The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09

feed to restore the entente cordiale.
But there was no gentleness in Will
liam's manner when she extended TO
him the olive branch. He surlily
commanded her TO vacate his pres
ence, and because she was unable to
obey the command with alacrity, being
faugued bv her walk. he deliberately
tore the coat and hat aforementioned
and then with much roughness eX-
PEELED her from the room. The ma
terial damage inflicted, though ire
parable, was a trifie when compared
to the laceration of her feelings by
his rejection of her peace overture.
II she had been dirt under his feet.
instead Of a forgiving suppliant for
forgiveness. she could not have been
more thoroughly spurned. While the
court could-and she hoped it would
compel him TO replace her ruined
wrap and headgear, no temporal
power could effect a healing OF the
blow administered to her pride.
In defense Of his alleged violent
conduct Mr.. Corkey denied that the
injury to the complainant's mantle
and millinery was deliberately COM
mitted. 1t was unavoldably incidental
TO her expulsion, he said, which she
provoked by her behavior. Instead of
proposing an interment of the
hatchet, he further averred, she sug-
gesied a rushing Of the growler by
him and expressed a preference for
steam, supplementing the suggestion
with a hint that il would be advis-
able for him TO hurry back with the
laden can. as the more froth the bev-
erage was capped with the better she
liked il. His refusal to fetch and
carry aroused her ire, and as she
was Threatening to transform his
chamber into a rough house" he for
chilly transferred her to the corridor
The complainant requested the
bench to defer passing judgment un-
I'll she had cleared her character of
the slur attached TO it by the defend
ants malicious insinuatiOn that she
was given TO beer-bibbing. Her re-
quest having been complied with she
said her Dedestrianism and her hus-
bands cavalierly demeanor had COM
bined 10 make her thirsty, and she
thought a foaming can might soften
his temper anud thus aid her in
bringing about a resumption of friend
ship But as for her being addicted
TO the consumption of steam-an i'm
preston which he had attempted to
conveyZnothing could be further
from fact That was all.
Then the court ordered Mr.. Corkey
to pay to the complainant a sum of
SO TO make good the damage to her
coat and hat. which he promised to do
as soon as he can spare the amount
from the wages he earns as a laborer
in the L. s. A. transport service.
Earl oxford, a civil engineer resid-
ing at SIC California street. disclosed
his British birth and breeding as he
warmly inveighed against the chauf-
feur who cause dhis arrest for refus-
ing TO pay SIS bill. He engaged an
automobile for the purpose of show
ing Golden Gate Park and the Cliff
House to a lady and two gentlemen,
friends Of his. and also to regale his
own vision with those famous places
he having heard about them ere he
left England. After two hours riding
and before the party arrived at the
beach the chauffeur declined to go
farther unless he was assured pay
inent of his hire. and Mr.. oxford al
most swooned when informed that $25
worth Of autoing had already been
consumed. Refusal to pay was fol-
lowed by arrest.
IT'S quite exorbitant, We know"