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where you lost your sense of personal
knowledge, how the defendant pos
sessed himself of your ring, or any
point of similar consequence, it would
be of material aid. Something that
somebody may have noticed occurred
perhaps on the road to Portland or
afterwards. An advertisement might
bring out this something. What do
you say Stevens?"
"A good idea Send one to RoweH
and let him put it before a million
readers"
I'VE will, if you say so. Mr.. Hamil-
ton"
about costs, Mr.. Morley" said the
claimant anxiously.
I'VE have talked with Mrs. Hamil-
ton about it. That will do for the
present. OF course, we realize how
the matter stands with you. Mrs.
Hamilton, anxious to have every fact
brought to light on her own account,
will be responsible, though l judge
she does not care to have the fact
known"
"No, that would be best
"You of course see, Mr.. Hamilton,
that this suit, whoever RECEIVERS, will
not end the matter. The natural out
come will be a suit for perjury and
forgery. Then there is the bank mys-
terry still unsettled. One matter follows
the other. You have no doubt consid.
cred all this"
II have" said the claimant, briefly.
"Well, call in tomorrow. By that
time we shall have arranged the mat
ter somewhat in our minds, prepared
the writ and so forth. You must
study the matter yourself. and not
forget to mention any point that bears
on it. 1t will be hard fight. The de-
PENDANT has possession in his favor,
the countenance of Mr.. Carter and
the recognition of his friends, as he al
leges them to be. He has passed
through the ordeal of reinstatement.
He has paid the money to the bank.
He has been examined by brain special
lists, and, as 1 happen to know, pro-
nounced not accountable All this,
you perceive, is in his favor. Then,
too, he resembles the Vane Hamilton
we knew perfectly; that is, ordinary
people would say so, while your re-
semblance is much less marked, to say
nothing of your changed hair"
"I know myself Mr.. Morley. l know
that 1 ann Vane Hamilton, and l am
determined to regain my family and
my estate"
1--WE will do the best we can for you, -
said Mr.. Morley, shaking hands with
him. Mr.. Stevens did likewise, and he
left the Office.
"Well," said Morley, after a long ST.
lence, 1T will be a hard fight, as you
said"
"You do not believe his story, see;
fully, that is.'
Il see points in it difficult to prove.
In fact ! have been thinking of our
oath, ito do no falsehood, nor consent
that any be DONE and how far this
suit would call it in question. On the
other hand, Mrs. Hamilton inclines to
believe his story. An attorney, of all
people, should consider man inno-
cent until found guilty. What do you
think of this man?'
1T is too soon to say. There are
some things in his favor. We are to
present the evidence on our side of a
claimant trial. That is the way
mean to look at it for the present. II
we see reason afterwards for not con-
tinuing the charge of it. we can give
1t up"
81 suppose So"
1t will be seen by this conversation
that, however encouragingly the law
years had spoken to the principal, they
were by no means sure of the issue
nor indeed, of the wisdom of conduct
ing the suit. If they did conduct it.
it would be with eyes wide open to
probable defeat, and the rather ques-
tionable honor of being widely known
and noticed in the trial as the losers
of famous case On the other hand,
they might possibly win the suit. That
would be a great triumph. No men
stood better at the bar than Morley
&, Stevens, but, like all ambitious men,
they were far from being satisfied, and
longed for opportunities to display their
knowledge, and to mount higher in the
esteem of the public.
The claimant had thus far failed to
touch their sympathies; whether he
would succeed in doing so remained to
be seen. But he had excited their in
terest and curiosity thoroughly, and
they plunged into a consideration of
the case that very day. The writ was
issued, the advertisement engaged the
tentative faculties of both lawyers, pos
sibilities and probabilities were weigh
ed in the balance of common sense and
equity, and when the next day arrived
they were well equipped to meet the
claimant and to converse with him
further.
The writ of ejectment was served.
Seven days interviewed, and a
writ of summons followed. Mr..
Hamilton agreed to recognize
at the first term of the Supreme