror o,
nice. Her eyes, which hai now be-
used to the darkness, could even
zee them on the floor close to her face
she gave a cry, but no one heard her,
-nough she could plainly hear Franz
walk up and down outside.
Mr.. Won der Heldent" she cried.
no answer. And the mice were stu
here; she could hear them move.
With the strength OF despair she tried
o force the door, but it did not bulge
Now h could hear steps right OUT
'lde. Her pride was gone, and she
'ried, with tears:
Oh. Franz! Franz! Help me! Open
he door, or I shall diet"
Inc door was torn open and Franz
der Holden held her fainting form
n his arms. just as Mr.. Wermut ap,,
)eared on the sceGc with q bottle %
I'D Burgundy and glasses.
i suppose | Shall have TO send SONS
more business your way, now" was
III he said, though judging from tns
ee you have asked In this case yoS
re rather hiSh-priced."
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