Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-04-25
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''The court will judge for ITSELF
| Five minutes later Miss Langhau
re-entered the courtroom clad in. the
gown under dispute. Nine. Neliie's
expert beamed with satisfaction as she
addressed the court You can SCI
for yourself, Judge. yer honor. 1t fits
/ without wrinkle
Il should call that an amazingly
good fit said Judge Newton. frown
| ing, adding by the way of judicial con
session, .and nightly becoming. II
fits, doesn't it,"
Yes" said Miss Langham. but
That's all. Judgment for Nine. Nei.
De for the full amount
Once more Jim rose from his chair
wont you permit me to say a few
words? There has been a mistake
There has not, Mr.. Carruthers. un.
less it be your own in endeavoring to
defend case In which the evidence is
SO palpably in favor of the other side.''
On the way back to the Office Jim
consoled his client. He promised to
appeal the case to the highest court
in the country.
In his heart he knew that the case Of
Nine. Nellie versus Miss Elizabeth
Langham would never be heard in
court again.
When Miss Elizabeth Langham
emerged from her coupe at o'clock
that evening she found her household
in an uproar. Mathilde, her maid, was
almost GREATNESS. IF you please,
ma'am,' she gasped, there's a man in
the parlor-a sheriff or something,
and he's been holding the best peach
blow vase these two hours. sent for
the police. The police says he can't
do nothing. He told the man to wait.
There he is now, maam, sitting on the
best gilt chair, with the vase In his
hand, ma'am'
The intruder advanced as Miss
Langham entered the parlor. Yes,- he
was deputy. There was a Judgment
against Elizabeth Langham In favor
of Nine. Nellie. Didn't she remember
the dress she ordered from Nine.
Nellie?
But sent it back. 1t did not fit"
'Of course" said he suavely, that
may have been the defense. A judg-
ment Is a judgment, however. Will you
pay up or shall / make a levy?" he add
ed. casting longing glanees at the vase.
This shall not go unpublished. 1t Is
an outrage said Miss Langham indig-
nantly. "Wait until / ring up my
friend, Judge Newton"
"Your friendY" The deputy laughed.
You will receive instructions from
him."
Il have received 'em already. 1t was
Judge Newton that entered the judg-
ment against you. Here are the papers
This Is his own writing"
One glance satisfied Miss Langham.
She babe Mathilde bring her check
book. "I'il pay she said I'm the
meantime you may release that vase
1t is hardly tea store souvenir"
That same evening James Carruthers
sat in his den. reading Dante's Infer
no." He had finished 1.-THE Sorrows of
Werther" the day before. At his elbow,
still to be perused. lay THE Joy of Living.
The telephone bell tangled twice, but
he did not hear. At the third call he
rose from his chair. A moment later
the volume went speeding on its way
across the room.
This is Jim's end of the conversation
that followed
represent you in the matter? Glad
ly. Paid 1t, you say? Tried to take
oh, my. Newton? Beastly impudenceI
Called tonight after all that happened?
You treated him right Yes, d-e-a-r-i-e.
In ten minutes
The next morning Jim Informed his
stenographer gleefully that the Nine.
Nellie matter was settled out of court
and that she might retain the dress as
a gift. Later he called upon the deputy
sheriff
Il am sorry, counselor" said the Off
cial, that duty compelled me to go
against your client. Funny thing how
we collected 1t. | found the defendant
resided at Sixth avenue. / saw it
in the court record. She said so. Those
are flats and, says ], that judgment
amt no good. Afterward some one
rings this office up and tells me the de-
PENDANT didn't live there at all Says
she was swell and lived around the
corner in Fifty street. He was
right too She paid uD like q lamb 1
wonder who it was that tipped US off?
We got the money all right. But. say,
guy that'H give away lady like that
Is as mean as dirt. Eth. JIm?"
well, that depends" replied Jim,
upon the motive"