The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

Once more Jim rose from bis cnar'
"Won't you permit me to say re"
wordsY There has been mistake
There has not, Mr. Carruthers, uh'
loss II be your own in endeayorlng 10
defend a case in which the evidence Il
so paIpably in favor Of the other sac
On the way back to the Office jim
consoled his client He PROMISED 10
appeal the case TO the highest court
in the country.
In his heart he knew that the case OF
Nine Nellie versus Miss Elizabeth
Lancham would never be heard ID
court again
When Miss Elizabeth Langnam
emerged from her coupe at q O'Clock
that evening she found her househoio
in an uproar Mathilde. her maid, was
almost GREATNESS. IF you please
ma'am." she gasped, there's 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
do nothing. He told the man to wait
There he is now, ma'am, sitting on the
best gilt chair, with the vase In MS
hand, ma'am."
The intruder advanced as Miss
Langham entered the parlor. Yes, he
was a deputy. There was judgment
against Elizabeth Langham In FAVOR
of Mime. Nellie. Didn't she remember
the dress she ordered from Mime.
Nellie7
But l sent it back. 1t did not f1t."
"Of course" said he suayely, that
NAV have been the defense. A judg-
ment Is a judgment, however. WIN you
nav I'D or shall make leyyf" he add
ed, casting longing glances at the vase.
This shall not go unpublished II Is
an outrage" said Miss Langham indig-
nantly. Wait until l ring up my
friend, Judge Newton"
Your friendY The deputy laughed.
You will receive instructions from
him."
Il have received 'em already. II was
Judge Newton that entered the Judg-
ment against you. Here are the papers.
This is his own writing"
One glance satisfied Miss LaDgham.
She babe Mathilde bring her check
book I'm 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 bis den, reading Dante's Infer
no." He had finished The Sorrows Of
Werther'' the day before. At his elbow,
still to be perused, lay The Joy of Llv-
ing"
The telephone bell tangled twice, hut
he did not hear At the third call be
rose from his chair. A moment later
the volume went speeding on Its way
across the room.
This Is Jlm's end of the conversation
that followed:
represent you In the natter Glad
ly. Paid ii, you sayf Tried to take
oh, my! Newton? Beastly impudence!
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
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 1t
in the court record. She said So Those
are flats and, says l, 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 a swell and lived around the
corner in Fifty seventh street He was
right too. She paid up like a lamb.
wonder who 1t was that tipped US or
We got the money all right. But, say,
a guy that'll give away lady like that
Is as mean as dirt Eth, Jimr'
A.